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  View Video Holiday Favorites Made Healthy with Assistant Director Food Services, Dan Walker    

  View Video What To Do in the Event of Stroke with Susan Henderson MS, RN, ANP-BC & Annette Inglese, RN Stroke Clinical Care Coordinator    

  View Video National Nutrition Month with Mary Zotos, RD from LI Community Hospital Hi there, Mary Zotos, RD from Long Island Community Hospital, wishing you a very Happy National Nutrition Month! While in the past we have talked about the importance of watching your portion sizes, reading your food labels, avoiding trans-fats and increasing…

View Video Heat Health with Mary Maliszewski, MS,BSN, RN Director of Nursing for Critical Care & Cardiovascular Services at LI Community Hospital talks about knowing your numbers, and what steps you can take to help prevent heart disease.  

View The Video!   Recognizing Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) View The Video! Elizabeth Bonner, LCSW and Chemical Dependancy Manager at LI Community Hospital talks about how to recognize and manage Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). SAD is a type of depression that is related to changes in seasons.

View The Video! Hi guys -Mary back. I got a great question as it pertains to hydration and physical activity. What’s the better choice…. water or a sports drink? Well we know that water is essential and absolutely the body’s favorite liquid, however if you’re working out outdoors for greater than 60 minutes, its hot…

View The Video! I hope everyone is doing well during quarantine 2020, and while a lot has changed in the last few weeks I hope you are remembering to keep our eye on the prize! If you have been working hard to lose weight or maintain your weight, please do not allow the quarantine to…

View The Video! First of all, Happy Heart Month! My name is Waqas Khan So today, the first thing I’d like you to know about blood pressure are the definitions. These are based on the 2017 guidelines from American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. Normal blood pressure is a systolic number, the…

View The Video! Lung cancer kills more patients per year than breast, colon, prostate and pancreas combined.  Lung Cancer also has an extremely poor 5-year survival rate.  This is due mostly to the fact that most lung cancers are diagnosed in the late stages.  Studies have shown that if we can catch lung cancers in…

View The Video! Hi guys, Mary back, I want to talk to you about Mason jar foods- We always tell patients the 2 key things when you’re watching your weight or changing how you’re eating or want a healthy lifestyle is to keep a food diary which we have talked about in the past and…

View The Video! Good Morning and Happy New Year!  My name is Waqas Khan Today I am going to talk briefly about the use of aspirin as a preventive therapy in the general patient population. There are 2 types of preventive therapies, one is primary intervention and the other one is secondary intervention. The difference…

View The Video! Hi guys, Mary back; wishing you a happy New Year! Now of course with New Year’s we always think about resolutions and one of the most popular ones we hear about is weight loss. I have Dr. Spaniolas here; Chief of Bariatrics here at our hospital to talk to us a little…

View The Video! When does your chest pain require immediate medical attention? Hi, My name is Dr. Waqas Khan. First of all I just want to say Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and Happy Thanksgiving! Today we are going to talk about chest pain which can lead to heart problems or a heart attack. Usually this…

View The Video! The holidays are coming. Let’s avoid the holiday weight gain! Hi guys, Mary back… as we are approaching the holiday season, let’s do something different this year; let’s not wait until New year’s to make our weight loss resolutions- why don’t we go into the holiday season making good or smart choices!…

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?…