Stress and anxiety are everyday responses to the demands of daily life. Stress and anxiety can manifest physically through difficulty sleeping, trouble concentrating, and altered digestion, among others. These may be signs from your body that you need to reduce daily stressors and find healthier ways to cope. Meditation may be a very helpful tool […]
Annual physical examinations are meant not just for those who are struggling with their health or are being required to receive one–they’re the best form of preventative medicine available. It’s recommended that all individuals over the age of three should receive a physical examination once every year, while newborns and toddlers receive examinations at a […]
I’m Dr. Meghan Auten, a Family Medicine physician and a member of Westchester Health and Northwell Health Physician Partners. In this blog, I’d like to share information about one of the most common topics in my primary care practice — getting to a healthy weight.
Often when people hear the word cholesterol, they think it’s something that’s bad for you. In fact, though, your body needs cholesterol to produce hormones (such as cortisol, testosterone, progesterone and estrogen) and vitamin D. The liver also uses cholesterol to make bile, which plays an important role in the processing and digestion of fats.
Although women are at greater risk of osteoporosis, men get this potentially debilitating bone disease, too. In fact, as Baby Boomers age (currently the largest U.S. generation), more men will get this disease as the number of men above the age of 70 continues to increase and life expectancy continues to rise. So that men […]
Most people acknowledge that cigarette smoking is bad for your health, but did you know that it is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States? It’s true—cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths every year (nearly 1 in 5 of all U.S. deaths). However, we at Westchester Health want to draw your attention […]