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By Beth Marlow, Certified Professional Cancer Coach & Holistic Nutritional Counselor in Ft. Myers, FL – Cancer is quickly becoming the # 1 killer in the world today and the latest statistics are alarming. It has been projected that 1 out of every 7 women in America will develop breast cancer, and another recent projection states that 3 out of …

By Joshua Lee Jr., M.D. – Advances in medicine have given us many benefits. When it comes to surgery, one of the greatest advancements has been the use of laparoscopic surgery. Due to the smaller incisions compared to open surgeries, laparoscopic surgery offers less pain, faster recovery time, and better cosmetic results. Single Port Laparoscopy, sometimes referred to as Single …

By W.L. “Hunter” Huntley, III, HAS, BC-HIS – Every year, since 1927, the Better Hearing Institute designates the month of May as National Better Hearing month. This designation is to raise awareness of one of our nations leading handicapping disabilities: hearing loss. The Better Hearing Institute strongly encourages everyone to have their annual hearing check this month (especially individuals 55 …

By Christopher M. Cole, L.Ped – Want a better sex life? Well, start by taking a long look down… at your feet. Feet? Yes, and we are not talking about fetishes. Our feet are more important to a healthy lifestyle than most people realize; and that includes a healthy sex life. The human foot is a great barometer of our …

By Drs. Drew and Kanema Clark – Upper Cervical Care helps local woman that has been suffering with chronic neck pain, back pain, knee pain & extreme vertigo I am an athlete, constantly working out and playing tennis with a bad left knee and a bad back,” says Nancy.  Although annoyed, she continued to press on despite her bad back …

By Adam Shuster, DO Pain Management Consultants of SWFL – Acupuncture is a complementary medical technique used for a variety of ailments, including pain. It is based on Eastern Chinese medicine and philosophy. There are more than 365 acupuncture points in the body. Energy pathways called meridians connect the acupuncture points. Qi (pronounced chee) is the energy that flows through …

Many people, with or without family, will have executed a Will or a Revocable Trust at some point in their lives as part of their “estate plan”. After executing those documents, they check that task off their “to-do” list and move on with “more important” things in their lives – often not revisiting those documents for years. However, if you …

A hernia is a condition in which fatty tissue or an organ protrudes through the surrounding connective tissue, called fascia. Hernias can affect about 5% of the population. They can be found in both genders, but mainly happen in males. Women’s abdominal regions are meant to carry children, so they are much stronger than their male counterparts. In a man’s …

By Tara Moser, LCSW, RPT-S – You wouldn’t say “It’s just cancer” and expect someone to get over it, would you? A friend shared with us a sign that says just that in an airport and it has stuck. Why do we expect friends and family to “get over” what life brings them if it relates to an emotion or …

There are some things in life that are completely out of our control. The most obvious is the passage of time. As much as we try to fight it, the aging process catches up to all of us. At some point, it begins to affect our health. Conditions such as high blood pressure, heart disease, and loss of bone density …