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How to Save Money on Expensive Prescription Drugs

August 25, 2014 7 Comments

The cost of healthcare is a rising worry for Americans. Seems like the everyday cost of medication is going upwards. For people with lower earning it’s becoming more and more out of reach to provide for better care for patients. The health insurance premium is rising and out-of-pocket expenses are also rising. The big question is, how can we reduce the cost of prescription medication?

Even with more affordable health care provisions individuals can still end up having relatively high out-of-pocket expenses, a good deal of which are due to prescription costs. The US is a popular market for new and expensive drugs due to its size and the relative ease of getting drugs into the marketplace once they have been FDA approved.

Low-Cost Ways to Purify the Air in Your Home

June 11, 2014 Leave a Comment

Believe it or not, the quality of the air inside your home may be far worse than the air outside, despite all of the pollution from factories, cars, etc. that’s out there. The truth is that there are many products that are found and used throughout your home that deteriorate the quality of your air.

For example, many items, such as your furniture and the paint on your walls, can cause volatile organic compounds and other toxins to leak into the air, and this can, over time, result in a variety of health ailments.

And the cleaning products you use that contain chemicals, or the artificial fragrances you use throughout your home to eliminate odours, can also be detrimental.

How to Protect your Heart, Here’s What I am Doing

May 17, 2013 6 Comments

Alright, readers, I am shameless to admit that I smoke, even after knowing that smoking is one of the main reasons for heart attack. Here is all bad effects of smoking listed in the article. I do want to quit sooner. Till I quit, I won’t keep other good stuff pending that will do good to my health. After smoking the second biggest enemy, for me, is lack of exercise, I don’t even spare 10 mins a week for exercises.

While going through some of the articles recently on health, I ran across one that talked about heart problems. The biggest four causes of a heart attack did apply to me. Smoking, lack of sleep, stress and no exercise. It was a wake up call. Since then, I made a list of things I should do to protect my dear heart. This article contains that list.

Few Simple Everyday Techniques to Protect yourself from Germs

May 3, 2013 10 Comments

Today is a special day. SMB, my wife, agreed to finally write something up for my blog. I mentioned about her unwillingness to contribute to this blog in my about page, I also mentioned about her obsession with cleanliness. So, I had given her this topic to write about. She thinks she has serious OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) as far as cleanliness is concerned, I think so too. 🙂 Enjoy the post!

Let’s first talk about their presence, the omnipresence of those microscopic beings, known as “germs”.

Step by Step Guide to Make a Medical Negligence Claim

May 2, 2013 6 Comments

Pursuing any claim through court is difficult – even more so when you’re trying to pursue a medical negligence claim, especially if you are suffering from an illness or trying to come to terms with an injury. Every person has the right to make a complaint if the care that they received at the hands of a medical professional or institute was sub-standard, and every person has the right to make a claim for medical negligence if that sub-standard care directly caused an illness or injury.

Making a claim for compensation can be complicated and so it’s important that you speak to a medical lawyer to guide you through the whole process. I know how tough it can be to make a claim and the process can be particularly tricky if you’ve never experienced it before. I wanted to put together a step by step guide to help people just like me make a claim, without getting confused by all the medical jargon.

Preventing The Top 10 Threats To Men’s Health

March 1, 2013 8 Comments

There is an old saying which goes, “An ounce of prevention is worth than a pound of cure.” No matter how healthy a person is, they will need all the help they can get in keeping themselves in a clean bill of health. Keeping yourself informed about the major threats to your health is the best way to prevent the threats to men’s health from hitting you. Here is a list of the ten leading risks to men’s health and how to prevent them as compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

1. Heart Disease

Leading the list is heart disease. This is quite common among men aged 35 to 65 years old. It represents 28.4 percent of all deaths in the United States. There are several ways you can keep yourself from suffering from heart disease:

Cut down on smoking and avoid being exposed to second hand smoke.
Eat a healthy diet containing vegetables, whole grains, fish, and fiber.
Reduce your intake of food rich in saturated fat and sodium.
Include exercise and physical activity in your daily routine
Maintain a healthy weight
Drink alcohol moderately. Too much alcohol results to an increase in blood pressure.
If you are a diabetic, check your blood sugar level
Avoid being stressed

2. Cancer

Cancer is the cause of 24.1 percent of deaths in the U.S. The America Cancer Society reveals that lung cancer is the biggest contributor to cancer deaths with prostate and colorectal ranking second and third, respectively. Here are the ways you can prevent cancer:

How Cigarette Smoking is Injurious to your Pocket

January 2, 2013 5 Comments

I am a smoker, let me start with this self-derogatory statement. In the past, I tried to stop the habit numerous times. Even SMB threatened me to leave a number of times unless I quit. I didn’t stop the habit neither did SMB left me. Although I am not a resolution or a goal man to have a new year resolution but, I have a short resolution that I’ll try my best to quit. That’s why this post has got year’s first post slot.

Health wise perhaps my lungs are now black with a thick layer of nicotine around it. I cough very often and sometimes feel pain in the chest. I think it’s time to put in another effort at quitting. I have heard about those portable vaporizers that are trending right now due to its popularity of becoming a healthier alternative to smoking and a good way to the path of actually quitting.

10 Reasons and Possible Cures of Sleeplessness

October 15, 2012 18 Comments

I decided to diversify a little bit on the topics here at OCAAT. I had almost forgotten that the theme is “getting ahead” not just monetarily but, in every aspect of your life. Today’s coverage is on mental piece and having good night’s sleep. Let me reveal a secret, SMB and I sleep in different rooms. Why?