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Doral Arrowwood, the premier hotel in Westchester, today announced its partnership with the Blum Center for Health of Rye Brook, NY. Through this new relationship, Doral Arrowwood will add integrated wellness services, including classes and custom-designed wellness programs, to its extensive list of offerings and amenities.

Doral Arrowwood, the premier hotel in Westchester, today announced its partnership with the Blum Center for Health of Rye Brook, NY. Through this new relationship, Doral Arrowwood will add integrated wellness services, including classes and custom-designed wellness programs, to its extensive list of offerings and amenities.
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Last week, I hopped a train outta Grand Central to Rye Brook, to visit Blum Center for Health and gather lots of groovy, wellness-oriented info to file away for future use.

Of course it isn’t surprising that I’d learn so much on my little field trip. Faithful readers of this blog know that I’ve recently featured the center’s founder – integrative doc Susan Blum – as one of my Mama Gurus.Read more:

Sick of being tired? Tired of being sick? Looking to age well and stress less? Need post-cancer care — or simply have an interest in healthy cooking? All of this and more is addressed at the new Blum Center for Health, which takes a holistic approach to healing the mind and body. Dr. Susan Blum, the founder, who has more than 10 years experience in medicine and is on staff at Greenwich Hospital, likes to address the whole patient and considers everything from what you eat to where you live. The center’s pride and joy is the Nutrition Kitchen, where you can sign up for classes, including Cooking for Teens, Food for the Thyroid, Healthy Meals in a Hurry, Cancer Fighting Foods and more. There are also meditation and visualization classes along with other special services such as help with weight loss, learning how to get a better night’s sleep and new approaches to pain management. An on-site concierge can walk you through all the options.
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A hectic holiday season can leave you feeling stressed, overwhelmed and completely run-down.

But taking time to restore and rejuvenate doesn’t have to mean an expensive new gym membership, crash diet or steeply priced spa jaunt.

We spoke to leading physicians, trainers, and health and beauty experts to find the 10 easiest ways you can calm and center yourself right in the convenience of your own home, at little or no cost.

With these tips in tow, you’ll feel refreshed, relaxed and perfectly primed to conquer all of those New Year’s resolutions — and actually keep them. Read more:

Visiting friends and family over the holidays? Sounds fun. But getting there? Not so much. Find out how to stay healthy on the road…

Traveling during this busy season can be especially stressful – and not just because of crowds, canceled flights and airport security lines.

“Disruptions in sleep, exercise and routines add stress to your body and cause hormonal imbalances,” says Susan Blum, M.D., assistant clinical professor of preventive medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and founder of The Blum Center for Health in Rye Brook, NY.

“This can cause weight gain, depress your immune systems and make you sick,” she says.

But that doesn’t mean you have to stay home. Here are some healthy holiday travel tips.

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As an expert in “functional medicine,” Dr. Susan Blum, founder and director of The Blum Center for Health, helps her patients get to the root cause of what’s ailing them by addressing them as a whole person rather than a symptom here, a symptom there. Often, the women streaming through her clinic’s doors – many of whom are suffering with chronic illnesses such as IBS, migraines and autoimmune disease – are at their wits’ end. “They are in pain, exhausted, and beaten up by the traditional healthcare system,” she says. “They feel ignored and unheard; therefore, I am amazed and grateful every day when I can help facilitate their healing through the magic and efficacy of this type of medicine.”
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We won’t beat around the guava bush: Juice cleanses are crazy hot right now. But are they really as good for us and our over-worked digestive tracts as they sound? Or is it a tad more complicated than that? We asked a handful of New York City wellness experts to weigh in. Read more:

Have you ever heard the phrase, “Treat the cause, not just the symptoms”? Functional medicine practitioners are aiming to do just that. “Functional medicine is a whole-person approach to health, focusing on optimizing the body’s function to not only prevent and treat disease, but to help you live strong and age well,” says Susan S. Blum, MD, MPH, founder and director of The Blum Center for Health, in Rye Brook, NY, an integrative wellness center. Read more:

A natural solution.

I recently wrote about Blum Center for Health, a new wellness retreat that opened in Rye Brook, New York.

The news continues to buzz around this advanced center for healing primarily due to its emphasis on the “whole body”- body, mind and spirit.

Most recently Dr. Blum was interviewed on ABC News. Don’t forget, call for a cooking class with the culinary expert Marti and just say you are a My Beautyberry reader and you’ll get 50% off! Read more: