Telehealth: Cutting Costs and Improving Lives
By MotivHealth The Benefits of Telehealth As the world has turned upside down a bit lately, people everywhere have turned their attention towards a tool that has actually existed since the 1960s: telehealth. For decades, doctors have been able to remotely send medical information to patients in some form or another. However, only recently has the use of telehealth truly …
Health and Fitness for the Whole Family
By MotivHealth Did you know that one in three American adults, and one in six American children, are obese? Each new generation lives a more sedentary lifestyle than the last. A study by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services detected a cause-and-effect relationship between screen time and obesity: high screen time averages correlate with high obesity …
Mental Health Resources
By MotivHealth Just like our physical and nutritional health, our mental health is important. Having poor mental health can impact our day to day and lead to less satisfaction in life, less interest in careers and hobbies, and even isolate us from the ones we love. Mental illness isn’t limited to words like “depression” or …
Invest Your HSA
by MotivHealth We’ve all fantasized about the joys of retirement, but how many of us actually have a retirement plan in place to make those dreams come true? Getting a head start on saving for potential medical costs in your retirement is now more important than ever, as healthcare costs have risen over 30% in …
How to Sleep Better
by MotivHealth “Human beings are the only species that deliberately deprive themselves of sleep for no apparent gain,” says sleep scientist Matthew Walker. When an animal feels tired, it simply lies down and goes to sleep, and for good reason—lack of sleep is the root of several mental and physical malfunctions. Skip out on sleep …
Why HSA?
What is an HSA? An HSA works with a health plan that has a high deductible, such as the health plans offered by MotivHealth Insurance Company. You can save money in an HSA account before taxes, and then use the funds to pay for eligible healthcare expenses. Retirement HSAs can help you save for retirement. …
Shed “Quarantine 19” Pounds
For those of us who spend most of the day in the office (or nowadays, on the couch with a laptop) it can be hard enough just to put down the potato chips, let alone get our steps in. Did you know that 61% of Americans have reported undesired weight changes since the start of the pandemic? Here are three easy in-office ideas from MotivHealth …
Dad Hand-Me-Downs
What every father needs pass on to his kids Written by Taylor Smith | Healthy-Mag.com Normally, when we talk about “hand-me-downs” we’re talking about something that we don’t really want but we get anyway. Like clothes. Or an old pair of shoes that “don’t fit your brother anymore” so now you have to wear them. …
The Most Important Meal of the Day?
New Study Says Breakfast May Not Matter Written by Taylor Smith | Healthy-Mag.com For years and years, mothers and nutritionist everywhere have told us that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Their explanations have been many and more—“It will boost your metabolism!” or “You won’t eat as much at lunch!” and so …
An Apple a Day May Not Keep The Doctor Away
As people eat more and more produce, they are also eating more and more of everything else—ultimately increasing the obesity epidemic Written by Karli Moats | Healthy-Mag.com For years we have heard about the positives of fruit and vegetables. “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” or the “one more a day pledge” where …
