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  • Editor’s Dose: A little pill of insight on nutrition news you can use

    Editor’s Dose: A little pill of insight on nutrition news you can use

      They don’t say “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” for no reason. This edition of Central Florida Health News is focusing on food because what you put in is what you get out. It’s so important for your health and the well-being of your family to eat a balanced diet of protein,…

  • Publisher’s Note: From the pyramid to the plate

    Publisher’s Note: From the pyramid to the plate

      As of June 2, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and First Lady Michelle Obama unveiled the federal government’s new food icon: My Plate. Gone is the food pyramid from 1995 and even its more modern descendant, “My Pyramid,” which displayed the concepts of variety, moderation and proportion in vertical color coding (rather…

  • Body, Mind & Spirit: How not to be your own worst enemy

      We’ve all heard it — that not-so-quiet voice in our head that says, “You can’t,” “It’s impossible” or, “You’re not good enough.” Most of us have minor battles with our inner critic during different points in our lives, but some people struggle with self-criticism on a daily basis. Unlike external naysayers in our lives…

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