The Wellness Spotlight with Elizabeth Madison, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Weight Loss Coach

The coronavirus pandemic has changed our lives permanently. With all the uncertainty, doubt and anxiety, lots of folks are turning to food to cope. They are struggling with too much snacking, comfort foods, and alcohol. Combined with a decrease in daily movement, the excess pounds have crept on. In this webinar, I discuss how to use healthier approaches to deal with all these changes, and how to get focused and back on track!

This free webinar was sponsored by the Rochdale Village Community Center, as part of their community health and wellness initiatives.
Rochdale Village is located in Jamaica, Queens, New York.  To learn more about the community center programs, please contact Julia Shaw Community Center Director, at [email protected].

About Elizabeth Madison, Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist:

I am the Director of The Weight Loss Transformation Center. We specialize in weight management, diabetes, heart health and emotional eating. My team of Registered Dietitians and Nutritionists use a body, mind and spirit approach to help you achieve and maintain your health and wellness goals. Visit us at www.weightlosstransformation.com or call our office at 855-958-9958 for more information.

Men’s Health: Perspectives from Men of God.What informs your wellness journey? On this episode of The Wellness Spotlight, these men of God share their challenges with  the coronavirus, self-care, the role of the church in fostering healthy lifestyles. We also discuss how we as communities of color can do better!

Guests:

Rev. Philip Craig was raised, and continues to reside in Jamaica, Queens NY with his lovely wife Jennifer and three beautiful children: Jasmine, Christina and Jonathan-Philip Craig. Rev. Craig was ordained an AME elder at The Greater Allen AME Cathedral of New York.
Reverend Craig is the Pastor of The Greater Springfield Community Church, a  thriving ministry that has impacted the community with its social service programs. Rev. Craig is a known community activist and organizer, motivational speaker, preacher, church consultant and currently serves as a board member of Brooklyn's Anchor House, Queens Community Preservation and Development Corporation, Greater Springfield Development Corporation and One City New York Inc.

Elder Leonard Battle came to faith in Christ in August 1975 through the ministry of the late, nationally renowned Evangelist R. W. Schambach. At that time, he was a member of the historic Convent Avenue Baptist church in Harlem where he served in the youth church as a choir member and soloist. In December of 1975 the Lord led his parents to join the Pilgrim Church of Brooklyn, NY under the leadership of the late Bishop Roy E. Brown. It was there in 1981 that he acknowledged the call of God to the ministry of the word. In October of 1994 the Lord led brother Battle and his family to join the then Christian Life
Center (CLC), now known as the Christian Cultural Center.Thereafter, the Lord began evidencing in various ways His call upon him to leadership. Subsequently, in 2000 Pastor A. R. Bernard elevated him to the position of Elder where he currently serves as an Associate Pastor. His ministry is primarily as a teacher/preacher and pastoral counselor. Elder Battle holds a Master of Divinity degree from the Alliance Theological Seminary of New York City. He and his wife Williene have been married for 34 years and are the parents of three children and the grandparents of eight grandchildren.

What supplements are the best? Do you really need B12? Should you take cinnamon in powder or pill form? How much vitamin D do you need? Find out in this free webinar, part 2 of The Right Supplements to Boost Your Health.

This free webinar was sponsored by the Rochdale Village Community Center, as part of their community health and wellness initiatives.
Rochdale Village is located in Jamaica, Queens, New York.  To learn more about the community center programs, please contact Julia Shaw Community Center Director, at [email protected].

About Elizabeth Madison, Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist:

I am the Director of The Weight Loss Transformation Center. We specialize in weight management, diabetes, heart health and emotional eating. My team of Registered Dietitians and Nutritionists use a body, mind and spirit approach to help you achieve and maintain your health and wellness goals. Visit us at www.weightlosstransformation.com or call our office at 855-958-9958 for more information. 

Is a multivitamin really necessary? Can vitamin C prevent colds? How much calcium do you need? How do you know your supplements are safe?  Find out the answers to the these questions and more in this webinar, sponsored by the Rochdale Village Community Center.  
The webinar series is part of their community health and wellness initiatives.
Rochdale Village is located in Jamaica, Queens, New York.  To learn more about the community center programs, please contact Julia Shaw Community Center Director, at [email protected].

About Elizabeth Madison, Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist:

I am the Director of The Weight Loss Transformation Center. We specialize in weight management, diabetes, heart health and emotional eating. My team of Registered Dietitians and Nutritionists use a body, mind and spirit approach to help you achieve and maintain your health and wellness goals. Visit us at www.weightlosstransformation.com or call our office at 855-958-9958 for more information. 

How to Hold On to the Positive in this Pandemic with the 7 Spiritual Principles for Weight Loss Transformation and Optimal Health - Spiritual Principle #2, God Desires the Best For You.
Click this link to learn more about the book, http://bit.ly/7SPWLT


Though this pandemic has been horrible and has forever changed our lives, there are still positives to be found. If you have been able to slow down a bit, enjoy your family more, eat healthier, increase your exercise, start or continue a hobby, then you have experienced the good out of this incredible bad.
Now as our nation works at reopening, it's important to hold onto the blessings, good habits - whatever was positive. In this episode of The Wellness Spotlight, I share how you can do this using the The 7 Spiritual Principles for Weight Loss Transformation and Optimal Health.
For more information on my book, click the link, http://bit.ly/7SPWLT.

About Elizabeth Madison, Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist:

I am the Director of The Weight Loss Transformation Center. We specialize in weight management, diabetes, heart health and emotional eating. My team of Registered Dietitians and Nutritionists use a body, mind and spirit approach to help you achieve and maintain your health and wellness goals. Visit us at www.weightlosstransformation.com or call our office at 855-958-9958 for more information. 

As we continue to highlight the wellness of African-American men for the June Men's Health Month, I discuss eye health and communities of color with internationally recognized African-American ophthalmologist, Dr. Daniel Laroche.
I then discuss successful diabetes management with Phillip Tavada, a community leader in Queens, NY.

Episode Guests

Dr. Daniel Laroche is a glaucoma specialist in New York, Director of Glaucoma Services and President of Advanced Eyecare of New York. He is affiliated with the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York University, and Island Eye Surgical Center. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Laroche is a nationally recognized ophthalmologist as the former Chair of the Ophthalmology Section for the National Medical Association.
He has been voted one of the top doctors in New York several years in a row and one of top Doctors in America. He is an exceptional glaucoma specialist and who possesses the best traits one would want in a medical doctor. He approaches his patients with care and respect, listening intently and asking questions to ensure that he fully understands their needs, and fully explains his course of treatment to encourage a positive experience.
His offices are conveniently located in Southeast Queens (718-217-0424) and Uptown, Manhattan (212-663-0473) in New York City around the corner from the World famous Sylvia’s restaurant. He can be reached by email at [email protected].

Phillip Tavada is 62 and has been married to his best friend Donna Tavada for 33 years.
They have 2 beautiful children together.
He is a member of Allen AME church and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. He currently volunteers as part of an outreach wellness team that checks in on seniors. He has completed 1 NYC marathon and 6 mini triathlons in New York City. He has also worked at HPD for 33 yrs as a Senior Outreach Coordinator.

About Elizabeth Madison, Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist:

I am the Director of The Weight Loss Transformation Center. We specialize in weight management, diabetes, heart health and emotional eating. My team of Registered Dietitians and Nutritionists use a body, mind and spirit approach to help you achieve and maintain your health and wellness goals. Visit us at www.weightlosstransformation.com or call our office at 866-958-9958 for more information. 

In this episode, our panel of amazing African-American men dedicated a segment of the show to the George Floyd murder and the subsequent protests for racial equality. The sharing between these amazing men was powerful. 

Our Panelists:
Darryl Christopher Madison is a Special Education Teacher with the Department of Education. He is a teacher at the Bay School in Far Rockaway, NY. He has been with the DOE for 6 years now. When he is not teaching, he is running a non-profit organization called No Limits For Youth. His organization teaches the game of chess to children and adults across the city. Darryl is also a special event and portrait photographer based out of New York City. He is happily married to the host of tonight’s program. They have been together for 31 years, and happily married for 24 years.
A native of Queens, New York, DeWayne E. McKnight resides in Queens Village for twenty-years with his lovely wife Margaret, and from this lovely union they have two children Candice and Aaron.
He is a Navy veteran who served and worked with the Security Task Force for U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell in Iceland and Israel. DeWayne has been a faithful Civil Servant for over twenty-six (26) years for the City of New York. Currently, he currently works for the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, as the Deputy Director for Finance Administration and Planning for the Division of Finance. Continuing to build community service, DeWayne serves as the Program Coordinator for a nonprofit human services agency, by the name of HeartShare Saint Vincent’s. His motto in life is: “Don’t ever give up! Because giving up is too easy.”

For the past 20 years Anthony Kearse has worked as an Outsourcing Manager where his job has been managing the daily operations of Mail Centers, Shipping and Receiving Departments and Copy Centers of corporations in various industries ranging from legal to financial to retail.
Anthony has been married for 25 years, has 5 children and 4 grandchildren. He is
committed to marriage and family. He also has a passion for helping other married couples succeed. Anthony and his wife have been facilitators for Family Life Marriage Group Series.
Currently they are facilitators for their church’s Connect Group ministry.  Anthony also has a passion for building men and is a member of ICB – International Christian Brotherhood where he has been a team leader and a facilitator for men’s small groups.
Anthony serves on the board of Love, Hopes Anchor. He is most actively involved with their Trim Talk Initiative that seeks to educate and strengthen men in homeless shelters through
workshops that prepare them for business success and life skills in addition to providing food,clothing and grooming materials.

In 2007, William Tyson Jr. retired from a career in Law Enforcement at Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority.  In addition to spending more time with his family, William also took this free time to improve his overall health and to “improve his odds to be around for his family”.  Over the past 13  years, he has turned his life around and dedicated himself to helping others increase their odds…
He has acted as:
1) Life Coach for Diabetes – Montefiore-Albert Einstein
2) A Shape Up New York Fitness Trainer
3) Fitness Trainer at SNAP and Greater Allen Cathedral

As with any journey, he has had obstacles but has persevered and succeeded in reducing his A1C levels, lowering and regulating his high blood pressure, and has adopted a vegetarian lifestyle.  In this past year alone, William has lost nearly 90 pounds with the advisement of Elizabeth Madison, exercise, and discipline .

In this episode of The Wellness Spotlight, we shared the challenges Men of Color face prioritizing their health and how to overcome them. My panelists have made great strides toward optimal health and want to share tips with you! 

Our Panelists:
Darryl Christopher Madison is a Special Education Teacher with the Department of Education. He is a teacher at the Bay School in Far Rockaway, NY. He has been with the DOE for 6 years now. When he is not teaching, he is running a non-profit organization called No Limits For Youth. His organization teaches the game of chess to children and adults across the city. Darryl is also a special event and portrait photographer based out of New York City. He is happily married to the host of tonight’s program. They have been together for 31 years, and happily married for 24 years.

 A native of Queens, New York, DeWayne E. McKnight resides in Queens Village for twenty-years with his lovely wife Margaret, and from this lovely union they have two children Candice and Aaron.
He is a Navy veteran who served and worked with the Security Task Force for U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell in Iceland and Israel. DeWayne has been a faithful Civil Servant for over twenty-six (26) years for the City of New York. In his tenure, he has achieved many positions within City government. Currently, he currently works for the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, as the Deputy Director for Finance Administration and Planning for the Division of Finance. Continuing to build community service, DeWayne serves as the Program Coordinator for a nonprofit human services agency, by the name of HeartShare Saint Vincent’s. His motto in life is: “Don’t ever give up! Because giving up is too easy.”

For the past 20 years Anthony Kearse has worked as an Outsourcing Manager where his job has been managing the daily operations of Mail Centers, Shipping and Receiving Departments and Copy Centers of corporations in various industries ranging from legal to financial to retail.
Anthony has been married for 25 years, has 5 children and 4 grandchildren. He is
committed to marriage and family. He also has a passion for helping other married couples succeed. Anthony and his wife have been facilitators for Family Life Marriage Group Series.
Currently they are facilitators for their church’s Connect Group ministry.  Anthony also has a passion for building men and is a member of ICB – International Christian Brotherhood where he has been a team leader and a facilitator for men’s small groups.
Anthony serves on the board of Love, Hopes Anchor. He is most actively involved with their Trim Talk Initiative that seeks to educate and strengthen men in homeless shelters through
workshops that prepare them for business success and life skills in addition to providing food,clothing and grooming materials.

In 2007, William Tyson Jr. retired from a career in Law Enforcement at Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority.  In addition to spending more time with his family, William also took this free time to improve his overall health and to “improve his odds to be around for his family”.  Over the past 13  years, he has turned his life around and dedicated himself to helping others increase their odds…
He has acted as:
1) Life Coach for Diabetes – Montefiore-Albert Einstein
2) A Shape Up New York Fitness Trainer
3) Fitness Trainer at SNAP and Greater Allen Cathedral

As with any journey, he has had obstacles but has persevered and succeeded in reducing his A1C levels, lowering and regulating his high blood pressure, and has adopted a vegetarian lifestyle.  In this past year alone, William has lost nearly 90 pounds with the advisement of Elizabeth Madison, exercise, and discipline .

The summer's here, and with it comes lots of outdoor cooking. Though we love to enjoy the fresh air and our favorite BBQ foods, we have to practice safe cooking in order to avoid food borne illnesses. In this webinar podcast, I provide valuable tips and resources that will help you enjoy the outdoors and keep you safe. 

About Elizabeth Madison, Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist:

I am the Director of The Weight Loss Transformation Center. We specialize in weight management, diabetes, heart health and emotional eating. My team of Registered Dietitians and Nutritionists use a body, mind and spirit approach to help you achieve and maintain your health and wellness goals. Visit us at www.weightlosstransformation.com or call our office at 855-958-9958 for more information. 

This free webinar was sponsored by the Rochdale Village Community Center, as part of their community health and wellness initiatives.
Rochdale Village is located in Jamaica, Queens, New York.  To learn more about the community center programs, please contact Julia Shaw Community Center Director, at [email protected].

Is sugar addiction a real thing? There is some controversy to qualifying those intense cravings as an addiction. However, there IS a connection between your brain and those powerful feelings to eat sugary sweets. In this episode of The Wellness Spotlight, I'll show you why you crave those sweets, why it's hard to stop once you've started, and how to get control. 

About Elizabeth Madison, Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist:

I am the Director of The Weight Loss Transformation Center. We specialize in weight management, diabetes, heart health and emotional eating. My team of Registered Dietitians and Nutritionists use a body, mind and spirit approach to help you achieve and maintain your health and wellness goals. Visit us at www.weightlosstransformation.com or call our office at 866-958-9958 for more information. 

I wish you many blessings on your wellness journey!