By, Melissa Buscetta, RD, CDN Nowadays, your smartphone can do just about anything. Did you know you can use that smartphone as a personal trainer of sorts, too? Fitness apps can help motivate you to exercise. While no app is going to take the place of professional advice from a physician, registered dietitian, physical therapist…
By Your Bariatric Nutrition Team The holidays are filled with sweets, treats and carb loaded eats! It’s a time when most people fall off track and indulge in over eating. If you’re prepared, you can avoid the post-holiday bloat and still enjoy the flavors of the season! When the holidays come around make sure you…
We have all had our blood pressure taken at a regular doctor visit; however most of us don’t truly understand why those numbers are so important. Having high blood pressure is a big health concern, but what does it all really mean?
Lorraine, a former smoker with a 35-pack year smoking history, had asthma since she was a child. In 2013, she was struggling to push herself to get things done, she had difficulty breathing. The Coram resident went to her pulmonologist Dr. Jay Barbakoff who recommended that she have a lung cancer screening. She met the…
By Melissa Buscetta, RD, CDN What is free radical damage? Many believe that free radical damage is the heart of why we age. The free radical theory of aging states that every time we consume something, we generate what are called free radicals. There is a structure in cells called the mitochondria, which is the…
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital’s Auxiliary received the Hospital of the Year Award, Large Hospital Category, from the Hospital Association of New York (HANYS) for demonstrating “outstanding achievement and service within its healthcare facility and community.” The award was presented on Oct. 26 in Albany at HANYS’ 51st Annual 2017 Institute for Healthcare Auxiliaries and…
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital has been recognized for its patient safety record with The Leapfrog Group’s top “A” Hospital Safety Score – the only Long Island or metropolitan area hospital to achieve that distinction in the latest scoring period. Less than 5 percent of all New York State hospitals received an A grade, and…
By Barbara Broggelwirth RD, CDN Bacteria in your digestive tract? Sounds gross, right? Not so fast. Large numbers of microorganisms live ON and IN our bodies. In fact, microorganisms in the human body outnumber human cells by 10 to 1, and many of the microorganisms in probiotic products are the same as or similar to microorganisms…
By: Your Bariatric Nutrition Team Slow cooker season is upon us! It’s time to get creative, toss everything into the pot and head to work while it makes magic. The beauty of slow cookers is they cook for us while we’re away and we get to come home to a delicious homemade meal! You can…
By Helaine Krasner, RDN, CDN Have you ever walked passed a candy dish on a co-worker’s desk and grabbed a nibble just because it was there? Have you ever eaten more than you really wanted just because there was still food on your plate? Have you ever felt the urge to have a snack after…