Central Florida Health and Wellness Magazine Health and Wellness Articles of the Villages
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 …
Read More »COPD Treatment Takes Center Stage
By David Ebner – Staff Writer The world will never forget the momentous day when four young men from Liverpool, England, walked onto the stage of the Ed Sullivan show in 1964. The Fab Four strolled onstage, squinting in the glare of the lights and smiling at the squealing fans, …
Read More »Dealing with Sciatica Shooting Down the Leg?
Don’t pay thousands for spinal decompression! By Compton Chiropractic Care – Sciatica is a pain that you would not want to wish on your worst enemy. It is described as a sharp and shooting pain travels down the leg, but most people experiencing the symptoms will de-scribe it as a …
Read More »Dr. Anand Kesari Offers Innovative Full Spectrum Endoscopy Procedure
for Improved Early Detection of Colon Cancer Gastro-Colon Clinic is one of the first in the nation to use EndoChoice’s Fuse™ endoscope system to reduce the ‘miss rate’ of lesions during colonoscopy Although colonoscopy exams prevent many colon cancer deaths1 and are the gold standard, for detecting colorectal cancers,2 the …
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