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CONTENTS

features

7 / TALKING ABOUT...

8 / EDITOR'S NOTE 10 / TAGGED 12 / PROFILE 14 / CALENDAR

departments 16 / ADVANCES IN MEDICINE The Copper Cure

27 / SECOND OPINION How Do I Control Midnight Munchies?

28 / FOOD & NUTRITION

PHOTO BY BRIAN FREER

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COVER STORY:

E-CIGS: CLOUDED IN CONTROVERSY Electronic cigarettes were thought to be a way to help smokers kick the habit, but is this trendy new device attracting new, younger smokers?

Finding Umami in Rot

29 / FLAVOR Food Trends For 2014

30 / LOOKING GOOD

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Best Winter Skin Products

32 / OUTDOORS Going the Distance

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34 / FITNESS

THE RESOLUTION SOLUTION Learning to set goals can help you get what you want.

ESCAPING ADDICTION Substance abuse can control your life.

Find out how to break its hold.

Drop it to the Floor

36 / OVER 50 38 / FAMILY Destressing by Decluttering

35 / ON THE WEB 43 / HEALTH DIRECTORY 46 / BRAIN TEASERS

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Featured Reader SARAH CARTER, 21 Williamsburg

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I work for RelayFoods.com doing everything from representing Relay Foods at community events to passing out groceries. When I have free time, I like to unplug and go outside. I enjoy biking, yoga, running, boating, gardening and hiking. I love immersing myself in new cultures.

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“and no one puts new wine into old

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wineskins. For the wine would burst the wineskins, and the wine and the skins would both be lost. New wine calls for new wineskins.”

— Jesus in jesus’ day, if you put new wine into old wine skins you were asking for trouble. The old wineskin, already shaped, couldn’t handle the expansion of gasses during the fermentation of the new wine.

As a result, it would burst and both wineskin and wine would be useless. This parable is the perfect analogy for the start of a New Year. We fill our brains with dreams and goals that we haven’t trained it to accept. It’s as overwhelming as sitting someone behind a camera and telling them that they’re going to shoot the next blockbuster film. No direction.

No milestones. No blueprint. No chance at being successful. This is why resolutions are broken and abandoned before the end of January. We’ve put new wine into an old wineskin. In our discouragement, we put our gym clothes back in the dresser drawer and we’re wiping special sauce from our chins. My eighth-grade physical science teacher, Mrs. Coates, used to say to me, “Jones, if you fail to plan, you’re planning to fail.”

On p. 28, I make the case for giving up on resolutions. It’s a tradition that doesn’t work—like most fad diets. I offer a different solution, one that works. Goal setting.

Some goals, though, take more fortitude, effort and accountability to achieve. Natalie Miller Moore discloses some of the challenges that those battling addictions face on p. 21. One of the first steps to overcoming that sort of bondage is self-confession. Despite this being a piece about substance

addictions, it’s true of anything.

When we can admit we have a problem, we open ourselves to change.

Our cover story this month is about the phenomenon of electronic cigarettes.

For some, they’re a way to kick the habit, but for others—particularly minors— cool factor is alluring. Writer Shawn Radcliffe talks about this new catchy trend and the challenges e-cigs create.

Speaking of newness, what do you think about the January issue of The Health Journal? It’s a new format, new design, and offers a fresh take on some of our departments. You’ll also find a few new ones, like Over 50, Family and Brain Teasers. We hope you like this new design and enjoy the content. Please tell us your thoughts on the new look. I welcome your emails.

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WILLIAMSBURG Dr. William Mann, Executive/Medical Director, thanks Mark Beck of Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center for the donation of exam tables to help Olde Towne Medical & Dental Center increase the number of exam rooms available.

NEWPORT NEWS The Kiwanis Club of the Peninsula at Oyster Point set up a special fund in response to the need for help following the typhoon in the Philippines.

Members sent $1,000 to help with relief. Club treasurer Barry Layman and club president Chuck Root are pictured.

WILLIAMSBURG Studio South hosted a Poker Run stop for the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association. As a sponsor stop on their trek across the area, Studio South welcomed members of the organization who, as a non profit, donate to veteran care facilities and veteran charities.

VIRGINIA BEACH EQUI-KIDS Therapeutic Riding Program, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Virginia Beach, Va., held its 7th Annual Stall Ball on November 23. Becky Fentress, King Neptune Jim Arnhold, Jim Keown and EQUI-KIDS Executive Director Jill Haag.

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NORFOLK Norfolk Mayor Paul D. Fraim, George W. Ricks, Lake Taylor Foundation board member and former member of the Norfolk Hospital Authority board, Rev. Calvin A. Durham, D. Min., current vice chair Norfolk Hospital Authority, attend the Open House at Lake Taylor celebrating the completion of the 4-year, $25 million expansion and renovation of the facility.

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Jan Pederson believed she deserved to fight for her life—and she won ❥ WRITTEN BY CHRIS JONES

something was the matter with jan pedersen.

On a seemingly ordinary day in December 2003 while working out in the gym, she felt off. “I work out in the gym three times a week,” says Pederson, “When you work out that much, you get to know your body and I wasn’t well.”

She bounced the symptoms off of a workout buddy, who is also a registered nurse.

She told Pederson something she wasn’t expecting to hear. “She said that it sounded like ovarian cancer and that I should get to a doctor,” recalls Pederson.

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Refusing to believe it was her destiny to die, she pressed on to find someone who would help her fight the cancer.

A short time later, she saw her doctor and had blood drawn. Pederson discovered she had ca125, the tumor marker for ovarian cancer. It shocked her. “My mind was going in so many different directions,” remembers Pederson. “I got into my car and drove to the gym to tell my husband.”

When her husband, Bruce, saw her, he welled up with tears. He knew. He pulled his wife into his arms and the couple prayed. “It was very shocking to both of us,” says Pederson.

After having an ultrasound a week later, her doctor urged her to have surgery right away. She did and after confirming that she had Stage III ovarian cancer, her doctor told Bruce that it was bad. After coming to, Pederson remembers cracking her eyes open for the first time post-op and seeing a look of concern on her husband’s face.

“After the surgery, the surgeon calls me back into his office. He was facing the wall.

He didn’t even look at me. He said that

my cancer was severe and the next step is chemotherapy,” says Pederson. “I asked what options I had besides chemotherapy. He said, ‘Nothing.’ He said that the treatments you receive will work, but the cancer will take your life. He had no compassion and no encouragement.”

Pederson moved from Florida to Virginia and sought out another oncologist. She peppered them with the same questions she asked her doctor in DeLand, Fla. She got the same grim answer. “In six months it will take your life,” she was told again.

Refusing to believe it was her destiny to die, she pressed on to find someone who would help her fight the cancer. That’s when she discovered Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Chicago, Ill. “When I arrived, I knew I was in the right place,” says Pederson. “I was so hurt and distraught. The driver who brought us there sensed it and pointed to some trees there. He said that five-year survivors planted them.

I said that I was going to plant my tree.”

Pederson felt the love and presence of God at CTCA “from the drivers to CEO.” The facility follows the mother care standard—treating patients as they would their own moms. It was there she received whole body treatment.

“Where other facilities treat your cancer, they treat your mind, body and spirit,” says Pederson. And in time, she began to be full of life again as her body responded to the treatments.

“Dr. Williams, an oncologist at CTCA always says, ‘We don’t talk about death and dying. We talk about winning around here.’”

In August 2013, Pederson kept her promise.

Cancer free for five years, she trekked to the Georgia campus of CTCA where she still does her check ups and planted her oak.

A few years after she completed her treatments, Bruce contracted melanoma.

They took the familiar seat in the oncologist’s room, but it was different this time.

“We told our doctor not to say anything.

We knew exactly where to go.”

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When: 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

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When: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

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18TH

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When: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. January 15 and 22; 2-5 p.m.

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When: 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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ADVANCES IN MEDICINE

THE COPPER

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Hospitals bank on copper-infusion to drop patient infection incidents in 2010, when 33 chilean miners were trapped underground for more than three months, special anti-microbial socks were sent down a supply shaft for the miners to wear.

The same technology that doctors say helped keep the miners feet from foot infections is now being used at Sentara’s Norfolk General and Leigh hospitals in an attempt to cut the spread of infections.

Two clinical trials are underway at the Norfolk, Va., hospitals to test how Cupron Inc.’s technology of using copper in products, such as sheets, towels and countertops, can stop the spread of bacteria.

At Norfolk General, linens infused with particles of copper oxide are being tested on a select number of beds. At Leigh Hospital, as part of the construction of a new acute-care tower that opened in November, more than 7,800 square feet of copper-infused countertops have been installed in clinical and patient areas. All the linens being used in the tower are also Cupron’.

“One of the worst things we deal with in any hospital setting is infection,” says Dr. Scott Miller, the vice president of medical affairs at Sentara Leigh. “Anything we can do to try and prevent the transmission of disease within our walls, we have to look at.”

Nearly 1.8 million patients a year develop infections while at health facilities getting treated for other illnesses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These hospital-acquired infections cause about 100,000 deaths a year in the United States and create about $45 billion in additional health care costs.

Hospitals work hard to try and prevent those infections, through room cleaning, constant reminders of hand washing and

in some facilities, the use of ultraviolet light. The use of Cupron’s anti-microbial linens and solid surfaces is intended to supplement already rigorous infection policies, Miller says.

“The idea is to drive us to zero [hospital-acquired infections],” says Miller, whose medical background is in infectious

copper efficiently, the linens are safe.

“What we’re trying to do is knock down the amount of bacteria around a patient,” says Alastair Monk, a microbiologist and the director of clinical and scientific affairs at Cupron. “Our belief is that it’s going to help patients.”

Cupron is also promoting its copper-

Copper, an essential mineral, has natural anti-microbial properties, and causes a series of damaging effects on bacteria.

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diseases. “We’ll never get to zero, but we’ll hopefully get progressively better.”

So how does it work?

Copper, an essential mineral, has natural anti-microbial properties, and causes a series of damaging effects on bacteria. Laboratory tests show that the Cupron-enhanced surfaces continuously reduce bacterial contamination, achieving 99.99 percent reduction within two hours of exposure, according to the company.

The research is backed by the Environmental Protection Administration.

Cupron, founded in Israel in 2000 by a biochemist, opened what’s become its primary office in Richmond, Va, in 2009.

The company works with Norfolk-based EOS Surfaces to develop countertops for hospital settings. Copper oxide-infused polymers are embedded into the material during manufacturing, turning it into anti-microbial product.

Likewise with the linens, copper is put right into the polymers with which the sheets, blankets and towels are made.

The cotton/polyester blend linens are dye-free, but the copper naturally gives them a soft salmon hue. Low levels of copper ions are continuously released as a patient lies in his bed. Except for those patients who are unable to metabolize

infused socks as a way to help diabetic patients, who are more susceptible to fungal infections than people without diabetes. The company also makes a cosmetic pillowcase that has been shown to reduce wrinkles.

Inside Leigh Hospital’s new East Tower, countertops, vanities, bedrails, bedside tables are all made with Cupron copper-enhanced material. If the product is successful, the hospital will consider adding more as it continues its $129 million, four-phase construction and remodeling project.

“It’s an exciting time,” Miller says.

“We certainly hope we’ll be able to make an improvement.”

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year’s eve signals that age-old tradition of setting resolutions. We scan our minds thinking of the one thing we want to change in order to be a better person in the New Year. The challenge is that we know what our resolutions are—quit smoking, lose weight, start exercising, get a new job—but we don’t know why executing them is so important to us.

We reply vaguely, “I just don’t want to smoke anymore,” or “I’m tired of being overweight” or “I need a new job.” While well intentioned, none of this motivates us to action.

Setting resolutions is like bowling through a curtain. We know there’s something to hit—a goal for rolling the ball down the lane—but we can’t see what we’re aiming at. So instead, we spend the next couple of weeks blindly going to the gym, purposelessly spreading out resumes and resisting the urge to smoke.

By January 31, the trips to the gym are fewer, our jobs aren’t that bad, and we justify our smoking relapses.

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WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A RESOLUTION AND A GOAL? Every year on December 31, there is a popular practice of setting resolutions.

While this is admirable, a goal has components that form a compelling vision which pulls us towards it. We

A resolution is normally action-oriented and not outcome-oriented and lacks flexibility or emotion to create a win.

set a resolution without making them come alive. We must learn to set S.M.A.R.T goals—Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely—with clarity and with a huge why behind them.

WHY SHOULD I SET GOALS?

We live in such a fast-paced and changing world that we can get comfortable quickly.

Comfort is our escape from all the change.

It’s that comfort that can drown us in mediocrity. Goals are a way to consciously decide where we want to go. They keep us from being trapped. So many times we give up on our dreams for mere pennies offered in the form of incentives, signing bonuses and raises from companies that care little for us. Setting goals can keep people from falling into traps and laziness. They can re-awaken our dreams.

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HOW SHOULD I SET A GOAL?

We mentioned S.M.A.R.T. earlier.

First, be specific. You want to lose weight? How? One pound in 30 days or 30 pounds in 3 months? Each uses a different strategy. Secondly, things need to be measurable. You can’t track what you aren’t measuring.

Third, be accountable! Get someone to keep you to your word and call you on it when things aren’t going as planned. Friends are generally horrible at this. Get a personal trainer or coach—people you invest in. Fourth, be realistic! If you are earning $80,000 a year, don’t set an unreachable financial goal, especially if the basics like savings and budgeting are new for you. Start with a

It was my dream to be an entrepreneur and I found myself in a place at my job where I wanted to have more freedom and more flexibility.

How was setting this as a goal different than setting this as a resolution?

It was a decision. There are times in life where you just decide that you will make something work and there is no other way.

I think resolutions are setting people up to fail before they get started.

When you fully commit to doing something, it’s amazing.

What were the first steps you took to achieve your goal?

I printed up some test shirts, trademarked the name and designed the logo.

When did you decide the time was right to leave your job?

The decision came from no longer enjoying my job.

I was already getting really great feedback on the shirts and when I decided that I was going to leave my job, I felt like now had to be the time. I’m the type of person where I’ve got to take the leap.

What was the scariest part about venturing on your own?

Whether or not people would be receptive and like the clothes. I also wondered if I would be able to support myself financially.

What are your goals for 2014?

My goals are to get into retail stores throughout the country, set up a national campaign and stage an event tour where we can go to schools all throughout the country inspiring kids and youth of all ages to go out there and live the life they truly desire.

WHAT LEVEL OF ACCOUNTABILITY DO I NEED TO ENSURE SUCCESS? The best accountability is found in professional coaching. Workout buddies and trainers are great, too! One year I went on a 90-day challenge to lose 10-plus percent body fat and gain some lean muscle mass.

I gave my personal trainer a $3,000 check

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And what did you discover?

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“my boyfriend john drinks too much, and he needs to go to rehab…but we just don’t have the money for it, and he has depression so I don’t want him to just go cold turkey.

I guess we should just wait,” Karen Edwards says.

Inpatient addiction rehabilitation, commonly known as “rehab” can be an expensive process— running thousands of dollars a month—but it’s not the only effective treatment. There are many options to help someone beat addiction.

Karen may worry about her boyfriend, but first, he needs to believe there’s a problem.

People with addiction continue to abuse drugs and alcohol even while their lives fall apart around them. Cindy Levy, adult outpatient services coordinator at Colonial Behavioral Health, says it’s usually one of four things that shake people enough to seek help: “lovers, livers, livelihood and the law.” Family and friends may pressure the person to quit (lovers), or they may develop health problems (livers). Their habits may affect their jobs (livelihood) or they may be arrested (the law).

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THERE’S A PROBLEM, HOW CAN I STOP? First, John has to stop using, but he doesn’t need to stop suddenly without support, commonly known as “going cold turkey.” Medications can suppress withdrawal symptoms and re-establish normal brain function. Medications for opioids (like heroin or morphine), tobacco and alcohol addiction exist. Treating addiction with medication seems counter-intuitive, but they can help diminish cravings and prevent relapses.

But after weaning off addictive substances, he’ll need to change his lifestyle and his thinking. Behavioral treatments, including peer support groups, counseling, cognitive therapy and programs, like Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous can help.

Jan Brown, executive director of Spiritworks Foundation, a peer recovery and support agency in Williamsburg, Va., runs programs where people in recovery form small circles of influence. “Although they don’t have professional experience, peers have ‘lived experience.’ I think we’ve spent far too long trying to force people to

one form of recovery,” she says.

Spiritworks’ philosophy is that no one recovers from addiction alone. The circles of influence support each other and share regularly. Each person makes a plan, and if they stray from it, they expect to be held accountable by their peers.

Brown points out one of the newer prevailing beliefs: recovery is an ongoing process. “It’s a problem based in your brain, so you can’t cut it out. You aren’t cured of it. You may need to address your triggers to continue your recovery plan,” she says.

Whatever behavioral path is taken, Levy says the process of change matters most.

“In the 1990s, motivational interviewing and recognition of the stages of change revolutionized treatment practices. When people confront behaviors that they need to change, it works,” says Levy. John might need to make a plan that includes adding in healthier social activities, continuing counseling and dealing with temptation.

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The National Association of Mental Illness cites recent studies that nearly one-third of people with all mental illnesses and approximately one-half of people with severe mental illnesses also experience substance abuse.

The correlation of a “dual diagnosis” is not clear though.

Rick Jackson, executive director at Riverside’s Center for Excellence in Aging and Lifelong Health and supervisor of substance abuse prevention program Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), says it can be “a chicken and egg argument.” “If a doctor discovers you’re drinking too much and depressed…Are you depressed because the alcohol is making you depressed? Or drinking to self-medicate your depression?” he says.

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“We are finding more evidence that what’s under most people’s addiction is mental illness, and they’d been attempting to self-medicate. This is causing tension between the abstinencebased model and medication model, because what’s keeping people from abusing drugs is taking medication for their mental illness,” says Brown.

Karen can’t change John’s addiction, but she can help him find the best choice for him—and there’s no need to wait.

There is help available now, many paths to the same goal.

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❥ WRITTEN BY SHAWN RADCLIFFE ILLUSTRATED BY BOB OLLER

vaping. you might hear young people using this term on the weekend, as in “let’s go vaping tonight.” Celebrities like Jenny McCarthy and Johnny Depp have also been spotted vaping in advertisements and on the movie screen, adding to the trend’s growing popularity.

While it could almost be another Internet dance craze or illegal street drug, vaping has little to do—at least directly—with shaking your butt on YouTube. And as far as drugs go, the one that is used for vaping is one hundred percent legal.

Vaping refers to inhaling the vapors from an electronic cigarette, a battery-powered device that delivers a dose of

nicotine, flavoring and other chemicals. Marketed as a healthy alternative to smoking regular cigarettes—and even as a tool to help people quit smoking—electronic cigarettes, like their traditional counterparts, are clouded in controversy.

With a shortage of scientific evidence and federal regulation of these devices, questions remain about their safety and effectiveness. In addition, health professionals increasingly express concern that electronic cigarettes may lead young people toward a lifetime of addiction by encouraging them to smoke regular cigarettes.

These kinds of personal stories no doubt help sell electronic cigarettes, but when it comes to smoking cessation programs, health professionals prefer science to fun flavors.

Electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes or e-cigs, When Heath is asked by her students why she recommends nicotine gum or lozenges, but not electronic cigarettes—which come in many shapes and sizes, including conventional cigalso contain nicotine—she often responds, “It comes down to arettes, cigars and pipes. Some even look like pens or USB two things. Number one, do we have science to show the safety memory sticks. and the efficacy of those products? And number two, are they When a person inhales on the mouthpiece of an electronic FDA-regulated?” cigarette—which is powered by a rechargeable or disposable Many health policy experts expect the U.S. Food and Drug Adminbattery—liquid inside a cartridge is heated and turned into istration (FDA) to bring electronic cigarettes under the same manua vapor that is delivered to the lungs. The vapor resembles cigarette smoke, but lacks many of the toxic chemicals and odor facturing, marketing and age restrictions as tobacco products, but the agency’s recently proposed rule covering these devices is still pending. found in regular second-hand smoke.

Electronic cigarettes are also so new that few large studies have The liquids—known as juices or e-juices—vary across brands, but contain a mixture of nicotine, flavoring and other chemicals. been published about their use as a tool to quit smoking. That is starting to change.

They also come in a wide range of flavors, from tobacco In a recent small study, the medical journal Lancet found that or campfire, to more fun ones like gummy bear or Fruit Loops.

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THE VAPOR RESEMBLES CIGARETTE SMOKE, but lacks many of the toxic chemicals and odor found in regular second-hand smoke.

BIG MARKET IN QUITTING With their hip designs and fun flavors, electronic cigarettes exude a certain amount of style, which sets them apart from other tools used to help people quit smoking.

You would never find a boutique shop selling only nicotine patches or nicotine gum, but stores that specialize in electronic cigarettes, vapor cartridges and accessories are popping up across the country—part of an estimated $2 billion market.

“You know as well as I do that the sales [of electronic cigarettes] have just gone through the roof,” says John Espinosa, owner of Pioneer Vapes, an electronic cigarette store and lounge in Virginia Beach, Va. Espinosa is a strong advocate for electronic cigarettes as a tool for quitting smoking. He started smoking when he was 14 and was finally able to quit a few years ago using electronic cigarettes.

Starting his business, then, was a way for him to reach out to other smokers.

“As a long-time user, I thought that it was just the right time,” he says. “It was something that I wanted to do. I feel that we can make a big impact in smokers’ lives by selling electronic cigarettes.”

electronic cigarettes—with or without nicotine—were “modestly effective at helping smokers to quit smoking, with similar results as nicotine patches.”

Before Heath accepts electronic cigarettes as safe and effective, though, she would need to see “large, randomized, controlled trials,” like the kind used to test new medications.

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For anyone who has ever sat in a smoky bar, it’s clear that cigarette smoke is much different from the quickly dissipating vapor given off by electronic cigarettes.

“Second-hand vapor is nowhere near as bad in comparison to second-hand smoke from a regular cigarette,” says Espinosa.

Health professionals are likely to agree, although lack of FDA oversight means that the chemicals used in e-juice varies from company to company.

“It’s intuitive, obviously, that smoking an electronic cigarette does not have those 4,800 toxins that we know one cigarette has,” says Heath. “But what we still don’t know is what is exactly in them.”

In fact, a 2009 FDA test of some electronic cigarettes showed the presence of several unpleasant ingredients—including cancer-causing nitrosamines and a toxic chemical found in antifreeze—diethylene glycol.

“So what else is in there?” asks Heath. “That’s just problematic Espinosa is not alone in using electronic cigarettes to quit smoking. for me. Ethically, I would not recommend that for anyone to “I have patients who have been successful in quitting and consume—consume themselves or to expose others to it.” they have used the electronic cigarette” says Dr. Janie Heath, If the FDA were to bring electronic cigarettes under the associate dean and professor of nursing at the University of same oversight as tobacco products, e-juice would likely face Virginia School of Nursing. “Either completely dropping their more stringent testing and packaging guidelines, including cigarettes and picking up the electronic cigarettes, or alternatlisting the ingredients. ing, meaning they’ll use a traditional cigarette, and then next Until then, says Heath, “what we’re going through is like the time they’ll use their electronic cigarette—so that they taper wild, wild west, because there’s so much we don’t know.” themselves off.”

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THE NEXT GENERATION Stores that specialize in electronic cigarettes exude hipness. Their display cases are filled with colorful electronic cigarettes, containers of e-juice with fun flavors and a wide range of accessories.

This youthful attitude worries many health officials. They say that the marketing and flavors—similar to what was banned in 2009 by the FDA for regular cigarettes—are aimed at encouraging a new generation of vapers.

This concern was heightened recently by a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report released in September which found that the use of electronic cigarettes doubled in young people between 2011 and 2012—increasing to 10 percent for high school students and 2.7 percent for middle schoolers.

Health officials are worried that electronic cigarettes may act as a gateway drug for cigarettes, cigars and other tobacco products.

Unfortunately the CDC report doesn’t show whether or not teens who vape grow up to become chain smokers.

Still, when it comes to youth and tobacco, health officials are cautious, with good reason. Nicotine, which is highly addictive, is

present in all tobacco products and most electronic cigarettes.

“It’s harder to help an individual quit smoking than it is to get them off of crack cocaine, heroin or any of the other drugs,” says Heath.

Additionally, the use of youth-oriented marketing by tobacco companies—such as cartoon characters like Joe Camel and the now-banned flavored cigarettes—has colored the debate over electronic cigarettes.

“When we look at 95 percent of individuals that smoke cigarettes,” says Heath, “they all started that initiation before age 21.

So there’s that likelihood of these younger ones starting on electronic cigarettes, and wanting to have more and more of a hit.”

This extra hit could, in fact, mean trying traditional cigarettes.

And once a teenager becomes addicted to nicotine—either from electronic or traditional cigarettes—the chance of quitting successfully is very low.

Not every electronic cigarette store, though, shares the philosophy of “hooking” new users at a young age.

“Ninety percent of people who come into my store are smokers,” says Espinosa, who credits electronic cigarettes for helping him quit. And as for the other 10 percent—the non-smokers who want to try something cool and hip?

“We try and deter those types of customers as much as possible,” he says, “and usually what we will do with them is offer them electronic cigarettes that do not contain nicotine, because nicotine is the addictive agent. We don’t want to get them hooked on a habit that they don’t already have.”

As with regular e-juice, the ingredients in nicotine-free versions

vary with manufacturer, whether it is made in the U.S., China or even at home. E-juice often includes propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin, water and flavoring, but can potentially contain harmful substances.

SHOULD THEY BE REGULATED? FDA regulation of electronic cigarettes could make it more difficult for companies and businesses to market these devices to minors—through restrictions on purchases by minors, advertising and certain flavors of e-juice.

The specifics, however, will have to wait until the FDA’s proposed rule about electronic cigarettes winds its way through the approval process.

In the absence of clear guidelines from the federal government, state officials have began tackling the problem on their own. According to an Oct. 29 story by the Washington Post, Utah, North Dakota, Arkansas, New Jersey and the District of Columbia have all included electronic cigarettes in their current bans on indoor cigarette smoking. Twenty-five states, plus the District of Columbia, also restrict the sale of these devices to minors.

Virginia is not one of them, which means people are free to vape during dinner without having to leave the restaurant. Also, minors are allowed to purchase electronic cigarettes in Virginia. Unless, of course, a business decides to impose its own restrictions on purchasing or the indoor use of these devices.

While the FDA and local governments slowly clear away the cloud of issues surrounding electronic cigarettes, Heath continues to help people quit smoking—using methods that are proven to be effective, such as counseling and FDA-approved nicotine replacements or drugs.

If larger, high-quality studies are ever published that show that electronic cigarettes are as effective as the nicotine patch, she will gladly add these hip and fun devices to her collection of smoking cessation tools. Still, science should come before flavor.

“Until we find out what the short-term and long-term health consequences of electronic cigarettes are, if any,” she says, “let’s put time behind the science.”

Meet the Author Shawn Radcliffe

Shawn is a science writer and yoga instructor with over 15 years’ experience writing about science, health and medicine.

In addition to The Health Journal, his work has appeared on Men’s Fitness, Greater Good and other consumer health and medical websites.

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Dolly Parton eater: Did you skip breakfast, eat a small lunch on the go and enjoy a healthy dinner? Balance out the calories throughout the day to avoid “top heavy” nights. Feed your body during the day rather then eating too much right before bed.

Crave slave: Maybe you ate enough, but now your cravings are out of control. This often means your meals and snacks are imbalanced. Add fresh foods, less processed snacks and plan healthier choices. With a better balance of nutrients throughout the day, you’ll be another step ahead.

Self-soother: Most people are emotional eaters on some level, but your stress triggers snacking at night. Now, how do you stop that unhealthy behavior? Relax. Practice some meditative breathing and stretch your muscles. Pray. Make a list of relaxing activities and try those before opening the fridge.

Idle hands: If a snack is your cure for boredom, try picking up your knitting, hit the gym or simply call a friend. Whatever you do, don’t use the computer or the TV for boredom relief. Too much technology leads to too many snacks.

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don’t really whet the pallet, but the culinary world is infatuated with rotten ingredients and our taste buds are being pushed to the limit.

As a Filipino, I’ve had my shrimp pastes and fish oils. Both smell as old as they are, way past their best-by date. But before you dismiss me because I’m Asian and the notion that it is my ethnic duty to eat everything, let me let you in on this—Asian or not my friend, you too have eaten rotten: aged steak, stinky cheese, balsamic vinegar or rotten bananas—the best for banana cream pie and banana bread.

Some foods get better with age, like casu marzu from Sardinia, Italy, which is rotten Pecorino cheese. The cheese undergoes various stages of putrefication and at a certain point the eggs of the Phiophila Casei larva species are implanted into the cheese and allowed to hatch. In Japan, mold is injected into skipjack tuna during the process to make katsuobushi, which is dried and fermented fish shavings. If you’ve eaten Japanese food chances are you’ve had katsuobushi.

My friend, Christopher Bifano, a New Jersey Italian transplant in Silicone Valley, tells me that he’s been using rotten ingredients over the past four years more than ever before. “With the popularity of Food Network and celebrity

chefs still on the rise, our customers are becoming more and more aware of ethnic cuisines,” says the director of culinary operations at Yahoo. “Chefs are being tasked and exposed to these fun flavors, giving us the opportunities to cook and learn about what cultures have been doing for centuries.”

Indeed, Korean food has made quite a bit of traction in North America this year. And the excitement has especially risen in the San Francisco Bay Area. With Bifano always being at the cusp of the latest food trend, he worked with distinguished chefs from Seoul on the art of pickling and fermenting. So, maybe we Asians are onto something: old is cool. “I always tell people the smell is tougher than the bite. Once you get past the pungent odor the taste is truly remarkable and can raise your culinary pallet to the next level,” says Bifano. I call it food nirvana, umami.

I thought about what Bifano said, and he is right about the smell. A bottle of fish sauce once broke in my backseat and I was about ready to buy a new car. This reminds me of that Seinfeld episode about the B.O. in Jerry’s car and that smell getting caught in Elaine’s hair. I believe that the most delicious dishes descend from humble beginnings. Anyone can cook a filet or lobster. But when you take those ugly duckling ingredients and truly transform them; that, my friend, is cooking.

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Chef Bifano shakes up a traditional recipe by honing his roots. “I love taking traditional ingredients and putting them into modern interpretations of classic Italian foods,” says Bifano. Try using the kimchi cold, like as a side for an antipasti platter or even as a punch of flavor with your favorite meat especially pork chops, “Because kimchi and pork belly is traditionally a Korean pairing,” says Bifano. The kimchi can be also used in an omelet, or as Bifano recommends, with pasta.

2 pounds Napa cabbage 1/2 cups Kosher salt 12 cups water 8 ounces daikon radish, diced 4 scallions, chopped 1/3 gochujang pepper paste 1/4 cups fish sauce 2 ounces ginger, chopped 1 tablespoon roasted garlic, chopped 2 teaspoons Korean salted shrimp paste pper 1 teaspoon sugar ddish, pe daikon ra h sauce and 2 ounces fresh basil, chopped paste, fis rimp paste 3 ounces peperoncini peppers, sliced h salted s your local 1 ounce extra virgin olive oil t a e l b a il a t. av permarke 4 ounces Castelvetrano pitted olives u S Asian In a large bowl, add cabbage and sprinkle with the salt until the cabbage is coated. Let sit for 24 hours. Drain the cabbage, and rinse with cold water. Add in remaining ingredients. Toss together and ensure mixture is evenly combined. Pack in sealable jar and let sit for 48 hours.

Note: Homemade kimchi can last in the fridge for two to three months.

Kimberley Haugh

Kimberley is a freelance writer who has a passion for fashion and food. She is the owner of Kimberley Ashlee Catering based in Williamsburg, Va. where she focuses on using fresh and local ingredients for her dishes. These days she’s also juggling being a new mom while practicing her French for her next big trip.

❥ WRITTEN BY KIMBERLEY HAUGH

do you recall the time before smartphones when the

thought of dining solo was simply an embarrassment? How could you dine alone? Like that poor unfortunate soul in a high school cafeteria, you would have stared at your food like it was the most interesting piece of meatloaf you’ve ever had. Today, a solo meal is the complete opposite of that. I am not alone, but even more connected to my network—my followers—during this opportunity for uninterrupted time with my iPhone.

The leading food trend for 2014 bows down to social media skivvies. Restaurateurs are creating multitasking-friendly foods— one-handers—that keep our other hand free to tweet, Instagram or scratch. Think of sandwiches, wraps and such—they will be the head of menus. In 2011, USA Today probed the question as to whether or not restaurants should condone digitally distracted diners who are on their smartphones texting, chatting and noshing. There is even a Facebook page, Ban Cellphones from Restaurants. It’s a collection of rants and media links that cleverly support the movement—even I felt like an inconsiderate yuppie. Now, three years later, we’re all living in harmony. Restaurants are really considering the power of social media in a different way.

This got me thinking about Go-Gurt, which is yogurt in a tube. It was the answer to the dilemma of having to use a spoon to get to the yogurt, and needing two hands to get the job done. Would this be the direction of food in the future? An uno mano experience that will drive food costs up because of special packaging? I mean look at the cost difference between a whole chicken and individually packaged, single serving chicken breast packs.

While the convenience of being able to hit the spot while checking-in, reviewing and taking a selfie in the spot sounds like a bad idea to some, as a social media enthusiast and a caterer who sells food as an experience, I see this as a worthy challenge. A sandwich should no longer be a two-pieces of sliced bread and meat, and a wrap should be more than a carb-conscious alternative. Chefs must now create dishes that will hold the interests of a Sesame Street 60-second attention span generation that are Instagram-worthy, and convenient to eat.

Instead of shunning and sneering at distracted diners, I say embrace us. We’re not talking on the phone anyway—that’s so 90s.

We’re quietly tapping, sliding and pinching. What’s a faint ding every so often? Give us something worth diverting our attention to. And if you do, we will “share” it. And that is advertising you can’t buy unless you’re Kris Jenner.

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KEEPING YOUR SKIN HEALTHY { through the winter months }

4 Starting with the Basics Caring for skin in the winter starts the moment you step in the shower.

“When showers are particularly hot, moisture can leach from the skin causing over-drying,” explains Sznoluch. “So turning down the temperature of the shower can help minimize this.”

From there, it is essential to properly hydrate and moisturize your face and body before you brave the elements.

“Number one, it is very important to regularly use emollients on your skin in the winter,” says Parr. “Within two minutes of showering, skin should be patted dry and liberally moisturized. I would suggest Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream which is fragrance free.” winter takes a toll on your skin.harsh weather and recycled air in cars and indoors can suck the moisture out of skin leaving you feeling itchy and dry. Luckily, there are simple changes you can make to your skin care regimen and products you can use to help replenish and protect your skin during the cold winter months.

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Lips and Scalp are Also Areas Susceptible to Dryness

“Aquaphor ointment or plain Vaseline at night followed by a mild lip balm during the day is quite helpful for the healing of the lips,” says Dr. Karina M. Parr of Dermatology Specialists in Newport News, Va. “For those with dry scalp, Neutrogena T/gel can be helpful to alleviate itching.”

Additionally, make sure to hydrate skin throughout the day, especially if you wash your hands frequently on the job. Parr recommends keeping a hand lotion such as Neutrogena Hand Cream or Eucerin Hand Crème at your desk. For cuticles, Martha Sznoluch, licensed master esthetician, educator and owner of Ohana Skincare & Makeup Studio in Norfolk, Va., suggests applying distilled or cold pressed grape, coconut or olive oil as excellent moisturizers to prevent hangnails and cracking.

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Protecting Hands and Face

Your face and hands are often the areas that undergo the most abuse in cold weather, which is why it is as important to take particular care of the skin on these areas.

“Moisturize, moisturize and moisturize!” Parr emphasizes. “It’s important to find products that are free of alcohol or drying agents. These things will only dry out your skin more so you really want to look for products containing hydrating ingredients.”

Look for products containing shea butter, jojoba oil, squalene and glycerin, all of which will help add hydration to your skin.

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Final Layer of Defense

Despite precautions, there may be times where severe windburn or repeated hand washings will result in extremely cracked, painful skin. In this case, Sznoluch proposes her three-level “point of no return” process.

Apply lavender milk lotion to the affected area (she suggests Farmaesthetics Nourishing Lavender Milk) followed by a layer of Neosporin and then Aquaphor Healing Ointment. The lavender milk aids in adding hydration to skin, the Neosporin works to heal and the Aquaphor acts as a barrier to the dry air present in cold months.

Do be mindful of skin that is severely itchy or dry as it can indicate more serious issues. In this case, Parr suggests consulting with your health care provider to determine the cause of the discomfort.

{SKIN CARE TIPS} Bath soaps/cleansers: • Dove for Sensitive Skin bar soap • Purpose Bar (pH balanced) • Cetaphil Bar • Cetaphil Gentle cleanser

Laundry detergents: • Cheer Free • All Free and Clear

Hands: • Avoid harsh products that strip protective For dry or itchy skin: oils from the hands Immediately after you finish your • For dishwashing, wear gloves if possible bath or shower, pat yourself dry and • Hand cream may be applied after washing apply a good moisturizing cream all the hands and can help protect the skin over. Lotions are mostly water and from drying: Neutrogena Norwegian may provide enough moisture for the formula fragrance-free hand cream, summer, but many patients need creams Eucerin Intensive Repair extra-enriched hand cream, or Cetaphil Therapeutic during colder months.

• Cetaphil cream hand cream • CeraVe cream • Vanicream moisturizing skin cream Shampoo: • DHS Clear Shampoo Fragrance Free Facial cleansers and moisturizers: • Vanicream Free and Clear Shampoo • Cetaphil Daily Cleanser • For flaky dry scalp, try Neutrogena • Neutrogena Foaming face wash T-Gel 2 in 1 Daily Control Shampoo • Cetaphil Daily moisturizing lotion • Neutrogena Healthy defense daily facial moisturizer SPF 30

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from your marathon day. Plan the entire process in terms of pace and mileage, and set goals along the way.

❥ WRITTEN BY DR. DANIEL SHAYE

“You can do a lot in a life time If you don’t burn out too fast.

You can make the most of the distance.

First you need endurance; First you’ve got to last.”

–Lyrics from Marathon by Rush

after the battle of marathon, a greek soldier is said to have run the entire distance to Athens—roughly 24 miles—where he announced the Greek victory over the Persians before keeling over and dying. Today, 500,000 Americans finish the 26.2-mile modern distance and live to tell the tale. There are risks in facing the marathon—and rewards, too. Here are some tips, rules and guidelines to help you achieve your dream.

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PLAN. Start with manageable bites, training in blocks of six to 10 weeks. Can’t run a mile? Set your sights on that, first. Give yourself time to get strong—ideally nine months to one year

“CONSISTENCY IS KING.” So says Steve Speirs, one of the top American Masters (age 40+) marathoners on the East Coast. The marathon is no flash in the pan.

Discovering the routine that works for you is key—morning, midday or evening running.

Make it as natural as brushing your teeth.

Create a rhythm and follow its momentum.

BUILD YOUR LONG RUN. Long runs are the heart of successful marathon training programs. You’ll need to handle 15-22 miles in a single running bout during training in order to succeed.

RECOVER AND REST. Rest is part of the training process. When you’re not running, hit the hay early or get a massage. Use the time off to work out little problems before they become bigger.

STRENGTH. Core and glute strength keep you tall and balanced—crucial elements of making it to the starting line uninjured.

Consider a Yoga for Runners class, or visit the gym a couple times each week.

ROTATE SHOES. Shoes lose their zip after 300500 miles. Keep your shoes (and legs) fresh. Buy shoes from someone who knows running. These days, most running stores will do at least a basic gait analysis to pair you with a suitable shoe.

EAT. Learn how to eat before you run, and even during your runs, so that you don’t cramp up.

Consider purchasing a book on sports nutrition or consulting with a nutritionist who specializes in endurance athletes.

DRINK. Marathoners are unwise to attempt the full distance without learning to fuel. Begin your workouts—and your marathon—properly hydrated, and drink while running. Do it during training and it will be easier on marathon day.

that you feel flat on race day. Back off by roughly 20-30 percent and—if you’re focusing on a finishing time—decrease intensity and frequency of your harder efforts. Ideally, you’ll line up feeling fresh, fit and full of confidence, with few or no aches and pains.

Don’t forget that the marathon is a metaphor for life. Enjoy the journey. Revel in your successes, learn and return stronger when you fall short. After marathon day give yourself up to four weeks (a day per mile) before even thinking about training for the next big event or goal. You can train lightly during the recovery period, but it’s a time to refresh, to heal, to transition. Make the most of the distance…and of this wonderful life.

RESPECT THE WALL. The wall is a physiological point where you begin to rely more on fat-burning to finish. For most of us, our glycogen (sugar) stores dry out somewhere about two hours or 20 miles into the event. Don’t go out too fast, or it comes sooner—and harder. It’s called “hitting the wall” because it hurts and can make finishing impossible, or so painful that you never want to experience it again.

TAPER. In the final weeks before the marathon, back off on mileage and intensity, but not so far

Meet the Author Dr. Daniel Shaye

Daniel is a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician, and acupuncture fellow (FIAMA) with Performance Chiropractic in Williamsburg. A USATF Level-I Coach with a half marathon best of 1:12, he is looking forward to running his first marathon, in the Fall of 2014.

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drop it to the floor ❥ WRITTEN BY BRIDGIT KIN-CHARLTON

baby, it’s cold outside. not feeling motivated to layer up for your winter run?

Don’t even want to leave your warm, cozy house to get in the cold car and drive to the gym? We all have our reasons why not to exercise. Don’t let the cold weather be your excuse to get out of shape this winter. Here are a few of my favorite floor exercises that will help get you through those chilly days. And you don’t even have to leave your house (or your jammies).

Side Bridge ➜

Lie on your side with your forearm on the floor under your shoulder to prop you up, and your feet stacked. Contract your core and press your forearm against the floor to raise your hips until your body is straight from ankles to shoulders. Hold for 15 to 45 seconds, and then repeat on the other side. Contract your abs and glutes forcefully to keep your body straight.

➜ Plank with Diagonal Arm Lift

Assume a modified pushup position with your feet shoulder-width apart, forearms on the floor. Keeping your torso steady, raise your right arm forward and to the right, so that it points to 2 o’clock.

Hold for two seconds, then lower and repeat with your left arm, raising it to 10 o’clock. That’s one rep. Your elbows should be bent 90 degrees and directly under your shoulders.

Glute-Bridge March ➜

Lie with your knees bent and your arms and heels on the floor. Push down through your heels and squeeze your glutes to raise your body into a straight line from knees to shoulders. Next, bring a knee toward your chest. Reverse the move, then repeat with your other leg. That’s one rep. Don’t allow your hips to sag at any time during the movement.

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Single-Leg Lowering ➜

Lie on your back with your legs extended straight up. Keeping your legs straight, lower your left leg until your foot is 2 to 3 inches off the floor. Return to the starting position, and then repeat with your right leg; that’s one repetition. Think about pushing the bottom of your heel away from your hip as you lower your leg. Don’t point your toes; keep your foot flexed toward you. Lead with your heel.

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Bridgit is also an American Council on Exercise certified personal trainer and an Aerobic and Fitness Association of America certified group fitness instructor.

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Building Muscle Mass Over 50 ❥ WRITTEN BY TERESA BERGEN

walk into your local recreation center any day and you’ll see committed retirees doing their daily exercise routines. “They think of this as their job,” says Ellen Womeldorf, health and wellness coordinator for James City County Parks and Recreation. “They want to live a good life as they age.” Regular workouts help them with daily tasks, like walking, standing and picking up their grandchildren.

//sarcopenia

Muscle mass begins to gradually decrease around age 40, while fat accumulates.

By the time a woman hits 65, she might have 60 pounds more fat and 30 pounds less muscle than she did at 25. Hormone levels and protein synthesis decrease and individual muscle fibers atrophy and die, resulting in a loss of muscle mass. This condition is called sarcopenia.

Resistance exercise helps stave off sarcopenia. “If you’re 50 and you’ve been active your whole life, or even if you’re 70 and you’ve been active your whole life, it’s going to be a different situation,” says Catherine Egan, who teaches group exercise classes for seniors in Portland, Ore. Consistently using muscles helps preserve muscle mass and weight training can also increase bone density, lowering the risk of developing osteoporosis.

//getting started

If you’re over 50, new to exercise and/or have a known medical condition, discuss your activity plans with your doctor. Work with a trainer or an experienced friend to learn to use gym equipment properly.

Start with a warm-up. Walking outside or on a treadmill prepares your body for resistance exercise. Older people should warm up for about 10 minutes, says Egan.

A good strength training program addresses all your major muscle groups: chest, back, shoulders, arms, core and legs. Do one or two sets of approximately ten different exercises. Pick a weight you can lift about 15 times before your muscles get too tired to continue. “You don’t want to challenge yourself so much that you end up with injuries,” Egan says.

Once you can easily do 15 repetitions of an exercise, increase the weight by about five percent. Aim for two or three strength workouts per week, with at least 48 hours in between to rest.

//consistency is key

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Weight workouts can make the difference between losing function and remaining independent. The seniors at the rec center inspire Womeldorf. “You see them in their upper 80s and they’re still walking around the track, doing their lat pulldowns and bicep curls. They realize if they don’t use it, they’ll lose it.”

Meet the Author Teresa Bergen

Teresa writes about health, fitness and travel for MSN Healthy Living, Livestrong.com and many other publications.

She’s a yoga and group exercise instructor and an ACE-certified personal trainer.

//sample exercise tips //lat pull-downs

Work the muscles in your back and arms to maintain your ability to do daily household tasks.

//stability ball crunches You don’t have to get up and down from the floor to do this core exercise.

//leg press machine

Work your hamstrings and quadriceps to improve your balance.

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This exercise mimics reaching up to a high shelf.

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Out With The Old when joanne crane’s husband passed away a few years ago, she wanted to declutter her home, but she didn’t know where to begin.

“He was a pack rat, and he liked to rescue things,” says Crane, who lives in Hampton, Va. “I wanted to get rid of stuff, but I didn’t know how.”

Overwhelmed, Crane sought help from a professional home organizer.

“She just made my life 100 percent easier,” Crane says. “My stress level now is definitely down. There is this saying ‘A place for everything and everything in its place,’ and I never realized just how, calmer that makes things.”

Clutter can cause stress in numerous ways, shares Mollie Vann, a professional organizer and owner of The Eco Organizer.

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Stressing about clutter can affect our health. When we are stressed out, it makes it harder for our bodies to fight illness.

“Clutter causes maritial tension, it makes children embarrassed to have friends over, and it prevents many families from wanting to host get-togethers,” Vann says. “Daily hassles are more stressful over longer periods of time than big changes. As such, constantly working around, cleaning, sorting, fixing and avoiding clutter can really wear us down.”

Linda Clevenger, a professional organizer and owner of Organization Direct, adds: “Stressing about clutter can affect our health. When we are stressed out, it makes it harder for our bodies to fight illness.”

An accumulation of too much stuff can cause other issues, including fire and trip hazards and allergen hazards like dust, mold or mildew.

To simplify your family’s clutter, Vann suggests grouping items.

“Create functional zones to help group items: a toy zone, an office zone, homework zone,” she says.

Declutter and Eliminate to Simplify Your Life ❥ WRITTEN BY BRANDY CENTOLANZA

“This is something kids can help with. Once items are collected, it is easier to see what you have in a given category and prevent it from encroaching on other zones.”

Supply each family member with a box for their belongings, and anything loose that gets tossed into the box gets put away at the end of each night.

“Don’t just delegate,” says Vann. “Get kids involved. Ask them what responsibilities they feel they are able to take on, and what would be some fair rewards or consequences.”

Clevenger adds: “Keep things simple so that kids can quickly and easily pick up, and don’t pull out everything all at once. Put one thing away before you get another thing out.”

Vann also suggests practicing the “one in, one out” rule.

“To prevent accumulation in overstuffed categories, each time you buy something new, you have to let go or use up an older item in the same category,” Vann says. “This works for clothes, board games, stuffed animals, craft projects and art supplies.”

The less stuff you have, the more time you will have for family.

“Decluttering allows us to spend time on pursuits we care about by letting go of things that simply aren’t as important,” Vann says. “Instead of cleaning, searching for lost things or worrying late at night about the things on your to-do list, declutter and regain a calm and functional home that is manageable day-to-day.”

Meet the Author Brandy Centolanza

Brandy contributes regularly to The Health Journal. She lives in James City County with her husband, two children and two cats.

How to Declutter Linda Clevenger, owner of Organization Direct, offers these five steps to get started on the declutter process: 1. start in one area.

“Don’t think you can do it all at once,” she says.

2. eliminate what you don’t need.

“You will need to be realistic about what you don’t need,” Clevenger advises.

3. find a home for everything.

“Remember to put everything back where you found it,” she adds “This should be a simple house rule.”

4. keep your systems simple.

“You don’t want to complicate things for yourself,” she says.

5. communicate with your family.

“Don’t feel like you have to do it all by yourself,” reminds Clevenger.

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BioHarmony Rejuvenation Center Stress is one of the leading causes of illness and disease. Dr. Christopher Bosco, a graduate of the Life University School of Chiropractic, helps his patients to enjoy a higher quality of life through Bioenergetics, a practice that helps the body naturally recover from various forms of stress.

The result is a healthier, more efficient flow of energy throughout the body and a better release of toxins, all of which affect the body’s performance.

A New Jersey native, Dr. Bosco relocated to Williamsburg, Va., to introduce this exciting new therapy, the first of its kind in the Commonwealth. He aims to educate his patients on the emotional triggers of stress that lead to illnesses and provide people with healthy alternatives and nutritional recommendations that can put them on the path to wellness and optimal health. Call 757-645-3545 today to schedule an appointment with Dr. Bosco at his convenient New Town office.

BioHarmony Rejuvenation Center 4808 Courthouse St., Suite 208 Williamsburg, VA 23188 (757) 645-3545

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DENTISTRY Kasey Petersen, D.M.D.

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Dr. Petersen shares Dr. Stacey Hall’s dedication to providing patients with personalized care and the best treatment possible.

She feels blessed that God has provided her with the opportunity to practice with a team that shares a common vision of serving the community.

Dr. Petersen received her undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2003 and then graduated from the University of Louisville School of Dentistry in 2007. She received a scholarship in dental school through the U.S. Army and was stationed at Fort Eustis from 2007-2010. She worked in private practice for two years and began working at Williamsburg Center for Dental Health in November 2012. She is a member of the American Dental Association and Virginia Dental Association and is currently training with the Dawson Academy.

Kasey and her husband John live in Newport News and recently celebrated their one-year anniversary. They enjoy spending time with their friends, traveling and cheering on their favorite sports teams.

Williamsburg Center for Dental Health 5231 Monticello Ave., Suite E Williamsburg, VA 23188 (757) 565-6303

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OPTOMETRY Brent Segeleon, O.D. Colonial Eye Care

Dr. Brent Segeleon, owner of Colonial Eye Care, is a graduate of Gannon University and received his Doctor of Optometry degree from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 2005. He is proficient in comprehensive optometry, including the diagnosis and management of ocular diseases, as well as low vision. Dr. Segeleon has experience in fitting simple and complex contact lenses for complicated, diseased and post-surgical corneas.

Dr. Segeleon is a member of the American Optometric Association, Virginia Optometric Association, and vice president of the Tidewater Optometric Society. The Virginia Optometric Association named him Young Optometrist of the Year 2013.

Originally from Pittsburgh, Pa., Dr. Segeleon calls Williamsburg home. He lives here with his wife, Brooke, and daughter, Gwen. He enjoys sponsoring the Williamsburg Youth Baseball League and working with William & Mary athletes. When not in the office, you can find him training for an upcoming triathlon or mountain biking on Williamsburg’s fantastic trails.

Colonial Eye Care 5121 Center Street, Suite 102 Williamsburg, VA 23188 (757) 903-2633

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ORTHOPAEDICS John J. McCarthy III, M.D. Tidewater Ortho

Dr. McCarthy, an expert in the field of joint replacement surgery, is a familiar face to the Peninsula having been an orthopaedic surgeon for over twenty years before joining Tidewater Ortho in 2007. He began his career earning an undergraduate degree from College of Holy Cross in Worchester, Mass., followed by his medical degree from Georgetown University. Dr. McCarthy went on to complete his internship at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pa., followed by his residency at the University of Pittsburgh. Afterward, Dr. McCarthy completed a hand surgery fellowship with the Hand Rehabilitation Center in Philadelphia, Pa. While practicing in Pittsburgh, he served as a team physician for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Currently Dr. McCarthy practices in the Williamsburg office in New Town. He is dedicated to improving a patient’s quality of life whether it’s restoring function to an arthritic shoulder or replacing a painful hip or knee.

Tidewater Ortho 5208 Monitcello Avenue, Suite 180 Williamsburg, VA 23188 (757) 637-7016

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UROLOGY Geoffrey B. Kostiner, M.D. TPMG Urology

TPMG Urology 5424 Discovery Park Boulevard, Suite 203 Williamsburg, VA 23188 (757) 873-2562

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Hugh McCormick Jr, M.D. TPMG Cardiovascular Diagnostic Center Dr. Hugh McCormick Jr, graduated from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He completed his internship, residency and fellowship training at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., and the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. He is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases.

He served in the U.S. Navy Medical Corps as an assistant to the Attending Physician, U.S. Congress as a member of the teaching staff of Bethesda Naval Hospital, and as chief at the Division of Cardiology Naval Regional Medical Center, Portsmouth, Va. As a founding partner of Hampton Roads Cardiovascular Associates, and former President/CEO of the Cardiovascular Center of Hampton Roads, Dr. McCormick comes to TPMG with more than 45 years of experience and a long history of community service. He has been affiliated with Riverside Regional Medical Center, Walter Reed Hospital, Sentara Careplex Hospital, Mary Immaculate Hospital and the former Williamsburg Community Hospital. He is a Fellow in both the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association, and has been active with the Heart Association on the Peninsula as a past president and as a board member. Dr. McCormick operates TPMG’s Cardiovascular Diagnostic Center located in the Tidewater Medical Centers in Newport News at Oyster Point and in Williamsburg at New Town.

DERMATOLOGY Jennifer M. Ragi, M.D.

Dermatology Specialist Dr. Jennifer Ragi is a board certified dermatologist and fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology. She graduated from Cornell University with high honors and was a Howard Hughes Scholar. Dr. Ragi completed her medical degree at State University of New York at Buffalo Medical School and graduated with research honors. She was elected into Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society.

Dr. Ragi completed an internal medicine residency at University of Pennsylvania. She practiced medicine at New York University Medical Centers and was elected Teacher of the Year for Physical Diagnosis. Her interest in dermatology blossomed and she went on to complete a dermatology residency at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

Dr. Ragi’s extensive training and experience in dermatology allows her to provide patients with exceptional care. She focuses on communication and patient education. She practices medical and surgical dermatology for diseases of the skin, hair and nails.

TPMG Cardiovascular Diagnostic Center 5424 Discovery Park Boulevard, Suite 203 Williamsburg, VA 23188 (757) 565-0600

Dermatology Specialist 475 McLaws Ciricle, Suite 1 Williamsburg, VA 23185 (757) 259-9466

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Elizabeth Atkinson, M.D.

TPMG ENT, Audiology & Allergy Clinic Dr. Elizabeth Atkinson graduated cum laude with a bachelor of science in chemistry and biology from the University of Richmond in Richmond, Va., and her medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia also in Richmond.

Dr. Atkinson performed her surgical internship and her otolaryngology residency at West Virginia University in Morgantown, W.Va. Afterwards, she spent 13 years in private practice in northern Virginia before relocating to Georgia.

She has a special interest in nasal and sinus disorders, allergy and pediatric ear, nose and throat problems. Her special skills include, but are not limited to, balloon sinuplasty, transnasal esophagoscopy and minimally invasive office surgeries.

She is a Fellow of the American Board of Otolaryngology and the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.

TPMG Williamsburg Ear, Nose, Throat, Audiology and Allergy Clinic 5424 Discovery Park Blvd., Suite 201 Williamsburg, VA 23188 (757) 345-6330

Sayeema Daudi, M.D. Virginia Oncology Associates Dr. Daudi is an active board candidate in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She earned her medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis. Dr. Daudi completed her Internship in Obstetrics & Gynecology at Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind., and residency at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Mich. Her Gynecologic Oncology fellowship was completed at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, N.Y. Dr. Daudi is a strong proponent of academics and research.

Her research interests include the discovery of novel approaches to enhance anti-tumor immunity and their application to the development of vaccine therapies against ovarian carcinoma.

Moreover, she actively mentors Eastern Virginia Medical School students and residents to become our future physicians.

Dr. Daudi’s particular clinical interests include specializing in the comprehensive management of women with gynecologic cancers or its complications. She strives to provide her patients with a top quality, multidisciplinary approach to the management of women’s cancers in a patient centric and compassionate fashion.

Virginia Oncology Associates Port Warwick III 1051 Loftis Blvd., Ste. 100 Newport News, VA 23606 Hofheimer Hall 825 Fairfax Ave, 3rd Floor Norfolk, VA 23507

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Geoffrey B. Kostiner, M.D., received his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from McGill University—Montreal in Quebec, Canada. He earned his Doctor of Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Denver, Colo. He completed a residency in general surgery and urology at the Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, Va. Dr. Kostiner is board certified in urology and has been in practice since 2001. Dr. Kostiner joined the TPMG Urology Office—Newport News in 2005. Dr. Kostiner has been serving as the Director of Urological Services at Mary Immaculate Hospital since 2009.

CARDIOLOGY

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Allergy Partners of Eastern Virginia Growing up in Newport News with severe asthma, Dr. Shield was profoundly influenced by the wonderful doctors and nurses who took care of him. Those experiences as a child stimulated his interest in medicine, and it was only natural that he pursue a career that would allow him to care for people with asthma and allergies. He feels blessed to have trained with some of the most outstanding allergists in the country. That training, combined with his personal experiences, has given him the ability to provide for his patients a level of care that is difficult to find elsewhere.

Dr. Shield has been in practice locally since 1993 and joined Allergy Partners, the nation’s largest allergy practice, in 2010. This partnership allows patients on the Peninsula to receive some of the most advanced care available from a local physician who cares about his community. Dr. Shield is accepting new patients in both his Williamsburg and Newport News offices. Visit www.allergypartners.com/ easternvirginia or call (757)259-0443 to schedule your appointment today.

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Colonial Center for Hearing

Colonial Center for Hearing 430 McLaws Circle, Suite 101 Williamsburg, VA 23185 (757) 229-4004

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and told him that if I missed one check-in to cash it. I will tell you, he got every check-in! Get leverage on yourself. Invest in accountability.

Discouragement hits when you give a stumble or fall a negative meaning. You wouldn’t run 19 miles in a marathon, stop to tie your shoe and then start back at the beginning. You’d stand back up and finish the race! Hiccups happen.

Give yourself permission to mess up. Also, decide that there is no turning back.

FINALLY, YOU MENTIONED KNOWING YOUR WHY. CAN YOU SHED SOME LIGHT ON THAT? There are two factors that will give you your why—pain and pleasure. Why must you do it? What will it cost you if you don’t take the action? What has it already cost you? You build

Stacey Cummings, M.D. Pediatric Associates of Williamsburg

Dr. Jude Liptak holds a doctorate degree from Salus University in the field of Audiology. He completed his undergraduate and master’s programs at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology. Dr. Liptak has been practicing audiology since the year 2000.

As a board-certified audiologist and an expert in his field, he has since helped thousands of people rediscover the joys of healthy hearing.

In 2003 he founded Colonial Center for Hearing, a state-of-the-art audiology practice, located in McLaws Circle in Williamsburg. Dr. Liptak is passionate about patient care and believes in educating patients about his findings so that they understand their hearing loss and his course of treatment. To Dr. Liptak, you are not just a patient—you are an individual with a hearing situation that requires prompt attention.

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PEDIATRICS

AUDIOLOGY

Dr. Stacey Cummings, a native of Pennsylvania, received her bachelor’s degree from the College of William & Mary and her M.D. from Eastern Virginia Medical School.

She completed her pediatric residency training at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford, and was board certified in pediatrics in 2008.

Dr. Cummings joined Pediatric Associates of Williamsburg, a practice of CHKD Health System, in the summer of 2009. She was drawn to pediatrics though a devotion to children’s health and enjoys partnering with families to keep their children healthy.

She cares for children from birth through college and offers a wide variety of services. Dr. Cummings and her associates are accepting new patients, and the practice accepts most insurance plans, including Anthem. Office hours are 8-5 on weekdays and by appointment on Saturdays for acute care. To make an appointment with Dr. Cummings, call (757) 564-7337.

Pediatric Associates of Williamsburg 119 Bulifants Blvd.

Williamsburg, VA 23188 (757) 564-7337

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the pain! On the flip side, what will life be like when you accomplish the goal? Who will you become? How will life be different moving forward? Build the pleasure.

Goals are most powerful when tied into identity and when that identity is out future self, we can set and accomplish some powerful things.

So keep that in mind and set some amazing goals for the upcoming 2014 year!

Meet the Author Chris Jones

Chris is the managing editor of The Health Journal. Every year he sets quarterly, bi-annual and annual goals. In 2013, his first quarter goal was to find a new editing job and relocate to a new city—and he did.

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DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING ORTHOPAEDIC & SPINE CENTER 250 Nat Turner Boulevard Newport News (757) 596-1444

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NEW TOWN DENTAL ARTS SEBASTIANA G. SPRINGMANN, DDS 4939 Courthouse Street Williamsburg (757) 259-0741

RIVERSIDE ENDOCRINOLOGY & DIABETES CENTER 120 Kings Way, Suite 2550 Williamsburg (757) 534-5909

FAMILY PRACTICE RIVERSIDE FAMILY PRACTICE & EXTENDED CARE 5231 John Tyer Highway Williamsburg (757) 220-8300 RIVERSIDE NORGE INTERNAL MEDICINE & PEDIATRICS CENTER 7364 Richmond Road Williamsburg (757) 345-0011 RIVERSIDE WILLIAMSBURG FAMILY MEDICINE 120 Kings Way, Suite 1400 Williamsburg (757) 345-2555

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AMERICAN RED CROSS ADULT DENTAL CLINIC 606 West 29th Street Norfolk (757) 446-7756

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ANGELS OF MERCY MEDICAL CLINIC 7151 Richmond Road, Suite 401 Williamsburg (757) 565-1700

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BEACH HEALTH CLINIC 3396 Holland Road, Suite 102 Virginia Beach (757) 428-5601 CHESAPEAKE CARE 2145 South Military Highway Chesapeake (757) 545-5700 THE COMMUNITY FREE CLINIC OF NEWPORT NEWS 727 25th Street Newport News (757) 594-4060 H.E.L.P. FREE CLINIC 1320 LaSalle Avenue Hampton (757) 727-2577 H.E.L.P. FREE DENTAL CLINIC 1325 LaSalle Avenue Hampton (757) 727-2577 LACKEY FREE CLINIC 1620 Old Williamsburg Road Yorktown (757) 886-0608 OLDE TOWNE MEDICAL CENTER 5249 Olde Towne Road Williamsburg (757) 259-3258 SURRY AREA FREE CLINIC 474 Colonial Trail West Surry (757) 294-0132 WESTERN TIDEWATER FREE CLINIC 2019 Meade Parkway Suffolk (757) 923-1060

GASTROENTEROLOGY COLONIAL GASTROENTEROLOGY 400 Sentara Circle, Suite 103 Williamsburg (757) 534-7701 11803 Jefferson Ave., Suite 230 Newport News (757) 534-7701

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DIGESTIVE DISEASE CENTER OF VIRGINIA, P.C. RICHARD J. HARTLE, MD 5424 Discovery Park Blvd., Ste. 104 Williamsburg (757) 206-1190 RIVERSIDE WILLIAMSBURG GASTROENTEROLOGY 457 McLaws Circle, Suite 1 Williamsburg (757) 221-0750

GENERAL SURGERY RIVERSIDE HAMPTON ROADS SURGICAL SPECAILISTS 120 Kings Way, Suite 2600 Williamsburg (757) 345-0141

HEALTH CARE ATTORNEYS MELLETTE PC 428 McLaws Circle, Suite 200 Williamsburg (757) 259-9200

SENTARA CAREPLEX HOSPITAL 3000 Coliseum Drive Hampton (757) 736-1000

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY 11835 Canon Blvd., Suite 102-A Newport News (757) 591-8330

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AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION 500 Plume Street East, Suite 110 Norfolk (757) 628-2610

HERNIA SPECIALISTS

SENTARA LEIGH HOSPITAL 830 Kempsville Road Norfolk (757) 261-6000

THE HERNIA CENTER AT MARY IMMACULATE HOSPITAL 860 Omni Boulevard, Suite 204 Williamsburg (757) 874-1077

SENTARA NORFOLK GENERAL HOSPITAL 600 Gresham Drive Norfolk (757) 388-3000

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SENTARA OBICI HOSPITAL 2800 Godwin Boulevard Suffolk (757) 934-4000

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LEE’S FRIENDS: HELPING PEOPLE LIVE WITH CANCER 7400 Hampton Blvd., Suite 201 Norfolk (757) 440-7501

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OPTOMETRY & OPHTHALMOLOGY RETINA & GLAUCOMA ASSOCIATES 113 Bulifants Boulevard, Suite A Williamsburg (757) 220-3375 RIVERSIDE HAMPTON ROADS EYE ASSOCIATES 120 Kings Way, Suite 1300 Williamsburg (757) 345-3001

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ONCOLOGY RIVERSIDE PENINSULA CANCER INSTITUTE 120 Kings Way, Suite 3100 Williamsburg (757) 345-5724

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