It is important to remember that yoga is not meant to be stressful or taxing on body. People should be encouraged to concentrate only on themselves and not others in class, and to do only what feels comfortable. A practitioner should never feel pressured to perform. If an ADDer finds him/herself at a yoga class that moves too quickly, or focuses heavily on strength training, they will not reap intended benefits, and may find themselves overwhelmed. The best place to find yoga instruction is at a yoga center, where instructors practice yoga as a way of life, and teach both physical and psychological components.

Yoga can help ADDers feel calm, centered, in control, and in touch with their bodies. Practiced regularly, ADDers will find that yoga is a powerful mental and physical refresher that they can retreat to when feeling out of control or overwhelmed.

The most promising is idea of so-called patient advocacy via health care savings programs. The availability and popularity of these programs is picking up year after year, as more and more people, unable to get or afford health insurance, are discovering them for first time. These programs negotiate prices with health care providers on behalf of their members. Since they represent large groups, resulting discounts are usually same that hospitals and physicians give to big insurance companies.

Unlike traditional insurance model, patient advocacy actually encourages people to seek medical help as soon as need arises thus preventing "little aches" form developing into life-threatening illnesses and financial disasters. Monthly membership fee is affordable and no one can be turned down because of a pre-existing condition.

Many of such programs also allow their members to contribute money to medical savings accounts. Federal law makes this an attractive option, because medical savings accounts are tax deductible or not taxable at all, as long as funds are used to pay for healthcare.

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