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  • Game On!

    Game On!

    Polk Senior Games Return This Year With Outdoor Activities   by CATHERINE CERVONE   This year marks the 29th year of the annual Polk Senior Games, the largest of the 20 local senior games held in Florida.    Participants who are turning at least 50 years old in 2022 can participate in a variety of…

  • Pop Quiz: Heart attack or Panic Attack: Which Is It?

    Pop Quiz: Heart attack or Panic Attack: Which Is It?

    Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., so it’s no wonder that a heart attack—a result of coronary artery disease, which is one of the forms of heart disease—is a concern. While the most common symptoms of a heart attack are often recognizable, the symptoms of another common health condition—a panic…

  • Are You Talking to Me?

    Are You Talking to Me?

    Recognizing and Neutralizing Negative Self-Talk  by TERESA SCHIFFER   As the new year gets underway, there’s always a lot of talk about resolutions. Healthy lifestyles, fewer expletives, diets and procrastination rank up there with the most common goals. This year, how about a different kind of resolution? One that could have a lasting effect on…

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  • Don’t forget to exercise your right to vote

    Don’t forget to exercise your right to vote

    Thomas Paine, one of the fathers of the American Revolution, wrote in the year 1795, “The right of voting for representatives is the primary right by which other rights are protected. To take away this right is to reduce a person to slavery, for slavery consists in being subject to the will of another…” While…

  • The 50+ job landscape: The Good, the Bad, and the Promising

    The 50+ job landscape: The Good, the Bad, and the Promising

    With the ever-increasing life expectancy and an improving job market, our nation’s experienced workers are finding new opportunities to reinvent their careers later in life. However, some challenges do remain, as Richard Eisenberg points out in his recent Forbes article, “What You Should Know about the 50+ Job Market.”

  • A healthier future for you and your children

    A healthier future for you and your children

    October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and, while this disease is serious and at times life threatening, it should not be looked at with fear. We at the Polk County Medical Association (PCMA) are here to help educate and equip the members of our community to live healthier lives, and subsequently, hopefully prevent serious illnesses…

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