Flexible Spending Accounts or FSA’s as they are known, are medical savings accounts often set up by employers to help their employees budget for medical, dental, dependent care or child care expenses. Contributions to the account are deposited to prior to payroll taxes being deducted. There ar …

Artificial Sweeteners and Obesity Drugs : A potential fix?It was a mixed week for obesity observers with scientists in Israel giving thumbs down to the low calorie food and soda industry and US regulators giving thumbs up for the approval of weight-loss medicine. A cynic might appreciate the iron …

iWatch - The Balance of Data Protection Vs Health BenefitsThe timing of the media reports of the alleged raids on the iCloud accounts of celebrities Jennifer Lawrence and Mary Winstead and the leaking of intimate photographs or more than 100 celebrities, could not have been worse for Apple.Apple’ …

This week Coca-Cola purchased a share in energy drink maker Monster Beverage. The news caught my attention as it seemed like a strange fit for me. As kids, were were holding hands teaching the world to sing in perfect harmony buying cokes for one another. It was a family friendly …

Measuring Obesity, Body Fat and BMI. How accurate is it?It came as a bit of a relief. A few weeks ago having inadvertently discovered that I was borderlineobese with a BMI of close to 30, the Wall Street Journal has set me straight. I know the Journal might not be everyone’s cup of tea but I par …

Sitting at a desk all day at my age necessitates some sort of early morning exercise to get my metabolism going. If I don’t do it first thing, chances are it won’t get done. When the community pool is open during the summer, swimming is my preferred work out. I have to mentally commit to a nu …