City Weighs in on Staying Fit and Losing Weight
New York City’s Department of Mental Health & Hygiene has launched many efforts to combat obesity. The agency’s website, which can be found by visiting www.nyc.gov is a treasure trove of information about healthy eating and free fitness programs. Here is a sample: Read more
Working Out a Way to Really Take Pounds Off in 2012
It’s the same story every year: After weeks of indulging in cookies, cake, giant meals and more drinks than you can remember, the holidays have ended and you feel like a beached whale. Hence, one of the most popular New Year’s resolutions: Get in shape. Read more
Best Time to Stop Smoking is Now
The great thing about a new year is starting with a clean slate and looking at the next 12 months with a new set of goals. If you are a smoker, now is a great time to stop.
Let’s face it: Being a smoker in New York isn’t as easy as it used to be. Along with the difficulty of finding a place to smoke, huddling outside in an alley in the rain, snow and freezing temperatures, there is also the cost factor. Read more
‘Tis the Season for Holiday & Winter Blues
By Laura Shin
While department stores dress up their windows and shoppers search for the perfect gifts, those who work in the mental health profession prepare for the holidays in a different way: making sure New Yorkers stay healthy and happy during the holiday season. Read more
A Sweet & Healthy Holiday Treat
Real benefits to eating dark chocolate—in moderation
It’s that time of year again, when friends and family get together to celebrate the holidays and your diet gets ditched as you indulge in all of the wonderful and fattening treats of the season. But before you despair, there is actually one treat that is good for you: dark chocolate. Read more
Christmas Cocktails Are OK, But Remember the Sober Details
During the holidays, everyone drinks more.
It’s just inevitable, with holiday parties at work, seasonal soirees with friends and multiple family occasions—almost every night is another opportunity to socialize and celebrate, cocktail in hand. Read more
Long Island School Finds a West Side Alternative
Riverside Church will host classes for New York College of Health Professions
After Pedro Sanchez, a 27-year-old Brooklyn resident, completed his occupational studies associate’s degree in massage therapy this summer, he decided he wasn’t finished.
“The last two trimesters, we go to the clinic,” said Sanchez. “When you treat the people and see them getting better, the reward is so great, it’s almost kind of addictive.”
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Thinking About Becoming a Reiki Practitioner?
By Gerry Gavin
If you have ever considered a career in the healing arts and feel drawn toward alternative or complementary health care, Reiki may be the perfect way to start your new career path.
Reiki (pronounced “ray-key”) is a therapy tracing back more than 2,500 years to ancient India and Tibet, and there are some who believe it has its roots in the healing arts of the Egyptians. Reiki was handed down by a lineage of practitioners until it was rediscovered in Japan in the early 1900s by Dr. Mikao Usui. It is used to complement traditional medical treatment and in the alternative healing arts.
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Ants in Your Pants
If you can’t stop twitching in bed, you may have restless leg syndrome
You’ve had a long, hard day and now it’s time to settle into the comfort of your bed and feel the cool sheets on your skin. You wait and wait, and still can’t get to sleep. Now your legs are doing the mambo. You may be suffering from a condition known as restless leg syndrome (RLS).
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Kids & Asthma
Respiratory problems often worsen in the fall
Summer will be over before you know it, and, with the arrival of fall, doctors will be treating more cases of asthma in the emergency rooms. Asthma affects an estimated 300 million individuals worldwide and its prevalence in children is increasing.
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