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Skateboarding is an excellent way to have fun and stay fit. But you will be amazed to know that skateboarding can help improve your mental health!
Here we will see how skateboarding can benefit your overall well-being. So, let’s get right in.
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There’s been a massive rise in the popularity of homemade cheese in the past few years. More individuals are realizing that the health benefits that come with trading in store-bought cheese for homemade cheese are immense.
Not only do you get the benefit of knowing what’s in the cheese based on what you’re feeding the animal, but your cheese will be free of preservatives and other chemicals that are in the cheeses that line the shelves at the supermarket.
However, wanting to make homemade cheese and actually going through with it are very different things. Many people may be wondering where exactly to start their cheese-making journey.
That’s why today we’re giving you an overview of the essential tools and dairy supplies you’ll need to start your journey. .
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Some people love to play golf because apart from the enjoyment that they get from it, they also tend to reap various health benefits such as adequate sun exposure. However, having to carry the clubs around the field can prove to be tiring, which is why pushcarts specifically designed for golfers emerged. This article tackles the things you should know about golf push carts, including what you need to consider before buying, as well as how to properly use these carts.
In today’s modern, people, unfortunately, spend more and more time indoors. This is one of the biggest factors contributing to the current obesity epidemic in the world. The solution to this issue could be as simple as spending more time outdoors. There are numerous health benefits of solely spending time outdoors, let alone including the workouts while walking around the park. Below is a list of the ways outdoor activities positively affect our health.
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These teachers supported Obamacare and now they want taxpayers to pay for more of the annual “platinum” health benefit premiums? Maybe the teachers should read today’s WSJ article looking at growth in middle-class families’ share of overall healthcare spending, which is growing larger, and squeezing households already feeling stretched financially. The article notes that by 2014, middle-income households’ healthcare spend was 25% higher than what they were spending before the recession, with these households cutting back sharply on more discretionary categories such as dining out and clothing. It adds that rising out-of-pocket costs combined with slow economic growth and years of tepid wage growth in the private sector pose risks for an economy in which consumer spending accounts for more than two-thirds of overall output. So why do the teachers expect that taxpayers in Ridgewood will just forever subsidizing more of their health benefits, which are already better than the deal in the private sector?
Obamacare Will Burst N.J. Benefits Bubble
Aug. 14
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog
Governor Christie is on the Ocean City Music Pier today pushing for another sweeping round of public employee benefit reforms, Save Jerseyans.
It’s timely.
You know what the pension numbers look like because you’re a regular reader. That being said, our obnoxiously gigantic $40 billion in unfunded pension liabilities is eclipsed only by a public employee health benefit program that’s $47 billion in the red. What else could you expect from a state with roughly 81 government employees per square mile?
But it’s not simply a matter of how many people are drawing pensions and health benefits, retired and active. Nope. It’s how much each plan costs! A new report from the nonpartisan Pew Charitable Trusts and the MacArthur Foundation released Wednesday discovered, unsurprisingly, that our state’s public employee health benefits are the highest in the nation – $1,334 on average – as opposed to $963 nation-wide.
Assembly Republican Budget Officer Declan O’Scanlon (R-Monmouth) seized upon the reports release to reaffirm the importance of Governor Christie’s newly-convened reform study commission. “Offering benefits at a fair cost to dedicated public employees is the right thing to do,” added O’Scanlon. “Providing Rolls Royce coverage that taxpayers cannot afford is unacceptable. Under this scenario, everyone loses.”
– See more at: https://savejersey.com/2014/08/health-benefits-public-employee-new-jersey/#sthash.OnaWnpOg.dpuf