Princeton Lifestyle Medicine

10/08/2021

Great article explaining the life saving power of the COVID vaccines as well as their limitations. It also helps clarify what our
expectations can be for getting back to a more “normal” life and when. Worth the read!

03/28/2021

Nice article explaining the continued challenges of what vaccinated people can and can not do safely in the coming months. We do all still need to be wearing masks and following social distancing recommendations when in public places.

12/28/2020

Dr Kossow received her first COVID-19 Vaccine today thanks to Penn Med at Princeton. Drs. Brown and Rehor will be receiving their vaccines soon as well. The safety data thus far is extremely encouraging and the 95% efficacy rate in preventing the COVID-19 illness will be life-saving for many. We do strongly recommend that patients consider getting the vaccine once it becomes available to them. We also, of course, recommend that you discuss this personal decision with your health care provider. Stay safe everyone!

12/24/2020

NJ department of health plans for COVID-19 vaccine distribution.

in How will New Jersey distribute a COVID-19 vaccine? Is there a plan?.

12/24/2020

More information from the American Thoracic Society about socializing during the pandemic. They provide some general tips to stay healthy and help you make decisions about celebrating the holidays during this challenging time.

12/24/2020

A Quick reminder of how careful we all need to be during this Holiday season while COVID continues to spread in our communities. PLEASE do stay home and keep yourself and others safe. IF you are going out at all to visit with others, tips on safe travel are noted below from the Infectious disease society of America and the CDC. Stay safe everyone!

11/05/2020

This is a quick and nice visual depiction of how wearing a mask is so helpful at reducing our chance of catching or spreading COVID.

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09/09/2020

Chemical toxins are ubiquitous in our daily lives ( eg. In our water, air, food, household products etc) and there is scientific evidence showing how they can negatively impact our health.
If you are interested in learning more about these chemicals and how to reduce your exposures over time, there is a new guide available, released this week and written by our Princeton colleague, rheumatologist Dr. Aly Cohen.

08/25/2020

Good article emphasizing the importance of hand washing, Mask wearing, staying 6 feet apart and ideally outdoors as much as possible to avoid the risk of contracting COVID from aerosolized virus.

People wear protective face masks while shopping at the Union Square Greenmarket during Phase 4 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on Aug. 22, 2020 in New York City. Many months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the coronavirus is still spreading uncontrolled th...

06/26/2020

More data showing that following a healthy lifestyle dramatically reduces our risk for developing dementia.

Data from two longitudinal studies show 60% lower risk for Alzheimer dementia in individuals who practice four of five healthy lifestyle factors.

03/26/2020

Dr Jameson and his colleagues emphasize the critical importance of sustaining social restrictions to contain the coronavirus. We all need to do our part to protect ourselves, our families and friends and our communities. This is a must read.

Don’t open businesses and schools. The economy won’t recover until this pandemic ends.

01/19/2020

More data showing the benefits of following a healthy lifestyle!!

People who adopt up to five low risk lifestyle factors have a substantially longer life expectancy free of major chronic disease at 50 years of age compared with those who follow none of them, say US researchers.

Yanping Li, MD, PhD, and colleagues, who examined data on over 110,000 female and male healthcare professionals who took part in two landmark studies, are calling for better public health policies to improve the food and physical environment.

Read more via : https://wb.md/2tpXg7U.