by Ed Hinerman | Oct 7, 2007 | cancer, diabetes, heart disease, insurance, life insurance, obesity
I met a guy in Hatch, Ut the other day along our way to Bryce and Zion National Parks. He had a compelling story to tell about beating obesity and how it saved his life. He had lived most of his life in Branson, MO and about five years ago had decided to end annual...
by Ed Hinerman | Oct 1, 2007 | diabetes, high blood pressure, insurance, life insurance, obesity
In my work with people who are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, there have been many times that they have been able to get the condition under control with diet and exercise. Sometimes they start with medication, but eventually the good forces of a healthy diet and...
by Ed Hinerman | Oct 1, 2007 | diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, insurance, life insurance
So here I am, sitting in a hot spring pool with my wife in Ouray, Colorado. (Actually, we’re back at the camper now). We’re on a road trip with out new camp trailer and took a few hours to soak. After about half an hour of hot spring bliss, my mind wanders...
by Ed Hinerman | Sep 27, 2007 | diabetes, insurance, life insurance
In an ongoing effort to better serve the diabetes community, our new diabetes specific website is now live. We hope this will offer a more direct way for us to be involved in discussion and education concerning diabetes, and a site that is dedicated to answering...
by Ed Hinerman | Sep 27, 2007 | diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, insurance, life insurance, obesity
I’ve been following NBC’s reality weight loss show Biggest Loser from a life insurance and health education view point. This had to be a tough week psychologically on the participant’s, as there was a lot of hard work going on and very few dropped...
by Ed Hinerman | Sep 26, 2007 | diabetes, high blood pressure, Sleep apnea, stroke, Type 2 diabetes
At least there are a few good things about sleep apnea. First, who needs a doctor when your spouse can diagnosis it for you? Second, and a little more seriously, once diagnosed it is very treatable. Sleep apnea is a challenging underwriting task for life insurance....
by Ed Hinerman | Sep 25, 2007 | cholesterol, coronary artery disease (CAD), diabetes, heart attack, heart disease, obesity
In a few previous posts I had discussed the heart imaging test called an Ultra Fast CT scan. Touted by those who own the machines as the best early warning device for coronary artery disease, the machines and the tests have also had a multitude of critics due to the...
by Ed Hinerman | Sep 24, 2007 | cancer, diabetes, heart disease, insurance, life insurance, obesity, Type 2 diabetes
I remember as a child that I ran my parents ragged trying to keep up with me. I had feet and legs in good operating order, a bike whose operating order was questionable, and a passion to be busy from daylight to bedtime. I wore my parents out just trying to keep tabs...
by Ed Hinerman | Sep 23, 2007 | Biggest Loser, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, insurance, life insurance, obesity
I attempted to share some of my thoughts on obesity and health issues, and how NBC was in a unique position to speak to the problem with their huge audience for semi-reality show Biggest Loser. I attempted to comment on Ali’s blog. Alison Sweeny is apparently a...
by Ed Hinerman | Sep 22, 2007 | Biggest Loser, breast cancer, cancer, cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, hypertension, Sleep apnea, stroke, Type 2 diabetes
In writing an article on gestational diabetes for our new website that will go live this coming week, I was discussing risk factors and up pops obesity……again. It seems that almost without fail, no matter what the health issue, obesity either helps cause...
by Ed Hinerman | Sep 20, 2007 | diabetes, heart disease, insurance, life insurance
All right guys! There is the statistic out there that has been bugging me for years. Women, on average, outlive us by 5 years. Because life insurance companies can count on women to follow through with their end of the bargain, the give them better life insurance...
by Ed Hinerman | Sep 18, 2007 | Biggest Loser, cancer, diabetes, insurance, life insurance
In studying for my previous post on the reality weight loss show, Biggest Loser, I came across what I consider to be an awesome feature of the show’s website. They actually have a doctor that hosts a blog. Dr Jen Kerns hosts a blog that provides medical answers...
by Ed Hinerman | Sep 18, 2007 | Biggest Loser, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, insurance, life insurance
Because I feel strongly about the need for more discussion and more education on the effects of obesity, what I started with ABC’s Fat March I will now take up with NBC’s Biggest Loser. Again, my focus is not the show or the internal contest or game. What...
by Ed Hinerman | Sep 18, 2007 | diabetes, Fat March, high blood pressure, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, obesity
In a series of blogs I followed an ABC reality show called Fat March. One of the participants on that show, Loralie, was there for the express purpose of losing weight because she and her husband wanted to have a baby. At 241 pounds when she started, her doctor...
by Ed Hinerman | Sep 17, 2007 | cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, insurance, life insurance, obesity
There is a commercial on TV that, while selling a drug for the treatment of high cholesterol or high LDL, makes a good point about the genetic link to problems with cholesterol. The commercial has several witty little lines like, “Is your cholesterol affected by...
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