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Running Tips from Reed: Buy the Right Shoes
February 29, 2012 2:18 PM by
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Reed Dunn, Senior Recruitment Marketing Manager When you are a runner or becoming a runner, brand loyalty is something you just have to let go of. That wasn’t an easy concept for me, as I tho...
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Defining the Premium Differential
February 29, 2012 8:16 AM by
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Yuki Yang, Vice President of Client Services Tobacco users know that tobacco use is not good for their health - but many have a hard time quitting. Often an outside motivator, such as a financial in...
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Seattle Food Forest Could Provide Hope to Community through Horticultural Therapy
February 28, 2012 7:50 AM by
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Sandi Kaplan, MS, RD, Associate Director, Clinical Development & Support March is almost here. The daffodils outside my front door are getting ready to bloom and the kids and I are discussing se...
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Jump Rope for Heart Teaches Kids the Importance of Cardiovascular Activity
February 24, 2012 2:00 PM by
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Janice Milliman, Quit Coach, Service Delivery February is Heart Health Month, and last week my 11-year-old daughter participated in the Jump Rope for Heart event at her elementary school, which raise...
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Help Them Quit Smoking: The Role of the Employer in Rewarding Behavior Change
February 21, 2012 10:29 AM by
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Yuki Yang, Vice President of Client Services Tobacco use remains the number one cause of preventable death and disease in the United States and costs employers an estimated excess cost of $21 per sm...
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Running Tips from Reed: Have a Plan
February 20, 2012 9:49 AM by
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Reed Dunn, Senior Recruitment Marketing Manager I’m a guy, so it should be no surprise I don’t stop for directions. Driving around lost is a little different from running around lost, a...
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Stop Being So SAD: How Outdoor Sports Can Help You Beat the Winter Blues
February 18, 2012 3:21 PM by
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Mona Deprey, Associate Director of Research Operations Exercising outdoors in the Pacific Northwest can be a challenge, even for someone who loves to exercise like myself. One needs to embrace...
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Mindful Eating – The Anti-Diet?
February 15, 2012 11:06 AM by
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Samara Serotkin, PsyD, Clinical Psychologist The next time you sit down to eat, take a moment to observe what’s on your plate, both physically and metaphorically. What are you thinking about? ...
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Sign Up for Free Webinar on Premium Differentials for Tobacco Cessation
February 14, 2012 8:48 AM by
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Erin Thompson Curlett, Senior Content & Social Media Marketing Manager We're happy to announce that on March 13 and 20, Alere Wellbeing will be hosting the complimentary live webinar, Best Pract...
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This Valentine's Day, Keep Your Heart Healthy
February 14, 2012 5:33 AM by
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Marie Gahler, Senior Manager, Weight and Nutrition Education Services February is American Heart Health Month, a time to realize how prevalent and deadly heart disease is and learn whether our behav...
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