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  • Replacing candy with better-for-you snacks

    Replacing candy with better-for-you snacks

    Healthy Options Headed for Local School Vending Machines Fat-free and soy yogurts, granola bars, fruit and grain bars, and soy crisps may become standard fare at some Polk County public schools this upcoming school year. The snacks will be offered under a new contract with Central Florida Healthy Vending in Orlando. Some 200+ healthy snacks…

  • Pop Quiz: Finding your child’s fitness level

    Pop Quiz: Finding your child’s fitness level

    Do you know activity level your child should be at and what are the best kid-approved activities? We all know that we need to get in shape and stay in shape for the summer, but what about our energetic bundles of activity known as our children?  Kids to teens need to have regular physical activity…

  • 5 reasons your child should see a pediatric dentist before school starts

    5 reasons your child should see a pediatric dentist before school starts

    At the start of a new school year, it’s common practice for parents to schedule routine physicals, which include vision and hearing testing. What should also be added to back-to-school preparations is a routine dental checkup. According to the American Dental Association (ADA), dental checkups are as important as booster and immunization shots. Unfortunately, some…

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  • Pelvic Congestion Syndrome a Common Cause of Pain

    Pelvic Congestion Syndrome a Common Cause of Pain

    Pelvic congestion syndrome is a vastly underrecognized cause of chronic pelvic pain in women of childbearing age. The pain is present all the time or can be intermittent, lasting three to six months, and present in the pelvic or tummy region throughout the menstrual cycle and without any association with pregnancy.   Enlarged veins in the…

  • Top Vision Myths Debunked!

    Top Vision Myths Debunked!

    by ANISA PATAIL, O.D.  Whether it’s an old wives’ tale or something a friend mentioned in conversation, you may have heard some things about your eyes that made you wonder if they are true.  I’m here to put your questions to rest!  Here are the myths I hear the most:  1) Eating carrots will improve…

  • Are You At Risk for Peripheral Arterial Disease?

    Are You At Risk for Peripheral Arterial Disease?

    September is Peripheral Arterial Disease awareness month. PAD is a chronic condition affecting 20 million people in the U.S. If left untreated, it can result in unnecessary limb amputations. This has been seen disproportionately in people from minority communities. It involves a buildup of plaque in the arteries— much like how your kitchen sink builds…

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