HOLIDAY 2011 - Current Issue

THE WARM-CHICKEN APPROACH TO SMOKING CESSATION
by Anna Tobia, PhD.

In November the American Cancer Society will once again issue its annual challenge to smokers to break their addiction to cigarettes during the Great American Smoke-Out. Many undoubtedly will take up the challenge and for quite a few, this will probably not be the first time they will have attempted to quit smoking. If you’re a repeat offender, don’t be discouraged. There is a proven way for you to quit—now and forever more.
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SHOULD WE BE SO HAPPY ABOUT THE HAPPY MEAL MAKEOVER?
by Christina Pirello

Progress is progress, and while I will congratulate any company on its efforts to make healthier food options available to mainstream consumers, I think we need to hold onto our party hats before celebrating the Happy Meal makeover.
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A TIME FOR CHARITY
by Susan T. Hui

With Thanksgiving and Christmas around the corner, thoughts turn to gift-giving and good cheer. One of the best ways to warm the heart in the months when it gets colder outside is to donate time and/or money to a charity. One can find charity-giving in what one would think would be the most unlikely of places. Like an Irish pub. We recently spoke to Greg “Spoonie” Rand, a partner in O’Neals, Philadelphia’s longest running, family-owned Irish bar, located off South Street at 611 South 3rd St. See issue for complete article.

WE NEED NOT BE HELPLESS
by Saul H. Segan, Esq.

Even the most even-tempered or placid among us cannot possibly be unmoved by the barrage of emotionally challenging events that shape the planet’s everyday experience. The bounds of empathy are stretched to their limits of tolerance or coping skills upon the click of the remote control and the resultant images on TV. Yet the Universe, touted for its accompanying benevolence in equal abundance, offers on our doorsteps the compensating means of dealing and healing. See issue for complete article.

LEARNING TO BREATHE: A BOOK REVIEW AND AN EXPLORATION OF ANXIETY
by Miro Lipinski

According to the National Institute of Health, anxiety disorders affect over 40 million people in the United States. The number has to be astounding if the entire world is considered. Indeed, anxiety is more common than depression and is the most common mental disorder in the United States. There are various levels of anxiety: from the nagging type that is only slightly annoying and debilitating to the devastating panic attacks that can dramatically change the sufferer’s behavior, to the point where the person cannot go to a restaurant, a movie or a concert, attend a family get-together or even leave his or her house or apartment. This virulent form of anxiety—the panic attack—affects about 6 million Americans, and twice as many women as men. See issue for complete article.

CAN A STRAND OF HAIR DETERMINE WHAT NUTRIENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS YOU NEED?
by Susan T. Hui

Did you know that a small sample of your hair can give you answers about the nutritional deficiencies you may have and also which toxic metals you have too much of? Hair is the second most metabolically active tissue in the body, and an analysis of such hair, done by a certified lab, can indicate vitamin, mineral and nutritional deficiencies, as well as any heavy metal toxicity that may have occurred over a long period of time.
See issue for complete article.

"JINGLE BELLS" -- A SONG FOR BOTH CHRISTMAS . . . AND THANKSGIVING?
by Susan T. Hui

“Jingle Bells” may be one of the most well-known and beloved Christmas songs, but it was actually written for Thanksgiving! James Lord Pierpont wrote the song in 1850 at Simpson’s Tavern, Medford, MA, after watching a sleigh race from Medford to Malden. The song was written for a Thanksgiving concert program at Sunday School, but became so appropriate for the later holiday that it eventually passed over to Christmas usage. See issue for complete article.