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What Sweat Tells Us About Our Health
The way, and how much, you sweat can give you a good idea of how healthy you are – and alert you when something might be wrong,
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How to Eat Healthy and Stay on a Budget (Without Spending All Day in the Kitchen)
Eating healthy isn’t always easy, especially when you are on the go. If you have a busy schedule and suddenly feel hungry in the midst of all else on your to-do list, it’s easy to order takeout from a restaurant.
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What Orlando Health is Doing to Minimize Resident Burnout
To say that being a surgical resident comes with a high amount of pressure and stress is certainly nothing new. Generations of doctors have had to work their way through a residency that involved long workdays and sleep deprivation. It’s practically an established rite of passage for surgeons and physicians. Moreover, for the resident, it is an invaluable experience.
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Not-So-Healthy Foods that May Surprise You
It’s not surprising that food companies want you to think their newest products are the healthiest options on the market. They understand that consumers increasingly are factoring in nutritional values when making grocery decisions. Their brightly colored labels often use terms like “healthy” and “natural.” But, according to labeling rules, “healthy” may be broadly applied and “natural” is vaguely defined, leaving consumers to fend for themselves in determining the most nutritious choices.
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Graduating Teens, The Time to Get Healthy is Now!
When you’re 18 years old and you’ve just graduated from high school, it’s easy to feel like you’re invincible. You can run down to the park and play basketball for hours and you only need a couple hours of rest before you’re ready to do it again. That’s why, for teens, “now” is the best time to start developing healthy lifestyle habits. In fact, “now” is the easiest time in your life to start a fitness regimen because, at this age, you don’t get that sore to begin with and you recover quickly.
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When Healthy Eating Isn't Enough for Severely Obese Teenagers
As the obesity epidemic in the United States continues to rise, a small number of teenagers are finding that traditional methods of weight loss just won’t cut it. For those adolescents with severe obesity, weight loss surgery — or bariatric surgery — may be an option. While healthy eating and exercise are recommended first when trying to lose weight, this surgery could be a life-changing (or even life-saving) choice for some obese teens.
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How an Outpatient Pharmacy Enhances Your Healthcare
What is the biggest reason to use a pharmacist that works with a hospital? Doing so directly affects the quality of care both provided and received, allowing for true comprehensive healthcare. As an outpatient hospital pharmacist, I have a unique advantage: From the time a patient visits a hospital to the time they go home, I help doctors provide continued care.
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Wound Care at Orlando Health
An estimated 6.7 million patients will suffer from non-healing advanced wounds this year, according to Wound Care Awareness. Seniors, diabetic patients, cancer survivors, veterans, cardiac and surgical patients, are among those who will be affected by a non-healing wound.
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Robotic Heart Surgery at the Orlando Health Heart & Vascular Institute
We live in an exciting new era where medical treatment is rapidly changing and improving. With incredible advancements in technology over the last decade, we are treating illnesses that were fatal less than a century ago. A heart attack, for example, was nearly insurmountable thirty years ago—but today, the outcomes are far better for thousands of patients.
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Get Back on Track: How Bariatric Patients Can Return to a Healthy Groove
You can gain weight even after you’ve had bariatric surgery. The key is getting back on track quickly instead of letting the pounds add up.
