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Benefiting from a Healthcare Partner

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Last week, we had the honor of hosting a briefing session for WellPoint, one of the largest health benefits companies in the nation, with a wonderful group of bloggers.

 

The WellPoint representatives made the point that most of us think of health insurance as the bill-payer – but we can and should expect more. You need help keeping both you and your family healthy and out of the doctor’s office in the first place, and WellPoint – which operates under the names Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Anthem Blue Cross, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia, depending on your state – offers plans tailored to meet your needs with programs, tools and services that work with you to personalize your health care experience and fit into your schedule.

 

Such a great (and needed) idea, right?!

 

Here are just a few of the WellPoint services we love:

 

24/7 NurseLine:  When your doctor has gone home but you need quick health answers, this service provides accurate info and 1-on-1 counseling with experienced registered nurses any time of the day or night through a toll-free number.

 

Future Moms: Not only does the company help you tackle the day-to-day challenges of being a mom, but it also helps you before you actually take on that role, through its Future Moms maternity program.  This program gives very personalized support to expectant moms, helping them achieve healthier pregnancies and healthier deliveries – which can lead to having healthier babies.

 

Personalizing Your Health:  Knowing that moms have little time in their day to focus on just themselves, WellPoint and its affiliated health plans have provided a health and wellness portal that you can customize to your needs.  The portal lets you – and other family members (yes, Dads too!) – develop a personalized health plan and includes email reminders and prompts for you to do the things you need to do – like scheduling check-ups and working out.

 

Fitness to Fit Your Lifestyle: Being a mom often times means putting your family’s needs before your own, leaving very little time to work on your personal fitness goals.  Understanding this, WellPoint and its affiliated health plans have partnered with FitOrbit to offer convenient and affordable ways for you to achieve your personal fitness goals.

 

Thank you to the WellPoint team and our amazing team of bloggers for helping spread the word about the promising future of health insurance!

Looking for a Blog Reading List?

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If there’s one thing we know for certain, it’s that there are a lot of entertaining, funny, touching and fascinating blogs out there, written by a host of talented bloggers. That fact was underscored by a recent project we took on with the Milk Mustache team – asking a group of 50 bloggers to share their reading lists of the blogs that start their day right (while relaxing over their morning latte, of course).

 

If you’ve been looking for a great blog – or a hundred – to scope out on a daily basis, click through the links below to get a few recommendations. We are certain you’ll find something you like!

 

Thank you to all of the wonderful women who participated in this campaign to honor their favorite bloggers, and to the Milk Mustache team for making it possible.

 

Go get yourself a latte while you peruse these suggestions! Click through for the reading recommendations from:

 

Adrienne, The Mommy Mess

 

Alicia, Making Time for Mommy

 

Amy, MomSpark

 

Amy, Grinning Cheek to Cheek

 

Amy, The Lacks Boat

 

Angela, Angela’s Analysis

 

Arianah, One Little Mom

 

Bridgette, The Experimental Mommy

 

Connie, Brain Foggles

 

Courtney, My Crazy Savings

 

Crystal, Kid Things

 

Danielle, Happenings of the Harper Household

 

Debbi, Debbi Does Dinner Healthy

 

Diane, Dollops of Diane

 

Emily, Busy Mommy

 

Gina, Chic Homeschool Mama

 

Hanan, Lilac City Momma

 

Heather, Rookie Moms

 

Jamie, Roubinek Reality

 

Janel, A Mom’s Take

 

Jennifer, Redhead Ranting

 

Jennifer, The Dirty t-Shirt

 

Jennifer, Just Jennifer

 

Kate, The Guavalicious Life

 

Kenda, Remaking June Cleaver

 

Kim, Mommycosm

 

Lauren, Crazy About My Baybah

 

Laurie, Guessing All the Way

 

Leila, Life as Leels

 

Lisa, Oh Boy! Oh Boy! Oh Boy!

 

Liz, Thoughts of a Mommy

 

Louise, MomStart

 

Melanie, Melanie in the Middle

 

Meredith, The Mom of the Year

 

Mimi, Woven by Words

 

Misty, Giveaways & Glitter

 

Natalie, Mommy of a Monster and Twins

 

Nicole, Pretty Opinionated

 

Rachel, Running Rachel

 

Rachel, Mom Colored Glasses

 

Sarah, Sunnyside Up

 

Sia, Thrifty Northwest Mom

 

Stephanie, Trying to Be Super-Mom

 

Steph, A Grande Life

 

Tonya, Create-Celebrate-Explore

 

Valerie, Mom Knows It All

 

Whitney, It’s Gravy, Baby!

 

Xenia, Thanks, Mail Carrier

Show Your #LatteLove Today

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Fall and pumpkins go hand in hand, and lately I’ve been finding all of the pumpkin-flavored offerings irresistible. In the past two weeks, since the air started getting chillier here in Pittsburgh, I’ve baked pumpkin spice cupcakes, pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, pumpkin bread and iced pumpkin cookies.

 

And I’m not done yet: I’ve also discovered pumpkin spice lattes, which – thanks to the “got milk?” team – I’ve learned how to make in my own kitchen, with just my coffee pot, stove and wire whisk. It is a delicious way to wake up in the morning.

 

Join us today at 1 p.m. ET for a #LatteLove Twitter party to rave about your favorite flavors, learn about the surprising health benefits, and find out how you can make your own at-home lattes so you can enjoy this delicious beverage even on a tight budget.

 

 

Here are the details!

 

What: Join us for a Twitter party to talk about making your breakfast better with an at-home latte! Americans love their lattes, and with one serving of fat free milk adding nine essential nutrients but only 80 calories and no fat, lattes love you back. Join us to chat about how you can get a nutritious and delicious start to your day.

 

When: TODAY at 1 p.m. ET. It will last one hour.

 

Where: The party will take place on Twitter, using the #LatteLove hashtag.

 

Who: @theMotherhood, @CooperMunroe, @EmilyMcKhann will be hosting.

 

Prizes: We will give away five Latte Lovers Essentials prize packs throughout the Twitter party! Each one will include a Bodum milk frother, Latte Love mug, 8 oz. Lavazza coffee, Torani syrup, McCormick spices, recipe card & coupon.

 

Twtvite: For more details, and to RSVP, click here! http://www.twtvite.com/lattelove



Want a sneak peek? Enter the Latte Love Sweepstakes on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MilkMustache/app_374172189320016 – now through October 9, for a chance to win a Latte Lovers Essentials kit or Keurig brewing system! You can also find easy tips, recipes & ideas for making lattes, cappuccinos or other coffee drinks at home on The Breakfast Project, https://www.facebook.com/MilkMustache or http://www.milkmustache.com.

 

For at-home latte recipe ideas and inspiration, check out these links:



Nine-Nutrient Boost: http://www.milkmustache.com/recipes/nine-nutrient-boost/
Morning Pick-Me-Up: http://www.milkmustache.com/recipes/morning-pick-me-up/
Ooh La Latte: http://www.milkmustache.com/recipes/ooh-la-latte/

How bloggers and their families are making healthy oral care a lifetime habit

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A fabulous team of The Motherhood bloggers today kicked off the LISTERINE® Healthy Habits for a Lifetime Oral Care Challenge 2012. Get ready for beautiful, sparkling, HEALTHY smiles across the nation, folks.

 

For three weeks, the bloggers and their families are challenged to commit to healthy oral care habits – and they are already jumping in with such creative, fun and inventive ideas!

 

The Motherhood has partnered with the makers of LISTERINE® and REACH®, who are supporting the American Heart Association’s My Heart. My Life.TM initiative, with the common goal in mind to educate and empower Americans to make positive lifestyle choices each day – including good oral care!

 

In an information-packed conference call last week with Johnson & Johnson oral care experts, we learned so many critical reasons good oral care is a must-do, non-negotiable, daily routine for everyone in the family.

 

As Sara, Dealicious Mom wrote on her blog, “Did you know that brushing alone misses 75% of your mouth? Or that 50% of children will have a cavity or filling between the ages of 5 and 9? I know this sure makes me think twice about what I’m doing as a mom to help keep my mouth and my family’s mouths healthy! Since February is National Children’s Dental Health Month, there’s no better time to start re-thinking how you and your family take care of your mouths.”

 

We love what the bloggers are already sharing – it is so motivational, and fun! Team Momma Findings looks ready to go!

 

 

 

Yay Team Staten Island Family! How cute is this video!?!

 

 

The One Bored Mommy Team already has flossing, brushing and rinsing DOWN!

 

 

 

Keeping track of their progress – WAY TO GO Team LA Story!

 

 

To read along as the bloggers and their families take the LISTERINE® Healthy Habits for a Lifetime Oral Care Challenge, follow the hashtag #HealthyHabits. They are sharing important information, and really helpful tips and ideas to get you and your family on an awesome path to oral health and wellness!

 

Here are a few tips from pediatric dentist Dr. Kaneta Lott to get your kids started on the path to great oral care:

 

1) Make oral care fun! For example, make it a game; brush, floss and rinse to music; etc.

 

2) Reward good oral care behavior. One option would be using a printable calendar and gold stars to track progress.

 

3) Show, don’t tell. Make oral care a family affair and brush, floss and rinse with your kids.

 

To learn more about the American Heart Association’s My Heart. My Life.™ initiative, visit www.MyHeartMyLife.org.

 

To hear more about improving your oral care routine and see an educational message from professional snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler, visit www.Listerine.com. (Coming Soon!)

 

Thanks to LISTERINE, REACH and our top-notch blogger team, we’re feeling very inspired to clean up our oral care acts, how about you?