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By Jeannie Gedeon, MPH, RDN/LDN, CAP/ICADC While nutrition, fitness, and weight goals top the list of most common New Year resolutions, plans are often scrapped by the second week of January. Your best bet for getting to a healthy weight – and staying there – is to kick the diet mentality. Cultivating good intensions is not easy – many people …

Sleep should be one of our most precious commodities, but for some people, the struggle of falling asleep and/or staying asleep and feeling rested can be a fruitless effort.  Why does this happen? And what can you do? You’ve tried everything from sleeping medication, natural teas to lavender baths and soft music but nothing seems to make sleeping any easier. …

Me 2 Beauty & Wellness As we age, the pursuit of beautiful, healthy skin can be somewhat disappointing. Creams will hydrate the outer most layer of the skin, but when you want to change your muscle tone and more profound wrinkles, serums will never be able to recontour the facial muscles and lift your sagging skin. Plastic surgery and injectables …

For some, the idea of laser beams conjure up images of epic SciFi battle scenes. For others, lasers in medicine mean skin resurfacing or perhaps even hair removal. Today we see “lasers for hair regrowth” advertised in magazines, on TV and in our Facebook newsfeeds. Are these treatments for hair loss for real or is it just a gimmick… another …

Become More Emotionally Intelligent During the time in between Thanksgiving and the New Year many people have a predisposition to feel overwhelmed and/or over committed, worried about finances with gift giving, the abundance of food/alcohol/sweets leading to over indulgence and weight gain, or maybe tension with specific family members. These triggers can often overlap as well. This can create a …

YOUR PATH TO BECOMING CLINICALLY NON-DIABETIC TYPE 2 DIABETES CAN BE REVERSED IN A LITTLE AS FOUR TO SIX MONTHS WITH THE PATENT-PENDING HELP YOUR DIABETES® PROGRAM. (Licensed by Magnum Health Management, LLC.) Are You one of 27 million Americans with Type 2 Diabetes or one of 86 million Americans diagnosed as ‘Pre-Diabetic? (American Diabetes Association). One in three adults …

By Elissa S. Norton, MD, FAAD Have you ever woken up in the morning and noticed a new “friend,” “barnacle” or “gift” on your skin? What are these pesky growths and what can we do about them? While Dr. Norton recommends having a full body skin examination once yearly to screen for skin cancer, the good news is that not …

By Jeannie Gedeon, MPH, RDN/LDN, CAP/ICADC The holidays are upon us with 6 weeks of temptations from the end of November to the beginning of January, with well-wishers who leave plates of cookies at the office or drop by with gooey treats like fudge or cheese balls as holiday gifts. The result: Many gain a substantial amount of weight during …

Regardless of who you are, chances are you have symptoms relating to one or all of the above. Do you know there are enjoyable, easy alternatives to medicines and/or just dealing with it? Our body is the perfect machine and has the ability to correct many of these issues if put in the right environment. This means that yes eating …

Hmmm. Let’s see what is on TV tonight. Shark Tank is always a good watch. Wonder what weird businesses they are going to have in the tank. What is this? Cryotherapy? Never heard of it, but it looks interesting. So, you get in a chamber and get hit with -240 degree gas to take away pain and inflammation, that definitely …