Wellness Square

Why do people hesitate to spend money on their wellness?  And why do flexible health accounts deny people reimbursement for wellness supplements and appointments?  Often because of a lack of evidence that they are effective.  This blog will be an area you can go to find evidence for success and failure of wellness products.  For example, did you know that cinammomum cassia is the important health ingredient in household cinammon?  And did you know that some studies show that compounds in cinammon may make cells more responsive to insulin, helpful to Type 2 diabetes?  Did you also know that a smaller study showed that cinammon had little effect on insulin sensitivity among post menopausal women. (from the Mayo Clinic)?  We will try to bring you the latest studies - and then tie those studies into whether you can claim a specific item or service for reimbursement with your flexible spending account.  Look for another post soon…