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...
Feel Good 5K Set to Support Local Mental Health Initiatives
By Teresa Schiffer The Feel Good 5k is a great way to get out and...
New Therapy Method Being Studied for PTSD Patients
A type of grief experts call prolonged and complicated causes some 10 million Americans to...
Local Behavioral Health Recovery Programs Offers Support
By Brenda Eggert Brader The Mental Health Recovery Program at Winter Haven Hospital, started in...
Pop Quiz: Test Your Knowledge on Improving Your Eye Care
They say the eyes are the windows into the soul, and they are also the...
Local Medical Academies Preparing Students for Health Careers
by CHERYL ROGERS Eighteen public schools in Polk County train students for future careers in...
Pop Quiz: Facts and Stats about Immunizations
by ERIKA ALDRICH August is National Immunization Awareness Month, and it’s a good time to...
Tips to Prepare for the New School Year
by Mary Toothman It’s that time of year again: School supply aisles will be flooded...
Beating the Odds: Asher Camp Battles a Spinal Disease while his Mother Advocates for Others who are Suffering
When Asher Camp was born five years ago, life was good for his parents, Amanda...