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October 2013
Featuring
28 Advances In Medicine
Every year it seems like new medical treatments and procedures are being discovered that change the face of health care. While some may cause more controversy than others may, no one can dispute the fact that as technology progresses, the possibilities of the world becoming a diseasefree utopia may not be science fiction.
WRITER: SHEMIR WILES
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LET ’ER DRIP
Technology meets beauty at Maria Tracy’s Lady Lake farm where her latest venture is aquaponics, a sustainable and symbiotic food production system. Lettuce, tomatoes, kale, and herbs are some of the crops that she grows organically with the help of a few hundred catfish and tilapia.
WRITER: MARY ANN DESANTIS
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Halfway There
As Traci Oliver continues losing weight, she is able to achieve extraordinary feats that once would have been a source of embarrassment. Since we last visited with her, she has gone whitewater rafting down a wild Colorado River and worn a swimsuit at a crowded Central Florida resort. For Traci, healing mentally is every bit as challenging — yet rewarding — as healing physically.
AS TOLD TO: JAMES COMBS
On The Cover
DIRECTION: JAMIE EZRA MARK
PHOTOSHOP: JOSH CLARK
PHOTOGRAPHER: FRED LOPEZ
MODEL: CALEB W. JENSEN, Twitter @calebwjensen
HAIR: NATALIE HUNTER, REGIS SALONS
HEALTHYBODY
SHAPE
72 CORE LORE
Transform your tummy from flabby to fit.
WRITER: TRACY DRAPER
EAT FIT/NOT FAT
ATTACHED 82 SIGNS OF AN UNHEALTHY, CODEPENDENT RELATIONSHIP Recognize the red flags of overdependence.
Healthyspirit
INNERVENTION
88 LIFE’S MOST IMPORTANT ROLE
Being a mom isn’t always easy.
WRITER: JENNIFER DEMPSEY
In Every Issue
Healthyfinance
RECLAIM
92 PAY DOWN, SCORE UP
It’s never too late to improve your credit score.
WRITERS: THOMAS FROSS AND ROBERT FROSS
76 HEALTHY FOOTBALL FARE
Fill up on this caloriefriendly game day grub.
WRITER: SHEMIR WILES
CARE
78 DOCTOR’S ORDERS
Medical compliance requires responsibility.
76 Medical compliance responsibility
84 Beeating rststartswith you
MENCOURAGEMENT 90 THE REAL CAPED CRUSADER
90 CAP p attent stuff
Super-hero parents have to pay attention to the small stuff.
WRITER: RICHARD BURGUET
PREPARE
94 UNDER 30? WHO WANTS TO BE A MULTIMILLIONAIRE?
To retire comfortably, the time to start saving is now.
WRITER: TOM RUGGIE, CHFC, CFP
RICHARD T.
WRITER: RICHARD T. BOSSHARDT, M.D., FACS
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HEALTHY LIVING!
As I mentioned in my letter last month, October marks the fifth anniversary for Healthy Living. I would like to celebrate this milestone by inviting you to join me as I reminisce on how Healthy Living came to exist.
In 2008, things were not going so well for many people. The market was on the verge of a crash and people were losing their jobs and even losing their homes. Relationships were strained because of the financial burdens and the divorce rate skyrocketed; depression and suicide rates were at an all-time high.
Due to the economic downturn, the company I worked for was also facing financial hardships and I realized that I might have to change careers. I thought about what to do with my future and I knew that I wanted to stay in publishing. Magazine publishing is in my blood and community is in my soul. Therefore, my husband and I brainstormed and thought about what type of magazine our community needed. We wanted a publication that didn’t just show the glamorous lives of Lake and Sumter. We wanted a magazine that was for everyone and filled with real stories about real lives. We also wanted to inspire people to live their best life. Thus, we developed Healthy Living
The timing could have not been any better. Immediately after publishing our first issue, we received numerous emails and phone calls from readers sharing their stories and telling us that Healthy Living’s message of inspiration was exactly what they needed in their lives. Since then, Healthy Living has inspired thousands of residents within Lake and Sumter counties and far beyond. Professionally, the magazine has been recognized for publishing excellence with multiple awards, including being named Florida’s Best Overall Magazine four years in a row by the Florida Magazine Association.
I am very grateful to the readers who stay engaged each month and the advertisers who have made all of this possible by supporting the magazine and choosing Healthy Living as a venue to market their businesses.
It is a dream come true to be the publisher of this magazine. Thank you for the past five years, and I look forward to serving this community for many more to come.
KENDRA AKERS publisher/editor-in-chief kendra@akersmediagroup.com
DOUG AKERS vice president doug@akersmediagroup.com
JAMIE EZRA MARK chief creative officer jamie@akersmediagroup.com
EDITORIAL // DESIGN
TINA MORRISON editorial/community relations director tina@akersmediagroup.com
MARY ANN D ESANTIS editor-at-large maryann@akersmediagroup.com
SHEMIR WILES copy editor/writer shemir@akersmediagroup.com
JAMES COMBS staff writer james@akersmediagroup.com
HEATHER TOOTLE office manager heather@akersmediagroup.com contributing writers RICHARD T. BOSSHARDT, MD RICHARD BURGUET
TRACY DRAPER
ROBERT FROSS
THOMAS FROSS
FRED HILTON JENNIFER DEMPSEY
THOMAS H. RUGGIE, CHFC, CFP
STEVEN J. CODRARO associate creative director steve@akersmediagroup.com
JOSH CLARK senior designer/advertising josh@akersmediagroup.com
ANTHONY CASTO senior designer/editorial anthony@akersmediagroup.com
FRED LOPEZ chief photographer fred@akersmediagroup.com
AUBREY AKERS receptionist contributing photographer MORGAN ELLIS RON VANDEVANDER
SALES // MARKETING
TIM MCRAE vice president of sales and marketing tim@akersmediagroup.com
MIKE STEGALL senior marketing representative mike@akersmediagroup.com
LORI STRONG marketing representative lori@akersmediagroup.com
HEIDI RESSLER marketing representative heidi@akersmediagroup.com
JIM LAW marketing representative jim.law@akersmediagroup.com
MICHAEL GAULIN production director michael@akersmediagroup.com
DISTRIBUTION
SCOTT HEGG distribution manager scott.hegg@akersmediagroup.com
Kendra Akers publisher
