Health News
Features
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Hail to the Chief Nursing Officer
Kristen Smith Talks About Her Plans for BayCare Polk and Why Nurses Are Indispensable
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Pop Quiz!
What’s the Root Cause of Your Back Pain?
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Making Mental Health Matter
Peace River Center Teams With Polk Vision to Host Panel Discussions
Columns
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Word of Mouth: More to lose than just a tooth
MANY ADULTS will lose a tooth or have one pulled at some point in time. While losing a tooth can be a less-than-desirable experience, you and your dentist still have work to do. If you have missing teeth, the sooner you get them replaced, the better.
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Healthy Cook: Keep memory sharp with the foods you eat
IF YOU SOMETIMES can’t remember where you put your keys, screw cup hooks inside a cupboard near the garage door. To never have to ask “Why did I come into this room?” live in a one-room house. Both work, but neither is tasty.
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Hospice Help: Preparing yourself for the final chapters
EACH AND EVERY DAY, we make hundreds of decisions. We decide what time to wake up in the morning, which shoes to wear, what to have for dinner, or what TV show to watch. But have we taken the time to make a decision that could matter the most? Maybe we have waited and not…