Ocala Health System | H2U Women

Women’s Health Seminar Monday, May 7 (10 am – 4 pm)

Posted by H2U Women on May 1st, 2012 · Comment »

Please join us for a series of presentations on the latest surgical approaches using the daVinci® Robot for common  conditions including uterine and pelvic floor prolapse, excessive bleeding, gall bladder disease and stones, fibroid cysts and pelvic masses, urinary incontinence, diseases of the intestine and more. Meet with our surgeons and learn how you can regain [...]

H2U – A Helping Hand for a Healthy Life

Posted by H2U Women on April 30th, 2012 · Comment »

A Helping Hand for a Healthy Life  Staying healthy with your busy schedule is not always easy.  That’s why our hospitals have partnered with H2U to offer the women in our community the resources they need to manage their health and live life to the fullest. Reliable health and wellness information is the key to [...]

Calcium and Osteoporosis Prevention – How Much is Enough?

Posted by H2U Women on April 30th, 2012 · Comment »

Calcium and vitamin D are important in the prevention of osteoporosis and can help slow progression of the disease and lessen fractures and other injuries. But how much is enough? The following information from the American Academy of Orthopedics and National Institutes of Health will give you a head start in osteoporosis prevention – just [...]

Hannah – 10,000 Steps

Posted by H2U Women on April 30th, 2012 · Comment »

Hannah Curlee, the NBC Biggest Loser Season 11 Runner Up hosts the H2U Health Challenge, including this video: Adding Steps to Your Day. How can you increase the number of steps you take per day from an average of 5,000 – 7,000 per day to 9,000 – 10,000? Hannah’s tips include: using the farthest printer [...]

Foods for a Healthy Digestive System

Posted by H2U Women on April 12th, 2012 · Comment »

Digestive health is very important for your body, and when it breaks down your entire system can easily suffer. The most common ways a digestive system gets thrown off track is by skipping meals, eating processed food, overeating at one meal, eating too late or eating too quickly; however, fixing a digestive system doesn’t need [...]

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month

Posted by H2U Women on April 3rd, 2012 · Comment »

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), also known as irritable colon, mucous colitis, spastic colon or spastic colitis, is characterized by abdominal pain, constipation, and diarrhea. Although IBS is not a life-threatening condition, the symptoms of it can be quite painful and as most sufferers can attest, embarrassing as well. Twice as commonly found in women than [...]

World Kidney Day

Posted by H2U Women on February 27th, 2012 · Comment »

The mission of World Kidney Day is to raise awareness about the important role our kidneys play in terms of our overall health and to reduce the frequency of kidney disease with all of the affiliated health conditions that accompany it. Currently more than 5 million people worldwide have some type of kidney damage, and [...]

Teaching Your Kids Healthy Eating Habits

Posted by H2U Women on February 27th, 2012 · Comment »

It’s never too early to get children familiar with healthy foods and acclimated to healthy eating patterns. While kids are young, parents have more control over their diets as most of their meals are eaten in the home and children are less influenced by the reactions of their peers. Are there ways to give them [...]

Gynecology – Endometriosis

Posted by H2U Women on February 27th, 2012 · Comment »

In honor of March, National Endometriosis Awareness Month, the following is a compilation of information about this common health problem in women. What is endometriosis? Endometriosis comes from the word endometrium (en-doh-MEE-tree-um), the tissue that lines the uterus or womb in a woman’s body. When tissue lining grows outside the uterus onto other organs in [...]

Healthy Vitamin Regimen for Women

Posted by H2U Women on February 27th, 2012 · Comment »

Vitamins are essential chemicals that take part in all your body’s processes by participating in reactions inside cells. Each vitamin performs a specific function in the body, and no single food contains all the vitamins you need. Except for vitamin D, the human body cannot make vitamins so vitamins must be ingested from the foods [...]