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By Dr. Rich Bimler, Lutheran Life Communities – Check out these simple signs of healthy aging! But be careful: If you sense that you are doing well on at least half of these items…watch out, you just might be aging well! You catch yourself laughing often, even at yourself! If you are not sure God has a sense of humor, …
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Food Sensitivities and Their Link to Weight Gain
By Yollo Wellness – It’s true that we gain weight when we eat more than we can burn off. But this conventional diet wisdom does not always hold true. Weight gain can also be caused by health conditions such as hypothyroidism, food sensitivity, Cushing’s syndrome, organ disease, prescription drug use, anxiety, blood sugar imbalance, and essential fatty acid deficiency. Many …
Read More »Q&A: Can Chemo Affect A Person Mentally?
Q: My wife was recently diagnosed with cancer and started on chemotherapy. Since diagnosis and starting her treatment, her personality has changed. Can chemo affect a person mentally? A: Chemotherapy can affect a person’s mood, as can other medications such as steroids and pain medications. It is important that you and your wife inform her doctor of changes in her mood …
Read More »May is Better Hearing Month… When was YOUR Last Hearing Test?
By Hoglund Family Hearing and Audiology Services – Did you know that more than 34 million Americans (roughly 11 percent of the U.S. population) have hearing loss? Or that six out of ten Americans with hearing loss are below retirement age? Yet, fewer than 15 percent of those who received a physical exam in the last year said they received …
Read More »“The Other Side of Parkinson’s Disease”
– By Ramon A. Gil, M.D. – Medical Director, Parkinson’s Disease Treatment Center of SW Florida – Parkinson’s disease (PD) is traditionally recognized by the motor signs that typically bring the patients to the physicians for medical evaluation: tremor, rigidity, slowness of movements and changes in their gait pattern, associated later on with balance problems. These problems are due to …
Read More »Smokeless Tobacco is Not a Safe Alternative to Cigarettes
By Charlotte County Health Department Smokeless tobacco use among Charlotte County high school students has increased significantly over the past few years, particularly among high school boys. This alarming trend is despite a positive decline in teen smoking. Smokeless tobacco includes chew, dip and a host of emerging products. Traditionally, smokeless tobacco was used in the form of spit tobacco, or …
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