Get Healthy Harlem

June is men's health month!!

Dr. Thomas Nickolas, a nephrologist at New York Presbyterian Hospital tells us what we can do to keep our kidneys in good health. He also tells us what cholesterol is and how you can keep your cholesterol levels low.

Processed food. A processed food is one that is no longer in its natural or original state. The ways that food can be processed include: Canning, freezing, refrigeration, and dehydration (drying, such as dried fruit and powdered milk). Processing allows food to last longer and to be easier to transport.

Maudene Nelson, RD, CDE has been a nutrition educator at the Columbia University Institute of Human Nutrition for the past thirty years. She is also a diabetes educator at the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center. She tells us about "The Plate Method" and how it can help us eat healthier.

The Nourishing Kitchen of NYC is a community food program in East Harlem that offers a lot of services to the community, such as free meals, cooking classes, children's nutrition programs, and leadership and skills-based training. One way that the soup kitchen provides healthy meals is by using local and seasonal food, which can be cheaper, taste better, and be healthier. The Executive Chef and Director of the Nourishing Kitchen, Gina Puzzanghera, talks more about eating seasonally and locally below!

Maudene Nelson, RD, CDE has been a nutrition educator at the Columbia University Institute of Human Nutrition for the past thirty years. She is also a diabetes educator at the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center. She talks about how meat is processed in the United States and what it means to eat organic food.

Dr. Olajide Williams, MD, MS is a neurologist at Harlem Hospital. He is also the founder of the Hip-Hop Public Health Education Center, which uses hip-hop to teach people about health. Here Dr. Williams describes his Hip Hop H.E.A.L.S (Healthy Eating and Living in Schools) program that educates children about health at their schools.

You've heard it before, but what can you do NOW to start eating right? Here are nine things to try and the reasons why they will help keep you healthy.