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By Dr. Melissa MacVenn, WellcomeMD, Naples Sometimes health research reminds me of a river. Its course is generally predictable, but storm surges can open new channels. Its direction can change a bit over time, but the destination remains the same. The pandemic has been a major storm, and not just for those with Covid. It caused millions of us to …

By Dr. Valerie Sorge Regenerative Therapy offers great promise for new medical treatments. Regenerative therapy is an exciting alternative that can provide your body the help it needs to get you back on your feet and enjoying life! If COPD, chronic knee, back, hip, shoulder pain, osteoarthritis, arthritis or other joint pain is limiting your daily routine or preventing you …

By Dr. Anne Marie Tremaine April is Rosacea Awareness Month, thus, I thought it was a great time to discuss this common skin condition affecting 16 million people in the United States. Rosacea is a chronic but treatable condition that presents with redness, broken blood vessels, swelling, flushing, and acne-like lesions on the face. Much less commonly, rosacea can cause …

By Dr. linell king Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common gastrointestinal (GI) disorders encountered in clinical practice. In fact, in the United States, it is estimated that 8-15 percent of the adult population suffers from IBS symptoms, with women affected nearly twice as often than men. IBS is a group of symptoms that occur together, including …

By J. Christopher Lombardo, Florida Divorce, Marital & Family Law Attorney Congratulations! You have gotten engaged to the partner of your dreams. There is so much to do before your big wedding day… find a venue, create a menu, make a guest list…and that only scratches the surface. It can be easy to forget to research and decide on other …

Parkinson’s disease affects the nervous system and causes problems with muscle movement. Parkinson’s doesn’t go away, and the symptoms get worse over time. You can work with your family doctor and other professionals to slow the progress and manage Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s). Specialized nerve cells in the brain make the chemical dopamine. Dopamine sends signals to help coordinate …

By Dr. Cynthia Vaccarino, PT, DPT Many people tend to believe physical therapy is only needed when recovering from an injury. Makes sense, right? However, that’s not always the case. As we get older, physical therapy can play just as much of a role in preventing injuries as it does in helping us successfully through our recovery. That’s why it’s …

The spine is made up of wedges of vertebral bone consisting of sacral, lumbar, thoracic, and cervical vertebrae, as well as vertebral discs, ligaments, tendons, and muscles that attach to the spine. When any part of our spine is injured or misaligned, the surrounding muscles often contract, as they tighten to try and protect the spine. This compression can cause …

Courtesy of: Juan Ocanas, Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley In today’s dynamic market environment, some investors may be looking beyond stocks and bonds for other options for investing their money. This search for other options may lead to alternative investments. Alternative investments are investments outside the stock and bond markets, and may include currencies (including cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin), commodities, …

By Cederquist Medical Wellness Center If you consider how often and how automatically we rely on food to manage our anxiety, medicate our feelings and manipulate our moods the link between stress and food is undeniable. Yet we’ve grown up in a culture in which food has become much more than a source of fuel.  It symbolizes a spectrum of …