Central Florida Health and Wellness Magazine Health and Wellness Articles of the Villages
In your organization what are you seeing consumers lean on the heaviest right now for CBD: Sleep? Pain relief? Other? And in what form, tinctures or gummies or topicals? A: Since its’ legalization in 2018 the predominant form of CBD that we had seen has been tincture and gummy oriented …
Read More »Do You Suffer From Migraines? Consider Participating in a Local Clinical Trial
Clinical trials help pave the way for new medical treatments. Migraines can be debilitating and for those that are trying to live through the pain, there is a Migraine clinical trial right here in Tampa. ForCare Clinical Research is looking for adults diagnosed with migraine to take part in a …
Read More »BayCare to Expand Behavioral Health Services Plan Responds to Unmet Community Need
BayCare Health System, West Central Florida’s largest provider of behavioral health services, recently announced plans to significantly increase its capacity and commitment to both inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services in response to the community’s needs. By mid-2022, BayCare will provide 24 more behavioral health inpatient beds at its hospitals. …
Read More »Vulvovaginal Atrophy: An Innovative, In-Office Procedure That Works
By Parveen Vahora, M.D. Sexual disorders can happen to both men and women. For women, it’s often due to vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA). Intimacy issues can affect a partner’s psychological wellbeing, just as much as it does with the one with the condition. Dr. Parveen Vahora sheds light on vulvovaginal atrophy …
Read More »How Do I Know When My Loved One is Ready for Hospice?
Discussing hospice can be a beneficial option at any stage of a life-limiting illness. Patients as well as their families benefit the most when they are supported by the hospice team with physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual support from their hospice team as early as possible. You or your loved …
Read More »Advanced Pain Management for Peripheral Neuropathy: What You Need to Know
By DR. ROBERT LUPO, D.C. Chronic Pain affects hundreds of millions of Americans. Of those individuals, a staggering 20 million are suffering with peripheral neuropathy. Neuropathy is typically associated with diabetes, as it’s common for nerve damage to have occurred in individuals with high glucose storage, but neuropathy can also …
Read More »Traumatic Brain Injury and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: What Research Shows
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is caused by a blow to the head that damages the brain’s function and signaling. TBI’s can be mild to severe, and they can cause immediate and long-term damage. Depending on the severity. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability …
Read More »Massage Protocols Are Recognized as a Critical Part of an Athlete’s Performance and Health Plan
Athlete care and today’s Sports Medicine staff have evolved and are much different in their look and approach when compared to the old school traditional sports medicine staffs consisting of just the athletic trainer and the strength coach. We no longer call it the sports medicine; it is now the …
Read More »Winter Haven Hospital Nurse Featured in DAISY Award Display on Times Square
Little did Tori Moore know that her crooning abilities would land her on a display in Times Square. The DAISY Foundation chose Tori, a DAISY Award winner, to be one of the healthcare providers featured in a national awareness campaign designed to thank nurses for their service. Tori is an …
Read More »Nutrition: What We Eat Really Does Matter
When it comes to diet and nutrition, it’s safe to say that there are countless opinions of what’s best. So, how do you really know whose advice to take? Mostly, it just comes down to common sense. For example, what’s better, an apple or a cookie? A bag of chips …
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