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A physical therapist with training in pelvic floor dysfunction can help you determine the cause of your pelvic problem and guide you through treatment to correct the problem. Patients are educated regarding healthy bowel and bladder habits, proper toileting positions, reduction of postural tension, proper movement patterns, proper breathing patterns, proper posture, and a home program for flexibility and strengthening. While you may not be privy to their bathroom habits, it is easy to pick up on excessive bathroom trips, road trip fluid restriction, insistence on wearing pads, significant menstrual pain or spending a long time in the bathroom for bowel movements. Contact us For more information about pelvic floor rehabilitation, call Tallahassee Memorial Outpatient Orthopedic Rehabilitation at 850-431-7115 or visit TMH.ORG/Rehab.

* It increases the risk for developing obesity due to a lack of eating a nutrient-rich diet and instead eating more “empty calories”- foods that have little or no nutrient value. (TMH) Food and Nutrition Department is planning to stand up against food insecurityby helping patients, families and the community members we serve gain access to proper food resources. It’s more important to focus on eating the fruits and vegetables than focusing on where they are coming from. Often times, we forget that planning a meal in advance and cooking simple, easy and less expensive ingredients can help save money, especially if you are part of a large family.

Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a life threatening genetic disorder of cholesterol metabolism, characterized by severe elevations in cholesterol levels and early heart disease. FH is also asymptomatic, meaning individuals with it generally appear very healthy, until a life threatening event, such as a heart attack, ensues. Screening could occur earlier, beginning at 2 yrs of age, if there is family history of high cholesterol or premature heart disease, or when there is co-existent diabetes, high blood pressure or obesity. As a physician, I have heard one too many times the tragic story of a family member refusing to get screened and succumbing to a fatal heart attack in the prime of their life.

Written by: Omar Guerrero, Dietetic Intern and Master’s Student at Florida State University Precepted by: Afaf Qasem, MS, RDN, LDN, Community Wellness Dietitian at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Eating better, exercising more, spending less, and reading more are among the popular few; but how many of us are actually able to stick with it for an entire year? If you wanted to exercise more this year, don’t jump from 0 days a week to 6 days a week. Give yourself a short-term milestone goals of 2 days a week and once that is consistently accomplished, increase it to 3 until your final goal of 5-6 times a week. Oh no, I wasn’t able to eat vegetables for lunch this week!