Health & Fitness

Your Health Questions Answered

How to Keep Your Teeth Healthy During Halloween Season

With Halloween season comes lots of sugar, which is delicious—but it can wreak havoc on your teeth and gums. Here are some healthy habits to keep in mind as you snack.

10/27/2021 By Allison Forsyth

Health

Can Improv Classes Sharpen Your Mind?

Move over, actors and comedy gurus. Turns out improvisation is for everyone. The practice can improve your mental health and cognition.

10/26/2021 By Allison Forsyth

Your Health Questions Answered

What is Sleep Hygiene, and How Can We Improve Our Own?

Sleep hygiene promotes better sleep through an ideal sleep environment and daily routines. Dr. Mathew Edlund at Center for Circadian Rhythm offers background and tips.

10/20/2021 By Allison Forsyth

Good Vibrations

Can Sound Healing (Yes, Sound Healing) Cure What Ails You?

Kelly Gonzalez Palladino, who opened Mystical Oasis in Sarasota to share the power of sound with others, says yes.

10/19/2021 By Allison Forsyth

Essential Intelligence

Flu Season Is Here. Should We Be Worried?

A Sarasota physician weighs in on getting the flu vaccine this year—and why it's more important than ever.

10/12/2021 By Allison Forsyth

Fit Fam

Meet Three of Our Town's Favorite Workout Instructors

Three great instructors, three different ways to get healthy.

10/11/2021 By Allison Forsyth

Your Health Questions Answered

What Is Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth and Why Is Everyone Talking About It?

A Sarasota gastroenterologist explains what Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth, or SIBO, is, and how it's treated.

10/06/2021 By Allison Forsyth

Sweat It Out

New Sauna Franchise is Coming to Sarasota

Sweat it out with a new approach to a centuries-old practice with an infrared sauna experience.

10/01/2021 By Staff

The Pandemic

Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Doctors Hospital Update Visiting Hours

The move comes as Covid-19 cases are declining locally.

09/30/2021 By Staff

How We've Changed

Thanks to Covid, We're Talking About Our Mental Health More

And it's young people who are leading the way.

09/29/2021 By Cooper Levey-Baker

How We've Changed

How Covid-19 Has Changed Sarasota

From Zoom and Instacart to sweatpants and more, we found 28 ways life will never be the same since the onset of Covid.

09/29/2021 By The Editors

Your Health Questions Answered

How Does Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Relieve Depression?

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is an FDA-approved treatment for depression. A local psychiatrist explains how it works.

09/29/2021 By Allison Forsyth

Race for the prize

Sarasota Brewery Hosts Running Club With Ice-Cold Rewards

Big Top Brewing Company is home to a running club that meets at 6 p.m. every Monday.

09/27/2021 By Allison Forsyth

Your Health Questions Answered

How Does Covid-19 Affect Your Heart?

We know the virus has short-term effects on cardiovascular health, but are there any long-term effects we should worry about? A Sarasota cardiologist chimes in.

09/22/2021 By Allison Forsyth