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Week of January 24th, 2012
Yes, you heard me. Now what do I mean by that exactly? It seems to me that Ms. Deen has been eating a little too much of the bad stuff – and by bad stuff …
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Week of January 18th, 2012
Nothing is more frustrating as a medical practitioner to witness your patients, those whose health you have a vested interest in, continuously waltz through life without paying much attention to what is being said to …
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Week of January 13th, 2012
For years, we have all been taught to believe (whether it was a scientifically-derived thought or otherwise) that if you were a fat baby, chances are you would grow up to be an obese adult. …
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Week of January 11th, 2012
With all the hype over misdiagnosed ADHD in kids and the reason for their hyperactivity in general, researchers shedding new light on old information that links academic performance with physical education makes perfect sense. So …
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Week of January 4th, 2012
There are a lot of things that have been said and many age-old adages exist that hold true to this day. Despite tons of research and changing news and views on many areas of our …
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Week of December 30th, 2011
How do you spell relief? N-E-T-I P-O-T. People either love it or hate it… this allergy, cold and sinus treatment is never in the grey area. Many a runny nose and congested sinus has been …
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Week of December 28th, 2011
Do friends influence the way we eat, or did we learn our good or bad eating habits from the dinner table during childhood? Experts disagree on which influence has the most pull, but in the …
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Week of December 7th, 2011
Some people think that yoga is for a very specific type of person: someone who wants to be (or already is) highly flexible, and who is seeking to be one with the universe. Well, people, …
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Week of December 5th, 2011
What better way to prevent children from habitually consuming sugary beverages than to start in our schools, right? Today’s highly influenced kids don’t need more temptation right at their fingertips, after all the consumer advertising …
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Week of October 28th, 2011
Male circumcision has been a longstanding controversy in America today. It’s a medical practice that revolves around religious practice, personal preference, familial beliefs and even cultural rites of passage. However, as with any surgery, there …
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Week of October 27th, 2011
“Beauty rituals are as ancient as time,” says Huffington Post writer and beauty expert. Well, I agree! Our world has seen an array of beauty practices across various cultures for many generations. For ages, natural …
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Week of October 20th, 2011
Just this week a study released by Stanford School of Medicine revealed that family members of bypass surgery patients tend to lose weight as a result of the patients’ success and influence. This could …
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Week of September 16th, 2011
You remember when your Mom told you that you should at least be sleeping 8 hours every night? She was right! Getting enough sleep is crucial to wellness because of the restoration that happens at …
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Week of September 6th, 2011
 Do you know the Greek Alphabet, particularly the first two letters? I mean Alpha and Beta, especially as these two Greek letters pertain to …
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Week of August 26th, 2011
By guest blogger Dr. Piero, DDS
 New data concerning women’s health has linked periodontal disease to breast cancer. This came from a recent study in …
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Week of August 19th, 2011
 I’m a proponent of good health, but I’m also an advocate of great sex! Seriously, folks, our bodies are made for enjoying intimacy (responsibly). …
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Week of August 5th, 2011
A recent article published in the New York Times by Dr. DANIELLE OFRI, M.D. boasts a realistic perspective on how the daily grind can wear on a …
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Week of July 27th, 2011
Doctors are some of the smartest people that I know. I’m not just boasting because I’m a doctor; I really have a significant amount of respect for those trained in the medical industry. But, honestly …
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Week of June 30th, 2011
Appalling. Disappointing. And not surprising. That’s what I think about the recently released survey results that show an astonishing rate of pre-teen children exploring bulimia as a weight-loss tool. According to the Huffington Post article, …
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Week of June 29th, 2011
America is a beneficiary of some of the world’s most advanced medical technologies. Many of our country’s doctors work in state of the art facilities with unbeatable equipment. And the tools and resources are only …
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Week of June 1st, 2011
Science is always right… right? Wrong! Recent scientific discoveries have been spun as a solution for our globe’s over-eating population, when in fact it’s a sad excuse for these folks to ignore the true path …
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Week of May 19th, 2011
Our government is taking notice of our country’s need for a health overhaul, and this time, it appears that they might be tackling the problem instead of treating only a symptom. Rather than treating obesity, …
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Week of May 9th, 2011
Recently, acclaimed news reports have shown that increasing numbers of grade schools are including children’s health statistics on their report cards that are sent home to parents. A recently published article in the Huffington Post, …
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Week of May 4th, 2011
Americans love speaking of the human rights abuses in China. In fact, this Asian country is actually winning against the United States in the race for long life. China is not just outperforming us in …
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Week of April 19th, 2011
They say food can be a drug. And now, with this recent study that came out, it makes even more sense. Researchers studied a group of women and their brain activity as it corresponded …
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Week of April 8th, 2011
By Jonathan Widran
In her ten years as an ophthalmologist and glaucoma specialist and owner of Central Eye Associates of Central New Jersey, Dr. Veronica Anderson built her practice of over 10,000 patients using a simple …
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Week of March 25th, 2011
Carrots are one thing, but fish are another! It wasn’t just an old wife’s tale that your mom was quoting when she made you eat your carrots to improve your vision. She wasn’t lying when …
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Week of March 21st, 2011
These days, there are so many ways to connect online and in person with others, that it’s almost impossible to actually unplug from activity and interactions with people. However, despite this reality, many people still …
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Week of February 24th, 2011
Okay folks, enough with the medicine. Every time someone has a headache or a cold, they run for pill-packed relief. The truth is that the generations before us survived these non-detrimental symptoms without significant problems. …
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Week of February 22nd, 2011
Regular soda will kill you. Diet soda will kill you faster. In our world of mixed messages on what’s healthy and what’s not, how do we know until years later what foods and drinks we …
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Week of February 9th, 2011
How well do you know what your body needs, in today’s fast paced, supplement-overdosed lifestyle? How do you treat your pain – with clinical treatments, alternative herbal treatments or more significant lifestyle changes that are …
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Week of February 1st, 2011
Are you like everyone on New Year’s Day? You’ve set your resolutions in place, and you’ve set entirely new standards for your eating habits, activity schedule, work accomplishments and relationship behaviors as soon as the …
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Week of January 28th, 2011
All this hype about Valentine’s Day is fine – the flowers, the candy – the whatever-else-suits-you all. But look, I have in idea. There is new research that is saying the way MEN eat affect …
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Week of January 24th, 2011
Are you pro-active and self-accountable about your daily health, or do you play the victim when you come down with a cough, congestion, sneezing and runny nose? Forget the overly dramatic complaints of your typical …
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Week of January 4th, 2011
Actor Laurence Fishburne’s daughter Montana at age 19 is becoming a porn star. Enough said, right? But the sorry fact is that there is so much more to be said about this. At 19 years …
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Week of November 1st, 2010
This is the age of reinvention and perhaps no one knows that better than “Sheila,” who opted to become a prostitute at the age of 54. In this week’s episode of Wellness for the …
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Week of October 25th, 2010
It took a new sex survey released this month to encourage Americans to talk about sex, still a taboo subject in many schools and homes. Dr. Veronica turns sexpert with relationship coach/author Byron Williams, who …
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Week of October 18th, 2010
We are a nation full of overweight children hurtling down a destructive path toward future major health problems. In this week’s episode of Wellness for the Real World, Dr. Veronica talks slimming strategies with …
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Week of October 11th, 2010
Adopting a child of another race may be the thing to do in Hollywood, but two Caucasian women not in the celebrity spotlight – author Rhonda Y. Miller, JD, and Manda Aufochs Gillespie — speak …
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Week of October 4th, 2010
“Most of you know I’m into wellness but I’m not particularly earthy-crunchy,” says Dr. Veronica, who nonetheless visited the spread of Rosenthal, a fourth-generation land and cattle, and gained a greater …
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Week of September 27th, 2010
Not only can a serious illness teach you what to accept in a relationship but it can destroy a union as well. Just ask author Wendy Shanker and radio host/author Chris …
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Week of September 20th, 2010
When it comes to which gender carries more added pounds, the guys win. Or rather lose. In this week’s Wellness for the Real World, two men …
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Week of September 13th, 2010
The stereotypical image of an old spinster dying alone, except for her numerous cats that walk over her dead body for weeks before someone discovers her, can haunt unattached women. But fear not. Dr. …
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Week of September 6th, 2010
Gone are the days when people took pity on the singleton. Now the unattached are embraced and there’s even a National Unmarried & Single Americans Week. In this week’s …
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Week of August 30th, 2010
The little blue pill known as Viagra has had as great an effect on the sex life of men as the birth control pill has for women. But has it stifled …
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Week of August 27th, 2010
A married man on the dating scene seldom raises eyebrows but the same can’t be said for wives searching for a little something extra. In this week’s …
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Week of August 16th, 2010
From Courteney Cox’s hit television show Cougar Town to cougar conventions popping up across the country, older women dating younger men are en vogue everywhere. In this week’s Wellness for …
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Week of August 9th, 2010
Too often we hear about sexual abuse victims who continue the vicious cycle by doing the same damaging act to others. But in this week’s Wellness for the Real World, Dr. Veronica talks to …
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Week of August 2nd, 2010
The familiar female fantasy of being taken care of by a wealthy man became a reality for psychologist Holly Hill, whose unexpected exploits moved her to write her book Sugarbabe: The Controversial Real Story …
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Week of July 26th, 2010
If maladies such as hypertension, diabetes and breast cancer can be called silent killers because they gradually consume you without serious symptoms in the early stages, put sexual abuse in a …
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Week of July 19th, 2010
Adam and Eve may not have benefitted from eating fruit in the Garden of Eden but that doesn’t mean we can’t. In fact, Dr. Rita Hancock, the guest on this week’s …
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Week of July 12th, 2010
Thirty-four percent of adults age 20 and over in the United States are obese while another 34 percent are overweight (and not obese), according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). …
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Week of July 5th, 2010
“It was really difficult finding young people who had passion and perspectives,” she says. “I interviewed several younger people before I was able to find someone that I thought would be …
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Week of June 28th, 2010
While Native Americans and Buddhists are amongst those most accepting of death, Americans try to avoid it as long as possible. Who can forget the sad case of Terri Schiavo, who …
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Week of June 21st, 2010
Misery loves company but that’s no excuse for the nation we’ve become. Too drunk on Haterade to chant love, peace and happiness, we seem to derive more glee from the misfortune …
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Week of June 14th, 2010
As soothing as tea can be, tea with caffeine right before bedtime can interrupt your sleep. That’s why herbal teas are preferred for those with sleep or relaxation issues.
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Week of June 14th, 2010
If it’s true that multi-tasking is only halfway doing a task, then we’ve all got a lot of unfinished work to do. We respond to emails while on the phone, check …
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Week of June 7th, 2010
Figure conscious tea drinkers need to look no further than oolong, known as the weight loss tea. But this beverage boasts many more health benefits than fighting the battle of the bulge.
Originating in China’s Fujian …
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Week of June 7th, 2010
Let’s face it. Sometimes there are times when fast food makes sense in our busy lives. It’s heartening to know that with Chipotle you can have guilt-free fast food.
The company with the slogan “Food with …
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Week of June 7th, 2010
If you thought that the recently passed Health Care Reform bill would cure all that ails this country’s health care system, think again. Even under the new law, Americans may still …
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Week of May 31st, 2010
Choices. We’re bombarded with them whether we’re looking for a doctor, a fitness regime and even a religion. With an array of religions from which to choose, Dr. Veronica fires up …
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Week of May 24th, 2010
While giving up all things white, such as potatoes, sugar and bread, may be en vogue these days as a way to achieve optimum health, don’t put white tea in that category. It’s just the …
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Week of May 24th, 2010
Chiropractors, perhaps maligned more than other doctors, have been called everything from quacks to physical magicians. But like any profession, their talents run the gamut from subpar to extraordinary. In this …
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Week of May 17th, 2010
Too often chocolate receives a bad rap for being the reason behind unwanted pounds, acne and other maladies. Now it’s time to celebrate chocolate for its good. Cacao, or chocolate, has …
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Week of May 17th, 2010
If the HBO hit show Sex and the City made talking about sex less taboo over the last decade, Dr. Veronica puts what she calls her favorite subject and activity (maybe it’s …
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Week of May 10th, 2010
With the New Year comes new resolutions—and millions are flocking to yoga studios to start a fitness regimen.
“Yoga is a wonderful thing because you can start exactly …
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Week of May 10th, 2010
Chocolate may bring pleasure to many of us but in large quantities it can be very dangerous for dogs. The treat contains theobromine, a stimulant found in the cacao plant that can negatively affect the …
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Week of May 10th, 2010
Dogs, like humans, have weight issues. Studies have shown that 40 to 50% of dogs are overweight and canine obesity is one of the fastest growing problems in pooches today.
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Week of May 10th, 2010
America is going to the dogs. Literally. As our pets play an ever-larger role in our lives, so does their well-being. Animal owners now seek holistic care for their four-legged friends, …
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Week of May 2nd, 2010
 Addiction doesn’t discriminate. It doesn’t care if you’re rich or poor, black, brown or white, male or female, a Republican or Democrat. It can strike …
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Week of April 26th, 2010
New to gardening? Jerry Fritz of Linden Hill Gardens in Upper Bucks County, PA, offers a few tips for those who aim to be Martha Stewart yet are more likely to …
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Week of April 26th, 2010
This week on Wellness for the Real World on WebTalkRadio.net, Dr. Veronica interviews experts Kristin Perry of The Kitchen Potager about the Slow Food Movement that is …
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Week of April 26th, 2010
This week’s Thumbs Up goes to Slow Food San Francisco for supporting a vertical garden at Sanchez Elementary School in the city’s Mission District. Recently unveiled, the soil-less garden is the …
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Week of April 19th, 2010
Instead of focusing on a single food this week, Dr. Veronica looks at the overall pH balance of everything we eat. With “pH diet” and “alkaline diet” being buzz words in …
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Week of April 19th, 2010
This week, Dr. Veronica Anderson launches her new weekly talk radio show, Wellness For The Real World on WebTalkRadio.net. Her first entry on a regular segment, …
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Week of April 19th, 2010
Welcome to another episode of Dr. Veronica Anderson’s new weekly talk radio show,Wellness for the Real World on WebTalkRadio.net. This week’s thumbs up goes …
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Week of April 19th, 2010
This week in a lively interview on Wellness for the Real World on WebTalkRadio.net, Dr. Veronica puts Jonathan Saidel, democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of …
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Week of April 12th, 2010
This week, Dr. Veronica Anderson launches her new weekly talk radio show, Wellness For The Real World on WebTalkRadio.net. Her first entry on a regular segment,…
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Week of April 12th, 2010
It’s no wonder a growing number of health-conscious consumers have taken a liking to rooibos (pronounced roy-bos), a tea that originates from South Africa’s Western Cape province and flaunts numerous wellbeing benefits.
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Week of April 12th, 2010
While acupuncture still has its fair share of skeptics who call sticking needles in someone to cure ailments a sham, there’s no denying the technique also has grown in popularity in …
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Week of April 12th, 2010
Forbes may have named Monsanto its 2009 Company of the Year due to the agricultural company’s economic success—it’s growing at 18% annually and produces most of the corn seeds globally …
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Week of April 5th, 2010
Dr. Veronica Anderson returns with a new installment of her hour-long weekly talk radio show,Wellness For The Real World. It’s a lively, info-packed hour offering practical advice for enhancing …
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Week of April 5th, 2010
Welcome to another episode of Dr. Veronica Anderson’s new weekly talk radio show,Wellness For The Real World on WebTalkRadio.net. This week it’s all about the anti-oxidant powerhouse – the …
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Week of April 5th, 2010
This week I salute Pepsico, a company that is committed to healthy people and a healthy planet by introducing new and nutritious foods into their line. Along with this, they have created the Pepsi Refresh …
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Week of March 29th, 2010
This week, join Dr. Veronica Anderson as she launches her new weekly talk radio show,Wellness For The Real World. It’s a lively, info-packed hour offering practical advice for enhancing …
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Week of March 29th, 2010
In a country full of wonders, Machu Picchu stands out and is the most popular tourist attraction in Peru. Dubbed the “Lost City of the Incas” its majestic—and some say, magical—ruins …
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