South Palm Beach Edition

The Best Defense is a Good Offense When it Comes to Vision Loss

By Dr. Susan Barish – What is Low Vision Low vision is the term used to refer to a visual impairment that is not correctable through surgery, pharmaceuticals, glasses or contact lenses. It is often characterized by partial sight, such as blurred vision, blind spots or tunnel vision, but also includes legal blindness. Low vision can impact people of all …

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HOW? Holistic Organic Wellness Place Invites you to their Grand Opening!

For the past two years our parent company, Genomegen Inc has served South Florida clients, providing holistic health solutions and all natural health aides, products and supplements. The company enjoys great success due to the quality and effectiveness of their products.  The products are of the highest quality ingredients – our science team focuses on purchasing the best raw materials …

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ARE YOU TOXIC?

By Kimberly Marrone L.Ac, AP – Every day, millions of molecules from different compounds enter our bodies through voluntary and involuntary ingestion. These chemicals come from foods, beverages, medicines, food additives, personal care products, and numerous other sources. Whenever a system, whether living (humans and animals) or mechanical (different machines), becomes polluted, normal function is affected. Excessive pollution in a …

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One Simple Screening Could Save the Lives of Enough People to Fill FAU Stadium

Screening Could Save the Lives

By Daniel Lindenberg, MD, PA – Of cancers that affect both men and women, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States and the third most common cancer in men and in women. In 2009: • 136,717 people in the US were diagnosed with colorectal cancer – 70,223 men and 66,494 women. • 51,848 …

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All You Need Is Love

By Brent Myers, Pastor of Community Life – In 1967 the Beatles released a song titled “All We Need Is Love” which sat atop Billboard’s charts for eleven consecutive weeks. Their manager at the time stated, “… they really wanted to give the world a message… it is a clear message saying that love is everything.” In fact, the simple …

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Q&A with Dr. Tred Rissacher

Slim Body Laser Spa of  Boca Raton and  Stuart explain Estrogen Dominance and the difference between weight loss and spot fat reduction. Q: Has anybody noticed all these new non-surgical “body sculpting” business’s popping up all over the place? Why do we need them? Can’t traditional weight loss and exercise handle all of our body sculpting desires? A: Well the …

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Don't Let Unaddressed Hearing Loss Spiral into Depression!

Gen Xers and Baby Boomers Should Get Their Hearing Checked. If your quality of life, relationships, and emotional and mental wellbeing are important to you, then get your hearing checked, HearUSA advises. Research shows that unaddressed hearing loss is associated with depression; but studies also show that people with hearing loss who use hearing aids often have fewer depressive symptoms, …

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The Small Gland with a Big Job

Your Thyroid and Disease that affect its function. By Christopher Santora, MD – Thyroid disease affects around 20 million people in the US, according to National Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Information Service (NEMDIS). While that’s not a terribly large number relative to the population of the US, it still represents a condition that probably afflicts someone you know. All because …

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Hair Loss Treatments to Avoid in the New Year

By Alan J. Bauman, M.D. – New Year’s is a time when many of us focus on self-improvement. We resolve to lose weight, drink less, quit smoking, find a better way to manage our stress, etc. But for some, the quest for self-improvement may also be the result of seeing more hair in our brush, looking into the mirror to …

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What Is Cellulitis?

By Lauren R. Rosecan, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S. – Cellulitis is a bacterial infection of tissue that can affect both the eyes and skin. Cellulitis affecting the eyes occurs in two forms: orbital and pre-septum. Orbital cellulitis affects the structures within the space containing the eyeball and can affect eye movement (due to swelling of the lids or eye). This form …

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