The second in Andrew Wilk's three-part medical series focused on atrial fibrillation, what it is and why it is so important! Dr. Robert Altbaum explained what atrial fibrillation means and what it looks like on an electrocardiogram. Dr. Murali Chiravuri, an expert in electrophysiology, highlighted the causes, medical complications, medical treatment, and newest ablation therapies for atrial fibrillation.
Andrew Wilk returns with a brand new, three-part series focusing on cardiovascular health. The first part of this Westport Library Medical Series will focus on coronary artery disease, featuring Dr. Robert Altbaum, Dr. Ari Pollack, and Dr. Mitchell Dreisman in conversation. Coronary artery disease: Taming America’s #1 killer. One in four deaths in the U.S. is due to coronary artery disease. How to fight back.
Chef Michel Nischan answers some profound questions about our food system, food access and food choice, and how we can all play a part to create a more equitable and sustainable food system. “Food as a single subject has more impact on human health, environmental health, societal health, and economic health than any other subject.” - Chef Michel Nischan
Positive Directions, in partnership with the Westport Weston Family YMCA and the Westport Library, hosted a panel discussion about the pressure and anxiety being experienced by our youth. Learn from the experts about what is causing the pressure, how to recognize signs that your child is struggling, strategies for reducing their anxieties, and local resources available to your family.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) CT and the Westport Prevention Coalition present a program that empowers parents of middle school and high school students to have ongoing, intentional conversations about the dangers and consequences of underage drinking.
Liza and John Marshall discuss their story of how a diagnosis made them look at medicine, healing and marriage with a new lens with Dr. Pamela Kunz, medical oncologist at Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital.
Ann Rodwell-Lawton, associate director of the Domestic Violence Crisis Center and a local mental health clinician will discuss the generational impact of trauma on children with Liz Modugno, a licensed alcohol and addiction counselor.
Mark and Curtis Bentley, co-founders of Health Directions, help ease your concerns about Medicare enrollment in "Untangling the Medicare Maze -- How to Ensure You're Enrolled with the Right Medicare Coverage at the Right-Time". In this engaging discussion, they cover: recent changes in Medicare requirements and processes; when and how to enroll whether you are retired or employed; determining the right coverage for you and your spouse based on your needs now, as well as anticipated future needs; how to manage changes in employment and/or health status; and the value of consulting with a subject matter expert from a financial and...
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Silver Hill Hospital’s President and Medical Director, Andrew J. Gerber, MD, Ph.D., Director of the Community Resilience Campaign, Stephen N. Xenakis, M.D., Brigadier General (Ret), U.S. Army and Community Resilience Campaign Coach, Matt DeBernardis for a special workshop to help parents learn how to talk with and support children as they try to understand after a tragedy has occurred as well as approaches to recognize when children might need additional support.
As part of our ongoing Friday night series, “How to Sound Cool at Parties: Interesting Talks with Interesting People,” the Library is pleased to welcome artist and educator Alicia Cobb. Alicia discusses what inspires her art and creativity and how the body has become a particularly treasured canvas for her work, as well as share a demonstration of her craft.
Today Bob Selverstone, a licensed psychologist, public school teacher and counselor, will share ways to make marriage work even better.
Have you been baking more this year? Christina Mattinson of The Old Mill Market and Dough & Co, located in Georgetown, Connecticut, shares ways to use sweetness from sources other than white processed sugar and demonstrates an easy recipe.
Trailblazing Doctor Dr. Robin Oshman discusses her career as one of the earliest female doctors in town with Barbara Pearson-Rac.
Chair yoga, or chair movement, is a great practice for anyone with limited mobility, recovering from injuries, or simply needing a break from desk work or online meetings. This Mind/Body Minute offers a simple, accessible chair movement sequence that can be completed anytime of any day, without having to leave your seat!
Glen Tobias, Registered Dietitian and Sports Nutritionist for the Boston Red Sox, talks about ways in which stress, anxiety and disruption of our normal routines can impact our immune system and offers advice to help get our systems back on track and optimize our health.
Balance iisn't necessarily a state we can find or fix in place. This Mind/Body Minute introduces the breath technique Alternate Nostril Breathing as well as a simple movement technique which both help to regulate the body's systems and to strengthen and connect to our core.
This Mind/Body Minute talks about the different aspects of our nervous system and offers a simple movement sequence, primarily addressing the psoas, or “fight or flight” muscle to help discharge excess stress energy from the body.
This Mind/Body Minute talks briefly about the impact stress has on our breathing and offers viewers an easy guided practice of belly breathing.
Mind/Body Minutes offer simple, at-home tips and techniques drawn from the fields of yoga, meditation and therapeutic movement, to help decrease stress and increase immunity and overall well-being.
This Mind/Body Minute guides viewers through a gentle yoga practice for all levels to help reconnect to the flow of the breath, reduce tension in the chest and respiratory system, and open our hearts in a safe and empowering way.
