From the entire team at Valley Schools, we hope you’re having happy holidays! For more than 30 years, Valley Schools has been a leader in insurance administration, vendor contracting, and consulting services. We provide school districts, governmental agencies, and private and public sector employees with the absolute best pricing in employee benefits and insurance coverage, to better support their financial … Read More
Myth-Busters About Red Meat
MYTH: Red meat is bad for you. TRUTH: Contrary to the recent media headlines, the meat is healthy and can absolutely be a part of a nutrient-dense, whole-foods diet. Red meat is a rich source of the B vitamins thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, folate, niacin, Vitamin B6 and especially Vitamin B12. In fact, sufficient red meat intake is one of … Read More
Factoring Health Care Costs into Your Retirement
If you’re contemplating and planning for retirement, there is much to consider. The basics come to mind first, housing, food, transportation, travel to “bucket list” locales, gifts for the grandkids and – last but certainly not least – health care. You may want to move health care to the top of that list. A study released earlier this year … Read More
Ditch the Refined Sugar…You’re Sweet Enough Already!
The correlation between sugar and inflammation is a trending topic in the media but its detrimental effects on our health are sometimes minimized. Sugar, refined or natural, is a simple carbohydrate that the human body breaks down into glucose and uses for energy. However, we are not dependent on glucose since we are able to obtain energy from protein and … Read More
Sleeping Over Sickness
Did you know that humans are the only mammals that deprive themselves of sleep? Lack of it has become an accepted part of our everyday experience, but serious health issues are associated with not getting the recommended hours, and an extra cup coffee is not sufficient to offset the symptoms and risks. Fatigue, depression, anxiety, lowered immune system, impaired memory, … Read More