Southwest Florida health and fitness news. http://www.marcoislandflorida.com en-us Copyright 2013, marcoislandflorida SaxoTech Online Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:35:37 -0400 15 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130522/HEALTH/305220025 The good news: A new clinic will open July 1 at the Harlem Heights Community Center, offering free care to people who qualify - those at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. Tue, 21 May 2013 23:54:00 -0400 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130522/HEALTH/305220025 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130521/HEALTH/130521025 Adults who have a parent with Alzheimer's disease or other dementia can turn to a support group at the Alvin A. Dubin Alzheimer's Resource Center for help and advice. Tue, 21 May 2013 17:08:00 -0400 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130521/HEALTH/130521025 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130521/HEALTH/130521014 The Community Blood Center in Naples is asking the public to donate blood this Memorial Day weekend to shore up currently low blood supplies. Tue, 21 May 2013 12:39:00 -0400 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130521/HEALTH/130521014 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130521/HEALTH/130521013 The founders of the South Florida Mud Run, Dustin Edwards and Stefanie Ink-Edwards, announced today a five-year, $100,000 donation pledge to help finance a new Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida. Tue, 21 May 2013 12:37:00 -0400 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130521/HEALTH/130521013 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130521/HEALTH/305210011 Gluten-free seems to be popping up everywhere. We see it on countless items at the grocery store, on the menu at our favorite restaurant, even at the gas station on candy bars. Mon, 20 May 2013 22:02:00 -0400 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130521/HEALTH/305210011 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130521/HEALTH/305210002 National Senior Health and Fitness Day Mon, 20 May 2013 21:13:00 -0400 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130521/HEALTH/305210002 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130521/HEALTH/305210004 Bio-identical or natural hormones are extracted from either soybeans or wild yams. They are further processed in the laboratory to manufacture hormones that are biochemically similar to those the human body produces. Mon, 20 May 2013 21:11:00 -0400 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130521/HEALTH/305210004 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130521/HEALTH/305210012 It's that time of the year again, and I'm writing this from the sunny, hot, beautiful coast of the Bay of Colon on the Atlantic coast of Panama. Mon, 20 May 2013 21:11:00 -0400 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130521/HEALTH/305210012 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130521/HEALTH/305210003 Watching TV is part of many people's evening relaxation ritual. Work hard all day, then plop down on the sofa for some R&R - but be discerning about what you watch. Mon, 20 May 2013 21:05:00 -0400 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130521/HEALTH/305210003 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130521/HEALTH/305210010 There's the physical body, and then there's the energetic body. Mon, 20 May 2013 21:05:00 -0400 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130521/HEALTH/305210010 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130521/HEALTH/305210007 Summer is just around the corner, which means sleeveless tops and days at the beach can't be far away either. Get toned and strong arms with classic free weight and body weight exercises. Mon, 20 May 2013 21:04:00 -0400 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130521/HEALTH/305210007 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130521/HEALTH/305210006 Having nice fingernails and toenails is less a matter of luck and more a matter of caring for them correctly, according to the American Academy of Dermatology, which offers tips for ensuring good nail health at a salon or on your own. Mon, 20 May 2013 21:03:00 -0400 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130521/HEALTH/305210006 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130521/HEALTH/305210001 Their names sound like the results of an elementary school word game: 'If Sandy Smith married Mike Beach …' Mon, 20 May 2013 21:02:00 -0400 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130521/HEALTH/305210001 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130521/HEALTH/305210005 'The tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.' - Benjamin E. Mays Mon, 20 May 2013 21:01:00 -0400 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130521/HEALTH/305210005 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130521/HEALTH/305210013 About 8.3 percent of the population of the United States have diabetes. That's 25.8 million children and adults, according to data from the 2011 National Diabetes Fact Sheet. Mon, 20 May 2013 20:59:00 -0400 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130521/HEALTH/305210013 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130520/HEALTH/130520027 "Get Moving - Start Improving!" is the theme for National Senior Health & Fitness Day, celebrated across the country and locally May 29 at Lee Memorial Health System's wellness centers. Mon, 20 May 2013 18:25:00 -0400 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130520/HEALTH/130520027 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130520/HEALTH/130520019 The electric company serving much of Southwest Florida since 1940 is on the cutting edge of employee health, according to the American Heart Association. Mon, 20 May 2013 14:12:00 -0400 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130520/HEALTH/130520019 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130517/HEALTH/130517020 State regulators have suspended the medical license of a Fort Myers doctor for improperly providing addictive pain and anxiety medications to patients. Fri, 17 May 2013 14:15:00 -0400 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130517/HEALTH/130517020 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130517/HEALTH/130517012 National Alliance on Mental Illness Lee County now has two new board members: Dr. Omar Rieche and Lisa Scheidt. Fri, 17 May 2013 11:41:00 -0400 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130517/HEALTH/130517012 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130517/HEALTH/130517011 The David Lawrence Center, a non-profit mental health and substance abuse treatment center in Naples, will now offer adults in its residential substance abuse treatment program a new art therapy program to help in their recoveries. Fri, 17 May 2013 11:39:00 -0400 http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130517/HEALTH/130517011