It’s long been known that pregnancy is more difficult as women age, but a new study explains why more pregnancies fail. The reason can be tied to hormones that are produced in the womb, with less of them being produced as a woman ages. In the past, it was thought those hormones were produced elsewhere […]
Our brains produce as many as fifty thousand thoughts per day according to the National Science Foundation. I’ve read other papers that suggest that we have even more–up to seventy thousand thoughts a day. The fact is you have unlimited ability to CHOOSE your thoughts regardless how many there are. You have the ability to […]
The article “Who Spends the Most on Weddings?” is a geographical breakdown of the average costs for wedding spending in the U.S. As you would imagine, people spend the most money in Manhattan and the least money in Alaska. It seems the more affluent the area where you live the higher the spending. In Manhattan […]
The title of the article is “Patients Won’t Take Charge of Cutting Health Costs”. After an interesting study where patients were educated about the risks for some low-value medical care tests, by both written information and doctor discussed information, patients still opted to have tests done. Three low-value tests were studied. Prostrate screening for men […]
The article “This is How Much Student Loan Debt Will Cost You in Retirement” explains that for every dollar of student debt one has, 35 cents are taken from each dollar of retirement money saved. Paying off loans early actually does not help with this. The best approach is to pay the student debt on […]
We understand that not being able to conceive a child can be absolutely devastating to a couple. There is nothing like holding your own baby in your arms, and that’s why so many women like us want to conceive.
In the last 25 years significant progress has been made to reduce the number of maternal and childhood deaths. 95 % of these deaths occur in low to middle income counties which creates some challenges. A four pronged approach which includes improving pregnancy and delivery care, treating severe infectious diseases, eliminating malnutrition, and providing contraception […]
Most of Americans have at least one credit card that they use on a regular basis. Banks and big business our now offering great rewards programs competing with one another for your credit card business. Today you can reap the rewards of cash back on all purchases using some cards. Corporations are fighting each […]
The article Americans’ Rx Drug Spending Tops $300 Billion explains the 8.5% increase in prescription drug spending by US consumers from 2014 to 2015. The growth in spending on specialty drugs is one of the culprits, especially in drugs treating hepatitis, cancer, and other autoimmune diseases. The growth in this sector is only expected to […]
There are many things along the path to physical fitness that will try to lead you astray. Here are some tips to help you resist temptation and remain true to your pursuit of physical and spiritual well-being. Some of the suggestions might seem basic and maybe you’ve even heard them before, but believe me, they […]
