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Local Experts Weigh-In On the Fight Against Heart Disease

By Matt Norman It is a common misconception that heart disease is a men’s problem. While this is a major problem for men, it doesn’t mean women are safe. In fact, 1 in 3 female deaths each year is a result of heart disease or stroke. This means one death every 80 seconds. As an…
Wake Up to Sleeping Disorders

Sleep Apnea Puts Your Heart Health At Risk by Catherine Cervone If you snore so loudly you’re constantly waking your partner up, you’re falling asleep at the wheel, or you’re having extreme fatigue throughout the day, you may have sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is most noticeable when you’re sleeping, though it usually is not recognizable…
Pop Quiz: Physical Activity Recommendations for a Healthy Heart

By Erika Aldrich Heart health is on a lot of people’s minds during the beginning of the year, but it should be a major focus year-round as heart disease is this nation’s leading killer of both men and women. Heart disease accounts for nearly one in four deaths in this county. Although many cases of…

Exercise and its Benefits

Physicians assess patient levels of exercise at least once a year with the adult well examination. All too often, the response “Doc, I’m always on my feet!” is echoed by many. The misconception that regular, daily activity is exercise, will in the long-term prove to be hazardous to health. Exercise is defined as “planned, structured,…
Make a Resolution for a Healthy Mouth

This New Year’s, we want to switch it up a bit and challenge all of our patients to think outside of the box when making their commitment to change for the better. It’s not uncommon for someone to commit to losing weight, resolving to quit smoking, or exercise more. But at our dental office in…
Heart of Florida Adds Plastic Surgeon to Physician Group

Dr. Tutu Cheng Talks About the Rewards of Helping Patients Renew their Confidence Dr. Tutu Cheng was inspired to become a doctor when she was young, possibly after seeing her grandmother, Ma, sick. “That’s one of my earliest memories,” she says. Now a plastic surgeon, Dr. Cheng relocated from Philadelphia to become the first plastic…