Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Allergy, Health Tips, Your Health
Blog post written by Sonali Bose, MD MPH, Assistant Professor, Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Division, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
The show is not over yet. If you are like me and spent all summer long mesmerized by the limitless abilities of the summer Olympic athletes, prepare to keep your jaws open, as age-defying tennis stars are about to play their best games at the U.S. Open this fall. While these super-humans are constantly trying to outdo their opponents by a blink of a point, for many of these athletes–for example, four-time French Open champion Justine Henin–their toughest competition is not the player across the net: it is asthma. Other Olympic gold medalists, such as track-and-field star Jackie Joyner-Kersee and swimmer Amy Van Dyken, battled significant asthma symptoms throughout their professional careers. In fact, asthma affects 1 in 12 Olympians, making it the most common chronic illness among these competitive athletes. But having asthma doesn’t stop them from achieving their goals, and it shouldn’t stop you.
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Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Diet and Nutrition, Health Tips, Your Health
Guest post by Jennifer Markowitz MS RD, a Clinical Dietitian in the Nutrition Department at The Mount Sinai Hospital.
Genetically modified organisms are foods or animals produced via gene manipulation. The result of genetic modification is an organism that contains a combination of genes from plants, animals, or bacteria. The most common food GMOs in the U.S. include soy, cotton, canola, corn, sugar beets, Hawaiian papaya, alfalfa, and zucchini. GMOs, however, may also be present in ingredients such as xanthan gum, sweeteners, and natural and artificial flavorings that are commonly found in processed foods. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Health Tips, Pulmonary Disease, Your Health
Guest post co-written by Maria Padilla, MD, Professor of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine Divison at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Aditi Mathur, MD, Assistant Professor of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine Division at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
“So, I have been told I have ILD” what does this mean? How do I live with it? What do I do next? (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Aspen Ideas 2016, Diet and Nutrition, Health Tips
Guest post by Abigail Rapaport MS RD CDN, Clinical Dietitian in the Nutrition Department at The Mount Sinai Hospital.
Eating wholesome foods is not only good for our physical health, but can be good for our mind too. A brain healthy diet helps keep our memory strong, intellect sharp, and mood elevated. With estimates of dementia affecting one in 14 people over the age of 65 and one in six over the age of 80 (Alzheimer’s society), keeping our brains healthy is vital. Here’s the good news: a diet good for the brain has been shown to lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease by 54%. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Health Tips, Occupational Therapy, Safety
Asthma, a disease which is characterized by the inflammation of the airways that makes breathing difficult, can be caused by exposures in the workplace. Some chemicals prevalent in workplace settings triggers swelling in the airways, allowing less air to go to the lungs and causing symptoms like coughing, shortness of breath, wheezing, and chest tightness. It is estimated that in the United States 15% of disabling asthma cases are associated with work-related factors, making occupational asthma the most common occupational lung disease (NHLBI, 2011). (more…)
Jun 9, 2016 | Dermatology, Health Tips
Hooman Khorasani, MD
Guest blog written by John Zade, current research fellow under Hooman Khorasani, MD, the Chief of the Division of Dermatologic & Cosmetic Surgery at The Mount Sinai Hospital and Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
With Melanoma awareness month just ending and summer just starting, it’s a perfect time to talk about how to protect yourself from the sun. Although sun damage doesn’t seem to affect us immediately, over the period of your life it’s one of the leading causes of skin cancer. If you think this doesn’t apply to you, think again: one in five Americans will develop skin cancer within their lifetime (Robinson, 2005). Aside from increasing skin cancer risk, sun damage is a known cause of premature skin aging, deep wrinkles, and uneven skin tones. The good news is that we can protect ourselves from the sun’s damage by following a few simple steps. (more…)
