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Give yourself permission to take a break.

Knocking off once in a while to play golf, head to a ballgame, or watch TV with your family aren’t just fun ideas – they’re best practices that help you keep stress at bay.

If you’re having difficulty finding room for leisure, look for creative ways to get some “you” time, like listening to audiobooks and podcasts on your drive to work or while you’re taking care of the yard.

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Stay on track for the long haul Tools that make a difference Feeling fine is not the same as feeling healthy. A person can feel fine while high blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar are affecting their health.

It is important to take care of your body and mind, including following basic healthy practices and maintaining a relationship with your doctor.

Make time for whole body health. Let your health benefits and preventive care services work for you. It’s never too late to establish a healthy daily routine.

Take small steps every day to improve your health: follow safety recommendations — at home, at work, at play and in the car — find ways to reduce stress in your life, make time for doing things you enjoy, and maintain healthy relationships with people who are important to you.

Get enough sleep. Sleep deprivation and disorders like sleep apnea can increase your risk for chronic health problems — including low testosterone, diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and depression — and can lead to accidents. Sleep requirements vary with age and from person to person, but most men need between 7 and 9 hours a night Pay attention to signs and symptoms. Contact your health care provider if you notice a change in how you’re feeling, or if you develop any new symptoms — especially if they persist. If you experience severe pain, excessive thirst, urination problems, shortness of breath, or unexplained weight loss or gain, call your doctor right away.

Know your family’s medical history. Genetic (hereditary) factors can affect your risk for several common health conditions — including heart disease, diabetes, certain cancers, arthritis, and others. Talk to your family and then share information with your health care provider. Developing a better understanding of your risks can make it easier to stay healthy.

Keep track of important health numbers. Your blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol levels, heart rate, BMI, and other numbers can provide important information about your overall health and your risk for certain medical conditions. Talk to your health care provider about what your numbers mean and how to keep them within a healthy range.

Get recommended vaccinations. Vaccines can help protect men of any age — teens, young adults, middle-aged and older — against a number of diseases and conditions, including the flu, meningitis, HPV, pneumonia, tetanus, and others. Talk to your health care provider — recommendations vary according to your age and other factors.

Understand the problem with sodium. About nine in 10 adults in the U.S. get too much sodium, increasing their risk for health problems. To reduce your intake, it’s helpful to know where the sodium in your diet comes from. Sixty-five percent of the salt in our diets comes from processed foods like bread, cold cuts and soup, and about 25 percent comes from restaurant Continued on page S-4 Above photo: Refocus your health habits and take charge of your life.

Live your best life The path to a healthier you

Everyone knows the importance of a skinless chicken breast and lean ground beef healthy lifestyle.

Yet, the statistics for men’s health are √ Fish, such as salmon, and plenty of it alarming. For men, life expectancy is 76.3 When buying groceries, shop the perimyears; for women, it’s 81.2 years. The Kaiser eter of the store. This is where you’ll typiFamily Foundation points out that nearly 71 cally find the freshest foods. Spend less time percent of men are at risk of being over- inside the aisles, where processed foods weight or obese, compared to 59 percent tend to be located. for women. Far more women than men are likely to go to a physician office visit, accord- Get moving Heart disease is the leading cause of ing to the Centers for Disease Control.

Use this month, which is now recog- death among American men. Regular exernized as Men’s Health Month, as a reminder cise is one of the best ways to prevent heart to take steps to be healthier. You’ll find a disease and keep your ticker strong. It can variety of preventative screenings, health also help you improve and maintain your fairs, and other education and outreach overall physical and mental well health. events to motivate you. But why the need Try to get at least 150 minutes of modfor an entire month devoted to your erate-intensity aerobic exercise, or 75 minhealth? Because most men tend to be stub- utes of vigorous aerobic exercise, every week. For example, schedule five 30-minute born.

Plus, with a busy schedule, you may find long sessions of aerobic exercise in your it hard to make time for regular exercise or weekly calendar. Aerobic exercise includes find yourself eating a lot of takeout and activities such as walking, jogging, swimjunk food. But you can’t afford to be passive ming, basketball, tennis, and other sports. about your health. Take a proactive It’s also important to make time for at least two sessions of muscle-strengthening approach for a healthier, better life. activities per week. For example, weight lifting, rock climbing, and yoga can help you Visit your doctor Men are notorious for avoiding the doc- develop stronger muscles. tor and ignoring unusual symptoms. This may help explain why women tend to live Maintain a healthy waist longer. Don’t let complacency take a toll on If your waist measures more than 40 inches around, it could be cause for conyour health.

Schedule yearly checkups with your cern. According to the National Heart, Lung, doctor and keep these appointments. Your and Blood Institute. It raises your risk of doctor can help monitor your weight, blood obesity-related diseases. For example, men pressure, and the level of cholesterol in your with large waists are at higher risk of type 2 blood. Excess weight, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. and high blood cholesterol are risk factors For most men, the best way to shed for cardiovascular disease. Your doctor can excess belly fat is to cut calories from your recommend lifestyle changes, medications, diet and exercise more. Ask your doctor to or other treatments to help get your weight, help you develop a weight-loss plan that’s blood pressure, and blood cholesterol safe and effective for you. under control.

Get your vitamins Most people can get the vitamins and Eat natural foods Packaged and processed foods are minerals needed for optimum health by often full of sugar, salt, unhealthy fats, artifi- eating a well-balanced diet. It’s important to cial additives, and calories. You know by eat wide variety of vitamin- and mineralnow, the importance of limiting the fake rich foods.Many of those foods also provide stuff and eat a wide variety of healthy food. heart-healthy fiber and natural antioxidant compounds that can help lower your risk of Of course, that means certain diseases. √ Fresh fruits and vegetables √ Whole-grain products, such as brown rice Some people may also benefit from taking a daily multivitamin or other suppleand whole-grain breads √ Fiber-rich foods, such as beans and leafy ments. For example, your doctor may encourage you to supplement your diet greens √ Lean cuts of meat and poultry, such as Continued on page S-4 Above photo: Stay on top of your health, guys. The sooner you do it the better.

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The path to a healthier you Continued from page S-3

vitamin D3. Ask your doctor about the potential benefits and risks of adding a multivitamin or other supplements to your daily routine.

Protect your skin Melanoma is one of the deadliest cancers. According to the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), men over the age of 50 are at a heightened risk of developing it. Your risk is also higher if you’re Caucasian.

To lower your risk of developing melanoma, take steps to protect yourself from harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun when you’re outside.

Conduct a monthly skin check to look for new or unusual moles, changes to existing moles, or other changes to the color or texture of your skin. Use a mirror to help check places you can’t usually see.

Visit a dermatologist about once a year for a full-body skin check.

Get your prostate checked After skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosis among American men, reports the American Cancer Society. If you have trou-

Tools that make a difference ble urinating, develop pain when you urinate, or notice blood in your urine, it may be a sign of prostate problems. Make an appointment with your doctor. They may encourage you to get blood tests or undergo a prostate exam to check for prostate cancer or other conditions.

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Know the risks with associated with too much sodium and cut back on your intake.

Reduce stress. Everyone faces stress sometimes, but when it becomes overwhelming, it can have serious effects on a man’s health. Try some simple steps to beat stress and don’t be afraid to ask for help if you are feeling overwhelmed or depressed.

Understand your risks. Men also face some very unique health risks, among them: • Men are more likely than women to be smokers, so quitting should be a priority.

Check for colorectal cancer Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States, reports the National Cancer Institute.

It’s important to begin screening for colorectal cancer starting around age 50 — or earlier depending upon your family history. So get that colonoscopy! n

• Some diseases affect men exclusively (e.g., prostate cancer) or more frequently than women (e.g., lung cancer), so make sure that you discuss your unique health risks with your doctor. Check this useful list of preventive health tests online.

“Physical fitness, a balanced diet, and maintaining a healthy body weight are the most important investments any man can make in long term well-being,” says Richard Feifer, chief medical officer for national accounts at Aetna.

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by up to 30 percent. If someone is diagnosed with prostate cancer, there are many options to choose from. s director of Urology at Novalis Tx radiosurgery South Nassau, I see each delivers a precise radiation beam patient’s prostate cancer that is shaped to match the contour differently. Choosing the best of the tumor and is evenly treatment — radiation therapy, distributed across the entire tumor. surgery or observation — often Patients require just five 15- to depends on a man’s age and overall 20-minute treatments spread out Dr. Michael Herman health, and the type of prostate over only one week (for some Director of the Division of patients). I am also the first cancer.

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Suffolk Counties to be included.

For almost two decades, Dr. Brisman is an attending Castle Connolly has been physician and partner at providing the magazine’s Neurological Surgery, P.C. editors with a shorter version ( N S P C ) , t h e N e w Yo r k of the New York regional list Jonathan Brisman, M.D. metropolitan area’s largest, for the publication’s “Best Neurosurgeon private neurosurgical group.

Doctors” feature. Space “It’s a pleasure to congratulate our colleague prohibits the periodical from publishing all of the and partner for receiving this honor,” said Michael selected physicians; this year the doctors on the H. Brisman, M.D., the chief executive officer of New York Magazine list numbered 1,390.

Rockville Centre, NY-based NSPC. “Our practice Dr. Jonathan L. Brisman is a board-certified has provided patients from Long Island, and neurosurgeon who specializes in treating elsewhere, with the most compassionate and cerebrovascular an endovascular conditions, comprehensive care available for over 60 years. including brain aneurysms, arteriovenous The selection of Dr. Jonathan Brisman to the New malformations (AVMs), carotid stenosis, and York Magazine list confirms a tradition of clinical, stroke. He’s one of about 125 neurosurgeons in the and patient-centered, excellence at NSPC.” nation trained in both endovascular and microCastle Connolly Medical Ltd., a New York City surgical techniques, and was the first endovascular research and information company, provides the neurosurgeon to practice on Long Island.

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ith 20 years behind her as a Clinical Hypnotherapist, Terry Biener, CCH, believes that the key to a successful result is knowing what to say, how to say it, and which techniques to apply once a person is hypnotized.

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“People should realize they aren’t alone. Phobias can seem irrational since they come from the subconscious –the part of the mind that responds without logic. Most people who have never experienced a phobia simply don’t understand.”

Understanding how hypnosis works before trying it is advised. “Ignore what you’ve seen in movies or on stage. A hypnotic trance is actually a natural state we visit frequently; when we’re engrossed a movie, or if we daydream while driving and don’t remember passing certain streets or exits. A hypnotist induces a trance to “reframe” the subconscious part of the mind. A good subject is strong-willed and intelligent. The person being hypnotized never loses control.” Hypnosis can help with trauma, sports, procrastination, self-esteem, stress, anxiety and most habits.

As a former New York City teacher, Biener is comfortable working with children. She holds numerous certifications though the American Board of Hypnotherapy and the National Guild of Hypnotists. She has done speaking engagements and group hypnosis sessions for organizations and wellness centers.

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