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11/12/2025

You can add additional coverage to government-sponsored Original Medicare
If you choose Original Medicare, you can add additional coverage. For example, many people add a Medicare Part D plan to help with prescription drug costs. These plans are offered by private insurance companies.

10/31/2025

🍎 Small Habits, Big Health Changes

Good health isn’t built in a day — it’s built in moments. The little things you do daily add up far more than any big effort done once in a while. A 10-minute walk after meals, choosing fruit instead of sugary snacks, drinking water before coffee, or stretching before bed — these tiny actions slowly rewire your body and mind toward wellness.

You don’t have to overhaul your lifestyle overnight. Just stay consistent with one small, healthy choice each day. Over time, those choices become your routine, and your routine becomes your health.

10/15/2025

Consider delaying Medicare Part B
You may be able to postpone Part B and delay paying the premium if you have other creditable coverage. You might be working past 65 and have employer-sponsored health insurance with an employer that has 20 or more employees, for example. Or maybe you have employer-coverage from a spouse’s employer, and that employer has 20 or more employees and allows covered-dependents to delay Medicare enrollment.
Check with the plan benefits administrator before deciding to postpone your Part B enrollment. You need to confirm that you have creditable coverage, ask for written proof (especially for your drug coverage) to ensure you can qualify for a Special Enrollment Period.

09/23/2025

Find out if you’ll be enrolled in Medicare automatically
If you currently receive Social Security or Railroad Retirement Board benefits, you’ll be automatically enrolled in Original Medicare (Parts A & B). Medicare will mail your Medicare card to you. This applies if you are eligible for Medicare due to age or disability Your coverage will go into effect on the first day of your 65th birthday month or the month of your 25th disability check.
NOTE: You will still have your IEP during which you may make other coverage choices such as getting a Part D prescription drug plan or Medicare Advantage plan.

09/13/2025

You can sign up for Medicare as early as 3 months before you turn 65
Medicare eligibility begins at age 65, but you can sign up earlier to make sure your coverage starts as soon as possible. You will have a 7-month Initial Enrollment Period (IEP) that starts 3 months before the month of your 65th birthday. If you sign up during the first three months of your IEP, your Medicare coverage will kick in on the first day of your 65th birthday month. If you sign up later on in your IEP your coverage could be delayed

08/31/2025

🌿 Stress: The Hidden Weight on Your Body

Stress isn’t just in your mind — it leaves fingerprints all over your health. When your body stays in “fight or flight” mode for too long, your heart works harder, your digestion slows down, your sleep gets disturbed, and your immune system weakens. That constant tension can even show up as headaches, fatigue, or muscle pain.

Learning to manage stress is not about avoiding life’s challenges but about giving your body space to recover. Deep breathing, walks in nature, journaling, or even a few quiet moments without screens can calm your system. Your health depends on how well you release the weight you can’t see.

08/17/2025

💧 Hydration: The Silent Key to Energy

Your body is more than half water, yet most people walk around quietly dehydrated every day. Even mild dehydration can cause headaches, fatigue, dizziness, and trouble focusing — making you think you’re tired or sick when your body is simply thirsty.

Water fuels every cell, helps regulate temperature, cushions your joints, and keeps your skin glowing. Forgetting to drink is like asking your body to run on half power. Keep a bottle nearby, sip throughout the day, and listen when your body whispers for water — before it has to shout.

07/31/2025

🦴 Strengthen Your Bones Naturally
Your bones do more than keep you standing — they protect your organs and support your whole body. But as we age, they need a little extra care.

✅ Don’t just focus on calcium!
To truly build and maintain strong bones, you need:

☀️ Vitamin D: Get it from sunlight, egg yolks, or supplements to help your body absorb calcium properly.

🥬 Magnesium: Found in leafy greens, nuts, and seeds — it’s essential for bone structure.

🏋️ Weight-bearing exercise: Activities like walking, dancing, or lifting light weights stimulate bone growth and strength.

Start early, stay consistent, and your bones will thank you for years to come! 💪

07/26/2025

Understand the Role of Testosterone in Overall Health
Testosterone is a crucial hormone that influences much more than just physical appearance. It plays a key role in building muscle mass and strength, maintaining bone density, supporting healthy fat distribution, boosting s*x drive, and aiding s***m production. Natural testosterone levels begin to decline gradually between the ages of 30 and 40, which is normal, but poor lifestyle habits can accelerate this drop. Common causes of low testosterone (low T) include excess belly fat, sedentary living, poor diet, heavy alcohol use, and untreated medical conditions like sleep apnea or diabetes. Maintaining a healthy weight, exercising regularly, eating nutrient-rich foods, and addressing underlying health issues can help preserve optimal testosterone levels and overall well-being.

07/13/2025

Understand the importance of testosterone on overall health
"Testosterone is the androgenic s*x hormone responsible for hair growth, muscle mass and strength, s*x drive, s***m production, bone density, fat distribution and more," says Gatlin. "We start seeing a natural decline in testosterone levels between the ages of 30 to 40. Some decline is to be expected, but certain habits and medical issues can drive these levels even lower."

Common causes of low testosterone, also called low T, include:

Being overweight, particularly belly fat
Physical inactivity
Poor nutrition
Excessive alcohol consumption
Medical problems, including untreated sleep apnea and unmanaged diabetes

06/29/2025

Sugar
Regularly consuming foods and drinks high in sugar increases your risk of obesity and tooth decay.
Sugary foods and drinks are often high in energy (measured in kilojoules or calories), and if consumed too often can contribute to weight gain. They can also cause tooth decay, especially if eaten between meals.
Free sugars are any sugars added to foods or drinks, or found naturally in honey, syrups and unsweetened fruit juices and smoothies.
This is the type of sugar you should be cutting down on, rather than the sugar found in fruit and milk.
Many packaged foods and drinks contain surprisingly high amounts of free sugars.
Free sugars are found in many foods, such as:
sugary fizzy drinks
sugary breakfast cereals
cakes
biscuits
pastries and puddings
sweets and chocolate
alcoholic drinks
Food labels can help. Use them to check how much sugar foods contain.
More than 22.5g of total sugars per 100g means the food is high in sugar, while 5g of total sugars or less per 100g means the food is low in sugar.
Find out how to cut down on sugar in your diet

06/17/2025

Meditate
Stress has a negative effect on your health. It can affect your blood sugar levels, food choices, susceptibility to sickness, weight, fat distribution, and more. For this reason, it’s important to find healthy ways to manage your stress (88aTrusted Source).

Meditation is one such way, and it has some scientific evidence to support its use for stress management and improving health.

In one study involving 48 people with high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, or both, researchers found that meditation helped lower LDL (bad) cholesterol and inflammation compared with the control group. Additionally, the participants in the meditation group reported improved mental and physical wellness

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