Archive for the ‘Health’ Category

16 Ways to Make Your Work-Day Better

Wednesday, November 10th, 2010

Stop dreading your work day. Stop tiring yourself out unnecessarily. You can learn something from one of the most successful Americans, Oprah, and learn how to stay healthier and happier at work with these ‘16 Ways to Make Your Workday Healthier, Happier—and Oh-So-Fulfilling‘.

Tips include:
- Trade your chair for an exercise ball
- Schedule a 30-min break into the day
- And our *favorite*…..stand on one leg while making calls (seriously, we didn’t make this one up!)

Learn from Centenarians: How to Live to Old Age

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

A new study claims that 20-30% of longevity is genetically determined and theorizes that lifestyle is a more dominant factor. Okay…good info. But what does that mean? Well, twenty-somethings learn from the “Secrets of Centenarians“. The New York Times explores the 3 Rs of the lifestyles that seems to lead to robust old age: resolution, resourcefulness, and resilience. So get passionate, get volunteering, get spunky, and get old…hopefully as gracefully as the amazing centenarians in the article.

Start out the New Year by curing that hangover!

Friday, January 1st, 2010

beersWho knew chocolate milk, slushies, or avocados could cure post-drinking blues. Learn 17 Ways to Cure a Hangover from MSNBC.com to help you start the year on the right foot…and then keep these handy tips to avoid future sunglasses & advil days.

How to Navigate Health Insurance as a Recent Grad in this Economy

Thursday, May 21st, 2009


It’s no secret that this recession and employment slump means that fewer perks are being offered to employees…but health insurance is becoming a big issue, especially in that first job.

A few of us here at twenty-somethings.com had to pay for health insurance out of pocket when we began working (we started as indentured servants freelancers)…but the practice is beginning to spread and affect even more of our kind.

But CNN.com to the rescue, offering 5 tips on securing health insurance as a new graduate.