Seasonal allergies could, in fact, be a sign that the body is doing what it is supposed to do; that your immune system is protecting you from environmental toxins, which damage your health much more than pollen or other allergens, researchers from Yale School of Medicine andthe Howard Hughes Medical Institute reported in Nature. So, if you find yourself coughing, sneezing and complaining about smarting eyes, remember that your body's hypersensitivity may be doing what it is meant to do.

The human body's defense system includes various responses which deal with a range of pathogens (things that harm  us).  Read More

For many of us, relaxation means zoning out in front of the TV at  the end of a stressful day. But this does little to reduce the damaging effects  of stress. To effectively combat stress, we need to activate the body’s natural  relaxation response. You can do this by practicing relaxation techniques such as  deep breathing, meditation, rhythmic exercise, and yoga. Fitting these  activities into your life can help reduce everyday stress and boost your energy  and mood. Read more

By Dr. Gail Saltz
Have your healthiest summer yet! Ease into the dreaded "swimsuit season" with healthy tips from TODAY experts. All throughout May, we'll offer smart do-it-yourself ways to look, eat and feel better. So stop stressing about that swimsuit, and read on.

Excuses, excuses, excuses. They always seem to keep us from getting where we really want to be. Not this year! It's time to push excuses off for good so you can drop that extra weight, quit your junk food habit, or finally get in shape.

Use these workarounds to bust your favorite excuses so they don't rule you:

When a new plan is setup, every employer receives an email with a bunch of documents they don't have much have time for. Hundreds of pages of jargon goes untouched and usually leaving setup issues to deal with in the future and inevitably creating a phone call to the broker or third party administrator to explain everything.

Our way to doing business is different and here is why!

First of all End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) creates a couple of key elements related to COBRA. #1 total disability, which adds an 11 month extension to COBRA available coverage and #2 something called a 30 month coordination period, which is essentially the coordination of benefits between a group plan or COBRA and Medicare.

To boost your immune system, avoid the following bad habits that are almost guaranteed to make you sick. We read about these in Prevention magazine:

First: You’re always in your car. New research shows that inactive people who rarely walk take twice as many sick days as those who walk every day! Why? Because exercise, including taking a brisk walk, primes the body to sweep inactive white blood cells back into circulation, so your immune system runs more smoothly.

We hosted a webinar on the new Summary of Benefits & Coverage (SBC) requirements for HRA, FSA and HSA Plans.  Click HERE for the link to the 20 minute session!

When needed for vision correction, amounts paid for the following items are qualified vision care expenses:
- prescription eyewear and supplies (eyeglasses, goggles, safety glasses, sports eyewear, sunglasses)
- tinting of prescription eyewear
- eye exams (refractions) 
- over-the-counter reading glasses and other vision aids