Indoor Tanning Poses Cancer Risks, Teenagers Learn – NYTimes.com

“A panel of experts convened by the World Health Organization found in 2009 that the use of sun beds before age 30 was associated with a 75 percent increase in the risk of melanoma. A 2012 study found a 15 percent increase in the risk of certain skin cancers with every four sessions in aContinue reading “Indoor Tanning Poses Cancer Risks, Teenagers Learn – NYTimes.com”

10 Tips for a Happier Healthier 2015

I don’t know about you, but 2014 left me in a state of flux. It’s time, again, to re-evaluate, clarify, see how to best express your purpose and passion after the changes of the past year. Here’s a list I’ve developed to help me. I hope it helps you too.

Top 12 mistakes when eating ‘healthy’

this article was published as my Holistic Health column in The Times Herald Record Here are the top 12 mistakes I see right now, by people trying to eat healthier. Are you making any of them? I look at food journals every day, and what I see is that many people are still basing theirContinue reading “Top 12 mistakes when eating ‘healthy’”

Is America Ready for Healthy Convenience Food? – NYTimes.com

Does it really take more time to chop vegetables than to pick up take out? Is less time always our highest virtue? While this article raises some important issues, it misses others. From my perspective, the “virtue” of preparing food has little to do with class, and everything to do with healthier, better functioning mindsContinue reading “Is America Ready for Healthy Convenience Food? – NYTimes.com”

3 Reasons “Cheating” Does not work!

Hi Fran Sussman here from Sussman Holistic Services and fransussman.com I want to talk to you today about the concept of “Cheating”. If you have convinced yourself that a little “Cheating” is OK, there are three reasons that you might want to reconsider! First of all, like it or not, you cannot cheat your biochemistry.Continue reading “3 Reasons “Cheating” Does not work!”

Is Healing Possible?

Hi Fran Sussman here; from Sussman Holistic Health and fransussman.com I want you to know that healing is possible. Wherever you’re starting from, whatever you’ve been through, I want you to know that we are designed to heal. All you need is the right guidance, information and support. And that’s why I’m here. Since 1993Continue reading “Is Healing Possible?”

Ex-Vegans Anne Hathaway And Bill Clinton Praise Paleo-Style Low-Carb Diets For Energy And Weight Loss

I wrote previously about Bill Clinton’s decision to go vegan and how difficult it can be to stay healthy, long term, with that approach. For many people on the Standard American Diet (SAD) going vegan might be beneficial initially if they are replacing processed foods and junk foods with real food. That’s always a goodContinue reading “Ex-Vegans Anne Hathaway And Bill Clinton Praise Paleo-Style Low-Carb Diets For Energy And Weight Loss”