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  • Crucial Partnership

    Crucial Partnership

    Winter Haven Hospital’s First FSU Psychology Interns Help to Expand Care to the Underserved Area by PAUL CATALA Ever since Shelby Mathias was a child, she’s felt compelled to help and provide support for those around her. “Showing compassion to those experiencing adversity was instilled in me by my mother,” she says. Losing her mother…

  • Ease Into Routines to Beat the Back-to-School Blues / Sponsored by Central Florida Health Care

    Ease Into Routines to Beat the Back-to-School Blues / Sponsored by Central Florida Health Care

    As summer wanes and the school bell starts to beckon, this is a good time to start instituting good habits to facilitate the transition from the laid-back vacation days into the more hectic school year.

  • Need a Mood Boost?

    Need a Mood Boost?

    Supplements Make Big Claims About Mental Health, but Diet Much More Effective

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  • Get healthy STAT!

      Weighing in on National Statistics Take a Shot 13 percentage of parents not vaccinating children on the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention’s recommended schedule. Source: U.S. CDC   The rates in Polk County of parents not completing immunizations on time is 1.6 percent for kindergarten and 1.3 percent for seventh grade, but they…

  • My ‘double trouble’ story

    My ‘double trouble’ story

      Being a mom of twins, I can relate to the percentage increase in twin births on a personal level. It was my first pregnancy, and I’m sure you can imagine my surprise when I discovered I was carrying more than one fetus. At 8 weeks gestation, I went into my doctor’s office for complications.…

  • Planning your plate for Memorial Day

    Memorial Day, May 28, is a time to remember those who have given their lives for our freedom. It dates back to just after the civil war. Like Thanksgiving, it’s a time for reflection and a time to look ahead . . . and after the somber part, to look ahead to ribs, chicken wings,…

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