North Palm Beach Edition

By Matthew Stiebel, MD, FRCSC – From the dawn of the written era, man has known about the devastating weakness at the base of the calf muscles. The confluence of the gastrocs and the soleus muscles becomes the tendinous attachment on the calcaneus (heel bone) known as the Achilles tendon. This tendon is responsible for transmitting the entire force generated …

By Bruce R. Dooley, M.D. – Millions suffer from the poor health conditions that are directly related to imbalances in the intestinal tract, a condition known as dysbiosis. This condition is caused over time by negative impacts on a person such as stress, antibiotics, sugar or carbohydrate intake, mercury from so-called “silver” dental fillings, steroids, overuse of certain medications and …

By Alan J. Bauman, M.D.  – SOUND FAMILIAR? A woman with a once lush mane finds herself spending more time camouflaging the thinning areas on her scalp… A man in his prime sees the telltale recession of his hairline or some premature thinning of his crown… Both of them see a reflection in the mirror that looks older than they …

You keep your skin clean. You condition your hair. You’re eating right. You’re doing all you can to look and feel great. But are you missing out on an important part of a healthier lifestyle? No matter what your age or shape, you should exercise daily. Not only does exercise tone your body so you can wear your favorite jeans, …

Years of excessive childhood use and abuse of the body – skiing, gymnastics, trampoline jumping – and working at a desk job for forty years left Carol Ann Kaminski suffering from chronic back and neck pain. Eventually her active lifestyle caught up with Carol Ann and the increasing back and neck pain made it difficult for her to enjoy some …

By Daniela Dadurian, M.D. – Sounds kind of scary doesn’t it? Well in fact this technique is the closest thing out there to an all natural organic facelift. This medical treatment uses a system that removes a patient’s platelets and growth factors from their own blood to naturally fill in skin depressions, acne scars, wrinkles and areas of volume loss. The …

When you look in the mirror you may notice that you have your dad’s nose and your mom’s smile, but it’s what you can’t see that can significantly increase your risk of developing cancer. Aside from physical features, both parents can pass a genetic mutation in the BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 genes on to their children. Changes in the …

By Lee R. Cohen, D.D.S., M.S., M.S. – Imagine that as you read this article, blood is continually dripping from any part of your body.  My assumption is that you, like almost anyone, would immediately attend to the issue and if necessary seek medical attention right away. Now let us compare this to a similar situation occurring in the mouth. …

Written by Bettie Borton, Au.D. FAAA brought to you by Dana Luzon, Au.D.  – Hearing devices can help a person detect sounds more efficiently, but they don’t necessarily provide good listening skills. Restoring normal volume levels with amplification does not ensure that speech understanding is effectively restored. While good hearing is a physical function that requires a normal auditory system, …

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 …