Volume 5 Issue 3 March 2009

Wellness Expert Offers Tips On Coping With Economic Turmoil America's financial crises are fueling chronic stress and limiting some people's ability to think clearly, control emotions and regulate bodily functions in a healthy manner. A clinical pyschologist says now is the time to take control of emotions and better regulate the mind-body stress response.

10 Ways to Be a Smart Consumer

A recent survey of 70 of the nation's largest health care insurers reveals you can expect to pay as much as 10 percent more at the doctor's office and pharmacy in 2009. But before you forgo that annual physical or cut back on your prescription medication, consider these 10 smart ways to make the most of your health care dollar.

Should Obese People Pay More?

Should people who weigh more pay more? The Alabama’s State Employees’ Insurance Board thinks so. In 2011, the board will begin charging state workers with a body mass index greater than 35, $25 a month for health insurance.

Investments in Disease Prevention
Yields Savings, Stronger Communities

A report released by Trust for America's Health in July 2008 finds that a small strategic investment in disease prevention could result in significant savings in U.S. health care costs and build stronger, healthier communities

The B&A Buzz

Candace Oberholtzer, the newest member to the Burkwald & Associates, Inc. team, is now Wisconsin State Licensed in Health and Life Insurance. She received her licenses in January 2009. Congratulations Candace!

“If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.”

— Hippocrates c.460 – 377 B.C.

“Two-thirds of deaths from preventable disease are related to physical inactivity, inadequate nutrition or tobacco use.”

— Center for Disease Control

“Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can’t be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people.”

— Lee Iacocca