COVID-19

Taurine And Its Potential Benefits in The Treatment of Long COVID

Taurine

By Dr. Melissa (Mel) Irvine, DNP – Clinical Sexologist Specializes in Sexual Medicine and Beauty With how long COVID-19 has been a part of our lives, you may be surprised to learn that your symptoms might not end with the initial infection. Some people are reporting lingering or new-onset symptoms that last weeks or even months after they had COVID-19, …

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Protect Yourself from the Flu and Covid-19 with these Tips

Flu and Covid-19

By Alfonso L. Espinel, MD Influenza viruses travel through the air in droplets when someone with the infection coughs, sneezes or talks. You can inhale the droplets directly, or you can pick up the germs from an object — such as a telephone or computer keyboard — and then transfer them to your eyes, nose, or mouth. People with the …

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Long COVID And Its Effect on Estrogen and Progesterone Levels

Long COVID

By Dr. Melissa (Mel) Irvine, DNP – Clinical Sexologist Specializes in Sexual Medicine and Beauty COVID-19 is most notably known for its effects on the respiratory system, specifically the cough it can cause and how some people experience shortness of breath. However, less well-known is that it can also influence your hormone levels and, in some cases, last weeks or …

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Are You Suffering from Long Covid Symptoms? We Can Help!

Long Covid Symptoms

By Nadine “Deanie” Singh, APRN – Founder & CEO Some who have been infected with COVID-19 continue to experience long term health issues including chronic fatigue, muscle weakness, change of smell or taste, cardiac and respiratory illnesses, such as heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and blood clots. Patients also suffer from depression or anxiety from job loss, deaths of …

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KEEPING OUR CLIENTS SAFE AT HOME DURING COVID-19

KEEPING OUR CLIENTS SAFE AT HOME DURING COVID-19

Dear Chef For Seniors Community, With the ever-changing COVID-19 situation we want to assure you that Chefs For Seniors is committed to the health and safety of our clients, franchise owners, employees, and local communities. At Chefs For Seniors, we continue to reinforce the highest standards of safe food handling practices as well as guidelines set forth by the CDC. …

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Evictions During Covid-19 Pandemic

Evictions During Covid-19

By Cameron G. Woodward, Florida Evictions Attorney As most landlords are no doubt aware, the Biden administration has revised/extended the Covid-19 eviction moratorium in an attempt to delay the eviction of tenants who have failed to pay rent. As things stand currently, it is difficult to anticipate whether any court would issue a Final Judgment of Eviction on failure to …

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Are You Still Putting Off Your Mammogram Due to COVID?

Mammogram

By Krystal Smith, D.O. In the United States, breast cancer is the second leading cause of death after heart disease in women. And here locally, in the state of Florida, nearly 16,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed each year. Mammograms help diagnose breast cancer at an earlier stage and save lives, eliminating metastasizing cancer and deaths in many …

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Bayfront Health Punta Gorda Offers Monoclonal Antibody Infusion Therapy

Antibody Infusion

Bayfront Health Punta Gorda is offering monoclonal antibody therapies for the treatment of some cases of COVID-19 “For certain individuals recently diagnosed with COVID-19, monoclonal antibody therapy may help prevent hospitalization or worsening symptoms,” said Simon Grinshteyn, M.D., FAPWHc, BC-ADM, family medicine provider with Bayfront Health Medical Group. “The infusion consists of man-made antibodies that mirror the antibodies of patients …

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Orchidia Medical Group Offers a Cutting-Edge Peptide that Is Proving to Boost Immunity

Orchidia Medical Group

By Dr. Carolina Young Ortiz Thymosin Alpha-1 (Ta1) has been known as an excellent immune modulator. Thymosin is a small protein produced naturally by the thymus gland which stimulates the development of disease-fighting T cells. The thymus is an integral part of your immune system, where individual T-cells are made to respond to the millions of bacteria, fungi, or viruses …

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Hypertension: What You Need to Know

Hypertension

High blood pressure (hypertension) has little to no symptoms and is often referred to as a silent killer. It can lead to stroke, heart disease, and sudden cardiac arrest. It’s imperative to check your blood pressure regularly. Typically, the systolic blood pressure (top number) rises with age, while the diastolic blood pressure (bottom number) tends to fall. However, any changes …

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