Dr. Veronica Anderson
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Change Your Energy
How well do you know what your body needs, in today’s fast paced, supplement-overdosed lifestyle? How do you treat your pain – with clinical treatments, alternative herbal treatments or more significant lifestyle changes that are based on a holistic approach to...
how to be a sexy man: the 21-day twitter makeover
With Guests Brian Stelter and George Dejohn When it comes to which gender carries more added pounds, the guys win. Or rather lose. In this week’s Wellness for the Real World, two men offer their fitness prescription to Dr. Veronica: New York Times reporter Brian...
Wired to Sleep: America the Unrested
If it’s true that multi-tasking is only halfway doing a task, then we’ve all got a lot of unfinished work to do. We respond to emails while on the phone, check Facebook under the conference table, and keep tabs on our top sites while under deadline. In this...
Yoga and You
With the New Year comes new resolutions—and millions are flocking to yoga studios to start a fitness regimen. “Yoga is a wonderful thing because you can start exactly where you are,” says Dr. Veronica. “It’s good for all levels, all bodies, all ages.” Yoga is a...
Healthcare Reform 101: Is Sicko Cured?
If you thought that the recently passed Health Care Reform bill would cure all that ails this country’s health care system, think again. Even under the new law, Americans may still lose their homes the same as a well-insured insured couple featured in Michael Moore’s...
Yoga for Athletes
Some people think that yoga is for a very specific type of person: someone who wants to be (or already is) highly flexible, and who is seeking to be one with the universe. Well, people, I’m here to clarify that you don’t have to be a “hippie” to join a yoga class....
To Circumcise or Not to Circumcise…That Is the Question
Male circumcision has been a longstanding controversy in America today. It’s a medical practice that revolves around religious practice, personal preference, familial beliefs and even cultural rites of passage. However, as with any surgery, there are reasonable risks...
Dissociation: The Mind’s Natural Reaction to Trauma
By Judy Byington, MSW, LCSW, ret. Victims of rape and natural disasters express the same type of rage, grief and flashbacks to harrowing events as seen in veterans of war. This fractured thinking is also observed in survivors of concentration camps, accidents and...
Type A Women Who Love Type B Men
Do you know the Greek Alphabet, particularly the first two letters? I mean Alpha and Beta, especially as these two Greek letters pertain to personalities, and how those individuals interact in relationship with others. This topic is so appealing to today’s...
Collateral Benefits of Wellness Touch Everyone in the “Loser’s” Sphere
Just this week a study released by Stanford School of Medicine revealed that family members of bypass surgery patients tend to lose weight as a result of the patients’ success and influence. This could not be better news for so many Americans who continue to struggle...
When Your Parent is Mentally Ill
By Guest Blogger Laurie Nadel, Ph.D. When Dr. Veronica asked me to write about this topic, I have to confess that my first reaction was a flutter of butterflies in my stomach. Even though I am 64 years old and it is now more than two years since my mom died, I still...
Feeling Lonely? Make Friends With Fido!
These days, there are so many ways to connect online and in person with others, that it’s almost impossible to actually unplug from activity and interactions with people. However, despite this reality, many people still feel lonely and depressed – feelings that lead...
Back to the Old You
Are you like everyone on New Year’s Day? You’ve set your resolutions in place, and you’ve set entirely new standards for your eating habits, activity schedule, work accomplishments and relationship behaviors as soon as the clock strikes midnight and 2010 has turned...
Prostitution: A Path of Poor Self Esteem
Actor Laurence Fishburne’s daughter Montana at age 19 is becoming a porn star. Enough said, right? But the sorry fact is that there is so much more to be said about this. At 19 years old, many of the young women in America are entering universities – even at...
the viagra monologue II: why women fake orgasm
It took a new sex survey released this month to encourage Americans to talk about sex, still a taboo subject in many schools and homes. Dr. Veronica turns sexpert with relationship coach/author Byron Williams, who reveals women aren’t the only ones faking orgasms, and...
romance in wyoming: dr veronica’s spicy life
With Guest Reid Lance Rosenthal https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=urK2c6Hwts4 Most of you know I’m into wellness but I’m not particularly earthy-crunchy,” says Dr. Veronica, who nonetheless visited the spread of Rosenthal, a...
are you my guru? weight, illness & relationships
With Guests Wendy Shanker & Chris M. Tatevosian Not only can a serious illness teach you what to accept in a relationship but it can destroy a union as well. Just ask author Wendy Shanker and radio host/author Chris M. Tatevosian, both of whom can attest to that...
the viagra monologue: the wars of the penis
With Guests Byron "Big Naz" Williams & Rabbi Ed Weinsberg The little blue pill known as Viagra has had as great an effect on the sex life of men as the birth control pill has for women. But has it stifled creativity for men? Author Byron “Big Naz” Williams, a...
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