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  • The Best Mother’s Day Gift? Self-Care

    In today’s culture, new moms are under a lot of pressure. In the United States, new mothers often return to the workforce within six months of giving birth. One study showed that 25 percent of new moms returned to work within two weeks — even before their bodies have completely healed from pregnancy and childbirth. 

  • Your Sweet Tooth Could Increase Your Cancer Risk

    Does sugar raise your cancer risk? That’s what a lot of people think. The truth is that cancer cells have no particular love for sugar. They’ll feed on the same substances consumed by all the other cells in your body.

  • Need a New Hip or Knee Joint? Don’t Sweat It

     

  • Break a Sweat and Give Your Brain a Boost

    Exercise is good for your heart, and it also can lower blood pressure, prevent diabetes and help you lose weight. But did you know it’s good for your brain, too? When you exercise, your cerebral blood flow increases and helps protect against age-related loss of grey matter. And because physical activity also lowers resting cortisol levels over time, you’re better able to manage stress and prevent cognitive decline — possibly lowering the risk of Alzheimer’s and dementia.

  • Safe Start Swim Lessons

    We’re proud to partner with the YMCA of Central Florida to educate parents on water safety for kids. 

  • The Level One Trauma Center at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) receives a $5 million gift

    Orlando, FL (June 10, 2021) – The Orlando Health Foundation announced today a $5 million gift to the Level One Trauma Center at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC). The $5 million gift, the largest ever to Orlando Health ORMC, is from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous. The generous gift is for the trauma center expansion to increase surge capacity – a need recognized following the Pulse nightclub incident on June 12, 2016.

  • Start Early: Swim Lessons Protect Your Child from Drowning

    Drowning is the single leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 4, and it’s one of the top causes of death for teens, too. That’s why swim lessons are an integral part of the layers of protection that can help prevent drowning.

  • Give Yourself the Gift of No Holiday Stress

    We are in the thick of the holidays, which means we’re seeing a lot of tinsel, having plenty of family gatherings, marveling at multicolored lights … and dealing with stress. I recall watching movies like “A Christmas Carol,” “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “Home Alone.” All have become Christmas classics and yet each portrays some of that stress of the holiday season.

  • Do You Sweat Excessively? It May Be More than a Nuisance

    On a hot day when you're physically active, sweating can seem like a nuisance. It drips down your face and into your eyes, even soaking your clothes to the point of discomfort. Still, sweating is an important bodily function that serves to keep the body cool. As sweat evaporates from your skin, it draws heat out of your body, which helps prevent you from overheating.

  • Learning a Lifesaving Skill: How the ISR Program Teaches Infants and Children How to Swim

    Every day, two children under age 14 die as the result of accidental drowning.