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Will Small Businesses Drop Employee Health Coverage in 2014?

Small Business Labs

We've looked at the new health care law and tried to understand and forecast what it means for small businesses.    The New York Times has an article covering McKinsey getting hammered over their analysis of the new health care law.    Which is one reason why the topic is so controversial.  The

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11 Strategies for Managing Stress

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Scientific research supports the practice that quieting the mind, body, and soul offers great health benefits. The practice sends healing hormones into your body for relaxation and health. The practice of journaling has health benefits. Affirmations can affect our health. Mindfulness leads to relaxation.

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Offering Remote Work Options Creates a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Workplace Environment

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Allwork.Space and Alliance Virtual Offices conducted a survey, and also analyzed third party research, to understand how remote work impacts individuals’ health and wellbeing. . Those with no commutes also reap the benefits of additional sleep time which is linked to many health benefits. . DeFelice, M., 2019). . 2020). .

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The Science of Self-Reflection: How Looking Inward Can Affect Every Area of Your Life

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And if you’re able to self-reflect , you’re already on the right path to potential improvements in well-being, health and even career success. . A pathway to well-being and health. Mental health practitioners have long regarded practices associated with self-reflection as beneficial to mental well-being and health in general.

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Freelancers Embrace Health Insurance

Small Business Labs

full-time independent workers/freelancers who report having health insurance increased from 64% in 2013 to 82% in 2015.  million more freelancers have health insurance than in 2013. The ACA makes health insurance more available, easier to buy and often cheaper for independent workers than it was prior to the ACA.

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Feed Your Happiness with These Foods

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One study published in Public Health Nutrition found that those who consumed a diet high in “ultra-processed foods” had “statistically significant increases in the adverse mental health symptoms of mild depression, ‘mentally unhealthy days’ and ‘anxious days’” than their counterparts who consumed a diet low in “ultra-processed foods.”

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Not All Stories Have Happy Endings—For This Entrepreneur, It Was Still Worth It

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What I’ve come to learn since opening up about my mental health is that I’m not alone, and it does get better,” Deer said. My mental health is also my superpower in that I have a tremendous amount of love, compassion and wisdom to share because of all I’ve been through,” she said. Building a community around belonging.

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