NUHEALTH’S CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, STEVEN J. WALERSTEIN, MD, FACP, SHARES HEALTH RELATED NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS FOR 2013
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December 28, 2012
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Shelley Lotenberg
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NuHealth’s Chief Medical Officer, Steven J. Walerstein, MD, FACP, Shares Health Related New Year’s Resolutions for 2013
East Meadow, NY…….Steven J. Walerstein, MD, FACP, NuHealth’s chief medical officer, offers his health related New Year’s resolutions for 2013. He shares them with the understanding that health related New Year’s resolutions are made to be KEPT!
1-Be aware of your BMI, Blood pressure, Blood glucose and Blood cholesterol
2-Choose a primary care physician to be your health advisor, counselor and advocate
3-Exercise for 30 minutes five times every week
4-Eat fish three times a week
5-Increase your daily intake of fresh vegetables
6-And fruit
7-If you smoke, stop!
8-Never, ever, drink and drive. Always have a designated driver
9-Have carbon monoxide and smoke detectors, and make sure the batteries are fresh
10- Make sure your children always use the appropriate car seat device
11-Get a good night’s sleep, every night
12-Take time to do what you want to do and forget about work for a while
13- Get the flu vaccine
14-Discuss your health care wishes and advanced directives with your family, and designate a health care proxy
15-Exercise your brain with puzzles, word games and reading
16-Use sunscreen when outdoors
17-Do one thing this year you have always wanted to do, but never got around to doing
18-Identify a web site as a health information resource (i.e. www.medlineplus.gov)
From the whole NuHealth family to yours, wishing you a New Year filled with health, peace, prosperity and happiness.
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NuHealth is a Long Island health care organization delivering essential medical care and disease and lifestyle management to everyone at every stage of life. Also known as Nassau Health Care Corporation, NuHealth is a public benefit corporation managing the operations of Nassau Medical Center, A. Holly Patterson Extended Care and a network of Family Health Centers that bring primary and specialty care out into the community. By emphasizing wellness, cultural sensitivity and collaborative efforts with the North Shore-LIJ Health System, NuHealth is working to make good care more affordable and easier to access.
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