by Ed Hinerman | Oct 30, 2007 | cholesterol, heart disease, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance
What if your father died at age 52 of a heart attack? He was overweight. He smoked and led a sedentary lifestyle. He simply didn’t do anything to take care of himself and appears to have paid the price. Now there is you. Never smoked. Never drank. You get plenty...
by Ed Hinerman | Oct 14, 2007 | cholesterol, high blood pressure, insurance, life insurance, stroke
A TIA (Transient ischemic attack), or mini stroke, is generally a disurbing, but not life threatening or even lifestyle threatening event. It generally incurs a night at the hospital and a recommendation for followup testing and possible treatment. In most cases there...
by Ed Hinerman | Oct 11, 2007 | cholesterol, insurance, life insurance
Had I known about National Cholesterol Month, we could have taken the whole month off instead of just Labor Day. Seriously though, cholesterol has to be ranked right up there with high blood pressure as one of the silent killers. I believe I mentioned in a post not...
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 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 22, 2007 | Anxiety, cancer, cholesterol, Depression, heart disease, insurance, life insurance, private pilots, term insurance, universal life
For the next several weeks I will be occasioanally giving information on the companies that I use. Each of these companies has a strong point or they would’t be in my portfolio. Each of them has weak points and these are things I consider when I am...
by Ed Hinerman | Sep 21, 2007 | cancer, cholesterol, heart attack, insurance, life insurance
Every once in a while I get hit with a client who just doesn’t see the value in seeing a doctor. The old “if it ain’t broke” attitude. Why see a doctor if you aren’t sick? According to CNN.com 43% of men get annual physicals. I’m...
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...
by Ed Hinerman | Sep 7, 2007 | cholesterol, heart disease, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance
Cholesterol, as I’ve mentioned before, is one of the two leading causes of surprise insurance quote changes. The other is not really knowing what your weight is. A good guess only lasts until the examiner pulls out the scale. But, are insurance companies...
by Ed Hinerman | Sep 6, 2007 | cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease, insurance, life insurance
I have been more than just a little critical of doctors who keep poor records, don’t tell their patients all they deserve to know, and don’t educate their patients about their medical situation. I need to be fair, or at least I’m feeling that need...
by Ed Hinerman | Aug 28, 2007 | cholesterol, heart attack, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance, PSA
When it comes to reasons why life insurance quotes change, right up there with being 10 pounds off on knowing your true weight, is not having a clue what your cholesterol is and finding out on the exam that it’s out of whack. So what’s the fuss with...
by Ed Hinerman | Aug 24, 2007 | cholesterol, heart disease, insurance, life insurance, prostate cancer, PSA
I’ve been accused of harping on some subjects, but I will never be accused of glossing something over or falling short of driving a point home. In our own health, as well as in our quest for lower life insurance rates, knowledge of our own health and educating...
by Ed Hinerman | Aug 13, 2007 | cholesterol, coronary artery disease (CAD), diabetes, high blood pressure
This is another one of those life insurance underwriting areas where companies are definitely not all in agreement. Time to contact an independent agent who can choose the right company. They can pretty much all agree that if you have high blood pressure that is...
by Ed Hinerman | Aug 9, 2007 | cancer, cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease, hepatitis, high blood pressure, insurance, life insurance, stroke
Barry Bonds now has more home runs than anyone in history. 756!! I tried hitting 50 mph balls in a batting cage one time and hit like one out of twenty or so and it was not home run material. I’m impressed. Some people say he got there with the use of steroids....
by Ed Hinerman | Jul 25, 2007 | cholesterol, high blood pressure, Independent agent, insurance, life insurance
I promised in a post yesterday to shed some light on the changes that have impacted life insurance underwriting over the past two years. The life insurance business and life insurance underwriting have undergone dramatic changes over the past two years. It has changed...
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