Polk/Brandon

By Pastor Roger P. Felipe Weight-watchers. Nutrisystem. Mediterranean diet. Paleo. Living healthy has become a craze, although obesity inour country, rather legitimizes it. For many people it is about looking and feeling better, living longer, stronger and disease-free. These are all important reasons for eating clean, exercising, and learning to …

by Alan J. Bauman, MD, ABHRS It’s that time of the year when movie theaters teem with new heart-stopping horror tales like The Exorcist: Believer. The streaming services also make sure we have lots of thrillers to keep us awake at night, while we cower on our couches, wide-eyed and …

Read More: Each person’s “healthiest self” is different depending on their body, mind, living situation and people influencing their lives, and building a personal wellness toolkit can improve your overall well-being. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has created …

Liver cancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide and the sixth leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., according to the National Cancer Institute. Primary liver cancer occurs most often in adults ages 60+. Childhood liver cancer is rare. Rates are highest in American Indian and Alaska Native …

In the landscape of modern medicine, the advent of robotic technology has revolutionized surgical procedures, offering remarkable advancements in precision, efficiency, and patient outcomes. One area where this technological marvel truly shines is in bariatric surgery, a powerful tool in the fight against obesity. With obesity rates soaring and its …

Help Us Help You During Alopecia Awareness Month by Alan J. Bauman, MD, ABHRS As I scanned an article the other day in a business magazine about retail theft, I saw the term “loss prevention.” Loss prevention is what stores employ to try to minimize the loss of merchandise people …

By Chris Rowe I sent a special briefing to our flagship Sector Focus members. In it, I give them everything they’ll need to know to stay well ahead of other investors at least for the first half of this year. And while I can’t reveal all of that here, I …

By Brent Myers, Pastor of Community Life It doesn’t take much effort to hear of all the turmoil going on in our nation and around the world. It’s quite frightening at times to think about where this all might end up. But if we’re honest with one another, we really …

The graduates – the first set of resident physicians to graduate from the program – have spent the last three years learning about what it means to provide extraordinary care to the community. That’s meant rotating in various units, odd shifts and building connections with each other and in Polk …

Chase It Away with Bauman Medical’s Detection and Treatment Tools by Alan J. Bauman, MD, ABHRS Have you ever tried on a piece of clothing you haven’t worn in a while and been shocked that it doesn’t fit anymore? (Perhaps it shrank in the dryer?) Or maybe your car that’s …