Mar 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
Healthy eating throughout the winter months can be challenging. After an indulgent holiday season filled with rich foods, returning to healthy eating may be difficult. And with colder, shorter days, the urge to roll up on your couch, order in your favorite comfort foods, and binge-watch a new TV show may outweigh hitting the gym. It is no surprise that these habits can result in unwanted weight gain, which we then resolve to lose come swimsuit season. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
Dozens of pediatric heart surgery patients gathered at The Mount Sinai Hospital for a special Valentine’s Day party that reunited them with nurses and doctors who saved their lives.
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
After Licelot Mejia, a single mother of two, began to lose her vision, she went to the doctor, and she found out that she had a tumor growing in her brain. However, instead of an open-skull surgery, Licelot was able to have the tumor removed through her nose by a team of doctors at Mount Sinai Beth Israel. After a successful surgery, Licelot is home for the holidays with much of her vision restored. Watch the full story
Updated on Feb 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
Promising new treatments are on the horizon, according to Jeffrey Glassberg, MD, MA, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology and Associate Director of The Mount Sinai Comprehensive Sickle Cell Program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Oct 31, 2016 | Uncategorized
Your emotional well-being is just as important as your physical health. According to a 2013 Work Stress Study conducted by Harris Interactive, 80 percent of U.S. workers report feeling stress on the job, making job stress one of the leading types of stress in the United States. As Americans tend to spend most of their day at work, it is important to address stress in the workplace. This can improve quality of life and prevent serious health conditions that can arise from prolonged stress.
While the body’s natural stress response is effective for short-term stress, the body cannot handle the response in the long term. Prolonged stress has been shown to increase risk of several chronic diseases, including depression, cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal disease, obesity, and diabetes. Since chronic diseases can take a long time to develop, it is not always clear that stress is a contributing factor. Unhealthy coping mechanisms like smoking, drinking, poor diet, or limited physical activity also increase risk of chronic health conditions.
These unhealthy coping mechanisms can be damaging to your health and relationships. Managing stress in a healthy way is important for mental and physical well-being. Techniques to improve emotional wellness, like mindfulness, can be used to decrease stress, depression, and anxiety.
Mindfulness is the practice of judgment-free reflection, being in the moment, and being aware of your surroundings, thoughts, and physical sensations. Practicing mindfulness slows down the heart rate, relaxes muscles, conserves energy, and reduces the damaging effects of long-term stress on the body. These techniques help identify sources of stress and strain in the body—while still or in movement—and can reduce mental exhaustion, increase job satisfaction, and encourage healthier eating habits. Mindfulness can also help improve interpersonal relationships by increasing relaxation and compassion towards oneself and others. While mindfulness may not target the source of stress directly, it manages the feeling of stress in a way that is beneficial for the body and helps refocus the mind to better deal with the stressor.
The Mount Sinai Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health are dedicated to providing cutting-edge clinical services with a focus on prevention to keep workers healthy. To learn about mindfulness programs, call us at 888-702-0630.
May 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
Check out our new infographic on Silica from the Mount Sinai Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health.
In March 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), an agency within the United States Department of Labor, issued new rules to decrease exposure to silica in the workplace that will take effect June 23, 2016. (more…)
