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  • Roasted Butternut Squash With Sautéed Shiitake Mushrooms and Fresh Sage

    Butternut squash is just coming into season and this simple sauté from Lauren Popeck, a registered dietitian at Orlando Health, is one of many ways it can be enjoyed. Roasted and then sautéed with shiitake mushrooms, this unexpected combination is flavorful and full of cancer-fighting carotenoids. Fresh sage brings out the sweetness in the squash.

  • How to Talk to Children When a Loved One Is Seriously Ill

    If your family is dealing with the death or serious illness of a loved one, take some time to consider how your children are handling it — and what you can do to help them navigate this confusing, and possibly frightening, time. Children can absorb a great deal, and often imagine the situation to be worse than it is, with studies showing that even preschoolers can be significantly affected. Although discussing a loss with your child won’t make it less painful, you can certainly offer significant support and teach healthy coping skills they will need as they process things. 

  • How to Avoid 3 Toxins in Our Food Chain

    The reality is that the safety of our food supply rests in many hands — including our own. We routinely see stories about recalls and disputes over which substances should or shouldn’t be in the things we eat. Navigating this deluge of information can be a challenge for most consumers. Let’s take a closer look at three of these toxins and how you can protect your family. 

  • Get Outside and Play — Just Be Careful

    Your kids likely have spent much of this past year camped in front of computer screens for virtual school, video chats and games — and not enough time running around in the great outdoors. But now that Florida’s weather has turned more pleasant, you may have more opportunities to prod them off the couch and back outside where exercise, sports and friends await. But has all that time inside left them vulnerable to injury? Even if your kids haven’t been doing the virtual school thing — and have remained active in recess, gym and sports — there are things you can do or encourage to reduce their risk of pulled muscles, twisted ankles and broken bones. 

  • COVID-19 Infection May Make Pregnant Women More Severely Ill

    Pregnant women infected with COVID-19 have the potential to become more severely ill than women who are not pregnant, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Pregnant women who have been infected have a greater likelihood of being admitted to a hospital, admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) or requiring mechanical ventilation when compared to non-pregnant women.

  • Essential Tips to Help You Medically Prepare for a Hurricane

    Hurricane season for the Atlantic continues through November. With their heavy rain and wind, these storms can be extremely destructive and result in loss of electricity and services for days, weeks or even months. So Floridians should prepare not only for their personal safety but for their medical needs. After a large-scale disaster, you may find it difficult to refill prescriptions or access medical records. Planning for hurricanes in advance can alleviate some of the stress of an oncoming storm. 

  • 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. 

  • How Our Immune Systems Are Used to Treat Cancer

    Our immune system best recognizes threats that originate outside of the body rather than abnormalities that originate from within, so our natural defense system doesn’t normally detect cancer. In addition, cancer cells themselves can give off substances that keep the immune system from finding and destroying them. The immunotherapy treatments being used today are ways of “waking up” our immune system, either by stimulating the patient’s own natural defenses or by using lab-made substances to assist our immune system. This enables the body to recognize and fight cancer in ways that it normally wouldn’t be able to do. 

  • Can COVID-19 Make Me Infertile?

    As a urologist who specializes in sexual health and male infertility, I’ve had concerned patients ask if COVID-19 will affect their current and future fertility potential. Many couples are already dealing with fertility issues beyond their control and see the virus as an additional stressor. 

  • What to Do If You’re an Expectant Mom During a Hurricane

    Hurricane season can bring much anxiety for Floridians, even more so for expectant mothers. Women whose third trimester coincides with hurricane season are often particularly concerned about their safety, including preterm labor and delivering away from a facility and/or hospital. Thankfully, such major storms usually come with adequate warnings that give families time to prepare. Households with pregnant women and/or infants should be aware of a few additional precautions to ensure safety and reduce stress. Making hurricane preparations before the first storm strikes is key.