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A Q&A with Lisa Niemi Swayze

By Hannah Wallace During Patrick Swayze’s two-year battle with pancreatic cancer, his wife of 34 years, Lisa Niemi Swayze, served as his caregiver. After Patrick passed away in 2009, she became a...

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An Introduction to the Human Microbiome

Inside the lab at Quorum Innovations.   “The human microbiome is the body organ you didn’t know you had,” says Dr. Eva Berkes, co-founder of Sarasota’s Quorum Innovations at the Hawthorne Clinic and...

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A Personal Education in Parkinson’s

  My parents and me.   My father, who’s now 73, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease a few years ago. As is their wont, my parents have embraced the challenge with outward cheerfulness and optimism....

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How Bad is Sitting at Your Desk All Day? The Answer May Surprise You.

My hazardous work station. You’ve heard it before: Sitting for long periods of time is unhealthy.  Like, really unhealthy. So what are you gonna do about it? Like so many things in life, just knowing...

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A Food You Should Eat (And One You Should Avoid)

Yum.   When there are so many things that factor into “eating healthy”—from weight loss to optimal nutrients to hormones and toxins to portion size to the psychology of decision-making—we should all...

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Living with a Leg Fracture

  Nothing beats first-hand research: A week ago Sunday, while playing hockey at Ellenton Ice & Sports Complex, I lost an edge and slid feet-first into the boards. It all happened in a flash, but...

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Exercise Trend: Orangetheory Fitness

I take new exercise trends with a grain of salt: I love the variety, but I don’t get behind the idea that each new fitness revelation has finally “got it all figured out.” (See also: diet trends.) But...

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Inside Sarasota Memorial’s Courtyard Tower

  The view of downtown Sarasota from the ninth-floor staff lounge in SMH’s new Courtyard Tower.   If you weren’t among the crowds at Saturday’s grand opening event for Sarasota Memorial’s new...

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How Hypnosis Works for Your Health

  The more we try to educate ourselves on how to be healthy, the clearer it becomes: There is a vast gulf between knowing the healthy thing to do, and actually making yourself do it.   As Eileen Bogo,...

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Volunteers Needed for Medical Study

The clostridium-difficile bacteria can be deadly.   Sarasota has been named one of the first sites out of 200 nationally to participate in a study, fast-tracked by the FDA, to test the efficacy of a...

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