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From Drips to Drug Interactions: 5 Things to Know About Vitamins
Do you need vitamin supplements? Sometimes yes and other times no. Three Orlando Health experts help sort it out.
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Alkaline Water: Is the Hype True?
These days, consumers have more choices than ever when it comes to water — spring, filtered, flavored, carbonated, mineralized and more. Proponents of “alkalized” water say it offers possible health benefits ranging from cancer resistance and diabetes prevention to helping with weight loss, lowering cholesterol and improving energy. But before you spend your hard-earned cash on water, Orlando Health nutritionist Lisa Cooper, RD, says it’s important to know the facts.
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Balancing Act
When we think of exercise, we tend to think of sweating on the treadmill or doing that third set of bicep curls.
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Could My Picky Eater Have a Feeding Disorder?
If you have a picky eater, you’ve probably experienced some stressful mealtimes.
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Testing Your Testes
If you have testes, you’re at risk for testicular cancer, says Dr. Andrew Davidiuk, a urologist with Orlando Health Medical Group Urology.
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Restoring Hope for an Active Life
For Will Whitlock, life in Central Florida always had meant enjoying the outdoors and his favorite pastimes of hunting and fishing. But over the past three years, he spent more and more of his spare time sidelined on the sofa with chronic back pain. Some days it was an ache, other days it felt like somebody was “putting a screwdriver in my back,” he says. And then there were the multiple back spasms each day.
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On the Edge of Crisis
It seemed like an ordinary workday morning. Except that Cristina Settanni was running late. The registered nurse at Orlando Health UF Health Cancer Center needed a faster route to work so she took a toll road she typically avoids. As she crossed an overpass toward her exit, something caught her eye.
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5 Easy Swaps for Cleaner Eating
The old refrain of “Clean your plate” is being replaced with the healthier mantra of “Clean up your diet.”
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Baring Your Sole
Florida’s balmy breezes, sandy beaches and relaxed vibe are an invitation to bare our feet. But slipping off our shoes to join the unshod masses has its pros and cons.
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How to Stay Safe on Your Bike
Florida’s miles of trails and dedicated bicycle lanes make it an ideal place for pedal pushers. But two-wheeling around the community comes with its own set of road hazards.
