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KATONAH-BEDFORD HILLS VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS

Giving back and gaining friends

Members explain why they joined, how they’re persevering through COVID-19

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER newspaper.
EDITOR “I have a lot of really good friends now

From the outside looking as a result of doing this,” Saxton said.
Lauren Smith has her own reasons for
in, joining the Katonah-Bed- ‘It’s fun, intellectually
ford Hills Volunteer Am- stimulating work, and joining. After she closed her social-work
bulance Corps might seem practice and her 24-year-old triplet sons
it’s very rewarding went o to college, the 57-year-old Ka-
like a sacri ce. For EMTs, it tonah resident was looking for a way to
keep busy.
requires earning certi cation to know you’ve made
and being available for at a di erence when “I think it was my last day at my o ce,
least six hours per week. I was driving down the road here, and
the sign said that they were looking for
But after a while, instead somebody is having volunteers to work daytime shifts,” Smith
of viewing their volunteerism a bad day.’ recalled. “I thought I was getting old, I
as something they’re required should do something new, keep my brain
working.”
to do, it becomes something –Patrick Saxton
many members look forward KBHVAC Member Now a six-year member, Smith quickly
to doing. made new friends and learned that vol-
unteering for an ambulance corps could
“We try and ask new appli- be “fun.”

cants what prompted them to “I think something that’s really special
about being here is that you have people
join,” said Patrick Saxton, a corps mem- from all di erent backgrounds and all
di erent experiences with all di erent
ber. “ e typical response is that people PHOTO: BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER beliefs who put that all aside and come
want to do something for the commu- and we get the job done,” she said.
nity. ey want to help. ey want to do Patrick Saxton and Lauren Smith, members of the Katonah-Bedford Hills Volunteer
something positive.” Ambulance Corps ere is perhaps no better example of

A year or so later, a similar question is “ e ‘because I want to do something for e 57-year-old Bedford Hills resident SEE KBHVAC PAGE 2

asked of new recruits: “Why do you stay?” the community’ is going to be fourth or had driven by the ambulance corps head-

“I think people stay because it’s a great fth on the list of reasons they stay.” quarters on Bedford Road twice a day

organization, it’s a great group of people, For example, Saxton said, he joined be- but did not truly consider joining until

they’ve made friends here,” Saxton said. cause wanted to expand his social circle. he read about an open house in a local

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The Staff KBHVAC homes of people we don’t know. actually slowed down for the family members were in high-
is was just one additional risk corps. Saxton and Smith attrib- risk categories. e organiza-
EDITORIAL TEAM FROM PAGE 1 uted this to changes in routines tion boasts about 100 members,
BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER that was a little bit not under- (less traveling, for example) and Saxton said, with about 30 to 40
EDITOR: 914-302-5628 that than the early days of the stood.” a fear of visiting hospitals. But riding ambulance shifts at any
[email protected] things have since “returned to time (some members unable to
COVID-19 pandemic, which But thanks to guidance from normal,” Saxton said. ride serve in administrative roles;
NICK TRUJILLO Capt. Allie Whalen and KBH- others have experienced life/job
REPORTER Saxton described as “nerve- VAC’s front-line o cers, “I felt Additionally, not only could changes; some are college stu-
more comfortable in the ambu- KBHVAC not recruit new dents who ride shifts whenever
[email protected] wracking” for ambulance corps lance than in the grocery store,” members, but some existing they’re home). e number of
Smith said. members were hesitant to go on active riders fell even more dur-
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Stop Soldier Suicides
Cross River vet walks 100+ miles for charity

BY RICH MONETTI and they founded Oram Wellness. Holis- PHOTO COURTESY OF SIMON TACKELBERRY ORAM
CONTRIBUTING WRITER tic medicine is a big part of what they do,
and Stop Soldier Suicide provides similar Simon Tackelberry Oram
According to statistics, the in- avenues.
stance of PTSD among veterans sits be- ‘It’s not easy asking for help when you come from
tween 10 and 30 percent, while the rate of “ ey do everything from reiki to aro- an area of mental and physical toughness being
suicide was o cially placed at 18 per day as matherapy,” he said.
recently as 2018. But for men and women a cornerstone of what you do.’
who have become permanent members Of course,it all hinges on the veteran di-
of a family that endures well beyond the aling that opening salvo, but unfortunately, –Simon Tackelberry Oram
battle eld, the gures are much more than the very nature of military service can of- U.S. Marine Veteran
statistics. ten prove to be the most di cult hurdle to
scale.
“I don’t know any vets who don’t know
somebody that hasn’t su ered from PTSD “It’s not easy asking for help when you
or has unfortunately made that nal come from an area of mental and physical
choice,”said former Marine Simon Tackel- toughness being a cornerstone of what you
berry Oram. So, the Cross River veteran is do,” Oram said.
doing his part to make a di erence.
Still, he’s sure that things have improved
Oram and his wife are taking the 100- from his enlistment when asking for help
mile challenge for a nonpro t called Stop was not within anyone’s lexicon. “As time
Soldier Suicide. A 30 day walking or run- has gone by, I think it’s been much better
ning jaunt,” said Oram, “My wife has been received within the military,” said Oram,
close to 3.3 miles per day, and I’ve been do- who served in the Second Gulf War in
ing about 5 or 6 miles a day in hopes of 2003.
going over.”
He doesn’t want to pile on the VA, ei-
e veteran-run organization goes the ther. Unfortunately underfunded, he said,
extra mile, too. “We have a proactive and “ ey have gotten a bad rap because people
disruptive approach,” its website asserts. there are doing their best.”

So, the intervention doesn’t sit back You don’t have to insert yourself on the
on phone calls from at-risk individuals. battle lines of institutional change to make
Instead, someone comes to meet the vet a di erence, though. Oram suggests being
where they are. on the lookout for someone who is with-
drawing, separating from friends and fam-
Once safe, a one-size- ts-all approach ily and tidying up bits and pieces of their
is put aside in favor of an ongoing process. lives. “One thing you can do is just be there
“ ey do a one-on-one consultation with to sit down and listen,” he implored.
the individual. at helps stop it from being
a cookie-cutter response,” said Oram, who As important as your ear is, though, he
enlisted in 1992 and served until 2006. strongly recommends that non-vets reach
out to their local American Legion, VFW
e Stop Soldier Suicide sta helps or other veteran organizations. “ ere’s
vets nd localized support and means the such a di erence between military and ci-
vet doesn’t have to navigate a complicated vilian life that vets tend to group together,”
system.Lifting the weight,said Oram,“ e he said,and the common frame of reference
organization helps create a wellness plan, will help facilitate the way forward.
and they gure out the tools. So that could
be anything from having someone to talk As for his e orts, Oram hopes that rais-
to or maybe medication is the right route. ing awareness might get troubled vets to
But it’s a bigger picture as it were, and they the phone and move them on the road to
continue to follow up.” recovery. But in the interim, he references
the catchphrase from Stop Soldier Suicide.
Oram also liked the organization be- “Vets, soldiers, sailors, and Marines stood
cause of the way its comprehensive treat- up for you, and now it’s time to stand up
ment agenda hits close to home. His back- for them.”
ground as a personal trainer intersected
with his wife Carrie’s training as an RN, To donate, go to oramwellness.com and
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Electric-vehicle charging stations coming to Lewisboro

BY TOM BARTLEY sumed a price point of 45 cents per kilowatt ‘ ere are, as of yet, no PHOTO: METRO CREATIVE CONNECTION
CONTRIBUTING WRITER hour (kWh). With allowance for di erenc- chargers in the town of
es in car models, the panel said,“that comes Lewisboro and there free of carbon and other toxic emissions.”
Sixteen electric-vehicle charging stations, out roughly to less than $3 per gallon of gas are other places nearby Democratic Assemblyman Steve En-
enough for 32 cars to “ ll up” simultane- equivalent.” that have had them 10
ously, will be installed throughout Lewis- years or more. Folks in glebright of East Setauket sponsored the
boro, the Town Board voted last week. Deputy Supervisor Tony Goncalves pre- town are wondering: measure in Albany’s lower chamber.
sided at the Sept. 13 meeting as the board “Should I move to an
A short-handed board agreed to share voted, 4-0, to approve the Blink agreement. electric car?” And they Automakers are pressing their own tran-
the revenue generated by charger technol- Supervisor Peter Parsons had undergone a look around and they sition away from gasoline. General Mo-
ogy of Florida-based Blink Charging. e “medical procedure,” Goncalves said, but tors has set 2035 as the year its assembly
company will also install the equipment, at the supervisor was back and maintaining a see no chargers.’ lines convert exclusively to zero-emission
stations in four town parks and at town hall public schedule by last weekend. production while major players in Europe
and the Spring Street commuter lot. –Councilman Dan Welsh and Japan have set varying dates—all in the
Lewisboro has lagged behind neighbor- Town of Lewisboro 2020s and ’30s—for crossing over.
A pair of grants, one of them from New ing municipalities in its embrace of zero-
York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG),“pays emission vehicles, Welsh noted, saying the ternatives to internal-combustion horse-
for the entire installation,” said Council- town was “a little bit late to the game.” power.
man Dan Welsh, the board’s liaison to the
town’s Sustainability Advisory Committee. “ ere are, as of yet, no chargers in the Legislation sponsored by state Sen. Pete
town of Lewisboro and there are other Harckham, mandating zero emissions in all
Under its agreement with Blink, the places nearby that have had them 10 years passenger cars and trucks sold in New York
town stands to collect 70 cents of every or more,” he said. “Folks in town are won- by 2035, was signed into law last week by
dollar spent to charge the electric vehicles. dering: ‘Should I move to an electric car?’ Gov. Kathy Hochul.
And they look around and they see no
What that translates to in dollars will chargers.” In thanking Hochul, the South Salem
depend on how often motorists tap into Democrat said, “ e best way to ramp up
the Level 2 chargers, described as being Now, they can expect to see 16 charg- our ght against the climate crisis is to
on a par with typical commercial charging ing stations. Each will have two ports and transition to new vehicles that are entirely
devices. ey are described by the sustain- be distributed among several Lewisboro
ability panel as more powerful than home locales: one at the Cyrus Russell Commu-
equipment but not a match for the speed of nity House in Cross River, four at Lewis-
highways’ roadside chargers. boro Town Park in Cross River, two at the
Spring Street commuter lot in South Sa-
Blink’s 30-cent cut of revenue, Welsh lem, three at the townhouse/library site in
pointed out, should motivate the vendor to South Salem, four at Onatru Park in South
keep the equipment running and motorist Salem and two at Vista Park in Vista.
dollars owing.
e installations come as government
e sustainability committee, in its pro- and industry increasingly pursue green al-
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Under the covers APAR

the Ringo guy rst to see what far into the zeitgeist of the origi- a Beatles tribute band that does FROM PAGE 8
nal Fleetwood Mac era, I wish awless live performances of the
MAN I’m in for. If he looks like an you good luck because I already and exercising restraint, we spew our
fast-forwarded to the ending, and studio records, complete with bile on someone to indulge our instant
OVERBOARD accountant for Ernst & Young, I just know somebody’s going to strings and horns. And when grati cation at their expense.
I strap myself in for a long ride, get hurt. And I’m not sure how Journey frontman Steve Perry
or why but it’s probably going to refused to come back out on the TAME THE LIZARD
RICK because he could either be a be me. road, the rest of the band plucked Our lizard brain is “the part of the
MELÉN a guy from a tribute group in the
really good drummer or a really If you’re going to go that route Philippines who knew all the brain to which primitive, nonrational,
as a musician, be aware that words in English, and he’s been or self-interested behavior is attrib-
bad accountant… who possibly wardrobe might set you back a on tour with them ever since. uted,”says Oxford Languages. In
pretty penny. Performing as Ste- other words,“Your lizard brain thinks
works with cats. vie Nicks, you’ll have to shop at a ey say that imitation is the the world is ending while your more
Wiccan store for the essentials, a sincerest form of attery, but in rational side can see that you’re in no
When I was in college, We used to look down on the Rennaissance Faire for the acces- this case, it’s also the mother of real danger.”
my rock band did all sories, then stop at a magician’s invention (sometimes they say
original material. We tribute bands, and scorn them store for the hat. If your boy- that too, but usually not at the Well, why didn’t I just say that at the
as cheap imitations of the real friend happens to be performing same time). If you want to see beginning of this article, and we would
thing. And then something hap- as Slash in a Guns n’Roses act, a Tom Petty show these days, have been done here a long time ago.
you can share the hat. If you’re you’re going to have to nd your-
were pretty good, people loved pened that nobody saw coming: going to do Kiss, those out ts self a tribute band that knows Simply put, don’t let your lizard
ain’t cheap, and you’ll probably four chords and can put them brain get the better of you.Take it out
us, bar owners liked us, and we the passage of time. First, those have to do your own makeup. If in 200 di erent orders. I’d be for a walk. Feed it some tasty snacks.
you’re playing the part of Peter surprised if someone doesn’t start Tickle its tummy while snuggling up
averaged about $30 each a gig. If super-groups that we loved broke Criss, for god’s sake put your cat a band paying tribute to some of with it as you both lean back on the
out of the room before you paint the best tribute bands. I’d start couch, watching one of its favorite
I was working my way through up, then they had a solo album, that face on or you’re never going one myself, but I’m afraid that my movies, like “Jurassic Park.”
to hear the end of it. form of attery may not be the
college, I would have had to then they got married, then they sincerest. In other words, do whatever you
And now the tide has turned have to so the lizard doesn’t go all
moonlight as a waitress and got a divorce (repeat as neces- and the tribute bands are the Join Rick and Trillium at Hops on Jurassic on us.
ones raking it in. Some of them the Hudson in Cold Spring at 3
possibly as an exotic dancer also, sary), then they had a drug prob- perform the material live much p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, for some Lately, judging by the bare-teethed,
better than the original bands music, crafts, food, and fun! Look for hissy- t mood of the country, that little
because I had textbooks that cost lem, then they got sober, then ever did. I’ve heard it myself—the Rickster Melen on Facebook! Say lizard in our head has been doing a
bass player for Letterman started hello at: [email protected]. scarily good job of auditioning for the
$40 each. I o ered to play two they did a reunion tour, and then starring role in Spielberg’s next sequel.

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Back then, tribute bands were stage, and not one of them was in

considered a novelty act, like a the original line-up. Blood, Sweat

magician who works with cats. and Tears is now essentially a

ere was a band called Beatle- tribute act to itself.

mania that performed on Broad- I went to a Fleetwood Mac

way in the ’70s, with the mop- tribute act a couple of years ago,

top wigs and the pointy boots and darned if the Stevie Nicks

and the skinny ties and players girl wasn’t going with the Lind-

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Councilmember’s was left out of email communi- LETTERS excited about when it comes to 2030. As a current member of
behavior was cations, could not nd her notes, the Bedford Democratic slate. our Town Board, she chaired
unprofessional spoke over people addressing her, is is not the kind of behavior In a world driven by erce the mandated Police Reform
and physically left the meeting I expect or want from someone partisanship and hard-drawn Committee, working with a
To the editor, while someone was addressing who claims to represent me as a ideologies, the Bedford Dem- diverse group of residents and
I would like to address the her to nd her notes only to resident of the town of Lewis- ocratic slate has competence, public safety professionals, and
come back empty-handed. boro. experience, diversity, vision, winning great praise for her
behavior of Councilperson Jane and even bipartisanship. leadership in that challenging
Crimmins at the Sept. 13 Lewis- I believe her attitude and Beth Karawan Craig role.
boro Town Board meeting. Be- behavior towards Councilperson Goldens Bridge Town supervisor candidate
ginning at the 31:19 mark of the Richard Sklarin was immature Ellen Calves has full com- Town Board candidate
Zoom recording of the meeting, and disrespectful, and in my Excited about mand of the important issues Andres Castillo has the vitality
she appears severely unprepared opinion she owes him an apol- Bedford’s of the day. An experienced and the vision to be an ef-
for the issue she initiated in a ogy. If Councilperson Crimmins community organizer and fective new member of the
prior meeting. She claimed to behaved this way in a senior Democratic slate environmentalist, she worked board. He will work for all the
have incomplete knowledge of leadership meeting in a corpo- with organizations through- citizens of Bedford, and he
the issue at hand because she rate setting, she would be at best To the editor, out Bedford as the former also has the unique opportu-
reprimanded and at worst red. e November election is program director of Bedford nity to give voice to the Latinx
community, fully 30 percent of
less than nine weeks away, and Bedford’s population. He will
Bedford voters have a lot to be be the rst person of Hispanic
background to be elected to
Support Connection’s the Town Board.

Annual Support-A-Walk Candidate for Town Board,
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Sunday, October 3, 2021 when MaryAnn Carr assumed
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‘lucky’ one, but it was still so hard. My perspective to all aspects of
counselor validated my feelings and the Town Board’s work. She is
my decisions and really helped me an advocate for broad citizen
through it.” participation in identifying
and resolving issues in our
Beth Gilinsky, breast cancer survivor Walk in your town or neighborhood, in town. Stephanie McCaine has
your yard, or even on a treadmill! been a valuable member of the
“Support Connection was and still is a Bedford Town Board.
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trees respond to the diminish- useful building materials. Large percent e cient. Not all of Here’s a bit of leaf
molecules, such as proteins and a leaf ’s nutrients are moved magic. As chloro-
GET ing light by losing their leaves the pigment chlorophyll, are out before it falls. phyll is moved out
OUTDOORS and going dormant—when broken down and turned into
WITH US I was writing a book on the smaller and more easily trans- ere’s plenty of of the leaf,
history of the Omega-3 fatty portable molecules. Fats—like carbon left and other pig-
the Omega-3s—are sticky plenty of micronu- ments—pig-
LEWISBORO acids. (Stay with me here!). I substances and would gum up trients like zinc, mag- ments that were
LAND TRUST had spent years learning about a plant’s vascular system. So, nesium, and calcium always there but
they must be turned into sugars that the plants have hidden behind
how Omega-3s originate in before they can be moved. e pulled up through their chlorophyll’s domi-
sugars are then transported to roots from deep in the soil. nant green become visible: the
the green leaves of plants, the roots or seeds or any other Now is the time to think about yellow xanthophylls and the
tissue that needs them. how to recycle the rest of these orange beta-carotenes, the
BY SUSIE ALLPORT speci cally, in the chloroplasts nutrients in our own gardens colors of our hickories, ashes,
Proof of this process can be by leaving fallen leaves in place and poplars. Red and purple
LEWISBORO LAND TRUST of green leaves. And so, I won- seen with the naked eye, I was where we can—under trees and pigments, the anthocyanins,
also surprised to learn—even on banks where they can pro- are the only ones that plants
dered what happens to all those after decades spent raking leaves vide moisture-retaining mulch actually make as aging takes
and enjoying the fall foliage. In and harbor the eggs of insects; place. e others were there all
e fall equinox was on Sept. Omega-3s as leaves fall. Was I most species of plants, aging and by shredding them on our the time. e browns of fall,
begins at the edge of the leaf lawns to build soil; and adding by the way, are the result of
22, that day of the year—mir- raking them up and throwing and proceeds inwards. e last them to our compost piles to tannin, a chemical that exists
areas of the leaf to senesce—or balance out our nitrogen-rich in many trees, especially oaks.
rored once in the spring— them into my compost pile? age—are the areas around the kitchen scraps. A soil that is For the reds, we can thank the
veins. e veins are necessary rich in carbon will be dark and maples; sweetgums, tupelos,
when day and night are each Of course not, I quickly for moving everything that can earthy with plenty of spaces and oaks for their last-minute
be moved out of the leaf—and for roots to grow. Countless pigment production.
12 hours long. found out. Plants are much too are the last to go. is fall, as tons of leaves go into land lls We’re lucky to live in a
the leaves begin to turn, take a every year when they could be place where this extravagant
Many of us are more familiar smart and frugal (i.e., evolved) look at the leaves of birches and mulching the forest and build- phenomenon happens every
beeches before they fall. Watch ing soil. year and in a community that
with the solstices—the longest for that. Most of the nutrients one of nature’s most e cient celebrates the natural world.
recycling systems at work before But what about the colors,
and shortest days of summer in a leaf are moved out of the your eyes. you ask, the fall colors that is article was written for the
make our part of the world- Lewisboro Land Trust.
and winter, but the equinoxes leaf and into the roots, seeds, But no salvage system is 100 famous throughout the world?

and the solstices—and our sea- buds, and stems of the plant

sons, of course—all result from before it falls. Otherwise, dead

the same thing: the earth’s leaves would be much more

tilted orbit around the sun. nutritious than they are and

For half of the year, this animals in the wild wouldn’t

tilt—which remains constant leave them for humans like

as the earth travels around myself to rake up.

the sun—puts us closer to our I also learned that leaf

source of light and warmth. senescence—or aging—that

For the other half, we in the which gives us our splendid fall

northern hemisphere are far- colors is a very orderly process

ther away. and under strict genetic con-

I rst began to think about trol. It’s a complex system for

the fall equinox—and how recycling nitrogen and other

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inking about how to think

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DR. LINDA
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Lori by memorizing facts and what they’ve learned in new and make educated decisions

Dear Lori, terms for the purpose of recall situations, e.g., predicting, based on the information

Metacognition means that later. Children begin with the based on past learning, what we acquire—and to some-

your students learn how to think alphabet, math facts, the 50 will happen next in a story times adjust our decisions or

about what they’re thinking states, etc., and move on to or a history lesson. As adults, conclusions based on new in-

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Dear Dr. Linda, Meta means “beyond” and As adults, they’ll use the a vacation—we know what time we buy a house or car

Years ago, a parent wrote to cognition means “acquiring basic information they learn activities we enjoyed and or decide who to vote for, we

you about one of her daugh- knowledge.” So, a student who in everyday life. what we didn’t when on past use the skill of evaluation.

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wrote to you, had never heard they are usually tested on understanding. For example, After application comes new into form. As children,

of the term before, but was because most lessons today after learning to read/pro- analysis, where children learn it may be writing a story (a

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it. My kids are in middle and understanding of terms and expand to comprehending ferent bits of information. As words and ideas) or design-

high school and unfortunate- concepts that are explicitly what the words mean. Learn- adults, we use this skill regu- ing a science fair project

ly, neither one seems to be o taught. ing numbers and math facts larly to distinguish between (connecting information

to a good start. Last year was Here’s a quick lesson on the prepares us to understand options and make decisions that no one has connected

a total waste and they can’t goal of education and why and calculate more complex at home and at work. before). As adults, we use

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Top 5 questions about breast cancer and diet

And ways to ght breast cancer with your fork

Proper nutrition is essential to that contains iso avones, which your plate with foods that grow for breast cancer? in your treatment and recovery,”said
breast cancer prevention. While are plant estrogens, and high levels from the ground can lower your Our bodies need calcium to build Horne.“In speaking to my patients,
no single food can completely of estrogen have been linked to an risk for cancer. is may be because I’ve found that many become
protect you against breast cancer, increased risk of breast cancer in plants produce phytochemicals, or and maintain healthy bones. If we confused or overwhelmed when
studies show that diets rich in a women. However, whole-soy foods plant chemicals, that protect our don’t get enough calcium from our it comes time to enjoy a meal or a
variety of healthy foods can o er don’t contain high enough levels of cells from damage. When we eat diet, our bodies will begin taking it snack—they’re unsure of what to
the strongest cancer protection. estrogen to increase your risk for plant-based foods, we help stop from our bones, which can lead to eat. I enjoy easing some of this anxi-
breast cancer. In fact, eating one to the formation of carcinogens, or osteoporosis. Calcium can also help ety by helping my patients develop
“In my role, I help cancer patients two servings a day of plant-based potential cancer-causing substances. prevent the weakening of bones an eating plan that works for them.”
understand how to get the nutri- soy—like edamame, soy milk, tofu, I always tell my patients to slowly that can occur with certain chemo- Jackie nds out what her patients
ents they need in a way that works tempeh, soy nuts, and miso—may incorporate more plant-based meals therapy medications. Women aged enjoy eating most and suggests reci-
for them,”said Jackie Horne, RD, lower your risk of breast cancer and into their diet.Try experimenting 19 to 50, need 1,000 mg of calcium pes and healthy snacks that are both
CDN, clinical dietitian at Northern many other types of cancer. with Meatless Monday. You’ll be every day. Women above the age of delicious and t their lifestyle during
Westchester Hospital. surprised how delicious plant-based 51, need 1,200 mg of calcium every treatment and survivorship.
2) Does sugar “feed my cancer”? options can be! day.Try to get your calcium through
In the nutritional counseling pro- According to the American Can- whole foods like collard greens, kale, What’s Jackie’s advice to those
gram within Northern Westchester cer Society,“sugar increases calorie Be sure to eat berries and dark salmon, sardines, forti ed almonds, newly diagnosed? “Ask your oncolo-
Hospital’s donor-funded Bruce and intake without providing any of the green, leafy vegetables. ese fruits milk, and beans. gist if they work with a registered
Andrea Yablon Cancer Health and nutrients that reduce cancer risk.” and veggies contain avonoids, dietitian. A cancer diagnosis is
Wellness Program, Horne counsels Eating food that contains processed powerful antioxidants with anti- 5) Does drinking alcohol in- stressful. Having a dietitian who
cancer patients, without charge, in sugar such as doughnuts, cookies, in ammatory and immune system crease my risk of breast cancer? can help you map out a nutrition
ways of eating geared to helping cakes, sugar-sweetened drinks, and bene ts. You should be eating two plan may ease some of the stress.”
their body cope with the disease and ice cream may lead to weight gain cups of fruit and two and a half cups Drinking alcoholic beverages If you live in Westchester and have
tolerate treatment. and elevated insulin levels, which of vegetables every day. like beer, wine, and liquor each day a physician at Northwell Health,
could increase your risk for many may increase your risk for breast make an appointment at the Bruce
We asked Jackie the Top 5 ques- cancers, including breast cancer.Try When we follow a colorful, cancer. Why? Drinking alcohol can and Andrea Yablon Cancer Health
tions she receives from her patients. to limit added sugar and processed (mostly) plant-based diet, we also lead to weight gain and excess fat and Wellness Program at Northern
Here’s what she had to say… carbohydrates. Instead, eat food with have a diet higher in ber and lower and may also increase your estrogen Westchester Hospital.“ e services
naturally occurring sugars like fruits, in calories. Maintaining a healthy levels, which increases your risk for we o er are free and bene cial to
1) Will soy cause breast cancer vegetables, and whole grains. weight is the number one recom- estrogen receptor-positive breast those with a cancer diagnosis.”
growth or cause it to come back? 3) Do plant-based foods ght mendation for the prevention of cancers. You can still enjoy a glass
cancer? breast cancer. of wine on occasion but try not to To make an appointment, call 914-
No – soy is a good food with a Research suggests that lling make it a habit. 242-8146.
bad reputation. It was once thought 4) Should I be concerned about
that soy foods could increase your my calcium intake after treatment “If you’re diagnosed with breast
risk for estrogen-receptor-positive cancer, nutrition can play a huge role
breast cancer. Why? Soy is a legume

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e role of our feet as the foundation of our body

Our amazing feet: touch the ground, the body body must be stable, balanced • Flat feet, hammer toes, repetitions, 5 x per day):
• Carry all of our and work together in unison: bunions. • Rock from your heels over
body weight. changes.” Our feet not only
• Over our • We need strength and ex- • Bone spurs. your toes and back.
lifetime may allow us to walk, but they play a ibility from our muscles. Foot and ankle issues can • Towel scoops in and out
walk 110,000 cause gait imbalance, poor
miles. critical role in our • Stability from our joints, posture, pain in your knees, hips, with your forefeet.
ligament, and muscles. back, and even organ problems. Progress to full standing ex-
• Act as total body balance
shock absorbers • Coordination from our FOOT AND ANKLE ercises on both feet (10 repeti-
when we jump GUEST posture. pelvic and shoulder girdle and INJURY TREATMENT AND tions, 5 x per day):
and run. CORNER OUR WALKING connecting hip, knee, and shoul- RECOVERY
PATTERN der joints. • Rock from your heels on the
• Balance LIZE AND THE One major problem recover- toes and back on your heels.
our body when LUBBE FOOT AND ANKLE INJURIES ing from ankle and foot injury is
we dance, turn IMPORTANCE AND THEIR IMPACT ON OUR loss of proprioception, meaning • Use a eraBand to give
around, walk, do any sport or WALKING PATTERN AND the connection between the foot resistance pulling the foot out,
weight bearing physical activity OF BODY BALANCE and the brain. e balance nerve up, down, and in against the
and work. endings in the foot send messages resistance of the stretchy band.
BALANCE Most common injuries and automatically to the brain. With-
• Serve as a basis for a good problems of the ankle and feet out the use of our visual cues— To help restore propriocep-
posture. A normal gait are: the eyes—it allows us to walk in tion in the ankle and feet (but
the dark or on uneven terrain. e do not look down to your feet):
• Connect with our brain (or walking pattern) can be • Achilles tendinitis or tears in proprioceptors in our feet keep us
through more than 7,000 nerve the calf and Achilles. from getting reinjured, loose our 1. Focus on a spot in front of
endings per foot. divided into two phases: rst, the balance or fall. you. en progress to the fol-
• Ankle ligament sprains. lowing exercises while keeping
In physical therapy, we stance phase when the foot hits • Stress fractures in the feet. An acute ankle/foot injury your eyes closed:
frequently say, “When the feet • Plantar fasciitis (sharp pain needs what is commonly known
the ground, weight bear over the in the heel and foot arch). as the PRICE treatment: • Stand on the injured leg and
bend slowly into a mini squat.
foot and push o to get into the • Protection
• Rest • Raise up on one foot and
next phase, the swing-through • Ice back on your heel.
• Compression
phase when the foot and leg • Elevation • Cross one foot over the other
If you have severe pain and foot walking.
leave the ground and swing swelling, your foot is deformed
and not able to take any weight 2. Stand on one foot and
through the air to the front. on the foot. Seek medical help throw a ball against a wall/to a
because you may have a fracture friend and catch again.
For a normal gait, our whole or serious ligament injury.
Once your swelling and pain TAKE CARE OF YOUR FEET
subside, start with non-weight Be kind and gentle to your
bearing exercises. A recom-
mended exercise is the alphabet. feet. We need the sensory
YES, back to A-B-C! Lie on input of our feet to help us stay
your back: balanced and healthy. Mobi-
• Trace the alphabet with your lize the tiny 33 joints in our
foot as if you have a pen be- feet, strengthen the small foot
tween your toes and making big muscles by taking o your shoes
capital letters from A to Z with and walk barefoot, roll your foot
your whole foot. is will help out on a tennis ball, pick up pa-
to restore your mobility and per crunchies and small objects
range of motion in your ankle with your toes.
and foot.
• Bend your uninjured knee When wearing shoes, get good
and place your foot at on the supportive shoes that are not too
oor/bed to protect your back. rigid or ill tting.
On your injured side, bring your
knee and hip to your chest and Get out and take a walk. Take
do big bicycle movements in long strides, deep diaphragm
the air. is helps to increase breathing, elongate your body up
circulation into your whole leg, to the sky and appreciate your
ankle, and foot. feet: from the heel strike, to the
To transition to weight bear- weight bearing, to the propelling
ing exercises, start with sitting, you forward in preparation for
both feet on the ground (10 the next stride.

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845-208-8151.