Caleb Does – Health, Nutirition, Wellness

Say a couple is married, but on separate health insurance through separate employers. The husband has diabetes, the wife is healthy.

If the wife adds her husband to her plan, and it includes a pre-existing condition clause that denies coverage for 6 months, is it possible for him to continue having his own insurance for that 6 month waiting period? Or would the wife’s insurance plan automatically nullify his?

When they get married there is a short window he can be added to her insurance without waiting for the open enrollment so he will have to do it as soon as they are back from honeymoon. His insurance should give him a certificate of insurability, that waives the pre existing condition clause.

I am a regular mountain biker, but like to road-ride, too. However, my full-suspension is way too much drama for the pavement and even my hardtail is too heavy for efficient road travel. I want something lighter and better suited. The problem is, I am not super fond of the "feel" of road bikes. I saw that Trek (my fave) had "fitness" bikes and "urban" bikes and I am wondering if anyone can tell me what are the advantages/disadvantages to choosing a fitness or urban bike over a road bike?

THANKS!
Just to add, a fitness bike is not a stationary bike. It is an actual style of bicycle like urban, road, mountain, triathalon, etc. I was just hoping that someone had some info on what might be better suited for me. Thanks to anyone who can help!

Okay, here goes, a Road bike is a race inspired design. It has you in an "attack" position the whole time regardless of how you place your hands on the bars. The frames are MUCH lighter than MTBs and the tires are much thinner as well (obvious). What is NOT completely obvious is the change in the riding position. The seatpost is higher and the stems/hb is positioned so that you are more erect but arched forward as well.

The hybrids, aka fitness bikes/urban bikes are basically a mixture of MTB and road bikes. They are using the geometry of MTB but the concepts/ideals of a road bike. The wheels on a hybrid are 700 cc which is similar to a road bike but the tire size is actually a little bit wider and thicker. (instead of 18-25, it is 32-38). The riding position is similar to that of a MTB with a little more relaxed feeling and not an attack position. The components actually go both ways. Some models have MTB components while some have Road bike components. That depends, however, on how high of a model you get. Some, also have carbon fiber distributed throughout the frame/fork while others are fully rigid. Sometimes you’ll find a suspension seatpost but on "fitness" bikes it is usually a rigid fork. Weight wise, the hybrids range from 20-25lbs but are actually surprisingly fast. Trek, Giant, Specialized, Cannondale and a couple others all offer hybrids now.
Pros: hybrids are cheaper and have the same basic concept of getting from point A to point B quickly but comfortably but still a nice ride to work out with. The geometry is very similar to a MTB. Faster than MTB. Not much maintenance required if you take care of it.

Cons: Not as light as a road bike. Components can be cheapy if not purchasing a good model. Can be as expensive as road bikes if purchasing a good model.

I have both MTB’s and Road bikes and I love both. I just love to ride regardless of what bike it is. However, there is a HUGE difference between the two. If you just want to get from point A to point B, I say get a hybrid. If you want a cardio work out and get HUGE legs, get a road bike. It took me a while to break down and buy a road bike. I owned only MTBs for years but decided to finally give it a shot after starting to work at a bike shop. I like both but nothing beats MTBs. Go to a dealer and try them both out, hybrids and road bikes. Ride it for a while and see if you can see yourself getting comfortable on a road bike. If not, your choice is pretty much made up. If so… well…. questions… questions… questions… and price… price…price. Good luck mate.

I am currently a junior in a dietetics program, exploring my future career options.

My passions I would like to combine into a career are general nutrition, maternal nutrition, new mother counseling, and newborn-infant nutrition.

I have thought of becoming a midwife, but that doesn’t completely encompass my interests. Also, I am not looking into becoming an obstetrician at this point.

Anyone have any insight? Suggestions? Programs that might be beneficial? Thanks!

How about maternal and child health nursing? Or maternal and child health at a school of public health?

I need a list of organizations, businesses and vendors in the Houston area to perform health and wellness screenings such as diabetes, cholesterol, body fat, strength, optical, hearing, etc for a health fair on Sept 20, 2006.

check with the hospitals and the exercise clubs i.e. Curves etc, they are often willing to come to the fair and actually get some advertising. Locally, our church sponsers an event like that and 4 hospitals are represented as well as the college of osteopathy and the exercise clubs, they give away band aids , cups etc , all with advertising on them.

So many celebs seem to be doing a lot of campaigns on women’s health. For example there’s kathy griffin with her public pap smear and many others. I have never heard any advocates for men’s health. Even if you google "women’s health campaigns" you get way over 9M hits, and when you google "Men’s health campaigns", there are just over 700,000 hits. Why is there so much more out there promoting women’s health, but much less on men’s health?

Because in our society, women are sadly considered more important.

Thought to be more victimized, women and children first, etc…

In one word: feminism. So much for equality.

Ok so Im kinda confused about wat serving container and serving size are? The other day in health my teacher said somethin like multiply each thing by the number the serving container is? So if its like 80 calories in it and the serving container was 8 then I multiply 80 x 8 to get the calories? Im totally confused and i got a test nxt week =/

say you have a box of 8 granola bars.
that’s the serving container.

each granola bar contains 110 calories.
you have to multiply 110 by 8 to get the serving container’s calories.

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It depends on the insurance company and the plan that you are on. You need to check with your insurance company.

I am taking classes to finish my bachelor’s degree but still cant’ decide what major to stick to…. I like a lot of things but nothing that is an specific major… Help!

nutritionist is a happy mix of all those interests. you could work at a hospital analyze what a person’s situation is (ex: diabetic) and work out a plan with them of the foods they need to eat with what medicines, etc.

I am designing some health education classes in a low income community. The classes will cover various topics, and the title needs to be postiive, relatively short, and catchy!

HEC EDUCATION

I mean, not the whole propophol thing, that he couldn`t sleep well, I mean before that, other than vitiligo !!!!!!!!! ??? Why was he addicted to medication ?? What health conditions did he have, since i heard he had to be hospitalized many times in his life !!!!!!!!!

All the stupid sh!t people were saying that he raped little kids, therefore causing him depression