Collier Edition

By Dennis Lucas, D.M.D. – Here we are again, or shall I say already; January 1st and time for our New Years resolutions.  We all have done it, this year I am going to: Stop Smoking, Exercise every day, Lose weight, Eat better and Floss everyday. Wait a minute, did I say floss everyday? What kind of a resolution is …

Mammography is the standard of care for breast screening but, for women with dense breasts, mammography can miss as many as half of all cancers. SonoCiné is an automated breast ultrasound system that has been cleared by FDA as an adjunctive examination to mammography. Women with dense breasts, implants, can benefit from SonoCiné. A SonoCiné Ultrasound Screening can find 40% …

By Dr. Deanna Barbaro – One-third of adults over 20 show signs of herniated discs (although only 3% of these discs cause symptoms). – New York Times Saturday December 15, 2012. According to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, 8 out of 10 people have some type of backache. Herniated Discs and Disc issues are a …

By Betsy Opyt, RD, LD/N, CDE The Southwest Institute for Cardiovascular Fitness & Treatment – It is a new year and many individuals focus on eating healthier in hopes of improving their health. There are many fad diets and detox programs out there promoting quick weight loss, but is your health at risk? Most of them are nutritionally unbalanced and …

By Scott Haltzman, M.D., David Lawrence Center Adult Outpatient Staff Psychiatrist – On December 14, 2012, the world learned of a terrible shooting of 26 children and their teachers, and the suicide of the alleged shooter, Adam Lanza. When tragedies like the Newtown massacre occur, journalists and the community turn to psychiatric professionals for help understanding why such things happen. …

By Gregory M. Casey – Liposuction has experienced a revolution in recent years. Body sculpting with liposuction can now be achieved using much more precise tools than were available in the past. Laser lipo now allows doctors to target the exact areas that need attention, but seem resistant to your efforts. You diet. You exercise. And yet, with all that …

By Shardul A. Nanavati, MD – Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States. The American Cancer Society’s most recent estimates for the number of colorectal cancer cases in the United States are for 2012: . 103,170 new cases of colon cancer . 40,290 new cases of …

Q: Dear Dr. Sievers & Coach Karen, I have been overweight for many years and recently embarked on a weight loss and exercise plan. My personal trainer has been making recommendations on what supplements to take for weight loss, but I am not comfortable taking advice about supplements from a trainer. However, when I asked my doctor about supplements, he …

At Concept 10 10, you work out once a week with high intensity, totally private and with constant supervision. The following article describes what is going on in such a training session. Intensity Ideally, every exercise should be repeated until it is impossible to continue movement in a technically correct manner, that is, until the involved muscles fail. At this …

Adult & Community Education – Have you tried an exercise program but just can’t stick with it because it isn’t interesting enough and you get bored after just a few weeks, maybe months? Are you looking for an alternative, more interesting form of exercise? There are many exercise activities aside from the ones that generally come to mind: walking, running, …