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  • The Surprising Benefits of Protein Shakes

    Want to know when to best fuel your body using a protein shake? It’s right after you work out. When you supplement with a protein shake, you ingest the materials your body needs the most after working out.

  • What’s the Scoop on Maternity Shapewear? Is it Safe for Mom and Baby?

    Maternity shapewear has been around for years. And for a good reason, too. Sometimes, when a woman is pregnant, it’s nice to have the little extra assistance to help cut down on the amount of jiggle going on – if you know what I mean. But over the past few years, the leading brand of control undergarments for women, Spanx, has faced major scrutiny for its line of maternity shapewear called “Mama Spanx.” The panty hose featured in this line are designed to deliver comfort by providing a non-binding waistband and under belly support to firm and lift all the right places while keeping the baby safe.

  • How To Share Your Cancer Diagnosis with Family and Friends

     

  • The End of Hugs and Handshakes?

    As the new school year approaches, it’s important to discuss with your child about the upcoming changes that will be in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Limiting person-to-person contact is key to reducing spread of the virus. Yet healthy socialization and development still must be fostered among school-age children. How to keep young ones from touching surfaces and not their face is a difficult task, indeed — which is why hugs and handshakes will be discouraged for now. To ensure that social connections and well-being are maintained, other types of behaviors will be encouraged instead. 

  • New prostate cancer tools at Orlando Health shorten treatment

    An innovative prostate cancer treatment now offered at the Orlando Health Cancer Institute provides men with new options to fight the disease.

  • Doing It Better: Christina McGuirk, RN, BSN, MSHA, NEA-BC, CENP Chief Nursing Officer, Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital

    When Christina McGuirk was eight years old, she experienced a hospital stay that would shape the rest of her life. The ordeal was a distressing one, and because of an interaction she had with a nurse, she decided then and there that she would one day become an outstanding RN. “I made a vow that under my care, patients would not feel helpless, scared and embarrassed,” she says. 

  • Six Great Benefits of Prenatal Yoga

    Prenatal yoga is a great way to maintain a healthy mind and body during pregnancy, with movements and techniques tailored to work the areas with the most need for the expectant mom. Here are six ways prenatal yoga can have a positive impact on your pregnancy:

  • Intense Chemotherapy Isn’t Significantly Better Than Standard Chemotherapy

    A type of more frequent chemotherapy in which women receive treatment every two weeks isn’t significantly better than traditional chemotherapy, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

  • The Benefits of Practicing Mindfulness

    This blog is written in conjunction with Wyndham Bonett and Lee Weber, FSU medical students.   

  • Health Benefits of Spicy Foods

    From the cayenne pepper and lemon juice diet to grapefruit-only and high carb meal plans, people across the country have experimented with countless weight loss crazes to shed pounds.