Start thinking about your health longevity sooner and implement healthy habits now.
For example, become more physically active, maintain a healthy diet & body weight, limit or remove alcohol intake, develop good sleeping habits, don’t smoke and limit pharmaceutical drugs. We also recommend you focus on developing positive social relationships as well as learning how to manage stress and anxiety naturally.
Dr. Caroline Fierro & Dr. Louis Fierro
ATHLADE
@athladehp
Longevity isn’t just about adding years to your life — it’s about adding life to your years.
It’s more than the hours at the gym or the meals you prep. It’s about nurturing your body, mind, and soul with love, not pressure. It’s about releasing the ‘shoulds’ and giving yourself full permission to thrive. It’s about unapologetically honoring your truth and desires, and living in a way that feels deliciously alive.
Steph Gisondi
The People-Pleasing Fix
(551) 579-9880
Cultivating deep and long lasting personal connections,
maintaining a practice of mindfulness (connecting to nature, journaling, a meditation practice) and nourishing your body and mind through movement and reading/learning that stimulates you will protect against cognitive decline and encourage sustained interest in your life.
Kelly Keck, LMHC +
Ahimsa Luciano ATR-BC, LCAT
Pleasantville Wellness
Pleasantville
(914) 538-2438
Consider how you live in your home and the area you choose to live in.
Caring for your space with intention—surrounding yourself with beauty, calm, and things that bring joy—nurtures your well-being. And activities like gardening, creating peaceful spots to rest or have fun, and living in an area filled with great hiking trails (like ours) will help you thrive.
Nikki McMann
Licensed Real Estate Agent
William Raevis
(917) 349-4763
Just as human medicine aims to prevent disease before it starts, animal care could shift from “reactive” to “predictive and preventive.”
Tools like PRP, stem cell therapy and peptides (Ozempic) are already used to boost longevity for humans, and they are beginning to show promise in orthopedic, neurologic and metabolic support for aging animals.
Dr. Andrew Frishman, DVM
Progressive Animal Hospital
914 248-6220
Strengthening the body’s core is the quick answer.
When it’s strong and flexible, your core helps stabilize the spine and pelvis and builds great posture, efficient movement, and shock absorption, which protects your joints. Endurance and balance are better, resulting in fewer falls. Plus, mindful core training improves your mood!
Anna DiPace-Zullo
Pound Ridge Pilates
(917) 841-1218
This article was published in the May/June 2025 edition of Connect to Northern Westchester.
The editorial staff at Connect To magazine.
