Collier Edition

It seems as though everyone is a self-made expert when it comes to health and wellness.  Walk into any bookstore, look at any super market shelf,or watch any commercial on television and they all seem to correlate back to one’s health. With all the information readily available, how do you know which source to trust? When it comes to your …

By Yollo Wellness Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) by definition is oxygen pressurized above 1 atmospheric pressure. Here in Southwest Florida you are at sea level. You are at 1 ATM. To pressurize the oxygen, it involves breathing oxygen in a pressurized chamber. What many people don’t realize is here on earth you already live in a pressurized chamber. You are …

By Joseph Kandel, M.D. Every year almost 1,000,000 people suffer a stroke, or “brain attack.” This is caused by loss of blood and oxygen to the brain, and there are a number of risk factors. These include high blood pressure, atrial fibrillation (an irregular heartbeat), HIGH CHOLESTEROL, diabetes, circulation issues, and carotid artery disease. What is cholesterol, how do we …

By:  Corey Howard, MD, FACP Dementia. The word conjures up the notion of “losing one’s mind” and it is a scary thought for most people. Alzheimer’s disease is a common cause of dementia affecting more than 5 million people in the United States and this number is rising rapidly. The risk increases as we age. Even worse is that it …

By Janet Canderwood, RD Have you ever been told your body mass index is out of range? Perhaps it’s time to make a lifestyle change. Instead of sitting on the couch munching on potato chips, Go outside and do some somersaults and flips. You may want to take a brisk walk or go for a long bike ride, The first …

By Jeff Davis, RRT-NPS, RCIS, Program Director, Cardiovascular Technology & Respiratory Care, FSW Cardiovascular disease has been, and continues to be, the number one cause of death in the United States and worldwide. It is also a leading cause of disability. The human cardiovascular system consists of the heart and blood vessels (arteries and veins). The purpose of the cardiovascular …

By Zorayda “Jiji” Torres, MD, ABIHM, IFMCP Board-Certified, Internal Medicine Certified Practitioner, Institute for Functional Medicine Did you know that about half of people who get heart attacks have normal cholesterol levels? And that if you have high cholesterol, merely bringing the numbers down with medication might have limited benefits? Yes, that is what the data is showing. Cholesterol is …

Jonathan M. Frantz, MD, FACS, medical director of Frantz EyeCare, is pleased to announce that Glaucoma Specialist Shawn J. Khan, MD, MBA, and Optometrist Thy Nguyen, OD have joined the practice’s medical team. Dr. Khan sees patients in the Fort Myers and Naples offices of Frantz EyeCare. He completed his Glaucoma Fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital, his residency at Albany …

By Cyndi Yag-Howard, MD, FAAD Antioxidants are good molecules, which clean up the bad oxygen free radicals that damage tissue, cause diseases and increase the signs of aging. Environmental pollution, ultraviolet radiation, and our own metabolism create these oxygen free radicals that challenge our bodies throughout every day. Fascinating new research on antioxidants shows that they can delay or prevent …

By Ulla-Undine Merritt (Dee) National Producer Number (NPN) 8853366 Medicare & Medicaid turned 50 this year (1965-2015) Current Medicare Advantage Plan and Part D clients will be receiving their “Notice of Change” documents in September. These notices compare any plan changes from your current 2015 to your new 2016 plan. You will be automatically re-enrolled in your current plan if …