• Sugar is bad for more than just your waistline

    By Dr. Ayotunde Adeyeri A s a bariatric surgeon, I see many people struggling with serious chronic health conditions related to obesity. Often, these patients say their weight issues are due to an addiction to sugar.This is certainly understandable. Let’s face it ,sugar tastes good.And the more you partake, the more your body asks for…

  • Tips to stay healthy and strong during chemotherapy

    By Bhavesh Balar, M.D. Undergoing chemotherapy affects every patient differently. Regardless of the degree to which you experience side effects, following some simple guidelines will help make the treatment cycle as comfortable as possible. Nutrition is one of the most important factors and often one of the biggest challenges patients face.The medication can play havoc…

  • Physical therapy offers a safe and effective alternative to drugs in treating low back pain

    By Michael Sheynin P.T. A n investigative report published in 2008 in the New York Times highlights the alarming increase in methadone prescriptions for the treatment of chronic spinal pain.The result has been a shocking increase in methadone-related deaths. Methadone was once limited to use in addiction treatment centers to replace heroin, but today it…

  • Sugar can wreak havoc on your cholesterol levels

    By Spencer Kroll, M.D., Ph.D., F.N.L.A. I t is a well-known fact that the war is on against sugar. Many people don’t realize that sugar and other carbohydrate consumption can also contribute to cholesterol problems. In fact, sugar — in the form of table sugar (sucrose) or high-fructose corn syrup, ? can be a greater…

  • Top diets: Yay or nay?

    U.S. News recently came out with its Top Five Diets. We asked nutrition expert Amy Jamieson-Petonic to weigh in on this list. “My first recommendation for any lifestyle change is to meet with a registered dietitian before you begin,” she says. “The RD can really help you determine a road map to learn how to…

  • Healthy eating, no labels required

    With countless popular ‘eating lifestyles’ competing for supremacy, choosing a diet is more complicated than ever. So don’t. By Jeff Schnaufer CTW Features Paleo.Vegan.Vegetarian. Mediterranean. Gluten-free. Flexitarian. Don’t want to go ‘all in’? Who says you have to label yourself? “When you look at all these diets together, you see that they all have commonalities…

  • Howell police dept. will face wave of retirements in 2013

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — The Howell Police Department will see the retirement of several officers this year with payouts from the township and no plans to replace those who are departing. According to Police Chief Ronald Carter, at least seven members of the department will be retiring by the end of 2013.…

  • Viewpoint

    All good things come to an end Donna Kenyon Call me crazy, but I don’t like Labor Day, and not just because I can’t wear white pants anymore. I have always detested Labor Day ever since I was a child and the holiday signaled the dreaded back-to-school routine. Then, I think I disliked it even…

  • Taking it to the links

    Nationally renowned golf trick-shot performer Dennis Walters tees off with an oversized club during his Aug. 19 appearance at the Charleston Springs Golf Course, Millstone Township, which is celebrating its 15-year anniversary. In 1974, Walters suffered an accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down. He now plays golf by using a swivel seat…

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