When WeightWatchers was originally conceived, it was envisioned as a weight loss company combining support groups and an intensive diet plan into one cohesive program. At the forefront of the business was the so-called “prudent diet,” which had been developed in the 1950s by Dr. Norman Jolliffe. The diet called for fish five times a …
Image of mikkelwilliam/Getty Images Instead of signing up for A&E’s reality TV show “Hoarders” as a desperate cry for help, a new Stanford University study suggests that people with a hoarding problem can make progress by donning a pair of virtual reality glasses to simulate disposing of the mountains of trash that have accumulated inside …
STATEN ISLAND, NY – Born into a long line of New York City blue-collar workers, Dr. Joseph J. Ribertelli wanted a job where he could work with his hands. But instead of using his hands like many in his family do to build careers with the city sanitation department, the Teamsters and the carpenters, Ribertelli …