The Benefits of Intermittent Fasting

By Brad Shepherd

 

Skipping breakfast. Eating all you want five days out of the week, severely limiting calories or even not eating anything at all the other two. Limiting your eating hours to only 6 or 8 hours a day.

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Important Dates to Remember

By Infinisource

The following checklist provides insurance agents/brokers, employers and benefits and payroll professionals key upcoming dates and deadlines related to health benefits. This reminder list does not constitute all of the deadlines applicable to employers and some deadlines may be different based on variations in plan year or plan design.

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Tip Tuesday! Move over myths: Get the facts on flu shots

By Tanise Edwards, M.D.

 

 

There's no question the flu can be a misery maker — causing fever, chills, body aches and more. But, there's a way to avoid all that unpleasantness: Getting vaccinated.

So, why is it that many people skip this simple step?

It could boil down to bad information. Don't let any of these six common myths keep you from taking your best shot at staying well this flu season:

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Is it time for an e-cigarette policy? The pros and cons

By Christian Schappel

The next big change to your employee policies may need to come from the latest smoking cessation fad: the use of electronic cigarettes. Chances are, if they haven’t arrived already, they’re coming to your workplace … soon.

So now’s the time to consider your organization’s position on the devices and whether or not they can be used on the job, inside your facility and/or around co-workers.

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Your Supplements Could Be Made of Shower Scum

By Dr. Josh Axe

Here is some news that will shock you. Approximately 90% of supplements sold on the shelves of health food stores, drug stores and supermarkets contain vitamins that are literally ground up rocks or mineral salts.

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Should man’s best friend also be employees’ best friend?

By Dan Wisniewski

 

Is an employee pet policy good for the workplace — and right for your company?  
There’s no question about it: More companies are allowing workers to bring pets to the office.
Nearly 20% of U.S. companies allow employees to bring pets — mainly dogs — to work, according to a 2008 report from the American Pet Products Association.

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Tip Tuesday! Final regs on individual mandate released: 7 things to tell employees now

By Christian Schappel

Ever since the Obama Administration announced it would be delaying enforcement of the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate to provide health insurance, the natural inclination has been to wonder: What’s this mean for the individual mandate? Finally, we have answers you should pass along to your employees.

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