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  • A How-To for a New, Improved You

    A How-To for a New, Improved You

    Elaine Thompson, Others to Speak at Southeastern University Seminar by REBEKAH PIERCE Southeastern University is gearing up to kick off the new year with its inaugural “SEU Presents” event series. The first event, “A New Year, A Happy & Healthier You,” will be held January 5 from 8 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at the Lake…

  • Confident & In Control

    Confident & In Control

    Bariatric Surgery Helps Poinciana Educator Start a New Chapter  by Ryan Milejczak A new year means a new opportunity to become a better you. And if you ask a room full of people what changes they’d like to make in their lives, the most common answer will almost certainly be some version of “lose weight.”…

  • Pop Quiz: Cracking the Code on Hunger

    Pop Quiz: Cracking the Code on Hunger

    If you’ve made resolutions this New Year, statistics say that one of those resolutions is likely about losing weight and eating healthier. Unfortunately, reports show that not even 10% of resolutions are kept by the end of January! One reason for giving up on resolutions to lose weight is many people don’t understand the science…

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  • Publisher’s Note: Healthcare.gov open enrollment ends February 15

    Publisher’s Note: Healthcare.gov open enrollment ends February 15

    If you do not have health insurance, and you’re not sure how to get it, you need to make it a priority to look at your options on Healthcare.gov — the website that offers healthcare insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The open enrollment period is happening now, but it closes on February 15.…

  • Editor’s Dose: Accountability is another ally with weight-loss goal

    Editor’s Dose: Accountability is another ally with weight-loss goal

    In this edition of Central Florida Health News, we talk about how your new year’s resolution to lose weight can benefit from having medical supervision … but why? My answer for you is very simple: Because we all need to be held accountable.

  • Healthy Cook: Busting resolution diet myths

    Healthy Cook: Busting resolution diet myths

    IN THE NEW YEAR I will … In the new year I won’t … Sound familiar? It’s the new year’s resolution. We make ’em. We break ’em. And we feel guilty about it.

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