Because Nothing Should Weigh a Child Down

wellness

See our newly renovated office spa

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Book your appointment today and come see us at our newly renovated office spa

Services Provided

Schedule your appointment for EKG & Sports Clearance. Call Rena at 718.221.1598 for appointment at the Clinic or call 718.270.3065 for SUNY Downstate appointments.

Offering Genetic screening for inherited cardiac diseases especially with strong family history of early heart disease.

Exercise stress testing , treating lipid disorders, treating high cholesterol, hypertension and obesity.

Weight management anti-obesity medication such as Ozempic, Qsymia available after consultation with expert.

LIVE LIGHT LIVE RIGHT SUMMER PROGRAM!

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Come join our summer program! Lots of amazing activities, cooking demos, games, trips, and friendships made to last a lifetime!  Be a part of a summer program that is dedicated to healthy choices, healthy living, fun, and exercise!  Only a few spots left so please call Rena, at the number on the flyer, as soon as possible to guarantee a spot!

Live Light Live Right comes to Community Healthcare Network

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Community Healthcare Network (CHN) is a nonprofit organization that provides health care to low-income and uninsured New Yorkers. CHN aims to provide access to quality, culturally-competent community-based primary care, mental health, and social services for diverse populations in underserved communities throughout New York City.

CHN is made up of 14 federally qualified health centers throughout Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Manhattan, along with a fleet of mobile vans that bring health services to people in need. We provide judgment-free, high-quality healthcare, without regard to race, religion, orientation, gender identity, immigration status or ability to pay. We turn no one away. 

Our Crown Heights Health Center located at 1167 Nostrand Ave in Brooklyn has partnered with Live Light, Live Right Program to help treat children who struggle with obesity and the health problems it causes. We focus on the specific needs of each child and family. We then create a treatment plan based on their needs. We offer great care that helps to lower health risks through medical intervention, nutrition and behavior change counseling. Our team is deeply committed to our patients and strives to empower them to take control of their health.

To learn more about Communist Healthcare Network visit us at https://www.chnnyc.org/

Let’s Overcome Obesity Together!

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The cornerstone in the management of an overweight child is a lifestyle change that includes restriction of calories and increasing physical activity.  It sounds so simple, right?  Then why has the rate of obesity among children and adolescents tripled over the past three decades?  Currently, a third of New York’s children are overweight or obese.   These are the facts, now what can help?

Here are some practical goals to work with:

  1. Maintain a food diary.  I know, you have heard this before!  The reason why you have heard it before is because it works!!  This will help you self-monitor what you are eating and how much. Commit to it for 21 days.  It takes 21 days to break a habit.  When you see what you are eating, you take responsibility.
  2. Don’t buy foods that you know are trigger foods.  Come on…haven’t we ALL said to ourselves, “I will buy this bag of chips, ice cream, mac, and cheese etc. and I won’t eat all of it at one sitting.”  And, haven’t we ALL eaten it in one sitting?  Live Light Live Right is about moderation, not deprivation.  However, if something is a trigger food, it might be best to hold off on buying it until you are at a healthier weight.
  3. Slow it down!  How could you stomach possibly know you are full if you don’t give it time to register that it is full!  Slow it down and your body will love you for it!
  4. Reward yourself!  Met a goal?  Do something for yourself!  It doesn’t have to cost anything!  Go shopping in your closet.  We all have clothes that we wished we fit into.  You never know what has come back into fashion while you are getting yourself healthy!  Go for a bike ride, because you feel like you can do it now!  Give your kids a special treat…time with you!!  No phones, no TV…just you and them!
  5. Learn about nutrition.   Have a question regarding what is healthy, what isn’t?  Email the Live Light Live Right Program and we will help you!  Come to your medical visit with questions for our amazing nutritionists!  Want to know the answer now?  Google it!!  We have the world at our fingertips with our computer.
  6. Get moving!  The Live Light Live Right program offers FREE exercise for your kids.  Make sure they come!  Come with them!  Join in!  Make being healthy a family vision.  Come to as many classes as you would like.  If you can’t make it for an exercise session….take a walk with your family!  Just move!
  7. Live Light Live Right wants to help!   Research has shown that being a part of a social group makes weight management and a healthy lifestyle significantly more sustainable.  The Live Light Live Right program has been around for 14 years and we hope to be around for many more!  We have an incredibly supportive environment not only with the Live Light Live Right staff but with each of you!  Life-long friends have been made within the children and the parents.  Come to the next exercise class, the next workshop, the next health fair!  We will always be there to welcome you with a big smile and open arms!

Now let’s get healthy together!

For more information call Rena at 718-221-1598

Annual Live Light Live Right Holiday Party

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Live Light Live Right celebrated our Annual Winter Wonderland Holiday Party at CAMBA. We have a great deal to celebrate this year, many success in our program. Our families and participants shared their moving stories of struggles and accomplishments with all of the individuals that attended the party. The delicious healthy food was provided by our new chef Jimmy with the assistance of our Senior Nutritionist Judy Marshel. The Live Light Live Right staff trainers kept the children busy with dancing, obstacle courses and word games. It was a wonderful party and we were grateful to Robin Hood Foundation for their continued support, CAMBA for providing us with wonderful space, as well as Empire State Realty Trust for their employees generation donation of gifts.

Live Light Live Right Participates in Creating Healthy Places and Healthy Schools Brooklyn

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The Creating Healthy Places and Healthy Schools Brooklyn successes included over 28 miles of bike lanes painted, improving the number of healthy offerings in over 100  grocery stores and bodegas, supporting the growth and sustainability of 6 community farmers markets, the establishment of local school wellness policy in 32 schools reaching over 20,000 students, and more.

On January 6, 2016 at we will be joining the leadership team to recognize the collective achievements and impact that our efforts have made within our community.

What is Insulin resistance and how does it contribute to obesity?

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Sarita Dhuper, MD, FACC, Founder and Executive Director, Live Light Live Right

Insulin is a hormone made in the pancreas by a group of cells called Beta cells. When we eat carbohydrates—sugars and starches found in many foods they finally convert into glucose that enters the bloodstream. With the help of insulin, cells throughout the body absorb glucose and use it for energy. Insulin helps muscle, fat, and liver cells absorb glucose from the bloodstream, lowering blood glucose levels and when there is excess it stores it in the form of glycogen in the liver.

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