Holidays are in full swing and for many it means finding a unique way to find balance. With all that goes on in the next month it is important to find a way to move and get in the winter groove. We reviewed one type of fitness program in New York City that we really loved.

H2shO offers a unique blend of land-based and water aerobics programs. This science-backed, feel-good fitness workout transcends traditional fitness boundaries, seamlessly merging cultural pleasures like Broadway, Hollywood, pop and classical music with exercise — redefining the movement experience.

Created by fitness innovator Erwin Gonzalez,  the native Nuyorican is a NYC-based multitalented professional. He is a proudd health, wellness, and fitness veteran with over 28 years of experience. As an avid theater buff, he incorporates his art background with his passion for fitness to create H2shO™️, a science- based, multidisciplinary seriously fun, musical fitness workout.  Erwin is skilled in Group Fitness Training, Aquatic Exercise, Event Management, Public Speaking, and Holistic Training.

The unique and fun way to get fit with shallow water vertical workouts, now exclusively at St. Bart’s Church. H2shO™️ merges Broadway, Hollywood, Classical Music, and culture with fitness in a way that many thought was impossible.

The Aquatics Program has no membership requirements and all ages and fitness levels can join in this holiday season.

Great things with your class include:

• Brand New & Innovative Aqua Equipment
• Saline Pool with a Deep water option
• No Overcrowding
• Attentive lifeguard

Upcoming classes on Tuesdays at 12:30pm on November 28, December 5 and December 12. For more information, please visit HERE.

Location: St Bart’s Church
109 Park Avenue, East 50th Street
New York NY 10022

For years, men and women have looked for ways to maintain their youthfulness even as years pass. Our bodies undergo a number of transformations during our lifetime, impacting the way we feel and look. The quest for lasting youthfulness has been a topic of interest for many people, especially those who are in the business of manufacturing products that promote anti-aging benefits. 

Today, there are many anti-aging creams and lotions that claim to restore the freshness of skin by reducing fine lines and wrinkles and increasing collagen and elastic production. While these products may help to some extent, they cannot guarantee the absolute solution. 

In this pursuit of solutions to unlock improved longevity of youthfulness emerged the use of liposomal glutathione (L-Glutathione). In this blog post, we will examine what liposomal glutathione is and how it benefits our skin with its anti-aging properties. 

What is Liposomal Glutathione?

Liposomal glutathione is a form of the powerful antioxidant glutathione found in the cells of our body, which is a powerhouse of three amino acids, namely glutamine, glycine, and cysteine. It promotes immune function, oxidation, and cellular health in the body. As we age, the glutathione levels in the body decrease, resulting in oxidative stress and a decline in cellular health. To combat this, oral supplementation of glutathione becomes necessary.

When natural glutathione levels drop, it is supplemented in the form of liposomal glutathione. Liposomal glutathione neutralizes free radicals and guards cells against damage. Its innovative delivery system improves the bioavailability and absorption of glutathione, helping it reach all the cells in the body.

Decoding the Role of Liposomal Glutathione in Revitalizing Skin Health

Liposomal glutathione plays a significant role in delaying aging. When glutathione levels in the body dip, oral supplementation of liposomal glutathione can help restore them. A liposomal glutathione supplement with whole food helps enhance skin health by boosting collagen production, a critical protein that helps maintain skin’s elasticity and firmness. Here are some of the benefits liposomal glutathione offers that make it a powerful anti-aging tool:

Deep  Cellular Penetration

Liposomal glutathione has the ability to effectively enter your cells and release trapped glutathione, enabling it to fulfill its intended function. Liposomal glutathione can deeply penetrate your cells and release the trapped glutathione to enable it to perform its function.

Reducing Oxidative Stress

Glutathione is a potent antioxidant that helps neutralize free radicals in the skin. Free radicals are molecules produced as a result of metabolic processes and external factors like pollution and stress. By balancing free radicals, liposomal glutathione reduces oxidative stress, promoting a smooth and more even skin tone.

Depigmentation

Liposomal Glutathione proves instrumental in lightening our skin tone and unlocking a youthful glow due to its depigmentation properties. It works from within, helping remove toxins from your skin, resulting in a clearer and healthier skin.

Increasing Skin Elasticity

Liposomal Glutathione helps enhance skin elasticity, making your skin look younger. It acts better when mixed with Vitamin C. Vitamin C facilitates the development and repair of skin cells. Liposomal Glutathione aids in collagen production, which in turn boosts the production of hyaluronic acid in the body responsible for maintaining the skin’s hydration. This leads to firmer skin with higher elasticity, reducing the appearance of signs of aging.

Can Liposomal Glutathione Supplementation Really Benefit the Skin Long-Term?

Liposomal glutathione health supplements are oral nutrition support systems that help increase the glutathione levels in the body. Some of Tthese supplements are made of organic whole foods rich in antioxidants, and help release cellular waste and promote cell division, which has anti-aging effects. They neutralize free radicals to keep cells healthy and free from stress, delaying the process of aging.  

Daily life stress, environmental damage, physical exertion, and an overworked or underperforming immune system can all result in oxidative stress. With regular use, liposomal glutathione supplements can help maintain the optimum level of glutathione antioxidants in the body and significantly diminish the aging effects, such as dull skin, wrinkles, and age spots. While these supplements are safe to take, doctor consultation is advised for those with pre-existing medical conditions.

Health care is a necessity for every person on the planet. While the specifics may look different around the world, there’s no doubt that new technologies are changing the face of medicine for the better – from AI to virtual reality and beyond.

Thanks to these five technologies, diagnosis, treatment, quality of life, and previously-thought impossible surgeries are being completed. Let’s learn more!

1. X-Ray Equipment

X-Ray equipment has long been hailed as a game-changer in medical practices. Thanks to this innovation, unseen illnesses can be treated and found early, improving chances of recovery and well-being.

With companies like Maven Imaging, this state-of-the-art technology provides accurate and refined imaging. The vast variety of X-Ray equipment across medical practices – including hospitals, veterinary clinics, dentist surgeries, and chiropractic practices – demonstrates X-Rays as an invaluable resource.

Now, with options in portability and hand-held devices, X-Rays can be used in war zones and reach previously hard-to-reach patients.

2. Artificial Intelligence (AI)

While artificial intelligence often feels “alien”, it’s a valuable asset to the medical world. From diagnosing patients to transcribing medical documents, AI is a vital tool in the health care system.

Doctors now utilize AI to help diagnose previously complicated and time-sensitive conditions, such as in stroke patients or monitoring drops of oxygen in fetuses. 

3. 3D Printing

People often associate 3D printing with the manufacturing of cars, clothes, or smaller gadgets. Its uses are limitless! However, 3D printing truly shines in the world of healthcare.

Thanks to 3D printing, doctors have created skin for burn victims and reconstructed faces for cancer patients or vehicle crash survivors. Without 3D printing, orthopedic implants wouldn’t be nearly as effective, nor would the developments in dentistry have been made.

4. Virtual Reality (VR)

You may have seen Virtual Reality, or VR, advertised as a fun family activity, escaping to unknown worlds or playing roleplaying games. However, VR has had a significant impact on health care. Using Virtual Reality, surgeons can now practice performing surgeries first without risk to their patients.

In 2022, a pair of conjoined twins separated thanks to VR technology. In an incredibly complicated modern-day surgery, their surgeons performed a 27-hour operation. Without the help of Virtual Reality, this dangerous separation procedure would’ve been riskier for the pair.

5. Monitors

It’s not just monitors on our phones that can track our steps and lead to healthier lifestyles! Recent developments in monitors have meant some people with diabetes no longer have to endure the arduous processes of measuring their insulin levels through a blood sample.

With a CGM (continuous glucose monitor), a worn sensor measures glucose levels. Those with low insulin then track their glucose levels on their smartphones; an alarm goes off when levels get too high or low. Thanks to these monitors, those with chronic conditions can have a better quality of life.

Final Thoughts

The healthcare field is constantly evolving and improving, thanks to exciting innovations like X-rays, 3D printing, and Virtual Reality – pointing to a brighter future for all.

Baggage at the Door, a new one-woman musical, playing Off-Broadway at AMT Theater through November 16.

Dealing head-on with the conflicting cycles of vulnerable love and PTSD, the musical was created and is performed by Dana Aber, who T2C had a chance to talk with.

After four consecutive January’s with near-death experiences, a New Years love begins to go south when Dana’s carefully hidden PTSD is revealed, forcing her to reckon with years of conflicting identities and memories. Can she process her trauma, or is she doomed to lose the love she has been yearning for all her life? Somewhere in a sea of rhinestones, cheese, and literal tap dancing around her troubles lies the truth, and she is determined to find it.

Baggage at the Door features songs created in collaboration by James Ballard, Christie Baugher, Alanya Bridge, Amy Burgess and Sara Cooper, Teresa Lotz, Joseph Trefler, Rachel Dean, Mika Kauffman, Martha Miller, and Thomas Jacobsen.

As a survivor of traumatic events and domestic abuse who has worked, through therapy and later through creative process, to confront the mental health damage created from them, Aber created Baggage at the Door from essays and poetry written in response to her struggle.

The additional creative team consists of orchestrator Josh Freilich, set designer Marc Halpin, lighting designer Aiden Bezak, and projection designs by Aber. The production stage manager is Brent Michael Jones. Baggage at the Door is a co-production between Big Thunder LLC and AMT Theater

For more information, visit BaggageattheDoorMusical.com.

Video by Magda Katz

MIAMI, Oct. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — On October 14th, Dr. Sukdeb Datta of Datta Endoscopic hosted the first annual convention for the American Society of Endoscopic and Interventional Spine Surgery at Datta Endoscopic’s state-of-the-art headquarters in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, with over 1,000 online and in-person attendees tuning in for the seminal symposium.

Dr. Sukdeb Datta

Featuring a lineup of some of the most prominent surgeons from across the globe —including keynote speaker and leading international endoscopic spine surgeon, Dr. Kang Taek Lim—the convention has set a new standard for collaborations and technological advancements in the field.

Founded with a mission of facilitating access to emerging spinal technology and connecting surgeons to new research, the first ASEISS convention commenced with a schedule of moderated lectures led by an array of industry experts, including Dr. Kang Taek Lim, Dr. Bong-Soo Kim, Dr. Gabriele Jasper, Dr. Baher Yanni, Dr. Praveen Kadimcherla, Dr. Gautam Das, and Dr. (Major) Pankaj Surange. Notable live demonstrations included cadaveric surgical methods for Posterior Stenotic Lumbar Decompression (PSLD), Anterior Cervical Endoscopy, and endoscopic spinal fusion.

“It was great meeting with so many leaders in endoscopic spinal surgery, and an honor to meet Dr. Lim,” said spinal specialist and attendee Dr. Munish Lal of Torrance, California. “I’m looking forward to further training and fellowship under Dr. Datta’s guidance.”

Having celebrated the society’s first of many future successes, this year’s ASEISS guests and lecturers have established a strong foundation for future events to come, including the society’s monthly International Fellowship Meeting, in which physicians from across the globe virtually convene to discuss their respective findings for advancing endoscopic spinal surgical techniques.

As Founder and President of ASEISS, Dr. Datta shared that he couldn’t be more pleased with the success of the society’s first convention. “We are delighted to see the fantastic response from the medical community following our inaugural symposium. This convention reflects the passion, hard work, and commitment of our members to advancing interventional spinal surgery methods for our patients, and we’re already looking forward to meeting again next year.”

About ASEISS: The American Society of Endoscopic and Interventional Spine Surgery (ASEISS) is a leading professional organization dedicated to advancing research, technology, and education surrounding endoscopic spine surgery for the enhancement of patient care and outcomes. For more information on the American Society of Endoscopic and Interventional Spine Surgery, and to stay updated on future events and initiatives, please visit dattaendoscopic.com/event.