Sara Tomm
Sara Tomm has over 40 years experience in the health field as a dental administrator, dental director of a healthcare facility in New York, weight management consultant and freelance writer. Tomm s health, nutrition, diet, weight loss, fitness, inspirational and general interest articles appear online nationally and internationally. Tomm studied at Columbia University, Henry George School of Social Science, Farmingdale State College and Suffolk Community College where she received her certifications in Eating Disorders-Treatment Modalities, Medical and Physiological Aspects of Eating Disorders, Nutritional Principals and Treatment for Obesity and Eating Disorders. Tomm is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and a member of the International Association of Counselors & Therapists. As a lecturer, Tomm devoted several years to providing information to high school students about the pathological effects of drug, alcohol and food addiction. She appeared as a speaker at a Long Island, NY Health Expo lecturing on the topic of eating disorders and weight management.
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Deadly Dental Problems and Diseases Put Children's Lives at RiskTooth decay, infection and severe pain is difficult enough to deal with. When they affect children, destroying their quality of life, exposing them to the risk of serious illnesses, or taking their lives, dental health becomes a major issue.
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Senior Citizens Harassed by Healthcare SystemThe percentage of adult deaths in the United States in 2010 peaks between the ages of 45 to 54 and then decreases for ages 55 to 85 and older. Why are seniors the only age group singled out by the medical profession to complete a health care proxy? -
The Pleasure and Pain of Eating and SexEating and sex share a similar physiological response – they stimulate pleasure. While they each play a vital and unique role in people’s lives, the similarity does not end there. Their impact on teenagers and young adults includes the potential to kill. -
How to Protect Your Oral Health – Stop Kissing!Is tooth decay a contagious disease? Can kissing, tasting someone’s food after they have taken a bite, drinking from the same straw, sharing utensils, lipstick or a toothbrush, spread the bacteria that cause this disease? Yes to all of the above. -
Feeling Depressed, Anxious or Angry for No Apparent Reason? What Did You Eat Today?People experience countless mood and behavior changes when dealing with life’s challenges. Nutrition can share part of the responsibility for initiating these changes, and also play a vital role in mitigating them.
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Obesity Statistics for Dogs Are on the RiseDogs face similar problems with obesity-related diseases, as do their human friends. From puppy to senior, obesity damages health, and destroys a dog’s quality of life. -
Cavities and Other Dental DiseasesThe mouth can harbor bacteria responsible for debilitating or deadly diseases. Many of these conditions are preventable or can be reversed with proper nutrition, dental and medical treatment.
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Is This You – Eating Less, Gaining Weight, Increasing Body Fat and Losing Muscle Tissue?Most of my clients were like Maddy -- in a hurry to lose weight without regard for the consequences. Over time, her daily caloric intake decreased and her weight increased as she watched her lean muscle tissue turn to flabby fat. -
Is Man Worth the Agony of the Crucifixion?Jesus lights the world as an eternal beacon of love and truth. The crucifixion validated His life and teachings. He could have escaped death, but His life would have lost its meaning, and the world would be following a darker path. -
Want to Lose Weight? Steal Your Body Fat!People struggle to lose weight, when all they have to do is trick their bodies into giving up stored fat. To be successful, they must think like thieves; know their target, get in, grab the fat and get out fast before the “Hoarder” detects their presence.
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Obesity Isn’t the Only Weight-Related Killer – This Eating Disorder Also Claims Many VictimsObesity statistics are on the rise, but other devastating and life-threatening eating-related disorders afflict approximately 24 million Americans. Like obesity, the cause and cure for the eating disorder known as bulimia nervosa, is yet to be discovered.
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Obesity and Overweight: When Eating Is a Symptom – Not the CauseRecognizing the symptoms of eating disorders can allow its victims to seek needed help and rescue them from the needless suffering, humiliation, mental anguish, harassment and abuse they face each day.
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Move Over Veggies! Make Room for Lettuce to Take Its Rightful Place Among You as a Powerful Disease FighterRidiculed as “rabbit food,” eaten as a source of bulk, used as an adornment to make other foods more appealing, this typically ignored, but remarkable vegetable, has provided powerful health benefits for millions.
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The Painful Journey to ObesityThe obesity epidemic feeds the research frenzy seeking its molecular causes in the hope of curing or controlling this disease. DNA, or genetic programming, is only one of many paths that lead to obesity.
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Medication Side Effects Can Be Subtle – but DeadlyAll medications have side effects, but initially, some might be so subtle, people may not connect the medication to the sudden appearance of minor aches and pains or other seemingly insignificant health problems. That can be a deadly mistake.
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What You Don't Eat Can Make You SickDiseases find their victims by air, personal contact, surface and product contamination, environmental hazards, and other pathways – including lack of knowledge. What people do not know can destroy their quality of life, damage health or prove fatal. -
Avoid Diet Failure: Eat the Foods You PreferDiets are not the solution to weight problems; when they fail, dieters are burdened by increased weight, feelings of guilt, shame, and lowered self-esteem. People who succeed at losing excess weight use food as a tool and do not make it the enemy.
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Dieters Beware! Health Food May Not Be So HealthyDieters eat fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains to increase fiber, and purchase products with added fiber advertised or labeled as healthy or natural. However, the added fiber contained in these products might not be healthy or natural.
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Boost Energy, Lose Weight, Stay Focused and Alert -- Eat Breakfast!Why spend the day walking around in a fog, lacking energy, unable to concentrate, continually reaching for snacks and caffeinated beverages, and unable to stick with a diet, when you can change all that – and lose weight, too!
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Winter ThiefWinter robs the earth of song and color, leaving her nude and silent.
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My Memories of YouRemembering Mom.
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As I Have Loved YouMan has paid a hefty price for peace on earth, yet it still eludes him. Jesus provides a simple solution, if only people will listen.
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Raising Intelligent BabiesThe home environment provides the nourishment for positive intellectual, emotional and physical development. Research indicates that family income and educational levels do not present a major obstacle to intellectual achievement.
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A New Year's Resolution You Can Keep: Gentle Weight LossEvery year you make the same New Years Resolution to lose weight and every year your weight goes up and your hope for success goes down. Well go ahead and make that promise to yourself once more, because this year you can keep it!
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When Does Fetal Pain Perception Begin?Nebraska leads the nation in passing the first law banning late term abortions based upon the issue of "fetal pain." Exactly when fetal pain perception begins remains is a highly controversial issue that may have to be decided by the courts.
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Baby-Sitting Your Brother, SisterParents occasionally find themselves in a situation where it is necessary to have a young child baby-sit for a few minutes while they tend to a chore in the house. This guide offers advice directly to the young babysitter.
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How to Age Without Growing Old: Looking and Feeling YoungerTime ages everyone, but for some, the signs of aging are more pronounced. Looking and feeling younger than your years, however, is not as difficult as you think.
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New Year's Resolutions: Think Twice Before Breaking ThemMaking and breaking New Year's resolutions has become tradition. However, what is the significance and the real reason behind our desire to make them?
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Food Cravings: Causes and CopingFood cravings can damage the resolve and ultimately lead to the failure of even the most earnest and steadfast dieter. What are they, where do they come from, and how do we beat them?
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Our Father: The Ultimate PrayerWhen praying, finding the right words to say is sometimes difficult; this one prayer says it all for us.
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Christmas MemoriesChristmas is the one holiday with the deepest emotional impact upon us. When we take out our holiday decorations each year, we also take out our memories of Christmases past to relive them once again.
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On Giving ThanksWhat are you giving thanks for, money, new job, new car? Add these to your list.
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What Miracle Could This Be--A Christmas PoemChristmas is not just a holy day, a holiday, a time for celebration and gift giving, it is a special feeling deep inside that, unfortunately, we only get to experience once a year.
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Fat and Fit! How Can that Be?How can someone who is overweight be diagnosed as fit?
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Sell that Unwanted Clutter for Extra Holiday Cash: An Overview of Ads, Garage Sales, and EBayNeed Extra Cash? Have you checked your attic, basement, closets, and garage?
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How Inspiration is BornOur experiences not only determine the path we will follow in life, but they also serve as the inspiration that fire the imagination of writers. Within each of us is a bountiful crop of ideas just waiting to be harvested.
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What You Need to Know Before Purchasing a Domain NameDon't let your new website become you worst nightmare. Read this true story before purchasing your domain name.
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Prayer for Dummies: A "How To" Guide for PrayingPrayer is the only force in the universe available to each individual with the power to alter the course of lives. We may not be able to text Him, but we can keep in touch with God by praying sincerely and frequently. Our rewards will be bountiful.
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Alzheimers: Current Research and OptionsWith Alzheimers looming overhead as a nightmare in which none of us wants to participate, we no longer joke about memory lapses as we age.
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Diet Saboteurs - They Make Millions Off Your Suffering!It isn't only the people we interact with daily who can be detrimental to the success of our weight loss efforts. Diet saboteurs are all around us!
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Cingular Go Phones' "Other" FeatureYesterday's science fiction, is today's reality.
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Dieting: the Only Game the Losers Win!Three simple rules will make you a "winner" in the game of dieting.
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Your Diet and the Types of People that Will Challenge itInability to resist certain foods is only a small part of the reason why diets fail.
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Exercise: Cure-All for These Common Ailmentsfitness ads address our vanity, but overlook something more important than a gorgeous physique; exercise can reverse or alleviate a large number of physical and emotional health issues.
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Relax Your Way to Healthyears ago, our ancestors knew how to promote good health. Modern man is finally catching up with the wisdom of his forefathers, and is rediscovering the powers of meditation.
