Vol. 10, Issue 6, June 2021
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Summer Bodies For Life! Achieve Your Weight Loss Goals With Dr. Aguila at Weight Success Centers
By Carla M. Dubis Tedeschi Let’s get one thing out of the way: If you have a bathing suit, you have a summer body. But there’s nothing wrong with setting a wellness goal during the summer rather than at the start of every year. Maintaining a healthy weight is important for several reasons. In addition to lowering the risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and high blood pressure, it can also lower the risk of
many different cancers. If you’re overweight, getting advice from a fitness model with chiseled sixpack abs, who works out over two hours a day, has 0 percent body fat, and has completely cut out carbs from their diet could make anyone feel hopeless. Why? Because you can’t really relate to them, or their fitness and eating habits. Luckily, there’s someone who understands your struggles and who you can easily relate to because he’s been there himself; Weight Success Centers’ founder, Dr. Wilfred Aguila. - Story Continued on page 12
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: From the Editor.....................5 Coast Guard to Host Boating Safety Course.......................8 Tech Talk with Bob.............10
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Florida Re-Opening Right on Time For Summer 2021! Summer 2021 starts on Sunday, June 20th, and Floridians and out-ofstate visitors alike will be crowding our gorgeous beaches and local establishments. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been criticized for prioritizing economic recovery at the expense of public health. Still, the word on the street says that most people are ready for some level of normalcy. Folks of all ages (with and without masks on) have been seen out and about at local beaches, malls, gyms, nail salons, barbershops, and retail businesses (Some fitting rooms may still be closed. Please contact them before taking an unnecessary trip.) Restaurants and foodservice establishments may finally operate at full capacity with limited social distancing protocols. Most business owners I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing this past month seemed excited about re-opening their small businesses yet are still very understanding of the obvious fear the pandemic has caused. Most will continue enforcing some CDC guidelines and mask mandates for their staff while allowing their guests to make their own choices on wearing one or not. Sporting venues like the Amalie Arena are finally increasing the number of fans they allow in each game. And at a perfect time, because the Lightning team are on a roll, and hopefully will be moving on towards the next stage of the playoffs! Go Bolts! Publix and other grocery stores continue their mask requirements for now, despite DeSantis’s executive order. However, a lot of visitors can be seen shopping around without them. Most businesses must maintain an adequate level of sanitation practices among employees and patrons during all hours of operation.
Wherever you and your loved ones decide to go, please make sure to follow and respect each establishment’s unique safety regulations during this pandemic, which is still far from over. Remember, patience over panic! Whether we agree or passionately disagree with Gov. DeSantis’ decisions to reopen this quickly, one thing we should all agree with; COVID-19 is no joke, and it should continue to be taken seriously. Do not get irritated if business owners or their employees politely ask you to stand farther from other customers. Don’t complain about the service taking longer than usual. It’s been a rough year and a half for most of us, and everyone is doing their best to get back to “normal.” In Need OF Small Business Assistance? If you own and operate a small business and you’re looking for Coronavirus Relief, please visit www.sba. gov. You’ll find multiple resources to help you overcome the economic challenges created by this health crisis. They offer numerous funding options for those seeking relief. If you’re feeling overwhelmed and would like additional information on how to stay afloat while safely and successfully reopening your small Tampa Bay local business, please visit sbdctampabay.com/coronavirus. They offer helpful resources, guides, tips, and templates on how to strategically reopen your business while adhering to Governor DeSantis’s phased reopening plan. Stay safe, stay kind. Until next time,
Carla M. Dubis Tedeschi.
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Coast Guard to host boating safety course
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary 1110 Dunedin Flotilla will conduct the Boat America Safety training program designed to appeal to fishing enthusiast, personal watercraft operators, and all recreational boaters. Because of COVID-19 personal safety issues, all classes are conducted online via Zoom at this time. The classes will be taught by certified instructors. Classes are $42 per student and include the books, supplemental materials and course completion certificates. The Dunedin Coast Guard Auxiliary will offer Boat America on four weeknights, Monday thru Thursday. These classes run monthly from 7:00 to 9:00pm. The Weekend Navigator will be offered once a month on Saturday s from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM for $40. This includes a parallel ruler. Topics covered include current boating laws and the environment; safety equipment, both required and optional; safe boat handling; aids to navigation and navigation rules; potential boating problems; how to safely trailer your boat; and safety guidelines for fishing, water skiing, and river boating. The weekend navigator focuses on chart plotting, learning how to calculate distance, speed and time for your boating trips. The National Association of States Boating Law Administrators and Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission have approved this course for content. Successful completion of the course satisfies the requirement in Florida for
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anyone born after January 1, 1988, to complete a boating safety course if they want to operate a motor vessel. Certificates are awarded to all graduates. The USCG Auxiliary teaches the basic rules of safe boating to thousands
of students in multi-lesson courses annually. For more information or to register for classes, please email Buddy Casale at publiceducation1110@gmail.com or call 631-379-1110.
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Tech Talk with Bob: Grammy Gets Hacked!
Grammy was so excited that morning. Her granddaughter Karla was coming to spend the day. Grammy had fun plans to entertain them both. They would play games, read books, walk to the park, and bake some cookies. After the cookies, Grammy started to clean up the kitchen. Karla was still full of energy and became bored. She asked Grammy if she could play on her computer. Karla went to a website that her mom lets her play games on. Karla did not remember her login information and her parents were unreachable so Grammy appeased Karla by creating a new account. The website only wanted Grammy’s email address and requested she set up a password. Well, Grammy never set up a web account before. Her grandson had set up her email, banking, and investment accounts for her, so she only really knew how to login to them. Grammy
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was so happy when she successfully set up the account for Karla’s game on her own. All it wanted was her email address and to set up a password. Karla was thrilled. Grammy, delighted. Life goes on. Karla eventually loses interest in the game and Grammy forgets all about the credentials she used to create that game’s online account. Grammy always runs quality anti-malware software on her computer and keeps it up to date. Plus, Grammy doesn’t bop all over the web. She primarily sticks with her usual online banking and investment sites. Grammy is quite the good girl when it comes to her internet browsing habits. A year later, out of the blue, Grammy’s bank account gets hacked. Grammy, her family, and even the bank, cannot figure out how it happened. They would later learn about the infringement that may very well been the cause of Grammy’s bank account getting hacked. Let me clarify, Grammy’s banking institution did not get hacked. It was Grammy’s personal bank account that was hacked. Someone had her password. Remember that website where Karla wanted to play, and Grammy set up? We’ll that website’s online database
with Grammy’s email address and password was hacked two months ago. Now, without her knowledge, Grammy’s information (her email address and password) is exposed for sale on the internet. Criminals will buy this information and hack into banking sites hoping some of the combinations work granting easy entry into bank accounts of unsuspecting people. Grammy’s mistake. She used the same password for Karla’s gaming website that she uses for her bank account. Of course, Grammy has only the one email account, but she should have created a different password for the gaming website instead of using the same password she uses for her bank account. When the gaming site was hacked, scammers who bought the list of email addresses and passwords from the hackers, used this information to perform credential stuffing attacks on major banking sites. Most people typically only have one email address. And that is fine. The moral of the story… Even though you may have to use the same email address on every website, DO NOT use the same password on other websites. Oh, that’s bad; because if one website gets hacked, your other websites are at risk of being hacked
too. Why? Because your email address with an accompanying “working” password is now available to online criminals. We can help you find out if your email address has been exposed. If it hasn’t, we can and help you take the steps to head-off potential hacks to your accounts. If it has, we can help you with that too. Call us now 727-534-4000. It is your responsibility to protect your personal network, your computer’s operation, and your data. Whether you are a business or non-profit, even a home user, who keeps records about clients, customers, clubmembers, prospects, employees, vendors, sales, budgets, inventories, taxes… you get the idea; cyber criminals will exploit any easy, unprotected system. How safe are you? My staff and I are here to keep your computer safer and keep you up and running. If you question your computer’s safety or performance, please have a professionally certified computer technician check it. Should you need a certified professional, call us now at 727-5344000. We’ve been helping folks restore their peace of mind, and sanity, with their technology for decades. We Keep You Safer In Your Digital World!
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“Weight Success” continued from page 1 Affectionately known as “Dr. A” to many of his patients and peers, it is his story of battling binge eating to lose 70 pounds often encourages others to conquer their weight-loss goals. During guided support and medical consults, patients gain insights into the weight-loss methods and motivations this happily married father of three successfully used to stay fit for the past 17 years. With over 25 years of experience under his sleeve, Dr. A blends compassionate care and rejuvenating results that are truly motivational and inspiring. Unlike many other programs with a “one-size-fits-all” approach, the personalized plans at Weight
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Success Centers make losing weight and keeping it off a reality. All the knowledge and experience he now uses to help you achieve your own goals! “I honestly could not be more thrilled with any weight loss plan than this one! I have tried them all, believe me. “Dr. A,” fondly called, has written an excellent book describing his personal journey of weight loss and how he has transformed himself, and he’s helping others do the same! I have lost 16 pounds the first four weeks, and I do not feel denied or
like I’m missing out on anything! What a joy to go from a tight 10 to a size 8! The diet is healthy, and I love the food. I like that this is a healthy meal plan and no jitters. I love chocolate but have not given it a second thought. I have an “indifference” to all of the unhealthy foods I was eating to gain weight. Dr. A, Rita, and Crystal, and the rest of his staff are top-notch, and I’m very picky! My blood pressure is perfect now, which is a bonus! Thank you, Dr. A and staff!” - Gail H. As a nationally recognized
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weight-loss expert, author, and healthy living advocate, Dr. A has frequently appeared on television and contributed to national publications such as Shape, Woman’s Day, and Women’s Health Magazine. In addition, he has been a contributing writer for The Huffington Post. As host of the Dr. A Show, his two-yearlong national radio show focused on health; he interviewed Dr. OZ, Richard Simmons, Dr. Maya Angelou, Dr. Andrew Wells, and many medical experts. With 4 convenient locations across Central Florida, Dr. Aguila’s reach is rapidly expanding to the fifth location in South Florida. Formulated as a complete solution for total body wellness and revitalization, Weight Success Centers importantly provides hormone balance and replacement therapy, aesthetic treatments through its cosmetic surgery affiliate Tampa Aesthetics. Some of their many incredible services include Jet Peel Facials, Infusion Systems, PRP Injections, Botox, Dysport, Sculptra Facial Rejuvenation, hair restoration, and other treatments. “Dr. A., Krystal, and staff are wonderful. Went to Dr. A. for
bioidentical pellet and thyroids meds. He quickly saw I needed a specialist and tests for my thyroid. He saved my life because of this, so grateful to him. All their services are great, and they are so caring.” - Monica C. “I can’t say enough good things about this clinic. I lost 30 pounds and counting on their program. I also got a bio pellet for hormone replacement. It is a lifechanger. I don’t ever remember having so much energy or good moods. Dr. A and the staff are totally supportive, and there is no guilt trip involved. Dr. A totally understands weight gain because he lost a TON of weight himself. I love having a doctor that has battled the same issues that I have!” -Tamara P. As someone whose own weight has yo-yoed her entire life and who is currently struggling with hormonal issues, infertility issues, and a thyroid disorder, I was so impressed with Dr. A’s knowledge
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and so blown away with his many success stories that I became one of his patients! I am currently waiting for my blood work results to proceed with my own personalized program and possible hormone balance treatment, and I will be sharing my personal results with you soon! If you have any questions, you can reach me directly at carla@ nnlflorida.com, and I will be happy to share my personal journey with Dr. A! Weight Success Centers Westchase Office is located at 8561 W. Linebaugh Ave, Tampa, FL 33625. Call directly to set up your no-obligation free consultation at (727) 755-3852. For other locations and more information, please visit their incredibly informative website: https:// weightsuccesscenters.com/ JUNE 2021 13
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