Oh, the Weather Outside Is Frightful...and So Is Your Diet: Why Wintry Comfort Foods Make Us Fat (and Why Going Vegan Is the Solution)
Our tendency to seek out meat- and dairy-rich dishes in the winter is making us unhealthy and overweight. The good news is you can overhaul your cold-weather favorites without feeling deprived—and Mary Wendt, MD, offers five helpful hints to get you started.

Church Announces New Missions in Africa, Asia

IRS Fines Small Business for Lending a Helping Hand
By Joel White

Small businesses beware. The IRS has started picking on the little guy.

The tax man has started fining small firms large sums for doing nothing more than giving their employees money to help pay for health insurance.

Finally, a New Year's Resolution That Makes a Difference to Your Health:

10 Tips for Transitioning to a Plant-Based Diet in 2016

Start the new year off right by giving your body what it truly craves: a healing plant-based diet that will help you drop those stubborn extra pounds and feel great! Mary Wendt, MD, offers helpful tips to ease you into a sustainable vegan diet that could drastically improve your life.

2015 Year in Review

Celebrating Chestnut Season: Six Ways to Enjoy Them
(Besides the Obvious Open-Fire Roasting, That Is!)
Dr. Mary R. Wendt says that chestnuts are more than just a holiday fringe food.
She explains why chestnuts deserve a place at your table this winter
and provides a hearty chestnut-based recipe for inspiration.

Seven Big Rules to Follow When Firing a Client
By Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, Coauthors of
The Entrepreneurial Culture: 23 Ways to Engage and Empower Your People (Footnotes
Press, 2014, ISBN: 978-0-990-79370-0, $9.95, www.TheBarefootSpirit.com) and the

Nine Types of Clients You Should Cut Loose in 2016
Every great gardener knows the benefits that winter pruning will have come springtime. Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey explain how that basic gardening principle can have a huge impact on your business when you use it to cut unruly clients loose.

Make Skin Health a Priority in 2016

The Skin Cancer Foundation Recommends Sun Safety as a Healthy New Year's Resolution

New York, NY (December 29, 2015) ----  The beginning of a new year means starting fresh, particularly when it comes to health habits. In 2016, The Skin Cancer Foundation urges everyone to make skin health a top priority. Here are four healthy skin guidelines to follow in the new year:

1. Don't Skimp on Sun Protection

How to Create and Keep a Financial New Year’s Resolution

Nonprofit credit counseling agency Take Charge America helps consumers establish realistic financial goals and identify steps to achieve goals

PHOENIX – (Jan. 4, 2016) – It’s that time of year again – millions of Americans are setting resolutions to better themselves in the New Year. For many, that includes a brighter financial future.