(StatePoint) Preparing your home for cold weather can lower your energy bills; promote a more comfortable, healthier environment; and even help banish winter blues. Here’s what to know: • Call a professional: “Waiting until it gets really cold to run your heater is like not stretching before you run,” says Mark Woodruff, senior product manager, […]
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10 Health Resolutions Doctors Encourage You to Make Today
(StatePoint) The New Year represents a fresh start and is the perfect time to invest in your health. However, you may be unsure what resolutions will have the biggest impact. Doctors say that the easy, tangible actions you take are some of the most important. “Many people kick off the start of each new year […]
Achieve New Year’s Resolution Success With Helpful Planning Tools
(StatePoint) The new year is often a time to set new goals. However, statistics show that very few people are successful in keeping their resolutions. Why? Likely, because they don’t have a realistic, long-term plan. And, as Ben Franklin said, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” This year, create “SMART” goals—as […]
Resolving to Get in Shape in 2023? Don’t Forget Your Feet
(StatePoint) While you may want to tone your abs, glutes and triceps in the new year, there’s one often-overlooked area of the body that deserves your attention too: your feet! “A lot of people hit the gym or dust off their home exercise equipment in January,” says Danielle Butto, DPM, FACFAS, a board-certified foot and […]
How to Ensure Your Holiday Gifts Become Treasured Keepsakes
(StatePoint) We live in a time when digital communication dominates the way we relate to one another, with many people opting for the speed and convenience of texts and emails over the intention and beauty of handwritten cards, letters or keepsakes. Even around the holidays, people tend to rely on e-cards, social media updates and […]
5 Tips to Jump Start Your Weight Loss Post-Pandemic
(StatePoint) With the New Year right around the corner, new survey results suggest that 2023 will finally be the year that Americans bring their health back into focus. According to a recent poll of 2,000 U.S. adults aged 30 and above commissioned by Nutrisystem and conducted by OnePoll, two in three Americans credit the past […]
Annual Christmas Price Index Foreshadows Higher Costs This Season
(StatePoint) “True Loves” will spend more this holiday season if they buy all of the gifts from the classic carol, “The 12 Days of Christmas.” PNC’s 39th annual Christmas Price Index, a light-hearted take on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index, measures the average change in prices consumers should expect to pay for […]
Why Activists Are Taking Action for Climate Change
(StatePoint) On the heels of a pivotal midterm election, people from around the country are coming together to sound the alarm on climate change. Next Friday, on December 2, actor and activist Jane Fonda will lead her first in-person Fire Drill Fridays rally in almost three years in Washington, D.C. Fire Drill Fridays, Fonda’s collaboration […]
Tips to Assess Your Furnace and Save on Heating Costs
(StatePoint) Now that cooler weather is here, homeowners are advised to evaluate their furnace to see if it needs to be serviced or replaced. By planning ahead, you can potentially save money on heating bills or dodge a breakdown in the middle of a cold snap. According to the experts at Carrier, here’s what you […]
Por qué debería mejorar su rutina de autocuidadodurante la temporada navideña
(StatePoint) Si bien la temporada navideña está llena de diversión, festividades y tiempo valioso con familiares y amigos, a menudo va acompañada de fechas límite para cosas del trabajo y la escuela, tediosas listas de tareas y estrés de compras. He aquí algunos motivos para impulsar su rutina de autocuidado personal durante este ajetreado período, […]
