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      It’s a new year and whether that means you’re in the middle of a career change, seeking a promotion at work or debating starting a new business, Laura Fredricks, author, speaker and the Expert on The Ask sits down with Katie as she talks about the top “New Year, New You” questions you need to be asking!

      Laura says she has the ability to show people how to ask the right questions using the right words so that they can get exactly what they want.

      For over 20 years, Laura Fredricks has applied her practical and successful background in law, business and communications to raise millions of dollars for nonprofits by teaching the ways of The Ask. Her expertise has been featured in Shape, SELF, the Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, and ABC.

      Some of her ‘asks’ have led her to various successful career paths all because she asked the right questions.

      For example, her career took off when she was an attorney and winning her defense cases as a result of asking the witnesses the right

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      These days, most Americans spend about an hour choosing a doctor, less time than we spend choosing a car or a refrigerator.

      Dr. Archelle Georgiou, Physician and Strategic advisor to HealthGrades.com, says that most times, people confuse convenience with quality. When looking for a doctor, many people just wonder if he or she will be covered by their insurance or if the doctor's office is close to home or work.

      There are, however, more important things to consider when making this critical choice. Dr. Georgiou introduces the five P’s of finding a doctor: Professional, practice, procedure, performance, and personal. Using free online networks, like healthgrades.com, to research your doctors or hospitals will help you make an informed decision for you and your family.

      But, why is it so important to research your doctor or hospital?

      According to Dr. Georgiou, in Chicago, for example, there are 18 hospitals within a few miles of each other and the mortality rate for a heart

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      Acupuncture may be an ancient Chinese practice, but it's only been in the U.S. since the 1970s, and most of us probably don't fully understand what it is or how it works.  In other words, what's the point? (Get it?)

      While it's still considered an "alternative" form of medicine, it's gaining acceptance in the mainstream as a supplemental treatment for everything from back pain to infertility. Jill Blakeway, founder of the YinOva Center in New York City, says that the practice was based on the idea that we all have channels running through our bodies like rivers. The belief is that the ‘rivers’ get blocked up and acupuncture needles open them again to allow a healthy flow of energy in our bodies.

      Today, doctors view it in a less metaphorical way. When a needle goes into a patient, the doctor is accessing the nervous system and it causes the body to release chemicals which will either interrupt the signal of pain or invoke your body’s own healing capabilities.

      But isn't the

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      Katie Couric is an American journalist and author. She serves as special correspondent …

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