What Is Holiday Heart Syndrome, And How Can You Avoid It?
It may sound festive, but there is nothing cheerful about holiday heart syndrome, a very real phenomenon in which heart-related emergencies spike around the food-and-drink-centered holidays.
According to Emily Gordon, MD, an internal medicine physician with Bon Secours Medical Group, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) in Warwick, “There is a higher risk of heart disease around the holidays, when all around us are parties with unhealthy food and drinks. Rich desserts, eggnog and holiday breads are everywhere, and there are no outdoor activities in sight. Peo…
'I'm Lazy And I Love To Eat,' Westchester Woman Confides In Her New Book
In 1998, Mary T. Prenon vowed to lose 50 pounds no matter how long it took.
Nineteen years later, she finally achieved her goal and is ready to share her story with the world.
The Cortlandt Manor resident has just completed her first book, “I’m Lazy and I Love to Eat,” a short, inspirational yet humorous account of her almost two-decade struggle to drop the weight and get in shape.
Portion control, negative body image and the allure of countless fad diets were just a few of the hurdles she had to overcome.
Sudden employment changes, the deaths of her father, godmother, and lifelong bes…
