The Elite Option For Your Loved One Savannah Court of Lake Wales and Haines City have been designed with the senior living experience in mind and recognizes every person is unique in their needs and desires. Life at Savannah Court is truly what assisted living should be. Their goal is …
Read More »Hearing Aids vs. Personal Sound Amplification Products (PSAPs): Which Is Better for Your Hearing?
Hearing loss affects 48 million Americans over the ageof 12. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Controland Prevention, it is “the third most common chronic physicalcondition in the United States,” outpacing even diabetes and cancer. A whole host of comorbidities are positively correlated with hearing loss, from dementia …
Read More »How Post-Quarantine Crash Diets Can Lead to Hair Loss
By Alan J. Bauman, MD, ABHRS It has been a challenging year, and many of us took on some unhealthy habits as coping strategies to get us through it. But as we slowly inch forward back to normalcy, we all want to look and feel our best as we rejoin …
Read More »Tips for Relieving Chronic Dry Eye Symptoms
By Anne-Marie Chalmers, MD From saline eye drop solutions to topical lubricants, Americans spend an astounding $3.8 billion on dry eye symptom relief every year. Not only are many of these treatments inconvenient and uncomfortable to apply, but often the results are also disappointing. Current research suggests that chronic inflammation is …
Read More »What You Need to Know About Your IMMUNE SYSTEM
By Sheryl Hensel As long as your immune system is running smoothly, you don’t even notice it’s there or think about what it’s doing. What happens when it doesn’t work properly? Diseases like Colorectal Cancer, Endometriosis, Kidney Disease, Vision Impairments, and Brain Disorders to name a few start to set …
Read More »Top Warning Signs of Neuropathy
Around 20 million Americans have peripheral neuropathy, a painful and disruptive condition that is due to nerve damage, although the condition may be underdiagnosed. Neuropathy symptoms vary significantly, and many people might not know that they’re experiencing signs of nerve damage. At Spine & Pain Institute of Florida in Lakeland, …
Read More »Neuropathy? Or is it?
Dr. Brent Carter These days we hear more and more about neuropathy. People often attribute all their foot ailments to neuropathy: Burning, Tingling, Numbness, and Pain to name the most common but also loss of balance, swelling, and weakness. The truth is that many of these symptoms can indeed be …
Read More »Are You Considering Joint Replacement Surgery?
Submitted By Reconstructive Orthopaedics of Central Florida Have you thought about getting a joint replaced but wondered just what that entails? Did you know that knees, shoulders, and even hips can be done in an outpatient setting? If you get a knee replaced the expectation is that the surgery will …
Read More »TMJ and Chronic Pain May Have More to do With Poor Sleep
By Dr. Thomas Harter Do you ever find yourself clenching your jaw during the day, or do you wake up with a sore jaw and teeth in the morning? Grinding and clenching (bruxism) can cause periodontal disease, tension headaches, TMJ soreness, fractures, and broken or loose teeth. Bruxism can be …
Read More »BayCare Introduces A New Model of Health Care
BayCare has a new state-of-the-art HealthHub facility in South Tampa. This concept is a new model of care designed to make life better for residents in the South Tampa community. The BayCare HealthHub (South Tampa), which opened to the community in 2020, is an integrated model of care that provides …
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