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Welcome to Healthy is Easy; where the basics of health and wellness are simplified in a world of confusing information. To get started, let’s talk about nutrition information that we see in the media where advertisers legally slant their messages to confuse consumers, particularly, let’s focus on labeling of product packaging as it relates to nutrition. Does “Sugar Free” Mean …

By Gastroenterology Associates  of S.W. Florida, P.A. – EUS(Endoscopic Ultrasound) is a powerful tool in gastroenterology that adds to diagnostic armantarium of the gastroenterologist. It allows a doctor to obtain images of organs of the digestive tract and lesions that may involve them. The procedure involves the use of a flexible tube (endoscope) with an ultrasound probe at its tip. …

Mindfulness training & therapeutic yoga:  optimal treatments for insomnia By Madeline Ebelini, MATP, RYT – Integrative Mindfulness, Bonita Springs – I remember when chronic pain and obsessive worry kept me awake night after night. Typically, around 2 am, my mind was scanning the horizon like a lighthouse, searching for something to worry about. When it locked on it wouldn’t let …

By Yollo Wellness – Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging, ‘DITI,” is a 15 minute noninvasive test of physiology. It is a valuable procedure for alerting your doctor to changes that can indicate early stages of breast disease. The Benefit of DITI Testing The benefit of DITI testing is that it offers the opportunity of earlier detection of breast disease than has …

By Physicians Rehabilitation – It’s understandable that patient’s will have many questions about VAX-D. It’s always wise to investigate all options when it comes to health issues. Below are some of the most commonly asked question that we hear from our patients. What is VAX-D and how does it work? VAX-D is a non-invasive medical technology that stretches the spine …

By Sharon C. Sullivan, New Beginnings hCG Clinics, SW Florida – The snowbirds have flown back north and those of us who are here year around are planning all the things we meant to do but the crush of “season” kept us from doing. One thing that is on many peoples’ mind is achieving a better figure or a healthier …

By: Alina Stanciu, MD, FAAO – Until recently, the only lens choice available for cataract surgery was a single-focus implant that helped you see distance. Now, advanced implant options are available that provide a wide range of vision correction and freedom from glasses. VISION CHANGES WITH AGE – Presbyopia The aging process affects the clarity and quality of vision, which …

By Theo and Ganine and Jessica Hicks, Fort Myers Fred Astaire Dance Studio – As a man in his mid fifty’s, last month’s topic is personal and timely as April is also my birthday. Men’s and Ladies health, or lack thereof, is now a featured topic in print and media, it’s as if prior to this last century we weren’t …

By Superior Residences at Health Park – Dementia is a progressive loss of memory, reasoning and cognitive functions impairing the abilities to perform normal day-to-day activities like household chores, driving and personal care like bathing, dressing and feeding. Approximately 6 million people in the US suffer from dementia. It is a common phenomenon in about 6-8% of seniors over the …

By Pastor Terry Hoskins, Director of Oasis Counse – Most premarital counseling that is available today has been watered down to nothing more than personality tests and communication techniques which is doing very little to prepare two sinners for becoming one until death do us part. My marriage is where it’s at today in spite of the premarital counseling we …