Your 2025 Retirement Playbook
If you are retired or planning to retire soon, 2025 is not just another calendar year. It is a pivotal window for fine-tuning taxes, benefits, and withdrawals before many 2017 tax law provisions are scheduled to lapse after 2025. Inflation adjustments are lifting limits across retirement accounts and health plans, while Medicare and Social Security are updating rules that...
Smuggled Indonesian Corals Find Refuge at NY Aquarium
If you have ever paused in front of a reef tank and wondered how those living jewels arrived there, a recent seizure at JFK offers a sobering answer. In May, federal agents intercepted roughly 200 live corals that had been illegally exported from Indonesia and shipped to the United States. Many of the animals were stressed and color-depleted after...
Georgia extends work-tied Medicaid Pathways to 2026
If you are a low-income adult in Georgia who has struggled to get insured, the next 15 months could look different. The federal government has approved Georgia’s request to keep Pathways to Coverage, the state’s work-tied Medicaid alternative, running through December 2026. Gov. Brian Kemp announced the extension and cast it as time Georgia needs after court battles slowed...
Decentralized Annuities Could Rewire Retirement
If you worry about making your savings last, you are not alone. People are living longer, markets are choppier than a typical retirement plan assumes, and safe yields often fall short of monthly needs. By 2030, one in six people worldwide will be 60 or older, which stretches every dollar further than prior generations expected. Traditional annuities can help,...
Your 2025 Health Reset Starts With These 10 Steps
If you feel ready for a fresh start, you are not alone. The new year is a chance to trade quick fixes for simple habits that actually stick, and that choice matters more than ever. Noncommunicable diseases account for nearly three quarters of deaths worldwide, yet the daily actions that lower risk are practical, affordable, and doable at home....
9 Easy Ways To Reset Your Metabolism Naturally
Long gone are the days of our youth, when we could eat what we wanted and never worried about exercise thanks to a ridiculously fast metabolism. But age isn’t the only thing that can cause your metabolism to take a hit. Diets poor in nutrients, fad dieting, and even environmental toxin accumulation can all contribute to a waning metabolism,...
2025 Wellness Trends You Should Know
If your health goals feel different in 2025, you are not alone. Wellness is shifting from solo optimization to community-centered, evidence-led habits that fit real budgets and busy lives. Economic pressures are steering people toward low-cost, high-impact routines, while clinical-grade tools and therapies move into everyday care. The U.S. Surgeon General has warned that nearly half of adults report...
What Is a Good Monthly Retirement Income?
Figuring out how much monthly income you will need in retirement is not as simple as picking a number. Costs change, markets move, and what you want from daily life can evolve over decades. Inflation remains modestly above the Federal Reserve’s long‑run goal and medical costs keep rising, which is pushing many retirees to revisit their budgets. A typical...
Pregnancy, Tylenol, and Autism: What the Evidence Says
If you are pregnant and have reached for Tylenol to calm a fever or ease a headache, you may have felt a jolt of worry after hearing a high‑profile warning that acetaminophen could raise autism risk in children. The claim drew swift criticism from researchers and clinicians who called it unsupported and potentially harmful. The most robust evidence available...
Microplastics Are Everywhere. Can Melatonin Help?
If you have ever wondered whether the plastic problem reaches you personally, the short answer is yes. Microplastics have moved from a niche environmental story to a daily public health concern, and for good reason. They are showing up in water, food, air, and household dust, which makes avoidance unrealistic for most people. A 2024 analysis estimated that a...
