October 2010
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Cinergy & New York State
“Cinergy Health is actively coordinating with various states’ insurance departments to establish standards of practice to ensure consumers are fully informed before deciding to purchase a mini-med policy. Cinergy Health offers limited benefit health insurance, sometimes called mini-med plans. These plans offer reduced coverage for outpatient and inpatient health services for a lower...
August 2010
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Intuitive Eating for Better Health!
Geneen Roth, offer of many books about eating, body image, women and more, offers seven specific guidelines about intuitive eating. Certainly, as your health care provider such as Cinergy Health can tell you, it’s very important to eat well and to reduce weight. Ms. Roth’s ideas offer one way to begin to do so, it they work for you.
Her seven principles for eating well include eating when you...
July 2010
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DC Pushes Female Condoms to Fight HIV
According to the AP, Community groups are handing out 500,000 of female condoms, which are flexible pouches that are wider than male condoms but similar in length. The condoms are being handed out in beauty salons, barber shops, churches and restaurants. D.C. isn’t the only city to hand out female condoms - New York City did this in the past. In fact, New York City gave away 930,000...
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How to Survive the Heat
At Cinergy Health, we’re experiencing the heat of Summer too. It’s not even August and some parts of the United States are sweltering! So here are some tips on how you can avoid the heat. Let us know how you’re avoiding the heat.
Make sure you are dressing in light and loose clothing. Natural fabrics are cooler than synthetics, so put on that linen and cotton free flowing...
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Health Tips on Heart Disease
Heart disease is one of the most important health issues for American’s. On February 14th, 2010 in Get Healthy Magazine - Cinergy Health offered prevention tips along with ideas on how to reduce heart disease risks. The simple tip of taking in more Vitamin D in your diet will work wonders. Vitamin D helps maintain the structural integrity of the heart and supports its pumping ability.
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June 2010
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Health Care Concern for College Graduates
Reality will set in for some graduates when their parents’ plan or student insurance coverage expires, if it hasn’t already. Whether these current students are busy studying sociology or calculus, they need to make time to read up on their health insurance options before they suddenly find themselves uninsured. “Thirty percent of people ages 19 through 29 are uninsured,” said Steve Trattner,...
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Cinergy Health Tips
Cinergy Health is here to help people maintain as healthy a family as possible. As the old saying goes, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” This adage couldn’t be truer than when it comes to good dental hygiene and proper oral care.
Good dental habits, like all habits, are best begun at a young age. So here are a few tips to getting your little ones to care for their dental ...
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Cinergy Health Vaccination Recommendations
Yearly vaccinations aren’t just for kids any more. You probably heard a lot about a seasonal or H1N1 flu shot last fall, but you should know that a battery of other adult vaccinations might also become part of your health care routine. Pneumonia and shingles vaccines are preventive-care essentials for older adults, and meningitis and tetanus shots are now college rites of passage. Even...
May 2010
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Cinergy Health Recommends Adults Check Vaccination...
From Health Behavior News Service, May 18th, 2010 - Adult vaccinations are incredibly important. All medical professionals will suggest contacting your primary care physician to check your medical records. Remember, you should always have your medical history transferred to one location.
One vaccination recommended for all adults is the tetanus shot, which should be given every ten years....
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Cinergy Health & Kitchen Safety
While the kitchen is the center of many homes, and the location where family members hang out, congregate and prepare meals together, it can also be a dangerous location. Here are some tips offered through Cinergy Health to make sure that your kitchen is as safe as possible.
Reduce the risk of bacteria developing in your food by keeping your refrigerator at 40 degrees or less. Stay away...
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What Does Hair Color Say About Your Health?
If you’re a blonde: My eyes! Fair-haired gals are especially prone to age-related macular degeneration, an eye condition that can cause blindness, warns Svetlana Kogan, M.D., founder of Doctors at Trump Place in New York City. Rx? The compounds lutein and zeaxanthin, found in kale, spinach, and snow peas.
If you’re a redhead: Be weary of Parkinsons. According to the article,...
April 2010
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Relax and Enjoy Before the Baby Comes!
Many women wonder whether or not they can travel while they are pregnant. In general, the answer is a resounding “Yes!” Cinergy Health explains: you should consult with your obstetrician first to get the go-ahead. In general, it is fine to travel until about 36 weeks, assuming you are having a healthy, uncomplicated pregnancy.
Here are a few tips to make sure that your trip will be...
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Tips to Save on Hospital Costs
If you’ve recently been to the emergency room or the hospital and are horrified when you receive a massive bill – don’t panic! It is actually possible to slash the bill. One woman, MaryJane Sullivan, managed to get her $10,000 emergency room bill reduced by $2,700. Here’s how she did it, and how you can too.
On February 12th, 2010 in Wallet Pop - Cinergy Health, a health insurance provider...
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Loneliness is Contagious
A new study, conducted by researchers at the University of Chicago, the University of California, San Diego and Harvard University and published in the December issue of The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, shows that loneliness is contagious. Loneliness, defined as simply being sad as a result of feeling alone, is apparently contagious within social networks.
The study followed...
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Cinergy Health Validates Busy Moms
Nicki Gostin makes an interesting point in a recent piece for Popeater.com. She points out that Angelina Jolie and Brat Pitt are never spotted with the help of their nanny or nannies. Certainly, it’s wonderful that they love their children so much and that they want to take care of their kids themselves. But, to assume that they are singlehandedly handling their six kids without any help...
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Paying for Medical Bills
Most of us simply assume we have to pay up front for our medical expenses, and we don’t even read the bill over very well. We assume that the doctor or hospital calculated things correctly and that he has the final word.
You need to learn to be more savvy than this, however, if you’re going to be able to afford your medical bills and make sure they are calculated correctly. Cinergy Health...
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Reading the Fine Print
From an article mentioning Cinergy Health on March 10th, 2010 in CNN Money, we learn the following. Before visiting any doctor or having any lab work done, it’s essential for you to know what is covered by your health insurance plan. You may have a doctor that is covered, and you assume that the radiologist or cardiologist that he sends you to is covered as well – and then you find out when...