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• How to Prepare for a Specialist Visit

  Typically, you’ll see a primary care doctor for most of your basic health care needs, like getting your annual exams and screenings.

• Does Shopping for Groceries Online Deliver More than Convenience?

  Grocery delivery is a game changer when it comes to food shopping -- order your groceries online or through an app on your smartphone, and your order is delivered right to your door. Beyond the convenience grocery delivery services can even help you eat (and live) better. Here’s how:

• Time for Your Flu Shot (No, It’s Not Too Soon)

  Although it seems as if flu season ended just a few months ago, it’s already time to get your annual flu shot again. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends adults and children over 6 months get their flu vaccine by the end of October 2018.

• Care A Little Extra For Your Heart This Holiday

  The holidays are an exciting time of year for many, but they also can be filled with stress, overeating and too much alcohol. For all the merriment the holidays bring, studies indicate the period from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day also brings increased risks for heart-related conditions.

• With a Severe Flu Season Predicted, It’s Not Too Soon for Your Shot

  Although it seems as if we just finished with flu season a few months ago, it’s time to get your yearly flu shot again. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends adults and children over six months get their flu vaccine by the end of October 2019.

• 7 Strategies for Avoiding Surfing Injuries

  You might think that surfing injuries are rare. The sport, however, has heavy physical demands and the potential for a wide range of injuries, including cuts,  sprains, overuse injuries, broken bones and concussions.

• New Test Measures and Tracks Sperm Count From the Comfort of Your Own Home

  Too often when it comes to fertility, we focus on women’s reproductive health — not men’s. An estimated 11 million U.S. couples try to conceive yearly with approximately 15% experiencing infertility. Half of these cases are related to the male.  Yes, you heard that right – half of all causes of infertility have some male related cause.

• Pros and Cons of the PSA Screening Test for Prostate Cancer

  After skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer affecting American men. The American Cancer Society estimates that 1 in 9 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. This year alone, 164,690 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed.

• 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.

• Biohacks for Savvy Girls: Making Self-Care a Daily Deal

  #SelfCareSunday hacks the weekend so you can recharge for the week ahead. But why save self-care only for Sunday? Dr. Meredith Watson, an OBGYN with Orlando Health Physician Associates, thinks nurturing body and soul should be a daily deal.