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Less of a Shortcut, More of a Strategy

Doctor Explains Why Baby Steps, Personalized Care Are Key When Using Semaglutide for Weight Loss by REBEKAH PIERCE Weight-loss medications are all the rage in the fight against obesity, but that doesn’t mean they are the answer for everyone. Amid the novelty and excitement, it can be easy to forget that the basics of a…
Start the New Year in the Right Mindset

by RYAN MILEJCZAK Sponsored by Central Florida Health Care The holidays are a time full of family, presents, and excitement. But for many, this time of year can also bring on stress and depression. The natural stress of family life and the pressures that come with the holidays can make it tough to enter the…
Pop Quiz! Kiss Chapped Lips Goodbye This Winter

The winter season is brutal on our lips, no matter where in the country we live. While the Sunshine State does not see the cold and snow of the states to the north, it does get colder and much drier than other times of year; both are bad news for your lips. Add in travel,…

Healthy Cook: Enjoy good food without bad acid reflux

Some maladies don’t sound too bad. Heartburn could be something to do with affection. Some sound as bad as they are. GERD can’t sound nice. It hurts, and you know it. The proper name is Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease . . . acid reflux to you. Or heartburn. Stomach acid backs up and makes you feel…
Enjoying good food without bad acid reflux

Some maladies don’t sound too bad. Heartburn could be something to do with affection. Some sound as bad as they are. GERD can’t sound nice. It hurts, and you know it. The proper name is Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease… acid reflux to you. Or heartburn. Stomach acid backs up and makes you feel that burning sensation.…
Healthy Cook: 5 school lunch ideas to satisfy kids’ hunger

School lunches have come a long way since I was a boy.If you didn’t go home for lunch, you brought a brown bag with a peanut butter and jam sandwich on white bread. Milk was in a jar that often leaked. The apple was bruised by the jar and the sandwich was squishy from the…