Central Florida Health and Wellness Magazine Health and Wellness Articles of the Villages
By Mary Barber MD, The Skin Cancer Center of Central Florida – One in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer over their lifetime. Of the 7 most common cancers ONLY skin cancer rates are going up. The chance of you getting the other types of cancer, like colon cancer, is …
Read More »Smart Sugar Substitutes
We all know sugar is not the healthiest food. Sugar can increase your risk of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Many health conscious people are turning to natural sweeteners to keep their food and beverages sweet. The most popular forms of natural sweeteners are: Stevia – This sweetener comes from …
Read More »Radiology Associates of Ocala
RAO’s digital mammography creates sharper, faster images, enhanced viewing angles, immediate storage and transfer to your doctor, easy comparison with previous exams, shorter exam times and the potential for less exposure to radiation. Sometimes your self-exam, doctor’s exam or mammogram may indicate a change in your breast tissue, requiring more …
Read More »Be your best – Your state-of-the-heart health starts with you.
Learn what you can. Do what you can. Every day, heart patients suffer the consequences of choices they make in their lives and the damaging effects our modern day lifestyle can have on their health. We’d like to do all we can to interrupt the harmful cycle of cause and …
Read More »Be “AWAARE” of Autism
The National Autism Association is getting the word out and saving lives with their Big Red Safety Toolkit! The goal of their AWAARE (Autism Wandering Awareness Alerts Response Education) website is to help prevent wandering incidents and deaths within the Autism community. Similar to wandering behaviors in seniors with dementia …
Read More »Youth Sports Safety Tips Keeping Your Kids Safe While Playing Sports
Participation in sports offers tremendous social, emotional and physical benefits for children. We know that one of the worst things for kids is to be sidelined with an injury. As parents and coaches, there are simple things we can do to help reduce preventable injuries and keep our kids playing …
Read More »Why Is My Face So Red?
By Steven T. Powell, MD and Dori Hite,MPAS,PA-C – We’ve all been there: an embarrassed moment, an extra hard work out, a brief loss of temper. It happens to the best of us, and even the best of us have suffered from the occasional red face. But what about those …
Read More »Don’t Be Fooled into “Combo-Pilling”! America Continues to Search for the Miracle Pill
By Carolyn Waygood, Certified Natural Health Professional, Diabetes Educator and Weight Loss Coach – Ahighly controversial weight-loss practice called “Combo-Pilling”, taking two or more diet products that together are supposed to be more effective than one, is an “underground” practice that’s gaining momentum across the country. Is it safe? We …
Read More »Effective Treatment for Mild to Moderate Sleep Apnea with Oral Appliance Therapy
By Village Dental – Sleep apnea is the condition in which a person stops (“apnea”) breathing for more than 10 seconds, many times in a night. People with untreated sleep apnea stop breathing repeatedly during their sleep, sometimes hundreds of times during the night and often for a minute or …
Read More »Facial Plastic Surgery Can Build CONFIDENCE!
George is a singer, performer, and a family man. And he did not feel confident about his appearance on stage. Cosmetic surgery has evolved and both men and women alike are taking advantage of new technology and less invasive techniques! For George Shelton, his experience at ImageLift was AMAZING! At …
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