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  • Defeat the Dander

    Defeat the Dander

    Understanding and Treating Pet Allergies    by SEAN JARVIS   For thousands of people who love animals and their pet companions, there also comes a distracting side effect — pet allergies. Fortunately, there are several ways to manage your allergies and reduce your symptoms.    Why Do I have Allergies, and What Causes Them? While…

  • Common Misconceptions About Service Animals

    Common Misconceptions About Service Animals

    Rights, Best Practices, and Etiquette by CELÉSTE JO WALLS You have heard of them: guide dogs for the blind, PTSD support dogs for veterans, seizure response dogs, alert dogs for the hearing impaired, diabetic alert dogs, wheelchair assistant dogs, and more.  You may have seen them in department stores, at theme parks, in restaurants, and…

  • Where Sleep and Mental Health Intersect

    Where Sleep and Mental Health Intersect

    by TERESA SCHIFFER Sponsored by Central Florida Health Care   Sleep is often an underrated aspect of our self-care routine, but lack of sleep can have a negative impact on our health, especially our mental and behavioral health.    There are two broad categories of sleep: REM and non-REM. REM stands for “rapid eye movement.…

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  • Healthy Cook: Food safety for the outdoor cookouts

      Food Safety for the Outdoor Cookouts The sun is shining and the kids are playing and the picnic lunch is waiting to be eaten. It’s a perfect day in Florida. But tomorrow could be a bummer if the cook and helpers don’t know how to keep the food from spoiling. Food safety is a…

  • Editor’s Dose: My tips if you plan to do a ‘staycation’

    Editor’s Dose: My tips if you plan to do a ‘staycation’

      In my opinion, there’s nothing better than summer in Florida. You have the beaches, the theme parks, and of course, the sunshine to beckon you outdoors. For residents planning their vacations this season, there are just as many reasons to stay close to home as there are to get away. So how do you…

  • Get healthy STAT!

      Weighing in on National Statistics Take a Shot 13 percentage of parents not vaccinating children on the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention’s recommended schedule. Source: U.S. CDC   The rates in Polk County of parents not completing immunizations on time is 1.6 percent for kindergarten and 1.3 percent for seventh grade, but they…

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