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  • The Quintessential Essential Worker

    The Quintessential Essential Worker

    Demand for Respiratory Therapists On Rise Amid COVID-19 by TERESA SCHIFFER Inhale…exhale….  Many of us take the ease of breathing for granted. We breathe in and out all day and night, rarely giving the life-sustaining act a second thought. All that changes when we come down with sinus congestion or a respiratory infection that leaves…

  • Mia’s Mission

    Mia’s Mission

    7-Year-Old Uses Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis to Teach Others by TIM CRAIG photos by FOSTER’S PHOTOGRAPHY Monique Mathews played a hunch and saved her daughter’s life. It was November 2019, and her daughter, Mia, was spending the night at her best friend’s house. However, Mia was crying after dinner because of a stomach ache —…

  • Pop Quiz! Do You Know the Roles Vitamins, Minerals Play in Good Nutrition?

    Pop Quiz! Do You Know the Roles Vitamins, Minerals Play in Good Nutrition?

    Did you know that micronutrient deficiencies affect billions of people worldwide? Micronutrients, also called vitamins and minerals, are an important part of adequate nutrition. There are six essential micronutrients, and they are essential for healthy development, disease prevention, and overall well-being, and they must be gained through diet or by taking vitamins. Take our quiz…

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  • Medical Advice: National Nutrition Month challenge — ‘Put Your Best Fork Forward’

    Medical Advice: National Nutrition Month challenge — ‘Put Your Best Fork Forward’

    MARCH IS NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH, and The Florida Department of Health in Polk County is bringing awareness to the importance of a nutritious, healthy lifestyle. National Nutrition Month is a nutrition education campaign that was created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics to be observed annually in March. The campaign focuses its attention on…

  • Word of Mouth: How to know your mouth — and your mouthwash needs

    Word of Mouth: How to know your mouth — and your mouthwash needs

    NOT ALL MOUTHS are created equal, and not all oral concerns are the same. It’s the reason why there are so many different types of mouthwash available on the market.

  • Family Health: How to beat peak allergy season in Central Florida

    Family Health: How to beat peak allergy season in Central Florida

    SPRINGTIME IN CENTRAL FLORIDA is beautiful. Temperatures are pleasant and the warm breezes carry the sweet scent of the orange blossoms. Unfortunately for some, it also means pollen allergies from blooming flowers, like orange blossoms, and from trees and grasses, like live oaks and rye. That fine dusting of yellow pollen that is released every…

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