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The Joint Commission recognizes NUMC as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® for achieving excellence in performance, 2014.

This is great news for NUMC, and even better news for residents of Nassau County. It validates the sweeping improvements and investments we are making hospital-wide. Key Quality Measures recognized include Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Pneumonia, Surgical Care, Venous

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National Nurses Week: Five Things You Didn’t Know About the Nurses in Your Community

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munities, helping our most vulnerable New Yorkers stay safe and healthy well into their golden years.

National Nurses Week, May 6-12, Many people are surprised when celebrates and recognizes the men their experience gives them insight and women who have dedicated their into the care that a skilled home care lives to the field of nursing. Home nurse provides. care nurses are often the unsung Here are five things that you might heroes who keep our aging population not know about nurses—National living safely and independently at Nurses Week is a great time to give a home—avoiding unnecessary trips to shout out to one of the dedicated nurses the hospital. National Nurses Week who has made a difference in your life. is an opportunity to shine a light on these skilled and dedicated Nurses are educated, professionals but they also educate. who work Nurses go tirelessly on above and the frontlines beyond their in our standard com“job description” to educate their patients and caregivers, and provide help navigating the ever

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-changing health care system. They are tech-savvy and often use mobile phone cameras or lightweight tablet computers to keep their patients ‘in the know’ about important health issues or report symptoms to a physician.

Nurses are tough as nails and immune to bad smells.

Nurses are often in and out of homes and hospitals and are used to every smell you can think of—good or bad. Nurses are also often required to adapt to a variety of stressful situations. Whether it’s dealing with an emergency surgery or quickly treating a grisly wound, nurses can be some of the toughest people you know.

Nurses are the “eyes” and “ears” of physicians.

Nurses aren’t just people you see in hospitals.

By providing care right where someone lives, home care nurses can help aging or homebound individuals stay rooted and engaged in their communities and live a safe and independent life for many years—avoiding the isolation and dependency that can develop in a nursing home.

Nurses are there with calm and care.

While patients may only see their doctors for a quick visit in the office, home care nurses coordinate care with their patients on an ongoing basis to form trusting relationships that support their care. They monitor patients outside the office and can inform doctors about health changes to help them stay healthy and avoid unnecessary trips to the hospital or ER.

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At some point in our lives, we all connect with a nurse. Maybe it’s someone who was there when we were born, or gave birth to our own children. Maybe it’s the steady skill of an RN who supervised care and helped coach new lifestyle changes after surgery. National Nurses Week is a time to say thank you to nurses who are there when we need them.

Jennifer Leeflang is a registered nurse and senior vice president at Partners in Care, an affiliate of The Visiting Nurse Service of New York.

Visit www.partnersincareny.org or call 888-735-8913 for more information.

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Getting To Know Moyamoya

Wednesday, May 6, was World Moyamoya Day, helping to raise awareness of the rare cerebro-vascular disorder that affects the internal carotid arteries at the base of the brain. It is characterized by the narrowing (stenosis) or closing (occlusion) of the internal carotid arteries, the major arteries that deliver blood to the brain. The walls of the arteries become thickened, which narrows the inside diameter of the vessel. To compensate for the narrowing of the arteries, tiny blood vessels at the base of the brain open up in an apparent attempt to deliver blood to the deprived areas of the brain. Since these vessels are more fragile than normal blood vessels, they can break and bleed into the brain, causing hemorrhages. The name “Moyamoya” is the Japanese term for “puff of smoke”. It describes the appearance of the tiny vessels that form to compensate for the blockage.

Symptoms are most likely to appear with an ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA or mini-stroke). Other symptoms that may result include headaches, visual disturbances, developmental delay and seizures.

Patients in whom the artery changes occur in association with another process such as sickle cell disease or Down syndrome

are said to have Moyamoya.

The exact cause of Moyamoya is not known. It is believed to be hereditary. It is most commonly seen in children and young adults and is typically diagnosed in children 10 years of age and younger, as well as in adults (more commonly women) in their 30s and 40s. People with Moyamoya disease have been found to have a higher incidence of elevated thyroid antibodies. While this is an association in some individuals, the significance is not clear. However, it suggests that immune abnormalities may play some role in Moyamoya disease.

The diagnosis, treatment and management of Moyamoya requires a collaborative team approach between numerous specialists including neurosurgery, neuroradiology, genetics, neuropsychologists, physical, occupational and speech therapists. Treatment strategies are aimed at preventing recurrent symptoms, including stroke and non-stroke symptoms such as progressive cognitive or learning impairment. General treatment strategies aimed at preventing the clotting of blood in the narrowed blood vessels include the use of anti-platelet therapies (such as aspirin) or specific re-vascularization procedures.

Participating Neurologist: Dr. David Podwall For participation and eligibility information please contact Stella Gurgova at 516-466-4700 ext 140 Neurological Associates of Long Island, PC 1991 Marcus Ave Suite 110 Lake Success, NY www.neuroli.com

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Annual Barbara Bartell Memorial Runday Is Set For May 28

Raising funds to help individuals, families, and the community affected by mental health and addiction disorders, the community-based nonprofit CN Guidance & Counseling Services, Inc., will hold its annual Barbara Bartell Memorial Runday this year on Saturday, May 28, from 8 to 11 a.m. This year’s race—part of Mental Health Awareness Month—will include a 5k, 10k, and a ½-mile “fun run” for kids.

The start line is at: 950 South Oyster Bay Rd. in Hicksville. Proceeds from the race will benefit CN Guidance

& Counseling Services, a nonprofit dedicated since 1972 towards serving people with mental health and chemical dependency disorders, promoting recovery, and increasing their ability to live with confidence and self-sufficiently. Since 2014, this race has been named in honor of Barbara Bartell, a catalytic executive director of CN Guidance for many years.

For complete details, visit www. cnguidance.org/events/runday or contact Debbie Mullarkey at 516-8226111, ext. 1253.

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May Is Hepatitis Awareness Month May is Hepatitis Awareness Month and 2016 is an especially important year. Hepatitis B and hepatitis C can become chronic, life-long infections which can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer. Millions of Americans are living with chronic viral hepatitis and many, in fact most, do not know that they are infected.

Chronic hepatitis B affects an estimated 1-2 million people in the U.S. and more than 240 million people worldwide.

It can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer. Hepatitis B is more common in people from East Asia, such as China and Korea, and sub-Saharan Africa. Hepatitis B is acquired through activities that involve contact with infected blood, semen and saliva. Hepatitis B is commonly transmitted sexually, through injection drug use and from sharing common household items such as razors or toothbrushes with an infected person. Hepatitis B is not spread through food or water, sharing eating utensils, breastfeeding, hugging, kissing, hand holding, coughing or sneezing. Chronic hepatitis B, once discovered, is treatable with safe and effective oral medications.

While hepatitis B cannot be cured, treatment dramatically decreases the

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risk of the development of cirrhosis and liver cancer.

New, even safer medications, are likely to be approved later this year for the treatment of hepatitis B. Hepatitis C is mostly an asymptomatic disease. Of the estimated 3-5 million people with hepatitis C in the U.S., it is estimated that 75 percent were born between 1945-1965. Those born during that period are five times more likely to have hepatitis C and because of this, it is recommended that all people born between those years be checked for chronic hepatitis C. Hepatitis C can cause liver damage and liver failure and it is the leading cause of liver cancer and the most common reason for liver transplantation in the U.S. The treatment of hepatitis C has advanced rapidly over the past two years with currently available, all oral treatments curing

more than 95 percent of patients with the disease with short treatment durations and minimal side effects.

Later this year, even more effective, single tablet regimens which are pan-genotypic will become available.

The barrier to treatment and cure of hepatitis C has been access to these new therapies, which are very expensive. This has limited the ability for many people who need treatment to be adequately treated for hepatitis C. The limited access is just wrong.

Luckily, within the past month, the New York State attorney general reached an agreement with seven major insurance providers in New York State to ensure that these companies will pay for these life improving and saving medications for all people with this disease. I thank the attorney general for this work as it will truly improve the lives of many New Yorkers. Hopefully, with increased screening and highly effective treatments, hepatitis C can be eradicated in our lifetime.

May 19 has been designated as national “Hepatitis Testing Day” in the United States. I strongly encourage anyone with potential risks factors for chronic hepatitis B and C, including those born between 1945-1965 to contact their health care provider and get tested.

May Is Better Hearing Month Hearing Health Quick Test 1. Do you find it difficult to follow a conversation in a noisy restaurant?

2. Do you sometimes feel that people are mumbling?

3. Do you experience difficulty following dialog in the theater?

4. Is it difficult to understand a speaker at a public meeting?

5. Do you find yourself asking people to speak up or repeat themselves?

6. Do you find men’s voices easier to understand than women’s?

7. Do you have trouble understanding whispered speech?

8. Do you have difficulty understanding on the telephone?

9. Do you experience ringing or noises in your ears?

10. Have you had significant noise exposure at work or military service?

11. Have any of your relatives (by birth) had a hearing loss?

Scoring: 2 points for Yes; 1 point for Sometimes; 0 points for No. Scores of 3 or more: May mean that you have a hearing problem. Scores of 6 or more: Strongly suggest that a hearing check is warranted. Visit www. howsyourhearing.org for details.

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High School Students Take Aim At The Stigma Of Mental Illness

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Dr. John Kane, VP, behavioral health services, North Shore-LIJ Health System (center) is joined by members of the behavioral health staff at Zucker Hillside Hospital following an exciting day at the mental health facility. Seven groups of high school students enjoyed a recent internship during which they were charged with creating social media projects that attempted to break the stigma attached to illnesses of the brain.

What happens when you put more than 50 dedicated high school students with laptops together in one large room at Zucker Hillside Hospital?

As their proud parents and staff observed, you get uniquely original, computer-generated programs and apps designed specifically for one purpose—to break the stigma attached to illnesses of the brain.

Thanks to a new program funded by the National Institute for Mental Health and philanthropists Donald and Barbara Zucker, motivated students interested in pursuing careers in mental health sacrificed time off from school for a six-week internship under the guidance of John Kane, MD (an internationally known psychiatrist and a leader in the research and treatment of schizophrenia) and a group of doctors and therapists to create new social models for attacking the question of stigma.

During a three-hour presentation, the students presented their projects to a team of judges, explaining how social media and original programs could be used to re-educate the general public about mental illness and biases based on a lack of understanding.

The themes ran from analytical to

serious, from thoughtful to humorous. One of the winning teams, for example, designed a website (www. keymotion.org) geared at helping teens deal more effectively with such common emotional situations as depression, stress and anxiety.

Another team examined the depiction of mental illness in award-winning movies; yet another created an interactive program attempting to measure society’s understanding of mental illness through man-in-thestreet-type questions.

“It is our hope that you will continue with your work, not only on your individual projects, but in helping us to combat the problem of stigma attached to mental illness,” said Kane. “It has been a true privilege to work with you this summer.”

Following the presentations and announcement of the winning teams, Kane spoke to the dedicated students. Describing mental illness as a “major public health problem,” he thanked all the young people for participating.

Zucker Hillside Hospital is part of the Northwell Health system, and is located at 7559 263rd St. in Glen Oaks.

Visit www.northwell.edu or call 718-470-8100 for more information about this program.

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3D Bioprinting Wins Medical Innovation Contest Northwell Health (formerly North Shore-LIJ Health System) recently announced 3D bioprinting as the winner of its four-week-long medical innovation contest, where public voting decided which of three medical innovations developed by researchers and physicians would receive $100,000 in additional research support.

Michael J. Dowling, president and chief executive officer at Northwell Health, presented a $100,000 check to 3D bioprinting researchers Daniel Grande, PhD, and Todd Goldstein of Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, and Lee Smith, MD, chief of pediatric otolaryngology at the health system’s Cohen Children’s Medical Center, to continue their research and help make this groundbreaking innovation a reality.

3D bioprinting combines two emerging fields—3D printing and tissue engineering—to design and produce “bioprinted” implants that use a patient’s own living cells.

“3D bioprinting’s potential is almost limitless and has the potential to replace many different parts of the human body,” said Dowling. “Researchers

envision a future with 3D printers in every emergency room, where doctors are able to print emergency implants of organs and bones on demand and revolutionize the way medicine is practiced.”

Northwell’s 3D printing team is led

by Goldstein, an orthopedic research assistant who is working under Grande, an associate investigator at the Feinstein Institute, while completing his PhD in molecular medicine at the Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine. They began their 3D printing work several years ago by conducting research with bioprinted 3D animal organs and bones. Other clinicians throughout Northwell Health, including cardiologists, otolaryngologists, thoracic surgeons and dentists, heard about Goldstein’s 3D printing abilities and

Bladder Cancer Awareness Day At Winthrop Did you know that bladder cancer is the sixth most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States?

Smoking increases your chance of developing bladder cancer, and although men are diagnosed more frequently, women are generally diagnosed at a later stage.

To learn more, the public is invited to attend a free Bladder Cancer Awareness Day educational program at WinthropUniversity Hospital on Saturday, May 14, from 8:30 to 11.

The event will be held in the Winthrop Research and Academic Center, located at 101 Mineola Blvd., at the corner of Second Street in Mineola.

Speakers Aaron Katz, MD, chairman of the department of urology; Anthony Corcoran, MD, and Jeffrey Schiff, MD, attending urologists; Jonathan Haas, MD, chief, division of radiation oncology and Michael Garrison, MD, attending oncologist, will discuss risk factors, causes and treatment options. A question and answer period will be included.

Literature and educational materials will be provided; a light breakfast will be included during registration at 8:30 a.m. The program begins at 9 a.m. To register and for information about parking or the program, call Kate Owens 516-663-2316.

asked to work with him. As the demand increased, they discussed the benefits of creating a centralized 3D printing lab.

Bolstered by the $100,000 investment and other support from Northwell Ventures to help commercialize their work, the 3D printing researchers will focus their efforts on providing end-to-end solutions for 3D printing in health care. On the researchers’ behalf, Northwell will consolidate all clinical 3D printing requirements throughout the health system and establish 3D printing services accessible to Northwell’s clinical service lines.

“As one of the nation’s most innovative health systems, we believe there’s strong clinical demand for 3D printing, and we’re working with our clinical partners and researchers to use these technologies to enhance patient care,” said Thomas Thornton, senior vice president and executive director of Northwell Ventures, which evaluates, develops and finances new spin-off companies based on ideas that originate with the health system’s

physicians, researchers and other employees.

The other two medical innovations in the contest included: • The Patient Identification Shield, a modern, non-transferable, easily removable temporary stamp that serves as an alternative to the ubiquitous but antiquated hospital wristband. Efforts are being led by Peter D. Costantino, MD, senior vice president and executive director of head and neck services at Northwell Health and chair of otolaryngology at Lenox Hill Hospital.

• The Blood Loss Manager, a device that staunches blood loss in the operating room, in trauma situations, and for military personnel on the battlefield. Research efforts are being led by Christopher J. Czura, PhD, vice president of scientific affairs at the Feinstein Institute.

“Both the Patient Identification Shield and the Blood Loss Manager also show remarkable promise, and we will look for future opportunities to pursue additional research and future investment,” said Thornton.

Visit www.northwell.edu/looknorth to learn more about these innovations.

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The Way To Mom’s Heart Every Day?

I have always believed that the best way to show someone you love them is to cook for them. Cooking for someone takes thought, effort and care—and after all, isn’t that what showing love is all about?

I also firmly believe that chocolate is a darn good way to show love as well.

This past Sunday was Mother’s Day, although every day is a good time to show your mom or the mother of your children just how loved and appreciated she is with this gorgeous, flourless, chocolate berry cake. It’s rich, decadent, lovely and pretty simple to make (but we don’t have to tell her that). It’s so simple you can get the kids involved—and speaking from experience, nothing melts my heart faster than home-baked goodies from the kiddos.

This flourless cake is spiked up a bit with crème de cassis, a black currant liqueur, but you could also use raspberry liqueur or for a non-alcoholic substitute, an equal amount of melted currant jelly, raspberry juice or even raspberry extract (use half the amount of crème de cassis called for in the recipe).

Recipe Notes: I use organic sugar and good quality (not store brand)

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chocolate chips in this recipe as well as organic butter and heavy cream. To make this recipe dairy-free, substitute the butter for equal amounts of dairy-free buttery sticks (don’t use “light” varieties), dairy-free chocolate chips, full-fat coconut milk for the heavy cream and dairy-free whipped topping. Use any combination of berries you want, or a single type if you prefer. And only use pure vanilla extract.

To all you moms, moms-to-be, grandmoms and such, may your days be filled with family, love and chocolate.

Gluten Free Flourless Chocolate Berry Cake

Serves 8-10 Ingredients for the cake: Gluten-free non-stick cooking spray 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted organic butter 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips (1½ cups) 1½ cups organic sugar 1 cup sifted unsweetened cocoa powder 6 tablespoons crème de cassis or raspberry liqueur Pinch kosher salt 6 large eggs 1 teaspoon gluten-free pure vanilla extract For the Glaze: 3 ounce (½ cup) semisweet chocolate chips ¼ cup heavy cream 2 tablespoons crème de cassis or raspberry liqueur ½ teaspoon gluten-free pure vanilla extract For the Topping: 1 cup heavy cream 2 teaspoons powdered sugar 1½ cups mixed berries

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Directions 1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. 2. Spray the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray.

3. Cut a piece of parchment or waxed paper in a circle to fit the bottom of the pan, put it in the pan, and spray that with more cooking spray.

4. Melt butter and chocolate chips together in a microwave (about 2 minutes) or on top of a double boiler.

5. Mix together the sugar, cocoa powder, crème de cassis and salt. Add to the chocolate mixture, add the eggs and vanilla, and mix well. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.

6. Bake for 45 minutes. Let cool in the pan for about 10 minutes or so, then finish cooling on a rack (or not, I often just let it cool in the pan).

7. Prepare the glaze by placing the 3 ounces of chocolate chips in a heat-proof bowl.

8. Bring the cream just to a boil in a small pan over medium heat.

9. Pour the cream over the chocolate chips, let sit for five minutes, then stir until smooth and glossy.

10. Stir in the crème de cassis and vanilla.

11. Pour the glaze over the cooled cake.

12. Whip the cream with the powdered sugar until soft peaks form.

13. Top with the whipped cream and berries.

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Slimming Solutions For The Memorial Day Barbecue

Memorial Day Weekend is an unofficial start to the summer. After months of hard work, it’s nice to enjoy this long weekend with friends and family. Most holidays tend to be very food-focused; we naturally gravitate towards celebrating with food. If you are trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle, there are some simple strategies that you can implement during this exciting weekend.

Bring A Healthy Dish

If you are hosting the Memorial Day celebration, then you will likely have full control over what you prepare and serve to your guests. However, if you are visiting friends or family, the food may not live up to your healthy expectations. Instead of bringing cookies or cake, ask your host if you can bring a large salad, fruit platter, grilled vegetables or another healthy dish.

This ensures that you will have at least one healthy item to enjoy at the party.

Follow MyPlate

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Did you know that the food pyramid has been replaced? MyPlate is the current nutrition guide published by the USDA. MyPlate includes a plate and glass image that

lose our routine. You may be an avid gym-goer during the week, but when a holiday comes around, fitness goes on the back burner. Schedule some healthy exercise into your weekend, even if it’s a simple walk after dinner with the family. Instead of formal exercise, you

Day barbecue. Not only do these items contain high amounts of saturated fat and calories, but processed meats in particular contain preservatives that have been linked to colorectal cancer.

Lean, unprocessed proteins include turkey burgers, veggie burgers, chicken breast and salmon.

Beware Of Charring

Try to avoid charring your foods until they are burnt, as these charred areas are a source of carcinogenic chemicals. Carcinogens can directly damage our genetic material and initiate the development of certain cancers. If there are charred pieces Choose A Lean, on your food, try to cut them off and Unprocessed Protein enjoy the rest of your meal. Your Cheeseburgers, hot dogs and steak are staple items at the typical Memorial DNA will thank you. is divided into all five food groups. This new guide emphasizes portion control and is an excellent concept to keep in mind during your Memorial Day weekend.

One of the main recommendations includes making half of your plate fruits and vegetables. Not only do fruits and vegetables reduce the risk of some chronic diseases, but they also are typically high in fiber and healthy phytonutrients.

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can stay active over the weekend at your Memorial Day BBQ. Go for a swim with friends or start a fun game of volleyball in the backyard.

Don’t Forget Sunscreen

When you are out socializing in the sun for a long period of time, you are at high risk of getting burnt. Sun rays are strongest between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., which is likely when you will be out celebrating the weekend.

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Motivating The Low-Achieving Young Adult Young adults, with few exceptions, are motivated. It may not be the sort of motivation their parents want to see to be ambitious, to work harder, to achieve more, to be self-starters but they are certainly motivated to do what they want (pleasure) and avoid what they don’t want (work). From a therapeutic perspective, therefore, the ‘unmotivated young adult’ problem is actually the ‘dissatisfied parent’ problem. The focus should then be on helping the parents to determine how to get their objectives to align.

To begin understanding this, parents need to consider that adolescents are typically motivated by three Fs— friends, freedom (autonomy) and fun.

Transitioning from more “child-like” concerns about where and when they will see your friends next to more “grown-up” thoughts about career paths and retirement accounts can be intimidating and teenagers often need strategies to help them cope with this turning point in their lives.

Some find an apathetic attitude about their future appealing because of the

protective quality it can offer them.

Apathy can shield them from anxieties like selecting a college Jeremy Skow major when you don’t know what you want to do with your life and your worries about failure. Compared to concerns like these, social recreation, drug use, video games and other distractions may seem considerably more pleasant to engage in.

How then do you help them to unlock their motivation?

Pay Attention

Parents often assume that their teenage children do not require the same amount of attention as they received when they were younger but this is far from accurate. If young adulthood is a developmental stage associated with many stressors, then feeling that you are isolated because

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your parents are either unresponsive or that you may have trouble living up to their expectations will only make the conditions harder to cope with.

Their self-esteem is directly correlated to their success. Recognition and praise for accomplishments will be great catalysts. Adolescents with an engaged family that actively encourage and support them will feel more capable, less isolated and are therefore more likely to be motivated.

Incentives

As most teenagers have a me-centric view of the world coupled with a very active need for immediate gratification, one possible way to motivate your child could be to offer them a monetary or other form of incentive.

A “what’s in it for me” attitude may not be a character flaw since, even as adults, salaries, bonuses and commissions motivate us to complete tasks.

Reconsider Telling Them How Smart They Are

practice. Research has shown that constantly telling children they are good at something actually discourages them from trying harder at it. In addition, telling them how smart they are may form an expectation that they end up feeling they must live up to.

Being considered smart could become their prized identity, one they might be afraid to lose by taking risks and failing.

If you are going to praise them, better to praise them for working hard.

Ultimately, there is no parenting strategy or top ten list that can replace a trusting, mutually respectful relationship with your child. It is from a place of security in your love and belief in them that your child will respond to your encouragement and your efforts to help them move forward. If you are a safe place for them to come to, when they succeed or when they feel defeated or ashamed, then you can more effectively offer your much needed support.

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What does summer mean to most Americans? For many it’s the warm and relaxing days of fun spent with family and friends at the beach or by the pool between Memorial Day and Labor Day. As we approach those glorious months, now is the time to take action so you can fully enjoy a summer’s worth of fun and activities with confidence. Here are some tips to make summer 2016 one to remember:

Set a goal and stick to it

Whatever your health objective, athletic aspiration or fitness goal, you need to commit to setting a goal with a deadline. Whether it’s to feel better in your swimsuit, lower your body fat percentage or participate in an athletic event, find something that motivates you to stay on track when life gets busy and you lose focus. The key to sticking to it is by measuring your weekly progress and sharing the good news with family, friends, your trainer or a workout partner.

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Eat to live and not live to eat

When it comes to your “summer prep plan” you must grapple with the most difficult exercise there is—exercising discipline with your nutrition.

The four ways to master this are to eliminate processed foods from your house, prepare healthy meals ahead of time, look at menus in advance and eat meals that properly fuel your body for daily activity and exercise. Once you get started, it gets easier.

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The Hospital Always Wins: A Memoir

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Chicago—raised in an idyllic environment from a young age, Issa Ibrahim watched vulnerably as his family descended into chaos during the drug-crazed late 1980s.

His own drug addiction soon began triggering dangerous and psychotic thoughts.

Following the heart-wrenching tragedy of accidentally killing his mother, Ibrahim received the insanity plea and was committed to a mental hospital with no release date. He remained there for nearly 20 years.

The Hospital Always Wins—the first memoir of life in a mental hospital from an African American—is a unique and powerful tale of drugs, insanity, incarceration and the healing power of art. His searing memoir details his development of severe mental illness leading to the accidental killing of his mother, his subsequent commission to Creedmoor, a mental hospital in Queens, and the episodes that occurred within its walls—some that helped him heal,

others that prevented him from leaving.

Revealing the inner workings of a broken mental health system, Ibrahim writes with great candor about the mind-numbing conditions at Creedmoor and his legal battle for freedom.

The Hospital Always Wins also explores the therapeutic nature of art. Ibrahim honed his craft as an artist while at Creedmoor, finding refuge at the Living Museum, Creedmoor’s art studio and the largest in the country for the mentally ill. Initially trading his drawings for basic commissary goods, Ibrahim later enlisted the help of a hospital staffer to submit his work to outside art exhibits and galleries. He quickly created a name for himself in the greater art world—with customers reaching as far as Europe— while still confined within Creedmoor’s walls.

Ultimately, The Hospital Always Wins is a memoir about survival and atonement through creativity and courage; about committing an unthinkable act and somehow

coming out whole again, against seemingly insurmountable odds.

Ibrahim is a freelance artist and writer. He and his artwork have been featured in an HBO documentary, an award-winning NPR story entitled The

Hospital Always Wins, and in exhibitions the world over.

He has created numerous CD covers and merchandise designs, and his award-winning musical documentary film, Patient’s Rites, is showing in film festivals and has been embraced by the mental health community.

Ibrahim’s book, The Hospital Always Wins will be released on June 1, available at bookstores and online for $26.99.

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Focus on moderation when it comes to your eating and respect your fullness. Listen to your body’s natural hunger cues and indulge in a sensible way. Take advantage of the long weekend with friends and family and make an effort to relax as well.

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Consistency is key

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Weight loss and body transformation challenges abound these days and if you can find a reputable one with real tools and support, you’ll find much greater success. Motivated yet?

Have a mantra that resonates with you

Positive self-talk has been shown to improve performance while training for long durations by decreasing anxiety and increasing self-confidence.

This will allow you to stick with the program and also get back on track if you happen to fall off. There are plenty of online tools to help you create one for yourself.

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Rowing with TRX bands book a vacation that includes lots of sun and little need for too much clothing, it’s easy to find some extra motivation to get yourself beach body ready. However, booking the trip won’t guarantee results. Follow the other tips above and you’ll have earned the trip and your confidence.

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To achieve results, you must be more active throughout the week than inactive. This doesn’t mean you have to go overboard with two-a-day workouts or wind sprints, but it does mean dedication to spending more days sweating and keeping your body in motion compared to sedentary. A general recommendation is to work out four to five days a week for best results and to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases or other health complications.

County Executive Ed Mangano recently signed a pledge, initiated by the American Cancer Society and the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable, in which hundreds of organizations committed to substantially reducing Nassau County Health Commissioner Dr. Lawrence Eisenstein, colorectal cancer Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and American Cancer as a major public Society Community Director Anne Thorsen health problem and are working with colorectal cancer, and nearly towards the shared goal of regularly 50,000 will succumb to the disease. screening 80 percent of adults If the goal of 80 percent of people 50 years and older for colorectal over age 50 screened by 2018 is cancer by 2018. reached, then 277,000 cases and “I am proud to take this pledge 203,000 colorectal cancer deaths and unite with the American Cancer would be prevented by 2030.

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