North Palm Beach Edition

By David A. Goldman MD – Although people may have heard the word ‘cornea’ in reference to the eye, many are unaware of what is really refers to.  While diseases such as glaucoma and macular degeneration affect the back of the eye, the cornea is in the front of the eye. In fact, the cornea is the most anterior structure …

By Brent Myers, Pastor of Community Life – Spring ushers in a new season. It signals the end of “winter” and the beginning of something new. Spring brings new flowers, warmer temperatures, greener grass, and another baseball season. Spring also brings another ritual for many people: cleaning. Yep – good ol’ fashioned spring cleaning. “Out with the old and in …

By Jerry Lerner, M.D. – Sierra Tucson Medical Director & Chief of Pain Medicine – Chronic pain is not the same as acute, simple pain. Studies performed with a functional MRI machine (fMRI) in recent years have helped us ro understand that the brain of a person in chronic pain works differently than a person who has new onset of …

By Dr. Tred Rissacher – According to European studies, laser treatments really do stimulate weight loss.  While laser weight loss has been used throughout Europe for decades, it’s fairly new to the United States. But now, many doctors and other qualified medical professionals, who have dropped weight themselves, are believers in the benefits of laser therapy for weight loss. Dr …

By Lauren R. Rosecan, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S. – A subconjunctival hemorrhage is similar to an ordinary bruise on the skin — it’s like a bruise of the eye. It usually appears as a single concentrated spot of red, or many scattered red splotches, on the white of the eye. The redness is blood under the conjunctiva, a clear membrane that …

By Alan J. Bauman, M.D. – When is the last time you showed your hair some love? Whether you are fighting dry hair during the winter months, or frizz during the summer, it is always good to reevaluate your beauty regimen to make sure you are giving your hair everything it needs to be thick, healthy and beautiful all year …

Antoinette Montgomery, a married mother, and 62 years young shares her journey to fitness through Fitbella’s unique approach. Antoinette first took notice of Fitbella’s unique approach though an article in the Health & Wellness Magazine, and saw them again on TV.  “It seemed an intriguing approach to physical fitness and I just had to check it out.”  Antoinette is an …

You may already be aware of how vibration training can help drop a dress size, but did you also know that it could help fight the onset and progression of osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a silent malady, a fragile bone condition that affects 44 million Americans causing more than 1.5 million fractures each year in the U.S. at a cost of …

Family is at the core of the medical practice of Drs. Robert C. Greer IV  and Robert C. Greer V. The father and son duo specialize in family medicine at their offices in Lake Park, where they are continuing a tradition begun in the late 1950s by Dr. Robert C. Greer III. They’re joined by Kelli Greer, R.N., B.S., Practice …

Integrative Medicine Meets Neuroscience to Manage Chronic Pain By Kathy A. Steffens, Creative Development & Resource Coordinator – “Chronic pain alone affects approximately 100 million U.S. adults. Pain reduces quality of life, affects specific population groups disparately, costs society at least $560 – 635 billion annually…” – Institute of Medicine, “Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Care, …