Sarasota Edition

We often hear and use the word “wellness” without necessarily considering its meaning. By Ramon A. Gil, M.D., Medical Director, Parkinson’s Disease Treatment Center of SWFL Simply put: wellness is the opposite of illness. As parents, it is logical to assume that we all want our children to be healthy. We are therefore very involved in caring for their wellness. …

It’s been a while since you took your last college class. You’re so close to earning your bachelor’s degree, but life got in the way and you had to put that plan on hold. You have that thought in the back of your head that someday, you’ll go back to school and finish what you started. You can join hundreds …

It’s no secret that we rely on our brains for a number of important daily functions that help us navigate our world. This complex organ enables us to make reasonable decisions, focus and concentrate in our jobs, listen and communicate with others, or even remember where we placed the house keys. It’s easy to take all this for granted when …

What You Need to Know About Interstitial Cystitis Interstitial Cystitis (IC/BPS) is a bladder condition that often gets misdiagnosed as a urinary tract infection (UTI) in the early stages. Interstitial Cystitis lingers and unlike a UTI, there is no infection present; however, it is a very painful disorder that causes pressure, discomfort, frequency, and an urgency to urinate. IC/BPS inflames …

Manatee Memorial Hospital hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on June 17, 2022, to celebrate the construction of a new freestanding emergency department – the ER at Bayshore Gardens. The new ER will expand access to emergency care 24-hours a day, seven days a week in Manatee County, and will be located at 5506 14th Street West, Bradenton, Florida, 34207. The new …

By Sandra Mannon, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC Your hormones are responsible for so many changes that take place within your body – they help you to grow, to reproduce, they regulate your appetite, and they manage your sleep. It’s hardly surprising then that different hormones can affect your sleep patterns in different ways. Let’s have a look at how they influence …

When most people think about health their thoughts generally focus on physical health, and in recent years, more on mental health. However, according to many experts, wellness is comprised of six to eight mutually co-dependent dimensions: physical, emotional, social, spiritual, intellectual, environmental, occupational, and financial. If any one of these dimensions is neglected over time, it will adversely affect one’s …

Whenever an illness or injury occurs, you need to decide how serious it is and how soon to get medical care. You basically have three options. You can call your health care provider and get an appointment, go to an urgent care center, or head to the emergency room. The answer boils down to one main question: how quickly do …

By Dr. Drew Hall The head neck junction is one of the most complex biomechanical regions of the body. We have all heard the phrase “structure dictates function”. This phrase intimates that structural abnormalities in the spine can have a negative effect on the normal function of the body, especially in the upper cervical spine. In this article we will …

By Dr. Brandon Fuller While commonly connected to those who have served in the military, post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD, can impact anyone who has suffered from violence or emotional trauma. The National Institute of Mental Health defines PTSD this way, “Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can develop after exposure to a potentially traumatic event that is beyond a typical stressor.” …