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  • Chill and Relax

    Chill and Relax

    Cryotherapy a Quick, Holistic Option for a Wide Range of Ailments by MARY TOOTHMAN   Cryotherapy enthusiasts can recite a lengthy and varied list of ailments, issues and challenges that may be treated with the icy cold form of holistic therapy — now available in several locations in Central Florida.  While some of us may…

  • Health Hero

    Health Hero

    Lisa Moseley’s Fundraising Prowess Brings New Visibility to Peace River Center by TIM CRAIG Lisa Moseley would likely never use the term “hero” to describe herself, but to those who know her, the word “champion” may spring to mind.  Moseley is one of the Peace River Center’s most vocal champions, chairing one of its most…

  • Open Enrollment

    Open Enrollment

    It’s Time to Evaluate Your Options and Choose the Insurance Plan That’s Best for You by TERESA SCIHFFER It’s open enrollment season for Medicare and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans. If having health insurance that covers your actual medical needs, as well as your preferred doctors and necessary medications, is important to you, then…

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  • PCMA Letter: Looking at breast cancer in a different light

    PCMA Letter: Looking at breast cancer in a different light

                It is unavoidable that illness effects many peoples’ lives, not just that of the afflicted.  October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and, while this disease is serious and at times life threatening, it should not be looked at with fear.              As with diabetes and heart disease, cancer is another…

  • Healthy Cook: Cooking ideas for the cancer patient

    Healthy Cook: Cooking ideas for the cancer patient

     Cooking ideas for the cancer patient and her family Drugs can do miracles these days, but the body has a wonderful aptitude for helping itself get better. Like using the proper octane in a car, we have to fuel the body with nutrients that help it do its job. This is just as important, if…

  • Healthy Cook: Enjoy good food without bad acid reflux

    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…

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