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Celebrity Sherri Shepherd & HealthyWage Partner to Pay $10,000 to Dieters Achieving Weight Loss Goal
Sherri Shepherd's second 'HealthyWager' initiative to again leverage the power and efficacy of financial incentives and expert-caliber support to spur extraordinary succe…
Sweetheart Slimdown: 3 Reasons It's a 'Sweet Idea' to Diet as a Duo
HealthyWage.com’s ‘It Takes 2’ Jackpot Challenge to pay duos $5,000 cash for losing a combined 6% of unwanted weight It’s been well-proven that “social dieting” makes wei…
Wellness Finds for a Better New Year
It’s a brave New Year and with it comes a variety of new and exciting ways to stay healthy and improve our self-care regimes. Here are a few innovations worthy of conside…
10 Ways UVC Light Tech Can Safeguard Health & Wellness
Germicidal Ultraviolet-C (UVC) light surface and air sanitation + purification innovations can effectively eradicate harmful viruses, bacteria, pathogens and microorganis…
Are you prepared for the second wave of COVID-19?
Dr. Robert “Bob” Posner, a world-renowned weight loss researcher and medical doctor who founded the Serotonin-Plus Weight Loss Program As the country begins to open back…
Doctor Offers Advice on Boosting Immune System to Help Beat COVID-19
Dr. Robert Posner Around the country people are putting on masks in an effort to try and stop the spread of COVID-19. While this is a good step to take, there’s an import…
Fact vs. Fiction: 7 Things to Know About Losing Weight
Dr. Robert Posner According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, half of all adults in the country attempt to lose weight every year. Most of them feel over…
Healthy Foods to Eat this Summer
Photo courtesy of Dr. Robert Posner. The average grocery store has nearly 40,000 items on its shelves. Millions of people have a goal of eating healthy each year, but the…
How Not Being a Stress Eater Can be Your “New Normal”
Dr. Robert Posner There is no doubt that most people are experiencing more stress right now. That can lead to stress-related eating, which can lead people to becoming ove…
Post Pandemic Meltdown: Gamified Dieting Success Rates, Sign-ups Surge Amid ‘Quarantine 15’ Concerns
Success rates skyrocket among pandemic-era dieters vying for huge cash rewards with HealthyWage, with many winning thousands for their pound shedding achievement Let’s fa…
Weight Loss Doctor Offers Tips for Pushing Back on Pandemic Pounds and Obtaining a Summer Beach Body
Dr. Robert "Bob" Posner, a medical doctor who founded the Serotonin-Plus Weight Loss Program The pandemic shutdown was difficult in many different ways, including when it…
5 Reasons Its So Hard to Lose Weight (and What You Can Do About it)
New York, N.Y. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the prevalence of obesity in the country among adults is around 40 percent. They estimate that…
Dr. Yum’s Preschool Adventure Program Aims to Help Kids Love their Veggies
Photo courtesy of Dr. Yum Project. Photo credit: Laura Visioni Photography. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 9 out of 10 children do not…
Resolution Realization: 7 Diet Apps for Slimdown Success in New Year
Courtesy of HealthyWage.com Even the most well-intentioned New Year’s Resolutions can quickly become nothing more than a fond memory without a solid plan in place to keep…
5 Problem-Solving Self-Care Solutions
Courtesy PrivateRX Ever on the hunt for consumer goods that solve ubiquitous annoyances, I’ve come across a selection of self-care solutions that can be of benefit during…
5 Ways to Achieve & Sustain Your New Year’s Diet Resolution…Starting Now
Courtesy HealthyWage As health-seekers strategize their diet and fitness approach for the New Year, there are a few simple but key considerations that can make all the di…
8 Great Sweat-Busting Solutions
Product Innovations Reduce Profuse Sweating Problems Courtesy Summer Soles (www.SweatHelp.org) Today’s breed of product innovations help address an age-old, embarrassing…
Gamifying Good Health: Cash-Curated Wellness
Courtesy of HealthyWage Recently released study findings published in the journal Social Science and Medicine prove, yet again, that money is an effective motivator to “i…
Healthy Ways to Gain Weight for Ectomorphs
N ew York, N.Y. Typically, weight gain isn't a concern for most people as weight loss would be, however, raising awareness to all body types is necessary for a society th…
How to Reduce Sweating Problems at School
9 Myths and Truths About Excessive Sweating Among Students Photo Courtesy the International Hyperhidrosis Society (www.SweatHelp.org) Amid all things “back to school”—whe…
"Superbug" Linked to Chicken Sickens People
A n international team of scientists has identified a new kind of “superbug” - or strong bacteria - that has made people sick. They link the development of the superbug t…
Amen’s Unleash Power of Latest Books at Entrepreneur's Home
New York, N.Y. Daniel Amen, M.D. and his wife Tana Amen presented their new books, Unleash the Power of the Female Brain and The Omni Diet at the home of business leader…
At the UN: Co-hosting Conference on World Peace, Health and Culture
New York, N.Y. Recently I agreed to co-host the World Peace, Health and Culture Conference at the United Nations on behalf of Orphans International Worldwide (OIWW) , whi…
Ban to Convene International Ebola Recovery Conference in New York
New York, N.Y. To help mobilize needed resources “in the last mile of the response” against the Ebola outbreak and to start the affected West African countries on the pat…
Clinical Results Show Promise in Search for HIV Cure
London, U.K. A promising multi-disciplinary approach to fighting HIV has led to an encouraging first set of results from clinical trials. The new treatment — called Kick…
Eleven Key Considerations for Prize-Driven Diet Programs
What you MUST ponder before partaking in a 'dieting for dollars' program Courtesy of HealthyWage.com Let's face it, sometimes our love for food and beverages gets the bes…
Eradicating Poverty Means Ending Humiliation and Exclusion
New York, N.Y. Poverty is both a cause and consequence of marginalization and social exclusion, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, stressing that to…
Film ‘Margarita With A Straw’ - Unexpected Brilliance – From India
New York, N.Y. The film Margarita With A Straw is so unexpectedly brilliant, on so many levels, that I was completely mesmerized. Focused on taboo within taboo, the fragi…
Foundation to Award Networking Star at Social Event
New York, N.Y. A New York City business and philanthropic leader will receive the J. Luce Foundation ’s Global Adviser Award on May 19 at a networking event for establish…
Fountain House Gallery Honors Boosters of Artists with Mental Illness
New York, N.Y. Fountain House Gallery , New York City’s premier venue representing artists living with mental illness, recently held its End of Annual Meeting Season Cele…
Fountain House Symposium Looks for Answers to Suicide
In light of recent reports that suicide in the U.S. has surged to the highest levels in nearly thirty years, the symposium’s focus was timely. Suicide tragically ends the…
Fountain House Symposium Spotlights Borderline Personality Disorder
New York, N.Y. The Fountain House Symposium and Luncheon, held each spring at The Pierre, is the go-to forum for those of us eager to learn the latest on mental health. T…
Fountain House Symposium Takes On Schizophrenia
New York, N.Y. I’m interested in mental health issues, but I’m not a physician and have no medical training. That’s why I look forward to the annual Fountain House Sympos…
Governments Must Act to Reverse Alarming Rise in Childhood Obesity
New York, N.Y. Facing a global epidemic in childhood obesity with the number of overweight children under five on track to jump from 42 million to 70 million over the nex…
Italy Hosts Child Soldiers Symposium with U.N.
New York, N.Y. The obscene issue of child soldiers is being discussed this week at an international symposium in Rome. The Italian government is hosting this important sy…
Lauri Grossman: On Being Human, Becoming Whole
New York N.Y. Shortly after the catastrophic magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti in 2010, Dr. Lauri Grossman , a New York City-based homeopath flew into Port-au-Prince…
Nine Great Ways to Achieve Diet and Weight-Loss Success
Courtesy JBIT MedPro New York, N.Y. As health-seekers strategize their diet and fitness approach for the holiday gluttony season and those inevitable New Year’s resolutio…
Promising Vaccines Developed Against Zika Virus
Geneva, Switzerland. In February, the World Health Organization declared the Zika epidemic a global public health emergency. Since then, drugmakers have been working to c…
Protecting Earth from ‘Invisible Killer’ is Focus of U.N. Campaign
New York, N.Y. The United Nations World Health Organization ( WHO ) in partnership with the Coalition for Climate and Clean Air (CCAC) and the Government of Norway has la…
Rare Disease Patients Fighting the Isolation Thru Social Media
Anyone can get involved. Hundreds of thousands of people will come together on February 29th to hold events all over the world . Children living with a rare disease, the…
True Love Found Through Helping Humanity, Together
By Jim Luce with Mitzi Perdue. Name a person who wouldn't like to find true love and a soul mate? Lorraine Silvetz nee Cancro and her new husband, Dr. Robert Silvetz are…
U.N. Agencies Deliver Aid to Haiti to Fend Off Cholera Threat
New York, N.Y. 11 October 2016 – One week after Hurricane Matthew slammed into Haiti, United Nations agencies are continuing the massive relief effort under way on the gr…
U.N. Health Agency Sees 'Very Low' risk of Zika Spread From Olympics
New York, N.Y. An expert panel of the World Health Organization ( WHO ) today concluded that while the Zika virus and its associated disorders continue to be a public hea…
UNICEF Gears Up To Vaccinate 41 Million Children After Polio Outbreak
New York, NY – More than 41 million children are expected to get vaccinations against polio as part of a major new health campaign by the United Nations Children’s Fund (…
UNICEF's Mobile Health Campaign for Children and Women in Yemen
New York, N.Y. The United Nations Children’s Fund ( UNICEF ) has reported that, along with its partners, the agency has completed a drive reaching more than 600,000 child…
VIPs Share Secrets of Success at Entrepreneurship Summit
New York, N.Y. Hundreds of entrepreneurs from all over the world have gathered in California for their chance at access to important policymakers, investors and people wh…
Yoga Day, Shows Importance Of Healthy Living In Realizing Global Goals
New York, N.Y. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged everyone to embrace healthier choices and lifestyles and to commit to unity with other human being…
DriButts Diapers Save Lives in Rural Haiti
Lawrenceville, GA. During his early September visit to villages in Leogane, Haiti, DriButts founder Michael Wahl distributed 720 reusable DriButts Diapers to 360 rural ar…
Fighting Stigma for World Suicide Prevention Day
New York, N.Y. The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are co-sponsoring World Suicide Prevention Day on Septe…
Fountain House Gallery Artists Shine at “Mad About Art”
New York, N.Y. Fountain House Gallery ’s recent Mad About Art event was a smash. This annual art auction and benefit is a perennial favorite on my calendar, and I was del…
In the Know: Skin Cancer Doesn’t Affect Only White People
New York, N.Y. With summer weather approaching, the usual warnings about skin cancer are not far off. African Americans typically think of melanoma as a white person’s di…
Marking World Toilet Day, U.N. urges 'Open, Frank' Discussion
New York, N.Y. On World Toilet Day, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is urging broad action to renew efforts in providing access to adequate sanitation for al…
More Midwife Training to Tackle Maternity, Child Deaths
New York, N.Y. Nearly 800 women continue to die every day from complications of pregnancy and childbirth, the United Nations spotlighted as it marked the International Da…
O.S.U. Swimmers vs. Kenyon to Benefit J. Luce Foundation's Bauer Fund (Video)
Columbus, OH. The Ohio State University (O.S.U.) Men's and Women's Swimming Team will soon have a Big Challenge Swim (Race4cure) meet vs. Ohio’s Kenyon College on October…
Voice of Hope for Autism: The Joey Lowenstein Foundation
New York, N.Y. Some of the greatest discoveries in human history have been the result of accidental or unexpected circumstances. While the mind usually recalls great inno…
World AIDS Day with 'New Hope' as Momentum Builds to End by 2030
New York, N.Y. The first World AIDS Day since political leaders committed to ending the epidemic by 2030 as part of the United Nations-led Sustainable Development Goals (…
Your Health and Our Environment: How Can We Protect Both?
Washington, D.C. On Tuesday, the White House will convene a Summit to bring together health and medical professionals, academics, and other stakeholders to empower people…
True Love at Last: The Cancro-Silvetz Wedding
By Mitzi Perdue, edited by Jim Luce. Huntington, N.Y. Lorraine Silvetz, formerly Lorraine Cancro, didn't use Match.com or another Internet dating site to find the love of…
Examiner (?): Finding True Love While Helping Humanity
Also, we can use the attached shot in Nat'l Examiner which I requested from Donnetta. If it is not best quality will resend from computer. Think had sent a few days ago b…
Fountain Gallery Raises Funds, Boosts Artists with Mental Illness
New York, N.Y. It was raining. Torrents. But the atmosphere was anything but damp at a recent fundraising wingding where I joined in a high-spirited soiree featuring an e…
Fountain House Symposium Honors Author Andrew Solomon
New York, N.Y. New York City has an annual event that educates the public on mental health that I believe is the finest in America. This symposium - and luncheon - is hos…
Obamacare: U.S. Starts Selling Health Insurance to Uninsured
Washington, D.C. The U.S. has started offering to sell health insurance to millions of people who do not have coverage to help pay their medical bills. Early today, the f…
True Love at Last: The Cancro-Silvetz Wedding
By Mitzi Perdue, edited by Jim Luce. Huntington, N.Y. Lorraine Silvetz, formerly Lorraine Cancro, didn't use Match.com or another Internet dating site to find the love of…
Young Teen Asks: Smoking, Is It Worth It?
New York, N.Y. Native Americans began smoking tobacco many centuries ago. They used it in rituals to heal and bind their tribe. When European explorers discovered the Ame…
A Transcendental Transition from the U.S. Military
By Tara Jones-Wise, edited by Jim Luce. New York, N.Y. After my active duty service as I, a service-connected gulf war era navy veteran, began my transition stage, I didn…
Filmmaker Joni Steele Kimberlin: Get Real Wise Women Speak
By Joni Steele Kimberlin, edited by Jim Luce New York, N.Y. I want to share with you some things I learned recently as I made a film called Get Real Wise Women Speak –abo…
First Person on Celiac Disease: How It Shaped My Life
Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.– Albert Einstein Brooklyn, N.Y. The process of persevering through obstacles and challenges cons…
Fountain House Stands Up to Mental Illness
New York, N.Y. I thought I knew charity events, but I was not prepared for the magnitude of the recent Fountain House symposium and luncheon in the Grand Ballroom of The…
J. Luce Foundation: Banner Year for Supporting Young Global Citizens
New York, N.Y. 2012: Luce Leaders, Luce Awards, Million Dollar P.R. Packages, work in India, Afghanistan, Haiti - as well as Africa and the Americas. Help us end the year…
Joan Rivers Supports Healing Center in New Orleans
New Orleans, LA. I spoke this week with Sallie Ann Glassman who told me how proud the New Orleans Healing Center ( NOHC ) is to present an “Evening with Joan Rivers” next…
Meningitis: Give Kids a Shot - Save a Kid's Life
New York, N.Y. This week, hundreds gathered at the iconic New York Athletic Club on Central Park South to share stories, support and more stories to make more parents awa…
Rita Cosby Speaks on Abused Women and TM
By Rita Cosby. New York, N.Y. As a television journalist for more than twenty years, I have seen women and girls in their worst state, overwhelmed by their difficult orde…
Slow Food at Sprig Fights Fast-Food Culture
New York, N.Y. In a sea of steaks, burritos and grab-and-go food in busy Midtown East, there is a beacon of the Slow Food movement, serving healthful food in an elegant,…
Soledad O’Brien Opens Violence Symposium
By Soledad O'Brien. New York, N.Y. It all started with a deep desire… to alleviate stress and promote peace in the lives of people everywhere… by giving them the gi…
TM Meets Medicine, Bridges Difference
By Ralph DePalo, Ph.D. New York, N.Y. Leaders of the David Lynch Foundation ( DLF ), the Global Stress Initiative ( GSI ), and The Water Initiative met recently at the ho…
Balinese Natural Birthing Center Threatened by Global Downturn
Denpasar, Indonesia . Mid-wife and clinic founder Robin Lim is a legend in the world of women's maternity health. I have heard of her from Port-au-Prince in Haiti to New-…
Connectivity Is Key To Social Change
New York, NY. Approaching my 24th trip to Haiti in 12 years, just before the first anniversary of the earthquake, I have decided to call Haiti home for a while. I am able…
Jim Luce on Health
7-year-old boy suffers from a rare disease leaving him with an unprotected heart. Dr. Tiffany Keenan Helping to Rebuild Post-Earthquake Haiti Pro Mujer: Journey Towards W…
The Stewardship Report Announces Editorial Calendar
New York, N.Y. A bright new face has been added to the crowded Web, drawing a large readership and uploading more than 900 stories in its first twelve weeks. Still in sof…
Column: Thought Leaders & Global Citizens with Jim Luce
Jim Luce has written on a wide breadth of issues in Huffington Post , New York Times , Daily Kos and BBC . His stories are categorized below: Afghanistan Africa Animal Re…