Central Florida Health and Wellness Magazine Health and Wellness Articles of the Villages
We’ve all seen the movie scenes where a man gasps, clutches his chest and falls to the ground. In reality, a heart attack victim could easily be a woman, and the scene may not be that dramatic. “Although men and women can experience chest pressure that feels like an elephant sitting …
Read More »Is your heart hurting? Have you been disappointed in love?
By Cheryl Rogers When your special relationship has ended through death or divorce, you may feel lost. You may feel very much alone, but the Bible tells us you are not. “The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart,” it says in Psalm 34:18. Your maker …
Read More »Why Limit Sugar Consumption?
By Ali Nasser, M.D. FACC Cardiologist Food manufacturers of processed food, soft drinks and artificial fruit juices with added sugar, are not required to list how much sugar is added versus natural sugar contents. Food makers can also use sweeteners (alcohol sugar) that aren’t technically “sugar.” The body doesn’t distinguish …
Read More »Dry Skin or Athlete’s Foot? Diabetic Patients, Beware!
Dr. John Bidelspach Athlete’s foot is a common, fungal skin infection we see in our patients. A majority of cases begin between the toes and spread to the bottom of the feet. Athlete’s foot is caused from fungus growing on the top layer of your skin. It is contagious and you …
Read More »Eliminate Pain and Accelerate Your Body’s Natural Ability to Heal, Even if Nothing Else Works!
After 17 years, used in over 4,000 hospitals and medical facilities, in over 40 countries, documented in over 400 independent studies done internationally, with 115 published on the National Institute of Health’s website, as well as 40 (PubMed) medical journals, and over 1 million happy users proving the effectiveness of BEMER …
Read More »Think Surgery is the Only Way to Treat Spinal Stenosis? Think Again.
Spinal stenosis is a condition in which the open spaces within the spine become narrowed, irritating or pressing on the nerves along the spinal cord and causing neck, back, arm or leg pain, muscle weakness, numbness, tingling or hot/cold sensations in the back, neck or extremities. It is typically caused by …
Read More »Physio Med's Vestibular Rehab
By Michael B. Smith Vestibular Certified Physical Therapist The term Vestibular refers to what is more commonly known as the “inner ear”. The Vestibular system is made up of an identical left and right structure which consist of 3 circular canals connected to a chamber like structure. The Vestibular system is …
Read More »Low Dose CT – A Proven Life-Saving Scan for Longtime Smokers
Big news in the realm of lung cancer treatment: Low Dose Computed Tomography, or LDCT, can dramatically reduce the chance of lung cancer death among heavy smokers. The landmark finding is the result of a randomized clinical trial of more than 53,000 current and former heavy tobacco smokers ages 55 …
Read More »Holiday Survival 101
By Rachel Robertson, Staff Writer Thanksgiving brings the beginning of the holiday season and with it comes more than just visions of turkey dinners and sugar plums. For many of us, visions of stress, fatigue, and anxiety are at the forefront of the season. Here are some tips to help you …
Read More »November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month Memory Care at Freedom Pointe at The Villages
No decision seems harder than moving a cognitively challenged parent into a memory care community, and yet it may well be the most loving thing one can do. Particularly when you choose Freedom Pointe at The Villages. In this safe and loving harbor for residents with dementia or Alzheimer’s, we honor …
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