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  • Making senior health a walk in the park

    Making senior health a walk in the park

    A Q&A with Dr. Manuel Jain on prevention and safety as you age CENTRAL FLORIDA HEALTH NEWS (CFHN): What do you share with your senior patients about the importance of being physically active?

  • Pop quiz on palliative care and when it’s needed

    Pop quiz on palliative care and when it’s needed

    Learn more about when and why a patient might benefit from palliative care GOING THROUGH a serious illness can be difficult, but palliative care is one option that many patients and caregivers find to be a godsend during such a time. While many are not familiar with the term “palliative care,” it’s the kind of…

  • Giving strength a boost and giving the ails of aging the boot

    Giving strength a boost and giving the ails of aging the boot

    American College of Sports Medicine recommends weightlifting for senior health SENIOR CITIZENS, take note: A recent study shows you can boost brain power and bone density by pumping iron.

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  • Medical Advice: National Nutrition Month challenge — ‘Put Your Best Fork Forward’

    Medical Advice: National Nutrition Month challenge — ‘Put Your Best Fork Forward’

    MARCH IS NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH, and The Florida Department of Health in Polk County is bringing awareness to the importance of a nutritious, healthy lifestyle. National Nutrition Month is a nutrition education campaign that was created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics to be observed annually in March. The campaign focuses its attention on…

  • Word of Mouth: How to know your mouth — and your mouthwash needs

    Word of Mouth: How to know your mouth — and your mouthwash needs

    NOT ALL MOUTHS are created equal, and not all oral concerns are the same. It’s the reason why there are so many different types of mouthwash available on the market.

  • Family Health: How to beat peak allergy season in Central Florida

    Family Health: How to beat peak allergy season in Central Florida

    SPRINGTIME IN CENTRAL FLORIDA is beautiful. Temperatures are pleasant and the warm breezes carry the sweet scent of the orange blossoms. Unfortunately for some, it also means pollen allergies from blooming flowers, like orange blossoms, and from trees and grasses, like live oaks and rye. That fine dusting of yellow pollen that is released every…

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