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Lung Cancer Awareness Month
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Lung cancer is by far the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women. Each year, more...
Lorna Fedelem, MD
Oct 26, 20232 min read


Understanding the Impact of Environmental Chemicals on Our Health
Environmental Health is a very exciting and ever-evolving field of Functional Medicine. The impact is especially applicable to chronic...
Dr. Kogan
Oct 26, 20233 min read


Sjögren’s
A systemic autoimmune disease that affects the entire body Sjögren’s (“SHOW-grens’) is a systemic autoimmune disease that affects the...
Lorna Fedelem, MD
Jul 27, 20233 min read


Chronic Illness and Stress
a Functional Medicine Perspective VGstockstudio A whopping 80% of adults over 65 years of age have one chronic disease. And a full 77%...
Dr. Kogan
Jul 27, 20233 min read


Hypertension – what you need to know!
Overview Hypertension (high blood pressure) is when the pressure in your blood vessels is too high. It is common but can be serious if...
Lorna Fedelem, MD
Apr 26, 20232 min read


Holistic focus this summer – Hydration
Prostock-studio | shutterstock So many of you have experienced this: you juggle a million things and get it all done. You live on takeout...
Dr. Kogan
Apr 25, 20233 min read


Fitness Together – Plantar Fasciitis
TANAPAT LEK.JIW | shutterstock The average person that lives till 80 has walked between 75,000-110,000 miles. The feet propel us through...
Paula Allia
Apr 25, 20233 min read


Defense against Diabetes starts with you
Defeat Diabetes Month is observed in April each year. It is projected that around 643 million people worldwide will be living with...
Lorna Fedelem, MD
Mar 26, 20232 min read

Healing with Herbs and Spices
Part II Centuries of old folk wisdom teach us about the benefits of using food as a healing modality for many ailments. In fact, if we...
Dr. Kogan
Mar 26, 20233 min read


Unusual Noises in your Ears warrant your attention
shutterstock | Andrey Popov Our inner ears are tiny organs that allow us to not only hear a whisper across the room but also to be able...
John W. Watford, MD
Mar 26, 20233 min read


Bariatric Weight Loss
Procedures can improve quality of life for those struggling with obesity shutterstock | angellodeco According to the National Institutes...
Wesley A. Dailey, MD, NCH
Mar 26, 20233 min read


Exercise for Balance
wavebreakmedia | shutterstock Balance is taken for granted until someone loses it. It is indeed essential, and it is balance and...
Paula Allia
Feb 25, 20233 min read


Holistic approach to the roots of Heart Disease
S_L | Shutterstock Prevention is the cornerstone of the holistic perspective on any illness. In my office, one of the common risks of...
Dr. Kogan
Feb 25, 20233 min read


Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
March is National Awareness Month Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, more accurately known as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis or ME/CFS, is a...
Lorna Fedelem, MD
Feb 25, 20233 min read

Aquablation
The newest treatment option for prostate issues comes to NCH Once again, medical frontiers in Southwest Florida are being expanded at...
Guest Writer
Jan 26, 20232 min read


Stem Cell Treatment
for Anti-Aging, Autism, MS, Spinal Cord Injury, Brain & Retinal Disorders, and much more shutterstock | Cryptographer BACKGROUND...
Chadwick Prodromos, MD
Jan 26, 20234 min read


Heart Disease
Despite the American Heart Association (AHA) stating that one in three women will die of heart disease and that there’s an increase in...
Lorna Fedelem, MD
Jan 26, 20233 min read


Healing with Herbs and Spices
Aleksei Isachenko | Shutterstock On this day and age of sophisticated prescription medications, many holistically oriented folks are...
Dr. Kogan
Jan 26, 20233 min read


Unsteady Standing Up?
A careful discussion and a few basic tests usually reveal the cause shutterstock | Andrey Popov Have you ever become unsteady standing...
John W. Watford, MD
Jan 26, 20232 min read


Thyroid awareness
January is Thyroid Awareness Month and according to the American Thyroid Association, approximately 20 million Americans have some form...
Lorna Fedelem, MD
Dec 28, 20223 min read
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