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• SADI-S: Newest Weight Loss Surgery Explained

  If you are morbidly obese and have health problems like Type 2 diabetes or heart disease, there is a type of bariatric surgery that might be worth exploring.

• Your BFFs (Best Food Finds) During Pregnancy

  Want to grow the healthiest baby possible while staying within your prescribed weight gain? Then build a prenatal meal plan around fresh, lean food choices, says Dr. Meredith Watson-Locklear, an OB-GYN with Orlando Health Physician Associates.

• Putting Your Best Foot Forward: A Podiatrist’s Tips for Stronger Feet

  Is there any body part more underrated than our feet? They carry the entire weight of our body every day, and yet even those of us with a regular exercise regimen might never think to give them a workout.

• Child Heart Defect: Signs You Should Know

  Is your baby not gaining weight, having feeding issues or breathing problems? It could be a congenital heart defect. 

• A Better Way to Detect Sepsis

  Every year, more than 1 million Americans get sepsis, a condition that occurs when the body has an inflammatory response to a serious infection.

• Why Where You Live Has a Big Impact on Your Health

  Your local community may have more of an impact on your overall health than you realize, according to one recent study.

• How Organ Size Affects the Organ Donation Process

  Organ donation is a huge gift that saves many lives.

• Meet Your Bariatric Weight Loss Team

  The bariatric surgeon who performs your weight-loss procedure will be key to your success, but several other team members will be at your side through this life-changing journey. Here’s what to expect:

• Summer Heat & Your Feet: Preventing ‘Summer Spread’

  Central Floridians often try to beat the heat with light clothing and sandals and flip-flops that give their feet room to breath.

• Top OB-GYN Questions for Every Age

  As you go through different stages in life, you’ll most likely have new questions about your body. Whether you’re a teenager or mature adult, changes in your lifestyle, relationships or health can make you wonder about the very body you thought you knew so well.