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December 2009

Holiday

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Trim your table with healthy recipes From readers & staff

What your smile reveals Shape up your holiday shopping list Put a wrap on seasonal stress

Cover design by Natalie Monteith

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On the Cover This fall, THJ asked readers to send in their healthy holiday recipes for a chance to win one of two grand prizes: $100 in cash or dinner for two. Find the winning recipes starting on page 20, along with a few runner-up recipes that really shine. Staff members share their seasonal favorites, too.

Inside DECEMBER 2009

20 FEATURES

IN EVERY ISSUE

In the Giving Spirit | 7

Shape Up Your Gift List | 18

Letter from the Editor | 4

What do a photographer, dentist and small business owner have in common? They’re putting their time and resources towards helping others this holiday season.

Personal Trainer Gayle Pinn has put together a holiday gift guide just for you—from stocking stuffers to the biggest toys in Santa’s bag.

Inbox | 6

Put a Wrap on Holiday Stress | 15

The Forgotten Ones | 28

Snapshots | 10

Give yourself the gift of inner peace this year. Behavioral health expert Mike Verano offers tips for tackling the four ‘F’s of seasonal stress: food, finances, family and fun.

What Does Your Smile Reveal? | 26

When a loved one dies, children are often either overlooked in the aftermath or shielded from the situation. Dr. Frederic B. Tate shares his tips for helping kids cope with grief and, ideally, reach a point of acceptance.

Dentist Tanya Brown explains why taking care of your teeth and gums is more than just a cosmetic issue.

In the Hot Seat | 38 As a consultant to other physicians—and The Health Journal’s medical editor—Dr. Ravi Shamaiengar is accustomed to answering complex medical questions. This time, it gets personal.

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photo by Brian M. Freer

an you believe that another year is coming to a close? Why is it that the older we get, the faster the years seem to come and go? While our bodies gradually slow down, time inevitably gains speed. If only we could reverse that paradox! This being my last column of the calendar year, I want to extend a heartfelt thank-you to our loyal readers for sticking with us for yet another 12 issues. Midway through our fifth year of publishing, our reach is still growing. Today, a circulation of nearly 80,000 copies make The Health Journal Hampton Roads’ largest monthly magazine. Our staff (and hopefully, you) would agree that 2009 has reflected some of our best work. We’re careful to pack each issue with inspirational patient stories, upclose interviews, informative physician-written columns and exciting health and medical news on a local and national scale. This year’s cover stories ranged from the serious—like traumatic brain injury (March 09) and heroin use among local teens (May 09)—to the more lighthearted subjects of pet therapy (Feb. 09) and, finally, this month’s cover on healthy holiday recipes. (You can find all of our past articles as well as this month’s issue online at www.thehealthjournals.com.) For the last two months we encouraged readers to enter The Health Journal’s first-ever Healthy Holiday Recipe Contest; you’ll find the two winning recipes and a few other top entries in “Holiday Lites,” starting on page 20. Some of our staff members also chimed in with a few delicious dishes of their own (find Grandma Natalie’s Cranberry-Apple Casserole, which I mentioned in October’s Letter from the Editor, on page 24). Some of my favorite articles are those that include input from our staff, such as this month’s recipe lineup and November’s “Beauty and the Budget,” which featured recessionfriendly health and beauty tips. I frequently recruit staffers to rate all kinds of products from light yogurt to cosmetics and more. Speaking of staff: on page 38, read my interview with THJ Medical Editor Dr. Ravi Shamaiengar, a radiologist serving two Peninsula hospitals. In our interview, Shamaiengar (who’s also my uncle-in-law) talks topics from health care reform to the pros and cons of running a family business. In our inaugural issue of 2009—the same month we profiled famed heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz (an editorial highlight, for sure)—staffers revealed their top health-related New Year’s resolutions. Revisiting that issue reminded me of my forgotten pledge—to start a serious running routine this past spring. Like so many of us tend to do at the start of a new year—or after a major life event such as having a baby or, say, a birthday that ends in a zero (two things that happened to hit me this year)—I pushed myself too hard, literally. Just a few weeks after Camden’s birth I stoically set out to fulfill my resolution—pushing all of myself, plus the baby, plus one seriously weighty jogging stroller, up a steep hill that marked the final stretch of my 45-minute course. Talk about an uphill battle! After a few weeks of this routine, my aching ankles and a click-click-clicking sound in my knees signaled that it was time to slow the pace. I established a more reasonable walking routine with another new mom and have since found that fitness and friendship really do mesh well. With just four weeks left in the year and facing an unfulfilled resolution, I’ve made one overriding pledge for the year ahead: To limit such unrealistic self-goals and, if I do feel inclined to make a resolution, remind myself that lasting change requires that little virtue called patience. Please enjoy our year-end issue, and we’ll see you again in 2010. Until then, from our family to yours—we wish you all the joys of the season and a healthy, happy new year.

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The holidays are a time for giving—but not just within families. Meet three local women who are giving of their time and resources to help others less fortunate. WRITTEN BY ALISON JOHNSON JESSICA OATMAN

Virginia Adult & Pediatric Allergy & Asthma (VAPA) has welcomed Ritu S. Pabby, M.D., to its practice in the Hampton Roads region. She specializes in the treatment of allergies and asthma in adults and children, and she is accepting new patients of all ages at VAPA practice locations in Williamsburg, Newport News and Gloucester.

Family Focus Seeks Financial Support

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A non-profit family resource program of the Colonial Services Board (CSB) for more than 25 years, Family Focus now seeks financial support from the community; due to budget cuts, the program will no longer receive funding from the CSB as of December 31. Thousands of Peninsula families have benefited from Family Focus offerings including drop-in playgroups, parenting classes, the Before Preschool/ Al’s Pals program, Fatherhood groups, and other community outreach and family support services. Family Focus staff and volunteers are now pursuing donations, grants and new financial partners throughout the community. To make a contribution or learn more about the program, call (757) 566-9777 or (757) 898-2945, or visit www.familyfocusva.org.

Photographer Jessica Oatman founded Images of HOPE after her oldest child—four-yearold Montana—was diagnosed with leukemia. Montana's cancer has gone into remission, but Oatman remains dedicated to giving other local families a chance to capture the moment.

Oatman’s oldest child, four-year-old Montana, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at age two. Doctors first thought Montana had the flu; he was sleeping all the time and didn’t have the strength to play. On his fourth trip to the doctor, however, blood tests detected cancer. Montana’s cancer is in remission now, but he still undergoes daily chemotherapy treatments at home—using a liquid medication—and weekly sessions at Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters in Norfolk. At the hospital, doctors deliver the drugs through a port, or tube, in Montana’s chest, which often takes three to four hours at a time. Montana also travels to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Tennessee for spinal taps every few months. “Years later, no matter what happens, Chemotherapy takes a toll. Montana regularly these images will be the memory of a hero.” loses his hair, and one steroid medication causes intense mood swings and food cravings. Early —Jessica Oatman treatments were so hard on the toddler’s joints that he had to relearn how to walk. While his energy is fairly high today, Montana has to be careful not to “So many people have helped my family that I wanted to give back to other families,” says Oatman, a Williamsburg wear himself out. But, his mother says, “His strength is inmother of three. “I want to document what these children credible.” Oatman hopes to spread the word about Images of HOPE go through and capture them in their natural state. If a child (www.hopeconquers.org) and add more volunteer photograpasses away, having those pictures is a blessing. If the child survives, the parent can look back and say, ‘Look how hard phers across the country. “I hope it will help families,” she he fought—and he won.’ Years later, no matter what hap- says, “and also bring more awareness to childhood cancers and other illnesses.” HJ pens, these images will be the memory of a hero.” hipping out a camera to record a child’s every milestone is standard practice for most parents. But when a child is battling a serious illness, taking pictures isn’t a priority—even though that child likely is a portrait in strength. Jessica Oatman offers parents of such children the gift of preserving those chapters in their child’s life. A professional photographer and the mother of a child with cancer, Oatman founded Images of HOPE, a non-profit that offers free portrait sessions of kids battling life-threatening illnesses. Each family gets both color and black-and-white shots and a disc that holds about 30 different pictures.

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EVMS Chair of Surgery Named to Lead College of Surgeons L.D. Britt, M.D., MPH, the Brickhouse Professor and chair of surgery at Eastern Virginia Medical School, has been named the president-elect of the American College of Surgeons, the world’s largest organization of surgeons. Dr. Britt received the designation at the College’s Clinical Congress in Chicago last month. He will be president-elect until his inauguration as the organization’s president next fall. During the past year, Britt led the ACS’s 22-member governing board and spoke nationally on causes the ACS has championed, such as ensuring patients’ access to care and curing a shortage of general surgeons.

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CREATING SMILES

ichael Boyd is the type of person who loves to smile, despite all the medical problems he’s struggled with—a near-death experience related to diabetes, partial amputation of his right foot, blood clots in his leg and a hip replacement with another to come. But over the years, the health of Boyd’s teeth declined so much that his broad grin turned into a tight smile with closed lips. At 54, his dental disease was so severe that he also was at high risk for heart attack, stroke and possible infection of his prosthetic hip. Unfortunately, the Hampton resident—a disabled machine welder—knew he could never afford the work he needed. Then in stepped Dr. Lisa Marie Samaha, a Newport News dentist who recently held a “Smile Makeover Contest” to find locals deserving of free dental care. Samaha and her staff wanted to help people who had a life-threatening level of dental disease and a limited income but who still maintain an optimistic outlook on life and display a passion for helping others. Boyd, who regularly takes seniors from his church on errands and visits disabled veterans in the hospital, fit the bill. Along with a second winner, Terri Cane of Williamsburg, he will undergo tens of thousands of dollars worth of procedures to improve his health and smile.

“It is God’s gift from heaven,” says Boyd, who needed all his teeth pulled and chose new teeth from a variety of options. “I started feeling a lot different right after she took my teeth out. I have more energy, like my body knows it’s better off with those bad teeth gone. I know when it’s done I’m going to feel amazing. I’m going to smile every chance I get.” Samaha, who hopes to finish both patients’ makeovers before Christmas, says the contest was a way to thank the community that supports her business and draw attention to the dangers of dental disease. “Even in challenging economic times our practice has thrived, and this is a display of COURTESY OF PORT WARWICK DENTAL ARTS our gratefulness,” she says. “I didn’t want Dr. Lisa Marie Samaha (right) presents Terri Cane and son it to be a glamour contest. This is really about health Noah with a plaque recognizing Cane as one of two winand quality of life.” ners of Samaha’s “Smile Makeover Contest.” Says Cane, a Terri Cane, a 49-year-old registered nurse with Senregistered nurse: “A nurse’s smile means so very much.” tara Healthcare, had suffered daily pain from her decaying teeth, which she neglected for years due in part to a crippling fear of dentists. Cane, also a mother of “I didn’t want it to be a four, wanted a smile makeover not for herself but for glamour contest. This is really her family and the patients she treats. “A nurse’s smile so very much,” she says. “It conveys kindness, about health and quality of life.” means empathy, reassurance, confidence and professionalism. —Dr. Lisa Marie Samaha I want to be able to freely share my smile with others.” Soon, like Boyd, she will get her wish. HJ Continued on the next page

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LOCAL BEAT BRINGING JOY TO SENIORS This is the sixth year that Krance’s office has organized the program, which draws in volunteers of all ages from businesses, schools, law enforcement agencies, the Girl Scouts and other community organizations (call 757-886-1230 for information on how to get

“We want seniors to be part of the celebration, too.” —Hollie Krance

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Home Instead franchise owner Hollie Krance expects volunteers to deliver 8,000 gifts to area seniors this month.

ost of the gifts that go to people in the annual “Be a Santa to a Senior” program are very modest—blankets, slippers, sweat suits, flashlights, lotions or other toiletries. But to a lonely or financially strapped senior, the feeling of being remembered at Christmas is priceless. “They’re so appreciative, no matter what they get,” says Hollie Krance, owner of Home Instead Senior Care (a franchise that serves the Peninsula and Williamsburg), who leads the effort. “They open up a box of tissues or a bath and body set, and you would have thought you’d bought them a new car. They’re smiling and crying and so happy.”

involved). Leaders collect the names of seniors, along with each person’s gift requests, from sources such as the Peninsula Agency on Aging. The names then go on ornaments that hang on trees at local Wal-Mart stores; shoppers can take an ornament, buy the gifts and leave them at customer service for volunteers to pick up. Home Instead organizes two public wrapping parties (see box at right) and helps coordinate mid-December deliveries to nursing homes, senior centers, Meals-onWheels recipients and low-income housing complexes. “Be a Santa to a Senior” is a nationwide effort for Home Instead, and the local program is one of its most successful gift drives, Krance says. This year, her office expects to deliver about 8,000 gifts to more than 2,000 seniors. Each person receives at least three gifts, and most get four or five, often presented by volunteers in elf outfits and a costumed Santa Claus. “What I love is that it really brings the entire community together,” Krance says. “The holidays are such a family-oriented time that people can get caught up in their own families—or they focus mainly on children in the community. They tend to forget about our seniors, and we want [seniors] to be part of the celebration, too.” HJ

You can be a ‘Santa to a Senior!’ Home Instead Senior Care needs volunteers at two upcoming “wrapping parties.” Just bring one roll of wrapping paper and a pair of scissors to either of these events (adults only, please): Dec. 9, at noon, at the Midtown Community Center (570 McLawhorne Dr., Newport News) Dec. 11, at noon, at the Quarterpath Recreation Center (202 Quarterpath Rd., Williamsburg)

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On Oct. 23, Child Development Resources (CDR) in Williamsburg hosted graduate students from James Madison University who are studying early intervention for infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities. The group learned about CDR’s collaboration with early childhood professionals as well as the center’s developmental playgroups and program planning. Pictured is CDR Executive Director Paul Scott with visiting students and faculty.

The pediatric dental office of Drs. Rubenstein, Avent and Huie (located in Newport News) encouraged parents and children to trade in their uneaten Halloween candy in exchange for cash during its “Candy Buy Back” event held last month. The practice offered $2 for every pound of candy returned and donated half of that amount to the Ronald McDonald House in Norfolk. The candy was then sent, along with letters from local children, to men and women serving overseas in the U.S. military. A total of 421 pounds of candy was collected, and $432 was given to the Ronald McDonald House.

Registered Nurses Antoinette “Toni” Higgins (left), Bobbie Butler (center) and Jessica Farzaneh—clinical staff members at Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center in Portsmouth—have collaborated with former colleague Dr. Melissa M. Gomes on an article that will appear in an upcoming edition of the Journal of Emergency Nursing. The article, “Anatomy of the Staged Orientation Process,” describes a training model Higgins and her team developed a year ago to increase the nursing department’s retention rate.

New Town Dental Arts in Williamsburg will send over 500 pounds of unopened Halloween candy to U.S. troops serving overseas. The candy was collected through the practice’s “Candy Buy Back” event held in November. Walsingham Academy’s lower school collected candy for the cause, bringing more than 300 pounds of candy to New Town Dental Arts. Pictured with Dr. Sebastiana Springmann are Walsingham students Matthew Botta, Thomas Botta, Caroline Reid, Gabrielle Deschenes and Caroline Boyd.

Western Branch Family Practice in Chesapeake has gone live with ConnectCare, Bon Secours’ advanced electronic medical records system that links each patient’s clinical information to one medical record. The system will help Bon Secours improve efficiencies, patient care and patient safety. Dr. Alison Christian-Taylor (right), a family physician who practices at Western Branch, says: “I think the greatest benefit is being able to have all the patient information in one spot in an easy-to-access database. With standardized and consistent documentation, we will be able to track outcomes and disease stages while reducing duplicate tests and procedures.”

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A few days before Halloween—on a day when students and staff typically dress in orange and black—teachers and staff at Stonehouse Elementary School showed their support for breast cancer awareness by “putting on the pink.”

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quality-of-care impression in patients who actually were harmed during the course of their treatment and may reassure physicians and others who worry about the consequences of disclosure,” he added. Using hospital records and patient interviews, the researchers found that “Patients want to be told the almost one-third of adverse events in the study truth, and they perceive were preventable—being disclosure as integral to related to errors such as giving patients the wrong high-quality medical care.” dose of medication. Hospital staff were less —Dr. Lenny Lopez, likely to discuss preventMassachusetts General Hospital able adverse events with patients compared with ones that could not be avoided—such as an unforeseeable re- monary embolism (a blood clot in the action to a new drug. When patients lungs), drug reactions and overdossuffered a preventable effect, staff es, heart attacks and lung, colon and explained the problem to them only breast cancers. On average, the doctors described 30 percent of the time, Lopez’s team committing or witnessing two such erfound. Yet patients tended to give their care rors in their careers. The fact that they higher quality ratings when a problem readily recalled the details of these was explained to them, even when the cases suggests that “diagnostic error is not unusual in clinical practice,” the complication was preventable. On average, study patients rated their researchers write, “and actively solicithospital care as “very good.” But patients ing such cases represents an opportuwho’d discussed their adverse event with nity for tapping into a hidden cache of hospital staff were twice as likely to give medical errors that are not generally high ratings as those who had been given collected by existing error surveillance and reporting systems.” HJ no explanation.

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tress is as much a part of holiday tradition as greeting cards, presents and awkward family moments. The honest truth is that while the holidays should be a time of peace on Earth and good will towards men, they are equally the time for discord and ill will. In fact, notes the American Psychological Association, one in five Americans worries that holiday stress will cause them at least one physical health problem. How is it that a potentially festive time turns into a carnival of tension and worry? Why is it that high blood pressure and tension headaches are as commonplace as eggnog and fruitcake? Does this say something about the holiday season, or is it more likely a reflection of the way we interpret stress? The holidays do not bring us stress; we bring stress to the holidays. If we look closely at our inner tension, we will find that it was neatly packed, wrapped and hand-delivered by none other than ourselves. This is good news, though. It opens up the possibility that we can ask for, and receive, the gift of inner peace this season. Before going on, I want to share with you (at right) a “Stressmas” carol that I wrote to summarize how many of us feel as we move head-first into the not-so-silent nights ahead.

Sung to the tune of “Jingle Bells” Jangled nerves, jangled nerves Jangled all the day Oh, how sad it is to spend Our holiday time this way Dashing through the malls With a cart that’s gone astray Back to the bank we go Crying all the way Bells on registers ring Making spirits sigh Oh, what bills the mailman brings! Why’s my interest rate so high?

A day or two ago I felt my chest grow tight And very soon I found myself Pacing through the night I tried to get some sleep But the fears, they would not go I knew I’d fallen very deep And never felt so low

Jangled nerves, jangled nerves Jangled all the day Oh, how sad it is to spend Our holiday time this way

Oh! Jangled nerves, jangled nerves Jangled all the day Oh, how sad it is to spend Our holiday time this way!

What we gain by letting go Most plans for reducing stress have four basic components: eat right, exercise, get plenty of sleep and enjoy the company of others. If you are like me, you look at this list and feel even more stressed out than before. The reason, of course, is that this list represents things that can be challenging to do during the rest of the year. The likelihood that these activities will automatically become our standard mode of operation from November through January is about the same as that of Santa bringing us the high-definition plasma TV we have been longing for, rather than the lawn tool that will occupy our every weekend. But don’t be dismayed, merry gentlemen and women: there is another way to approach the holiday season. The way out of this trap is not to wrestle with that Grinch called stress—it is to let go of our habitual tendency to resist the world as it is. When we hold on desperately to the visions that dance in our head, we become frustrated when the world refuses to dance along. However, when we let go of the need for the holiday season (or any season, for that matter) to conform to our preconceived notions, we Continued on page 16

The Four ‘F’s of Holiday Stress Food • Finances • Family • Fun Try these strategies to overcome stress.

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You’ve tried this: Limiting yourself to eating only holiday foods that begin with the letter ‘Q.’ Now try this: When you do eat seasonal snacks and meals, do so mindfully; eat with your full attention on the food and the experience of eating. You will find that you actually eat less but enjoy more.

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You’ve tried this: Putting your holiday cheer on credit and then making a New Year’s resolution to get out of debt. Now try this: Give yourself credit for your ability to create holiday magic without breaking the bank.

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You’ve tried this: Thinking that the holidays would make everyone get along. Now try this: Drop the expectations of familial harmony and realize that the only family member you can change is yourself.

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You’ve tried this: Overindulging in the holiday spirit, confusing excitement for real happiness. Now try this: Experience the true joy of being in the present moment and realize that the most fun of all comes from anything that opens your heart.

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Putting a Wrap on Holiday Stress Continued from page 15 discover a true miracle; life isn’t so bad when we let go of control and move into a state of acceptance. This does not mean that we simply lie down and allow the yuletide sleigh to run us over. Moving into a state of “let-go” does not mean we fall victim to the wintry winds of fate. When we stop struggling against life, we

discover new options and energies. When we realize that holiday stress is only our perception of the world, we can then choose to focus on finding true joy in the season. If you find that your holiday mug runneth over with stress, try emptying it by asking yourself, “What am I resisting at this very moment?”

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Sung to the tune of “Let it Snow” Oh, the world outside seems frightful And everyone seems so spiteful But since that’s no way to grow Let it go, let it go, let it go The stress, it is not stopping And my heart, it feels like popping But before I hit an all-time low I let it go, let it go, let it go And when I finally see the light, Nothing seems quite so bad When I let go of the fight I discover the peace I once had Now the fears are slowly dying And my heart’s no longer crying All I ever needed to know Was let it go, let it go, let it go.

Mike Verano is a licensed professional counselor and licensed marriage and family therapist. He is the program director for Sentara Senior Behavioral Health Services and the author of the books The Healing Power of Stress: Turning Inner Tension Into Inner Strength and Don’t Even Think About It: Reflections on Stress and Mindfulness. Visit his website at www. healingpowerofstress.com.

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he hectic holidays are here again. If you’re struggling to think of the perfect gifts for your friends and loved ones, look no further. These health and fitness gifts include options that’ll be perfect for everyone on your list—from the picky teenager to the adult who seems to have everything. Giving someone the gift of health and fitness shows just how much you care, and it’s a gift that you can truly feel proud to give. While it’s impossible to put a price tag on good health, your gift doesn’t have to be expensive. Gifts can cost as little as $5 or range into the hundreds of dollars. Here are a few suggestions in various price ranges. (And don’t forget yourself—you deserve the gift of fitness, too.) HJ

Stocking Stuffers/Under $15 ❆ Resistance bands (try www.spri.com) ❆ Exercise DVDs (I like Bell Express 15’s Cardio Fitness Kit or Jeanette Jenkins’ 21-Day Total Body Circuit Workout—two exercise videos top-rated by Fitness magazine.)

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Readers and Staff Share their Healthy Holiday Recipes We asked for your recipes, you sent them in, and we judged. Here are the top entries from The Health Journal’s first-ever Healthy Holiday Recipe Contest, as well as comments from some of our entrants on what makes these recipes favorites. Bon Appetit!

TOPPING 1½ cups plain, non-fat yogurt 1 10-ounce jar of Trader Joe’s pumpkin butter (seasonal)

PREPARATION 1. Mix agave nectar, applesauce, eggs and pumpkin in large bowl. Add remaining dry ingredients and mix well. Stir in raisins and nuts. 2. Coat an 11”x15” jelly roll pan with non-stick spray and bake mixture at 325 degrees for 20 minutes. When done, a toothpick inserted should come out clean. 3. Mix yogurt and pumpkin butter and chill. Once sheet cake is cool, apply topping and refrigerate. Yield: 16 bars

(Crystal’s healthy recipe makeover) INGREDIENTS BARS ¾ cup agave nectar* ½ cup natural applesauce 3 eggs 1 can plain pumpkin (16 oz.) 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour** 2 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice 1 cup raisins ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans

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*If using sugar in place of agave nectar, use 1 cup sugar and add ½ cup canola oil in addition to the ½ cup applesauce. Increase the baking temperature to 350 degrees. **Alternate option: Mix 1 cup whole-wheat flour with 1 cup white flour.

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Rice and Spice Turkey Soup INGREDIENTS 2 tablespoons organic canola oil Dash toasted sesame oil 1 large onion, chopped 1 quart organic turkey broth (or chicken broth) 2 cups diced turkey 2 cups carrots, sliced ¼ cup rice, any variety* ¼ teaspoon nutmeg 1 16-ounce can solid pack pumpkin 1 large crisp, organic apple, grated

INGREDIENTS FILLING 3 8-ounce packages of fat-free cream cheese 1 cup sugar substitute R U N NER -U 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup canned pumpkin 4 egg whites ¼ teaspoon ground allspice ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon lemon zest Garnish: Pumpkin pie spice or ground cinnamon CRUST 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs 2 tablespoons melted margarine or butter 2 tablespoons sugar substitute ½ teaspoon cinnamon PREPARATION 1. Combine all ingredients for crust and press into a 9” spring form pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool. 2. Combine cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl. Mix until smooth with an electric mixer. Add pumpkin, eggs, and spices. Beat until smooth and creamy. 3. Pour mixture into pie pan with crust. Bake for 60 to 70 minutes or until the top browns. Remove from oven and allow to reach room temperature. Chill thoroughly in refrigerator, remove pan sides and cut into slices. Serve with fat-free whipped cream or whipped topping. Sprinkle with ground cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice. Yield: 8-16 servings, depending on size of each slice.

“Perfect for everyone, even those with dairy or gluten intolerance.”

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“Sweet, spicy and surprisingly low in fat.”

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Cinnamon Orange Sweet Potatoes INGREDIENTS 3 large sweet potatoes 1/3 to ½ cup orange juice 1 teaspoon Triple Sec (or orange extract) 2 teaspoons cinnamon PREPARATION 1. Wash, peel and cube sweet potatoes. 2. Boil in water until tender. Drain and mash. 3. Add the orange juice and Triple Sec or orange extract. Blend well and place potatoes in oven-safe serving dish. 4. Warm potatoes in oven. Remove and sprinkle with cinnamon. Serve and enjoy. Yield: 8 to 12 servings.

PREPARATION 1. Heat onion in oil in large saucepan on medium heat. Add broth, turkey, carrots, rice and spice. 2. Cook rice in broth according to package, then stir in pumpkin puree and apple. Heat through and serve. *For faster cooking time, rice noodles may be substituted for the rice.

“The flavors of orange and cinnamon really make these potatoes pop.”

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INGREDIENTS CASSEROLE 3 cups apples, chopped 2 cups fresh cranberries 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 cup sugar

PREPARATION 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Combine fruits with flour, tossing to coat. Add sugar, mix. Place in a casserole dish. Combine oatmeal, spices, nuts, flour and sugar. Add melted butter; stir well. Spread over fruit mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Natalie Montieth, graphic designer

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When You Smile, is Your Health Showing? Taking care of your teeth and gums is more than a cosmetic concern—it could save your life. WRITTEN BY DR. TANYA A. BROWN

ou brush, you floss, and you visit your dentist twice a year— seems simple enough, right? But did you know that your oral health can affect your overall health? Recent studies indicate that there are very specific ties between dental health, periodontal

Gum Care: Commit it to Memory A recent study revealed a surprising link between gum disease and memory. The findings, reported in the November issue of the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, are based on more than 2,300 men and women who were enrolled in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III conducted between 1991 and 1994. Participants with the highest pathogen levels were most likely to score poorly on cognitive tests. Research has already established a strong association between poor oral health and heart disease, stroke and diabetes, as well as Alzheimer’s disease. The study’s researchers note that gum disease could influence brain function through several mechanisms; for example, gum disease can cause inflammation throughout the body, a risk factor for loss of mental function.

(gum) health, and other systemic diseases. So if you think you spend all that time brushing and flossing just to keep your smile looking bright, it’s time to look a little closer. Periodontal disease, also known as gum disease, is linked to a variety of health issues, which is why it’s important to practice good oral care. Regular visits to your dentist are your best preventive measure to ensure that any problems with your gums don’t affect the rest of your body. Healthy teeth and gums prevent common bacteria in your mouth from entering into your bloodstream. Any gum erosion and/or irritation creates areas in which bacteria can enter your bloodstream and spread to other parts of your body. How else can your oral health affect your overall health? Here are a few potential ways: Early signs of osteoporosis (bone loss), evident in the jaw or teeth, are often found during routine dental visits and X-rays. Dentists are often the first health professionals to identify signs of oral cancer, which is why regular oral cancer screenings are part of preventive care. Poor oral health has been linked to heart disease, so practicing good oral hygiene may actually decrease the risk of heart disease and stroke. You’ve read that good oral care is important during pregnancy. Some studies indicate that there is a link between gum disease and premature birth.

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The link between oral care and diabetes is twofold: Those who have diabetes are generally at increased risk of developing gum disease. In addition, diabetics have an increased risk of tooth decay, dry mouth, and oral infections. Patients whose immune systems are compromised (e.g., from diseases such as HIV/AIDS) often have oral symptoms that lead to increased oral bacteria, which in turn can affect overall health. Current research is also aimed at the role oral health plays in the development of pneumonia and pancreatic cancer. Taking care of your teeth and gums is one of the most important preventive health measures you can follow. See your dental care provider for regular examinations, cleanings, X-rays, and oral cancer screenings. Your at-home routine should include regular brushing, flossing, and self-examination for any changes in gum health. Not only does your smile depend on good oral care— you may find that your life does, too. HJ

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he truth is that most of us do not do a very good job talking about death. Rarely are people taught how to converse compassionately with individuals who are dying or those who have lost a loved one. We use euphemisms such as “crossed over” or “passed on.” It is as if the word “death” is taboo. Society expects us to grieve stoically and return to work in three days, ready to function fully. Mourning is too often seen as feelings to be “resolved” or “overcome,” as opposed to a journey that needs to be experienced. Children are often the forgotten ones when there has been a death. We do not intentionally overlook them, but the child who has had a sibling, parent or grandparent die gets lost in the shuffle. Also, many adults believe that children need to be protected from the pain of death. Though often well intended, our attempts to protect children may actually do more harm than good. Cocooning children also robs them of the opportunity to build important coping skills. We are inclined not to talk about death, but not talking does not mean that we are not communicating. Children pick up on our non-verbal communication; anxiety and depression can be sensed. Talking to children about death does not harm them, though deception and secrets can. Of-

ten the real motivation for adults keeping their silence is that death is too painful a subject for us to talk about. When I was working in private practice years ago, many of my patients were in therapy because during childhood they’d had a parent or sibling die. One patient had been sent away to a relative’s house for the summer; when he returned, he discovered that his brother had died of leukemia and been buried. He had never had the opportunity to say goodbye, participate in the funeral, or mourn. This still haunted him 50 years later.

Open, honest communication is key We rarely give children time to talk about their fears, reactions or feelings following the death of a loved one. They need to ask questions and to be given information appropriate for their age. If a sibling has died, the parents may well be too distraught to have these discussions with the surviving child. This is when a grandparent, aunt or family friend can temporarily step in. Do not assume that a minister or rabbi is automatically good at talking with children about death. We should talk to children about death the same way we talk to them about sex—directly, honestly and without Continued on next page

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Talking With Children About Death Continued from previous page sugarcoating the facts. There are many wonderful children’s books that address the topic of death and dying. It is best to use simple language, and be prepared to be repetitious. Children may ask the same questions every day for weeks. Remember, saying “I don’t know” is perfectly acceptable. Children will ask Mourning is too often questions about the afterlife or seen as an event to be why bad things happen to good “resolved” or “overcome,” people. Giving as opposed to a journey that a child the message that you needs to be experienced. care and that you are genuine is far more important than having all the answers. Even very young children grieve. They just grieve differently than adults. They may be too young to grasp abstract concepts such as eternity, but the disorganization and change that death may bring can strongly affect a child. There is neither a single, correct way for adults to grieve nor an orderly progression to be followed. It is the same for children. Some will show their sadness, others may not. It is not unusual, for example, for a child to want to return to school following a death in the family. This does not mean the child is not grieving but rather, that structure can provide a sense of control in a world that seems unpredictable. Though not always possible, giving a child the opportunity to say goodbye is important. On the other hand, children who are uncomfortable going to the hospital or hospice should not

be forced. If they want to go, prepare them for what they will see. When children attend funerals, it is best that an adult take them to the funeral parlor prior to the funeral so they can walk around, ask questions, and view the body privately if the casket is open. Do not equate death with sleeping. This can lead to sleep disturbances in children. Remember that when a parent has died, it is essential to reassure the children that someone will still take care of them.

Working towards a state of acceptance Temporary behavioral regression such as bedwetting, a fear of being alone, stuttering, baby talk, thumb sucking or night terrors are not uncommon among children after a death and usually resolve with time. Never punish a child for exhibiting these behaviors. Consider taking your child to see a psychologist or family therapist even if only for a few sessions. Just like going to the dentist every six months can be good preventive medicine, seeing a therapist after a death may prevent problems later in life. Drawing is one of the best forms of expression for children. It can provide an open and safe atmosphere for them to explore their feelings surrounding death and the loss that accompanies it. Children, too, benefit from memorializing the deceased. Making a memory box or poster can be therapeutic. Maybe the best thing we can do for children who have experienced a death is to increase the amount of time we spend touching and holding them, reassure them that though life is unpredictable, there is some stability, and to remember that grief has no time limit. Like adults, children reach a point of acceptance at their own pace. HJ

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Spondylolisthesis: Fancy Name, Common Problem WRITTEN BY DR. JEFFREY CARLSON

id you know that back pain and leg pain lead about 20 percent of Americans to see a physician each year? Although most back pain is minor and usually resolves on its own, there are many different problems that can cause lingering lower back pain. About 10 percent of patients who see an orthopaedic spine specialist for their back pain have spondylolisthesis—a condition where the bones in the spine (vertebrae) have either slipped or shifted. Vertebrae may slide or change position for many reasons. The most common culprit is degenerative disc disease, which causes the vertebrae to sit more loosely on each other and allows them to shift. The vertebrae may also fail to connect completely in childhood, allowing the bones to slip away from each other. In adolescents, back pain may start as the bones start to shift. As the child becomes more active in sports, the spinal instability caused by a poor vertebral connection will become painful. X-rays may show a break in the bones; however, some kids who are

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experiencing back pain will have normal-looking X-rays. Further evaluation with a CT scan can help the physician more closely examine the spine. Some people live their entire lives with a break in their vertebrae and do not experience back pain until their discs, pads that separate each spinal bone, start to degenerate.

further. Disc degeneration can be painful; as the spine continues to degenerate and vertebrae slip, the spinal nerves that are protected by the bones endure more and more pressure. Pinched nerves cause pain in the nerve roots, which is felt in the back of the legs and down to the foot—a condition called sciatica, often confused with leg pain. The initial treatment for lowback and leg pain related to spondylolisthesis is a physical Disc degeneration can be painful; as the spine therapy program and anticontinues to degenerate and vertebrae slip, the inflammatory medications. Exercise, stretching, spinal traction and spinal nerves endure more and more pressure. manual therapies (like massage and spinal adjustments) can help reduce the pain. The goal of In most cases, spondylolisthesis is diagnosed in treatment is to relieve the pressure on the nerve and middle age and is the result of degeneration in the mobilize the bones and discs to allow for a more fluid spinal discs. As the discs degenerate, they cannot motion of the back without irritating the muscles, support the weight of the spine, which allows the bones tendons or nerves. Most patients respond well to this to shift. As bones shift out of normal position, the discs treatment and can maintain their spinal health with have to bear the brunt of the patient’s body weight and a home exercise program. If medication and holistic movement, which, in turn, applies more stress to the approaches are unsuccessful, steroid injections discs and causes them to degenerate faster. around the nerves and joints may help relieve some Most patients with mild spondylolisthesis will of the acute pain. If all of these treatments don’t not have any worse back or leg pain than most work, surgery is an option. Although most people are people their age and won’t have to stop any normal reluctant to have back surgery, improved techniques activities. However, as these individuals age, the have made surgery for spondylolisthesis a very discs between the slipped vertebrae degenerate effective procedure. HJ

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Egan Family Chiropractic 1078 Big Bethel Road Hampton (757) 838-2500

Regency Health Care Center 112 N. Constitution Dr. Yorktown (757) 890-0675

Spine Care of Tidewater, PC 7216 Executive Dr., Ste. A Hampton (757) 827-3210 11872-D Canon Blvd. Newport News (757) 873-8483

Dentistry & Oral Health

A Family Chiropractic Center 121 Hampton Hwy. Yorktown (757) 867-7787

Northampton Convalescent & Rehabilitation Center 1028 Topping Lane Hampton (757) 826-4922

Burt H. Rubin, DC 183 Woodland Road Hampton (757) 723-3893

Tidewater Heart Institute 2115 Executive Dr., Ste. 1-B Hampton (757) 825-4260

Governor’s Inn Estate 741 Thimble Shoals Blvd. Newport News (757) 873-1701

Keswick Place at Warwick Forest 866 Denbigh Blvd. Newport News (757) 886-2000

Optimum Chiropractic, PC 610 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste 202-A Newport News (757) 594-9412

Mitchell A. Avent, DDS Mark A. Huie, DDS 12725 McManus Blvd., Bldg. 1, Ste. A Newport News (757) 874-0660 D. Mark Babcock, DMD 640 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. 1 Newport News (757) 874-4420 Jeff W. Bass, DDS 4326 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 898-6788 Sidney Becker, DDS 12821 Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 874-7155

Scott H. Francis, DDS Hunter C. Francis, DDS 2038 Nickerson Blvd. Hampton (757) 851-3530 Gerald Q. Freeman, DDS 12482 Warwick Blvd., Ste. G Newport News (757) 599-3182

Jeffrey G. Sotack, DDS 2111 Hartford Rd. Hampton (757) 826-9595

Clifford T. Goodwin, DDS 12610 Patrick Henry Dr., Ste. G Newport News (757) 930-3744

W. Mark Stall, DDS 211 Hartford Rd. Hampton (757) 851-5939

Barry Lee Green, DMD 716 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. C-2 Newport News (757) 874-5455

Tabb Family Denistry 106 Yorktown Road Yorktown (757) 867-9000

Hampton Roads Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 901 Enterprise Pkwy., Ste. 100 Hampton (757) 825-8355 716 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. C-1 Newport News (757) 874-6501

DonnaMaria Tapp-Reid, DDS 2202-E Executive Drive Hampton (757) 838-8855

William G. Harper, DDS 235 Wythe Creek Rd. Poquoson (757) 868-8152 Kent Herring 12700 McManus Blvd., Ste. 102-B Newport News (757) 877-7667 Lanny C. Hinson 606 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. C-1 Newport News (757) 873-2577 Dawn T. Hunt, DMD, PC 358 Wythe Creek Rd. Poquoson (757) 868-6651 Marvin Kaplan, DDS, PC 13193 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 877-5530 Levy & Hoffman Family Dentistry 3120 Kiln Creek Blvd. Yorktown (757) 877-9281 Maeso Family & Cosmetic Dentistry 606 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. 107 Newport News (757) 877-4304 Anthony L. Martin, DDS 119-C Village Ave. Yorktown (757) 886-0300 Montague L. Martin, DDS Shannon M. Martin, DDS 12650 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 930-4800

Walton L. Bolger, DMD 12695 McManus Blvd., Bldg. 4/Ste. A Newport News (757) 877-1999

John L. Matney, DDS 4112 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Grafton (757) 898-6622 12528-A Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 596-8210

Michael W. Bowler 4310 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 898-1919

Alan R. McGill, DDS 11747 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 5-C Newport News (757) 595-9979

Boxx, Blaney & Lachine Family Dentistry 113 Hampton Hwy. Yorktown (757) 867-8765

Jack A. Mrazik, DDS 3000 Coliseum Drive, Ste. 204 Hampton (757) 838-3975

Thomas W. Butterfoss, DMD, PC Jennifer L. Barton Butterfoss, DDS, MS 2111 Hartford Rd. Hampton (757) 838-3400 4310 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 898-5448 Henry A. Cathey 710 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. 1-C Newport News (757) 874-5511 City Center Dental Care 709 Mobjack Place Newport News (757) 873-3001 Michael Covaney, DDS 760-E Pilot House Dr. Newport News (757) 596-6850 Ray A. Dail, DDS 716 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. A-4 Newport News (757) 872-7777 G. Curtis Dailey, DDS 534 Wythe Creek Rd. Poquoson (757) 868-6091 2118 Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 826-5075

Venisse Georgalas, DC 702-A Middle Ground Blvd. Newport News (757) 591-9390

James F. Dollar, DDS R. Benjamin Ellis, DDS 12725 Patrick Henry Dr. Newport News (757) 874-6712

Gunderman Chiropractic & Wellness Center 5701 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 874-5666

Harold B. Dumas, DDS 6521 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Grafton (757) 898-3366

Perry L. Showalter, DDS 5324 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Grafton (757) 898-0822

Francis D. Mullen, DMD 2240-B Coliseum Drive Hampton (757) 838-8411 George L. Nance, DDS 608 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. 805 Newport News (757) 872-0617 K. E. Neill Jr., DDS K. E. Neill III, DDS 219 Cook Rd. Yorktown (757) 898-6832 Oyster Point Oral & Facial Surgery 11842 Rock Landing Dr., Ste. 105 Newport News (757) 596-1200

Donald L. Taylor Jr., DDS Russell S. Taylor, DDS 534-A Wythe Creek Rd. Poquoson (757) 868-9334 Tidewater Family Dentistry 559 Denbigh Blvd. Newport News (757) 877-6787 Alexander Waitkus, DDS, MS, PC 2101 Executive Dr., Ste. 5E South Hampton (757) 826-8511 Benjamin T. Watson, DDS 729 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Bldg. 7-E Newport News (757) 873-3322 Calvin R. White Jr., DDS 4101 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 898-7200 J. Dewey Willis III, DDS, PC 11713 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 100 Newport News (757) 873-3407 Patrick R. Wyatt, DDS 12528-F Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 595-7990

Dermatology Ageless Dermatology & Laser Center 5309 Discovery Park Blvd. Williamsburg (757) 564-1200 Associates in Dermatology 17 Manhattan Sq. Hampton (757) 838-8030 Bruce E. Fuller, MD 12695 McManus Blvd., Ste. 3-B Newport News (757) 872-7787 Oyster Point Dermatology 895 Middle Ground Blvd., Ste. 302 Newport News (757) 873-0161

Tidewater Diagnostic Imaging 3000 Coliseum Drive Hampton (757) 873-0848 11803 Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 594-1803 3630 Geo. Wash. Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 867-6101 Tidewater Heart Institute Laboratories 2116 Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 224-4233 TPMG Imaging Center 860 Omni Blvd., Ste. 102 Newport News (757) 873-0848 Unique Imaging Solutions, Inc. 2113 Hartford Rd., Ste. B Hampton (757) 722-0223

Endocrinology Joseph K. Chemplavil, MD 2115 Executive Dr., Ste. 1-A Hampton (757) 827-9259 Anne Leddy, MD 704 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Bldg. 300-A Newport News (757) 595-4300 Riverside Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Center 11844-B Rock Landing Drive Newport News (757) 534-5050 12200 Warwick Blvd., Ste. 590B Newport News (757) 534-5909

Family Practice Carlos F. Acosta, MD Dana L. Bachtell, MD 2100 Hartford Rd. Hampton (757) 826-2102 Albert H. Francis Jr., MD 2104 Executive Drive Hampton (757) 827-9979 Nancy Ayers, MD 703 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. B-4 Newport News (757) 873-4441 Leo C. Bowers, MD 26 Wine Street Hampton (757) 728-1100 Bruton Avenue Family Practice 12 Bruton Avenue Newport News (757) 594-4111 Alvin Bryant, MD 2000 Kecoughtan Rd. Hampton (757) 380-8603

Pariser Dermatology Specialists 11842 Rock Landing Dr., Ste. 120 Newport News (757) 595-8816

Harold E. Cloud Jr., MD 2726 W. Mercury Blvd. Hampton (757) 825-1500

Quarles Dermatology 304-A Marcella Rd. Hampton (757) 827-3046

Coliseum Medical Associates 3000 Coliseum Drive, Ste. 200 Hampton (757) 827-0420

Schumann Dermatology Group One Park Place 5309 Discovery Park Blvd. Williamsburg (757) 564-1200

Commonwealth Family Practice 12715-M Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 930-0091

William J. Shields, MD 914 Denbigh Blvd. Grafton (757) 874-0320 Ken J. Tompkins, MD Padman A. Menon, MD 2208-D Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 825-1440 Katherine A. Treherne, MD 2207-C Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 827-5626

Roxanne Dietzler, MD 732 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 102 Newport News (757) 599-3623 Family Care of Denbigh 12652-A Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 874-8822 Family Practice of Hampton Roads 2117 Hartford Road Hampton (757) 825-4273

Diagnostic Imaging

Thomas R. Parrott, DMD 401 Oyster Point Rd., Ste. C Newport News (757) 249-8921

Robert E. Feely Jr., MD Sinclair B. McCracken, MD 704 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 600-A Newport News (757) 595-5001

Breast Diagnostic Center 704 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 600 Newport News (757) 595-8650

William Pearlman, DDS 1959 E. Pembroke Ave. Hampton (757) 723-6565

48th Street Physicians 4714 Marshall Ave. Newport News (757) 380-8709

Cranial Facial Imaging Center 7151 Richmond Rd., Ste. 306 Williamsburg (757) 476-6714

Peninsula Institute for Community Health 1033 28th Street Newport News (757) 928-3810

Maurice W. Frazier, MD 17 W. Mellen St. Hampton (757) 723-9141

Dorothy Hoefer Breast Imaging Center 1031 Loftis Blvd. Newport News (757) 595-5474

C. Lee Ginsburgh, MD 704 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 500 Newport News (757) 599-1066

Parks Orthodontics 608 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. 802 Newport News (757) 874-6655

Peninsula Pediatric Dentistry 220 Nat Turner Blvd. Newport News (757) 240-5711 Jon E. Piche, DDS 4310 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 874-1777

Roslind McCoy-Sibley 2204-C Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 838-1100

Hampton Family Practice 9-A Manhattan Square Hampton (757) 838-6335

To advertise, call 757-645-4475 THE HEALTH JOURNAL December 2009

J. Matthew Halverson, DO, FAAFP 11835 Fishing Point Drive, Suite 104 Newport News (757) 599-5588

Gold’s Gym 815 Middle Ground Blvd. Newport News (757) 599-4653

Healthy Family Partnerships 100 Old Hampton Ln. Hampton (757) 727-1300

Hampton Senior Center 3501 Kecoughtan Rd. Hampton (757) 727-1601

Hilton Family Practice 10852 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 594-3602

HeartSenter Yoga 111 Manassas Loop Yorktown (757) 236-5603

James River Family Practice 11835 Fishing Point Drive, Suite 104 Newport News (757) 599-5588

Jazzercise Oyster Point Center 882 J. Clyde Morris Blvd. Newport News (757) 594-9266

Lawrence C. Hyman, MD 2114-A Hartford Rd. Hampton (757) 826-3460

Metabolic Balance Hilltop Medical Center 1788 Republic Rd., Ste. 202 Virginia Beach (757) 228-1241

Daniel Lee Medical Group, PC 716 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. C-3 Newport News (757) 243-2377 Magruder Primary Care 850 Enterprise Pkwy. Hampton (757) 637-7600 John L. Marshall, MD 12715-H Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 594-3969 Mercury West Medical Center 2148 W. Mercury Blvd. Hampton (757) 827-1940 Old Hampton Family Practice 200 Eaton Street Hampton (757) 726-5000 Oyster Point Family Practice 704 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 700 Newport News (757) 873-2000 Patriot Primary Care 2855 Denbigh Blvd. Grafton (757) 968-5700

Northampton Community Center 1435-A Todds Ln. Hampton (757) 825-4805 North Phoebus Community Ctr. 249 West Chamberlin Ave. Hampton (757) 727-1160 Old Hampton Community Center 201 Lincoln St. Hampton (757) 727-1123 Peninsula Boxing Academy 467-D Denbigh Blvd. Newport News (757) 872 -9832 Personal Training Associates On the Square (Port Warwick) Newport News (757) 599-5999 Piyo Pilates Studio 101 Nat Turner Blvd. Newport News (757) 218-5505 Riverside Wellness & Fitness Centers 12650 Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 875-7525

Health Careers Riverside School of Health Careers 316 Main Street Newport News (757) 240-2200 Maxim Healthcare 739 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 503 Newport News (757) 595-8822

Health Departments Hampton Health District 3130 Victoria Blvd. Hampton (757) 727-1172 Hampton University Hampton (757) 727-5328 Medical Careers Institute 100 Omni Blvd., Ste. 200 Newport News (866) 708-6174 Peninsula Health Center 416 J. Clyde Morris Blvd. Newport News (757) 594-7300 Thomas Nelson Community College 99 Thomas Nelson Dr. Hampton (757) 825-2700

Health Products & Equipment Bike Beat 120 Ottis Street, Ste. 118 Newport News (757) 833-0096 Conte's Bicycle & Fitness 9913 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 595-1333

Gastroenterology Colonial Gastroenterology 11803 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 230 Newport News (757) 534-7701

TPMG Patrick Henry Family Medicine 12695 McManus Blvd., Ste. 6-A Newport News (757) 969-1755

Gastroenterology Specialists 410-A Marcella Rd. Hampton (757) 826-6539

TPMG of Yorktown 307 Cook Road Yorktown (757) 898-7261

Hampton Roads Gastroenterology 501 Medical Drive Hampton (757) 826-3434

Victoria Family Practice 3212-B Hampton Hwy. Yorktown (757) 867-6160

Peninsula Gastroenterology 101 Philip Roth Street, Ste. 5-A Newport News (757) 599-6333

The Village Doctor 10222 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 223-0124

Port Warwick Internal Medicine 11803 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 140 Newport News (757) 594-1803

Warwick Primary Care 4032-A Campbell Road Newport News (757) 534-5600

TPMG Gastroenterology 860 Omni Blvd., Ste. 301-A Newport News (757) 240-2700

Fitness & Weight Management Bally Total Fitness 12555 Hornsby Lane Newport News (757) 249-1315 Body-in-Balance 12482-A Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 715-6906 Center for Metabolic Health 733 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 120 Newport News (757) 873-1880 Curves for Women 5336 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Grafton (757) 898-8300 3835 Kecoughtan Rd. Hampton (757) 723-3600 1814-A Todds Lane Hampton (757) 265-9200 Willow Oaks Village Square 227 Fox Hill Rd. Hampton (757) 851-5800 555 Denbigh Blvd. Newport News (757) 872-8720 328 Oyster Point Plaza Newport News (757) 249-9300 10860 Warwick Center Newport News (757) 596-2121 477-C Wythe Creek Rd. Poquoson (757) 868-1488 3301 Hampton Hwy. Yorktown (757) 867-7150 Fitbody/Strongbody 735 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 120 Newport News (757) 874-3488 Fyzique Fitness Center 8100-F Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 283-5303

Bon Secours Home Care & Hospice 2 Bernadine Drive Newport News (757) 886-6000 Care Advantage 12528 Warwick Blvd., Unit E Newport News (757) 595-9676 Comfort Keepers 11847 Canon Blvd., Ste. 3 Newport News (757) 766-2311 Concordia Private Care 729 Thimble Shoals Blvd. Newport News (757) 873-1966 Elite Healthcare 12388 Warwick Blvd., Ste. 306-C Newport News (757) 926-4641 Family Centered Resources 11847 Canon Blvd., Ste. 12 Newport News (757) 596-3941

Hampton Roads Nephrology Associates, PC 704 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 500-B Newport News (757) 599-3436

Riverside Regional Medical Center 500 J. Clyde Morris Blvd. Newport News (757) 594-2000 Sentara Careplex Hospital 3000 Coliseum Drive Hampton (757) 736-1000 Sentara Port Warwick Medical Arts 1031 Loftis Blvd. Newport News (757) 736-9810 Sentara Urgent Care 747 J. Clyde Morris Blvd. Newport News (757) 599-6117

Hypnosis Ageless Balance Hypnotherapy 2013 Cunningham Dr., Ste. 105 Hampton (757) 869-0838

Granma T’s 4161 William Styron Square N. Newport News (757) 594-9868 Health Haven 12452 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 595-6634

Home Instead Senior Care 555 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. B Newport News (757) 886-1230

Health Trail Natural Foods 10848 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 596-8018

Hope in Home Care Skilled Care Division 11835 Rock Landing Dr. Newport News (757) 873-3410

The Healthy Connection 2007 N. Armistead Blvd. Hampton (757) 826-6404 Med Emporium 629 Pilot House Dr. Newport News (757) 434-5777

Hope in Home Care 11828 Canon Blvd. Newport News (757) 873-0030

Infectious Disease Stephen L. Green, MD 2112 Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 838-8677 Oyster Point Medical Specialists 11747 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 4-C Newport News (757) 596-7115 Riverside Medical Specialists 12420 Warwick Blvd., Bldg. 3, Ste. B Newport News (757) 594-2081

Hospice Community Care 1064 Loftis Blvd., Suite C-2 Newport News (757) 594-0288

Internal Medicine

Hospice of Virginia Hampton Roads (800) 501-0451

Denbigh Internal Medicine 1000 Old Denbigh Blvd. Newport News (757) 872-7003

Immediate Care Assisted Living 66 West Mercury Blvd. Hampton (757) 838-0900

Melvin G. J. Green, MD 4001 Coliseum Dr., Ste. 300. Hampton (757) 827-2030

Interim Healthcare 610 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 303-B Newport News (757) 873-3313

Hannibal E. Howell, MD 55 E. Tyler St. Hampton (757) 723-2674

Lillies in the Valley Private Duty 11747 Jefferson Ave.. Ste. 6-B Newport News (757) 873-0711

Internal Medicine 716 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. C-4 Newport News (757) 872-9808

Hearing & Audiology

Maxim Healthcare Services 739 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Suite 503 Newport News (757) 595-8822

Melvin R. Johnson, MD 3451 Victoria Blvd. Hampton (757) 723-9380

General Surgery

Dominion Pediatric Therapy 729 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 4-C Newport News (757) 873-2932

Nurses 4 You, Inc. 4112 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy., Ste. 3 Yorktown (757) 833-3200

Robert N. Lowe, MD 2501-A Marshall Ave. Newport News (757) 247-3910

Dominion Surgical 4000 Coliseum Dr. Ste. 320 Hampton (757) 827-2202

ENT Physicians & Surgeons 895 Middle Ground Blvd., Ste. 152 Newport News (757) 599-5505

Peninsula Pharmacy Home Infustion Services 11833 Canon Blvd., Ste. 114 Newport News (757) 594-3944

Frank E. Medford, MD 11030 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 595-0908

Personal Touch Home Care & Hospice of Va., Inc. 732 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 203 Newport News (757) 595-8005

Hoskote S. Nagraj, MD 12695 McManus Blvd., Ste. 1-A Newport News (757) 874-1337

Riverside Lifeline 5033-B Geo. Wash. Mem. Hwy., Ste. C Yorktown (757) 856-7030 Smoothie King 2040 Coliseum Dr., Ste. 13-A Hampton (757) 262-1588 Virginia Home Medical 11842 Canon Blvd. Newport News (757) 873-1700 The Vitamin Shoppe 12266 Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 249-3697

Hampton Roads Surgical Specialists 109 Philip Roth St. Newport News (757) 873-6434

Hampton Roads ENT-Allergy 11842 Rock Landing Dr., Ste. 100 Newport News (757) 873-0338

Peninsula Surgery Center 12000 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 594-1717

Hecker & Associates 802-C Lockwood Ave. Newport News (757) 874-4665

Peninsula Surgical & Trauma Services 500 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Ste. 601 Newport News (757) 534-5300

Maico Audiological Services 610 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 403-B Newport News (757) 873-8794

Port Warwick Surgery 11803 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 250 Newport News (757) 873-0050 Riverside Hampton Surgery Center 850 Enterprise Pkwy., Ste. 100 Hampton (757) 251-1077 TPMG - General Surgery 860 Omni Blvd., Ste. 204 Newport News (757) 874-1077 Weight Loss Surgery Center 645 J. Clyde Morris Blvd. Newport News (757) 591-9572

Hand Surgery Robert M. Campolattaro, MD Nicholas A. Smerlis, MD 901 Enterprise Pkwy., Ste. 900 Hampton (757) 637-7016

Sentara Careplex Audiology 4000 Coliseum Dr., Ste. 120 Hampton (757) 827-2528

Hearing Aids Audibel Hearing Aid Center 11747 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 6-A Newport News (757) 595-2005 Beach Hearing Aid Centers 11745 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 7 Newport News (757) 595-2005 Beltone-Ledford Audiology & Hearing Aid Center 727-F J. Clyde Morris Blvd. Newport News (757) 596-2113 2115 Executive Dr., Ste. 2-B Hampton (757) 896-3989

Riverside Home Care 856 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Ste. C Newport News (757) 594-5600 Riverside Hospice 12420 Warwick Blvd., Ste. 7-D Newport News (757) 594-2745 Riverside Lifeline 5033 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy., Ste. C Yorktown (757) 856-7030 Sentara Home Care Services 2713-G Magruder Blvd. Hampton (757) 766-2600 Tama Home Health Care Services 600 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 350 Newport News (757) 873-3315 Visiting Angels Tidewater 12388-203 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 599-4145

Hospitals & Clinics

Costco Hearing Aid Center 12121 Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 746-2031

BonSecours Mary Immaculate Hospital 2 Bernadine Drive Newport News (757) 886-6000

Hearing Health Care Center 111 Cybernetics Way, Ste. 220 Yorktown (757) 206-1900

Hampton Roads Specialty Hospital 245 Chesapeake Ave., 4th Floor Newport News (757) 534-5000

Nephrology & Renal Health

Peninsula Institute for Community Health 4714 Marshall Ave. Newport News (757) 380-8709 15425 Warwick Blvd., Ste. H Newport News (757) 874-8400

Susan C. Nicholson, PhD, LCSW Newport News (757) 873-2307

Traveling Fitness for Women Hampton - Newport News (757) 593-5912

TPMG Hidenwood Family Medicine 12655-A Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 595-9880

Beacon Health Care 710 Denbigh Blvd., Bldg. 7, Ste. A Newport News (757) 833-0430

Riverside Goldencare 5033 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy., Ste. B Yorktown (757) 856-7030

DaVita Hope Dialysis 300 Marcella Drive Hampton (757) 838-1585

Home Helpers & Direct Link 6420-G Geo. Wash. Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 989-0090

Stoneybrook Family Practice 15408 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 890-0012

TPMG of Hampton 2115 Executive Dr., Ste. 5-C Hampton (757) 223-4992

Bayada Nurses 7151 Richmond Rd. Williamsburg (757) 565-5400

Pittman’s Medical Transport 164 Winchester Dr. Hampton (757) 825-2605 Toll-Free (800) 322-3451

Patient First 611 Denbigh Blvd. Newport News (757) 283-8300

Hypnosis & Healing Center 2013 Cunningham Dr. Hampton (757) 838-3450

General Nutrition Center 605 Newmarket Dr. Hampton (757) 838-5930 23 Town Center Way Newport News (757) 896-3794

TPMG of Grafton 101-A York Crossing Grafton (757) 898-7737

Amour Home Care, Inc. 3114 Chestnut Ave. Newport News (757) 245-5100

MedExpress Urgent Care 4740-A Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 890-6339 12997 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 369-9446

Home Care Alternatives 12388 Warwick Blvd., Ste. 301-D Newport News (757) 236-5062

Riverside Family Medicine 10510-A Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 594-3800

Total Fitness 6120 Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 827-0629

TPMG/Denbigh Family Medicine 13347 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 877-0214

Amedisys Home Health Services 1 Enterprise Pkwy., Ste. 120 Hampton (757) 223-5424

Hampton Roads Hypnosis & Meditation 100 Bridge Street, Ste. D Hampton (757) 968-7365

Sentara Center for Health & Fitness 4001 Coliseum Drive Hampton (866) 760-2658

YMCA 7827 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 245-0047 101 Long Green Blvd. Yorktown (757) 867-3300 1800 W. Mercury Blvd. Hampton (757) 826-6018 1322 LaSalle Ave. Hampton (757) 722-9044

Lackey Free Family Medicine Clinic 1620 Old Williamsburg Rd. Yorktown (757) 886-0608

Heartland Hospice 11835 Fishing Point Dr., Ste. 101 Newport News (757) 594-8215

Preventive Medicine Center 732 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 602 Newport News (757) 596-8073

Freewheel Bicycle Shop 12440 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 596-6320

West Hampton Community Center 1638 Briarfield Rd. Hampton (757) 896-4687

Hospice & Home Care

Gentle Care, Inc. 751 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. J Newport News (757) 873-4555

Food Herbs & More 2821 Denbigh Blvd. Yorktown (757) 898-0100

Suburban Family Practice 858 J. Clyde Morris Blvd. Newport News (757) 594-4343

I & O Medical Center 530 Aberdeen Road Hampton (757) 825-1100

Elise Fee 11847 Canon Blvd., Ste. 8 Newport News (757) 812-1653 100 Bridge St., Ste. D Hampton (757) 812-1653

Riverside Kettlebells Yorktown (757) 645-7586

Port Warwick Medical Assoc. 11803 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 100 Newport News (757) 594-1870

Miracle Ear 100 Newmarket Fair Newport News (757) 825-9477

Port Warwick Internal Medicine 11803 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 140 Newport News (757) 594-1800 Riverside Center for Internal Medicine 850 Enterprise Pkwy., Ste. 2200 Hampton (757) 838-2891 Riverside Internal Medicine 12420 Warwick Blvd., Bldg. 3 Newport News (757) 594-4431 Henry L. Rothfuss, MD 2019 Cunningham Dr., Ste. 105 Hampton (757) 827-1920 Thomas P. Splan, MD 11747 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 3-H Newport News (757) 591-0011 TPMG OB/GYN & Internal Medicine 860 Omni Blvd., Ste. 101 Newport News (757) 223-9794

Medical Transportation Home Helpers & Direct Link 6420-G Geo. Wash. Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 989-0090 LogisiCare Toll-Free (866) 386-8331 Peninsula Agency on Aging Newport News (757) 873-0541

Newport News Dialysis Center 711 79th Street Newport News (757) 245-8090 Peninsula Dialysis 716 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. D Newport News (757) 875-1125 Peninsula Kidney Associates 501 Butler Farm Rd., Ste. I Hampton (757) 251-7469 Renal Advantage, Inc. 739 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 600 Newport News (757) 873-1090 Riverside Center for Renal Medicine 739 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 801 Newport News (757) 873-1009

Neuropsychology Terry J. Gingras, PhD 710 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. 6-B Newport News (757) 833-7107 Hampton Roads Neuropsychology 739 Diligence Drive, Ste. 704 Newport News (757) 498-9585 Marsha Lewis, PhD Lisa Newman, PsyD Mona L. Tiernan, PsyD 245 Chesapeake Ave. Newport News (757) 928-8340 Neuropsychology Associates of Hampton Roads 708 Mobjack Place Newport News (757) 873-1958

Neurology & Neurosurgery Hampton Roads Neurology 500 J. Clyde Morris Blvd. Newport News (757) 594-2767 850 Enterprise Pkwy., Ste. 1400 Hampton (757) 637-7500 Hampton Roads Neurosurgical & Spine Specialists 730 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 110 Newport News (757) 595-7608 Peninsula Neurology 802-A Lockwood Ave. Newport News (757) 872-9797 Peninsula Neurosurgical Assoc. 2102 Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 838-2266 Sleep Disorders Center at Sentara CarePlex 3000 Coliseum Drive, Suite 204 Hampton (757) 827-2180 Tidewater Neurologists & Sleep Disorder Specialists 2115 Executive Drive Ste. 5-D Hampton (757) 262-0390 606 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. 105 Newport News (757) 989-8942

Non-Profit Organizations Access AIDS Support 218 S. Armistead Ave. Hampton (757) 722-5511 Alzheimer’s Association Southeastern VA Chapter 213 McLaws Circle, Ste. 2-B Williamsburg (757) 221-7272 American Cancer Society 11835 Canon Blvd., Ste. A-102 Newport News (757) 591-8330 American Heart Association Toll-Free: (800) 242-8721 American Red Cross Hampton Roads Chapter 4915 W. Mercury Blvd. Hampton (757) 838-7320 American Red Cross York-Poquoson Chapter 6912 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 898-3090 The ARC of the Va. Peninsula, Inc. 2520 58th St. Hampton (757) 896-6461 Boys & Girls Club - Va. Peninsula 11825-B Rock Landing Dr. Newport News (757) 223-7204 Catholic Charities 12829 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 101 Newport News (757) 875-0060 Center for Child & Family Services 2021 Cunningham Drive, Ste. 400 Hampton (757) 838-1960 Denbigh Clubhouse for Brain Injury Survivors 12725 McManus Blvd., Ste. 2E Newport News(757) 833-7845 Faith in Action Hampton (757) 245-3550

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Family Learning & Enrichment Center 1904 Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 247-7863

Riverside Gynecologic Oncology 12100 Warwick Blvd., Ste. 202 Newport News (757) 534-5555

N2 eyes Comprehensive Optometry 11045 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 594-4018

Food Bank of Va. Peninsula 9912 Hosier St. Newport News (757) 596-7188

Riverside OB/GYN & Family Care 10510-D Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 594-4720 608 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. 701 Newport News (757) 875-7891

Pearle Vision 2310 Cunningham Dr. Hampton (757) 827-5600 Denbigh Crossing Shopping Center Newport News (757) 872-7655

Riverside Warwick OB/GYN 12200 Warwick Blvd., Ste. 510 Newport News (757)534-5700

William R. Waldron, OD 1215-V Geo. Wash. Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 596-5666

TPMG OB/GYN & Internal Medicine 860 Omni Blvd., Ste. 101 Newport News (757) 223-9794

Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

Girls Incorporated 1300-C Thomas St. Hampton (757) 722-6248 Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast 813 Forrest Drive, Ste. B Newport News (757) 595-9802 Habitat for Humanity 809 Main St. Newport News (757) 596-5553 Jewish Family Service 2700 Spring Rd. Newport News (757) 223-5635 Kidney Foundation of the Virginias 2021 Cunningham Dr., Ste. 102 Hampton (757) 825-5450 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 27 W. Queens Way, Ste. 301 Hampton (757) 723-2676 The Needs Network, Inc. 95 Tyler Ave. Newport News (757) 251-0600 Patient Advocate Foundation 700 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 200 Newport News (757) 873-6668 Peninsula Agency on Aging 739 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 1006 Newport News (757) 873-0541 Peninsula Institute for Community Health 1033 28th Street Newport News (757) 591-0643 Protect our Kids P.O. Box 561 Hampton (757) 727-0651

Robert M. Treherne, MD 2207-A Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 826-1945 Warwick Denbigh OB/GYN 608 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. 701 Newport News (757) 875-7891 Women’s Health Care Assoc. 401-A Oyster Point Rd. Newport News (757) 249-3000

Occupational Health Services I&O Medical Centers 593 Aberdeen Road Hampton (757) 825-1100 704 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 200 Newport News (757) 240-5580 Riverside Business Health 608 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. 500 Newport News (757) 856-7000

Oncology

A to Z Family Footcare 12695 McManus Blvd., Ste. 1D Newport News (757) 561-8671

Orthopedic & Musculoskeletal Center of Hampton Roads 850 Enterprise Pkwy., Ste. 2000 Hampton (757) 838-5055

Poquoson Pharmacy 498 Wythe Creek Rd. Poquoson (757) 868-7114

Affiliated Podiatrists 754 McGuire Place Newport News (757) 599-5710 2210-E Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 896-8800

Orthopaedic & Spine Center 250 Nat Turner Blvd. Newport News (757) 596-1900 Tidewater Orthopaedic Associates & Imaging Center 901 Enterprise Pkwy., Suite 900 Hampton (757) 827-2480 TPMG Orthopedics Spine/Sports Medicine & Virginia Center for Athletic Medicine 860 Omni Blvd., Ste. 203 Newport News (757) 327-0657

Pain Management Center 4000 Coliseum Dr., Ste. 340 Hampton (757) 827-2230

The Sarah Bonwell Hudgins Foundation 1 Singleton Drive Hampton (757) 827-8757

Sentara Cancer Institute 3000 Coliseum Dr., Ste. 100 Hampton (757) 827-2430

SEDONA (Sending Equipment & Drugs Overseas to Non-Governmental Agencies) 2112 Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 826-3748

Surgical Oncological Associates 11803 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 235 Newport News (757) 594-1806

Pain Management & Rehabilitation Specialists 245 Chesapeake Ave. Newport News (757) 928-8040

Senior Center of York 5414 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 898-3807

Virginia Oncology Associates 1051 Loftis Blvd., Ste. 100 Newport News (757) 873-9400 3000 Coliseum Drive, Ste. 104 Hampton (757) 827-9400

Obstetrics & Gynecology Center for Women’s Health 12706 McManus Blvd. Newport News (757) 874-2229 101 Eaton St., Ste. 300 Hampton (757) 851-7601

James River Eye Physicians 704 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste.100 Newport News (757) 595-8404

Colonial OB/GYN Associates 716 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. E-2 Newport News (757) 874-2790

Kaz Vision & Laser Center 12690 McManus Blvd. Newport News (757) 875-7700

Wetchler & Dineen GYN 12700 McManus Blvd., Ste. 102-A Newport News (757) 874-8696

TPMG Ophthalmology 860 Omni Blvd., Ste. 201 Newport News (757) 223-5321

Norman R. Edwards, MD 610 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 404 Newport News (757) 873-0712

Virginia Eye Consultants 2101 Executive Drive Hampton (757) 826-4702

Charlie M. Faulk, MD 704 Gum Rock Court, Ste. 300 Newport News (757) 873-3808

Wagner Macula & Retina Ctr. 300 Marcella Rd. Hampton (757) 481-4400

Sarah E. Forbes, MD 12420 Warwick Blvd., Bldg. 5 Newport News (757) 596-6369

Optometry

The Children’s Clinic 321 Main Street Newport News (757) 595-0358 716 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. A-2 Newport News (757) 874-7070 Children's Specialty Group, PLCC 111783 Rock Landing Dr., Ste. 202 Newport News (757) 668-7500 601 Children's Lane Norfolk (757) 668-7500 2021 Concert Drive Virginia Beach (757) 668-7500 733 Volvo Parkway Chesapeake (757) 668-7500 Rose J. Cloud, MD 1295 McManus Blvd., Ste. 1-C Newport News (757) 988-0085 Hampton Roads Pediatrics 23 Manhattan Square Hampton (757) 224-1600 Mark E. Holman, MD 2115 Executive Dr., Ste. 10-A Hampton (757) 826-5437

Vickie C. Motley, MD 2200-D Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 826-6889

Drs. Lockart & Yeatts 827 Diligence Dr., Ste. 210 Newport News (757) 873-0551

J.F. Foretich, Jr., DDS PC 12715 Warwick Blvd., Ste. C Newport News (757) 930-3365

Maternal-Fetal Medicine 500 J. Clyde Morris, Bldg. G, Ste. 200 Newport News (757) 594-3636

Dr. Peter L. Guhl, PLC & Associates 4102 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 890-2020

OB/GYN Associates of Hampton 4000 Coliseum Dr., Ste. 280 Hampton (757) 722-7401 714-B Thimble Shoals Blvd. Newport News (757) 877-0979

Hampton Roads Eye Associates 11800 Rock Landing Drive Newport News (757)643-8800 2400 Cunningham Dr., Ste. 900 Hampton (757) 838-4500 4032 Campbell Rd., Ste. B Newport News (757) 877-3956

Peninsula WomanCare 11842 Rock Landing Dr., Ste. 115 Newport News (757) 595-9905

Lenscrafters 1800 W. Mercury Blvd. Hampton (757) 825-3044 12300 Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 249-3091

Planned Parenthood 910 W. Mercury Blvd. Hampton (757) 826-2079

Dr. Kent McQuain 5220 George Washington Hwy. Grafton (757) 898-1000

Pediatric Neurology 716 Denbigh Blvd. Newport News (757) 877-1188 Peninsula Institute for Community Health 1033 28th Street Newport News (757) 952-2160 Peninsula Pediatrics 298 Nat Turner Blvd. Newport News (757) 873-3334 Riverside Pediatric Center 10510-E Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 594-2846 George M. Scordalakes, MD 15425 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 874-8400 Minnie Stiff, MD 2110-C Hartford Rd. Hampton (757) 827-1661 Paul Walker, MD 2115 Executive Dr., Ste. 4-A Hampton (757) 838-8166

Ambulatory Foot & Ankle Center 1618 Hardy Cash Drive Hampton (757) 825-5783 11803 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 236 Newport News (757) 594-1170 American Foot & Ankle Centers 755 Thimble Shoals Blvd. Newport News (757) 873-2101

Denbigh Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine 12700 McManus Blvd., Ste. 101 Newport News (757) 874-1470

David F. W. Greene 226 W. Queen St. Hampton (757) 723-8424

Dominion Physical Therapy 466 Denbigh Blvd. Newport News (757) 875-0861 11848 Rock Landing Dr., Ste. 302 Newport News (757) 591-2022 304-E Marcella Rd. Hampton (757) 825-9446 729 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 4-C Newport News (757) 873-2932

Mary Immaculate Outpatient Physical Therapy - Denbigh 14703 Warwick Blvd., Ste. B Newport News (757) 947-1230

Angela Odom-Austin, MD 2002 Kecoughtan Rd. Hampton (757) 247-1111

Podiatry

Colonial Foot Care 4030-B Route 17 Yorktown (757) 898-5500 3000 Coliseum Dr., Ste. 205 Hampton (757) 827-2425

Riverside Pain Management & Infusion Center 12420 Warwick Blvd., Ste. 3-C Newport News (757) 534-5055

Pediatrics

John M. Pitman III, MD 11803 Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 223-5861

Coliseum Therapy Center 4001 Coliseum Dr., Suite 200 Hampton (757) 827-2220

Hand Rehabilitation of Virginia 11848 Rock Landing Dr., Ste. 303 Newport News (757) 873-8839

Clearvision Optometry Kenneth L. Arndt, OD 422 Oriana Road Newport News (757) 875-0675

Dr. John Kauffman & Associates 2157 Cunningham Dr. Hampton (757) 826-3937

Aquatic Therapy of Virginia 525-E Oyster Point Rd. Newport News (757) 269-0430

PrimeCare Medical Group 755 Thimble Shoals Blvd. Newport News (757) 873-2229

Debra L. Hall, MD 11745 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 10-A Newport News (757) 596-6300

Peninsula Medical Center for Women 10758-A Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 599-6389

Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation

Hampton Physical Therapy 2107 Hartford Rd. Hampton (757) 825-1700

Linda Leedie, MD 2501-A Marshall Ave. Newport News (757) 247-3910

Peninsula Institute for Community Health 4714 Marshall Avenue Newport News (757) 380-8709

Portside Pharmacy 1101 William Styron Square S. Newport News (757) 327-0780

Peninsula Pain & Rehabilitation Center 11015 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 591-7291

Becker Eye Care Center 2200-A Executive Drive Hampton (757) 827-0009

Manuel Galdos, MD 321 Main St., Ste. B Newport News (757) 826-5900

Plastic Surgery Center of Hampton Roads 895 Middle Ground Blvd., Ste. 300 Newport News (757) 873-3500

Mercury West Discount Pharmacy 2148 W. Mercury Blvd. Hampton (757) 827-1938

Radiation Oncology Specialists 12100 Warwick Blvd., Ste. 102 Newport News (757) 594-2644

Hampton Roads Eye Associates 11800 Rock Landing Drive Newport News (757) 643-8800 850 Enterprise Pkwy., Ste. 1200 Hampton (757) 838-4500 12420 Warwick Blvd., Ste. 1-D Newport News (757) 596-3806

Magee-Rosenblum Plastic Surgery 11783 Rock Landing Dr. Newport News (757) 627-6700

Hampton Roads Orthopedic & Sports Medicine 730 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 130 Newport News (757) 873-1554

The Salvation Army 1033 Big Bethel Rd. Hampton (757) 838-4875

Advanced Vision Institute 3000 Coliseum Dr., Ste. 201 Hampton (757) 826-9291

Glendale Pharmacy 12444 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 595-3355

Medicap Pharmacy 956 J. Clyde Morris Blvd. Newport News (757) 599-9643

Orthopaedic & Spine Center 250 Nat Turner Blvd. Newport News (757) 596-1900

United Way of Virginia Peninsula 739 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 400 Newport News (757) 873-9328

East End Pharmacy 2501 Marshall Ave. Newport News (757) 247-9554

Mark J. Kanter, MD 4000 Coliseum Dr., Ste. 110 Hampton (757) 827-8486

Denbigh Orthopedic & Sports Medicine 12720 McManus Blvd., Ste. 311 Newport News (757) 872-0548

Pain Management

Ophthalmology

Denbigh Pharmacy 13349 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 877-0253

Carney Center for Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery 716-C Denbigh Blvd. Newport News (757) 886-9197

Hidenwood Pharmacy 35 Hidenwood Shopping Center Newport News (757) 595-1151

Peninsula Cancer Institute 12100 Warwick Blvd., Ste. 201 Newport News (757) 534-5555

Taksha Institute School of Integrative Medicine 15 Research Drive Hampton (757) 766-5831

Pharmacies

Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery

Children's Orthopedic & Sports Medicine 11783 Rock Landing Drive Newport News (757) 668-6550

Hampton Roads Surgical Specialists 109 Philip Roth St. Newport News (757) 873-6434

RSVP-VP (Retired/Senior Volunteers) 12388 Warwick Blvd., Ste. 201 Newport News (757) 595-9037

York Pediatrics 5033-B Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 969-1500

Mary Immaculate Outpatient Physical Therapy - Victory YMCA 101-A Long Green Blvd. Yorktown (757) 952-1900 Mary Immaculate Outpatient Phsyical Therapy, Occupational Therapy & Speech Therapy 2 Bernadine Drive Newport News (757) 886-6480 OSC Physical Therapy 250 Nat Turner Blvd. Newport News (757) 596-1900 Peninsula Physical Therapy & Associates 1618 Hardy Cash Dr. Hampton (757) 838-7453 Physical Therapy NOW 704 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 400-A Newport News (757) 591-2668 Pinnacle Hand Therapy 11712-D Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 595-4880 Riverside Rehabilitation Institute - Inpatient Services 245 Chesapeake Avenue Newport News (757) 928-8000 Riverside Rehabilitation Institute - Outpatient Services 245 Chesapeake Avenue Newport News (757) 928-8097 Riverside Therapy Services 500 J. Clyde Morris Blvd. Newport News (757) 594-2090 Sentara CarePlex Therapy Center 4000 Coliseum Dr., Ste. 120 Hampton (757) 827-2070 Summit Rehab 101 Eaton St., Ste. 101 Hampton (757) 722-1210 Tidewater Physical Therapy, Inc. 771 Pilot House Drive Newport News (757) 873-2302 2115 Executive Dr., Ste. 10-D Hampton (757) 838-6678 12695 McManus Blvd., Ste. 6-B Newport News (757) 874-0032 860 Omni Blvd., Ste. 202 Newport News (757) 327-0196 9 Manhattan Square, Ste. B Hampton (757) 825-3400 Tidewater Lymphedema Treatment Center 12655-B Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 599-5551 Virginia Health Rehab 204 Nat Turner Blvd. Newport News (757) 594-0330

Peninsula Foot & Ankle Specialists 527 Oyster Point Rd., Ste. 3 Newport News (757) 249-0450 2202-A Executive Drive Hampton (757) 827-7111 5659 Parkway Dr., Ste. 200 Gloucester (757) 249-0450 TPMG Podiatry 860 Omni Blvd., Ste. 203 Newport News (757) 327-0657 Womick Podiatry Clinic 704 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 300-B Newport News (757) 595-7634

Preventative Medicine Healthspan of Hampton Roads 11747 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 1A Newport News (757) 969-3876 Longevity Center of Va. 11000 Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 599-7899

Prosthetics & Orthotics Certified Prosthetic & Orthotic Specialists Barry K. Kelly, CPO, C ped 802 Lockwood Ave., Ste. B Newport News (757) 833-0911 Foot Solutions 2643 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy., Unit 3 Yorktown (757) 867-8111 Fully Confident Restwear, Inc. 603 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Ste. 4 Newport News (757) 595-3488 Hanger Orthotics & Prosthetics 2713 Magruder Blvd., Ste. 1 Hampton (757) 766-8047

Psychiatry & Mental Health Associated Counselors of Tidewater 2019 Cunningham Dr., Ste. 220 Hampton (757) 825-9181 Associates of Hampton Roads 703 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. B-4 Newport News (757) 873-2307 Associates of York 205 Hampton Highway Yorktown (757) 865-1843 Behavioral Medicine Institute 606 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. 100 Newport News (757) 872-8303 Mark A. Berger, PhD 2101 Executive Drive Hampton (757) 827-9650 Catholic Charities 12829 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 101 Newport News (757) 875-0060 Chesson & Associates 12420 Warwick Blvd., Ste. 7-C Newport News (757) 595-3900 Child & Family Psychology 710 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. 6A-1 Newport News (757) 833-8144 Christian Psychotherapy 732 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 902 Newport News (757) 873-0735 Clinical Associates of Tidewater 12695 McManus Blvd., Bldg. 8 Newport News (757) 877-7700

Colonial Psychiatric Associates 708 Mobjack Place Newport News (757) 873-1958 Community Services Board Adult & General Psychiatry 200 Medical Drive, Ste. A Hampton (757) 788-0200 Community Services Board - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 600 Medical Drive Hampton (757) 788-0600 Connected Counseling Services 780 Pilot House Dr., Ste. 100-A Newport News (757) 223-7821 Betty Eastman, LCSW & Associates, Inc. 200 City Hall Ave., Ste. E Poquoson (757) 868-0072 F. Lanier Fly, LPC St. George T. Lee, MDMA 718 J. Clyde Morris Blvd. Newport News (757) 873-8566 Genesis Counseling Center 2202 Executive Dr., Ste. C Hampton (757) 827-7707 Hampton Mental Health Assoc. 2208-A Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 826-7516 Hampton Roads Behavioral Health 304 Marcella Road, Ste. B Hampton (757) 827-7350 Hampton Roads Counseling Center 6515 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Grafton (757) 877-9140 Holistic Mental Health, Inc. Hampton (757) 826-2514 Insight Nuerofeedback & Counseling P.O. Box 6378 Newport News (757) 345-5802 Jewish Family Service 2700 Spring Rd. Newport News (757) 223-5635 Joseph & Kostel Counseling 2211 Todds Lane Hampton (757) 826-5972 Frederick A. Levy, LCSW 732 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 702 Newport News (757) 873-1240 Renee DeVenny May, PhD 47 W. Queens Way Hampton (757) 622-9852 Naumovski Psychiatric Services 2019 Cunningham Dr. Hampton (757) 896-6120 Oyster Point Counseling Services 753 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 2-A Newport News (757) 594-9701 Peninsula Pastoral Counseling Center 707 Gum Rock Court Newport News (757) 873-2273 Peninsula Pediatric Psychiatry 12350 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 190 Newport News (757) 881-9444 Peninsula Therapy Center 610 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 103 Newport News (757) 873-3353 Sonya N. Peretti, LPC Draa S. Thompson, LPC 7621-C Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 898-9025 Pointe Wellness 755 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. B Newport News (757) 596-7938 Psychoanalytic Associates 100 Bridge St., Ste. C-2 Hampton (757) 723-4336 Dawn R. Reese, PhD 705-C Mobjack Place Newport News (757) 591-2300 Riverside Behavioral Health Center 2244 Executive Drive Hampton (757) 827-1001 Rock Landing Psychological Group 11825 Rock Landing Drive Newport News (757) 873-1736 Tipton K. Sheets, LPC, LMFT Yorktown (757) 898-9022 Sara E. Sutton, PhD 753-D Thimble Shoals Blvd. Newport News (757) 599-6470 Thimble Shoals Counseling & Therapy Center 703 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. A-3 Newport News (757) 873-3401 Therapy Associates of Denbigh 12725 McManus Blvd., Ste. 2-G Newport News (757) 874-1676 Viola Vaughan-Eden, PhD, LCSW 610 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 301-D Newport News (757) 594-6011 Virginia Psychological Services 732 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 705-K Newport News (757) 873-4744 Elaine S. Whitaker, LCSW 2101 Executive Drive Hampton (757) 838-4144

Pulmonology & Sleep Disorders George G. Childs Jr., MD 606 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. 806 Newport News (757) 874-8032 Colonial Pulmonary Associates 4000 Coliseum Dr., Ste. 350 Hampton (757) 827-2350 Phillip Dennis, MD 2021-A Cunningham Drive Hampton (757) 262-0544

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Sunset Spa 3301-E Hampton Hwy. Yorktown (757) 867-9480

Riverside Sleep Disorders Center 12420 Warwick Blvd., Ste. 7-A Newport News (757) 594-2012

Therapeutic Massage Center 704 Middle Ground Blvd. Newport News (757) 599-3384

Thomas P. Splan, MD 11747 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 3-H Newport News (757) 591-0011

Victoria’s Day Spa 6515 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 890-9700

Sleep Disorders Center Sentara CarePlex 4000 Coliseum Drive, Ste. 350 Hampton (757) 827-2180

Zenya Yoga & Massage 101 Herman Melville Ave. Newport News (757) 643-6900

Reproductive Medicine The Jones Institute 729 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 5-E Newport News (757) 599-9893

Rheumatology Arthritis Center of Hampton Roads 2115 Executive Dr., Ste. 6-C Hampton (757) 874-7246

Substance Abuse & Addiction Addiction Medicine Specialists 703 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. C-5 Newport News (757) 508-2386 Addiction Recovery Helpline Toll-Free (800) 582-6066 Al-Anon Toll-Free (888) 425-2666

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H. Alexander Wilson, MD 704 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Bldg. 300-A Newport News (757) 595-4300

Chesson & Associates 12420 Warwick Blvd., Ste. 7-C Newport News (757) 595-3900

Spas & Massage

Bacon Street Youth Counseling Center 3804 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 253-0111

A Day Spa Massage Therapy 2206 Executive Dr. Hampton (727) 826-7616

Families Anonymous Toll-Free (800) 736-9805

A Healing Touch Massage 15525 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 969-5094 A Therapeutic Massage by Darryl 2019 Cunningham Dr. Hampton (757) 826-7266 Absolutely Slender, Inc. 2206-B Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 826-0990 Advanced Therapeutic Solutions 732 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 906 Newport News (757) 873-0774 American Laser Centers 640 Denbigh Blvd. Newport News (757) 833-5924 Balance & Harmony Spa 415 Jan Mar Drive Newport News (757) 246-4800 Balanced Body Co. 705 Mobjack Place Newport News (757) 873-5755 Center 4 Massage Therapy 66 W. Mercury Blvd., Ste. 5 Hampton (757) 723-3829 11010 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 723-3829 Completely U Day Spa & Salon 10524 Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 595-2711 De-Stress Express 11835 Canon Blvd., Ste. B-103 Newport News (757) 873-8968 Healing & Wellness Sanctuary 12829 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 106 Newport News (757) 803-9876 Healthy Touch 11830-C Canon Blvd. Newport News (757) 595-0029 Institute of Health & Healing Life Enrichment Center, Inc. 11847 Canon Blvd., Ste. 8 Newport News (757) 873-3900

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David B. Maxwell, MD 11747 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 4-E Newport News (757) 595-2040

Ageless Massage Therapy 2013 Cunningham Dr., Ste. 105 Hampton (757) 869-0838

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Narcotics Anonymous (757) 875-9314 Riverside Behavioral Health Center 2244 Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 827-1001 24-Hr. Addictions Referral Network Toll-Free (800) 577-4393

Urology David P. Bayne, MD 2204-E Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 838-8836 Hampton Roads Urology 11848 Rock Landing Dr., Ste. 402 Newport News (757) 873-1374 Peninsula Urology 2108 Hartford Road Hampton (757) 827-7430 Anthony F. Sibley, MD Roslind I. McCoy Sibley, MD 2204-B Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 838-1100 TPMG Urology Geoffrey B. Kostiner, MD Eric C. Darby, MD 860 Omni Blvd., Ste. 205 Newport News (757) 873-2562

Vascular Surgery Peninsula Vascular Surgery 500 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Enterance G, 6th Floor Newport News (757) 534-5340 PKA Vascular Access Center 501 Butler Farm Rd., Ste. B Hampton (757) 766-6080 Charles E. Umstott, MD 500 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Ste. 602 Newport News (757) 534-5511

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SUPPORT GROUPS

From 10 a.m. to noon, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters (CHKD) Health and Surgery Center at Oyster Point (11783 Rock Landing Dr.) will offer a free “Sibshops for Siblings” recreational workshop for children ages 9 to 14 years who have a sibling with special health needs. Call Gail Cervarich at (757) 668-7646 for more information or send e-mail to cervargs@chkd.org. The Peninsula Track Club will sponsor the “St. Kateri’s Run for the Son 5K,” starting at 8:30 a.m. at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church in Tabb. Contact Connie Topp at (757) 766-9500 for more information.

Karen Rayfield, reverse mortgage specialist with New American Mortgage, will discuss “Reverse Mortgages: Separating the Myths from the Facts,” starting at 10 a.m. at Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center (Yorktown Conference Room). Register online at www.sentara.com.

ABORTION RECOVERY GROUP “Good Help for Hurting Hearts” Mary Immaculate Hospital Tuesdays, 7 p.m. (757) 886-6364 ABUSE Dating Violence Wednesdays, 4:30 p.m. (757) 221-4813 Domestic Abuse/Assault Mondays, 7 p.m. (757) 258-5022 Williamsburg Baptist Church Mondays, 7 p.m. (757) 258-9362

Sexaholics Anonymous E-mail for dates/locations. hrsa@hotmail.com AIDS Williamsburg AIDS Network 2nd & 4th Wednesday (757) 220-4606

Put on your sleigh bells and head to the Geddy Outpatient Care Center at Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center for the “Sentara Sleighbell 5K Run/Walk and 1-Mile Fun Run.” Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., followed by a one-mile fun run/walk at 9:30. The main race begins at 10 a.m., with an awards ceremony to take place at 11:15. The cost to register is $25. Goody bags, refreshments and door prizes will be provided. Proceeds from the race will help promote health and wellness to area youth through programs provided by the R. F. Wilkinson Family YMCA and the School Health Initiative Project (SHIP). For more information, contact race director Janice Kailos at (757) 220-3596.

ALCOHOL & DRUG RECOVERY SAARA-Colonial Chapter 1524-F Merrimac Trail Meets monthly. (757) 253-4395 Bethel Restoration Center 6205 Richmond Rd. Mondays, 7 p.m. (757) 220-5480 Kids’ Group Spirit Works 5800 Mooretown Rd. (757) 564-0001 Parents’ Group Bacon Street Mondays, 6 to 7:30 p.m. (757) 253-0111

Falling due to balance problems is the leading cause of injuries among seniors. Learn ways to improve and maintain your balance through exercise during a free balance workshop to be held from 10 to 11 a.m. at Results Personal Training Studio in Williamsburg. Refreshments will be provided. Call (757) 565-5000 to sign up.

Anahata Yoga Center of Williamsburg (104 Bypass Rd.) presents “Birthing from Within,” a series of yoga poses and stretches to prepare for childbirth and delivery. This class will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. and will focus on the mind-body approach to pain management. Cost is $75 per couple, $35 per individual. Call (757) 253-0080 to register.

ADDICTION Gamblers Anonymous Williamsburg Place Mondays, 7 p.m. (800) 522-4700

Riverside Regional Medical Center’s Emergency Department will offer free child seat safety checks and installations between 8 and 11 a.m. and again between 5 and 8 p.m. Call 875-7880 to schedule an appointment.

Find more health events on our online calendar at www.thehealthjournals.com

Women Only Spirit Works 5800 Mooretown Rd. Wednesdays, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, 2:30 to 4 p.m. (757) 564-0001 Al-Anon/Alateen Meetings held daily. Visit www.va-al-anon.org Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings held daily. Visit www.aa.org. Marijuana Anonymous Tuesdays, 7 p.m. Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church (757) 476-5070 Narcotics Anonymous Meetings held daily. Visit www.na.org. Suboxone Therapy Mary Immaculate Hospital 3rd Wednesday, 7 p.m. (757) 886-6700 ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE Peninsula Agency on Aging Immaculate Conception Church 2nd Monday, 1 p.m. (757) 873-0541

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Morningside Assisted Living 3rd Wednesday, 2 p.m. (757) 221-0018 Morningside Assisted Living 2nd & 4th Wed., 5:30 p.m. (757) 594-8215 Dominion Village 3rd Thursday, 2 p.m. (757) 258-3444 Williamsburg United Methodist Church 3rd Tuesday, 11 a.m. (757) 724-7001 Eden Pines 1034 Topping Lane 2nd Tuesday, 7 p.m. (757) 826-5415 Second Presbyterian Church 1st Tuesday, 7 p.m. (757) 930-0002 James River Convalescent Center 2nd Friday, 10 a.m. (757) 595-2273 The Chesapeake 3rd Tuesday, 1 p.m. (757) 223-1658 Family Centered Resources 11847 Canon Blvd., Ste. 12 3rd Thursday, 1:30 p.m. (757) 596-3941 Warwick Forest 866 Denbigh Blvd. 2nd Thursday, 7 p.m. (757) 867-9618 Family Connections 263 McLaws Circle, Suite 203 2nd Tuesdays, 1 to 3 p.m. Registration required. (757) 221-7272 Early Memory Loss Mary Immaculate Hospital 2nd Tuesday, 10 a.m. (757) 599-6847 or (757) 930-0002 ARTHRITIS Mary Immaculate Hospital 4th Tuesday, 10:30 to noon (757) 886-6700 AUTISM Peninsula Autism Society King of Glory Lutheran Church Last Thursday, 7:30 p.m. (757) 259-0710 Grafton Baptist Church 2nd Monday (757) 564-6106 BEREAVEMENT/GRIEF Sentara CarePlex Hospital 2nd & 4th Wednesday 5 to 6:30 p.m. (757) 827-2438 Hospice House 2nd Monday, 7 p.m. (757) 258-5166 or (757) 229-4370 Mary Immaculate Hospital 1st & 3rd Thursday, 7 p.m. (757) 886-6595 "Kidz-N-Grief" Mary Immaculate Hospital 2nd & 4th Monday, 6 p.m. (757) 737-2287

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CALENDAR Child Loss “The Compassionate Friends” Williamsburg Hospice House 2nd Monday (757) 645-2192 St. Luke’s United Methodist Church 1st Monday, 7:30 p.m. (757) 886-0948 Morningside Assisted Living 2nd and 4th Wed., 5:30 p.m. (757) 594-8215 Riverside Hospice 12420 Warwick Blvd. 2nd Thursday, 7 p.m. (757) 594-2745 Walking Towards Hope 1st Tues., 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. JCC/W Community Center 5301 Longhill Rd. (757) 253-1220 or allysimone@hotmail.com Miscarriage / Stillbirth S.H.A.R.E. Mary Immaculate Hospital 3rd Thursday, 7:00 p.m. (757) 886-6791 Suicide Catholic Charities 12829 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 101 3rd Tues., 7 p.m. (757) 875-0060 Young Widow/Widower Williamsburg Hospice House 1st Monday (757) 645-2192 BREASTFEEDING La Leche League of Va. Church of the Nazarene 1st Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. 3rd Thursday, 6:30 p.m. (757) 766-1632 or (757) 224-8879 Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Yorktown Room M., W., Thurs., 10 a.m. (757) 984-7299 Riverside Cancer Care Center Mondays, 11 a.m. (757) 594-3399 CANCER Breast Cancer Riverside Cancer Care Center 2nd Thursday, 7 to 8:30 p.m. (757) 594-4229 Mary Immaculate Hospital 3rd Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. (757) 874-8328 Sentara CarePlex Hospital 3rd Tuesday, 7 to 8:30 p.m. (757) 594-1939 Beyond Boobs! Young women's group 3rd Sunday, 2 p.m. Call for location. (757) 566-1774 Beyond Boobs! Post-menopausal group 1st Monday, 1:30 p.m. Call for location. (757) 258-4540 Colorectal Cancer Sentara CarePlex Hospital 3rd Wed., 1 to 2:30 p.m. (757) 736-1234

Leukemia/Lymphoma Sentara CarePlex Hospital 1st Tuesday, 7 to 8:30 p.m. (757) 827-2438 The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Young Adult Group Call for meeting dates, times and locations. (800) 766-0797 "Look Good, Feel Better" Sentara CarePlex Hospital 2nd Monday, 2 to 4 p.m. (757) 827-2438 Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center 2nd Monday, bi-monthly (757) 984-1218 Lung/Respiratory Cancer Sentara CarePlex Hospital 1 to 2 p.m., Call for dates. (757) 827-2438 Prostate Cancer Sentara CarePlex Hospital 2nd Tuesday, 7 to 8:30 p.m. (757) 827-2438 CAREGIVER SUPPORT Mary Immaculate Hospital First Wednesday, 1 p.m. (757) 886-6700 Colonial Heritage Clubhouse 6500 Arthur Hills Dr. 3rd Thursdays, 2:30 p.m. (757) 253-1774 or (757) 345-6974 York Public Library Community Room 2nd Tuesday, 7 p.m. (757) 890-3883 CELIAC DISEASE Monticello Ukrop’s Call (757) 564-0229 CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME Mary Immaculate Hospital 1st Thursday, 7 p.m. (757) 886-6700 CROHN’S DISEASE/COLITIS Sentara CarePlex Hospital 1st Saturday, 1 p.m. (757) 736-1234 DIABETES Mary Immaculate Hospital 2nd & 4th Tuesday, 1 p.m. (757) 886-6100 Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Call for day and time. (757) 984-7106 or (757) 984-7107

Type 2 Riverside Regional Medical Center 3rd Tuesday, 2 p.m. (757) 534-5050 Insulin Pump Riverside Regional Medical Center 4th Tuesday, 7 p.m. (757) 534-5050 EATING DISORDERS Overeaters Anonymous Chestnut Memorial Church Mondays, 7 p.m. Thursdays, 11 a.m. (757) 898-3455 FIBROMYALGIA Williamsburg Library 2nd Tuesday, 1 p.m. (757) 879-4725 HEARING LOSS Hearing Loss Association 2nd Sat., 10:30 a.m. (757) 564-3795 HEART DISEASE Mended Hearts Riverside Regional Medical Center Call for dates/times. (757) 875-7880 Women Only Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center 1st Monday, 7 p.m. womenheart@aol.com HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE Mary Immaculate Hospital 3rd Friday, 7 p.m. (757) 886-6700 JOB TRANSITION Great Harvest Bread Co. Wednesdays, 7 a.m. KIDNEY DISEASE Sentara CarePlex Hospital 1st Wednesday, 6 to 7:30 p.m. (757) 244-3923 LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE (ALS) St. Luke's United Methodist 4th Thurs., 6:30 p.m. (866) 348-3257 or www.alsinfo.org MENTAL ILLNESS Support St. Stephen Lutheran Church 1st Tuesday, 7 p.m. (757) 220-8535

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JCC/W Community Center 2nd & 4th Wed., 5:30 to 7 p.m. (757) 220-0902 African-American Group Hampton Public Library 1st Thursday, 10:30 a.m. (757) 490-9627 MYASTHENIA GRAVIS James City County Library Every other month on the 4th Sat., 1 p.m. (757) 810-1393 OSTOMY Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center 1st Sun., 3 p.m. Meets Quarterly. (757) 259-6033 PARENTING JCC/W Community Center Thursdays, 6 to 7:30 p.m. (757) 229-7940 Children with Disabilities St. Martin’s Episcopal Church 2nd Thursday, 6:30 p.m. (757) 258-0125

Historic Triangle Senior Center 2nd & 4th Wed., 5:30 p.m. (757) 220-0902 POLIO Sentara CarePlex Hospital 3rd Saturday, 2 to 4 p.m. (757) 596-0029 STROKE/BRAIN INJURY R. F. Wilkinson Family YMCA 3rd Wednesday, 4 to 5 p.m. (757) 984-9900 Va. Peninsula Stroke Club Riverside Rehabilitation Institute 1st Wednesday, 10 a.m. (757) 928-8327 Riverside Rehabilitation Institute Wednesdays, 3:30 p.m. (757) 928-8327 Riverside Rehabilitation Institute Last Wednesday, 4:30 p.m. (757) 928-8050 VISION LOSS 1st Saturday, 1 p.m. JCC/W Community Center (757) 565-1185

Fathers Only Dads Make a Difference York River Baptist Church 1st & 3rd Mondays, 6 to 8 p.m. (757) 566-9777

VASCULITIS Mary Immaculate Hospital 1st Sat., 10 a.m. to noon (928) 380-0319

Hispanic Parents Wellspring United Methodist Church 1st & 3rd Fri., 10 a.m. Transportation available. (757) 566-9777 New Mothers Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Thursdays, 10 to 11:30 a.m. (757) 259-6051 St. Mark Lutheran Church Thursdays, 10 to 11:15 a.m. (757) 898-2945

500-C Medical Drive Wednesdays, 6 to 7:30 p.m. (757) 503-0743

Stay-at-Home Moms Olive Branch Christian Church Fridays, 10 a.m. (757) 566-3862

Sentara Center for Health and Fitness 3rd Wednesday, 4 to 5 p.m. (757) 827-2160

Recovery Denbigh Church of Christ 1st & 3rd Thursdays Call for time. (757) 850-2279

Stepfamilies Williamsburg United Methodist Church 4th Monday, 7 p.m. (757) 253-2971

Mary Immaculate Hospital 3rd Tuesday, 1 p.m. (757) 886-6700

St. Stephen Lutheran Church 1st Tuesday, 7 p.m. (757) 220-8535

Type 1 Riverside Regional Medical Center 4th Tuesday, 2 p.m. Bi-monthly, Feb. - Oct. (757) 534-5050

Depression/Bipolar St. Mark’s Episcopal Church 2nd & 4th Wed., 10:30 a.m. (757) 247-0871 Obsessive-Compulsive Riverside Behavioral Health Center 3rd Thurs., 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. (757) 827-1001

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JCC/W Community Center 1st Tuesday, 12 to 1 p.m. (757) 221-9659 or e-mail stuarts@wjcc.k12.va.us

Grandparents as Parents Williamsburg Library Conference Room C 2nd Tuesday, 10 a.m. (757) 253-2847

PARKINSON’S DISEASE Sentara CarePlex Hospital 1st Tuesday, 3 p.m. (757) 827-2170

HEALTH RESOURCES

Mary Immaculate Hospital 3rd Wednesday, 1 p.m. (757) 886-6381

New Town Urgent Care Mon-Fri., 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Walk-ins welcome. (757) 259-1900 LACKEY FREE CLINIC Walk-in eligibility screenings held Mon., 5:30 to 8 p.m. Regular hours are: Mon.-Thurs., 8:30 to 5 p.m., and Fridays 8:30 to noon (757) 886-0608 LAMAZE CLASSES Call for information. (757) 565-6156 PLANETREE HEALTH RESOURCE LIBRARY Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Open 24 hrs/day. (800) SENTARA PRENATAL YOGA Zenya Yoga Studio Sat., 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. (757) 886-6700 SENTARA LIVING For adults 50-plus Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center 3rd Thurs., 10 a.m. to noon (800) SENTARA

WEIGHT MANAGEMENT Mall Walking Club Meets at Patrick Henry Mall Call for date/time. (757) 249-4301 T.O.P.S. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Warwick Memorial United Methodist Church Wednesdays, 9 a.m. (757) 850-0994

Sentara CarePlex Hospital 3rd Wed., 10 a.m. to noon (800) SENTARA

St. Mark’s Methodist Church Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. (757) 850-0994

SINGLES DANCE 128 Deep Creek Rd. 2nd & 4th Saturday 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. (757) 247-1338 STUDENT PHYSICALS For students 14 years of age and older. Riverside Occupational Health Clinic (757) 886-7811

Hope Lutheran Church Mondays, 5:45 p.m. (757) 850-0994 First Christian Church Thursdays, 6:00 p.m. (757) 850-0994 Fox Hill Road Baptist Church Mondays, 6:30 p.m. (757) 850-0994 Olive Branch Christian Church Tuesdays, 9:45 a.m. (757) 850-0994 WOMEN'S ISSUES Williamsburg Baptist Church Mondays, 7 p.m. (757) 258-9362

BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS - FREE Senior Center of York Every Wednesday Walk-ins welcome. (757) 898-3807

WALK-IN IMMUNIZATION CLINIC Olde Towne Medical Center Tuesdays, 9 to 11 a.m. & 2 to 4 p.m. (757) 259-3258 YOGA BOOK CLUB Anahata Yoga Center Meets quarterly. (757) 253-0080 YOGA FOR DIABETICS Free and open to the public Angels of Mercy Clinic Tuesdays, 3 p.m. (757) 565-1700

Williamsburg Landing 2nd Monday, 1:30 p.m. (757) 220-2627 Riverside Regional Medical Center 4th Wednesday, 7 p.m. (757) 875-7880

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He’s a Family Man at Heart INTERVIEW BY PAGE BISHOP-FREER

PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN M. FREER

hen you think you have a person all figured out, that’s when he or she is most likely to surprise you. When I asked my uncle-in-law, Dr. Ravi V. Shamaiengar—a diagnostic radiologist and The Health Journal’s cofounder and medical editor—to name his favorite place in the world, I expected him to choose from among his vacation destinations over the years—perhaps the tropical beaches of St. John, or the snowy slopes of Utah’s Deer Valley. But rather than reflecting on any one adventure, he said simply: “My favorite place in the world is wherever my family is.” Here are some excerpts from our interview. What he reveals about himself may surprise you, too.

HJ: Why publish a free health directory? RS: When I moved to Williamsburg, my first question was, “Where do I take my family for medical care?” Even being a physician with access to this

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HJ: Why did you decide to become a doctor? RS: Love of science, love of people. I always wanted to help people. Medicine blends those aspects of my personality. HJ: What do you like best about your job? RS: Health has such an impact on people’s lives. Being able to have a positive influence on people’s health is very rewarding. HJ: For those who don’t know, can you explain what a radiologist does? RS: Radiologists are medical imaging specialists who use their extensive knowledge of anatomy and disease processes to be consultants to other physicians. We’re kind of in the background. When your doctor says, “We found this on your scan,” most people don’t realize that it was the radiologist who found it and made the diagnosis. HJ: If you weren’t a radiologist, what would you be? RS: I would probably be in research, maybe molecular biology or something like that. Somewhere I’d be using a lot of computers and electronics. HJ: Share your goals for The Health Journal. RS: First, my hope for the Journal is for it to be a wonderful form of education for the general public, a way of giving back to the community, something that the community doesn’t have to pay for. Second, to provide a forum or an outlet for physicians to get the word out to the public about who they are and what they do. When we were thinking about starting the Journal, those were things that were missing in health care in this area, and probably most of the country. The Journal itself presents so much information in a readable manner—in a fun, informative fashion. Hopefully it excites people about health in general. 38

information, I didn’t know who all was out there. That was why the Health Directory was created. HJ: The Health Journal is definitely a family-run business—your wife is an editor, your nephew the publisher, your sister the executive director, and myself the editor. What are the pros and cons of working with family? RS: Part of the fun—and one of the advantages—is that you already have a rapport with the key people involved. Good rapport makes it fun to accomplish something like this together, something we believe is worthwhile and respected. The challenges are just like those in any long-term relationship where you’re very close. It’s often hard to stop talking business and just relax with family. HJ: With health care reform in the forefront, what are some of the major concerns among physicians? RS: One of the big problems is the 21 percent [proposed] cut in Medicare payments scheduled to start in January. If that happens, a lot of physicians will either shut their doors period or shut their doors to Medicare patients, which would be a travesty. I just read that the Democrats are putting forth a bill to stop that. Unfortunately the health care reform issue is becoming a political football. But does health care need to be fixed? Yes. The costs are too great right now. HJ: Some point to unnecessary tests as a major factor in the nation’s out-of-control health care spending. What’s your opinion? RS: It’s a two-edged sword: There is some excess ordering of tests; then again, I am not sure what I would do if I were the ordering doctor. Based on the extensive amount of information we can provide from one test, most doctors would want their patients to have these tests. HJ: Finish this sentence: “Before I die, I’d like to…” RS: Witness my children as successful adults— success meaning that they find careers they love and people they love. HJ

Age: 45 Occupation: Diagnostic radiologist with Tidewater Diagnostic Imaging Hometown: Southside Chicago, Illinois Currently Resides: Williamsburg Family: Wife, Beth Shamaiengar; sons Stephen (11) and Pierson (9) Education: Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University; Master of Science degree in anatomy, and Doctor of Medicine degree, both from Medical College of Virginia (now the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine) Professional affiliations: American Roentgen Ray Society, Radiological Society of North America Prized possession: At the moment, a 1981 Aria Pro II SB1000 bass guitar Most proud of: “My boys.”

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