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Using Exercise to Manage Stress
Using Exercise to Manage Stress
We all have stress.  It’s a fact of life.  And it’s a good thing that we all have some stress.  Imagine a world with no stress at all.  When our kids...
Aug 24, 2017
By Alan Freishtat
Getting Through Pesach
Getting Through Pesach
It’s that time of the year again… the holiday season. Perhaps nothing is more challenging than getting through Pesach with your health and weight intact. As daunting and challenging as this...
Mar 22, 2017
By Alan Freishtat
No Way around It – It Takes Work
No Way around It – It Takes Work
There was very significant health news a few weeks ago.  When news about health makes it to the headlines, it usually means we have to pay attention.  For over 100 years,...
Feb 13, 2017
By Alan Freishtat
Why It’s So Hard To Change, Even When You Really Want To
Why It’s So Hard To Change, Even When You...
It is so hard to change because we are creatures of habit. Try switching your seat at the dining room table and you almost feel lost.
Feb 6, 2017
By David Zulberg
Is it Worth the Counting?
Is it Worth the Counting?
The number of people who consciously watch what they eat and plan and do serious exercise is relatively small compared to the population at large.  We have watched as obesity and...
Jan 30, 2017
By Alan Freishtat
Exercise: The Secret Weapon in Fighting Anxiety
Today, anxiety is the most common mental illness in the United States. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, it affects 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and...
Jul 11, 2016
By Alan Freishtat
Immunization: The Best Weapon Against the Resurgent Threat of...
Many Americans, in the Jewish and other communities, are skeptical of medical scientific recommendations, particularly when they involve mandates. The reasons are complex but include a concern about profit motives creating...
Feb 17, 2016
By Dr. Alan Kadish
Is Being a Vegetarian Healthier?
Helen was a 40-year-old with multiple health issues at a relatively young age. Her problems mostly stemmed from her obesity and sedentary life style. When we began discussing her eating habits,...
Dec 23, 2015
By Alan Freishtat
Are You Eating Enough?
It makes sense—just eat less and you will lose weight. That is what Davida and Gittel, thought. Both in their mid-to-late 40’s they came to me for consultations on weight loss...
Nov 24, 2015
By Alan Freishtat
Working Out in a Skirt: I (Kind of) Disagree
Last month, there was a news story in which an Orthodox Jewish woman sued her gym for refusing to allow her to work out in a skirt. Yosefa Jalal of Crown Heights...
Nov 3, 2015
By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz

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