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Living Too Clean WHAT PROBIOTICS Can Do During the Current Pandemic
We are living in extraordinary times. The pandemic has prompted essential changes in our hygiene routines like social distancing, mask-wearing, and handwashing, but could implementing all of these microbe-phobic practices trigger other health problems? The hyper-clean living efforts we’re implementing to protect ourselves from COVID-19 could be making our body’s natural immune system weaker and also set us up for long-term health problems.
Aged Garlic Extract a True Contender for Heart Health
While fish oil supplements are often touted first for heart health, research has shown a surprising and robust benefit of garlic therapy. Whether in your favorite Italian dish or taken as a dietary supplement, garlic has some very important preventative and healing benefits that cannot be ignored for heart health.
4 TIPS FOR IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH during quarantine
HEALTH NEWS & TIPS
Lift Your Own Spirits
We all feel down now and then, especially lately. These techniques can help you bounce back.
When Man's Best Friend Is Also the Best Medicine
The powerful bond between humans and their pets has always been easily recognizable. Still, every year when we put together the Pets & Your Health edition of Central Florida Health News, we find stories of courage and understanding so strong we can’t help but be inspired.
POP QUIZ!
Pet Allergies? Get the Facts on the Best Way to Cope
HEALING PAWS
A Service Canine, A Veteran, and the Journey Back From the Edge
On Service Animals, Emotional Support Animals and Freelancers
If you watch a service animal with their human, there is a higher level of nonverbal communication taking place. The training that enables and facilitates that level of connection often takes years of training.
Cook Up the Good Stuff for Your Pup
You look down at the floor, and the little guy looks back at you, expectantly. The unspoken message transferred from his eyes to yours: “It’s dinnertime, right?”
Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the Eye
Sleep apnea is a common but often undiagnosed disorder that has potentially serious general and eye health consequences. Approximately 25% of men and 10% of women are affected, but unfortunately, 80% of these are undiagnosed. High rates of undiagnosed patients may be due to the fact that the best test, a polysomnography sleep study, is inconvenient for the patients and can be very costly as it requires overnight monitoring of your breathing and other body functions during sleep while at a sleep center.
SEPARATING FACT FROM FICTION
Dr. Haight Dispels COVID-19 Myths and Explains Why He Trusts Vaccine
March Is National Nutrition Month
March is National Nutrition Month and the Florida Department of Health in Polk County is bringing awareness to the importance of a nutritious, healthy lifestyle.
BATTLING OBESITY
Lakeland Regional Health Unveils New Weight Loss Institute
Natural Rx for Covid Long-Haulers
Around 10 percent of Covid patients continue to experience symptoms long after they’ve beaten the infection. Here’s what you need to know about these lingering issues.
Trouble Swallowing?
If you experience difficulty swallowing, you might have a recently recognized condition called eosinophilic esophagitis, which may be caused by food allergies.
Skin in the Game
Let us introduce you to Goodfi sh, a sustainable snack company where salmon skin is the star (and super healthy!) ingredient.
Must-Know Facts About Nutritional Yeast
This vegan-friendly and B vitamin-packed ingredient adds a cheesy flavor to everything, from popcorn to potatoes.
Moringa – Cook With Color
In India, moringa has long been used medicinally. This nutrient-dense green food, best known for its energy-boosting and anti-inflammatory properties, adds a mild spinach flavor to recipes like this delicious dip.
5 Reasons to Go Dairy-Free
Most of us grew up with the idea that milk and other dairy products were key to strong bones, sturdy muscles, and robust health. But as we learn about the health risks associated with dairy, more people are ditching it. If you’re one of them, here’s what you need to know about a dairy-free diet.
Eat to Keep Your Spirits Up
When it comes to staying motivated and keeping a positive outlook, diet can make all the difference.
8 Bad Seed Oils You Should Replace
Low energy? Brain fog? Mood swings? It might be the oils you’re eating.
12 Powerhouse Nutrients for a Healthy Heart
Whether you have some form of cardiovascular disease, a family history of it, or just want to prevent future problems, these science-backed supplements can help strengthen and protect your heart.
3 Herbs for Better Sex
A low sex drive affects both men and women for a variety of reasons. But you can recharge your libido with these botanicals.
The Mushroom Moment Manifesto
The saturday after voters in Washington, D.C., and Oregon voted to loosen legal restrictions on magic mushrooms, my girlfriend and I celebrated in the most appropriate way possible.
How To Take Shrooms
A concise guide to experimenting with psilocybin
Do You Need Stress?
“The ways and means are available to me...The only question to be asked then is: ‘How much discomfort am I willing to sit with before I invite the answer to be revealed?’”—Dale Jukes
How I Helped My Dad Die
His body wrecked by ALS, my father insisted that his death, like his life, was his to control
Can Covid-19 Vaccines Be Mixed And Matched?
Can COVID-19 vaccines be mixed and matched?
TEAMING WITH TECHNOLOGY
BayCare to Implement Virtual Health Care Assistant in Hospital Rooms
Pulling at Your Heartstrings: Empathy vs. Sympathy
Mary Joye, LMHC, PA, is a licensed mental health counselor with offices in Lakeland and Winter Haven. She holds a Master of Arts in Counseling from Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Tennessee. For more information, visit winterhavencounseling.com.