Sarasota Edition

By Dr. Cynthia Clark – Acupuncture Physician & Applied Clinical Nutritionist Longevity Wellness Clinic – Surprisingly, for most people heart pro-blems and a shorter lifespan are related to eating too LITTLE fat and cholesterol, rather than too much.  In fact, recent studies have conclusively shown: 1. Eating cholesterol does not increase blood serum cholesterol. 2. Eating saturated fat does not …

By Lakewood Ranch Chiropractic – Chiropractic care is the one form of health care that keeps on giving. Chiropractic care certainly helps people to recover from short-term health problems, but this powerful method of healing also helps people stay well and assists in preventing new problems from developing. Your chiropractor treats a wide variety of musculoskeletal problems. Neck pain, back …

Neurosurgery is more than just brain surgery. By Neurospinal Associates Neurosurgery is a highly specialized branch of the medical field that deals with the surgical treatment of problems of the nervous system. The physicians who practice in this field are known as neurosurgeons, and are medical doctors who undergo years of rigorous training. Typically, more than 15 years of education …

By Eric M. Folkens, M.D., Family Medicine, Bradenton/Lakewood Ranch/Sarasota Urgent Care Walk-In Clinics With cold and flu season quickly approaching, it is important to be reminded of simple tips that are well known but oftentimes overlooked. There are no known cures for colds and flu, so cold and flu prevention should be your goal. A proactive approach to warding off …

By Senior Home Care – Bradenton, Sarasota – Caring for a loved one at home is time consuming, exhausting, stressful, and worrisome (am I properly giving them the attention needed to improve or maintain the quality of their life). Family, neighbors, and good friends may be able to help; however there comes a time when a professional care worker needs …

By Alex Anderson – Senior Associate Pastor at Bayside Community Church I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this, but my mom is an incredible Monopoly player. I mean she is phenomenal. And one of the things I enjoyed growing up was sitting at the kitchen table. I’m not just talking about Mom’s amazing cooking. I loved the kitchen table because …

By John Sylvester, M.D. – There has been a great deal of attention in the media recently about PSA screening. The United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) came out with  recommendations that PSA screening should not be done.  They recommend no routine PSA blood tests for prostate cancer screening. These recommendations may lead Medicare and private insurance companies to …

By Fay Lynne Huang – I’ve been thinking about water lately. A lot. We all know we need it. Wouldn’t last long without it. So you’d think we’d treasure it – like gold or diamonds; protect it – like our children or our country; secure it – like our homes or our freedom. But NO! The truth is most people …

Active 79 year old cycles over 100 miles each week! John Jordan has been given a quality of life he never thought was possible. He is an active member in the Sarasota Cycling Club and swims several miles on the days he isn’t out riding his bicycle. This is an accomplishment by any measures for anyone, especially someone who is …

By Timothy Blend, MD – Anti-aging medicine has thus far had a strong basis in surgical intervention (e.g. plastic surgery) or dermatological (e.g. cosmetic) procedures to create an anti-aging effect. However, over a period of time, the body and its organs continue to age unabated, with corresponding deterioration in the overall appearance and in the performance of the body. This …