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UNCLUTTER YOUR MIND to Achieve Optimal Health

MICHAEL TURNER...

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DO YOU REALLY NEED BACK OR NECK SURGERY?

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ore than 465,000 spinal fusions were performed in the United States in 2011. It is estimated that patients spent over $200 million on those surgeries. The United States leads the world in spinal fusions and surgeries. In fact, on average, up to 4 times more surgeries than any other nation, BUT DID ALL OF THESE PATIENTS REALLY NEED SURGERY??

As chiropractors in the Tampa Bay area for over 14 years, Dr. Carl Conforti and his team of doctors have been fighting to reduce those numbers and provide safe, surgery free options for patients who truly want to be well and avoid the pain shots and surgeries.

WHAT IS THE DRX9000?

The DRX9000 is a state of the art machine that allows us to perform spinal decompression in the comfort of our offices.

WHAT KIND OF CONDITIONS DO YOU TREAT WITH THE SPINAL DECOMPRESSION? The DRX9000 allows us to treat quite a few conditions. We have both neck and back decompression, so we treat for neck pain, sciatic DRX9000

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pain, lower back pain, auto injuries, sports injuries, bulging and herniated discs, and many other injuries.

HOW DO YOU DETERMINE IF SOMEONE IS A CANDIDATE FOR YOUR TREATMENT?

In our candidate assessment, we review MRI’s, x-rays, and we utilize our computerized spinal exam (EMG) to evaluate the problem. After reviewing all of the tests, we discuss medical history and the complexity of the issues.

ONCE YOU DETERMINE THAT SOMEONE IS A CANDIDATE WHAT CAN THEY EXPECT NEXT?

Once we have determined that someone is a candidate for the spinal decompressions treatment, we lay out a treatment plan and start treatment as soon as possible. Many times we can start the patient that same week, and sometimes that same day. With the treatment plan in mind, we start the spinal decompression and therapies to ensure optimal results.

DO THE TREATMENTS HURT?

No, not at all. In fact, many of our patients fall asleep during treatment. Others choose to read books and listen to music. It is actually a very

relaxing treatment.

WHAT IS YOUR SUCCESS RATE WITH THE TREATMENT?

As opposed to traditional surgery, which is about 50% success, our treatment process is successful over 80% of the time. Our careful attention to specific needs and our full in office treatment process allows our patients to be back enjoying their lives pain free and full of life!

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UNCLUTTER YOUR MIND to Achieve Optimal Health

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ur very own Dr. Larry Lieberman, his wife Debbie and their staff along with hundreds of other Tampa Bay dentists participated in the very first Florida Mission of Mercy event held at the Florida State Fairgrounds on March 28th and 29th, providing FREE dentistry to those in need; over $1.1 million dollars and 8,000 procedures on 1,700 patients. This event was truly done in the spirit of giving back and paying it forward.

“April showers bring May flowers” but they also get all of us in the mood to get those home improvement projects under way, interior and exterior. Read about Fashion and Interior trends by Dali on pages 22 and 23.

Sprucing up the home also means your body and your inner self; this is where it all begins! This edition is packed with lots of articles on health, wellness and beauty. We hope that the information in these articles allows you to make some simple decisions to keep your inner house healthy, well and beautiful.

Congratulations to our featured Entrepreneur, Dr. Michael Turner. Michael is not only an Entrepreneur but a husband, father and son who is committed, compassionate and dedicated in every aspect of his life. Learn more about this wonderful man on pages 12 & 13.

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UNCLUTTER YOUR MIND TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL HEALTH

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he coming of spring is a time of reawakening and new beginning.

Like the flowers and trees that have hibernated, their blossoms and colors kept deep inside with the winter cold, so have many of us been in hibernation; not letting our true colors, potential and beauty blossom for all the world to see.

Spring gives us a chance to take a look at the season that has just passed and to cultivate some fresh excitement to reawaken our inner spirit, bring forth our beautiful colors, and to blossom again.

This time of reawakening gives us a chance to have a fresh start. We think of our environment being fresh, and we bring that feeling home and begin examining our home and begin to reorganize and start our spring cleaning, yet nowhere is “spring cleaning” more essential than with our body, mind and spirit.

Our bodies, the houses of our souls need tender loving care, including exercise, healthy eating and lots of sunshine, like the flowers and trees. Spring is the time to start to honor our bodies by treating them like we would our most luxurious gardens, with a good physical examination to access what it is we need and what type of “fertilizer” will help us to flourish. Evaluate your physical needs: do you need to begin a good supplement and vitamins for your health, or maybe

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you need to start some exercise routine?

What does your body need to be nurtured?

Our mind, which is the powerhouse of our bodies, should be filled with good thoughts about ourselves, and others around us. We can cultivate our minds with reading, music and doing meaningful things in our work and in our lives.

Our mind is a big part of what keeps us healthy and on the right track to take care of ourselves, and those that we love and care for.

A healthy, unstressed, and uncluttered mind has significant effects on our health and well being, too. Just like nature, it is important to develop the tools to keep our minds, positive, active and focused.

One great tool is meditation, or quieting of the mind. It can be as simple to start as a five minute practice, where you disconnect and rest your mind. It has been studied and proven that meditation can have a profound effect on our health.

If you have never tried meditation before, here are some ideas.

First, and very importantly, don’t get hung up on “doing it right”. There is no correct method. Just let your mind go and relax. If your mind starts wandering, just tell it to go away for a few minutes while you relax.

Some people meditate as they walk, which is an easy beginning. Maybe as you walk through the park, clear your mind and notice all of nature surrounding you. Enjoy the colors, the birds, the trees as you breathe in the fresh air. Focus on the beauty and gain an understanding of your place as part of the universe, Another idea is to sit in a quiet place,

close your eyes, and begin focusing on your breathing. Notice each breath in and out, the pattern of breathing – not that you force your breathing in any pattern, just normally breathe and feel the oxygen flowing through your body.

Others prefer guided meditation, where you listen to someone else’s voice guide you through steps of meditation and quiet. You can do this in person, or through a recording.

The most important step is to begin.

Instead of watching the negative evening news, use the time to meditate. Maybe first thing in the morning is better for you.

Whatever works for you, just start, and realize it does take some time to become a habit.

Lastly, is our spirit, which is the water or fertilizer that keeps the garden looking beautiful and is what naturally attracts the life forces all around us. Always take time to feed your spirit – to find your inner peace and tranquility, and learn what connects you to the universe.

Think about a flourishing healthy garden, filled with bees, hummingbirds and blooms. This is what the springtime of our individual lives can be compared to if we allow the poetry of spring’s eternal life force to enter into our lives today.

César A. Lara, M.D. is Board Certified in Obesity Medicine, a Diplomate in Family Practice and a leading expert in the field of medicine, the treatment of obesity, and Age Management. For more than 25 years, it has been Dr. Lara’s passion to become a positive force in America’s ever-growing obesity crisis…one patient at a time. Dr. Lara’s dream of helping men and women overcome diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, and other chronic conditions related to obesity was realized with the emergence of the César A. Lara, MD; Center for Weight Management as a premier weight loss center in Tampa Bay. A graduate of the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Dr. Lara is known for his strong personal faith and his generous contributions to the Tampa Bay community. Dr. Lara regularly appears on television as a medical contributor to Brighthouse Network’s Bay News 9 en Español and WTSP-TV Studio 10. He frequently participates in corporate health fairs promoting an active lifestyle and healthy weight loss options. He is the founder of St. Michael’s Free Clinic and Weight Away Tampa Bay, charitable organizations that provide free medical treatment to those who cannot afford it. Call 727.446.3021 or visit www.bestmedicineforweightloss.com

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fore my freshman year at Countryside High school, my older brother, Justin, injured his neck at football practice. To make a long story short, after my mother tried several different unsuccessful avenues to rehabilitate his injury, a family friend who was a chiropractor, Dr. Ed Scheu, was talking to my mother at one of my youth football games and told her that he would take a look at him. Justin was my ride home from school, so I went with him to visits. I loved the office, I loved what they did, but most importantly he was the only one to help my brother. It was at that time that I decided that I wanted to become a Chiropractor and help restore health the way Dr. Scheu did for my brother.

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Dr. Michael Turner, DC…

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anache: Who you are, what do you do, when and why did you go into business for yourself?

Michael: My name is Michael Turner, DC. I have lived in this community since 1982 when my family moved down from Jacksonville, FL. I graduated from Countryside High School before attending and graduating from Florida State University. I then went on to Life University in Atlanta, GA and graduated with honors with my Doctorate in Chiropractic.

From a young age I wanted to become a Chiropractor because I saw firsthand what a Chiropractor could do to help heal a person. Shortly after I graduated from

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Chiropractic College I began to work with Dr. Carl Conforti. He’d been practicing for about 5 years at that point. Since that time, I have had the pleasure of helping thousands of people in this community.

A few years ago I joined with Dr. Conforti in opening new clinics around the Tampa Bay area. We find like-mindedness Doctors with a sense of community service and a desire to bring health to their community and we help get them started and eventually they can become our partners.

Panache: Why did you choose to become a Chiropractor?

Michael: When I was 13 years old, just be-

Panache: What is your primary company focus?

Michael: That’s an easy one, spinal correction and educating patients about the 5 Essentials of health. I can’t tell you how many patients come in that have been to a Chiropractor in the past and said that they just “cracked” them a few times and they were better. BUT THE PROBLEM KEPT COMING BACK. That’s because the problem was either never properly identified or it was never corrected. We have dedicated a great deal of time over the past couple of years to learn some newer techniques that combine Chiropractic with physical therapy to achieve actual spinal correction so the nervous system is not compromised by subluxations (misalignments of the spinal that put pressure on the exiting nerves, that disrupt the message between the brain and the organs that the nerve supply). Instead of making temporary changes to the spine, our goal is correcting the spinal structure so the nervous system functions optimally.

The 5 Essentials we educate our patient on are just that, essential, if an individual wants to reach health. Here are the Essentials 1. Maximized Mind 2. Maximized Nerve Supply 3. Maximized Nutrients 4. Maximized Oxygen and Lean Muscle 5. Minimize Exposure to toxins We focus on Essential 2 in our office on a daily basis, but we do evening workshops every month on the other Essentials. We do these at no charge. It’s just our chance to

educate patients about the other important aspects of health that time does not allow for during normal patient hours.

Panache: What sets your practice apart from the competition?

Michael: There was a time that I could not answer that question. We would treat patients using conventional Chiropractic methods based on pain level alone. While our patients got better temporarily, often the same problems would return. Changing to corrective care has been challenging, yet rewarding. I find myself feeling like I am back in school studying for exams (I thought that was in my past – ha-ha). However, this continued education ensures that I have the most recent knowledge and skills for what my patients really need. Our offices take tests to be certified in these new techniques and we go to 4-5 seminars per year to advance our skills and knowledge.

We do this because we want our practices to help people achieve levels of health that they previously thought was unattainable.

There is an amazing feeling when you step into our office. It is filled with happy and healthy people. While most of our patients may not enter our practice that way from day one, through their commitment to themselves and OUR commitment to helping them achieve their goals, we get a chance to see them reach new levels of health that they previously thought was unattainable.

Panache: What areas do you service?

Michael: We serve Oldsmar, Safety Harbor, Clearwater, Palm Harbor, Tarpon Springs, and Tampa communities as well as offices in Trinity, Wesley Chapel, Palma Ceia, and Saint Petersburg communities.

Panache: What associations & community affiliations are you involved with?

Michael: I am a member of the Florida Chiropractic Association, and have been since I was a Chiropractic student. They do a great job throughout the year holding conventions and continuing education programs to keep the profession up to date.

As far as the local community work goes, I work with a team of Chiropractors in the Tampa bay area to provide educational seminars. We also do a great deal of corporate wellness programs to businesses around the area. www.PanacheVue.com

Panache: What is your most memorable or interesting work related experience?

Michael: There will always be a thrill the first moment you truly know that what you learned and applied actually succeeded in making a difference in a patient’s life.

When I was in school still, I began working on my girlfriend’s (now wife) headaches that she had been suffering from for the previous 5 years. They occurred daily during the work week and they began after a motor vehicle collision. After about 2 months the headaches were under control and over a decade later, they are still gone (although she may say that I give her a different type of headache now, ha-ha).

I also remember in my first couple months working with Dr. Conforti, I had a patient that had come in with neck pain that was radiating pain, numbness, and tingling into her right arm. After treating her for several weeks the issue resolved.

Treating several thousand people over the next decade with countless success stories in all aspects of patient’s lives, that one time seems so long ago, but it was the first for me.

Since then I have had the pleasure of educating and treating thousands of patients and each one brings me joy. Now, that we are going even above and beyond conventional Chiropractic care – I am able to see patients not only FEEL better but truly transform their lives and move towards healthier lifestyles.

Since we began spinal corrective care in our office as well as teaching patients the 5 Essentials we have seen even more amazing transformations in the lives of the patients we spend our days with in the office. Dr. Conforti’s own father recently began to apply these principles and within a couple of months he went from taking 47 prescription medications per day, for a variety of conditions, to 7 per day and he is feeling, and more importantly, functioning fantastic.

Panache: What is your favorite part of owning a business?

Michael: My favorite part of owning a business is the chance to affect more lives in a positive way. My partners and I look for Chiropractors that want to make a difference in the community, as we do, we help them get started and soon they will be

partners as well. I get a chance to provide a job to a Chiropractor and a staff, and give them the chance to improve their own lives as well as the lives of the community that they serve, just as Dr. Conforti did for me a decade ago.

Panache: Your family life and hobbies, anything else personal you would like to share with our readers?

Michael: Just this past month I had the pleasure of celebrating my 10 year anniversary with my beautiful wife Elizabeth. It’s gone by so fast that if I didn’t have an 8 year old boy and a 5 year old girl, I wouldn’t believe it. Pearce and Caitlyn have been the light of our lives and I could not imagine a day without them.

Outside of the office, most of my activities have been centered on my family.

Whether its cub scouts, ballet, birthday parties or simply a lazy Sunday after church in the PJ’s, it is always good to be surrounded by the ones you love. My mother, grandmother, and brothers all live locally and when we all get together with their families, the fun can be measured by the Richter scale. We have a very close family and I feel blessed every time we are together.

Panache: What three words best describe you and your business?

Michael: Commitment, compassion, and dedication - truly our happiness comes from the success of others – you can’t beat that.

Panache: Who do you owe your success to?

Michael: That’s an easy one. Without a doubt it is my mother! Growing up, for the most part, it was just my mother and four boys. We did not have a great deal of money, but she always made us feel as if we wanted for nothing. She was very involved in our sports and was even the VP of the youth football league. She always had, and still does have, a strong desire to serve. She has been a deacon at our church, and was recently made an elder. She also helps with teaching Sunday school, VBS, and King’s Kids on Wednesday afternoon.

She raised the four of us to have a very positive outlook on life in general. If you stay committed and work hard positive results will happen. I believe and live this and I try to instill that belief in my patients.

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ron is a vital mineral constituting an essential component of hemoglobin in red cells. Iron deficiency leads to a very common anemia that is a worldwide health threat and a leading cause of debility, decreased productivity and loss of workdays. Most of the iron is in circulating red blood cells. In men, 1,000 milligrams of iron, and in women, 300 milligrams of iron are available as a reserve in stores located in the liver. In the 1970s, 5 percent of menstruating women were anemic, 20 percent, although not anemic, had so little iron their red cells were abnormal, and the iron content in the blood was very low. And 30 percent were at high risk, as they had no storage iron. Even though these women were not anemic, they were more prone to becoming fatigued and had a reduced exercise

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tolerance that could be improved by returning iron stores to normal.

Anemia was such a serious problem in women that a major effort was made to fortify our food by increasing the iron content in flour and cereals. Today, iron-deficiency anemia is rare, and most women have normal iron stores. This has occurred not only because of higher dietary iron, but also because of oral contraceptives that reduce menstrual blood loss, pregnancies and, in turn, the use of iron supplements. A true success story.

But not so fast. It turns out there are advantages to having low iron stores, and some disadvantages to having normal or increased iron stores. Iron deficiency leads to an increase in the protein transferrin that transports iron in the blood. This protein has important immune effects that help the body combat bacterial and viral infections. While this is of little relevance in the well-nourished U.S. population, it is more critical in underdeveloped countries.

A high transferrin level may help protect against measles and many other infections that can often be fatal in countries where malnutrition is a major health threat.

While too little iron is a major health threat, too much iron may not be good for you either. For the past 10 years, more and

more information suggests that there is a link between the amount of iron in our bodies and many of the common diseases occurring in late life. Studies have shown that higher iron stores increase the risk of heart disease, cancer and even Alzheimer’s disease. The mechanism is not wellunderstood. Iron is a potent oxidant, and high concentrations of the mineral may contribute to tissue damage that becomes progressively worse with advancing age.

Furthermore, increases in iron stores may subtly lower the level of transferrin, resulting in an increased risk of infection.

Does this matter? Studies published in The New England Journal of Medicine clearly showed that the higher the amount of iron in the body the greater the risk of all cancers. As more and more information links higher iron stores with disease, many experts in the field have cautioned that too much iron, either from food or from iron supplements, may be harmful. This may particularly apply to a small number of people whose genetic makeup makes them more likely to absorb iron from their diets.

In these individuals, higher dietary iron and the use of iron supplements can lead to iron stores that are at the upper limit of the normal range or obviously increased.

They may be at particular risk of heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.

We have always thought that iron-rich foods, such as spinach, and iron supplementation in multivitamins and minerals my help promote vim and vigor. Today, there is more than sufficient iron in our diets, and doubling the intake by taking a supplement for many years is unnecessary and even harmful. Many of us are taking a multivitamin preparation with minerals on a daily basis. If you do not have an iron deficiency, are postmenopausal or are male, please make sure that you buy an iron-free multivitamin preparation. Fortunately, because of the concerns about too much iron, many preparations developed for older individuals are iron-free.

No matter your age, the only reason to take additional iron supplementation is if you are proven to have anemia or reduced iron stores. Remember that supplemental iron over many years may increase iron stores and the risk of illness.

HEALTH

SPRING IS HERE… Get Your Home, Body And Mouth In Order

Debbie & Larry Lieberman, D.D.S.

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fter our Florida winter there’s so much to do to get our home and yard back in order. Replace and trim dead bushes, clean out the mulch, hose down the patio and replant new plants- the list goes on and on! I know when it’s all done everything that looks dead and dreary now will look lively and healthy again!

A few years ago I also took the time to look at my own health and body and tried to get it back in order. After a scare with some health issues I decided to take control of my health. Under a doctor’s supervision I underwent a cleansing diet followed by a totally organic eating plan which also eliminated all sugar and starch from my diet.

No one said it would be easy – and they were right! After surviving bagel withdrawl I kept to the diet and in about 2 months lost almost 30 lbs. and a lowered my cholesterol about 50 points.

I ended up leaner and about the same weight I was when I was married. Eating an organic diet did have its challenges but with the support of my wife, stores and restaurants that carry organic food, my health seems to be on track. As a result of taking control of my health I now feel younger and healthier and never get tired of hearing “Wow Dr. Lieberman you look great- how’d you do it!”

You too can take control of both your physical and oral health. Take a look in the mirror- do you like what you see? Do you look and feel healthy? Ask yourself, “How am I feeling today?” Listen to your body and act on the answers you get to these questions. As a routine in our hygiene department we review each patient’s health care history and take their blood pressure. It’s amazing how many people don’t realize how important this is. On more than one occasion we have saved a patient’s life and prevented a stroke or heart attack.

In life we all make choices based on our time and finances - many of us postpone dental visits.

Dental disease is progressive and unfortunately waiting usually does make conditions worse and more costly. Gum disease , for example , can lead to tooth extractions and a bridge, dentures, crowns or implants. Yet caught early, it is easy to treat, reversible and definitely more affordable.

Not only that, but the links to gum disease and systemic illnesses are strong and may include heart disease, diabetes, respiratory diseases, cancers and a host of inflammatory disorders including arthritis.

Whether you’re thinking about putting off your dental appointment because of time, finances or because you’re fearful about visiting the dentist, we’re here to listen and to help you.

The choices you make today will save your money, your smile and more importantly, your health. We read everywhere how the government will be taking control of our healthcare. Now is the time for you to take control of your health.

Visit both your physician and your dentist – we’re here for you. Call our office today at 727785-8017 for a complimentary exam and x-rays – you owe it to yourself!

Larry Lieberman,DDS

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Last year Americans spent $2.8 trillion on healthcare. That is around $8,000 per person. So does this mean that we are all healthy and living well?

Absolutely NOT! In fact, we lead the world in heart disease, obesity, and cancer.

Astonishingly, 5 out of 6 Americans will be diagnosed with either heart disease or cancer.

If we were spending the most money in healthcare and had the healthiest people, maybe it would be worth it. But we are spending the most money AND have the unhealthiest people. In a study by the Journal of the American Medical Association, of 37 different developed countries the United States ranked 37th (dead last) in terms of overall health of the population.

SO WHERE ARE WE SPENDING ALL OF THIS MONEY?

When we are sick or in pain, we go to the doctor. We get prescriptions to help cure and prevent illness and pain. What do we do when that medication has a side effect or no longer works? We go back and get more medications for the next side effect. Americans take up 5% of the world’s population, yet we consume 85% of the world’s medications. You would think that if drugs make you healthy then we would be the healthiest nation, and that is far from the truth. We had 1.1 million people die last year because of drugs and these are not street drugs like heroin or other illegal drugs. These are prescription drugs that were prescribed for the right condition, the right amount, the right time.

Prescriptions are not the only culprit,

a large amount of that money is spent in nursing homes and cancer treatment centers. We have so many sick and ailing people in our population that we are seeing more and more long-term nursing facilities. People may be living longer, but we are not living better.

TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH

A lot of people believe that genetics are to blame for the disease we see in our society today, but only 2-5% of degenerative illnesses are actually caused by genetics.

So that leaves 95-98% of disease that is caused by lifestyle. The foods we eat, the drinks we drink, and the habits we live are the main cause of the increase in disease.

Our offices are focused on HEALTH care. We recognize that health is not just about what you eat and whether or not you exercise. Our offices implement maximized mind, maximized nutrition, maximized nerve supply, maximized oxygen and lean muscle. We personalize each care plan and work with our patients to establish health and wellness goals that create a healthy lifestyle that maximizes each patients’ quality of life.

BUT WHAT TRULY SETS US APART FROM ALL OTHER WELLNESS CLINICS It is our dedication to whole health well-

ness. Our patients are not just adjusted and sent on their way. We spend time focusing on spinal CORRECTION not just spinal alignment. By providing our patients with in office and at home stretching, strengthening, and lifestyle changes, our patients are the healthiest they can possibly be without introducing toxins. It is truly about balance and focus on health.

WHAT DOES CORRECTIVE CARE MEAN? If your spine and Central Nervous System are “abnormal,” there is a need for corrective chiropractic care. This type of care will restore “normal” spinal position and alignment. By properly restoring normal curves to the spine and aligning the vertebrae, it will eliminate interferences allowing your body to function and heal “normally.” This optimizes your chance to live at 100% of your body’s peak performance. A healthy spine will allow your body to express a normal body temperature, a normal blood pressure, and other measureable norms for the spine itself.

Much like braces straighten teeth, it is our aim to restore the proper alignment of your spine. Recent research allows us to now know the measurements and proper alignment of your spine. There is a normal body temperature, a normal blood pressure, and there are measureable norms for the spine. We take the necessary steps to restore the regions of abnormal alignment to nor-

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NUTRITION ROCK STARS

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e could pick a lot of food to fit this category, but when it comes to nutrition, leafy greens are rock stars, according to the latest issue of Food & Nutrition magazine.

Here’s why -- they top the charts in vitamins A, C and K, potassium and fiber with only 5 to 40 calories per cup. Cruciferous vegetables such as kale, collards and cabbages are natural defenders and recognized for their potential roles in cancer prevention. Kale, spinach and turnip greens are high in lutein, a phytochemical that may reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration.

As a general rule, the darker the green, the more nutrition. Spinach will give a more powerful nutrition punch than iceberg.

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend consuming at least 11/2 cups of dark green vegetables per week. A note of caution for anyone taking blood thinners like warfarin -- because of their high vitamin K content, large amounts of leafy greens may interfere.

Before you use greens, thorough cleaning is essential -- wash greens in several changes of cool water to eliminate dirt. Fresh leafy greens keep in the

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refrigerator crisper for three to five days.

For extended storage, hardier greens can be blanched and frozen. Cooking greens concentrates many of the vitamins and minerals and can help lessen bitter flavors. However, water-soluble nutrients such as vitamin C can be lost if the greens are cooked for too long.

Try collards, spinach, mustards, cabbage, romaine, watercress, chard, turnip greens, kale, arugula and escarole.

Q AND A

Q: Is adding Parmesan cheese a good way to add flavor to salads and other healthy foods without adding a lot of calories?

A: Richly flavored cheese, like Parmesan, used in small amounts can be a smart strategy for adding flavor without many calories. One tablespoon of grated Parmesan cheese adds only 22 calories, just less than one gram of saturated fat and only 76 milligrams (mg) of sodium. You might want to try the blocks of Parmesan and Romano, as they tend to have a stronger flavor than the pre-grated cheeses. Then you can grate just the amount you need at home.

With a flavorful cheese like Parmesan or Romano, one tablespoon or less is plenty.

However, when large amounts are melted over a food or when it’s part of baked dishes that include the Parmesan name (like Eggplant Parmesan), the calorie and fat (especially saturated fat) can add up.

If adding some grated Parmesan to salads or vegetables helps you enjoy them

so much more that you eat larger portions of these healthful foods, then overall it will probably help you fill up on fewer calories. A diet with plenty of leafy greens and other low calorie vegetables is linked to health benefits including lower risk of cancer, heart disease and more.

Information courtesy of the American Institute for Cancer Research

RECIPE

To welcome spring, (and take advantage of the nutritional value of greens mentioned above), here’s a recipe for Kale, Cherry & Sunflower Seed Salad, from Cooking Light magazine.

Kale, Cherry & Sunflower Seed Salad • • • • • • • • • •

1 1/2 tablespoons cider vinegar 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1 teaspoon honey 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 5 ounces baby kale 1/4 cup dried cherries 1/4 cup sliced red onion 2 tablespoon sunflower seeds

Combine the vinegar, olive oil, mustard and honey in a large bowl. Add salt and pepper. Tear the kale and add the dried cherries, red onion and sunflower seeds.

Toss well and serve. Serves four (serving size 1 1/2 cups).

Per serving: 117 calories, 5.6 g fat, 184 mg sodium.

BEAUTY

BEFORE

AFTER

MEET THE NEW WRINKLE FIGHTER

BY DANA MARTINEZ

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ags. Dark shadows. Puffiness.

Lines. Over the years we’ve applied almost anything--steeped tea bags, cucumbers, and hemorrhoid ointment, all in a desperate attempt to correct our under-eye area. And while Sculptra (off-label) did the trick admirably for some, it wasn’t the FDAapproved miracle we expected. Well, the waiting is over. Boletero, deemed to be the first, true line filler and under-eye (a.k.a. tear trough filler) miracle, approved by the FDA is here!

Much like Juvederm and Restylane, Belotero is a hyaluronic acid (HA) dermal filler for the superficial lines and moderate to severe wrinkles on the face.

That said, what makes it stand out from the crowd? Belotero’s chemical structure is actually different from other

hyaluronic-based fillers. It is the world’s first monophasic HA dermal filler based on patented cross-linking technology.

Simply put, during manufacturing, Boletero is passed through sieves that ensure a uniform particle size, making it extremely smooth, lightweight, and pliable. This allows it to adapt within even very thin skin areas, for soft and even correction.

“Boletero’s biochemical difference offers greater versatility than that of it’s competitors,” explains Dana Martinez, owner of Lecada Medical Artistry in South Tampa. “Some other hyaluronic fillers can cause a bluish tint if injected too superficially, particularly through the thin under eye area. That is not the case with Boletero. And, since it can be used to fill nasolabial folds, and the fine wrinkles around the mouth, it fills an important niche in advanced injectable treatments,” Martinez says.

According to Merz, the makers of Boletero, not only are results immediate, they are proven to last. In a clinical study, many patients report results lasting 6 months or more. For a soft, subtle outcome with staying power, Boletero is the natural choice.

A word of caution: Boletero is not a volumizer, but rather, a top layer to be placed over deeper fillers. It will evenly integrate with your own dermal tissue and rehydrate for a radiant appearance. The results are noticeable but the product is not. You may not be able to do much about sleepless nights or the never-ending stress, but with Belotero, it sure looks like you did!

Lecada proudly offers Belotero, among an exclusive list of fillers and anti-aging products. To learn if Boletero is right for you, contact Lecada at 813-874-2332 for a complimentary consultation. Lecada is located at 3710 West Azeele Street in Tampa, FL 33609.

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HEALTH in 2012 1.3 -- Number, in millions, who died from tuberculosis in 2012 Source: World Health Organization

THE SKINNY ON BMI

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hen it comes to your health, you can be too fat or too skinny.

Everyone knows that obesity is linked to a host of ailments and a shortened life expectancy, but so, too, is being significantly underweight. Canadian researchers reviewed 51 studies on the links between body mass index and death from any cause.

They found that adults who were underweight -- a BMI under 18.5 -- have a 1.8 times higher risk of dying than those with a “normal” BMI of 18.5 to 24.9.

Factors such as smoking, alcohol use and lung disease were considered, and adults with chronic or terminal illnesses were excluded.

“BMI reflects not only body fat, but also muscle mass,” said Dr. Joel Ray, a study author from St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. “If we want to continue to use BMI in health care and public health initiatives, we must realize that a robust and

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healthy individual is someone who has a reasonable amount of body fat and also sufficient bone and muscle. If our focus is more on the ills of excess body fat, then we need to replace BMI with a proper measure, like waist circumference.”

STORIES FOR THE WAITING ROOM In England, researchers announced the first documented cases of people catching tuberculosis from their cats, a phenomenon described as exceedingly rare. All four cases were related to a rare cluster of sick cats in southern England, each infected by bovine tuberculosis, most likely from eating rodents who had come into contact with TB-carrying cows or badgers, who also host the bacteria.

Health authorities said the likelihood of something similar occurring in the United States is vanishingly small.

Bovine tuberculosis infections comprise about 1 percent of TB cases in the U.S., and typically originate from consuming unpasteurized milk, which is illegal to sell.

PHOBIA OF THE WEEK

Merinthophobia -- fear of being tied up

NEVER SAY DIET

You’re born with more than 300 bones, but as you age, some fuse together (think about your skull, for example), and by the time you’re an adult, you have 206.

The Major League Eating speed-eating record for vanilla ice cream is 1.81 gallons in 6 minutes, held by Joey Chestnut.

There is no record of how long the resulting headache lasted.

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BODY OF KNOWLEDGE

One maple-frosted doughnut from Dunkin’ Donuts (70 grams) contains 270 calories, 135 from fat. It has 15 grams of total fat, or 23 percent of the recommended total fat intake for a 2,000-calorie daily diet.

It contains 0 milligrams of cholesterol; 340 milligrams of sodium (14 percent); 32 grams of total carbohydrates (11 percent); 1gram of dietary fiber (4 percent); 14 grams of sugar; and 3 grams of protein.

COUNTS

8.6 -- Number, in millions, of people worldwide who contracted tuberculosis

A physician notices Bob, an inveterate hypochondriac, sitting in his waiting room.

“Not again, Bob,” says the doctor.

“It’s only Wednesday. You were here Monday.”

Bob nods: “Couldn’t come yesterday. I was sick.”

LAST WORDS

“Don’t worry, it’s not loaded.” -- American musician Terry Kath (1946-1978), who died from an unintentional, self-inflicted gunshot wound while playing Russian roulette.

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SPRING INTO ACTION WITH PILATES

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s Spring appears, one often looks to find a sense of refreshment and renewal.

Thoughts of spring cleaning come to mind. What about spring cleaning your body? Pilates works the body like no other exercise, leaving one with a sense of having had a complete body workout, a feeling of empowerment and renewed vigor and energy. After a Pilates workout, one

By Patricia Welter, B.S. PMA®-CPT, feels strengthened and stretched Lolita San Miguel Pilates Master™, at the same time, powerful yet Second Generation Pilates Teacher, relaxed in mind, body and spirit.

Balanced Body Faculty and The Pilates exercise method furSuncoast Pilates Owner ther increases endurance and improves both balance and posture.

Pilates can be performed on the floor anywhere with what is called Pilates Mat exercises. Pilates is a complete system of exercise, of which the equipment developed by Joseph Pilates is a key part. Joe developed his equipment and exercise method in the early 1900’s and originally called it Contrology. Much of the equipment he created has springs, with one experiencing both resistance and the oppositional pull to springs. Pilates exercises include moving the spine in all directions – flexion, extension, lateral flexion and rotation, working the body fully in each session. The arms, legs, back, abdominals, thighs, quadriceps, hamstrings, gluteal muscles and hips all are worked each and every session. Exercises performed on the Reformer, Tower, Cadillac, Chair, Ladder Barrel and other pieces of Pilates equipment are performed lying, kneeling, sitting, standing and side lying.

Fitness fads come and go, but the Pilates exercise method has been around for over 90 years. This method has stood the test of time and has shown effectiveness for almost a decade.

Pilates is appropriate for the beginning exerciser as well as the seasoned athlete, and has for years been part of celebrity workouts and part of conditioning programs for Olympic athletes.

To properly learn Pilates exercise, it is recommended that one works with an experienced, well trained, Certified Pilates instructor, who has completed a comprehensive Pilates training and certification program. Suncoast Pilates was the area’s first Pilates studio, opened in 1997, and has some of the Tampa Bay area’s most highly trained and experienced Pilates teachers. The studio has worked with hundreds of individuals, bringing clients to a higher fitness level and a slimmer, more toned physique. What are you waiting for? Spring your body into action by booking an introductory Pilates session today!

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DESIGN TRENDS

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ith home décor, as with fashion, looks come and go.

In the world of fashion image is everything, and as I say, get it right, you only have one chance to make a good impression.

How we dress reveals who we are and reveals our attitudes and interests.

The same pride we take in our appearance should be reflected in the way we decorate our spaces. Everything we do or say reflects our personality. Let your home reflect your personality and your soul.

Since I have an eye for detail, here are some ideas for a new interior-design home makeover.

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5. Vintage Antiques 6. Opt for eclectic pieces of furniture 7. A Chandelier –Zgallerie 8. Mirrors- Scan Design 9. Colors- Corals, White, Silver, Turquoise

Dali Hernandez is the Creative Director and head designer for House of Dali. She is also a Real Estate Agent operating in the Tampa Bay area.

Dali’s arrival to the fashion industry has been making numerous headlines; however designing is nothing new for this NY native. She recalls her childhood’s obsession with fashion magazines, and with the help of a pair of scissors, she would cut various designs to mix and match and ultimately transform her bedroom walls into the latest fashion show.

The days she went fabric shopping with her mother gave her an early perspective on quality variation and how the same design can be completely altered due to fabric choice.

Dali’s fashion line is for the woman who still maintains her social status and is not afraid to make a fashion statement. She feels that there shouldn’t really be a target age or group for her line, because she feels that women are sexy and edgy at any age.

Dali was featured on FOX13, What’s Hot Tampa Bay, Tampa Bay Pulse, Vocess International, Creative Loafing, tbttimes, St. Pete Times, Panache Vue, Remark Magazine, Libertine Magazine, Envie, and was Semi Finalist for “Fashion Star” NBC. Follow me Website: www.houseofdali.com Instagram: @houseofdali Facebook: www.facebook.com/dalifashiondesigner Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/houseofdali Twitter: twitter.com/HouseofDali E-mail: dali@panachevue.com PANACHE VUE’

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THE HEALING POWER OF TOUCH

BY DAVID LIPSCHITZ

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ne of my best friends gave me a gift certificate for a massage as a birthday present. It took me about three months to finally schedule it.

I never realized what I was missing. I just loved it. I felt relaxed, calm and found it a wonderfully nurturing experience. Since then, I have pampered myself by frequently getting massages.

The best-known benefits of massage are that it reduces stress, eases tension and clears the mind. It promotes relaxation and tranquility. Massage helps relieve back pain, neck pain from injuries, and strained and painful muscles. It can even improve athletic performance. Massage is soothing and sensual. It can help depression, anxiety and actually enhance your immune system. Touch is an essential emotional need. In a calm, safe setting, the benefits

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are substantial.

Massage is beneficial for many chronic problems that are in part caused by or aggravated by stress. Massage reduces pain, stiffness and fatigue, and improves sleep. There is also evidence that massage can improve the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome, presumably by alleviating stress. It is also helpful as a component of therapy for chronic back pain. Research has shown that when administered by a well-trained masseuse, and in combination with physical therapy and pain medications, therapeutic massage is of great value and more effective than acupuncture.

Touch is one of the most important ways of communication, and lack of touch has a negative effect, causing loneliness and isolation. Americans virtually never touch each other. An interesting study done in coffee shops in various countries showed that in Puerto Rico couples touched each other 180 times an hour, and in Paris, it was 110. By contrast, in the United States, the average couple touched each other twice hourly, and in London, couples almost never touched.

Public displays of affection, or “PDA,” as some of my best friends call it, is considered a cardinal sin. What a trag-

edy. Perhaps this is the reason massage is not more popular in the United States. We are resistant to massage therapy because of reluctance to be undressed and touched by strangers, and by viewing it quite erroneously as an erotic rather than therapeutic experience.

Touch by itself is very important and beneficial for individuals of any age. For example, premature babies given three 10-minute loving massages daily gain weight 47 percent more rapidly and leave the hospital earlier than those who are not massaged.

In patients with Alzheimer’s disease, therapeutic massage and touch induce calm and reduce agitation and disruptive behavior. Nursing home residents who are frequently and therapeutically touched by trained staff remain healthier, lose less weight and are hospitalized less than those who are not.

One of the greatest benefits of owning a pet is the ability to touch and stroke it, and both give and receive unconditional love. These days, many nursing homes allow pets in their facilities and have outdoor farm animals and periods of actual pet therapy when residents are able to love and stroke cats or dogs.

As a new massage addict, I would recommend it to all who can afford it. Cost, in my view, is the only good excuse not to have a massage. Being too busy, too tired or too lazy are good reasons to have one.

And if you cannot afford one, remember the important roles that touch plays in fostering happiness and health. Sit and hold hands in the movie theater and in restaurants. Never, ever leave the house without a hug and kiss, and sit together on the same couch at night while relaxing and watching TV. And consider back and foot rubs.

Who does not like them? We must always remember that many older people are isolated and deprived. Make sure you visit them frequently, and always touch and hug them, and hold their hands. Don’t discourage older persons from having a pet just because of difficulties with upkeep. Choose an apartment building or assisted-living center that allows pets.

Physical contact is an essential element of the way we interact with each other and promotes lifelong health and happiness.

ASK AUDREY

Where Does Unhealthy Competitive Behavior Among Women Come From

AND HOW DO WE ELIMINATE IT?

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s a blossoming young lady I recall confiding in my mother about the girls in school behaving like backstabbing beasts who were clearly out for blood. She quickly and confidently replied, “Oh sweetheart, they’re just jealous.”

Were they truly jealous or was their behavior being driven by something else, I wondered?

It didn’t matter if we were on the volleyball courts, in the lunchroom, the classroom or at the bus stop, someone was constantly behaving in a covert and manipulative manner in an effort to be prettier, smarter, more popular, or more athletic. So, where does this unhealthy competitive behavior come from and how do we eliminate it?

Historically we have been deemed the “weaker sex”, therefore one might say our

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method for competition consciously developed into a mental and emotional boxing match. Secretive, malicious, and devious behavior for the purpose of advancement is not nearly as prevalent among men because this is simply not the way in which they are taught to compete. Men almost naturally compete physically because of their scientifically attributed need to reproduce the best off-spring. Make no mistake, competition in its raw form is healthy because it is a means to discovering a better version of ourselves by challenging what our best truly is, however the emotional and mental effects of the unhealthy competition that women are in with each other is detrimental to our progression and painfully eats away at our self-confidence. We cannot continue to progress as women in our current culture by ripping each other to shreds. Furthermore, every time we tear another woman down we unconsciously and almost automatically begin to tear ourselves down. Think of a time when you said something negative or mean about another woman and then think about the internal conversation you had afterwards.

I bet you had a self-critical and/or mean thought about yourself. We are so selfcritical that we are consistently aspiring to be someone else and have what they have. This reminds me of the scene from the move Finding Nemo, when all of the seagulls notice Marlin and Dori flopping around and then begin chasing the pelican who generously rescues them screaming MINE, MINE, MINE. Now they were after a meal and not status but the overwhelm-

ing MINE attitude strongly depicts wanting what is not yours.

The Disney aspect of our culture is an overused example of the portrayal of a female who will do whatever it takes to obtain the man she wants. However, more interesting is the role of the evil female character in correlation to the princess. Ursula takes Ariel’s voice in The Little Mermaid and Maleficent curses Sleeping Beauty in the film Sleeping Beauty. These villainous female characters further perpetuate the idea of unhealthy competition among females by secretively and deviously plotting to ultimately get what it is they want no matter what the cost is.

If obtaining success is the catalyst for our negative interaction with one another then we must review and re-define what success is. Traditionally success is defined by what our culture deems it to be which means we allow our culture to determine almost all values, morals, and beliefs. If it is in our culture for us as women to define success as money, power, popularity, and the ability to find a man to marry us, then within this lies a major challenge in our advancement. What would our world be like if success was defined individually? What if success meant being authentically you?

I believe my mother was correct in saying my peers were jealous but as a woman in my thirties I realize the picture is so much bigger. I also believe we do have the ability to create a positive and healthy competitive environment by raising our children differently and changing our own behavior.

I thank you for your question and I wish you all the best on your journey to expanding your ideas and values of people and our ability to evolve.

If you have any questions regarding life, love, family, faith, or career please email me at AskAudrey30@outlook.com Peace & Love, Audrey Mabrey In November of 2009 Audrey Mabrey was attacked by her estranged husband and nearly lost her life. Since then she has become an advocate and public speaker and travels around the world sharing her story in the hopes of raising awareness and inspiring others to believe in themselves.

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Zac Pease | Owner/Designer

Swimming Pool

SAFETY

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ello, and welcome back! Its Zac, with Ultra Custom Group, here this month to talk about Swimming Pool Safety. This December marks the 5th year of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act. Under the law, all public pools and spas must have ANSI/ ASME A112.19.8 performance standard, or the successor standard ANSI/ APSP-16 2011 compliant drain covers installed and a second anti-entrapment system installed, when there is a single main drain other than an unblockable drain. Since then the swimming pool industry has come out with several products that will assist you in assuring that your residential swimming pool is safe and sound, I will tell you about a few of these amazing and potentially life saving devices, but note that these percussion are second to parenteral supervision and the buddy system.

Swimming Pool Child Safety

Fence: By Code residential swimming pools must have a minimum of 42” barrier fence encasing the pool area from outside. In addition to these barrier fences there are a few makers of removable child safety fences for the interior of your barrier fenced in area.

These child safety fences are a great way to keep your children out of the pool while playing within the barrier fenced in area.

Safety Vac System: Safety Vacs Function like an Electrical Breaker system, if the main drains are plugged by any object the Safety Vac will engage and all suction to the main drain is disengaged allowing what ever is covering the drain to be freed.

Swimming Pool Safety Nets: Safety nets are a great addition to any swimming pool. They are sturdy nets woven on about 8” centers to ensure small children are not able to get into the pool while unattended. They are connected

to the decking or the pool beam, depending to the materials around your pool, via slim line steel hooks. They are so strong some companies claim that an elephant could walk across the pool while the net is attached.

Child Safety Door Alarm: Door alarms are a great way to ensure you always know when someone is going out towards the pool area. They are simple to install and efficiently loud, so no matter what you have going on inside you will be notified. Door alarms can also be used on safety fence gates, this way you will be informed when someone from outside enters the pool area.

Safety Bracelets: Swimming Pool Safety Bracelets are made for smaller children. When the bracelets get wet they will sound off an alarm notifying you the second your child is in the swimming pool.

These are my top 5 recommended Swimming Pool Safety Features. These products can add peace of mind to any homeowner with children, but they are not a guarantee of safety. Every swimming pool owner should go over simple safety guidelines with their kids and teach them to enjoy but respect this area as well.

For more information on swimming pool products, stop by our office and we will be glad to assist you in ensuring that your swimming pool is a safe and enjoyable area for you and all of the family.

If you are looking to improve your overall health and need a pool at your home, Call me and lets design the ideal personal workout area for you today!

Thanks for reading!

Zac Pease (813) 900- 5595 ULTRA CUSTOM GROUP www.ultracustomgroup.com

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CULTURE & ARTS George Inness, Jr. (American, 1853-1926) Sunset on the Bayou, 1925 Oil on canvas, 46 ¾ x 88 ¾ in.

On loan from the Unitarian Universalist Church, Tarpon Springs Photo credit: Barbara Kotacka

AN ARTS LEGACY:

GEORGE INNESS, JR. IN TARPON SPRINGS

On view May 4 - August 31

GUESS WHO?

Now open in the Works on Paper Gallery, this exhibition is designed to challenge the viewer to determine the famous person depicted. The show includes 12 portraits of art, literature, popular culture and politics. Each portrait was created by an artist who, in capturing the recognizable likeness of the person, also interprets the image through their own aesthetic. Next visit, put yourself to the test!

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his exhibition on the legacy of George Inness, Jr. will include paintings from the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tarpon Springs. Additional works from the private collection of Cici and Hyatt Brown include paintings of the Anclote River, Lake Tarpon, Spring Bayou and the Sponge Docks. Few of these paintings have ever been exhibited in this area.

A companion show, The Legacy Continues, will present a sampling of works by fine artists who’ve made Tarpon Springs their home. including Christopher Still. Also on view is Historic Tarpon Springs, a collection of prints by Tarpon Springs architect Edward C. Hoffman, Jr.

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ISABELLE’S MUSEUM STORE

It’s all about the art of shopping! You’ll find creative gifts for all ages including works by local artists and craftspeople.

Discover unique wearables by textile artist Diane Prekup, fused glass creations

by Jeannine Talley, gorgeous ceramics by Christa Stanelun and Chihuly Art Kits for the kids. Isabelle’s is open to the public year-round during regular museum hours.

600 Klosterman Road Tarpon Springs, FL 34689 727-712-5762 www.spcollege.edu/museum Spring Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Thursday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Friday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

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Closed Mondays and national holidays Admission: $6 adults $5 seniors Free to children, college students and active military Sunday admission free – suggested donation $5 Parking: free

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HEALTH

THE MORE YOU LEARN, THE BETTER YOUR MEMORY

BY DAVID LIPSCHITZ

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n intriguing recent report showed that the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease was reduced by more than 50 percent in those proficient in a second language. While this was good news for many, it was bad for me. In high school in South Africa, Afrikaans as a second language was required.

This was the only subject in which I could never ever make an A, and occasionally, and much to parents distress, I’d earn a D. Now I regret that I did not try harder, because perhaps it would be helping my intellectual capabilities as I grow older.

The report does provide additional information, which states that lifelong intellectual challenge is an excellent way to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

Those with higher degrees, mentally challenging occupations or hobbies are less likely to have memory loss.

A great deal of information has come from the study of 678 nuns conducted

by Dr. David Snowden of the University of Kentucky. The goal of the study was to determine how different factors, such as education and mental activity, affect memory as well as the incidence of Alzheimer’s. He found that nuns with the most education were the ones with the lowest risk of the disease, and that those who stayed mentally active by doing research or learning new languages were more likely to stay healthy and retain a robust memory. Intriguingly, the nun study showed that women who from an early

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age were able to write complex sentences with excellent prose were less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than those who wrote in simple sentences. Nuns who read from an early age and were read to on a regular basis during childhood were more likely to stay mentally active into their 80s and beyond.

What is unique about the nun study is that regardless of the nuns’ backgrounds and education levels, they all had very similar environments, ate the same foods, had identical access to health care, and maintained the same lifestyle. These facts made it possible for the researchers to exclude confounding variables, such as social circumstance, economics, marital status and many other factors that could explain why some women maintained better memories than others.

The message to me seems very clear: Have an active and challenged mind, and being a lifelong learner protects the brain from memory loss. In this regard, “use it or lose it” may indeed be true.

This is advice I now routinely give my older patients, those with Alzheimer’s disease and their children who, because of a strong family history of the disease, appear to be at increased risk. Read a lot and encourage your children and grandchildren to read. Do crossword puzzles, take classes at a university, and stay active and involved in learning, irrespective of your age or whether you are still working or are retired. The more you challenge

your brain, the healthier your brain will be because you will constantly be forming additional neural connections. Even if you do develop the disease at a later stage, you may well have a larger pool of brain cells to help you stay mentally sharp.

Obviously, there is no guarantee that being a lifelong learner will totally prevent Alzheimer’s. We all know of very educated and bright adults who develop the disease. However, the information is compelling that more mental activities have kept them healthier until a later age than they otherwise might have been.

Because the benefits of staying mentally active and staying occupied and involved appears to protect the mind, many have asked if retirement may accelerate memory loss. There is no evidence that retirement is bad for your physical or mental health. However, retirement without a plan and without a purpose is associated with a greater risk of illness, shorter life expectancy and either physical disability or memory loss.

Those who continue to stay active both physically and intellectually tend to be healthier and mentally more agile than those who do nothing more than watch the grass grow.

Remember a long and independent life is largely up to the way you embrace life and live. Happiness and health are the keys to an active and intact mind until a ripe old age.

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HEALTH & FITNESS

WATER FITNESS

BENEFITS

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he unique properties of water combine to offer one of the most effective environments for an exercise program. Water fitness is the great equalizer – participants of a wide range of skill and fitness levels can enjoy this low-impact, total body conditioning workout. With the addition of high-quality equipment, the benefits of a water workout are endless.

GETTING FIT: TOTAL BODY CONDITIONING

• Studies have shown convincingly that water workouts decrease body fat as effectively as land-based exercise programs.

• Without performing a single sit-up, a water workout tones and strengthens the abdominals as a result of maintaining a vertical posture against the water’s resistance.

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• Water offers a three-in-one workout for cardiovascular and muscular conditioning and enhanced flexibility. This timeefficient, total body conditioning workout results in increased strength and endurance, and improved biomechanics and balance.

• Low-impact aquatic workouts can prevent the injury, strain and re-injury common to many land-based exercise. Water supports 90 percent of the body’s weight – resulting in reduced stress on joints, muscles, tendon and ligaments.

• Water is a natural and instantly adjustable weight-training machine. Resistance is approximately four to 42 times greater in water than air. A workout can be as vigorous or light as desired by effectively utilizing the water’s resistance.

• Unlike most land activities, water provides resistance in all directions, so both sides of the muscle pair can be strength-

ened simultaneously. For example, an arm curl works both biceps and triceps, since there is resistance to the movement in both directions.

• An upright water workout can be more effective than swimming, because the body’s vertical position increases resistance 75 percent over swimming laps.

Water Fitness Benefits -- 2

FEELING GOOD: FITNESS FOR A LIFETIME

• A regular water fitness program can result in the permanent reduction of blood pressure. Water’s hydrostatic pressure helps the heart circulate blood, which accounts for lower blood pressure and heart rates during deep water exercise versus similar exertions on land.

• Practical daily movements such as walking, lifting and reaching can be incorpo-

• Buoyancy equipment, such as the patented AquaJogger® belt, suspend the body securely and comfortably, supporting the head and neck out of the water, so hair stays dry and glasses can be worn.

Water Fitness Benefits -- 3 • Especially beneficial to individuals with disabilities is the fact that water workouts offer a greater range of motion and freedom of movement than many land-based exercise.

LIQUID ASSETS: INJURY PREVENTION AND HEALING

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rated into a water fitness workout to enhance functionality. This can result in the ability to enjoy and perform the activities of daily life with greater energy and ease.

A water workout can be a social activity just like fitness walking or riding side-byside stationary bikes.

With access to an indoor pool, water exercise becomes a great year-round activity, as well as a safe workout option during inclement weather. It can also be an affordable alternative to at-home workouts which often involve more expensive equipment.

Water exercise is both exhilarating and therapeutic – reducing stress-related symptoms such as high blood pressure and muscle spasms. The water’s full body massage action provides a vigorous yet deeply relaxing workout that is usually pain free.

Water exercise involves all muscle groups, yet virtually eliminates muscle soreness – leaving the muscles relaxed instead of

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tight and sore.

WATER WALKING: NO SWIM SKILLS REQUIRED

• Water walking and running movements are simple to learn and require no swim skills, making deep water workouts accessible to virtually everyone – from those just beginning a workout program to those looking for a great cross-training option.

• Whether in peak condition or recovering from surgery, the water’s forgiving environment supports and offers a light or challenging workout according to the person’s need – for both fragile physical therapy clients and intense athletes.

• The water’s buoyancy helps even the uncoordinated land exerciser achieve a measure of grace with movements that are easy to learn. The fact that water obscures less than stellar bodies also makes this exercise appealing to the self-conscious.

• Water exercise demands the continual use of the abdominal and back muscles as well as the arms and legs in order to maintain erect body alignment and balance. This strengthening of the core abdominals and back can assist in managing and preventing back pain.

• Water exercise enables a person to preserve as much fitness and function as possible while rehabilitating an injury. Many people heal to over 100 percent of preinjury strength and may actually improve their fitness level. Some individuals who have committed to aquatic therapy found their recovery time is reduced by half.

• Heat is lost 25 times faster in water than air, allowing for longer and more comfortable workouts. This natural cooling of the body is particularly beneficial for people who tend to overheat during exercise, and in conditions such as pregnancy or multiple sclerosis, where maintaining a lower core body temperature is very important.

• The water’s pressure helps the heart circulate blood which accounts for lower blood pressure and heart rates during deep water exercise. As a result of this hydrostatic pressure, water exercise may be one of the best and safest activities for cardiac patients. It also helps reduce swelling, allowing many people with arthritis or injuries to exercise. n To find a retailer near you visit www.AquaJogger.com or call 1-800-922-9544.

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EVENT

FLORIDA MISSION OF MERCY EVENT The Florida Dental Association’s first Florida Mission of Mercy (FLAMOM) event took months of planning and culminated in 2 heartwarming days of providing free dentistry in the Tampa Bay area. On Mar. 28 & 29 the dental community, together with many other generous businesses gave back to those in need and put smiles on many faces.

By the time the first patients were seen at 5:30am there was a line of almost 1000 appreciative people. Over 1700 patients were seen by hundreds of caring dentists and support personnel. The numbers are amazing – over $1.1 million in dentistry was given away. This included approximately 8,000 dental procedures (cleanings, fillings, extractions, root canals & partial dentures). The pay it forward atmosphere was everywhere- from the volunteers handing out snacks to the dentists and assistants giving out hugs of reassurance.

Asked to hand in comment cards, one patient’s experience sums up the success of this event.

“Truly you have brought tears to my eyes from all the love and giving I have experienced. Thank you from one who has served in Iraq and Afghanistan”.

Terry Dickinson-the father of MOMS w/ Terry Buckenheimer-Tampa dentist-who started the movement to bring it to Florida

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Gulf Coast Dental Outreach(GCDO) co- founders

GCDO board and volunteer

FL State Senator Alan Hayes

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HEALTH

A SPOONFUL OF NOTHING

11 grams of sugar, almost half the recommended daily total. A single serving of Weight Watchers’ Chocolate Creme Cake has nine grams. One fast food packet of ketchup contains two grams.

It all adds up -- quickly.

BY SCOTT LAFEE

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n its new guidelines for sugar consumption, the World Health Organization reiterates its recommendation that no more than 10 percent of daily calories come in the form of sugar. For maximum health effect, the recommended percentage is less than 5 percent.

For an adult within the normal Body Mass Index, the 5 percent figure works out to 25 grams, or six teaspoons, of sugar per day.

The average American is likely to find this recommendation hard to swallow.

According to a recent study, just over 71 percent of American adults get more than 10 percent of their calories from sugar in their diets -- about 22 teaspoons’ worth.

Sugar is abundant in the processed foods most Americans mostly eat, though it often goes by nonsugary names like high-fructose corn syrup, maltose, evaporated cane juice and anhydrous dextrose.

Sugary drinks, desserts and candies are the worst offenders, of course. A 7-11 Big Gulp Coca-Cola packs a whopping 91 grams of sugar. But lots of edibles contain significant amounts of sugar, even if they don’t taste particularly sweet or seem reasonably healthy. For example, McDonald’s angus cheeseburger contains

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BODY OF KNOWLEDGE

The average red blood cell lives for about four months. You contain roughly 2.5 trillion of them at any given moment, with about 2.5 million new red blood cells produced per second to replace those that have died.

NUMBER CRUNCHER

A Burger King Double Whopper with small fries (but hold the mayo, we’re trying to be healthy here) contains 1,140 calories, 567 from fat. It has 63 grams of total fat, or 97 percent of the recommended total fat intake for a 2,000-calorie daily diet.

It also contains 170 milligrams of cholesterol (57 percent); 1,790 milligrams of sodium (75 percent); 82 grams of total carbohydrates (27 percent); 6 grams of dietary fiber (24 percent); 11 grams of sugar; and 60 grams of protein.

COUNTS

66 -- Number of days, on average, it took for a new healthy habit (think New Year’s resolutions) to become automatic Source: University College London

STORIES FOR THE WAITING ROOM

The title of “superfood” is anointed often and regularly. The superfood of the hour may be strawberries, which a recent Spanish study found significantly lowered levels of LDL (bad cholesterol) and triglycerides.

The fruit also improved other blood chemistry markers, such as levels of vitamin C, immune cells and platelet function. Other studies have shown that eating strawberries helps protect against ultraviolet radiation, reduces alcohol damage to the stomach lining and helps build a better red blood cell.

A couple of caveats, however: First, the Spanish study involved just 23 volunteers eating strawberries for a month.

When they returned to their previous diets, the “strawberry effect” quickly disappeared. Second, the volunteers had to eat a lot of strawberries to get the effect, about two cups per day, every day.

PHOBIA OF THE WEEK

Syngenesophobia -- fear of relatives

NEVER SAY DIET

The Major League Eating speed-eating record for poutine is 24 pounds in 10 minutes, held by Joey Chestnut. Poutine comprises french fries topped with a light brown gravy-like sauce and cheese curds.

LAST WORDS

“I’m bored with it all.” --English statesman Winston Churchill (1874-1965), before slipping into a coma. He died nine days later.

NUTRITION

MAKE IT A HOMECOOKED MEAL

BY CHARLYN FARGO

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ant an easy way to shed some calories? Simply cook at home. Seriously. And you’ll be saving money as well.

A new study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture finds that Americans are slimming their calories, thanks to home cooking. The study, reported in the April 2014 issue of Environmental Nutrition, found that working-age adults consumed an average 118 fewer calories per day between 2009 and 2010, compared with four years earlier. Some 20 percent of the improvement in overall calorie cutback was attributed to eating more homecooked meals and fewer restaurant and fast-food meals.

Two other factors in the calorie cuts were attributed to the declining economy (people were eating at home more to save money) and increased reading of nutrition labels on food packages in supermarkets.

It’s no surprise that the size of restaurant meals has increased -- providing too many calories, fat and sodium at a meal for most of us. By cooking at home, you can control the portion sizes and the amount of fat and sodium in a dish.

It’s great news that our nation’s eating habits are improving, but we still have a long way to go -- 36 percent of U.S adults were obese during the 20092010 time period. That obesity can lead to health concerns such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

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Eating meals at home that contain whole foods such as fish, whole grains, legumes, fruits and vegetables may be a simple key to dropping a few pounds.

If you think that’s easier said than done, dust off your slow cooker. I try to fill mine each morning before I head to work, so I have a hot meal nearly prepared when I walk in the door in the evening. Earlier this week, I filled my slow cooker with a pork roast. The next day I turned the leftovers into pulled pork sandwiches -- simmered in barbecue sauce. This morning, I browned chicken breasts, and then added them to the slow cooker with a pasta sauce, mushrooms, onions and Italian seasoning. Tonight I’ll add some mozzarella, Parmesan and whole-wheat noodles to complete my Parmesan chicken.

My secret? The more organized I am in the morning, the healthier we eat.

Q AND A

Q: I’ve been seeing something called “quinoa” recommended as a healthy side dish.

What is it and what would I do with it?

A: Quinoa -- pronounced “KEEN-wah” -- is considered and used like a whole grain, although technically it’s a seed, not a true whole grain such as brown rice, bulgur (whole wheat) and oatmeal.

Unlike most grains, it’s a good source of protein, so it’s a perfect choice as you experiment with smaller meat portions and meatless meals. In just 15 minutes it can be cooked like rice to serve as a fluffy side dish or incorporated in soups and

stews instead of pasta or potatoes. Each grain is naturally coated with a bitter substance to protect it as it grows, so put it in a sieve and rinse it before cooking. In most larger grocery stores, you can find quinoa in the same section with rice. Alternatively, you might check the “natural” foods aisle, where it may be grouped with other packaged grains or in a bulk food section.

Information courtesy of the American Institute for Cancer Research.

RECIPE

Here’s a recipe for a quinoa salad from the March issue of Cooking Light magazine to get you started.

NUTTY ALMOND-SESAME RED QUINOA

• 1 2/3 cups water • 1 cup red quinoa (regular can be substituted) • 1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice • 2 tablespoons olive oil • 2 teaspoons dark sesame oil • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt • 3 green onions, thinly sliced Bring 1 2/3 cups water and quinoa to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce heat to low and simmer 12 minutes or until quinoa is tender; drain. Stir in almonds, juice, oils, salt and onions. Serves four (serving size: 1/2 cup).

Per serving: 238 calories, 7.5 g protein, 31.6 g carbohydrate, 10 g fat, 0 cholesterol, 3 g fiber, 132 mg sodium.

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T R AV E L

The Highway That’s the Best --

ROUTE 66

BY JIM FARBER

“It winds from Chicago to LA, more than 2,000 miles all the way. Get your kicks on Route 66.” -- Bob Troup.

From its official dedication on Nov. 11, 1926, until the infamous day of its official decommissioning on Oct. 19, 1984, U.S. Route 66 has played a crucial role in U.S. history while becoming an internationally recognized icon of American pop culture -to the point that last year’s Wagner festival in Bayreuth, Germany, featured a production of “Das Rheingold” that presented the Rhine Maidens frolicking in a swimming pool at the Golden Motel on Route 66.

The highway has been immortalized in the song “Get Your Kicks on Route 66”

by Bob Troup, in the stark Depression-era

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photographs by Dorothea Lange and in the pages of John Steinbeck’s novel “The Grapes of Wrath.” It was the star of the 1960s television series that bore its name, played a principal role in the Disney/Pixar animated classic “Cars” and now, in the form of Cars Land, Route 66 (aka Radiator Springs) is attracting record crowds to Walt Disney’s California Adventure in Anaheim.

The truth is that Route 66 is very much alive and a major vacation destination for Americans and visitors from around the world who want to experience what it’s like to drive the Mother Road for themselves. If you’re someone who is itching to have this experience, whether you choose to go from east to west or west to east, in a car or on a motorcycle, the result is a truly American experience you will never forget. You’ll see an America connected by Main Streets instead of shopping malls and chain stores.

You’ll drive through landscapes where the road rises and falls with the terrain rather than cutting through it like a knife.

Route 66 travelers support the muchneeded tourism economy that allows landmark motor courts and eateries such as the

Munger Moss Motel in Lebanon, Mo.; the Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari, N.M.; the Wagon Wheel Cafe in Needles, Calif.; the Snow Cap Drive-In in Seligman, Ariz.; the El Rancho Motel in Gallup, N.M.; the Ariston Cafe in Litchfield, Ill.; and the Rock Cafe in Stroud, Okla., to stay open for business and celebrate their Route 66 heritage.

Along the route you will also want to stop and visit the wonderful Route 66 museums in Joliet and Pontiac, Ill.; Chandler, Elk and Clinton, Okla.; Kingman, Ariz.; and Barstow and Victorville, Calif. And when you reach Los Angeles, be sure to see the historic exhibition “Route 66: The Road and the Romance” at the Autry National Center Museum opening June 7 and running through Jan. 4, 2015.

Once you’ve decided to make the trip, it’s important to prepare. Driving the entire length of Route 66 -- “more than 2,000 miles all the way”-- from the corner of Adams and Michigan avenues in Chicago to the road’s end on the Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles is a challenge. It requires planning and serious navigation since Route 66

has followed multiple alignments over the years. Road conditions vary greatly and directional signage is less than consistent from state to state.

And it’s not cheap. By the time you add up the costs for food, gas and lodging, as well as visits to museums and signature Route 66 roadside attractions, you’re looking at a trip costing in the thousands of dollars. An option is a Route 66 packaged tour that can be taken by car, bus or motorcycle.

To do the drive properly you really need to devote at least two weeks to the trip. You’re not going to be zooming along on the super-slab known as the Interstate doing 80 miles an hour. Instead, you’ll be going a lot more slowly, passing through town after town, resting in motel room after motel room, eating at cafe after cafe. And you’ll be watching the countryside change from the vast green cornfields of Illinois to the densely wooded Ozarks of Missouri to the rolling plains of Oklahoma and Texas to the red rock landscape of New Mexico and Arizona, the Great Mohave Desert of California, and finally the Pacific Ocean.

If you plan on driving Route 66 between

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May and September (the most popular period), you’ll want to plan and book ahead, especially so you can savor the experience of eating in cafes and staying in vintage motels that celebrate their past. You’ll appreciate the welcoming atmosphere of the family-owned establishments that give the road its true personality. You’ll sleep in a Wigwam Motel in Holbrook, Ariz., explore the depths of Meramec Caverns near Stanton, Mo., and walk across the Chain of Rocks Bridge where old Route 66 crossed the Mississippi River.

Preparations include building up a library of maps and guidebooks, though much information (including a new Route 66 app) is available online. My favorite book is the “EZ 66 Guide for Travelers” by Jerry McClanahan that provides extensive information mile by mile and turn by turn, including “Giant Alerts” so you don’t miss such Route 66 landmarks as Muffler Man and the Gemini Giant.

The great American philosopher Alan Watts (whose voice recently appeared in the movie “Her”) used to say nothing will happen to you if you never get lost -- the

idea being that simply following one path (or in this case the Interstate) leaves no room for the unexpected. When you drive Route 66, expect the unexpected and embrace it. As the noted historian of Route 66, Michael Wallis, loves to point out, “Life begins at the off ramp.”

WHEN YOU GO Good reference materials include “EZ Route 66 Guide and Dining and Lodging Guide” published by the National Route 66 Federation: www.national66.org; “Route 66: The Mother Road” by Michael Wallis, published by St. Martin’s Griffin: www. stmartins.com; and “Route 66 Adventure Book” by Drew Knowles, published by Santa Monica Press: www.santamonicapress.com.

A “Road Trip 66” app is available through iTunes. Compatibility requires iOS 7.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.

Eaglerider (guided and self-driven) Motorcycle Tours: 888-900-9901 or www. eaglerider.com.

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Benttree Clinic 813-251-0246 727-822-6700 10935 N. Dale Mabry. Tampa

813.969.2225

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