Central Florida Health and Wellness Magazine Health and Wellness Articles of the Villages
Severe Aortic Stenosis affects many aging individuals and causes the blood to inefficiently flow throughout the body because the heart becomes unable to pump and push blood through the aortic valve effectively. Your physician will perform diagnostic tests on you, such as an angiogram or echocardiogram to determine if you have …
Read More »This Flu Season is Dangerous for all Ages, Especially the Elderly
According to the CDC, Florida is one of the states with the highest records of influenza infections. This year, the flu has affected young and old alike and caused unprecedented amounts of hospitalizations and deaths. Adults 65 and over are more susceptible to the dangers of the flu, as their symptoms …
Read More »Dental Health—Do We Really Need to Floss?
Recently there has been a great debate about whether or not people should floss their teeth. While brushing teeth, removes plaque and bacteria biofilm from the main surfaces of each tooth, flossing is essential to get rid of the same sticky substance that lodges itself in the interproximal spaces (between the …
Read More »Common Nutrient Deficiencies Which Directly Effects Major Health Concerns
By Dr. Michael Badanek, BS, DC, CNS, CTTP, DMM, DACBN, DCBCN, MSGR/CHEV Even when you eat a balanced, whole-food diet, you may still fail to get the right balance of vitamins and minerals your body needs for optimal health. Because many factors contribute to your body’s ability to derive nutrients from …
Read More »How to Disinfect Your Home After the Flu
By Laura Bittner The 2018 flu season has been a severe one. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), our current flu season is the worst in a decade. The individuals most at risk are children up to eight years old, adults, over 50 and individuals with chronic …
Read More »Moving? Don’t Risk Losing Your Medicare Coverage! Learn the steps you need to take quickly from Kiefer Insurance
Have you or someone you know who has Medicare recently moved? If so, you need to notify Medicare & Social Security to update your address in their records. This also “starts the meter running.” You have 60 days to review and update your Medicare insurance. The coverage you currently have might …
Read More »Ah-choo! Is it Flu? What to do?
By Virginia ‘Ginya’ Carnahan, APR, CPRC – PRprn, inc. This year’s flu “epidemic” is inspiring headlines across the nation, many debating the value of the “flu shot.” Nevertheless, the most recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “FluView” update (February 9, 2018) reports that this year’s flu statistics confirm that this …
Read More »Spring Forward Into a New Lifestyle at Ave Maria
Ave Maria is a 4,000-acre master-planned community. Developer, Barron Collier Construction, kept in mind the need to develop a town that was for all ages, from growing families to seniors and they did it with great pride, making sure the specifics were perfect and that the homes are of the highest …
Read More »EPA, DHA, ALA: How to Decipher the Omega-3 Alphabet Soup
By Anne-Marie Chalmers, MD It’s easy to get lost in the alphabet soup of the omega-3 fatty acid world. Acronyms like EPA, DHA, DPA, ALA, and SDA represent just a few of the members of the omega-3 family – and even that abbreviated list is enough to give consumers and …
Read More »Lifestyle Choices Help Prevent Cancer
Diet, exercise and getting recommended screenings are some of the ways to lessen your risk of cancer. According to the National Institutes of Health, certain lifestyle choices can lessen the chances an individual has of developing cancer. However, even though most Americans know that choices such as quitting smoking, protecting …
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