Over the past decade, animal influencers have captured the hearts and attention of people around the globe with their antics — but Koda the Fluff is a little different. This registered therapy dog works closely with Orlando Health and has visited other hospitals, including Lakeland Regional. Inside this edition, we chat with owner Jena McKinstry […]
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Ladies, let’s talk. When you reach a certain age, your annual doctor’s visits take on a different tone. Phrases like night sweats, hot flashes, mood swings, and brain fog start to creep into your conversations. But even though there’s plenty of talk about these menopause symptoms, there seems to be a lot less talk about
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by DR. JOY JACKSON The heart is the powerhouse of the human body and, as such, it is holistically interconnected with the body as a whole. The heart cannot be separated from how the rest of the body is functioning. Poor diet and lack of exercise are often mentioned as factors a person could change
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by JENNIFER GOODSON, LMHC, MA Today, I was teaching my college students about the psychodynamic perspective of behavior relating to the unconscious slips of the tongue. It’s the belief that unconsciously, our hidden thoughts and desires will eventually surface in time. The idea I left with them was “out of the heart, the mouth speaks.” Of
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by RYAN MILEJCZAK Your heart is the engine of your body, and it’s one of the most important organs in your body when it comes to maintaining good health. One of the cornerstones of heart health is your diet, and while there are a variety of heart healthy foods, some stand above the rest; these
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Exploring the Link Between Stress and Heart Health by REBEKAH PIERCE If you’ve ever felt like stress is something that’s all in your head, think again. It’s likely doing much more than just making you feel overwhelmed. Chronic stress has a sneaky way of impacting your entire body, and those impacts aren’t just limited to
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Acute mesenteric ischemia patients are typically older and present with severe pain in the tummy, which is out of proportion to the examination. The patient subjectively describes pain in the tummy that is very severe but there is minimal tenderness elicited on physical examination. Other features will be elevated white blood cell count and acidosis
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Alex Santiago Learns Family Is at the Root of His Heart in More Ways Than One by REBEKAH PIERCE “Listen to your heart.” That’s the advice given to practically everyone these days, it seems, from young entrepreneurs thinking about launching their own startups to high school students attempting to choose a college major. But for
by RYAN MILEJCZAK Sponsored by Central Florida Health Care Heart attacks are one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., affecting more than 800,000 Americans every year. But despite this, they’re often a “silent killer,” and by the time you feel symptoms, it may already be too late. But what exactly is a
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Thank you to all the exhibitors who joined us at the Jan. 11 Expo!
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