One good turn deserves another! To show their thanks to your support, Florida Hospital Health Park and UCF Health are providing a variety of free screenings and health lectures designed to keep Lake Nona growing as 1 Healthy Community! Calendar of Free Events! Due to seating availability, it’s recommended to RSVP ahead of time. Event times and date are specified in RSVP form … [Read more...]
Rowing and Growing in the Nonahood
As the sun begins to set over Moss Park and Lake Mary Jane in the Lake Nona community, the South Orlando Rowing Association (SORA) rowers glide through the water. Students from area middle and high schools row with only the sounds of the oars slicing the water and the birds in the massive oaks that fill Moss Park (okay, and maybe the coaches yelling directions from nearby jon … [Read more...]
Turn Back Time
New developments in skin care keep us fresh-faced and beautiful Science has taught us a few key things about keeping our skin beautiful: Don’t smoke, don’t tan, drink plenty of water. But what if we blew it in our 20s? Are you doomed to pay for it for the rest of your life? The answer, according to UCF Health dermatologist Dr. David Weinstein, is no. He says along with the … [Read more...]
How traditional Chinese medicine is relevant in today’s healthcare
In the not-too-distant past, many doctors dismissed Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as a pseudoscience. Over the past several years, the evidence to validate the use of TCM for the treatment of many health conditions is growing. Dr. Christopher Smith, a physician at UCF Health, was intrigued at the benefits it brought to patients that he observed. After residency, he pursued … [Read more...]
Behind the oink!
On March 26, piglets, pigs, and hogs will be running down the streets of Northlake Park. Don’t be alarmed, however; it is all for a fun run called the Pig Run of Lake Nona. For the past six years, the Pig Run of Lake Nona has been holding a 5k fun run “with a twist,” and it has become a true Lake Nona tradition. Human racers choose a category ranging from casual to hog and … [Read more...]