Guzzle down an ice-cold bottle of sports drink and your taste buds will tell quite a story. There’s that slight zing of citrus or berry flavor, a nice little bite from some sodium and a sweet rush from the taste of sugar. It tumbles down into your belly and it’s almost like you can feel yourself become rejuvenated by what you just drank. You don’t feel as thirsty and you’re ready to continue whatever you were doing before you stopped for a break. There’s a reason why sports drinks have their...

Can you believe chocolate milk just might be the secret behind the prolific success of the United States’ Olympic swim team? When we say “secret”, we don’t mean that the only reason the U.S. raked in so many medals in the pool is because they were binge-drinking bottles of the stuff; training and coaching is the main reason. However, if you happened to catch any radio commercials about the Olympics, then you probably heard that chocolate milk is the official recovery drink of the team. When...

We know that sounds like a simple concept, but we think it’s easy to forget it as adults wade through the effects of post-election stress. We take on the burden of the implications of the presidential election results, talking with co-workers, friends, and family and trying to hold it together when we enter into a heated debate. But what about our kids? Though they may not be able to wax philosophical about the implications of a Republican-controlled Congress, they do feel the tension and...

According to Experian’s 2016 State of Credit report, the average credit score in America is 673. Each year credit bureau Experian releases a study about credit scores called “State of Credit”. In that study, Experian broke down credit scores down by region, generation, and income. They even created two lists: the 10 cities with the best average credit score and the 10 cities with the worst average credit scores. “This is a promising sign as the economy continues to rebound,” an Experian press...

This past week, we learned that Humana, one of the five biggest healthcare providers in the United States, would pull out of the Affordable Care Act healthcare marketplace in 2018. According to Humana Media Relations Leader Mitch Lubitz, the states that will be affected are: Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas. Humana’s announcement comes less than a year after they announced they’d pull out of eight states in 2017. A...