Paul Vertullo of Miller Place joins JTM Foundation Board

PORT JEFFERSON, NY ― Paul Vertullo, chief operating officer and treasurer for Seviroli Foods, Inc. / Vertullo Imports LLC of Garden City, has been appointed to the JTM Foundation Board of Directors. Vertullo said he had been discussing with a friend, Donald Lippencott, who is vice chairman of the JTM Foundation Board, that he would…

The brittle bones of osteoporosis

While post-menopausal females are at the highest risk, other groups such as patients taking steroid therapy can also develop osteoporosis.

Comparison is the thief of joy – social media and self-image

By Barbara Broggelwirth RDN CDN According to Tristan Harris, former design ethicist for Google, rates of suicide and self-harm in preteen and teenage girls have skyrocketed since 2009, the year that social media was first made available on mobile devices.  He states suicide rates increased by 70 percent and self-harm by 189 percent since the…

Back pain

10 Surprising causes of back pain

Eighty percent of the population will experience back pain at some point in their lives. With back pain being the number one source of chronic pain and the leading cause of disability worldwide, anything you can do to prevent back pain is beneficial. Here are 10 everyday triggers of back and neck pain that you…

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Blue Ribbon

Get a colonoscopy – 5 Reasons why they’re not that bad

If you’re 50 years old, or if this milestone birthday is coming up, your doctor may be telling you to add a colonoscopy to your “to-do” list. Even if you’ve never had a colonoscopy, chances are you know what they’re all about. The prep work which involves cleaning out your bowels with a laxative is…

Choose a healthier plate with MyPlate

By Helaine Krasner, MS, RDN, CSOWM, CDN Every five years since 1980 the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) release an update of their Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA). The DGA is designed for policymakers and nutrition and health professionals to help individuals and their families consume a…

CyberKnife Patient Successful Prostate Cancer Treatment

Care that can keep up with Richie

Richie Cheatham wanted his prostate cancer treatments the way he likes his cars — fast and efficient. Read more about his treatment at Precision CyberKnife of New York.

Cindy, Manorville

I suffered with obesity for more than 20 years.  My kids were getting older and I realized it was time for me to get my own life since I had lived my life for them for the last 20 years.

The gastric sleeve surgery changed my life in so many ways.  I’m a different person.  I’m more confident walking into a room.  I’m more open to making new friends and new relationships.  People look at you differently when you’re morbidly obese.  They treat you differently. 

Hands in heart shape

Donating life: the importance of organ donation

Organ transplantation is one of the marvels of modern medicine. The need for organ donors is much greater than the number of people who actually donate. More than 28,000 lives are saved every year by organ donors. However, more than 123,000 people in the United States are on the organ transplant waiting list. On average,…