http://www.pacificprime.com/blog An International Health Insurance Blog Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:43:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Healthcare plays an increasingly important role in our lives. Most people across the globe have interacted in some way with some form of healthcare system. Trips to the hospital, navigating insurance, and visits to your local doctor, medicine man, apothecary or what have you. Sometimes it works out pretty well ... http://www.pacificprime.com/blog/3-reasons-why-you-wouldnt-want-to-receive-healthcare-in-medieval-europe.html Your body is a temple- but what kind of temple may well depend on your religion: is that incense coming out of your mouth or are you just smoking a cigarette? Religion can have a big impact on lifestyle, what with religious traditions, customs, laws, and practices, but do these ... http://www.pacificprime.com/blog/how-healthy-is-your-religion-a-checklist.html Happy New Year to all our readers, we hope that you had a good one. Now with that out of the way its time to start the year off right and discuss the incredibly morbid topic of which illnesses have managed to kill the most people throughout human history. Every ... http://www.pacificprime.com/blog/the-top-10-scariest-illnesses-and-diseases-of-all-time.html When I was growing up there was a rule in the house imposed by my mother, and that rule was ‘if you don’t have a temperature of 105 you are going to school’. It didn’t matter how bad you said you felt, you were given something ‘herbal’ and sent packing. ... http://www.pacificprime.com/blog/top-10-natural-cures-how-they-can-help-you.html There is an old adage that states ‘you are what you eat’, and it remains as true today as it did hundreds of years ago. In a world where obesity is becoming a serious problem and cholesterol related heart disease is the number one killer in the USA, you don’t ... http://www.pacificprime.com/blog/top-10-superfoods-to-improve-your-health.html With the costs of healthcare rapidly rising everyone is looking to become healthier, mainly so that they can stay away from the doctors office. We have provided some fairly comprehensive advice as to how you can drink yourself to a healthier lifestyle. Drink Beer After Sport A recent study by Spanish scientists ... http://www.pacificprime.com/blog/5-ways-to-drink-yourself-to-a-healthier-lifestyle.html One of the most surprising things about the USA is the fact that there is a huge disparity in the average life expectancy from state to state. As a country the USA has an average life expectancy of 78.2 years from birth. This ranks the US as the country with ... http://www.pacificprime.com/blog/10-states-where-people-die-younger.html In today’s world everyone is trying to lead healthier lifestyles and live longer, but many people aren’t really sure where to start. With that in mind here are 8 easy ways for you to live longer. 1. Don’t oversleep, but make sure you rest up. This may seem rather confusing, but bear ... http://www.pacificprime.com/blog/8-ways-to-prevent-an-early-death.html As the global costs of healthcare continue to rise there has become a unique offering in the Asian medical market as nations like India, Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia are moving to capitalize on their ability to offer high quality medical treatments at lower costs than anywhere else in the world. ... http://www.pacificprime.com/blog/medical-tourism-becoming-a-major-player-in-healthcare-industry.html All over the world, when a woman becomes pregnant, they are customarily expected to act in a certain way and observe local traditions. Customary maternity practices will differ depending on what part of the world you are in, but the most visible differences come from the maternity customs practiced in ... http://www.pacificprime.com/blog/maternity-the-western-and-chinese-traditions.html