Sarasota Edition

By Joseph Kaminski, D.O. Personalized health care is the keystone to any concierge medicine practice. Concierge medicine was created as an alternative to the traditional model, which leaves many doctors overwhelmed and many patients unsatisfied. Concierge doctors provide you with the time you deserve, the time to create your personal plan for a long, healthy life. Concierge medicine may also …

By Alex Anderson, Senior Associate Pastor at Bayside Community Church In the 2002 movie Cast Away, Tom Hanks plays the character Chuck Noland, an extremely punctual FedEx executive whose plane crashes during a storm over the Pacific Ocean. He becomes the sole survivor and washes ashore on an uninhabited island. The thing that’s most moving to me is his motivation …

By Lynn Schneider, Director of Community Relations, Park Royal Hospital Having a spouse who is battling a serious illness can bring about a multitude of emotions. Estimates have shown that families provide 80% of the long-term care for chronically ill individuals in the United States. When someone has a spouse who is suffering from a serious illness, he or she …

By Physicians Rehabilitation – FDA Approved Treatment for Knee Arthritis Offered Locally Currently, an estimated 27 million people suffer from know osteoarthritis making it one of the most common causes of disability in the U.S. It is estimated by the year 2030, 72 million Americans will be at high risk for osteoarthritis. Patients with chronic joint pain often think nothing …

We all know sugar is not the healthiest food.  Sugar can increase your risk of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.  Many health conscious people are turning to natural sweeteners to keep their food and beverages sweet.  The most popular forms of natural sweeteners are: Stevia – This sweetener comes from a South American plant and is a zero-calorie sugar substitute …

By Virginia Carnahan, APR, CPRC Director of Development With the hustle-bustle of the holidays behind us, perhaps it is time to refocus our attention on health and happiness for this New Year.  This message is meant for men, but the information it contains is also good for women to know. First, men need to recognize that regardless of how healthy …

“LASIK changed my life” is something we often hear after LASIK. Imagine what it would be like to wake up and read your alarm clock or take a swim in the gulf without glasses. Whether you are nearsighted, farsighted or have astigmatism, we have a vision correction procedure that can improve the way you see the world. What is LASIK? …

By Sandy Keir, CFP®, Suncoast Advisory Group “Happy New Year!”  I woke up to that greeting from my husband, Bob, this morning and quickly remembered that today is the first day of 2015.  I always have mixed feelings on January 1.  I’m a little bit sad that another year has passed, nostalgic about all the fun things that I did …

It happens every year – you overeat around the holidays, you feel bad about it and you make a New Year’s resolution to get in shape.  The problem is, many people who make that resolution fall short before Spring even hits.  This year, resolve to stick to your resolution! It’s not easy to do it alone but it can be …

By Dr John Rand, D.V.M. Thyroid disease is the most common endocrine disease of cats. As in people, the thyroid paired glands usually located just below the voice box. They produce various hormones that affect essentially every cell in the body. These hormones regulate the body’s metabolism of fats, carbohydrates, and proteins, heat production, and also increase the sympathetic nervous …