Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Exercise, Health Tips, Holistic Health, Integrative Medicine
This is part 1 of a 2-part series on yoga and stress.
Stress, in its myriad forms, is an inescapable fact of life. There’s not a person alive who isn’t challenged by it at some time — and perhaps often! — whether it stems from your relationships, work, mounting bills or simply having too much on your “To Do” list.
Exactly how you respond to stress — either engaging it with a fiery passion or retreating from it with a whimper — can determine how it affects you. The goal is to find a healthy and productive balance between the two that allows you to manage and enjoy life. Adopting a yoga practice as part of your routine is an extremely effective tool in helping you do just that. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Holistic Health, Integrative Medicine
Guest post by Abigail Strubel, MA, LCSW
Developed over the course of millennia, acupuncture is part of a healing system known as Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Legend has it that in ancient times a warrior was struck with an arrow during battle, but instead of feeling pain, he felt relief — leading to the concept of healing through penetration or pressure on specific points. That may or may not be the case, but archeologists have uncovered fine stone needles in China dating back to the Neolithic Era — more than five thousand years ago — suggesting that acupuncture or acupressure was practiced. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Health Tips, Physical Therapy
Stuck at a desk for most of your day? Review how your workstation can prevent pain and injury in your hands, neck and back.
Christine Hinke, MD, Associate Director of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine at Beth Israel, says, “You want to remain in as neutral a position as possible while working. You don’t want the keyboard too high or too low so that your arms and wrists are overly bent or stretched. You don’t want your feet to be dangling or your neck constantly turned to see your screen.” Here, she offers a few easy fixes: (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Inside, Research, School
The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences has been training many of our nation’s finest scientists for more than four decades and inspiring them to translate their discoveries into effective treatments for human diseases.
Today, Mount Sinai is a leader in bringing “big data” to biomedical sciences, both in our laboratories and in our classrooms. By connecting with the Icahn Institute for Genomics and Multiscale Biology, the Graduate School has developed innovative courses that teach students how to use the new frontier of computational genomics in the laboratory setting. Many of our most devastating diseases are due to complex changes in our genes and how they interact with our environment. Our students learn how to embrace this complexity.
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Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Diet and Nutrition, Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Speech Pathology
There are times during a hospital stay when the care team may ask a patient (or family member on behalf of the patient) to consider having a special feeding tube, or PEG, placed to prevent medical complications, such as dehydration, malnutrition or aspiration pneumonia. (more…)
This is part 1 of a 2-part series on yoga and stress.
