Holiday Season is Upon Us

12/22/2015

Holiday Season is Upon Us

Christmas is coming and as the song goes “the geese are getting fat”, but let’s make sure that we aren’t joining them this Christmas. This time of year is filled with gifts, parties, and let’s not forget the food.


11/24/2015

Some tips to having a Happy Healthy Thanksgiving!

It’s that time of year again! In a few days, Americans will consume over 46 million turkeys. In addition, we’ll also gobble down the average 4,500 monstrous calories we traditionally take in on Thanksgiving Day! Of course, we’re not including these facts and figures to discourage you from indulging and enjoying yourself this Thanksgiving. But,…
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10/20/2015

Farmingdale Physical Therapy West Fall Challenge Week 5

Again great job to those who participated this week and make sure to log your points on Facebook! Week of 10/20 – 10/27: This week’s challenge will be, during the hours of 9AM – 7PM, after every 30-45 minutes of sitting stand up and move around for at least 2 minutes. Receive 10 points for…
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09/15/2015

Tips To Maintaining A Healthy Lifestyle

Did you know that there are different ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle other than just eating right and exercising? Though eating right and daily activity are two very important ways to keep healthy there are other changes that can be made to your lifestyle to ensure a long and healthy life. Some tips include:…
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08/05/2015

Keys To Breaking A Habit

Breaking a habit is a tough task to accomplish whether it be smoking, biting your nails, or drinking diet soda. Even though diet soda may seem harmless to the body, it turns out it is the complete opposite. Many diet sodas feature a common artificial sweetener called Aspartame. Aspartame, also known as Nutrasweet and Equal,…
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07/22/2015

How To Create A Safer Environment In Your Community

Recently I participated in a built environment experiment in which many participants self-reported several dangerous and unsafe recreational paths in their community. The projects ranged from analyzing the safety of intersections to figuring out how we can make drivers more aware of their obligations when approaching school zones. For my project, I decided to analyze…
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