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17 Ways to Fight Insomnia without Medication: Tips from Your Concierge Doctor

For nearly 70 million Americans, getting a good night sleep is a pipe dream (or perhaps more accurately, a nightmare). According to the American Sleep Association, insomnia is the most common sleep disorder with 30 percent of adults experiencing short-term insomnia and 10 percent of adults suffering from long-lasting insomnia. The criteria for diagnosis are difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep, or early awakening despite the opportunity for sleep, and symptoms are associated with impaired daytime functioning, and occur at […]

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COVID-19 Infographic

Been Exposed to COVID and Wondering What to Do Next?

Wholelife Direct Primary Care has been receiving many calls per day regarding scenarios such as these. If you have been exposed to COVID-19, or think you may have been exposed to COVID-19, please review the infographics below for guidance on what to do next. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call our office at 772.283.1200. We are here for you!  

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Restoring the Viability and Dignity of Family Medicine: Making the Case for Direct Primary Care

This is an excerpt from Florida Family Physician Journal, spring 2020. My story is not unique. I am a first-generation physician who chose family medicine for all the right reasons. After medical school, I returned to my hometown – hopes and dreams in tow – to practice medicine amongst family and friends. I took the only paying job available with the local hospital where I worked for a few years before becoming fed up with the impersonal nature of the corporate health system. […]

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Pair-O-Docs medical podcast

The Pair-O-Docs Podcast: Behind the Microphones

We just posted the 20th episode of our live radio show and podcast, Pair-O-Docs, so I thought it would be fun to share some behind-the-scenes photos with you from our studio! Since starting the show more than a year ago, my good friend and esteemed colleague, Dr. Ira Pearlstine, and I, have candidly discussed everything from boogers to breast health. If you live in Martin County, you can catch our show live on Thursdays at 11 Am on channel WTSU […]

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A weight loss discussion

Pair-O-Docs Podcast Episode 18: Tighten Our Belts

This week Dr. Leighan Talton and Dr. Ira Pearlstine welcome special guest Susan Dermarkarian, a registered dietician nutritionist with more than 30 years experience. Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so what better time to try and find some ways to tighten our belt in preparation of the big feast? Plus, our weekly rant this week: Don’t Confuse Your Google Search For My Medical Degree.

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Are Medical Doctors Still Necessary

Editorial: With Google, Are Medical Doctors Still Necessary?

“Don’t confuse your Google search with my medical degree” is a popular saying these days from my physician colleagues. (The mark of popular saying in 2019 is whether or not its  expressed as a “meme”, and this one is a favorite meme among doctors.) What we are talking about is the new-ish phenomenon of patients looking up issues/questions/symptoms on the internet. The problem is not with patients wanting to be educated prior to speaking to an expert. In fact, the world […]

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