Savings on Health and
Lifestyle
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(NAPSA)-Thirty-eight percent of
Americans have avoided or postponed vis
iting a dentist because of costs, 34 percent
have avoided or postponed buying new
eyeglasses, and 24 percent have avoided
or postponed visiting a doctor, according
to a recent survey.
For those who have to
think twice before they
fill a prescription, visit
a dentist or get their
eyes checked, a new
online service called
ehancedbenefits.com is
offering discounts to its
members of up to 60
percent on these bene-
"No one should have to
one these necessi-
ties for themselves or
for their families," said Dennis Keith,
president and founder of ehancedbene
fits.com, a service that gives members
access to a network of more than 350,000
national health and lifestyle providers.
Ehancedbenefits.com is not health insur
ance, but offers discounts to members on
many health-related and lifestyle expens-
The average cost of a
dental cleaning might be
$4B, but with ehancedben
efits.com, a member
would pay around $29.
Anyone is eligible to become a member of
ehancedbenefits.com's program (except
residents of California and Washington
state) regardless of age, income, pre-exist
ing medical conditions or employment sta
tus. Membership eligibility extends to all
family members living at the same
address, including any dependents-such as
college-age children-living away from
home. Those most likely to benefit
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include
•Individuals with insurance plans that
don't provide extras such as dental, pre
scription drugs or vision care
•Individuals with high-deductible health
plans and/or medical savings accounts
•Medicare recipients
or individuals with no
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Ehancedbenefits.com
has packaged services
such as doctor visits,
dental care, vision
care and prescriptions
together with others
including chiropractic
care, vitamins by mail
and even cosmetic surgery in four differ
ent plans starting at $8 a month.
The average cost of a dental cleaning
might be $4B, but with
ehancedbenefits.com, a member would
pay around $29. Eyeglasses that might
cost $lB4 would cost around $124 for
ehancedbenefits.com members.
"Ehancedbenefits.com's goal is to
empower people and give them choices
and control over the benefits they have for
themselves and their families," said Keith.
At any time, day or night, people can log
on to the Web site or call the toll-free num
ber and find out the names and addresses
of the nationwide network of leading drug
stores, eye care centers, doctors, dentists
and other providers in their area.
Enrollment can be done online at
www.ehancedbenefits.com or over the
telephone at 1-877-EHANCED, 1-877-
342-6233. Members can pay month by
month or annually. Within two weeks,
enrolled individuals receive a membership
card that gives them and their families
instant savings at over 350,000 providers
nationwide.
insurance coverage,
including the growing
number of people who
work at home or part
time.
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- FACTS & FIGURES,
What To Know About Caffeinated Favorites
(NAPSA)-Jumping java. A cup of Joe.
How much do you know about your
favorite caffeinated cuppa?
According to legend, coffee was dis
covered in Ethiopia when goat herders
discovered their flocks stayed awake all
night after eating coffee leaves and
berries.
Coffee reached Arabia in the 1200 s
and the word coffee comes from the
Arabic word qahwah.
The scientific name for the coffee tree
is Coffea arabica. Most coffee is named
for the region which it comes from, such
as Mocha, named for the port of Mocha in
Yemen, or Java.
One of the tastiest ways to enjoy cof
fee is as cappuccino. This way of drinking
coffee-with frothed milk-comes from
Italy, and is increasingly popular in the
United States.
The evolving tastes of the American
coffee lover have also led to the develop
ment of new programmable coffee mak
For example, Capresso's CoffeeTEC
programmable coffee maker brews 10
cups of coffee into a stainless steel vacu
um thermal carafe in less than ten min
utes. Then, with a flick of a switch, it pro
duces hot, frothed milk in seconds, auto
matically.
This coffeemaker combines an
advanced programmable coffeemaker
with a "pump auto cappuccino system"
that delivers enough hot frothy milk for
eight cappuccinos or lattes at a time.
It takes only 15 seconds to produce a
1/2 cup of hot frothy milk. For two hours
FEATURES
Cappuccino-coffee made with
frothed milk-is increasingly popular
and a new coffeemaker helps prepare
it at home.
after brewing, the machine is on stand-by
to froth milk by demand.
When not in use, the milk container
can be stored in the refrigerator. Using
chocolate milk, the device can produce
eight ounces of hot chocolate with rich
foam on the top in 30 seconds.
The machine also lets coffee lovers
choose a special three to five cup setting
to insure proper coffee temperature when
brewing less than a full pot.
For added convenience it has a swing
out filter holder with removable Gold Tone
filter, drip stop and a 2-hour safety shut
off. The machine sells for around $199.