Meet the 2018 FVMA Veterinarian of the Year, Dr. Mitsie Vargas
by J.P. SMITH To be a hero it’s generally understood that a quality characteristic would...
De-Stressing 101
Stress Avoidance a Key Factor For A Healthy Heart By Mary Toothman Many people are...
Local Experts Weigh-In On the Fight Against Heart Disease
By Matt Norman It is a common misconception that heart disease is a men’s problem...
Wake Up to Sleeping Disorders
Sleep Apnea Puts Your Heart Health At Risk by Catherine Cervone If you snore so...
Pop Quiz: Physical Activity Recommendations for a Healthy Heart
By Erika Aldrich Heart health is on a lot of people’s minds during the beginning...
Local Mother Achieves Degree Despite Health Challenges
by TERESA SCHIFFER Britainny Palmer may look like an ordinary mother, but she struggles with...
Tom Grothouse Working Passionately to Educate, Prevent Pediatric Drownings
by Mary Toothman Tom Grothouse worked in the fields of education and airlines much of...
Finding the Right Plan and Support System Aids Local Weight Loss Stories
by Teresa Schiffer When it comes to health and fitness, the journey is just as...
Popular Places in Polk to Pump-Up Your Pedometers
by MATT COBBLE Although it’s been more than 50 years since Dr. Yoshiro Hatano first...
Kick off 2019 With These Healthy Physical and Nutritional Guidelines
The new year is a time for resolutions and renewal, and the leading resolutions that...
Healthy Foods for the Holiday Season
by TRENT ROWE, food editor Here’s to Uncle Harry. He’s your mom’s roly-poly brother who...
Polk County Initiative Seeking to Instill Healthy Habits in Schools
by CHERYL ROGERS The Building a Healthier Polk School Health Team is teaching kindergarten...
Facts and Statistics About Arthritis
by ERIKA ALDRICH Florida may not be locked into a deep freeze during the winter...
Tips for Maintaining a Healthy, Youthful Look
by MARY TOOTHMAN Things have changed a lot since the days when the primary beauty...
Local Medical Team Visits Kenya to Treat Patients with Heart Disease
by MARY TOOTHMAN A group of local medical professionals traveled to Kenya earlier this year...
Unsung Heroes
Athletic Trainers Instrumental in Keeping Athletes Ready for Competition Year after year and season after...
Strength in Numbers
Breast Cancer Survivors Strong Support System Helps on the Journey Friends who have been there...
Supporting Survivors
Annual Event Lifts Spirits, Offers Education & Cancer Awareness The 11th Annual Pampering Event at BELK...
September is Suicide Prevention Month
By Mary Joye, LMHC We probably all agree there needs to be more than one...
Phillip Williams Helping to Light the Way for the Blind
By LENORE DEVORE Phillip Williams was almost 15 years old when the juvenile version of...