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Vol. 24 • October 2013

• Local Softball Leagues • The Book on Weight Loss • Visit to the POW Museum

Mute Buttons, Hide Clicks and Caller ID: The Real Magic of Modern Technology Dear Readers,

July article in the Wall Street Journal pointed out that millennials in their 20s and 30s are the first generation Janice Doyle, to hit the workforce Editor with fully tech-savvy parents. “Most baby boomers are using the same smartphones, tablets and laptops as their children, making daily communication with Mom easier and more open-ended than ever,” wrote Lindsay Gellman. Chatting online—as long as the computer’s sound effects are on mute—is silent. Texting means sending a message without the phone ringing and the ensuing one-sided conversation for all to hear. Here’s how it plays out. Texting is “all in a day’s work” for baby boomer wife, mother and grandmother, Julie S., age 56. Although she never phoned or saw her daughter last Tuesday, she did send Heather 16 text messages from her work cubicle. Heather, age 28, sent 15 texts to her mother. Their texts, said Julie, involved messages about the weather, lunch, a new blouse, Heather’s husband’s ﬁshing trip and “a Publix BOGO we don’t want to forget about.” I’m comparatively tech-savvy myself; at ﬁrst it was because I had to be in the world of work. I’ve done a great deal of kicking and screaming along the way. And I said to many

of those younger people who helped me along the way, “Don’t tell me to JUST do it. At my age I don’t JUST do anything with a computer. Show me and let me try it.” Now I want to keep up with technology so I can interact with my grandchildren, although I still do a lot of sighing and grunting when I’m presented a new gizmo to learn. For today’s child, the computer holds no mysteries, no wonder, no under-the-breath-words such as I’ve experienced. It reminds me of the little train story. I say—as the little train did—“I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.” My grandchildren say, “Of course it can, of course it can. Let me show you.” Each area of life which I adapt to with technology leads me to say, “Wow. That’s so cool.” E-mail, of course, has become the accepted tool for communication with everything from friends and family to churches,

clubs and work. Texting? Once I wondered why I would ever need to text anyone. Now I know to text when I want someone to get a message without having to interrupt both of us with a phone call. It’s so simple. A text message is unobtrusive and the response is often just a “yes” or “no” or “Thx.” Similarly, a chat message keeps a conversation on the computer and is less disruptive to a work cycle than having to stop to converse on the phone. Facebook? I’ve loved Facebook for years for keeping up with siblings, cousins, nieces, nephews and old friends in faraway places. The ones who share too much of their lives, like daily baby pictures and potty training reports? Well, here’s the thing about technology. The solution is just one click away. I can actually hide from people. No bullying; just quiet, simple rejection when I choose—modern high tech stuff! It’s as handy as the mute button on my iPhone, the caller ID display on the landline or a vacation to a far place. Ah, technology.

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Around Town

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uesdays: Ocala Harmony seeks new singers for ladies four-part harmony. No audition required. Noon to 3 pm at College Park Church, 3140 SW 26th St., Ocala. Call Lynnie at 352-591-4811 for more information. through 6 2nd Annual Wings and Wildflowers Festival. Hickory Point Recreational Facility, Tavares. Visit wingsandwildflowers.com or 352-742-3924. and 6 Vintage Venture. Vintage car show, wine, food and live music. $2 donation. Lakeridge Winery, Clermont. 352-394-8627.

Stetson University Opera presents “Il Rilorno d’Ulisse in Patria” Mount Dora Community Center. Mount Dora Community Center. 352-735-7183.

The Villages Philharmonic Orchestra presents: A Columbus Day Celebration. Savannah Center, The Villages, Lady Lake. 352-753-3229.

Ocala Cultural Festival. 1 to 8 pm. Downtown Ocala. 352-368-5517.

Food Truck-n-Flick Night. Free screening of “Jack the Giant Slayer.” Bring lawn chairs to sit on. Downtown Leesburg. 352-365-0053.

Beast Feast meal of exotic and unusual meats. Live entertainment. $25/advance. Mote Morris House, Leesburg. 352-365-0232. Movie Night in Towne Square. 8:30 pm. Free screening of “The Avengers.” Bring your blankets or lawn chairs. Downtown Leesburg. 352-365-0053.

Parapsychology EXPO at Lake Miona Recreation Center, The Villages. 30 readers. $20 readings. Free lectures all day. Food available. Info at 352-205-6055 or parapsychclub.weebly.com.

and 27 29th Annual Craft Fair. Downtown Mount Dora. For information visit www.mountdoracraftfair.com or 352-735-1191.

and 13 Art in the Park. Arts, crafts and food vendors. Free admission and parking. Log Cabin Park, Lady Lake. 352-344-0657.

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Lakeside Inn Summer Lawn Concert and Palooza. Concert features Mixed Nuts & West Side Tropico. Free admission. Lakeside Inn, Mount Dora.

17, 24 and 31 Lake County Farmer’s Market. 8:15 am to 1 pm. Lake County Expo Center and Fairgrounds, Eustis. 352-357-9692.

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Bad 2 the Bone BBQ Contest. BBQ competition, live music, more. Southeastern Livestock Pavilion, Ocala. Information at breakthesilenceonviolence. org or phone 352-438-5996.

“Sarge,” one man dynamo who performs celebrity impressions. Savannah Center, The Villages, Lady Lake. 352-753-3229.

The Food Truck Bazaar. 5:30 to 8:30 pm. Alexander Street will be lined with 10 to 15 unique trucks offering a wide variety of different food styles. Downtown Mount Dora. 352-383-2165.

and 27 Ocala Arts Festival. Art, food vendors, art displays. Downtown Ocala. See fafo.org.

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BY JANICE DOYLE

is nephew might call him an “old duffer,” but when John Young walks up to bat on the softball field, his friends in the dugout only call out encouragement and friendly advice. After all, many of them have had knee replacements too. Senior softball players, like John, smile and laugh a lot—at themselves and at each other. They still feel the euphoria of getting a hit or catching a fly ball. The chatter in the dugout has changed topics since they played as teens, but they still hand out the typical baseball field trash talk as

teams move around the dugouts and the field. All through west central Florida hundreds of senior men and women play ball and form fast friendships. They share tales of former glory days, and they often Raul Lafitte, 82, solve the world’s still a good hitter. problems over lunch after a game. The teams keep score, but the game is about a whole lot more than scoring points. Why play? Al Youmans of the Bradenton Senior Softball League says, “Our players are activity oriented. Most have been former athletes or lifelong athletes and want to stay in shape. We enjoy competing, like all red-blooded American guys.” His league for age 60+ includes 19 men over age 80. “Playing softball makes me feel young, brings back my youth. I didn’t play for 40 years and when I got back out on the field it washed away all

Kids and Kubs

The Granddaddy of all senior softball teams is the Kids & Kubs team in St. Pete—the Three-Quarter Century Softball Club of St. Petersburg, Florida. They’ve been around for over 80 years and have provided a sports team for over 1,000 players and spectator pleasure over half a million fans. The club started out to be a social club but turned into an iconic softball club for seniors and athletics. In 2012 there were 62 members. Four teams played the regular home season as well as many games against teams throughout Florida and other states.

Freedom Spirit

Clearwater’s Freedom Spirit 70+ Women’s Softball team is made up of a majority of players from the Tampa Bay area. They’ve played together since 1997. One of the women told a reporter, “We’re not little grannies out there. We’ve got some ladies that can really play.” For them, like men playing softball, it’s about fun, support and comaraderie— and that good-natured competition. Five members of this team are in the National Softball Association Hall of Fame. Lifestyles After 50 • October 2013 • page 6

troubles, all stresses and brought me right back to when I was young,” says Joe Madia, President of the Cape Coral 50 Plus Softball League. Here’s the thing about senior softball. The rules are modified for safety just in case someone forgets he’s not as young as he used to be. There’s no sliding into home plate, for example. Youman says, “We want to avoid collisions, so players run to an outside base at first. Recently there’s a trend of protecting the pitcher by putting

up a screen because with high-tech aluminum bats the balls just come flying and can be very dangerous.” Many older players can still hit and catch, but running is a problem. So, teams with older players may say that if you can hit the ball and get to first base, a pinch runner can go in for you. Youman says, “We also have a line in the outfield, and if a player can hit the ball over that line, you can’t put him out at first base. That keeps the older guys playing.” Raul Lafitte, 82, still plays in Cape Coral. Madia says, “To see a man that age athletically compete on a field with men in their 50s is truly inspirational. He still hits and throws well and plays first base.” Want to join? What you need to know if you want to play: there are all kinds of leagues, including ability leagues. Also, it’s never too late to play. Beginners often work hard and can still enjoy being one of “the boys of summer” all year round in Florida.

Pitcher (and league treasurer) Howie Spry, 80, just released a high arcing curve.

“You don’t stop playing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop playing.” —Senior Softball Association’s philosophy

Here is contact information for area senior softball leagues: Brooksville: Anderson Snow Softball League. Contact Mel Agotta at 352-597-4800; melasheilaa@yahoo.com. Tues and Thurs mornings at Anderson Snow Park, 1360 Anderson Snow Rd., Brooksville. Ocala: Golden Senior Softball League. Contact Joe Baratta at 352-687-3200. Play Mon and Wed mornings at Ralph Russell Park. Clermont: South Lake Senior Softball. Over 65 team. Contact Joe Burgess at 352-429-2239. Play at Hancock Park. The Villages: Neighborhood League. Email Travis Rima at travis.rima@districtgov.org; Mid-Florida League. Contact Dave Mamuscia at 352-750-1214 or email dmamuscia@comcast.net. Tues mornings; Central Florida Club. Contact Roger Duncan at 352-751-6309 or rog.duncan@embarqmail.com; Restricted Bat League, see softballatthevillages.com; Arena League. Contact David Black at 352-430-3665. If your league was omitted, let us know so we can get the word out: janice@lifestylesafter50.com

Spot A ‘Bad Seed’ Before It Grows!

How to Perform a Breast Self-Exam Perform these steps every month one week after your period begins. If you no longer have periods, select a day of the month that is easy to remember. 1. In the shower – Place the pads of your fingers on 1. Annual mammogram – Have the outside of your breast your baseline mammogram at and gently move your age 40 and once a year afterward. fingers in a circular motion Radiology Associates of Ocala oftoward the center, carefully fers screening digital mammograms feeling the entire breast and without a doctor’s referral, plus suparmpit area for any lump, plemental diagnostic services should thickening or hard knot. your doctor recommend them. 2. In the mirror – 2. Clinical breast exam – Have Visually examine your your doctor examine your breasts breasts, first with your as part of your regular health arms at your sides, then exam—every 3 years if you’re in above your head. Next your 20s or 30s. If you’re 40 or press your hands against older, have it done once a year. your hips to flex your 3. Monthly self-exams – Perform chest muscles. Look for a breast self-exam once a month. any changes in breast 40% of breast cancers are found shape, and any swelling RAC_BCAM_ML.pdf 1 9/3/13 11:09 AM by women during self-exam. or dimpling of the skin. aught in its earliest stages, breast cancer can be stopped! It takes just 3 steps to help catch breast cancer early, when it is most easily treated. To safeguard your health, commit to the following:

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3. On your back – Lie on your back and place a pillow under your shoulder with your arm behind your head. Using the other hand, start at your collarbone and move the pads of your three middle fingers in a small circular motion down to the very bottom of the outside of your breast. Repeat the process moving inward and upward until you’ve covered your entire breast. Next repeat the process starting from your armpit and moving from the very top of your breast inward to your breastbone. Move back and forth in narrow strips until you cover the entire breast. Use three levels of pressure: light, medium, and firm, to feel all of your breast tissue. Repeat on the other side. Pay close attention to any lump that feels harder than the rest of your breast or appears to be fixed or asymmetrical. Report to your doctor:

• Any new lump or thickness • Sticky or bloody discharge from your nipples • Any changes, puckering or dimpling in the skin of your breasts or nipples • A new increase in the size, or change of the shape or position of one breast

The good news is that most changes are not cancer, but don’t ignore them. Early discovery and treatment are the key to beating breast cancer. For more details on the 3 steps to early detection, please visit the RAO Breast Cancer Awareness page at www.raocala.com/breast-cancer-awareness. Walk for the Cure! As a Silver Sponsor of the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event, RAO will have a team participating in the walk on Sat., Oct. 19 at 8:30 am, at the College of Central Florida. The event is open to all, so come out and show your support. Together, we can help stop breast cancer in its tracks.

Thanks to advances in technology and RAO’s team of expert board certified radiologists’ decades of experience, more and more women are beating breast cancer. Our doctors have the expertise to spot abnormalities in their earliest stages, when they are easiest to stop in their tracks. A mammogram can catch abnormalities you might miss in your monthly self-exam. It takes only a few minutes – but the protection it provides can amount to years of healthy living. Don’t let time spoil a perfectly good melon. Call to schedule your annual mammogram with the friendly staff of RAO today. Learn how to perform a self-exam at: www.raocala.com/breast-cancer-awareness

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Volunteering—It’s a Walk in the Park! BY JANICE DOYLE

he has a hearty laugh and when combined with a heart that wants to give back, it makes her a great volunteer for the Marion County Parks and Recreation Department. Joan Bernat has been maintaining trails in the parks for about three years now, mostly those in Carney Island Park near Ocklawaha. Bernat says she’s an outside person so work maintaining the trails and keeping them clear is a good fit. She rides her mountain bike to the trails with her backpack full of tools ready to snip and clip and clear. “I have the time and why not give something back to the trails I love, the trails that I hike.” Leah Hoffman is the Administrative Manager for Marion County Parks and Recreation. She says, “Joan is very diversified and works with a lot of different things like helping with

Marion County Parks and Recreation Volunteer, Joan Bernat.

our summer camp program and with guided park walks.” Bernat enjoys photographing events in the parks, even winning Grand Prize nationally with one of her pictures last summer during a competition for the National Parks and Recreation Month. Other volunteers fill niches in ways varying from leading kayak trips to assisting in offices. Hoffman says, “We try to take the skill level and desire

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of the individual and match it to our needs. Jim Hessey has over 200 hours as a volunteer. He helps with our kayak trips, leads interpretive walks and assists with special events.” Last year individual volunteers gave over 2,300 hours of service at a value of $43,000. Besides individual volunteering, Hoffman says there is the Adopt-aPark program where a group adopts a park and agrees to go six times a year and do some kind of work.

“Sometimes it’s picking up debris or maybe painting rest rooms or helping put in playground equipment—whatever the supervisor feels needs done within the abilities of the groups. Groups help out by getting done what the staff often can’t get to because they’re taking care of ongoing routine duties.” Ready to volunteer? Think about how you can help your local parks. Is your group looking for a place to help out? Consider the Adopt-a-Park program. Contact information: City of Ocala Recreation and Parks 352-368-5517; Marion County Parks and Recreation 352-671-8560; Lake County Parks & Recreation 352-253-4950 or online at lakecountyfl.gov.

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Veterans Corner

Andersonville National POW Museum Is Worth the Trip

POW Day of Remembrance He and other park ric Leonard, Public staff members joined Information Officer thousands of visitors at Andersonville Naand the surrounding tional Park, has a pascommunity for National sion for military history, POW Recognition Day even the haunting parts on the third Friday like the prisoners of war. of September. Andersonville is home The annual presidentialThe Avenue of Flags at to the National POW Andersonville National ly declared day included Museum which means he the Avenue of Flags. This POW Museum and rangers in the park is the display of a multalk about the tragedy of POWs every tiplicity of U.S. flags arrayed on both day. Leonard said, “We address the sides of the principal drive that leads fact that this is the most famous of from the main entrance or gate into the 150 military prisons across the pancemetery. Leonard said, “The cemetery orama of American military history.” is a beautiful, haunting, moving place Andersonville National Historic Site any day of the year. The Avenue of in Georgia comprises three distinct Flags brings those feelings up a notch.” components: the former site of Camp About 1,000 motorcycles called Sumter Civil War Military Prison, the “The Ride Home” rode into the area Andersonville National Cemetery and to honor and remember all former the National Prisoner of War Museum, prisoners of war. They escorted the which opened in 1998 to honor all Vietnam moving wall to the campus U.S. prisoners of war in all wars. of Georgia Southwestern University The military prison site began as a in Americus and brought in about stockade built about 18 months before 100 POWs from WWII, Korea and the end of the U.S. Civil War to hold Vietnam for recognition and honor. Union Army prisoners captured by The time of recognition continued Confederate soldiers. Designed for when Former POWs spoke at a a maximum of 10,000 prisoners, at convocation held on the GSW its most crowded it held more than campus. One speaker was Iraq War 32,000 men in horrific conditions. POW Shoshana N. Johnson, the first As a national cemetery for veterans African American female POW. and their spouses, Andersonville has about 200 burials a year. (By compariSeveral anniversaries this year son, Arlington averages 200 per week.) This is a busy year for remembering The National POW Museum is yet POWs. Leonard said, “It is the 60th another facet. “Part of our story here is anniversary of the 1953 Korean War that no matter what conflict you were armistice and the release of Americans involved in, the emotions are hauntheld by the Chinese and Koreans. ingly the same,” said Leonard. In the Last spring marked Operation National Park System alone there are Homecoming, the 40th anniversary over 12 POW museums, but this is the of the return of our Vietnam POWs, place most talked about. “We’re the and coming up is also the 10th famous one, but not the only one.” He anniversary of the release of the notes that the museum is a reminder POWs taken early in the Iraqi War.” that the cost of POWs is a tangible Admission to the park is free. consequence of any conflict, including For more information, please call our present Middle East involvements. 229-924-0343 or visit the site online. BY JANICE DOYLE

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s we age, our lips become thin and more wrinkled and lines may develop around the mouth area. There are expensive solutions such lip injections which can be very painful and uncomfortable. Here are some of my “lips tips” for you:

• Love Pinks. I encourage older women to go to pink and embrace it. If you have fair skin, consider lipstick shades such as nudes, a slightly apricot shade, pinks and light corals. Women with a medium skin tone can go a bit darker. Deep plum, chocolate or red is fabulous with dark or black skin. Rule of thumb: the perfect shade is just a shade or two darker than your own natural color. • To wear lip liner correctly, draw just outside your natural lip line above the bow of your top lip

and just outside the fattest part of your lower lip. Don’t line from one end to the other! You can fill in the rest of the lips with the line. Then top with a lipstick or gloss. • For chapped lips, exfoliate using an old toothbrush and a dollop of petroleum jelly.

• Keep your lipstick from bleeding by dipping a cotton swab in a translucent powder and rolling it outside the lip line before you apply color. A quick way to remove lipstick is to slather on petroleum jelly, let it sit for a minute and then wipe off. Makeup remover also works. E-mail makeup questions to askcindy@rtfacelove.com. This is a free beauty service provided exclusively for all Lifestyle Over 50 customers. Visit www.rtfacelove. com and try my instant face tightening serum that de-puffs eyes and diminishes fine lines and wrinkles.

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struggled for over 50 years with my weight problem, from just being overweight, to obese, to severely obese,” says Philip Hamrick. The retired information management specialist is living proof that you don’t have to spend money for dieting and diet-related products to lose weight and keep it off.

Health Hamrick, who lost 220 pounds in recent years, says, “My weight gain was from mismanagement of eating habits.” In his early years, he played sports, including weight lifting, and as long as he was exercising he could maintain his weight. When he got into heavy lifting, he had to his get weight up. He stopped weight lifting but didn’t change his eating habits. He also went from an active to inactive job. “The next thing I knew I

Philip Hamrick before...

had gained 10 pounds and then 20 pounds and then I got up to 300 pounds,” Hamrick says. In his 40s he weighed 350 pounds, then went over 440 pounds, and his health suffered. At 57, he started his own weight-loss program. Hamrick says he turned himself into a foodaholic in that he thought about everything that had to do with the food he ate. Dieting today is hard, says Hamrick. He mentions buffets, social lives built on food, larger portion sizes, fast food. “I had to learn to eat and enjoy but control myself.”

...and after!

What he did to lose He learned to lose one or two pounds a week. “I was eating 4500 calories, so to get down to 200 pounds I had to go down to eating only 2000 calories a day.” First he cut 1,000 calories a day and began to lose. It took him three years to get to the weight he wanted. He began to exercise but says, “ The older you get the harder it gets. Pain felt good when I was younger. At 60 pain hurts and it takes longer to get over it. I’ll never bench press 460 pounds again, but I’m lifting 150 to 170 which tones and burns calories.”

He also does isometrics like chinups for muscle tone. Hamrick’s routine is one hour in the weight room three times a week and a five-mile walk three days a week. “The hard part is still keeping it off!” At 218 pounds, his pulse is normal, his sugar levels and cholesterol are good, he can move easily, stand longer and walk regularly. Hamrick’s 9-to-5 career days had included much documentation, so when he went on the diet, he documented what he ate and did. That led to his book, The Easiest Weight Management and Smart Eating Program which is a guide for others. What he does: I eat anything so I don’t have cravings, but I control portion size. I’ve had a couple of breaks, but I catch myself and get back on track the next day. I recognize that every day is a battle. The Easiest Weight Management and Smart Eating Program for Weight Loss by Philip Hamrick.

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Kicking the Sugar Habit

HOT TOPICS AT THE BRIDGE Thursday, October 17th @ 2:30 PM ELDER CARE & HOUSING OPTIONS:

Who does what & how do I pay for it? In this seminar you will hear about the differences between independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing care. You will gain an understanding of what each type of community can do according to state guidelines. Pay sources for each type of community will also be discussed. Presented by Richard Mitchell, Elder Advocate & Care Manager, Mitchell Elder Care, Inc.

Friday, October 25th @ 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM FALL FESTIVAL & BAKE SALE

Join us for our annual Fall Festival. Enjoy the outdoor BBQ, games and a hayride. Sit back and relax while you listen to entertainer, Mr. October. All proceeds from the bake sale will be donated to PACE – Believing in Girls. If you wish to donate baked goods please contact us.

Wednesday, October 30th @ 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM HALLOWEEN STORYTELLING

Enjoy this thrilling performance by Master Storyteller, L. Schuyler Ford.

Thursday, October 31st @ 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM HALLOWEEN TRICK OR TREAT

Join us for Trick or Treating this year. It will surely put a smile on our resident’s faces as they see all the children in their costumes. The candy will be donated by The Bridge and given out by our residents.

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ur sugar-laden diet is literally killing us. That’s the conclusion of a study reported at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association this year. Sodas and fruit drinks aren’t our only sources of sugar. The average American eats between 22 and 30 teaspoons of added sugar each day, according to the AHA. “The harmful effects of sugar are primarily due to the weight gain from added sugar in the foods we eat and sugar-sweetened beverages,” says Dr. Michelle Hauser of Harvard Medical School. How much sugar do we actually need? According to AHA guidelines, women shouldn’t get more than 100 daily calories (about 6 teaspoons) from added sugar. In reality, “You don’t need any added sugar,” Dr. Hauser says.

Sugar aliases Sugar comes in many forms—including honey, brown rice syrup, corn syrup and molasses. You want to limit all of them. By and large, all types of sugar have the same effect on your body—with one exception. Researchers say that fructose, but not glucose, alters blood flow in areas of the brain that stimulate appetite. “When we take in high-fructose corn syrup and fructose, it stimulates appetite and causes us to eat more,” Dr. Hauser says. So you want to especially limit foods containing high-fructose corn syrup (such as sodas and sweetened cereals). Always read labels. You can control the amount of extra sugar you spoon onto your food, but sometimes it’s hard to spot sugar hidden in presweetened packaged and processed products. Are artificial sweeteners better? Artificial sweeteners, which are sugar-free and typically lower in calories than sugar,

might seem like healthier options, but that idea is controversial. There’s also evidence that eating these sweeteners, which are generally hundreds—or even thousands—of times sweeter than sugar, can make you crave sweets even more. You undermine the benefit of using artificial sweeteners, for example, if you use a glass of diet soda to justify having a bowl of ice cream. However, if artificial sweeteners can help you cut back on calories in a meaningful way, then they can be helpful in controlling weight and blood sugar. “For people who are trying to make small changes to their diet, artificial sweeteners are sometimes a good stepping stone, but they’re not a permanent fix,” Dr. Hauser says. You may wonder which artificial sweetener is best. All of the sweeteners on the market today are considered safe. Prior reports linking saccharin to bladder cancer in rats were overturned in later studies which didn’t find any evidence of the same effect in humans. Aspartame being linked to cancer has also been disproved. Still, if you’re concerned about the safety of your artificial sweetener, Dr. Hauser suggests using sucralose, which has not been linked to any adverse health effects.

Break the sugar addiction If you’re “hooked” on sugar, don’t try to eliminate all sugary foods at once. Eat a healthy diet made up of more satisfying foods—whole grains, fruits, vegetables, healthy oils and lean protein. “When you get used to eating fewer super-sweet things, you crave them less,” Dr. Hauser says. “You become more satisfied with less sweet things.” You also won’t feel guilty on those less frequent occasions when you do splurge.

Historic Book Presented

.R.S. (Donna) Bott recently presented a copy of her book “The Chetwynd Chronicles” to the Lady Lake Historical Society Museum. Chetwynd, roughly located between Leesburg and Lady Lake, was an English colony in what is now Lake County from 1882 to 1902. Bott’s book records a group of young Englishmen, led by Granville

Chetwynd-Stapylton, who came to Central Florida to learn the citrus trade. 140 Chetwynd colonists have been identified from around the world. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Fruitland Park is the colony’s sole structure remaining from Chetwynd. Visit with Bott at thechetwyndchronicles.com or contact her at the chetwyndchronicles@gmail.com.

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Make Life Interesting: Diversify Your Experiences one’s expiration date, all of life is a wager. I say the time for taking action on those ideas—usually o matter your politics, religion relegated to dayor lifestyle, the maxim “all of dreams—is now.” life is a wager” is a reliable one, says If you’re feeling Marshall Chamberlain, a self-delike a drone, scribed recluse and, by many stanChamberlain ofdards, modern-day Renaissance man. fers the following “It seems to me that most people tips on the way live in a state of inertia and pursue Author and adventurer only the most prescribed avenues. Marshall Chamberlain to becoming a true adventurer: To me, the world is much too rich not to sample what life’s buffet • Parlay your strengths into new has to offer,” says Chamberlain, adventures. With a period of his life who has experienced life as a invested in the USMC, Chamberlain businessman, an officer in the U.S. became accustomed to a largely Marines, husband (and divorcee), physical, Spartan-like existence. father, world traveler, boat dweller, After his divorce, he decided to writer and all-around adventurer. simplify the needs of his everyday “Spend your days putting off your life, so he became self-sufficient, dreams, and the time to realize those dreams can easily slip away. Consider- living aboard a 30-foot sailboat for ing time and the unknowable nature of the better part of 10 years. He also

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traveled the world, participated in activities communing with nature and pursued his passion to become an author of adventure-thrillers.

• Make a list of what’s really important to you; trim the fat soon after. To put it simply, most of us will not know in advance of our death. We know one thing: we will one day die. With a finite amount of time to wager, we simply don’t have the time to watch the same bad movie every Friday night. Go big! Lose 20 pounds of fat and gain 20 pounds of muscle, or take a chance with that crush you’ve been nursing for six months, or buy a guitar and learn how to play it! You don’t have time for a banal life. • Become fluent in a second language (literally and figuratively). Indeed, become familiar with Spanish, French, Italian or some other language. More importantly, become fluent in a new language to approaching life. Start saying yes to ideas

that you’ve harbored for a long time. One thing leads to another; perhaps in learning Italian you’ll develop a passion for the language’s rich culture. This could lead you on a trip to Italy. Who knows? The important takeaway is not to fear a new kind of fluency.

• Confront your fears. Are you sick and tired of the sheer predictability of your existence? Nothing shrugs off the dreary residue of the daily commute than jumping out of a plane to put things in perspective. If you have a fear of heights and skydiving is too overwhelming, consider going to the top of the tallest building near you. Confronting fear not only fills you with adrenaline… you will also likely walk away filled with confidence. But don’t let the adventure stop there! Let this be a lesson in affirming life’s exciting potential; keep the adventure going by testing your limits. Chamberlain is author of the Ancestor Series of adventure-thrillers. Go to marshallchamberlain.com.

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Florida to the twentieth century. There will also be exhibits highlighting the arrival of the Spanish in 1513 in recognition of the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Europeans in Florida. The Silver River Museum is located within the beautiful Silver Springs State Park, 1445 NE. 58th Ave., Ocala. Visit their website at www. SilverRiverMuseum.com or call 352-236-5401 for more information.

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ou are HOW old? Holy cow, kid, get real! Live it up! Spend it! You want those French carving knives with the musical handles—get ‘em. You need those custom-made golf clubs that never shoot over sixty-five—get ‘em. Maybe it’s cyber-hot everything: iPods, Upods, Peapods, get ‘em all! And then: GOTCHA! House, car, health insurance, taxes, to say nothing of food, especially eat-out dinners. As for unplanned expenses, you could even die. You think that’s a cheap trip? Think again. What were you, ant or grasshopper? Ant, of course, toiling for a snug nest in your old age. But your money has to go to The Needy: the dentist who needs that nice world cruise, the insurance companies who need to take more and give less. To talk really down and dirty, you get ice cream cones for two dollars each. That cracking noise is thousands of nest eggs breaking coast to coast.

What to do? Never mind the spendor-save crunch today. What about tomorrow? How do we leave anything for those we leave behind, if there’s nothing left to leave? What if our money dies before we do? Oh, it’s a nice little bundle of thorns to toss around! Years ago on a tour I saw the national boodle stored in Manhattan bedrock, a heart-sinking, buried-alive elevator ride many floors down in the U.S. Treasury Building where stacks and stacks of solid gold bricks gleamed softly before our gratified eyes. With the stash at Fort Knox, I figured the home of the brave and the free was also sweetly, securely, stinking rich. That was then; this is now. Government presses are humming along printing out dollars in numbers like the sands of the Sahara. What, how and who is going to back up all that pretty green paper? But one thing is not hard to know: why are the presses humming? Well, if you could do what they’re doing, wouldn’t you be humming too?

f you have ever traveled to New Orleans, eating great seafood was probably high on your ‘to do’ list. Chef Gisele Perez, a New Orleans native, loves to showcase the delicacies of her home town. Here are two of her favorite salads that bring together the best of New Orleans food. You can make them at home as well. Both recipes feature a key ingredient found in many New Orleans dishes: Ravigote, a French-Creole sauce traditionally used with cold seafood, particularly crab and shrimp.

Recipe Crabmeat Ravigote Stuffed Tomatoes

1 lb lump crabmeat 1/2 c of Sauce Ravigote (recipe follows) 4 large ripe beefy tomatoes

Sauce Ravigote

Shrimp and Tortellini Salad with Sauce Ravigote

1 egg Juice of 1/2 lemon 1/2 c Creole mustard 2 c vegetable oil 1 tsp prepared horseradish 1/2 tsp hot sauce 2 Tbsp capers 4 scallions, chopped Chiffonade of 2 – 3 large basil leaves 1 Tbsp parsley, chopped Pinch white pepper

1 lb cheese tortellini, cooked and cooled slightly 1/2 lb cooked shrimp, split in half

Drain excess water from the crabmeat, and pick through it for bits of shell. Add the Sauce Ravigote, mixing gently with a wooden spoon, so as not to break the lumps. Using a sharp steak knife, core the tomatoes and remove the meaty part. Fill with the dressed crabmeat. Garnish with minced parsley and/or basil chiffonade.

1 small bunch asparagus (8 – 9 spears), roasted and cut into 1/2 inch pieces 1/2 red or yellow bell pepper, roasted, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch dice 1/2 c Ravigote Sauce

Put egg in bowl of food processor; pour lemon juice over it. Let stand one minute, then add the mustard. Turn on the food processor, and dribble the oil in slowly through the feeder tube. Stir in remaining ingredients.

Combine together the tortellini, shrimp, asparagus and roasted pepper in a large bowl. Gently mix in the Ravigote. Garnish with snipped herbs. You can mix in whatever vegetables you have on hand— artichoke hearts and roasted cherry tomatoes would be excellent!

Recipe: Copyright Gisele Perez – PainPerduBlog.com.

Go “Cruisin’ Thru The Fifties” at Breeze Dinner Theater

tep back in time and go “Cruisin’ Thru the Fifties” with Jimmy Mazz on Sunday, October 20, 2013 at The Breeze Dinner Theater at the Ramada Venice Resort. Jimmy will take audience members on a fantastic musical trip through the 1950s filled with sensational singing and entertaining anecdotes. Special Guest “Johnny T” will add his unique performance style to the event. Enjoy a complete three course meal and show for only $39 including tax and tip. The evening opens with a social hour (cash bar) at 5:30 pm followed by dinner at 6:30 pm and show time at 8 pm. Reserve your seats by calling the Ramada Venice Resort at 941-308-7700. The Ramada Venice Resort is located at 425 US 41 Bypass N., Venice. Let Jimmy and Johnny T take you on a ride through all the great music of the fifties including everything

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(L) Take a Sonoran Desert Jeep Tour. (L) The Pueblo Grande Museum and Archeological Park. (R) Hiking through the Sonoran Desert.

Some of the desert’s magic and magnificence is captured in sanctuaries and museums. The McDowell Sonoran Many other species of cactus also find Preserve is a mini-wilderness the Sonoran’s arid conditions to their that provides an enticing liking. They come in a range of shapes introduction to the desert. and sizes, and colorful names —like It’s home to hundreds of purple prickly pear, organ pipe and types of plants and animals, teddy-bear cholla—add to their appeal. and 60 miles of trails. Also fascinating is how plant and The Desert Botanical Garden animal life have adapted to the harsh contains more kinds of cactus than environment. Some cactus have I knew existed. Five paths meander stems that expand to trap rainwater through an amazingly varied collecfor later use. The saguaro can tion of arid plants from deserts around store enough water to last up to a the world. Exhibits demonstrate how year. The western banded gecko Native Americans used various plants collects liquid in its long tail. for food, medicine and other needs. There’s a wide choice of alternatives In fact, reminders of American Indians for exploring this other-worldly are everywhere. An extensive collection setting. On land, they include hiking, of Indian art and artifacts is featured at biking, horseback rides and off-road the Heard Museum locations in North driving tours. Those who prefer to take Scottsdale and adjacent Phoenix. to the air may choose a hot-air balloon The Pueblo Grande Museum and ride or clamber aboard an airplane, Archeological Park sits atop remains helicopter or even a seaplane for a of a village of the Hohokam people, flight that includes a lake landing. who lived in the area from about 450 to 1450 AD. They were the first to cultivate The Desert the Sonoran Desert, using Botanical Garden a vast system of irrigation ditches, some of which are still visible. Also intact are an excavated ball court, and full-scale reproductions of both early houses and a later-style adobe home. Neighborhoods in and around Scottsdale combine interesting historical tidbits with an array of shopping and recreational opportunities.

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f you’re a woman, chances are good that either you’re singularly responsible for managing your money or you will be at some point. That could be a problem: Even among the very affluent, many women admit they know little to nothing about bigger-picture money concerns such as financial planning and investment management.

Finance Part of the problem is that financial education is male-oriented, catering to how men’s brains are wired and what appeals to them, says Luna Jaffe, author of the new “Wild Money: A Creative Journey to Financial Wisdom.” “When we approach it creatively and from a more emotion-based perspective, women are not only drawn to learning about it, they have no trouble getting it,” Jaffe says.

She offers these three things every woman should know about their relationship to money: • Your investment decisions are influenced by your emotional baggage. We all bring baggage into our relationships, and it’s no different with money, Jaffe says. When you’re not aware of the baggage operating quietly in the background, you may think you’re making smart decisions when you’re actually simply reacting

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• Eat organic, hormone-free meat without antibiotics in moderation. Eat salmon!

• Eat plant-based products and more vegetables and fruits

• Earthing – take off those shoes and walk! Feel the grass between your toes.

• Exercise 11 minutes a day…yes, that’s it!

to past experiences. And those might not have been even your own experiences! “Whether you or a loved one suffered the consequences of a bad financial investment, it can color your thinking in many ways, from destroying your confidence in your judgment to writing off all similar investments as ‘bad.’’’ Take time to reflect on the experiences you’ve had with investing, the decisions you made and the conclusions you made as a result. What stories do you tell yourself because of these experiences? • Understand the emotional response with which you receive money, whether a paycheck, a gift or an inheritance. It’s important to receive money with grace—to savor it, to be grateful for it, to be at peace with it. But depending on the circumstances by which it arrives, and lingering emotions from

past experiences, we sometimes receive money with anger, guilt, resentment, greed, entitlement or any of a host of other negative emotions. This can lead to self-destructive actions. • Know your comfort zone for risk and stay within it. Investment comes with risks; you can assume a lot for potentially greater returns, or less for lower returns. Understanding your Comfort Zone and staying within it will help you stay committed to your financial plan. If you got $100,000 with instructions to invest it all in just ONE of these options—stocks, a savings account, a mutual fund portfolio of stocks and bonds or your best friend’s start-up—which would you choose? Knowing whether you’re very conservative, happy with a little growth, comfortable with some ups and downs or in for adventure will help you avoid taking financial advice that makes you uncomfortable.

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