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On a “normal” day, like back in 2019, life was stressful. And then 2020 began… We started this year talking about gratitude, being appreciative for what we have. Shelter at home began, and like a lot of people, I thought, this is great! I could use some slow time at home. A couple weeks in, and all of my “normal” stress seemed magnified. I could still feel gratitude for what I have and for the people around me however, it was different now. I never realized how necessary the little chats in the office, smiling at a friend over lunch or grabbing a drink with someone on Friday were. Our lives are different this year. This month we dedicate the entire issue to mental health, we talk about loneliness, anxiety and depression.
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Having a pet may decrease blood pressure, cholesterol levels, triglyceride levels and decreased feelings of loneliness. Pets will increase opportunities for exercise, outdoor activities and opportunities for socialization. (take her for a walk!) Cuddling with your pets will also increase smiles and love. cdc.gov
Laughter enhances your intake of oxygen-rich air, stimulates your heart, lungs and muscles, and increases the endorphins that are released by your brain. It can also stimulate circulation and aid muscle relaxation, both of which can help reduce some of the physical symptoms of stress. Laughter can help lessen your depression and anxiety and may make you feel happier! mayoclinic.org
Listening to music increases the amount of dopamine produced in the brain – a mood-enhancing chemical, to help with depression. Listening may also reduce stress and lessen anxiety, improves your memory, may ease pain and provide comfort. Listening to ‘relaxing’ music (slow tempo, low pitch, and no lyrics) has been shown to reduce stress and anxiety in healthy people and in people undergoing medical procedures. Gethealthystayhealthy.com
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Regular, daily exercise stimulates various brain chemicals that will leave you feeling happier, more relaxed and less anxious. Regular physical activity can improve energy levels and increase your confidence in your physical appearance, which may boost your sex life. It’s recommended you get at least 150 minutes a week of moderate aerobic activity or 75 minutes a week of vigorous aerobic activity. Talk with your doctor to make a plan. mayoclinic.org
Choose a bar with 70 percent cacao or higher and only eat 1 ounce per day to avoid weight gain. The flavonoids in dark chocolate may help to maintain heart health by supporting the production of nitric oxide in the inner cell lining of blood vessels to improve blood flow, thereby lowering blood pressure. Dark chocolate is rich in iron, copper, magnesium, zinc and phosphorus. hsph.harvard.edu
5 - 10 minutes of stretching a day may increase your flexibility, your range of motion, increase blood flow to your muscles, improve your posture and helps to heal and prevent back pain. Stretching is great for stress relief and can calm your mind. Join a local yoga class or find stretching videos on YouTube. Talk with your doctor before you start. Healthline.com
Does your WFH or office space bring you extra stress because of the mess? Decluttering your space at home or work will create a sense of confidence and self-efficacy (seeing yourself as competent). Decluttering is energizing, cleaning and organizing can reduce anxiety, allows mind wandering and can involve some physical activity. Decluttering can reduce relationship and family tension. Psychologytoday.com
Talking out your feelings with a good friend can help put your mind at ease and let you know someone genuinely cares. Even a quick back-and-forth text session can be a lifeline. There are people out there that care for you, reach out to them! Sharing stories or just listening to a friend that needs to talk, is good for both of you. Let someone in your life know you care about them today.
DRINK GREEN TEA Green tea has been shown to improve blood flow and lower cholesterol. A 2013 review found green tea helped prevent a range of heart-related issues, from high blood pressure to congestive heart failure. Green tea is full of catechins which are antioxidants that fight and may even prevent cell damage. Grab a cup at your local coffee house. webmd.com
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WRITE IT DOWN Buy a journal, use the notes app on your phone or pull up a blank doc on your computer, however you can do it, just do it. Writing clarifies your thoughts & feelings, reduces stress, helps to solve problems and may help to resolve differences with others. Writing about your emotions helps you to be present in the moment and will help organize your thoughts. psychcentral.com
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Finding Peace Counseling Charities. This nonprofit provides counseling for $5 to individuals making under $26K per year through master’s level intern counselor, Michelle Jones, MA who sees patients 8 years old and up. Due to COVID-19, Pieces to Peace Counseling and their Charities services are being conducted primarily via Telehealth.
This year the world has faced sickness, death, job loss, strained social environments, injustices, and tragedies – everyday life has become unusual for many. Most of us have struggled with our mental health or know someone who has. We spoke with Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Antionette Pollard to learn more about depression and anxiety, when to seek help, how to cope during COVID-19, and the importance of mental health care.
Also under the charities umbrella is Sista Yoga Self Care, a group focusing on Women of Color. “We focus on a mental health topic, we do a yoga session, and follow with journaling,” Pollard explained. The group is held about once a quarter with their most recent this past June.
Pieces to Peace Counseling Antionette Pollard is a Licensed Medical Health Counselor in Lakeland. She is married to her husband Jerry, with three children Jerry, 15, Aleecia, 13, and Alayna, 9. Pollard graduated from Kathleen High School before going to the University of South Florida for her undergraduate degree in Family Communication. She returned to Lakeland to earn her Master’s in Counseling from Webster University.
Yoga is one way Pollard cares for her mental health. She says the positive feedback from the Sista Yoga Self Care group inspired her to become a Registered Yoga Teacher. The counselor plans to incorporate yoga into her therapy, specifically with addiction support groups covering all addictions from drugs and alcohol to eating, sex, and shopping. “In order for someone to use a substance to aid in anything there are other conditions and other traumas that cause those responses,” she said. The session would first address a mental health or addiction topic followed by journaling and yoga. Pollard will incorporate yoga into a therapy session if requested by a client.
Pollard originally planned to become an attorney. While pursuing her undergrad, she became pregnant with her son, Jerry. “That helped me shift focus for what I was going to school for,” she said. An academic advisor suggested a career in counseling. “Naturally I’ve always been that friend that everyone goes to, to confide in,” said Pollard. Her first Intro to Psychology class solidified this change of path. “It resonated with my soul,” she said. She started Pieces to Peace Counseling in 2016, seeing patients ages 13 and up, individual and couples counseling, and is an LGBTQ-friendly office. Pieces to Peace Counseling accepts cash, EAP (Employee Assistance Program), and insurance.
Depression According to Pollard, “Depression is a persistent sadness or loss of interest in things you normally found to be interesting and enjoy doing.” Though depression is often equated with grief, she distinguished the two. “With grief, you still have your self-esteem. Depression brings on feelings of guilt and you kind of lose that self-esteem, self-confidence that you had.”
Pollard is passionate about affordable, accessible mental health care. A concern she often heard from friends and family regarding mental health treatment was lack of affordability – either a provider didn’t take their insurance or they outright couldn’t afford to go to them.
It is recommended to seek out help for any depression symptoms lasting longer than two weeks. Though it is always a good time to talk with someone if you are feeling this way. If suicidal thoughts emerge, seek assistance immediately, you are not alone.
Though counseling through community agencies is valuable, Pollard says the long waitlist and high counselor turnover rate can be a deterrent to seeking or staying with treatment. “Somebody needs to do something about it,” she said. “I’m a very solution-focused person. We all know the problems, but what are we going to do to start to make some changes?”
Anxiety Anxiety is a panic disorder preventing those who suffer with it from doing certain things out of fear, according to Pollard. This could manifest in something like adding time to your
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commute to avoid the fastest route to work because it goes over a bridge that you’re scared of or even going to the grocery store.
A great way to care for your mind is to care for your body too. “Those emotions need to go somewhere, and most of the time we use work as an outlet. Getting out, getting in your car, at work you’re chatting with coworkers, whatever you normally do on your lunch break. Your body is having more movement throughout the day,” said Pollard. Now that many are working from home, that movement and routine have changed. Engaging your body is conducive to your mental health, says Pollard. “If you’re able to, walk the neighborhood. Pull up YouTube, do some yoga online. Different things like that can be very helpful and encouraging.”
Acknowledgment is important, says Pollard. It is all about recognizing that a situation makes you anxious and finding practical solutions to cope. “We’re all different individuals which means we have to do what works best for us,” she said. For example, if you are a person who already suffers from anxiety and that has been amplified by COVID-19, and the grocery store is a trigger for that anxiety, explore other shopping options. Order online and have your food delivered or opt for curbside pick-up.
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When those feelings start to arise, Pollard says, “I recommend things that you find to be soothing and calming.” That could be favorite music or a guided meditation, “To help you with your self-talk and calming yourself down to prevent those panic attacks.”
As a community and as individuals, the best thing we can do for our friends and family struggling with their mental health is to be supportive. Listen to them and do not disregard their feelings. If you notice someone in your life struggling, reach out and ask how they’re doing. It’s normal to throw away the formalities of “Hi, how are you?” and move on with the conversation, but Pollard suggests asking pointed questions. When was the last time you ate? When was the last time you talked to a friend aside from me? How have you been sleeping? Factors like sleep and appetite, namely too much or too little, can be a sign that someone may need to reach out for help, according to the licensed mental health counselor.
“With anxiety and depression, it’s really important that a therapist is aware of their clients that have diverse backgrounds because the way anxiety, for instance, presents in an African American, may not look the same in a Caucasian person,” noted Pollard. “For example, with anxiety, most people think of fears and panic attacks. For People of Color it may not be panic attacks, they may be irritable [which] is also a symptom of fear.”
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“We can also remind our family and friends if they are employed, most employers have something called an EAP (Employee Assistance Program) and they offer free counseling sessions,” she said. “Your EAP is not just for you, but for everyone in your household.”
First and foremost, don’t downplay or compare your life situation or mental health with others. “It’s not a comparison. If it’s important to you, then it’s worth getting help for, it’s worth getting counseling,” said Pollard.
“If it’s important to you, then it’s worth getting help for.”
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She also suggests limiting screen time for social media and the news. “I understand, we feel like we have to be connected, we don’t want to miss something important,” she said. “It’s okay if you even need to remove those things.”
Another tip for someone experiencing depression or anxiety is to create a schedule at home. It needn’t be rigorous, but an establishment of basic tasks and activities. “Having some type of structure is helpful,” she said. Like getting up and having breakfast by 10 a.m. every morning, setting aside time to read, or cleaning up at a certain time.
“That first appointment is finding out support systems, what’s their goal for counseling,” said Pollard. Establishing a goal is crucial, she says. “It’s important that individuals know that I’m not here with my own agenda trying to work on whatever I want to work on, but what you want to work on.” A tool she gives her clients from the beginning is the app Daylio. The app is free or can be purchased for more features. She described it as a mood charting app with space for comments about why your mood went up or down, and even offers statistics to see your moods in graph format.
To quiet some of the mind chatter and racing thoughts, give journaling a try, it’s something Pollard uses frequently with her clients. “We have a lot of things floating up here in our minds that we try and hold onto. Journaling gives us the chance to release that and free up the mind.”
Not only does the app put a bad day into perspective so that it doesn’t shadow the whole week, but it also gives individuals the comments section to look back on for things to discuss with their counselor. “It lets you know if counseling is working for you because you have some visual proof.”
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a crisis. You already have someone identified that you have a good rapport with so when things come up, you can make a phone call,” said Pollard. She even has a therapist of her own. “[Your mental health] should be taken just as seriously as your primary health.” If you have a designated primary doctor, or dentist, why wouldn’t you have an established counselor?
Counselors are as unique as the needs of their patients. “Counseling is like dating, you have to find a counselor who fits you,” said Pollard.
“Counseling is like dating, you have to find a counselor who fits you.”
Often someone will wait until they are in a crisis to contact a counselor and may not feel any better after their appointment. If you don’t feel a rapport or a sense that your counselor understands your personality and your needs and goals, continue your search for the right counselor.
Make time for your mental health, make it a priority. “A lot of times people will say, ‘Time heals all wounds.’ But that’s not the case, it’s actually what you do with the time that makes that process more healing.” Pieces to Peace Counseling piecestopeacecounseling.com 918 East Oleander St. Suite: 1, Lakeland (863) 651-7969 FB @piecestopeacecounseling
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Depending on life circumstances, grief, stress, trauma, “We all need help at different points in our lives,” said Pollard. “Just because an individual has a counselor doesn’t mean they use it every day or often, but the main reason for having an established counselor is so when you do have those crisis moments, you’re not trying to find someone in the middle of
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Let July be July. Let August be August.
When the day ahead
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your body.
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A Hungry Child in Every Zip Code, in Every School It isn’t complicated, says kidsPACK Executive Director, Patty Strickland, there’s an issue that needs to be solved. Unfortunately, it’s a problem invisible to many, even in a community as giving as Polk County. It all begins with community awareness and $25 a month.
cars, tents, in homeless camps, even under bridges. “There’s no guarantee that I can find a sponsor because when you’re starting out with about 4,000 children plus that are registered in the school system as being homeless and we only service about 1,800 – that’s a big gap,” said the executive director.
Executive Director Patty Strickland retired twice from the medical field. She started volunteering with kidsPACK before being asked by the board to step in and help. Five years later, she’s still here. “I do not see this as a job. This is a mission,” said Strickland. “I am very firmly convinced that this is where the Lord said, ‘You need to be because I’m not finished with you yet.’” Committing to a nonprofit is a world different from medical corporate, says Strickland. “You’ve got to come in with a heart and a passion for what you’re doing. The heart and passion of kidsPACK and one of the reasons I am firmly committed to kidsPACK is because there’s only one mission, and that is to
“there’s only one mission, and that is to feed hungry children.”
It was about two and a half years ago that Strickland was at a Polk County School Board meeting and heard the statistic that there were 800 unaccompanied youth living on the street within the county. Their status of being “unaccompanied” also designated them as homeless. “I raised my hand and said, ‘We will help.’ Even though that’s not part of our program. We get no funding for that, absolutely nothing. It’s volunteer-based, donations only,” Strickland said. “The Lord told me to raise my hand, I raised my hand […] We have never, not met that need.”
feed hungry children.”
Working alongside Strickland is kidsPACK Program Manager, Amy Royal who retired from Lockheed Martin and the Givewell Community Foundation. A friend on the kidsPACK board asked if she would come to speak with them. “I didn’t know it was an interview until I got here,” she smiled. The conversation she had with kidsPACK founder Randy Browning and Patty Strickland emboldened Royal for the cause. As a mother, she was always a proponent of public schools, all children receiving the same education and a fair chance. A discrepancy in the thousands, or at least lack of awareness thereof, of homeless, specifically homeless children was staggering to Royal. She joined the mission – that was almost two years ago.
In addition to kidsPACKs, they can assist with familyPACKs when needed. If a teacher, who knows the needs of a certain student, tells the nonprofit that a child has a mom, dad, and sibling at home, kidsPACK will provide a familyPACK. These are comprised of donated food that can feed a family of four for five days with nonperishable items. “We get a large shipment from Publix to help with that,” Strickland noted. A few years ago, area coaches contacted kidsPACK with a need. Homeless kids and teenagers would eat lunch at school at 10:30 in the morning and would practice for a sport for one or two hours and go home hungry. KidsPACK started their P&J Project in which Publix provides them with peanut butter, Walmart donates items like Gatorade and chips, and the public schools, as well as Butter Krust, give day-old bread. They asked the coaches to approach local churches about starting a jelly drive to make the PB&Js.
WHAT IS KIDSPACK? KidsPACK is a nonprofit organization that started in 2011 by Randy Browning with the sole mission of feeding hungry children. By working directly with teacher liaisons in schools throughout Polk and Hillsborough Counties, kidsPACK fills the gap for disadvantaged children by providing discrete backpacks with enough food for three meals a day over the weekends. The food in each pack is child-centric as well as easy to open and prepare as many of the kids they serve do not have access to running water or a microwave.
KidsPACK takes the discretion of the children they feed seriously. Every year, they receive the number of how many homeless students are enrolled in each school. They do not get the names, just the number of students. This crisis isn’t designated to a few schools. “There are homeless children in every school, in every zip code, in every neighborhood,” said Strickland. If you’re a parent, your child goes to school, even in private school, with a food-insecure child.
“They go to school and get breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday. Then what happens on Friday when they leave? There’s nothing for these children to eat. That’s why kidsPACK is important,” said Strickland. The program is strengthened by the ability to work directly through the school system. “We know that our mission is being met because they’re with the children, day in, usually a lot more than the families are,” said Strickland, explaining that the children they serve are homeless – living in
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don’t even have the option of going into a kitchen and sitting at the kitchen table – they’re doing all of this out of the backseat of a car or on the ground of a tent,” she said. It is Strickland’s mission to change the view our community has of the face of homelessness. “The average age of a homeless person in Polk County is nine,” said Royal.
“The average age of a homeless person in Polk County is nine.”
them to children during the summer – sometimes as many as 100 students per school. Their biggest issue wasn’t the loss of 17 packing facilities, it was the suspension of buying power. The nonprofit would typically buy in bulk but no longer could. They started scouring Publix, Walmart, Sam’s Club – anywhere they could find bulk items. “Instead of a child’s lunch being $6, it went to being $9.20,” said Strickland. They reached out to the community for financial and purchasing help, requesting folks pick up ten cans of Chef Boyardee, or Pop-Tarts, or applesauce when they were grocery shopping. “Our community stepped up,” she said. The buying power is still not there and may not fully open up anytime soon as coronavirus cases continue to rise.
Not to say that adult homelessness and hunger are not important – they most certainly need to be addressed. Strickland’s focus is simply different. “My concern is that we change the vision of the gentleman standing on the street to a family of four living in a car or living in a friend’s backyard. [...] We hear stories from the schools that will break your heart.”
Depending on whether or not schools reopen, Strickland says, “It’s going to be a different arena, but I can tell you our commitment and our mission and with the networking of the individuals that we have and with community awareness, we will meet the needs of every child.”
One such situation involved a mother living in a house with her three children. There was nothing in the house – no furniture, no food. The family had been surviving off nothing but water for three days. Strickland continued, “Or you have a gentleman living in an orange grove with a special needs child. The reason he’s living there is because he’s afraid the state will take his child away from him because he lost his housing because he lost his job.” Homelessness is also the face of a high school student whose mother was Baker Acted. With no place to go but her car, she was allowed to live in it until her mother was released. “She was 15 and celebrated her 16th birthday in that car,” said Strickland.
HOW YOU CAN HELP “I think with community awareness, with our school system, and with kidsPACK, we can meet the needs of the children that need to be fed – but we also need to do more for them, like find them a home,” said Strickland. To its executive director, the importance and urgency of kidsPACK lie in speaking for those who cannot speak for themselves. “If someone does not lift these children up, does not allow them to be a part of society – because they are going to be our future leaders – then we’ve lost a generation that we should be ashamed of ourselves that we’ve lost,” she said. “We are part of the torch that brings light into the darkness of children that are going without food.”
“It’s a lovely story and a lovely mission, but it is so hidden in this community. We sit in Lakeland, Florida. Polk County is the third largest philanthropic area in Florida and we have the fifthhighest child homeless population,” said Royal.
COMING TOGETHER DURING COVID The virus has put a halt to many things, child hunger has not been one. KidsPACK has not stopped for a moment. With their network of schools, churches, organizations like Parker Street Ministries and the Mission of Winter Haven, volunteers, and corporate sponsors, they have been able to continue feeding children – though they have had to shift their execution.
According to Royal, their fundraiser, Pack the Park in which they partner with the ballpark has been canceled. This and other fundraisers are a sizable piece of how they sustain their mission. “We’re not getting any relief between that $6 that we used to pay to the $9.20 that we’re paying now, and until we get our buying power back, we have to bridge that gap with money,” she said.
When churches initially closed months ago, kidsPACK lost 17 pack and deliver sites. They opened their facility in Lakeland, adhering to CDC guidelines to groups of ten in the morning and ten in the afternoon on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to pack. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, volunteers would sort food. “Then, on Wednesday morning this whole parking lot was full of wrapped meals going to different organizations, and we had volunteers who loaded their cars up and delivered. We may be facing that in the upcoming season,” said Strickland.
You can bridge that gap by sponsoring a child. Monetary and food donations are always welcome and helpful, but for only $300 a year or $25 per month, you can sponsor a child. You can specify what school you want your sponsorship to go to and your money will only go to that one child, feeding them for 50 weeks. What is $25 a month to you? What could it be for a hungry student? Pull together funds with your family, friends, or church – $1,500 could mean feeding five children for an entire year.
KidsPACK contacted the schools that were doing lunch pick-ups as well as Parker Street Ministries and The Mission of Winter Haven. “In Polk County, a lot of our kids, over half of them are bussed to schools. They don’t go to their neighborhood school anymore,” said Royal. Many of the children who live around Parker Street Ministries go there after school for tutoring, summer programs, and the like. KidsPACK was able to deliver meals there and to the schools doing meal pick-ups to get food in the hands of the children they serve.
You can also volunteer. Sign up on their website and Amy Royal will send out an email when they need help with the day, time, any other requirements to help, and a link to sign up through Sign Up Genius.
“I think each one of us has a duty to take care of children. They are the most vulnerable portion of our society. They didn’t ask to be in that situation and they really have no way of getting out of that situation unless they get an education,” said Strickland. “That is why I’m committed to kidsPACK because we work with the school system. If I can fuel their tummy, they can educate their mind – they have a way out of poverty.”
“Teachers that did not have a hot meal program in their schools, a lot of them still got meals and hand-delivered them to our kids,” said Strickland. “That’s how committed the teachers are within the school system.” “It was a network of people making certain that these children continued to be fed,” said Strickland. The nonprofit continued to feed between 1,100 and 1,200 children a week despite the obstacles. School may be out for summer break, but kidsPACK continues to meet needs. Churches and other organizations, even teachers and principals pick up kidsPACKs and deliver havenmagazines.com
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Created for Community 2. TALK ON THE PHONE: While seeing others faces is ideal, speaking on the phone is the next best thing. I have been having phone dates with family and friends. This has been critical to remaining in touch and staying connected. Give yourself a goal of a phone call a day or a few calls a week.
We have been isolated from one another for months now. Every routine has been interrupted and all of our usual social gatherings have either been canceled or extremely limited. The challenge with this is that we are social beings. We are created for community. Even the most introverted person cannot thrive in complete isolation.
3. EXERCISE: Go for a lengthy walk outside. We need Vitamin D and we need the exercise. Even if you only get your heart rate up a few times a week, this is critical to your mental and physical health.
I have been a full-time professor of Psychology and Human Services for more than a decade and one of my favorite lectures deals with the psychology of personality. Every person responds differently to various situations based upon their personality type. Whether it is the Enneagram, DISC, Myers Briggs, or another personality assessment, it is evident we all view the world through the lens of our own personality. Each one of us is born with inherent personality traits and throughout our lifetime certain aspects of this are nurtured and impacted by our environment. However, regardless of your personality type, we all need people. From the time we are born, we desperately require human connection. It isn’t enough to simply be around people, we need to feel connected to those people. If we do not possess these connections, the result is loneliness.
4. ATTEND A CHURCH SERVICE: Engaging in this kind of community will lift your spirit and remind you that you are not alone. If you’re medically and physically able to attend safely in person, then this is wonderful, but online still fosters an environment for you to engage with others. 5. FEED YOUR THOUGHTS: I really believe in the value of talking to myself. I spend more time talking to myself than listening to myself. Attending church services, reading my bible, and sharing my thoughts with my friends and family challenges my incorrect ways of thinking. Every thought we feed grows. Am I feeding thoughts that build me up or tear me down? Encourage yourself. You should be your best friend and you need to be kind to you. Take time to affirm yourself on a daily basis. You should be able to quickly list at least 10 things you appreciate about yourself and if you can’t, take advantage of this season to get to know yourself better. I make it a goal to encourage myself daily and to encourage others daily. Take the time to text 2-3 people every day to let them know what you appreciate about them. Encouraging others, encourages you.
Loneliness is the feeling of distress or discomfort when there is a gap between one’s desires for social connection and the actual experience of that connection. This can be real or perceived. If we perceive a lack of connection, then the result is the feeling of loneliness. Loneliness not only impacts our mental health, but has also been proven to impact our physical health. We all need people and people need us. In this season of social distancing, we have had to forfeit many of our usual means of social connection. While this benefits our physical health in reducing the likelihood of getting COVID-19, our mental health can suffer in the process. This means we have to get creative in continuing to forge human connections when physical proximity is not permitted.
In this season, we have to fight for hope. Hope for health, hope for safety, hope for whatever you are hoping for. It is important to know that hope doesn’t just happen. Hope is grown. I was born and raised in Alaska and I grew up with a huge garden. Each year we planted, tended to the plants, and then harvested them. Planting the seeds was just the beginning of the process. We had to water them and protect them from weeds, the birds, and especially the moose! You don’t plant, walk away, and then never again visit the plant and expect it to be fully grown and healthy. You encourage its growth. The same is true with hope. I have to think hope-filled thoughts on a daily basis. I choose to see the positive in the world around me and I choose to see the good in each person. I plant hope, I water hope, and I protect hope. There are those who will serve as weeds in our lives and try to rob you of your hope. We have to protect our hope. Negativity and pessimism is the path of least resistance. It is easy to get there. Don’t slide down this slope when there is so much to be hoped for!
I have been a Pastor for the past 15 years. My husband and I Pastor Grace City Church and prior to Pastoring, I was a therapist. Throughout my years of helping people, the main thing I have observed is the need for real human connection. Not perceived connection, but actual connection. I am an introvert and I enjoy time alone. I find time alone actually refuels me to go back out and have to exert the energy of engaging with people. As a Pastor, Professor, and Speaker, everything I do involves people. It can be exhausting, but I have learned the art of how to refuel. The first couple of weeks of quarantine I found myself thrilled to be catching up on so many things that I had neglected and I was enjoying the time to myself. However, shortly thereafter, I found myself feeling distant from people I had always felt close to. I found myself craving community. I was beginning to get lonely. Keep in mind, I have an amazing husband, delightful kids, and incredible family and friends, but I was still getting lonely. I was not engaging with my community. I was neglecting it.
A way to foster hope for humanity is to engage in empathy. Empathy is the ability to understand and share in the feelings of others. Empathy in this season is more necessary than ever. Empathy asks us to care for those around us. I had COVID-19. One of the most encouraging parts of receiving this diagnosis was how much it revealed my community. I remember receiving an Uber Eats gift card from a friend, while it was unnecessary, it was so appreciated. It made me feel cared for. They were empathizing with my situation. We had multiple people reach out about providing meals, asking if they could help us with our kids, or if there was anything they could do for us. Empathy causes us to have compassion toward others and causes us to respond with what we have that can help meet a need. Perhaps people around you don’t have COVID-19, but I assure you they do have other needs. How different would our community look if we each chose empathy, walked in compassion, and responded to the needs of others? We all have something to give, let’s give it.
How do we reap the benefits of community when we are not allowed to be around it? Here are 5 practical encouragements for navigating this season in no particular order: 1. FACETIME OR ZOOM: FaceTime and Zoom allows for us to view each other’s facial expressions, see into one another’s eyes, and engage with each other more than just hearing one another’s words when speaking by phone. After a couple of weeks of loneliness, I began meeting in a Zoom group weekly. Our church has been hosting weekly Zoom groups and I have gathered with a group of ladies each week for the past few months. This has been a highlight of my week! I get to see their faces, learn how they are doing, share how I am doing, and engage in community. We aren’t physically present with one another, but we can still support each other. Make this time a priority and schedule it, just like you would a coffee date with a friend.
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Christina and her husband, Andrew, pastor Grace City Church. Grace City is a Hillsong Family Church with two campuses in Lakeland and also hosts online services every week at GraceCity.com. Christina is also a full-time Professor and the proud mom of twins, Justice and Adriana. @ChristinaGard
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Let’ s Read! Thank you to the Lakeland Public Library for suggesting the following books on mindfulness, self esteem, spirituality and racism for both kids and adults. MINDFULNESS For Kids: We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell [ISBN: 9781580897723] - (Ages 3 - 7) Cherokee words and lettering thread throughout the book and open a door onto a heartfelt expression of thanks and gratitude. Readers also get an intimate glimpse into a Native American culture through colorful, simple pictures of people and daily activities. I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness by Susan Verde, Peter H. Reynolds [ISBN: 978-1419731525] - (Ages 4 - 8) Book 2 in the I Am series by Susan Verde. Verde uses colorful illustrations and a plain but gentle way to describe difficult feelings and how to handle them. Although I Am Peace is aimed at children, adults can find much here to find their own peace. For Adults: Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life by Thich Nhat Hanh [ISBN: 978-0553351392] - (Ages 18+) Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness by Jon Kabat-Zinn [ISBN-13: 978-0786886548] (Ages 18+) Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn [ISBN: 978-1401307783] - (Ages 18+) Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, and his student, Jon KabatZinn are well-known for writing about Buddhism in clear, accessible language. These three titles - Peace is Every Step, Coming to Our Senses and Wherever You Go, There You Are - introduces the Buddhist practice of mindfulness to Western readers. SPIRITUALITY For Kids: Brave Beauty by Lynn Cowell [ISBN: 978-0310763147] This book is great for daily devotional time. It offers encouragement for young people by helping them grow confidently in their faith. For Adults: Daring Greatly by Brené Brown [ISBN: 978-1592408412] OR The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown [ISBN: 9781592858491] - (Ages 18+) Honestly, you can’t go wrong with anything Brené Brown! If you want to get a feel for her work or aren’t up for reading- there are TED talks and books on audio. The Call to Courage, her lecture special that debuted on Netflix last year, will have you wanting to recommend it to everyone and may even make you shed a tear or two. Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art by Madeleine L’Engle [ISBN: 9780804189279] – (Adult) What does it mean to be a Christian artist? and What is the relationship between faith and art? Madeleine L’Engle ponders these questions for her own life and opens the door to other artists (and non-artists) to contemplate how faith and art can work beautifully together. Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home by Richard J. Foster [ISBN: 9780060628468] – (Adult) Quaker writer and teacher, Richard J. Foster, looks at the varied forms (21!) of Christian prayer. He introduces three ways (inward, upward, and outward) prayer can be directed and how prayer meets three main human needs (transformation, intimacy, and ministry). While Foster focuses on the Christian tradition, he invites readers to look at the ways humans can use prayer (or a type of mindfulness) to lift oneself out of personal concerns and into a broader way of looking at life and one’s purpose in it. havenmagazines.com
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SELF HELP/SELF ESTEEM For Kids: Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae [ISBN: 978-0545392556] - (Ages 4+) Gerald the giraffe doesn’t think he’s a good dancer until he discovers his own song. Little ones learn an important lesson about discovering their own strengths and being themselves. The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael López [ISBN: 978-0399246531] - (Ages 5 - 8) There will be times when you walk into a room/ and no one there is quite like you. Woodson and López tell the story about how we all feel, at times, out of place and outside of what’s going on around us. In vivid pictures and lyrical language, they celebrate the courage we show in moving forward anyway and in those who meet us halfway. For Teens: All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson [ISBN: 9780374312718] - (Ages 14-18) A necessary and timely memoir that covers a number of topics from toxic masculinity and marginalization to consent and Black joy. It’s important to recognize the battle of living with multiple identifiers that don’t allow you to safely be your true self in a society working against you. So, this is for those wanting to feel seen and for other readers to reflect how they’ve contributed to any of the issues mentioned in order to work towards change. For Adults: Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything by BJ Fogg [ISBN: 978-0358003328] - (Ages 18+) Change is easy. Or it can be if you break it down into small actions. Tiny Habits gives you both the science of why tiny habits work and practical examples of how to form those habits. RACISM For Kids: Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story about Racial Injustice by Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, Ann Hazzard [ISBN: 978-1433828546] - (Ages 9+) A direct look at racial injustices, like police brutality, through conversations with families from two different backgrounds with accessible language and supplemental resources for further conversations and research. This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work by Tiffany Jewell, Aurelia Durand [ISBN: 9780711245211] (ages 11+) It provides children and young adults with validation for their experiences and gives them the information and confidence to be able to stand up to those with problematic behaviors, including adults. Not only is it beautifully illustrated, but it also provides activities to do while you’re reading. Overall, it’s a good resource for anyone. For Adults: Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi [ISBN: 978-1568585987] - (Adult) Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning by Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi [ISBN: 978-0316453691] - (Ages 12+) The titles - Stamped from the Beginning and Stamped: Racism, Antiracisim, and You - traces the history of racist ideas in America. Kendi and, in the shorter remix, Reynolds follow the birth, growth, and power of racism in American through the lives of intellectuals - Puritan minister Cotton Mather, Thomas Jefferson, abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, W.E.B. Du Bois, and legendary activist Angela Davis.
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An Intersection of Mind and Body As the Director of Behavioral Health for Lakeland Regional Health, Alice Nuttall oversees the team of physicians, nurses, and qualified mental health professionals for both the inpatient behavioral health service and the outpatient behavioral health clinic. She is an involved member of the Polk County community, serving as the co-chair for the Polk Vision Exploratory Board. Nuttall, a Registered Nurse, has a degree in business as well as neuroscience psychology. Born in Lakeland, she left for college and lived in Nashville, Tennessee for over two decades. She has worked as a nurse and behavioral health professional across many areas including substance abuse, addiction, residential, and more. She was thrilled to be recruited back to her hometown just under two years ago.
can’t advocate for themselves. Also, I find myself having a voice on whatever team that I’m on, to make sure we always care for and treat the whole person.” We talked to Alice Nuttall about how nutrition and exercise habits affect the way we feel and applicable ways to make changes for our overall health, mind and body.
FOOD = MOOD Can what you eat affect your mental health? “Absolutely,” said Nuttall. “I like to think of it as food is related to your mood. [...] Your brain is working and operating and is a very fine-tuned piece of equipment and it operates 24/7, 365, all the time for your entire life. We need to make sure that we’re thinking about quality, well-balanced nutrition, to help us feel the best that we possibly can.”
“This is my life’s passion and greatest joy to be able to do this kind of work and work with the fine individuals I do every day,” said Nuttall. “We always find that there are a lot of mental health opportunities and concerns, but with COVID-19, it has increased the importance, I feel, of the work that we do every single day.” Nuttall can vividly remember the course material of her Health Psychology class as a freshman in college at Vanderbilt University. “It was about the intersection of the human body, our physiological health, with our emotional health, and our mental wellness.”
First, let’s talk about the neurotransmitter, serotonin. According to Nuttall, serotonin regulates mood, happiness, anxiety, and sleep. “Ninety percent of the serotonin that is produced in your body is produced in your GI tract,” she explained. From your mood, feelings, inhibitions, and sleep, “All these things that intertwine to help us feel balanced, are coming from your belly,” said Nuttall. “There is certainly a link.”
Throughout all of the work she’s done from being a critical care nurse working in the Neuro ICU working with head trauma patients at Vanderbilt, inpatient work, outpatient, with children and adults, she said, “In all of these different roles, the same themes continued to come up. I have a passion and calling for helping people in crisis, and advocating for them when they
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“All these things that intertwine to help us feel balanced, are coming from your belly”
Eating in a way that promotes good gut health will produce higher levels of serotonin. Adversely, Nuttall says there are hormones that you do not want as much of, like cortisol. “Stress causes cortisol release. Cortisol increases appetite and can cause someone to overeat. High
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cortisol also increases food cravings for sugary or fatty foods. Stress, therefore, increases cravings for unhealthy foods,” said Nuttall.
Now, give yourself a score from one to ten based on exercise. Is your face getting hot with embarrassment or apprehension to score yourself? Are you already maligning your score? Don’t worry, you’re not being diet and exercise shamed – Nuttall uses this method to teach an important mind flip. Our immediate tendency is to think of our score and ask ourselves why it isn’t closer to a ten. “You need to flip your mind and think about it as, why am I not a zero? What am I doing right today, currently, in the moment that has made me a little bit closer to my goal?” Think of everything you do regularly that leads to that score, and make it a goal to do a little bit more of that every week. Trying to force a new habit can be counterintuitive, said the Director of Behavioral Health. “I need to set my goals of doing that one additional day this week. If I have it be incremental and small, that will help me.”
ALL THINGS IN MODERATION Nuttall doesn’t promote one specific diet or exercise regiment over another. “I think the thing that is most important is balance,” she said. “All things in moderation can be okay. One of the things detrimental to people’s mental health is any extreme.” Bodies are different. “Our needs are different, our ages are different and we all need carbs and healthy sugars to live and to have a good metabolism, but I think you want to have a good balance.”
“What am I doing right today?”
A good rule of thumb is to stick to the outside perimeter of the grocery store as much as possible and keep the refined and processed food in moderation. “By limiting things completely, you start to mess with your mind and you may even crave it more.”
This is a form of positive psychology that will set you up for success in reaching your goals. “If you do this mind flip and you perceive your current behavior and current status as the glass half full versus glass half empty – you are already more successful, and you are going to be more successful in those next little incremental goals that you’ve set for yourself,” said Nuttall.
During COVID-19, people have started cooking at home now more than ever. Nuttall suggested, “For every recipe you try that may be on the upper end of the pyramid – if you’re trying a new cookie recipe, a cake, or something in that goody category – make sure that two of your other recipes or items that you’re preparing that day are on the healthier spectrum.” For example, during a recent dinner with close friends, Nuttall and her family grilled chicken and opted for a cauliflower option of potato salad and coleslaw with homemade dressing. “I was really impressed with how delicious the meal turned out. It felt like we were eating barbeque chicken with potato salad and coleslaw, but it was so much better because we used good, wholesome ingredients.”
If you stretch or do yoga twice a week, try to add an extra day next week. If you walk your neighborhood for 30 minutes each evening, try doing it for 40 minutes next time. “When we talk about goals and making a change, start with something small that you can keep and don’t do too much right away.” Nuttall explained why the approach of incremental changes in favor of a complete habit overhaul tends to work better for people. “If I were to decide, I am going to go extreme and cut out all carbs, all processed food, all caffeine, I’m not going to drink any alcohol, I’m only going to drink water and I’m going to start tomorrow at 8 a.m. I’m going to be more likely to fail because those goals are extreme. Even if I do stick to it for a couple of days, there will be a sense of almost white-knuckling it.”
DO A MIND FLIP Take a moment and give yourself a score between one and ten for how healthy and nutritious you feel like your diet is – one being extremely unhealthy and ten being perfect balance, getting everything your body needs every day.
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your nutrition too. Practice mindfulness and deep breathing. You may think meditation and deep breathing aren’t for you or maybe you don’t have time. Small changes.
TRACK THE CHANGE, BE MINDFUL Nuttall recommends keeping track of how you feel after what you eat or a small change you’re making, using mindfulness and journaling. This could mean clicking out your thoughts on the notes app of your phone or jotting it down on a legal pad.
“Habit is when your behavior through routine and repetition becomes incorporated into your daily living.”
When Nuttall wakes up in the morning and hears her alarm go off, she likes to hit the snooze button. For those ten minutes, before the alarm goes off again, she doesn’t pick up her phone and tries to keep her mind clear of worries and to-do lists. “I try to take ten cleansing deep breaths and focus on something positive, focus on something good. Imagine a happy place – somewhere that brings you joy and peace. What are you looking forward to that day, or what from the day prior was a bright spot – even if it’s very small like a one- or two-word interaction with someone you care about?”
Between days 14 and 21 is when a habit sets in according to Nuttall. “Habit is when your behavior through routine and repetition becomes incorporated into your daily living. It may be sooner than when the habit is as strong as it could be, you’ll probably start seeing benefits and you may not have changed anything else about your diet.”
Like with the other small habits you’re adopting, track that for a couple of weeks. “It will improve your heart rate, your blood pressure, and your stress hormones. Therefore, it impacts all the other things in a healthy way. You’ll crave less bad foods, you’ll crave good things, and you’ll make better decisions because you’ll be more centered.”
Maybe your goal is to pack your lunch instead of grabbing fast food, or to consume less soda, drink more water, or to remove sugar from your morning coffee. Do that for a week to ten days and take note of how you feel, she encouraged. “Typically, what we find is if you track that and start to see trends and connections and you use that mindfulness to make connections, that will fuel your next positive change.”
GIVE YOURSELF GRACE Maybe you skipped out on exercise yesterday or ate one too many powdered donuts or binged the entire season of Unsolved Mysteries on Netflix. Nuttall says to acknowledge that you didn’t make an ideal choice and work to not repeat it in the future.
SELF-CARE IS SIMPLE Nuttall’s approach to healthcare is holistic. Remember, there is an intersection between mind and body. If Nuttall is trying to help a patient through a stressful time, she will discuss reinforcing healthy habits including balanced nutrition, sleep (not only the hours, but restful, quality sleep), and some form of activity every day.
“You don’t want to villainize or beat yourself. This has been one of the hardest things to process and figure out than we’ve ever had before, all at one time,” said Nuttall. “The human body and the human spirit feel more confident and comfortable when we know what to predict when things are more certain around us.”
With all that is going on in the world and our lives, it might not be the right time to train for a marathon, but Nuttall said, “If you get out and walk back and forth around your block one time today – those small goals – with that amount of physical activity you start to see health benefits.” Try these same kinds of changes within
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“Especially during COVID times, we all need to give ourselves a little bit of grace,” she said. Give yourself that grace, take a balanced approach moving forward, do a mind flip, make and track incremental changes, and be mindful.
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4-7-8 Breathing I first tried this breathing exercise at the Winter Haven CityWorks (x)po earlier this year before we had to shelter at home. Kerry Wilson from Inside Out Yoga taught everyone in the audience how to do this simple breathing technique that you can do anytime, anywhere. This is thought to help reduce nervousness, stress and calm anxiety.
Start with an audible exhale to open your lungs and release the tension you may be holding in your shoulders. If you’re especially tense, you can repeat this step a few times, gently rolling your shoulders and wiggling your hips to help you find a relaxed stance or position. With your mouth closed and tongue pressed gently on the roof of your mouth, breathe in slowly and deeply through your nose for a mental count of four. Then hold your breath for a mental count of seven. Finally, with your mouth closed and tongue still pressed on the roof of your mouth, audibly exhale (as if you’re blowing out the candles on a birthday cake) as slowly as you can, for a count of eight. Repeat this for four full cycles. Breathing techniques are designed to bring the body into a state of deep relaxation. Specific patterns that involve holding the breath for a period of time allow your body to replenish its oxygen. From the lungs outward, techniques like 4-7-8 can give your organs and tissues a much-needed oxygen boost. -healthline.com
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Coffee and Health: Myths vs. Science In this first Summer Series, we’d like to demystify some of the latest, scientific findings on coffee! And hopefully, do our part to clarify and counteract all the misinformation that’s so easily found in our online feeds these days! Below, an amazing scientific review by our own medical expert – Jolian Rios, MD, ABIM Board Certified.
A study with sleep-deprived Navy SEAL trainees showed improvement of cognitive function, learning, memory, and mood despite continuous exposure to stressors with an optimal dose of 200 mg of caffeine (about two cups of coffee!). MYTH #4: COFFEE IS UNHEALTHY
MYTH #1: ALL STUDIES ARE SCIENTIFICALLY VALID
Numerous studies on coffee have actually shown the opposite – there are several health benefits from long-term coffee consumption. Some examples:
Coffee has been widely studied – there have been hundreds of studies published about it over the years. Yet, the first thing to keep in mind is that not all studies are created equal - as they can go from very strict, scientifically valid Cohort, Case-Control, and Randomized Controlled Trials where data drives the findings, to an Opinion Paper, which is simply someone sharing their thoughts – of course, their findings do not carry the same weight! To make matters worse, these Opinion Papers are many times “interpreted” and reported by the media in ways that favor their ratings. So every time you read something, go to the source, and please don’t share it if it is not a scientific source! – advice that seems especially relevant right now!
A matched case-control of almost 1700 women with BRCA gene mutation found that coffee intake was associated with 10% - 69% lower risk of breast cancer, this was a dose-dependent effect, with the lowest effect being seen on women who drank 1-3 cups of coffee and the largest effect seen on those who drank more than 6 cups of coffee per day. A case-control study of 1900 women found that coffee intake was associated with a 40% lower risk of breast cancer in premenopausal women who drank 4 or more cups of coffee per day.
MYTH #2: COFFEE = CAFFEINE
A meta-analysis of cohort and case-control studies showed a decreased risk of endometrial cancer in coffee drinkers.
When we think of coffee, we immediately think about caffeine; yet we should keep in mind coffee contains many other compounds with potential health benefits. These include polyphenols such as caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, diterpenoids, and other antioxidants, as well as potassium, magnesium, niacin, and lignans. In fact, concentrations of these phenolic antioxidants are much higher in brewed coffee than in brewed tea – which is often touted as an antioxidant powerhouse!
A large prospective analysis of over 47,000 men found a strong dose-dependent reduction in the risk of prostate cancer. Several studies, including randomized trials, and cohort studies, have shown that coffee consumption, including decaf, decreases the risk of type 2 diabetes, by improving insulin sensitivity as well as insulin secretion.
MYTH #3: CAFFEINE IS UNHEALTHY
Another study showed caffeine in coffee to be a potent stimulator of smooth muscles that prevent constipation.
Caffeine is quickly absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract, and it gets metabolized by the liver. It antagonizes adenosine receptors in the central and peripheral nervous systems – and in this way, it can have a variety of effects. Some of the main effects found so far:
A meta-analysis of 14 different studies shows that coffee drinkers had 39% less probability of developing cirrhosis. Thus, coffee has been shown to have positive effects on multiple systems and may even lower the risk of multiple chronic diseases in the long term. I’ve listed the studies used for reference, in case you’d like to read in a lot more detail on your own (it pairs perfectly with a great cup of Ethos to keep you awake!).
Caffeine is a proven analgesic, property that has been used for the treatment of headaches, specifically tension and migraine headaches. Multiple cohort studies with over 600,000 individuals found it may reduce stroke risk.
So, let’s keep enjoying coffee, and let’s continue to make a difference, to Brew Greatness in the world!
Two case-controlled studies and two cohort studies have shown a small protective effect of coffee consumption advanced Alzheimer’s disease. Moreover, animal models have shown long-term caffeine consumption may delay or reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
References available online at havenmagazines.com Ethos Coffee Roasters Ethosroasters.com (863) 940-0060 FB & IG @ethosroasters
Randomized Controlled Trials of healthy individuals have found caffeine improves cognition, mood, vigilance, and reaction time – regardless of age and gender.
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any people can’t wait for retirement. They look forward to the day they can do what they want and enjoy the lifestyle they deserve. However, some don’t look at it the same way. They believe they won’t enjoy as free of a lifestyle, that they’ll be seen as “old” or that they won’t see their friends and family as often … after all, they don’t need care, so why would they move to a retirement living community? Truth be told, this is not at all what Life Plan Communities are all about! In fact, they offer a rewarding lifestyle where older adults have a myriad of opportunities to not only continue – but enhance – their active, on-the-go lives! Older adults should take advantage of the retirement lifestyle they deserve sooner rather than later. There’s so much to look forward to in retirement living that you simply can’t experience until you stop delaying it. From an array of cultural and educational opportunities to first-class amenities to new experiences with new friends and travel, there’s so much to enjoy. Best of all, residents at Life Plan Communities benefit from a maintenance-free, worry-free lifestyle … with complete peace of mind for the future with health care available right on site, if it’s needed.
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THE THOUGHT OF EXPLORATION MAKES YOU HAPPY. There are endless things to do in Lakeland, and it’s so close to major theme parks, beaches and more! Better yet, keep traveling. Thanks to the retirement lifestyle at a Life Plan Community, you have the freedom to do so, while knowing your home and belongings are safe.
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YOU HAVE A FOCUS ON WELLNESS IN DAILY LIFE. Life Plan Communities have a strong focus on providing opportunities for wellness – in body, mind and spirit. Wellness programs are interconnected with everything – active and staffed fitness centers and nutritious, chef-prepared meals to lifelong learning, cultural events and spiritual opportunities. Life Plan Communities provide wellness for the whole person.
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hen it comes to health and wellness, it’s important to focus on the entire body and do what you can to ensure you are fit and in your best shape possible. This not only helps you to continue living a fun, engaging and active lifestyle, but ensures you are as healthy as possible for years to come. While many people are eager to jump right into their new wellness routine, it’s important to note that when most create their plans, there’s often one glaring piece that’s mistakenly omitted – brain health. A healthy brain matters for a number of reasons, and unfortunately, many forget to add ways to exercise their mind. Maintaining brain health and finding ways to keep your brain active allows it to reach peak performance, helping you to live a long and full life, pay closer attention and even ward off cognitive decline. This means that adding ways to enhance your brain health will benefit you both now and in the long run.
MAINTAINING PHYSICAL FITNESS
Physical activity is shown to increase heart rate and blood flow, helping to promote the growth of brain cells, improve circulation and stimulate the mind. Life Plan Communities offer an array of ways to ensure you can maintain physical fitness and brain health. Most communities will have personal trainers that can help you come up with a plan that’s right for you. From a variety of fitness classes to programs and more, there are plenty of ways to help you enhance your health.
FINDING FUN WAYS TO IMPROVE COGNITIVE FUNCTION
So, what can you do to show your brain some love and help it reach its full potential? There are plenty of ways! Here are just a few of the ways older adults can exercise their mind, maintain their brain health and live a healthy lifestyle every day.
From an array of programs and activities to educational opportunities and lifelong learning, brain health can easily be enhanced simply by having fun! Each day we provide opportunities to play, learn and grow through activities that engage the mind, programs that aim to enhance learning and a variety of puzzles.
ENJOYING A HEALTHY DIET
SOCIALIZING WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS
A healthy and nutritious diet is important for the health of both your body and mind. Be sure to eat foods rich in nutrients like fruits and vegetables and try to lessen the amount of fat you consume. At a Life Plan Community, they take care of the meal planning, prep and more for you so you can simply enjoy the benefits.
WHY IS NOW THE RIGHT TIME?
Connection and socialization are important for a healthy mind. At a Life Plan Community, you can socialize with others who share your interests, meet new neighbors, make new friends and expand your social circle, helping your brain stay stimulated, engaged and active.
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– Leo Gillman, Chairman of the Board "As a resident and board member, I would like to give a special thanks to the staff for the outstanding job they are doing during this very difficult time. The food is wonderful and delivered to our door, along with groceries if needed. The nurse comes around daily to take our temperature and make sure we are OK. I'm so blessed to be living in such a wonderful place!"
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171 CATFISH ST................................. HAINES CITY.........6/18/2020.......... $138,000
6372 ENGLISH CREEK DR................... LAKELAND......... 6/12/2020........... $65,000
1601 20TH ST N................................ HAINES CITY.........6/16/2020..........$140,000
1222 ROBINSWOOD CT...................... LAKELAND......... 6/15/2020........... $65,000
1812 LOWRY AVE.............................. HAINES CITY........ 6/23/2020..........$140,000
731 FOREST LAKE DR.......................... LAKELAND..........6/17/2020............$76,500
9343 CANAL RD.............................. HAINES CITY......... 6/12/2020.......... $174,000
3240 JENNA MAE WAY........................ LAKELAND......... 6/12/2020........... $78,000
500 EASTLAKE DR........................... HAINES CITY......... 6/12/2020.......... $195,000
3503 ROYAL CT.................................. LAKELAND.........6/18/2020........... $80,000
109 BREAM ST.................................. HAINES CITY......... 6/12/2020......... $200,000
6792 HARTSWORTH DR..................... LAKELAND.........6/16/2020........... $84,200
454 PENTAS LN................................ HAINES CITY.........6/22/2020.......... $201,400
3240 JENNA MAE WAY........................ LAKELAND......... 6/12/2020..........$104,000
2427 ST AUGUSTINE BLVD.............. HAINES CITY.........6/18/2020......... $205,000
620 WHITEHURST ST......................... LAKELAND..........6/17/2020.......... $105,000
1478 WEDGE WAY............................ HAINES CITY......... 6/12/2020.......... $215,000
217 WINDSOR APT 1........................... LAKELAND.........6/18/2020..........$108,000
5034 HARVEST DR.......................... HAINES CITY.........6/22/2020.......... $216,500
212 PATTERSON ST............................. LAKELAND.........6/19/2020...........$110,000
8014 PAGE CT.................................. HAINES CITY.........6/18/2020......... $220,000
3514 BOWDENS RD............................. LAKELAND......... 6/15/2020...........$114,000
352 TANAGER ST............................. HAINES CITY.........6/19/2020...........$221,000
3545 BOWDENS RD............................ LAKELAND......... 6/15/2020...........$114,000
113 TANAGER ST............................... HAINES CITY.........6/22/2020..........$225,000
830 SADDLEWOOD BLVD.................. LAKELAND.........6/16/2020.......... $120,000
1022 CHANLER DR........................... HAINES CITY........ 6/29/2020..........$225,000
1514 CREEKWOOD RUN...................... LAKELAND........ 6/24/2020.......... $120,000
714 STONEWALL LN......................... HAINES CITY.........6/18/2020..........$228,000
6324 ENGLISH CREEK DR................... LAKELAND..........6/17/2020.......... $130,000
725 PRADO GRANDE AVE................ HAINES CITY......... 6/15/2020..........$229,900
6451 ENGLISH CREEK DR.................... LAKELAND..........6/17/2020.......... $130,000
426 PENTAS LN................................ HAINES CITY......... 6/12/2020.......... $238,700
943 5TH ST......................................... LAKELAND........ 6/23/2020.......... $130,000
1530 BLUE SKY BLVD....................... HAINES CITY......... 6/12/2020......... $245,000 havenmagazines.com
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534 OPPITZ LN.................................... LAKELAND.........6/19/2020.......... $136,000
510 WINDERMERE DR......................... LAKELAND..........6/17/2020.......... $215,000
5808 GRACE LAKE DR........................ LAKELAND......... 6/15/2020...........$137,000
213 ARIANA ST.................................... LAKELAND.........6/18/2020.......... $215,000
5861 GRACE LAKE DR......................... LAKELAND......... 6/15/2020...........$137,000
3819 BRITTON BEACH PL.................... LAKELAND......... 6/15/2020.......... $216,000
5339 MEADOW GROVE TRL............... LAKELAND.........6/19/2020........... $138,100
3953 WHITE IBIS RD........................... LAKELAND......... 6/15/2020............ $217,100
1222 ROBINSWOOD CT...................... LAKELAND......... 6/15/2020.......... $145,000
5627 KEATON SPRINGS DR................. LAKELAND......... 6/12/2020.......... $218,500
501 PATTERSON ST............................. LAKELAND.........6/18/2020.......... $145,000
8067 BROOKESHIRE DR..................... LAKELAND.........6/19/2020...........$219,900
127 PINELLAS ST.................................. LAKELAND.........6/19/2020.......... $145,000
4418 SELKIRK LN................................ LAKELAND......... 6/12/2020......... $220,000
1451 MONTROSE AVE......................... LAKELAND.........6/19/2020...........$147,000
1731 HOLTON RD................................. LAKELAND.........6/16/2020......... $224,000
404 HOWARD AVE APT A................... LAKELAND......... 6/12/2020.......... $153,000
220 ECHO PINES WAY......................... LAKELAND......... 6/12/2020..........$225,000
1236 MYRTLE ST................................. LAKELAND.........6/19/2020.......... $155,000
2308 GENEVA DR............................... LAKELAND......... 6/15/2020..........$225,000
6712 TRAIL RIDGE DR......................... LAKELAND........ 6/24/2020.......... $155,000
4132 SALT SPRINGS LN........................ LAKELAND.........6/16/2020.......... $227,000
601 CHARLES ST................................. LAKELAND......... 6/12/2020........... $161,000
1823 PRISTINE LOOP........................... LAKELAND..........6/17/2020.......... $227,000
4867 LEISUREWOOD LN.................... LAKELAND......... 6/12/2020.......... $165,000
2812 HICKORY RIDGE DR.................... LAKELAND........ 6/24/2020..........$228,000
1438 MARIGOLD DR........................... LAKELAND........ 6/23/2020.......... $166,000
8046 DIAMOND CREEK LN................ LAKELAND.........6/22/2020..........$228,500
317 HILLSIDE DR................................. LAKELAND......... 6/12/2020.......... $166,900
629 PADDINGTON LN......................... LAKELAND........ 6/25/2020......... $230,000
6510 CHIPPENDALE RD...................... LAKELAND.........6/16/2020.......... $170,000
1848 PRISTINE LOOP.......................... LAKELAND........ 6/23/2020.......... $232,500
1902 LONG BOAT DR.......................... LAKELAND..........6/17/2020.......... $170,000
4131 RED FERN LN............................... LAKELAND..........6/17/2020..........$233,300
1422 LAKE PARKER DR........................ LAKELAND.........6/18/2020.......... $170,000
3428 WATERLUTE WAY...................... LAKELAND..........6/17/2020..........$239,000
4928 DAWNVIEW LN.......................... LAKELAND.........6/18/2020.......... $170,000
1805 PRISTINE LOOP.......................... LAKELAND........ 6/23/2020......... $240,500
6430 SEDGEFORD DR........................ LAKELAND.........6/18/2020...........$174,500
8165 WESTMONT AVE........................ LAKELAND.........6/18/2020.......... $241,900
2224 MAGNOLIA AVE......................... LAKELAND.........6/18/2020........... $177,000
5711 SOUTHVIEW DR.......................... LAKELAND.........6/16/2020..........$242,900
3921 STRICKLAND MNR...................... LAKELAND.........6/16/2020........... $177,500
2741 CANYON CREST DR.................... LAKELAND........ 6/26/2020......... $243,000
1116 GILMORE AVE.............................. LAKELAND......... 6/12/2020.......... $179,000
6807 NEWMAN CIR............................ LAKELAND.........6/18/2020..........$245,500
1318 E MYRTLE ST............................... LAKELAND......... 6/12/2020...........$179,900
3422 SUMMERWOOD WAY................ LAKELAND.........6/18/2020......... $246,000
5720 LACAR WAY............................... LAKELAND......... 6/15/2020...........$179,900
8307 ADELE RD.................................. LAKELAND......... 6/15/2020.......... $247,000
5644 TOWER PALMS LN..................... LAKELAND......... 6/12/2020...........$181,000
1843 PRISTINE LOOP.......................... LAKELAND.........6/19/2020.......... $247,200
2022 WINTERSET DR.......................... LAKELAND......... 6/12/2020.......... $182,000
5925 VELVET LOOP............................ LAKELAND......... 6/15/2020......... $250,000
2846 BANYAN LN............................... LAKELAND......... 6/12/2020.......... $182,500
3820 SANDHILL CRANE DR................ LAKELAND.........6/19/2020...........$257,500
1802 S PRAIRIE DUNES CIR................. LAKELAND......... 6/12/2020.......... $185,000
3826 BRITTON BEACH PL................... LAKELAND.........6/19/2020......... $258,000
3510 SADDLEBROOK WAY................. LAKELAND......... 6/15/2020.......... $185,000
2733 HIGHLANDS VUE PKWY............. LAKELAND.........6/18/2020..........$259,000
541 HANCOCK ST............................... LAKELAND.........6/19/2020.......... $185,000
1389 EVERGREEN PARK CIR............... LAKELAND.........6/19/2020..........$259,500
712 GRASSLANDS VILLAGE CIR.......... LAKELAND........ 6/25/2020.......... $185,000
6504 FOX CREST LN........................... LAKELAND........ 6/25/2020......... $260,000
3160 HONEOYE TRL........................... LAKELAND......... 6/15/2020...........$187,000
3251 BERWICK LN............................... LAKELAND..........6/17/2020..........$262,900
1405 DOLPHIN DR.............................. LAKELAND......... 6/12/2020.......... $189,900
4059 WHISTLEWOOD CIR................. LAKELAND.........6/22/2020......... $263,000
8134 OAKHURST BLVD....................... LAKELAND.........6/16/2020........... $191,500
2250 BELLA LUNA CIR........................ LAKELAND.........6/22/2020......... $268,000
6063 STONEY CREEK PL.................... LAKELAND......... 6/15/2020.......... $195,000
3825 MOSSY OAK DR......................... LAKELAND.........6/18/2020..........$270,000
5780 MACAW PL................................. LAKELAND......... 6/15/2020........... $197,500
1320 GALLOWAY RD........................... LAKELAND.........6/19/2020..........$270,000
3966 WHITE IBIS RD........................... LAKELAND........ 6/23/2020..........$198,000
1956 PRISTINE LOOP.......................... LAKELAND.........6/19/2020..........$270,000
6744 BORDEAUX BLVD...................... LAKELAND........ 6/23/2020.......... $199,000
2038 BLUE HIGHLANDS DR................ LAKELAND.........6/22/2020.......... $272,500
913 KRENSON WOODS RD................. LAKELAND........ 6/26/2020.......... $199,000
1933 PRISTINE LOOP........................... LAKELAND.........6/18/2020.......... $276,500
1544 COUNTRY CHASE ST................. LAKELAND.........6/16/2020.......... $199,900
1897 PRISTINE LOOP.......................... LAKELAND......... 6/12/2020..........$279,000
401 BELMAR ST................................... LAKELAND..........6/17/2020......... $200,000
3233 SLEEPY HILL RD.......................... LAKELAND.........6/19/2020..........$279,000
3845 FEATHERWOOD TRL................. LAKELAND.........6/18/2020......... $200,000
4219 PRIMA LAGO DR......................... LAKELAND.........6/19/2020.......... $279,300
7667 CANTERBURY CIR...................... LAKELAND.........6/19/2020......... $200,000
3830 LAURELWOOD LN..................... LAKELAND........ 6/23/2020..........$279,800
4157 SUNNY VIEW DR......................... LAKELAND.........6/19/2020..........$202,500
512 W MAXWELL ST............................ LAKELAND......... 6/12/2020......... $280,000
3445 DUFF RD.................................... LAKELAND......... 6/12/2020......... $204,900
1035 OLD POLK CITY RD.................... LAKELAND......... 6/12/2020......... $284,500
2158 HUNTERS GREENE DR................ LAKELAND.........6/18/2020......... $204,900
588 POWDER HORN ROW................. LAKELAND......... 6/12/2020......... $285,000
6010 YARBOROUGH LN..................... LAKELAND......... 6/12/2020......... $205,000
6004 STONEY CREEK PL.................... LAKELAND.........6/19/2020......... $290,000
1105 SHADOW RUN DR....................... LAKELAND......... 6/12/2020......... $205,000
314 GREENWOODS LN....................... LAKELAND......... 6/15/2020......... $294,900
6225 VINTAGE DR............................... LAKELAND......... 6/15/2020......... $208,500
4185 PRIMA LAGO CIR........................ LAKELAND......... 6/15/2020..........$302,300
3118 ORANGE GROVE CT.................... LAKELAND......... 6/12/2020......... $209,900
6532 ALAMANDA HILLS CIR............... LAKELAND.........6/19/2020......... $308,900
2478 CASPIAN DR............................... LAKELAND.........6/18/2020........... $211,000
825 RUGBY LN.................................... LAKELAND......... 6/15/2020.......... $310,000
3602 DOVETAIL LN............................. LAKELAND........ 6/23/2020...........$212,500
6446 EVERGREEN PARK DR............... LAKELAND......... 6/12/2020.......... $314,500
4406 HARDENOAK TRL..................... LAKELAND.........6/22/2020...........$213,500
1109 STONEY CREEK BLVD................. LAKELAND..........6/17/2020.......... $316,400
1029 S NEW YORK AVE....................... LAKELAND......... 6/12/2020.......... $214,000
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1567 CORD GRASS WAY..................... LAKELAND.........6/22/2020......... $320,000
225 SE 9TH ST..............................WINTER HAVEN......... 6/12/2020..........$160,000
5818 HOLLY HOCK DR........................ LAKELAND......... 6/15/2020..........$323,800
377 LAKE DAISY CIR....................WINTER HAVEN.........6/22/2020.......... $165,000
2205 MALACHITE DR.......................... LAKELAND.........6/19/2020..........$335,000
1650 AVENUE E............................WINTER HAVEN.........6/19/2020...........$167,000
2980 BLACKWATER CREEK DR.......... LAKELAND........ 6/25/2020..........$335,000
3015 SILVERADO TER..................WINTER HAVEN.........6/18/2020..........$168,000
901 LAKE DEESON PT......................... LAKELAND.........6/19/2020......... $340,000
260 LAS FLORES..........................WINTER HAVEN.........6/18/2020.......... $172,000
904 LAKE DEESON PT........................ LAKELAND.........6/19/2020......... $340,000
606 2ND ST..................................WINTER HAVEN......... 6/12/2020.......... $175,000
1746 VIA LAGO DR.............................. LAKELAND......... 6/12/2020......... $370,000
2885 WHISPERING TRAILS DR....WINTER HAVEN.........6/19/2020.......... $176,800
2315 OLD POLK CITY RD..................... LAKELAND.........6/19/2020..........$372,000
150 LAMERAUX RD......................WINTER HAVEN.........6/18/2020........... $187,500
2067 VIEWPOINT LANDINGS RD........ LAKELAND......... 6/15/2020..........$375,000
283 CLOVERDALE RD..................WINTER HAVEN......... 6/12/2020..........$194,000
6410 BENDELOW DR.......................... LAKELAND.........6/18/2020..........$379,500
1306 HAINES DR..........................WINTER HAVEN......... 6/12/2020.......... $194,500
1209 LAKE POINT TER........................ LAKELAND........ 6/23/2020......... $389,900
1295 HAINES DR...........................WINTER HAVEN......... 6/12/2020........... $197,500
1960 HIGH VISTA DR.......................... LAKELAND.........6/18/2020..........$410,000
236 BLACK SKIMMER LN.............WINTER HAVEN.........6/18/2020........... $199,100
2402 NEWPORT AVE.......................... LAKELAND.........6/22/2020......... $423,000
925 DEMING DR...........................WINTER HAVEN.........6/19/2020.......... $207,500
838 MORNINGVIEW CT...................... LAKELAND.........6/14/2020..........$425,200
2014 BARDMOOR........................WINTER HAVEN..........6/17/2020......... $208,000
2720 CASTLE...................................... LAKELAND.........6/19/2020........... $471,100
168 GROVE BRANCH RD..............WINTER HAVEN.........6/19/2020......... $208,000
12640 HIGHWAY 98............................ LAKELAND.........6/19/2020..........$475,000
4045 GREAT EGRET DR...............WINTER HAVEN.........6/19/2020......... $208,000
3937 AQUILLA DR.............................. LAKELAND........ 6/23/2020..........$476,600
117 LINCOLN RD...........................WINTER HAVEN......... 6/15/2020.......... $210,000
1667 VIA LAGO DR.............................. LAKELAND........ 6/23/2020...........$519,700
3873 OSPREY POINTE CIR...........WINTER HAVEN.........6/16/2020.......... $210,000
2302 HAWTHORNE TRL..................... LAKELAND........ 6/24/2020......... $520,000
562 CODY CALEB DR...................WINTER HAVEN......... 6/12/2020.......... $212,000
3945 AQUILLA DR.............................. LAKELAND......... 6/12/2020..........$555,000
3145 ROYAL TERN DR..................WINTER HAVEN.........6/19/2020.......... $214,000
6506 EAGLE RIDGE WAY.................... LAKELAND.........6/22/2020..........$572,000
4013 GREAT EGRET DR................WINTER HAVEN........ 6/23/2020.......... $214,000
571 CHRISTINA LAKE DR..................... LAKELAND........ 6/23/2020......... $585,000
3220 ROYAL TERN DR..................WINTER HAVEN..........6/17/2020.......... $216,000
907 HUNTERS MEADOW LN.............. LAKELAND.........6/18/2020.........$900,000
882 SUMMER GLEN DR...............WINTER HAVEN.........6/16/2020........... $217,000
WINTER HAVEN
1322 EAGLE CREST BLVD..............WINTER HAVEN..........6/17/2020........... $217,900 407 BIGSTAFF CT.........................WINTER HAVEN.........6/18/2020.......... $218,900
502 PATRICK AVE........................WINTER HAVEN......... 6/12/2020............$55,000
3236 ROYAL TERN DR..................WINTER HAVEN......... 6/12/2020.......... $219,000
104 LAKESIDE RANCH DR...........WINTER HAVEN..........6/17/2020........... $62,000
4509 MAGNOLIA PRESERVE LN..WINTER HAVEN......... 6/12/2020......... $220,000
9705 LAKE BESS RD LOT 515........WINTER HAVEN.........6/18/2020........... $68,000
223 GOLF AIRE BLVD...................WINTER HAVEN......... 6/12/2020..........$224,800
628 W CENTRAL AVE...................WINTER HAVEN.........6/16/2020........... $69,000
3025 COUNTRY CLUB CIR...........WINTER HAVEN........ 6/23/2020..........$225,000
1018 CORSO DR...........................WINTER HAVEN......... 6/15/2020............ $71,000
4017 GREAT EGRET DR................WINTER HAVEN.........6/22/2020..........$228,000
609 VITTORIO DR.......................WINTER HAVEN......... 6/15/2020............ $71,000
1333 EAGLE CREST BLVD.............WINTER HAVEN.........6/19/2020.......... $232,900
719 25TH ST.................................WINTER HAVEN.........6/19/2020............ $77,000
3205 ROYAL TERN DR.................WINTER HAVEN.........6/18/2020..........$233,000
1509 SW FOXRIDGE RUN.............WINTER HAVEN......... 6/12/2020........... $80,000
3169 ROYAL TERN DR..................WINTER HAVEN......... 6/12/2020......... $236,000
3333 TIMBERLINE RD..................WINTER HAVEN........ 6/24/2020........... $85,000
3639 JULIUS ESTATES BLVD.........WINTER HAVEN.........6/18/2020......... $248,000
466 VILLAGE CIR.........................WINTER HAVEN......... 6/15/2020............$87,000
4712 SUMMERFIELD CIR..............WINTER HAVEN.........6/18/2020......... $249,000
229 26TH ST.................................WINTER HAVEN......... 6/15/2020............ $97,000
3209 ROYAL TERN DR.................WINTER HAVEN.........6/19/2020......... $260,000
3959 ATKINS RD..........................WINTER HAVEN.........6/18/2020..........$100,000
2382 TWIN LAKE VIEW RD...........WINTER HAVEN........ 6/24/2020......... $260,900
365 LAKE DAISY CIR....................WINTER HAVEN.........6/22/2020..........$100,000
1059 CORSO DR..........................WINTER HAVEN.........6/16/2020..........$283,900
1010 26TH ST...............................WINTER HAVEN......... 6/13/2020.......... $105,000
804 VIENNA DR...........................WINTER HAVEN.........6/16/2020..........$283,900
660 20TH ST................................WINTER HAVEN.........6/18/2020.......... $105,000
812 VIENNA DR............................WINTER HAVEN.........6/16/2020..........$283,900
950 US HIGHWAY 17....................WINTER HAVEN..........6/17/2020............$111,000
816 VIENNA DR............................WINTER HAVEN.........6/16/2020..........$283,900
3821 AVENUE T............................WINTER HAVEN......... 6/12/2020............ $111,500
820 VIENNA DR...........................WINTER HAVEN.........6/16/2020..........$283,900
1348 HAINES DR..........................WINTER HAVEN........ 6/24/2020.......... $120,000
824 VIENNA DR...........................WINTER HAVEN.........6/16/2020..........$283,900
1463 HAINES DR..........................WINTER HAVEN........ 6/24/2020.......... $120,000
828 VIENNA DR...........................WINTER HAVEN.........6/16/2020..........$283,900
1469 HAINES DR..........................WINTER HAVEN........ 6/24/2020.......... $120,000
832 VIENNA DR...........................WINTER HAVEN.........6/16/2020..........$283,900
1623 AMBAR CT...........................WINTER HAVEN........ 6/24/2020.......... $120,000
128 HOMEWOOD DR...................WINTER HAVEN......... 6/12/2020.......... $310,000
2225 AVENUE E............................WINTER HAVEN........ 6/23/2020...........$128,700
1113 W CYPRESS PT......................WINTER HAVEN......... 6/12/2020.......... $310,000
2416 AVENUE A............................WINTER HAVEN........ 6/24/2020.......... $130,000
1355 OAKMONT DR.....................WINTER HAVEN.........6/19/2020.......... $314,300
252 ROSA ROJO...........................WINTER HAVEN..........6/17/2020.......... $134,500
349 RUBY LAKE LOOP.................WINTER HAVEN......... 6/15/2020..........$325,000
3431 AVENUE O...........................WINTER HAVEN.........6/18/2020.......... $135,000
1175 SAWGRASS DR.....................WINTER HAVEN........ 6/23/2020............$331,100
3437 AVENUE E...........................WINTER HAVEN........ 6/29/2020.......... $135,000
4617 CHAMBLISS RD...................WINTER HAVEN.........6/18/2020..........$375,000
1019 SUNSHINE WAY....................WINTER HAVEN.........6/19/2020.......... $143,000
2400 CRUMP RD.........................WINTER HAVEN.........6/19/2020......... $383,000
416 LAKE DAISY DR.....................WINTER HAVEN......... 6/12/2020........... $147,700
2406 BERKSHIRE LN....................WINTER HAVEN.........6/18/2020.......... $510,000
117 PALM DR.................................WINTER HAVEN.........6/22/2020.......... $154,000
326 AVENUE C.............................WINTER HAVEN.........6/16/2020.........$800,000
468 MUIRFIELD CT......................WINTER HAVEN.........6/19/2020.......... $156,000
1300 MIRROR TER.......................WINTER HAVEN......... 6/12/2020.......... $815,000
2044 KINGS XING........................WINTER HAVEN........ 6/23/2020.......... $159,000 havenmagazines.com
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Food Allergy: Oral Food Challenge
Our adorable patient Takeo passed his peanut oral challenge! He tried peanut butter today and he loved every bit of it!
Kathryn Convers, MD Board-certified: Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, AND Allergy/Immunology Collaborative Faculty Assistant Professor of Pediatrics with USF Morsani School of Medicine Phone: 863-213-1010 || Address: 4325 Highland Park Blvd.,Lakeland || Web: LakelandAllergy.com Most major medical insurance, and patients of all ages accepted.