Break from Social Media

When social media was first introduced, it gave me joy to catch up with family and friends, celebrate with others as birthdays, anniversaries, and joyous occasions were shared, watch small businesses thrive, and most importantly, pray with others when prayer was asked for. Sadly and most importantly throughout the last several years, it has become […]

Late Enrollment Penalties

You waited to enroll into a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan and/or a Medicare Advantage plan because you were still working and had a health plan through your employer.    Upon retiring, you receive a notice from CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid) letting you know that you didn’t have credible coverage when you were first […]

Keeping you Safe

At Balanced Care, our mission is to provide information and education on every insurance product we offer.  We do this by meeting with clients one on one, going over benefits, premiums, deductibles, prescription drug costs, and most importantly, making sure that the product you are getting for yourself will cover your needs. Since March and […]

The Worst Storms

At the end of each year, goals are written for both personal and professional. When 2020 started, things were great.   January and February were by far the busiest they had ever been in ten years of being in business. I also made a committment to myself to exercise at least three times a week and […]

Schedule for your Health – Your First 15 Minutes of the Day

How we spend the first fifteen minutes of the day can shape the way the rest of day will go. For the next several weeks, my focus will be on the schedule we keep and how it relates to your health.    Earlier this week, I shared how getting a late start to your morning […]

Schedule for your Health – Part 1

Have you ever started the day off by: Oversleeping Searching for a piece of clothing Searching for a missing shoe Dropping a plate full of food on the floor Made coffee, but forgot to add to add the coffee If you haven’t, you are certainly doing better than myself. With the current crisis of not […]

Your Diet is Not Only What You Eat

Your diet is not only what you eat.   It’s what  you watch, what you listen to, what you read, and the people you hang around.    Be mindful of the things you put into your body emotionally, spiritually, and physically. This was a quote that I saw in the last few months that really hit […]

You Matter

With states starting the process of opening up businesses, healthcare such as physical therapy, imaging, and some surgeries are starting to open up as well. As much as this is good news to some, it also makes some feel anxious about whether or not they will be safe. Both views are real and matter. With […]

Have Hope my Friends

All you have to do right now to become discouraged is to turn on the news.   It doesn’t take but a minute or two to become totally overwhelmed and/or discouraged just by reading one article online about Covid-19. As much as there is bad news, there is also good news.   Personally, this good news has […]

Unemployed – What are your Health Insurance Options

If you are now unemployed due to the Coronavirus, it’s understandable that not only are you concerned about finances, you may also be wondering – What about my health insurance? During this pandemic, it’s normal to want to make sure you don’t go without health insurance.    Please know that whether you have health insurance […]