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  • Writing a Will: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Estate

    Writing a Will: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Estate

    Helpful Tips from an Elder Law Attorney by CHERYL ROGERS It’s easy to postpone making that Last Will and Testament, especially when we believe we’re not going anywhere anytime soon.  But avoiding it too long can land all or part of your estate in probate, leaving it to the state to decide who gets your…

  • Senior Strong: Local Powerlifter Shares Her Story

    Senior Strong: Local Powerlifter Shares Her Story

    Local Powerlifter Yvette Fox is Not Your Typical Grandma by TERESA SCHIFFER Some people spend their senior years slowing down and doing less, physically.  Yvette Fox is heading in the opposite direction, and smashing records on her way.  The 60-year-old grandmother of six is turning heads and taking home wins at powerlifting competitions and running…

  • The Science of the Shoe

    The Science of the Shoe

    Expert Tips on Footwear and Selecting a Better Shoe for Happier, Healthier Feet by MARY TOOTHMAN There are 26 bones and 33 joints in the human foot and ankle, and the height of arches and the shape of the toes vary from person to person. And according to the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society…

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  • Medical Advice: National Nutrition Month challenge — ‘Put Your Best Fork Forward’

    Medical Advice: National Nutrition Month challenge — ‘Put Your Best Fork Forward’

    MARCH IS NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH, and The Florida Department of Health in Polk County is bringing awareness to the importance of a nutritious, healthy lifestyle. National Nutrition Month is a nutrition education campaign that was created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics to be observed annually in March. The campaign focuses its attention on…

  • Word of Mouth: How to know your mouth — and your mouthwash needs

    Word of Mouth: How to know your mouth — and your mouthwash needs

    NOT ALL MOUTHS are created equal, and not all oral concerns are the same. It’s the reason why there are so many different types of mouthwash available on the market.

  • Family Health: How to beat peak allergy season in Central Florida

    Family Health: How to beat peak allergy season in Central Florida

    SPRINGTIME IN CENTRAL FLORIDA is beautiful. Temperatures are pleasant and the warm breezes carry the sweet scent of the orange blossoms. Unfortunately for some, it also means pollen allergies from blooming flowers, like orange blossoms, and from trees and grasses, like live oaks and rye. That fine dusting of yellow pollen that is released every…

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