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  • Teaming Up For Good Pediatric Oral Health

    Teaming Up For Good Pediatric Oral Health

    by TERESA SCHIFFER   Sponsored by Central Florida Health Care   Good oral health begins early, with proper pediatric dental care. Although the importance of healthy baby teeth isn’t often talked about, the fact of the matter is that cavities and oral infections in children can lead to serious problems. Poor oral health may cause…

  • Listen to Your Heart

    Listen to Your Heart

    Man’s Experience Underscores Importance of Advocating for Yourself as a Patient   by TERESA SCHIFFER   No one knows your body better than you. There may be times when something just doesn’t feel right, and even though you voiced your concern to your physician, you weren’t able to get the answers that put your mind…

  • Know the Numbers: 1 in 4

    Know the Numbers: 1 in 4

    Don’t Underestimate the Effects of Stress on Heart Health   by TERESA SCHIFFER   Heart disease accounts for one in every four deaths in the United States. With odds like that, it’s good to know that some contributing factors are within your control. Stress is one of those factors.    Everyone experiences stress at some…

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  • Editor’s Dose: More than just comfort food

    Editor’s Dose: More than just comfort food

      Reading this article on food “made with love” for the sick really brought back some memories. As a young teenager, my mother had to undergo open heart surgery twice within four years. She has a blood disorder that causes her body to produce too many of the clot-forming platelets. Adding to that complications of…

  • Body, mind & spirit

    Body, mind & spirit

      Taking Care of the Caregiver: Managing Stress that can Lead to Health Issues Caregivers or patient advocates usually spend many hours in doctor’s offices, hospitals or clinics. But beset by stress for a loved one, they may go from crisis to crisis without stopping to consider their own health. “They’re not there to just…

  • Healthy Cook: Made with love

    Healthy Cook: Made with love

     Classic ‘go-to’ nutrition for the sick “I don’t feel good. I don’t want t-h-a-a-t. Don’t we have something e-l-s-e?” “Wid a cod in de node I can’t taste anyding, anyway.” “My tummy feels funny.” We were told to feed a cold and starve a fever. Or is it starve a cold and feed a fever?…

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