Cannabis is all the rage
byWe didn’t need National CBD Day (Monday, Aug. 8) to tell us that cannabis is one hot industry. Recently, we wrote about CBD Live…
HEALTH & FITNESS
Money (formerly Money magazine) gives White Plains Hospital a ‘Best’ designation
byWhite Plains Hospital has been named one of the country’s Best Hospitals in the inaugural Money (formerly Money magazine) national rankings. The hospital is one of just 148 in…
An event at the Valmont Spa at The Carlyle Hotel firms the face – and the soul
byLuxe Swiss skincare line Valmont got a jump on fall on Thursday, July 14 – Bastille Day, France’s Fourth of July – by unveiling…
Understanding intermittent fasting
byThe pros, the cons and a safe, effective way to fast intermittently, courtesy of WAG wellness columnist Giovanni Roselli.
Supplementing modern life
byNutritionist Dina Khader of The Khader Center in Mount Kisco writes that once upon a time we didn’t need supplements. Times, however, have changed.
A senior community blooms in New Rochelle
byOffering independent living, assisted living and memory care, Monarch Coopers Corner will open in the winter on the site of the former Coopers Corner Nursery in New Rochelle.
Caring for elders – and their caregivers
byWhile 4 a.m. trips to the ER are not everyday occurrences in the life of a geriatric care manager, they are also never off the table in my role as a certified senior adviser, Aging Life Care Association (ALCA) manager and chief care manager of New Rochelle-based Concierge Healthcare Consulting, writes WAG elder columnist Abbe Udochi.
Expanding health care at Montefiore New Rochelle
by“As I get closer to my decade at Montefiore New Rochelle (I started here in 2013), there are so many exciting new initiatives…that are advancing care and reflect our ability to adapt to both current preferences and future population needs,” writes Tony Alfano, vice president and executive director of Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital.
Giving teeth to your health
byYou can tell a lot about people, WAG wellness columnist Giovanni Roselli observes, by how healthy or unhealthy their teeth are.
A natural alternative for relieving pain
byCBD Live Natural touts the health benefits of CBD oil.
How to talk – and not to talk – about infertility
byJoshua Hurwitz, M.D., a partner in reproductive endocrinology at Harrison- and Fairfield County-based Illume Fertility, offers suggestions on what to say, and not to say, to those grappling with infertility.
Preventing oral cancer
byNicolas Elian, chief dental officer at CareMount Dental in Mount Kisco, offers several tips to keep you from getting oral cancer.
The skinny on The Skinny Center
by“This is not like weight-watchers or those programs where you’re buying products or working on calories,” says co-CEO, fitness educator and patient liaison director, Lisa Avellino.
The evolving role of caregiving
byFamily caregiving can be stressful, purposeful and rewarding, but we must be ready to adapt to the many changes it will bring and care for ourselves in the process.
A father’s love for his daughter
byGiovanni Roselli’s annual column on being a parent has morphed from fighting the dad bod to “how much I love everything about being a father to my daughter, Juliet Rose.”
Medical ethics, then and now
byThe Nuremberg Doctors’ Trial and the ethical medical guidelines that came out of it have taken on new urgency in the age of Covid and the Ukrainian War, says Boston University health law professor George J. Annas, who will speak at the virtual April 28 Yom Hashoah Symposium by New York Medical College in Valhalla.
Medicine with a personal touch
by“I love a person-centered approach,” says Sherri L. Sandel, DO, FACP, the recently appointed medical director of Northern Westchester Hospital/Northwell Health in Mount Kisco. “It starts with the patient and making the process all about that.”
Fit to live
byFor fitness professional Billy Goda, fitness is the essence of life.
Fighting inflammation
byNot all inflammation – the body’s way of fighting infection and injury – is bad, writes wellness columnist Giovanni Roselli. But then again, not all of it is good. Here he identifies key foods to help you battle it.
Losing weight safely
byAs the director of the Medical Weight Loss Program at Stamford Health, Maria Cecilia C. Asnis, M.D., has guided hundreds of patients through their healthy weight-loss journeys.