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COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HOLDS REVIVE AWARENESS DAY EVENTS

The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County (DOH-Monroe) invites the public to attend Revive Awareness Day events on Friday, June 6. Pre-registration is...
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FUNCTIONALLY CAFFEINATED WELLNESS: IF YOU CAN’T PRONOUNCE IT, SHOULD YOU EAT IT?

I felt like a true rockstar when one of my clients recently told me they wanted to start incorporating electrolytes into their daily nutrition...
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FUNCTIONALLY CAFFEINATED WELLNESS: POTASSIUM & SODIUM ON THE HYPERTENSION SEESAW

Let’s talk about something that affects nearly half of all adults in the United States: high blood pressure. It’s also called hypertension, and if...
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FUNCTIONALLY CAFFEINATED WELLNESS: GYM ETIQUETTE 101

Let’s talk about something near and dear to my heart — and probably to every trainer, lifter and cardio bunny out there: gym etiquette. Yes,...
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CALISTHENICS: THE ART OF GETTING STRONG WITH JUST YOUR BODY

If you’ve ever marveled at someone effortlessly pulling themselves up on a bar or executing a flawless handstand push-up and thought, “Wow, I’d probably...
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HOT AND COLD THERAPY: THE SHIVER & THE SIZZLE

It’s 4 a.m., and while most people are drooling into their pillows, I’m plunging into a tub of 55-degree water. My body is instantly...
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3 MUST-TRY HEALTH TRENDS OF 2025 – AND 3 ‘ABSOLUTELY NOTS’

If there’s one thing we can always count on, it’s that health trends evolve faster than our ability to pronounce the latest superfood. One...
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FUNCTIONALLY CAFFEINATED WELLNESS: STAY SALTY, MY FRIENDS

For years, salt has been vilified as a major culprit in high blood pressure and heart disease, leading to widespread recommendations to limit sodium...
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FUNCTIONALLY CAFFEINATED WELLNESS: UNDERSTANDING CHOLESTEROL

“Eat the egg, don’t eat the egg, eat the egg, don’t eat the egg. Egg whites, but not the yolk. Yes the yolk, but...

TAWEH BEYSOLOW TAPPED FOR HEALTH DEPARTMENT MEDICAL DIRECTOR 

The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County (DOH-Monroe) recently appointed Taweh Beysolow as the new medical director. Beysolow joined DOH-Monroe in November 2024. He...