Lifestyle & Wellness

Dur­ing the win­ter months, your nose might not be the only thing feel­ing stuffy. As tem­per­a­tures drop, we keep doors and win­dows closed and use fur­naces to keep our hous­es warm. Over time, the lack of fresh air can reduce the air qual­i­ty indoors, caus­ing upper res­pi­ra­to­ry symp­toms and, if you suf­fer from asth­ma, more fre­quent or severe attacks. Board-cer­ti­fied aller­gy, asth­ma and immunol­o­gy spe­cial­ist, Dr. Andrey Leonov, shares tips to main­tain the air qual­i­ty in your home this winter.

A healthy diet and phys­i­cal activ­i­ty are key to a high metab­o­lism and calo­rie burn­ing. Some­times, it’s just dif­fi­cult to do though. Here are a few every­day ideas to kick-start your metab­o­lism and burn extra calo­ries through­out the day.

The win­ter sea­son is a com­mon time when seri­ous injuries from ice-relat­ed falls inevitably occur. Icy, snowy sur­faces are a major cause of ankle sprains and frac­tures, and it’s crit­i­cal to seek prompt treat­ment to pre­vent fur­ther dam­age that can pro­long recovery.

Parkinson’s dis­ease is a pro­gres­sive neu­ro­log­i­cal dis­ease that affects your body’s abil­i­ty to move. This con­di­tion can make per­form­ing sim­ple dai­ly tasks such as walk­ing, get­ting up from a chair or mov­ing in bed more dif­fi­cult, as move­ments become small­er and slow­er. In the U.S. alone, there are more than one mil­lion peo­ple liv­ing with Parkinson’s.

Occu­pa­tions are not nec­es­sar­i­ly a paid job but can be con­sid­ered the dai­ly tasks we like to spend time doing. They are dif­fer­ent for every­one and often evolve over one’s life span. Some exam­ples of occu­pa­tions include golf, cro­chet­ing, bin­go, typ­ing, dress­ing and bathing. 

With the new year in full swing, many of us are begin­ning changes we would like to make. Obe­si­ty Med­i­cine Physi­cian, Dr. Katie Rosen­feld, shares tips to sup­port your loved ones with their health and well­ness goals.