Passover is a significant milestone for anyone on a diet or even for those of us trying not to gain a few pounds, for unlike other Jewish holidays which also have many fattening foods; Passover is especially difficult as it lasts for 8 days. In addition we need to contend with Passover staples such as matzo, nuts and fried dishes which contain a lot of calories along with the beginning of spring when we shed our layers of winter clothes and begin to wear clothes where it is harder to hide any extra pounds.
Here are some tips on how to keep healthy and avoid extra pounds during this Passover holiday.
Have a happy and healthy Passover holiday, enjoy the holiday with friends and family, but remember not to neglect your health. Summer and bathing suit weather are right around the corner.
In Israel for only two days in October 2005, the former Mayor of New York, Rudolph Giuliani, found time to
visit Rabin Medical Center's Davidoff Center, the largest and most prestigious center for the treatment and
research of cancer in the Middle East, and fulfilled the promise he made at the 2004 NY gala dinner to visit Israel.
Judy Siegel-Itzkovich, THE JERUSALEM POST
It isn't an "old wives' tale" that carrying a male fetus is more "troublesome" than carrying a female fetus, according to research encompassing over 66,000 women who gave birth at the Rabin Medical Center (RMC) in Petah Tikva between 1995 and 2006.
Fewer than 20 such operations have been performed anywhere!
by JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH, Jerusalem Post