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Fad Diets vs. Healthy Eating Plans

Fad Diets vs. Healthy Eating Plans

by Susannah Wollman Part 2: Start Eating Healthy How to eat healthy and lose weight In Part 1 we looked at yo-yo dieting and the rebound weight syndrome. Now we are going to talk about fad diets and healthy eating plans designed to help you lose weight and keep it...

Resolved: Stop the Fads and Lose the Weight This Year

Resolved: Stop the Fads and Lose the Weight This Year

by Susannah Wollman Part 1: Get rid of the yo-yo As though an attempt was being made to make it sound less dangerous, sometimes this phenomenon is called “weight cycling,” which actually sounds like a good thing, right? It’s not. The fact remains that...

Have a Healthy New Year—Tips for Budgeting Health Expenses

Have a Healthy New Year—Tips for Budgeting Health Expenses

By Susannah Wollman Planning for a Healthy New Year Figuring out what you need to plan for health-wise is a life stage consideration. Depending on your age and your particular genetic make-up, you may need check-ups or not. What about insurance? Every healthcare plan...

Is it a cold or the flu? Know when to see the doctor.

Is it a cold or the flu? Know when to see the doctor.

By Susannah Wollman “I hurt all over. My stomach’s upset and I have a headache. I must have the flu.” But do you really? Every year the flu takes on new characteristics, but those new traits are actually more about the variant rather than symptoms. The influenza virus...

Great Tips for Healthy Holiday Eating

Great Tips for Healthy Holiday Eating

By Susannah Wollman Now that holiday decorations are up everywhere, there’s one more place to decorate that can help you avoid overeating this year. Decorate your plate! What? Yes! Here’s how: If you’re the host, shop smart. Don’t go shopping at peak hours when...

Alzheimer’s Update: What 2019 Has Revealed About the Disease

Alzheimer’s Update: What 2019 Has Revealed About the Disease

By Susannah Wollman Alzheimer’s disease continues its progress across an aging population in the United States. While medical science can help us live longer, we are seeing new problems as we age. So what’s new on the research front? Here’s what we’ve learned about...

Vaccination Debate: Flu Shot or Not?

Vaccination Debate: Flu Shot or Not?

by Susannah Wollman Every year during flu season the question arises. There are passionate answers on both sides of the aisle, so understanding how flu shots can affect you and your children is very important. Is it safe for everyone? Every year, hundreds of thousands...

Habits to Cut Your Risk of Breast Cancer Decade by Decade

Habits to Cut Your Risk of Breast Cancer Decade by Decade

By Susannah Wollman   The American Cancer Society’s mission statement reads “we're on a mission to free the world from cancer.” In order to do that, making people aware is the first and most important step. Many women think that they are too young to worry about...

The New Normal: Life After Breast Cancer

The New Normal: Life After Breast Cancer

by Susannah Wollman   Congratulations! You’re a survivor! You fought the hard fight and came out victorious. Now what? Post-treatment life You’ve patiently sat through the chemo and radiation treatments and finally reached the last one.   “Yay!” you think....

10 Tips for Hosting the Perfect Tailgate Party

10 Tips for Hosting the Perfect Tailgate Party

By Susannah Wollman The history behind tailgate parties So you think the all-American tradition of celebrating the game in the parking lot is a modern one? Well, you’re partly right. The modern tailgate party probably started with college football. The very first...