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212-517-9000 | www.reitdds.com Glenn Reit D.D.S.
SPRING 2023
YOU’VE GOT TO MOVE IT MOVE IT – MOVE IT
In life there are three salient points to happiness. First and foremost is your health, second is your family and finally a source of income. Let’s talk about the foremost – your health. Without health your existence can be painful and probably brief. One way to secure your health is to move. As in moving your body. You want to increase your heart rate. Unfortunately, you cannot mentally tell your heart to beat faster unless you’re facing a fight or flight situation. Here you will increase your heart rate for a short period of time but also increase your stress level. So, the only way to increase your heart rate is to do it indirectly through exercise, mainly aerobic, by moving your body. There are several exercises you can do right here in the Big Apple. One of the best is swimming. There are several health clubs with pools within the city. Swimming increases your heart rate and does not put stress on your joints. When you’re swimming, you can turn off your mind and simply enjoy the repetitive motion of moving through the water. It can be quite peaceful and relaxing while at the same time giving your body a workout. The key is consistency. Setting up a schedule and following it. It’s always hardest to start. But like a boulder rolling down an incline, once moving it gets a whole lot easier. If you can get to the point where not exercising gives you more pain than doing it, you’ve got it made. Your mind likes to be rewarded. As your strength increases and your body becomes leaner, you’ll want to continue and you might think twice before picking up that bagel or slice of pizza. The best part of exercising occurs after you’re done. With the endorphin rush, a feeling of relaxation encompasses your body. You just feel better and more content. Other exercises such as biking or running on the horse trails or around the aqueduct in Central Park are also available. These exercises can be more challenging in winter or inclement weather. That’s where the treadmill or Peloton comes in. One advantage of having a Peloton bike is that it’s in your apartment and easy to get to. Meaning if you buy it, you’ll probably use it. There is also a membership option where you can have someone yelling at you or, shall we say, persuading you to get going.
There are outdoor and indoor tennis courts, but like golf, these are start and stop sports not allowing for a consistent aerobic workout. You should aim to do three bouts of aerobic exercise per week of approximately 22 minutes each of uninterrupted action. You don’t need to become an action hero but just get into a routine of increasing your heart rate. In addition to the aerobic exercise, you should get some weight training in. As you age, your muscles start to atrophy. Working out with weights helps you to maintain your muscle mass and also helps to keep you more svelte. More muscle and less fat are a good thing. Using weight machines such as Nautilus are safer than free weights. The machine locks you into a static position making it harder for you to injure yourself. Remember it’s not about the amount of the weight but the repetitions done. The return stroke is always more important than the initial one. It should take you longer to return to the starting position than the initial movement. Regular exercise along with a healthy diet does a body good. Limit the amount of salt and sugar you consume each day. Excess sugar is destructive to your body and increased salt leads to water retention and higher blood pressure. If you feel better, you will sleep better and be able to handle stress better. Especially since New York City is a center of stress which we all have to deal with. So with the New Year upon us and the weather improving, now is the time to make a commitment to begin an exercise routine and eat healthy. In our practice you have to be able to negotiate the stairway and I want all of my patients to be healthy and happy.
Glenn Reit, DDS
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TIME IS A MOVING I can remember as a kid going to summer camp. My brother loved camp, but me? Not particularly. It seemed like pre-military training with revelry, taps, communal eating, bunk mates, training and competition as hey, we’re in the army now! We went to camp for two months which was a luxury for my parents. The two little urchins were away and cared for. Back then the two months seems like a century — today two months go by in a flash. In fact, today Thanksgiving was almost three months ago. Some of us remember Prince singing party like its 1999 and that was 24 years ago and Prince has since left the building. The year 2000 and the banks were going to fail. Well, they almost did in 2008 and we bailed them out. Now that their solvent, check out those credit card interest rates. Can’t you help a fellow out? They use to say; you’ll find a friend at Chase Manhattan. They were forced to stop saying that when New York State said it was false advertising. So, time marches on and so do you. Since you only have a short time on the rock you want to make the most of it. Health is your most important ally. Without health you’re in real trouble. Family is next and a source of income comes close behind. At least here at the practice we can help you with your teeth’s health. As you age there will come a time when your most important pleasure might be eating so you’ll probably want healthy teeth. I’m always happy to see you and make sure your mouth is in tip top shape and hear what you’re up to. So, fight the good fight and carry on. Hope to see you soon.
Have you ever noticed that time is continually marching on? If not, just take a look in the mirror. It seems as you get older time seems to move quicker. Maybe it’s our constant fast pace lifestyle here in New York. Other times it could be it feels shorter because you have been on the planet for a while.
Before you know it, pitchers and catchers, followed by all the rest, show up for Spring Training. There was a time being a Yankees fan you would be assured of going to the playoffs. Not any longer: The Bronx Bombers have left the building. Making it into the postseason is a crapshoot. As for your New York Metropolitans, the vision of having the rug pulled out from under you in August is becoming a regular event. The last time I went to the stadium a beer cost $15, and lucky for me they had no regular cups, so I had to pay $19 for the ceremonial cup. When I tried to have the ceremonial cup refilled, I was told it was now contaminated and I had to buy another. That was when I said adios to Yankee Stadium. It doesn’t feel the same on television but you can see the action better and save. Can you imagine if the boss was still alive what would be going on there? The boss was a winner and he wanted a winning team no matter what. It would be highly unlikely that a decade would go by without a Yankee World Series trophy. But back to reality. Maybe I’m dense, but how can you sign players to contracts for a very long time at such exorbitant prices and believe they will continue to produce? Take Aaron Judge, yes a superstar, but do you really think he will continue to produce for the length of his contract? When he becomes a designated hitter with two to three appearances per game can you fathom the cost of each at bat? When I lived on Long Island growing up, I was a Mets fan. When I moved to Manhattan, I became a Yankees fan. I guess the LIRR was an easier ride to Shea while the subway was an easier ride to the stadium. Most baseball fans have a baseball story. Here’s mine. When I was in Los Angeles each summer, I would come back to New York to check things out. I would go to see a Yankees day game in August. One year I went to the stadium, and when I was buying my ticket, I showed my California driving license and said I’m a big Yankees fan. The guy told me to go over to the wall and wait. I’m standing there, and it is now 1:15 p.m. with the game 2 www.reitdds.com HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL
starting. Maybe he thought I was just a dumb Los Angelino but with my accent he knew I was a real New Yorker. He finally came over and said twenty bucks and then told Joe, there’s always a Joe to take me in, and take me in he did. I was sitting three rows behind home plate. My line of sight was over the umpire who was over the catcher in direct line with the pitcher. I had my own private table and the staff was told to give me whatever food and drinks I wanted on the stadium. At the end of the game, Joe appeared and said follow me. I was taken to the Yankee Store and fitted with a complete Yankees uniform including the coveted and famous Yankee Blue Team Jacket – the one that sort of glows. They said when you get back to LA tell ‘em “The Boss Treated You Right.” The boss is gone but the story lives on. I was the king of the stadium for one day, and I can only assume Mr. Steinbrenner had a good previous night.
CAN I IGNORE A CRACKED TOOTH? If you see a crack, you must react. There is a difference between a craze line and a crack. Everyone has craze lines on their teeth. If you hold a light up to your teeth you will see fine lines on the surface of the teeth. This is caused over time due to temperature differentials when you eat. You bite into an ice cream cone and the ice cream is below 32 degrees. You then immediately drink some coffee which could be at 90 degrees. The immediate difference in temperature causes these lines to occur.
A crack however is much deeper and more apparent. If you bite down on something and your tooth starts to hurt you may have a crack. If you’re a grinder or clench, meaning you bite down hard on your teeth or move your jaw back and forth while holding your teeth together, a crack can only become worse. Clenching and grinding is due to stress, and if you can’t remove the stress, we can help with a night guard. It’s like when your car’s windshield is hit with a rock, sometimes it causes a chip while at other times the chip expands into a crack which progresses. This is the condition with your teeth. Sometimes a chip turns into a crack and can spread. In a minor case it is seen and repaired quickly. Left alone, it can expand into the nerve requiring root canal therapy. In the worst case, it
can fracture your tooth in half requiring the removal of the entire tooth.
So if you see a crack, go on the attack and give us a call so we can resolve your situation.
TAKE A BREAK!
Inspired by TheKitchyKitchen.com IRISH PANCAKES
INGREDIENTS
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 large egg, beaten
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1/2 tsp baking soda
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1 cup buttermilk
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1/2 tsp kosher salt
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2 tbsp unsalted butter, divided
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1 tbsp white sugar
DIRECTIONS
1. In a bowl, sift the dry ingredients together. Set aside. 2. In a skillet, brown 1 tbsp of butter. 3. In a separate bowl, mix the beaten egg, buttermilk, and browned butter. 4. In a constant stream, add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients while stirring. Do not over beat! 5. Heat a skillet over medium-low heat. Add 1 tbsp of butter, stir until the skillet is coated, and then add a few large dollops of batter (about 3 inches wide) to the pan. Do not overcrowd. 6. Cook 4–5 minutes a side, until golden brown and cooked through. Serve with butter, jam, and syrup.
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