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  • How Joan and Robert are conquering cardiac distress

    How Joan and Robert are conquering cardiac distress

    One couple shares their patient-doctor relationship and its role in their quality of life THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF HEROES in this world. From the fictional sort we all know and love from classic comic books to the real-life soldiers of our Armed Forces — and even everyday heroes, such as firefighters and other emergency…

  • Have a Heart Gala to support free clinic for indigent care

    Have a Heart Gala to support free clinic for indigent care

    Event will raise funds for the continued efforts of Parkview Medical Center FOR A FORTUNATE FEW, time is of little consequence. For the rest of us, time is a luxury that we can rarely indulge in. In Haines City, however, a dedicate group of staff and volunteers are working to give more time and —…

  • Mental health moment: Meditation is medication

    Mental health moment: Meditation is medication

    IT’S TRUE. Certain kinds of meditation may work better for you than others. If you’re anxious about the future, a guided imagery meditation — about visualizing what you want — might be good.

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  • A week in the life of a geriatric care management practice

    A week in the life of a geriatric care management practice

    What a week! We participated in two health fairs, sponsored and awarded medals at the Polk Senior Games Fishing Tournament, presented a talk on Slow Medicine at the Winter Haven Senior Adult Center, had a client pass away under the wonderful support of hospice, laughed and cried alongside his family, took a client for a…

  • Publisher’s Note: Great results we’d like to share

    Publisher’s Note: Great results we’d like to share

    I’d like to take a few moments to share results from an Online Reader Survey, which was conducted by Verified Audit Circulation about Central Florida Health News magazine.  The 18-question reader survey was designed to gather information from our Central Florida Health News readership about your demographics, lifestyle, education, reading habits, and consumer preferences.  Respondents…

  • Healthy Cook: The truth about ‘negative calorie’ foods

    Healthy Cook: The truth about ‘negative calorie’ foods

    Some things just sound too good to be true. You lose more calories eating a food than the food has in it. That’s called “negative calories” and it sounds like digestive snake oil to me. It would be died-and-gone-to-heaven for dieters. But there is a modicum of truth in it. Some cold foods that are…

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