Central Florida Health and Wellness Magazine Health and Wellness Articles of the Villages
Well, Bruce Hancock, a Certified Pedorthist, would like to explain how he can help, with little to no out of pocket cost to you… By Bruce Hancock, Certified Pedorthist – In 1995, Congress amended Medicare statutes to provide reimbursement for shoes and orthotics for people who suffer from diabetes under …
Read More »Heel Pain
By Richard S. Benjamin, DPM – The heel bone is the largest of the 26 bones in the human foot, which also has 33 joints and a network of more than 100 tendons, muscles, and ligaments. Like all bones, it is subject to outside influences that can affect its integrity …
Read More »November is Diabetes Awareness Month STARx Pharmacy Reminds Diabetics of the Importance of Taking the Right Medicine at the Right Time, Every Time.
“Drugs don’t work in people who don’t take them.” ~ C. Everett Koop, 1985, Former U.S. Surgeon General Medication Errors harm at least 1.5 million people every year. 32 million Americans are taking 3 or more medications daily and nearly 3 out of 4 Americans do not take their medications …
Read More »SUFFERING FROM NEUROPATHY? OUR DOCTORS CAN HELP!
By Compton Chiropractic Care – Neuropathy, otherwise known by its symptoms of numbness, pins and needles, or even a burning sensation in the extremities, has several causes and is slowly becoming an epidemic in our society. DID YOU KNOW: In 1976, hundreds of otherwise healthy teenagers, reported to emergency rooms …
Read More »WOULD YOU BUY A PACEMAKER AT WALMART? ….Or Buyer Beware
By Rene Roam, Senior Services Advisor – Most of us have heard of these “button” systems…..”Help I’ve fallen and I can’t get up”…systems. The butt of many a joke…but when the need is there, many recognize that medical alert systems do save lives. It is no joke that as we …
Read More »Long Term Care, Think You’rE Covered? Think Again.
Chances are you’ll live well into your 80s, your 90s and possibly even longer. When you live a long life, the likelihood you’ll need long-term health care is greatly increased. If you are 65+ years of age then you have a 70% chance of needing some type of assistance with …
Read More »Seeking A Vibrant Prayer Life
By Terry Hoskins – What does it mean to have a prayer life? Is it more than just an occasional prayer going up before a meal? More than the occasional prayer for so and so to get better? The difference of having a prayer life or not is this: Does …
Read More »Chronic Leg Swelling
By Tom Tran PA-C, MPAs, NCCPA Surgery Board Certified – In the US, over 13% of the population is affected by leg swelling. It costs over 200 million dollars a year to treat and manage this debilitating condition. It can affect your lifestyle, cause pain, infections, skin color changes, blisters, …
Read More »WHY ALL BABY BOOMERS SHOULD BE TESTED FOR HEPATITIS C
By Rick L. Pesano, M.D., Ph.D., Medical Director, Infectious Diseases, Quest Diagnostics – Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, caused by the hepatitis virus. Of the five different types of hepatitis virus (A, B, C, D and E), hepatitis C is the most common in the United States, affecting …
Read More »Rejuvenate. Restore. Renew.
Surgical and Non-Surgical Cosmetic Procedures Improve Vision and Quality of Life – Under the guidance of Dr. Stacia Goldey, Mid Florida Eye Center has earned national recognition for its expertise in rejuvenating facial features, diminishing signs of aging, and reconstructing facial defects. Although these types of procedures may be categorized …
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