Core muscles are one of the most active muscle groups in the body. Whether you are typing, putting on your shoes, vacuuming or playing basketball, you are engaging your core muscles in some capacity. Because you use core muscles for so many activities, it is important to keep them strong and flexible. There are several specific benefits to maintaining a healthy core: Read More

A healthy lifestyle supports disease prevention, and adding the following body-strengthening foods into your diet can really go the extra mile.  Beans contain phytochemicals, which have been shown to prevent or slow genetic cell damage. Their high fiber content has been connected with a lower risk of digestive cancers.

Berries contain ellagic acid (most common in strawberries and raspberries) and anthocyansides (most common in blueberries). Ellagic acid helps prevent skin, bladder, lung and breast cancer by acting as an antioxidant and by slowing the reproduction of cancer cells. Read More

On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that the U.S. Constitution guarantees same-sex couples the right to marry.  The case, Obergefell v. Hodges, challenged same-sex marriage bans in Ohio, Tennessee, Michigan and Kentucky. Although the ruling specifically involved those four states, it affects same-sex marriage laws in every state. Read More

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released 2015 draft versions of the forms that employers will use to report under Internal Revenue Code (Code) Sections 6055 and 6056. These new reporting requirements were created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and require certain employers to report information about employee health plan coverage to the IRS. Read More