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  • Why Bad Food Tastes So Good – and What To Eat Instead

    What do a sizzling steak, a salty potato chip and chewy cookies fresh from the oven all have in common? They each trigger a strong dietary impulse, or craving, for food laden with excess sodium, added sugars and saturated fats. But why do these foods get such a bad rap, and is there a way to still include them in a healthy diet? 

  • Egg & Veggie Muffin Cups

    Egg cups are like mini-omelets and can easily be reheated for a filling breakfast or snack. Try this wholesome egg cup recipe from Lauren Popeck, a registered dietitian with Orlando Health.

  • COPD and CHF: Similar Symptoms, Yet Different Illnesses

    Former First Lady Barbara Bush’s death left many Americans wondering about her two illnesses, COPD and CHF. Although the illnesses may have similarities, they are also very different, and it is helpful to understand them both.

  • Volunteering at Orlando Health is a Win-Win

    243,690. That’s how many hours volunteers worked at Orlando Health last year, and that’s a lot—an average of 667 hours per day. A

  • Prostate Cancer Cryotherapy Offers Improved Treatment Options

    Treatment for prostate cancer can leave lasting side effects, but one approach, cryotherapy, offers the chance of improved quality of life after treatment.

  • Blood Cancers: Steps for Prevention

    Cancer can develop anywhere in the body, with most blood cancers developing in the bone marrow, which is the soft fatty cavity of the bone where blood cells are produced. Almost 10 percent of all new cancer cases in the United States are blood cancers.

  • Cardiac Ablation Treatment for Heart Arrhythmias

    If you’ve ever felt that your heart skipped a beat or that your heart was thumping in your chest, you may have felt a heart arrhythmia, or an abnormal heart rhythm. While everyone can experience an abnormal heart rhythm once in a while, an irregular heart beat that occurs periodically could signal trouble.

  • 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 About Blood Pressure That’s Too Low?

    The link between high blood pressure, or hypertension, and the health problems it causes has been well understood for decades. This is why physicians constantly tell us how important it is to lower our blood pressure. In fact, people hear it so often, they might be tempted to think “the lower, the better,” right?

  • Study: Ovarian Cancer May Not Originate in the Ovaries

    This year, an estimated 22,440 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer. The disease is the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths among women, making it critical to raise public awareness about this form of cancer.