Central Florida Health and Wellness Magazine Health and Wellness Articles of the Villages
Freedom Pointe at The Villages – a Brookdale Life Care Community Our community gives you the freedom to enjoy life as you choose today with assurance that you have a full continuum of care options for tomorrow. The Life Care Program Life Care empowers residents to lead a dynamic lifestyle …
Read More »BEMER Therapy for Better Circulation and Health in Men – Bio-Electric Magnetic Energy Regulation
Did you know that impaired blood circulation of the male reproductive organs is the main cause of low testosterone levels, prostate conditions & erectile dysfunction? It is a common & unavoidable lifestyle habit for middle-aged men to be sitting most of their day at a desk, in a car, or …
Read More »Are Your Beverage Choices Sabotaging Your Health Goals?
By Monique Richard MS, RDN, LDN Did you know the biggest calorie buster in your diet is probably what you’re sipping on? By the time you enjoy sipping on your morning’s barista treat, the fountain soda or sweet tea at lunch, and pre-dinner cocktail, 500-700 calories have been added to your …
Read More »10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease
By Madison Vincent June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month and the Alzheimer’s Association needs your help to raise awareness of this disease by going purple, sharing the facts, and getting involved in the fight to end Alzheimer’s. Who can develop Alzheimer’s disease? Everyone who has a brain is at risk …
Read More »Painkillers Killing People: The Epidemic of Prescription Drug Addiction
America’s most fatally abused drug is legal and sitting in the medicine cabinet. Every day, 52 people die from opioid pain medications. Every year, 47,000 die from a drug overdose, mostly from prescription pain medications. Opioids are being overprescribed. And it is not children reaching in medicine cabinets who have made …
Read More »10 Ways to Make Dad’s Day
Celebrate your own father and the father of your children this Father’s Day. Make Dad the center of attention for a change. Here are some ways that you and your kids can make Dad’s day! 1. Before Father’s Day, sit down and write a note to your husband, telling him …
Read More »$3,000 Per Hour
By Alex Anderson, Senior Associate Pastor at Bayside Community Church Every so often I’ll do a bit of executive coaching. I’ll spend a day with a medical, business or non-profit executive. We will end the day with very clear “take-aways” (actionable steps for an area of their life–business, family, or …
Read More »IT’S SPRING! LET HEALTH BLOOM WITH A SCREENING MAMMO
May 8th kicks off Women’s Health Week and the 8th is also Mother’s Day, making it the perfect time to think of protecting your health and reminding the women you love they might be due for a routine screening mammogram. The Board Certified radiologists of RAO recommend that women get …
Read More »Keeping Your Cholesterol Levels in Check
Has your doctor advised you to reduce your cholesterol level? That is no surprise considering how many people have high cholesterol these days. It seems that everyone is concerned about high cholesterol, and rightfully so. High cholesterol can cause clogged blood vessels, leading to heart attack and stroke. According to …
Read More »How to Handle TMS. . . Tired Mom Syndrome
By Nancy Jergins – iMOM.com If you’ve never heard of TMS, you’ve probably had it—Tired Mom Syndrome. I coined the phrase after laughing with my children about my late evening fatigue that sets in after long days of running around and doing the things mothers do. The symptoms? A higher …
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