(Akiit.com) Finding health insurance that fits within your budget isn’t always easy, but it also might not be as difficult as you think. There are alternatives, and ways to make sure you are getting the best deal for you and your family. Look At The Alternatives Before you start laying out ...
(Akiit.com) The habits of modern life have meant that we all spend far more time indoors than we do outdoors. Some of that time is spent at work, some at entertainment venues, but the vast majority is spent in our own homes. It is rather worrying, then, to realize that the ...
(Akiit.com) If there’s one piece of medical equipment we all pray never to come across, it’s the MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scanner. Thanks to horror films and fluke accidents, many of us think these spell bad news for our health. The idea of laying down and going into that tunnel is, ...
(Akiit.com) As a species we have done pretty well when it comes to keeping ourselves alive. Compared to say, 100 years ago, the human life expectancy has risen from between 31-40 to a whopping 70-80 years of age. As you no doubt already know, the oldest people on earth have lived ...
(Akiit.com) Lifestyle, age and exercise all play a role in the way that our bodies respond to the environments around us. The thing is, our environments also play a part in our health. Issues such as mold, radon and carbon dioxide can be huge hazards to your health, and some of ...
(Akiit.com) Every month, it seems another state or local government holds a vote on whether they should tax sugar-sweetened beverages. Recently, a broad coalition of Washingtonians, including labor unions such as the Teamsters, Machinists, and Building Trades, voted to ensure that groceries and beverages are exempted from new taxes that raise ...
(Akiit.com) Ignorance is bliss they say. It truly is at times. Not knowing something, or even better, not needing to know something can be a luxury. As the world is changing at an increased pace, one might want to utter those words spoken by the character Cypher in the Matrix (1999): ...
(Akiit.com) We’re prone to thinking that the world is much worse than it is. While, of course, the world isn’t perfect, or anywhere close to it, it’s also true that we’re doing much better in certain fields – education, healthcare, and crime – than virtually any point in history. Healthcare is ...
(Akiit.com) When you’re trying to come up with an idea for a new business, the first thing to consider is whether it’s going to make a profit or not. You can’t run a good business without an idea that sells. For some people, that’s enough. But some people want to start ...
(Akiit.com) If you have just been diagnosed with a condition, or are looking for a second opinion on your case, maybe you believe that you were given the wrong diagnosis, it is important that you pay attention to your choices of doctors and medical team. You are likely to spend a ...
(Akiit.com) When we head to see medical professionals, we generally consider ourselves in the best hands to diagnose the symptoms that we are experiencing and to provide us with pain relief and treatment. But studies have found that medical errors and mistakes cause a whole host of problems for numerous patients ...
(Akiit.com) As we get older, we begin to implement practices that seem a little on the tame side. Long nights out are replaced by short nights in and the can of beer is replaced by a cup of cocoa. But if you think that being an aging gentleman is all about ...