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  • Will Going Braless Make My Breasts Sag?

    The quest for comfort has become a defining trend of the pandemic wardrobe shift. Sales of shirts, blouses and tops are up, while purchases for items we wear below Zoom view have fallen. And when we aren’t on camera, many women have opted to stop wearing not only makeup . . . but bras. 

  • Coping with Holiday and Seasonal Blues

    This blog was written in conjunction with Florida State University College of Medicine students.

  • Improve Your Health by Going Nuts!

    Many people have heard that nuts can be a powerhouse of nutrition providing protein, healthy fat, fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Nuts are a smart choice to incorporate into our daily meals and snacks, not to mention nuts are easy to take with us for the busy “on-the-run” type of days. Different types of nuts provide different nutritional benefits, eating a wide variety is the best option. Many healthy eating plans recommend incorporating nuts, including the Mediterranean diet.

  • Coping with Changes in Appearance after Chemotherapy

    Cancer can be life-altering in many ways. When you’re dealing with cancer, your main focus is your health, but for many people the disease and its subsequent treatment causes other changes that are just as challenging.

  • Have Emergency Medical Kit Ready for Trip to ER

    It’s late at night and your head is throbbing, so you head to the bathroom for some ibuprofen. Three steps away from the bed, you pass out and fall to the floor unconscious. The noise wakes your teenage son, who finds you and quickly calls 911. When paramedics arrive, they start asking your son questions about your health – but he doesn’t know the answers. That limits how they can care for you.

  • Need a New Hip or Knee Joint? Don’t Sweat It

     

  • What to Avoid Eating and Doing When You’re Pregnant

    Before you order your favorite Greek pita wrap or freshen up your cat’s litter box, you might want to pause and reconsider. It’s well-known that pregnant women need to avoid alcohol and sushi, but what is not as widely understood is why those items, and others, are off-limits. Knowing what you should avoid can help you prevent serious infections and make healthy, lower-risk choices. 

  • 10 Ways To Maintain a Healthy Sperm Count

    From prenatal vitamins to apps that help mothers find the best time to make babies, the focus on fertility is often on the mother. In reality, the optimal act of conception is shared 50/50 by the mother and father. We know from research that when couples have difficulty with pregnancy 50% of causes come from the female and 50% from the male.

  • 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.

  • Coping with Side Effects from Chemo and Other Cancer Treatments

    When you have cancer, it means there's a problem in one part of your body. But treatments like chemotherapy and radiation – along with the cancer -- can cause stress throughout your  body while they fight the cancer.