Central Florida Health and Wellness Magazine Health and Wellness Articles of the Villages
By Kevin T Barlow, AuD What’s the best automobile? What’s the best television? What’s the best home entertainment speaker? How do you answer these questions? Is your opinion based on personal experience, maybe a bias for a manufacturer or product, or maybe something you read or heard? I’m often asked, …
Read More »Carlos Romero MD on the benefit of Care Focus Teams
As one of the architects of the ‘Care Focus Team’ approach to senior healthcare, we talk to Carlos Romero MD, CEO of Reliance Medical Centers, to find out how having a Care Focus Team led by a Primary Care Physician benefits patients. Q: “Can you tell me what a Care …
Read More »Getting Help for Sleep Disturbances is Critical for your Health: CBD is the Natural Alternative That May Work For You
Are you getting a good night’s sleep? Do you have insomnia? If you experience sleep disturbances, not only are you less effective at work and with daily activities because you’re exhausted, but it may have significant repercussions on your overall health. If you have trouble falling asleep, or you find …
Read More »Bauman “TURBO” LaserCap Sheds New Light on Thinning Hair
Laser therapy has been shedding light on hair loss and promoting hair regrowth since the 1960’s and has in recent years become a go-to treatment for hair restoration physicians. The newest weapon in the arsenal comes 10 years after the release of the first LaserCap device, a portable hands-free FDA-cleared …
Read More »Want Bunion Treatment that Lasts? An Advanced 3D Surgical Treatment Gets to the Root Cause & Eliminates Recurrence
A form of arthritis can cause painful, red, boney, growths; consequently, bunions can also be hereditary and run in families, especially in females, generation after generation. More women than men experience the painful boney growth on their big toe, known as a bunion, or Hallux Valgus. One of the leading …
Read More »MANY OF OUR CHILDREN ARE STRESSED, NOT SLEEPING WELL & SUFFER FROM ANXIETY. WELLNESS HOLISTIC APPROACH & VIBROACOUSTIC THERAPY MAY HELP
Our children are OUR CHILDREN! no matter how old they are. We – parents carry this psychological-emotional role and parents-children bond even when our children are grown up, are independent, already left the home nest, and physically, are far away. We are happy with their happiness, achievement and success, and …
Read More »Ten Things You Can do to Make Your Home Safer for Seniors
Aging can be challenging not only relating to our health but also our ability to perform daily tasks and to live the life we deserve. When we’re younger, we often take for granted the ability to easily jump in an out of the bath or shower, walk up and down …
Read More »The Fear of the Lord
The phrase, “The fear of the Lord,” was one I never liked. By Alex Anderson, Senior Associate Pastor at Bayside Community Church Before I was a Christ-follower I thought, “Who would want to be a Christian and serve a god you would have to be afraid of?” By that time …
Read More »MIT Medical Imaging & Therapeutics – What does “therapeutics” in medicine mean?
Dr. Mark Jacobson This week, I am deeply moved by the loss of one of my patients. This one, in particular, left an impression on all of my staff. His relentless endearing spirit regardless of his pain and suffering, never ceased to amaze us. When his wife called with the news, …
Read More »Arthritis: Do You REALLY Need Knee Replacement Surgery?
Arthritis causes wearing away of our joints. Some of the common arthritic symptoms are joint pain, stiffness, swelling, stiffness and fatigue. One of the main types of arthritis is osteoarthritis (OA) also referred to as “wear and tear” arthritis. With OA, wear and tear damages the cartilage in the joints causing …
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