View The Video! Cruciferous Veggies Can Block Breast Cancer Tumor Growth! Hi guys! Mary back; October is breast cancer awareness month and while it’s important to eat healthy or make good choices to maintain a healthy body weight, keep your immune system strong and improve your overall quality of life, good nutrition has also been…
View The Video! Long Island Community Hospital Participates in National Dance Day National Dance Day was established in 2010 by American Dance Movement co-founder, Nigel Lythgoe, and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, as an annual celebration dedicated to dance. The idea is to encourage Americans of all ages to get healthy through dance. So to all…
View The Video! Lose Those Trans Fats! Hi guys, Mary back; let’s talk a little bit more about trans-fats and why they are so problematic- Well we know trans-fats are linked to obesity, diabetes, coronary artery disease; but they are also linked to things like liver dysfunction, cancers, Alzheimer’s – even infertility. Let’s pay close…
View The Video! Gauging Portion Sizes When Dining Out! Hi guys, last time we spoke about the difference of servings vs. portions; and while it’s ideal to use your measuring cups and measuring spoons when you’re at home, it’s unlikely you’re going to take out your measuring cups and measuring spoons when you’re in a…
View The Video! Watch Your Portion Sizes! Hi guys, Mary back; let’s talk about our portion sizes increasing over the last 2-3 decades. When we eat larger portion size, we are eating more calories. Calories that we do not burn, we store; 3,500 calories equals 1 pound. If we eat an excess of 500 calories/day…
View The Video! Hi guys, Mary back to talk to you about the importance of properly reading a Nutrition Facts Label (NFL). Many of you are familiar with what a NFL looks like, we are going to focus on the highlighted areas, but want to talk about some areas that are not highlighted. Start off…
View The Video! Hi guys, Mary back; let’s talk about sugar. The World Health Organization and the American Heart Association recommend that women have no more than 6 teaspoons of added sugar/day, 9-tsp of added sugar for men. The average American is consuming an average of 17-tsp of added sugar/day! How are we doing this?…