By Kunal Gupta, MD, MBA When it comes to personal bowel habits, there’s really no such thing as “normal.” For one person, having a bowel movement once every few days might be normal. Another person may typically have three to four bowel movements a day. Within that range, [...]
By Bhavesh Balar, MD About two years ago, I came to a profound realization that it was time for a change. I needed to make a rather dramatic transformation in terms of my lifestyle choices, nutritional decisions, fitness routines, and overall health – pretty much my entire physical [...]
Initiative provides primary care practices with additional resources to improve coordination of care Family Practice of CentraState, in addition to Marc Feingold, MD, Neil Agrawal, MD, David Lombardi, MD, Vinod Shetty, MD, Orlando Mills, MD, and Fiola Sowemimo, MD, are proud to announce that they are now primary care providers participating [...]
CentraState Medical Center, for the third consecutive year, has been recognized as a Platinum-Level Fit-Friendly Worksite by the American Heart Association (AHA) for helping employees eat better and move more. “Physical activity, employee wellness, and providing the best workplace environment are important priorities at CentraState,” says Tracey Saliski, coordinator, [...]
By Spencer Kroll, MD, PhD It is a well-known fact that the war is on against sugar. Many people don’t realize that sugar and other carbohydrate consumption can also contribute to cholesterol problems. In fact, sugar ─ in the form of table sugar (sucrose) or high-fructose corn syrup ─ [...]
By Fiola Sowemimo, MD ‘Tis the season to face those New Year resolutions. Yes, most of the time we don’t stick to them. But maybe we need to look at these promises in a different way. Living the highest quality of life possible doesn’t happen by chance, it happens [...]
By Abhijit Chatterjee, MD The aging process is unavoidable. But the manner in which you choose to age will affect the quality of the rest of your life. As a geriatric physician, I see this every day. For example, two senior patients come in for office visits who [...]
By Amit Kharod, MD Even with remarkable advances in breast cancer prevention, detection and treatment, the disease still affects one in eight American women. But due to earlier detection, there are more than two million survivors today and breast cancer diagnoses continue to decrease. It is difficult [...]
If you have diabetes—type 1, type 2, gestational, or prediabetes—getting up from your couch or desk chair for some light-intensity physical activity can help you manage your blood sugar. Within updated guidelines for regular physical exercise that for the first time address people with all types of diabetes, the American [...]
By Joshua Raymond, MD, MPH, FAAFP As we age, our healthcare maintenance needs increase. With these added responsibilities such as heart health, blood pressure and cancer prevention, seniors can often overlook a simple but important element to everyday good health ─ proper hydration. Dehydration is a frequent cause of [...]
