Tori, Kelly, Dr. Kavesteen, Jennifer & Jason

The summer interns completed the 3 month internship program at  Heart and Health.  They helped medical assistants, by taking vital signs including blood pressure, heart rate, and blood oxygen levels. In addition, They were able to help perform EKGs, pulmonary function tests, and a variety of different stress tests. Besides clinical experiences, they also were able to conduct research on heart healthy natural herbs, supplements, and foods found on  www.NYCardiologist.org.  Throughout the summer, they have participated in numerous community outreach events, making free blood pressure testing available to the public, and educating people on the importance of early detection and prevention. Overall they had a great learning experience, and to meet them please visit Summer Intern Page

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www.NYCardiologist.org

You will find different techniques and natural medicines for all your health needs. At Heart and Health we believe that early detection and prevention is essential to a healthier life and well being. On our website you will find interesting facts about every day foods including ginger, garlic, cilantro and much more!

Click on the link above or the picture below to visit the site

Bayshore Public Library

1 South Country Road  Brightwaters, NY 11718
(631) 665-4350

On Friday, July 20th 2012 from 10AM-1PM

The friendly staff at Heart and Health is teaming up with Bayshore Library to promote early detection and preventative care

Offering Complimentary services including:

 Blood Pressure Evaluation, Body Oxygen, Nutritional Screening & information
on about diabetes, heart disease and obesity

For more Information call us at 631-482-1355 or 631-345-6670

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New York Sports Club of Port Jefferson

200 Wilson Street Port Jefferson, NY 11776

On Wednesday, July 18th 2012 from 9AM-2PM

The friendly staff at Heart and Health is teaming up with New York Sports Club in Port Jefferson to promote early detection and preventative care

Offering Complimentary services including:

 Blood Pressure Evaluation, Body Oxygen, Nutritional Screening & information
on about diabetes, heart disease and obesity

For more Information call us at 631-482-1355 or 631-345-6670

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Heart and Health of Middle Island will be hosting a Health and Wellness Event at The Hauppauge Public Library:

Hauppauge Public Library

601 Veterans Hwy Hauppauge, NY 11788

On Tuesday, July 17th 2012 from 10:AM – 2:00 PM

The friendly staff at Heart and Health is teaming up with The Natural to promote early detection and preventative care

Offering Complimentary services including:

 Blood Pressure Evaluation, Body Oxygen, Nutritional Screening & information about diabetes, heart disease and obesity

For more Information call us at 631-482-1355 or 631-345-6670

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The Natural

770 Middle Country Rd, Middle Island, NY

On Sunday, July 15th 2012 from 10:30AM – 4:30 PM

The friendly staff at Heart and Health is teaming up with The Natural to promote early detection and preventative care

Offering Complimentary services including:

 Blood Pressure Evaluation, Body Oxygen, Nutritional Screening & information about diabetes, heart disease and obesity

For more Information call us at 631-482-1355 or 631-345-6670

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World Gym

607 Middle Country Rd Coram, NY 11727

On Thursday, July 12thfrom 3-8pm

and

on Saturday, July 14th 2012 from 9am-2pm

The friendly staff at Heart and Health is teaming up with World Gym to promote early detection and preventative care

Offering Complimentary services including:

EKG Heart Rhythm Testing, Blood Pressure Evaluation, Body Oxygen, Nutritional Screening & information about diabetes, heart disease and obesity

For more Information call us at 631-482-1355

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June 28th, 2012 CSEA Event with Union Members

Heart and Health receiving a Certificate of Special Recognition for providing Valuable Medical Screenings

Dr. Kavesteen, mas hosted many such events to raise awareness about Health concerns facing Long Island. Such as Heart Disease and Lyme Disease. Because of his honorable work during this event, hewas awarded a Certificate of Special Recognition from Deputy Supervisor Tony Martinez, who was representing the award on behalf of Rich Schaffer, Babylon Town Supervisor.

The Friendly Staff of Heart and Health always provides comprehensive and compassionate health care to patients all across Long Island.

June 27th, 2012 Icepop Social Event at Mid-Island Apartments

Our Summer Intern, Jason takes blood pressure at our Icepop Social Event

Heart and Health of North Babylon will be hosting a Health and Wellness Event with CSEA:

Heart and Health

1350 Deer Park Avenue, North Babylon NY 11703

On Thursday, June 28th, 2012 from 3-8 PM

The friendly staff at Heart and Health is teaming up with CSEA to promote early detection and preventative care for all of our Union Members & their families

Offering Complimentary services including:

EKG Heart Rhythm Testing, Blood Pressure Evaluation, Body Oxygen, Nutritional Screening & information about diabetes, heart disease and obesity

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Heart and Health of North Babylon will be hosting a Health and Wellness Event and Ice Pop Social at:

Mid-Island Apartments

55 Penataquit Ave, Bay Shore NY 11706

On Wednesday, June 27th, 2012 from 1 – 6 PM

The friendly staff at Heart and Health will be offering Complimentary services including:

Blood Pressure Evaluation, Body Oxygen, Nutritional Screening & information about diabetes, heart disease and obesity

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Heart and Health of North Babylon will be hosting a Health and Wellness Event at:

The Arbors of Hauppauge Senior Assisted Living Center

1740 Express Drive South Hauppauge NY 11788

On Saturday, June 16th, 2012 from 9:30-11:30 AM

to promote early detection and preventive care

Heart and Health will be offering all residence and family members complimentary health services such as:

Blood Pressure Evaluation, Body Oxygen and Nutritional Screening

A Special lecture from Doctor David Kavesteen sharing information about diabetes, heart disease and obesity

For more information please call 631-482-1355

Directions:

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The country’s deadliest threat affects both men and women, hits us where we’re most vulnerable, and is all too often left unchallenged until it’s too late.

Time is everything in the ER. Precious seconds once taken for granted can mean the difference between life and death. Often cold, always stressful, it is the last place anyone wants to be taken, but the first place to run to when an emergency hits. The urgency is palpable: A gurney is rushed down the hallway. On it lies a 42-year-old man, terrified and helpless. He has just experienced a massive heart attack. Doctors in white coats scramble to catch up and surround him. Thoughts of his wife and children cloud his head. The gurney slows to a halt, and he looks up at the doctor now standing next to him. “Am I going to die?” he asks with pleading eyes. The doctor knows he doesn’t have an answer. He sees this same scene play out, as if scripted, every day. Another heart attack, another case of untreated symptoms, another person caught completely off guard. He looks back at the patient and says, “I’ll do my best.” But he knows that anything he does now cannot compare to what the man could have done on his own years before.

“There are too many things in life you can’t control,” says Dr. David Kavesteen, board certified in cardiovascular diseases, nuclear cardiology, and internal medicine, “but there’s no reason to die from something that you can control, like your heart.” The leading cause of death in the United States, heart disease poses the most insidious threat to our health on a regular basis, yet ironically, is extraordinarily treatable and even preventable. “People tend not to think about the heart until it’s too late,” Dr. Kavesteen continues. “They don’t know the statistics, they don’t know what to look for, and they’re afraid that if they do find something, there is nothing we can do about it.” The man in the story above had been a diabetic and a smoker. A heart attack renders both patient and doctor relatively and frustratingly merciless to forces that were set in motion long ago, unchecked, undiagnosed.

So we know that heart disease is deadly. We know that its symptoms are often ignored. And we know that when it comes to prevention and treatment, the majority of us really don’t, well, know. “There is so much you can do to reduce your risk of heart disease,” insists Dr. Kavesteen, “but first you have to equip yourself with the facts.” Let’s start with risk factors: hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, and genetics, to name a few. All of these contribute to heart disease, whatever form it takes, including atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, cardiac arrhythmias, and cardiomyopathy. Many of these can also be asymptomatic for years, making the need to understand and modify risk factors that much more important.

But what if there are symptoms? “The signs of heart disease are often disregarded or attributed to something less severe,” says Dr. Kavesteen. These include shortness of breath, palpitations, weakness, fatigue, dizziness, nausea, chest discomfort, and heartburn. “Even if it turns out that there is nothing wrong,” he reminds us, “remember that treatment is much easier and more cost-effective before a heart attack.” In other words, it never hurts to check.

And if there is something amiss, that’s where the field of cardiology gets to work. “Technology is changing the way we treat and understand the heart,” says Dr. Kavesteen. He runs down a cursory list: tiny defibrillators that monitor the heart, high-tech springs that open up clogged arteries, pacemakers that regulate every nuance, and the ability to examine microscopic changes to determine the risk of sudden cardiovascular death. With tools like these, heart disease becomes a significantly less formidable foe.

Dr. Kavesteen will speak at the upcoming NAVEL Expo about how to prevent heart disease, from what you do and the food you eat to the treatments and programs available. “The heart is the only organ that your body needs to live,” he cleverly points out, “and it’s easy to keep it healthy.” He will also highlight the differences between men and women when it comes to heart disease. For women, who still suffer from public misconceptions and often go undiagnosed, age is one of the most serious risk factors. After menopause, explains Dr. Kavesteen, the threat of heart disease is exponentially higher. His lecture will touch on the reasons why and what can be done about it.

“Eat well and exercise. Live life today. Don’t wait for tomorrow,” Dr. Kavesteen urges, offering a fitting piece of advice for taking care of the heart, a fundamental part of us. Its steady beating is the universally understood sound of life; its artistic depiction is synonymous with love. So give your heart the utmost attention. Take care of it today, and it will, in more ways than you know, take care of you tomorrow and long after.

Dr. David Kavesteen received his Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from SUNY Stony Brook with a magna cum laude and distinction in research award. He pursued his passion for medicine at Brooklyn’s SUNY Health Science Center, completed his Internal Medicine training at the prestigious New York University Medical Center, and continued further education by specializing in Cardiovascular Diseases and Nuclear Cardiology at Maimonides Medical Center. Dr. Kavesteen is also the founder of Natural Beauty Derma Spa, a new generation of medi-spa, dedicated to holistic wellness, skin rejuvenation, and stress reduction. For more information about his practice, please visit either www.HeartandHealth.com or www.KavesteenMD.com.

Heart and Health will be at Nami Walks Jone Beach Saturday May 5th!

WALK WITH US ON SATURDAY, MAY 5TH AT JONES BEACH!

Lots of activity going on with the 2012 Long Island/Queens NAMIWalks!!

OUR M.A.C. WALKERS FEATURED TO THE RIGHT, WANT TO KNOW…..WHATS NEW?

THE 5K WALK ROUTE that winds along Jones Beach is breathtaking and a great opportunity for you to exercise with friends and families while raising funds for the 2012 Long Island and Queens NAMI affiliates, who provide education, support groups and advocacy services to families throughout our communities.

WALK DAY is a gathering of NAMI friends, families, kids, consumers, supporters, sponsors, donors, health professionals, service providers in a back drop of sun, sand, music, food, entertainment, and words of empowerment and encouragement from speakers during Walk ceremonies from our performance stage.

YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE and help us change the face of mental illness by registering to walk as an individual, create a team or by making a donation to support the work of the following NAMI Affiliates: Queens/Nassau, Central Suffolk, Huntington, Long Island Regional Council, North Shore, NUMC University Medical Center who provide free services to our communities. Register your team online now to get your team rolling to support NAMI.

8 FREE CRUISE PACKAGES AVAILABLE TO FUNDRAISERS IN OUR CONTEST All online Fundraisers, who raise $50 during the course of the contest are eligible to WIN one of our Eight, 7-day/6-night cruise prize plus a 3-day/2-night getaway for 2 adults. For each additional $50 raised online, a participant will receive an additional entry. The contest has started and will run until midnight Friday, May 11, 2012.

HAVE A SERVICE OR PRODUCT TO SHOWCASE exhibit at the HEALTH & WELLNESS FESTIVAL by contacting Molly Gascoigne, National Alliance on Mental Illness (703) 312-7896, mgascoigne@nami.org or Geneva Humdy, (516) 325-0428, namiwalksliqn@gmail.com

DISARMING A HEARTLESS KILLER: A Day in the Life of He Who Must Not Be Named

Known for sneaking up on his victims in the prime of their life, striking without any warning, this insidious condition, one whose name should not be said out loud, has the ability to quickly alter the statistics of health, vitality and longevity. Join David Kavesteen, MD, who completed his Internal Medicine training at the prestigious NYU Medical Center and continued further education by specializing in Cardiovascular Diseases and Nuclear Cardiology at Maimonides Medical Center, as he describes this dangerous perpetrator and the top 6 vulnerabilities of his favorite victims.