A Walking Program Can Keep You Healthy This Winter

Some excellent data and information about the effect exercise, especially walking,

can have on preventing illness. Go to our web site, www.tkfamilyplan.com

(see link at right) and click on fitness and find “walking program”

at the bottom of the drop down menu and print out a walking log.

Getting started today!!

www.ajc.com/health/brisk-walk-can-help-172867.html?printArticle=y

Web Sites Contain Health Care Cost Information

As consumers of health care, we usually have no idea what any tests, procedures or any other

medical needs we have might cost. This Wall Street Journal article lists web sites which

can help us at least have an idea or a basis for what we should be paying for health care services.

Hopefully, more and more information such as this will become available so as consumers we

can affect health care costs from the bottom up. Look in the near future for a new section on

health care costs on our www.tkfamilyplan.com site (see link in right column) that will list the sites

in this article and others as they are available. Whether we are insured or not, as the article points

out, this is valuable information.

online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704222704574499623333862720.html

Using Diet and Exercise to Manage Diabetes

From the LA Times, here are three examples of how people with Type 2 Diabetes

manage the illness and use of insulin.

www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-diabetes-diet-profiles26-2009oct26,0,1185534,print.story

Cell Phone Distraction

Those of us who remember the series “Hill Street Blues” will recall Sgt. Phil Esterhaus

ending daily roll call at the police station with the words “Hey, let’s be careful out there!!”

I think the same warning can apply to all of us who drive a care these days as more and more

of us are talking on the phone, texting, listening to music on headphones and who knows what else.

The article here from the New York Times relates a limited but eye opening study performed on

campus at Western Washington University. I don’t know why this study struck a chord with me

when there is a lot of evidence published about the dangers of cell phone use while driving,

but I haven’t been done so since I read this.

well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/what-clown-on-a-unicycle-studying-cell-phone-distraction/?pagemode=print

Important Questions Answered re Swine Flu Vaccine

Here is some valuable information from Andrew Pekosz of Johns Hopkins

University. In this Washington Post piece, he answers frequently asked questions many have regarding

the swine flu vaccine.

www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2009/10/21/DI2009102102470.html

Workers Face Reality as They Renew Health Benefits

At the risk of sounding redundant, more evidence, via the Washington Post,

that our only real long term optionto control our health care expenditures, insured or not,

is to get healthy. Please visit our web site (see link in right column) for information to help

you and your familyget on a path to health and wellness. No fad diets, supplements or other shortucuts,

just a basic, gradual lifestyle change that can be incorporated with a little planning

and little, if any, expense.

www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/25/AR2009102501334_pf.html

Yoga Benefits All Age Groups

As this article from HealthKey points out, yoga is an excellent tool

for fitness, stress relief and rehab for all ages, from babies to grandparents.

Yoga also can enhance your current workout program and performance

for those who like to run, swim, strength train, etc. with improved flexibility,

balance and strength.

Personally, I began a moderate yoga session the first of the year (20-30 minutes), three times a week most weeks

and it has had a very positive impact on my running performance. I recently completed the

half marathon portion of the Kansas City Marathon, the longest distance I have run in a long time.

It wasn’t just the race though where I benefitted, but also the long training runs, both during the

runs and recovery periods.

For more information about yoga click on the link to www.myyogaonline.com

on our web site at www.tkfamilyplan.com (see link in box in right column).

For a “milder” brand of demystyfied yoga, click on the ad for YogaXoga in the right column.

www.healthkey.com/wellness/sns-health-yoga-all-ages,0,7995819,print.story

The Importance of Breakfast

Some great information from the Chicago Tribune about the value

of eating the proper morning meal.

www.healthkey.com/wellness/sns-health-eating-breakfast,0,7968360,print.story

Latest Book in the “Wimpy Kid” Series Released

A review of the latest and thoughts on all of Jeff Kinney’s popular

Wimpy Kid books that have a great following among middle

school aged kids.

www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/health/13well.html

Get Smart About Your Co. Sponsored Health Plan

It is enrollment time of year for most company health plans. Here are some tips

from the Wall Street Journal to help you make informed choices.

www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/12/AR2009101201580_pf.html

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