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    Health Matters

    Your weekly dose of health and wellness information, from the leading experts. Join host Faith Salie to get news you can use in your own life. New episodes drop each Wednesday.
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    How Screen Time Impacts Brain Development

    How Screen Time Impacts Brain Development

    This week our host, Faith Salie, talks to NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine neuropsychologist Heidi Allison Bender, about the impact of screen use of children’s health. She explained guidelines for young children under the age of 5, considerations about helping older kids and teenagers set good boundaries, and explored the implications of the latest research into social media’s influence on brain development.

     

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    Puberty: Tips to Help Parents Prepare

    Puberty: Tips to Help Parents Prepare

    This week our host, Faith Salie, talks to Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, a pediatrician at NewYork-Presbyterian’s Ambulatory Care Network and Columbia, about ways parents and caregivers can talk to their children about puberty and the changes that come with this stage in life. Dr. Bracho-Sanchez also discusses why puberty may be happening earlier and earlier in children.

     

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    How to Manage Anxiety During Pregnancy

    How to Manage Anxiety During Pregnancy

    This week our host, Faith Salie, talks to Dr. Lauren Osborne, an OB-GYN and reproductive psychiatrist at NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine, about how to protect mental health during and after pregnancy. Dr. Osborne discusses common anxiety and depression symptoms during this time and provides advice on medication and seeking support.  

     

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    How to Eat Well for a Longer Life

    How to Eat Well for a Longer Life

    This week our host, Faith Salie, talks to Dr. Michelle Loy, an integrative health specialist at NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine, about Blue Zones. The Blue Zones are areas of the world identified by researchers for having the highest percentage of people who have lived to 100 years old. Dr. Loy explains how understanding the diets and lifestyles of people in these Blue Zones can offer helpful guidelines for anyone who wants the way they eat to help them live a longer and healthier life. 

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    What is High-Functioning Anxiety?

    What is High-Functioning Anxiety?

    This week our host, Faith Salie, talks to NewYork-Presbyterian psychiatrist, Dr. Adrian Jacques Ambrose, about high-functioning anxiety, the sometimes crippling stress felt by high-achieving, successful individuals. They keep it together on the outside, but may be filled with self-doubt and racing thoughts on the inside. Dr. Ambrose of NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia joins us to drill down into what high-functioning anxiety looks like and how to manage it. 

     

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    Welcome to Health Matters

    Welcome to Health Matters

    Health Matters from NewYork-Presbyterian is an essential, empowering weekly podcast on health and wellness, and it launches on April 5th. 

    Health Matters provides straightforward, clear answers to everyday questions, directly from the experts at the forefront of medicine. It’s the perfect, fifteen-minute dose of info and insight for anyone looking to prioritize health and wellness for themselves and their family. 

    Learn more at healthmatters.nyp.org.