Gardens in the air

    Published On: November 1, 2016By 1.3 min read

    Books and computers aren’t the only ways to learn for the fortunate students who attend Triangle Elementary School; they are also nurtured by nature. Colorful butterflies are attracted to their [...]

    Published On: November 1, 2016By 2.5 min read

    Learning all you can about diabetes may save your life—or at least improve your health significantly. Elder Options recently partnered with South Lake Hospital, Live Well Fitness Center in Clermont [...]

    Living a Healthy Legacy

    Published On: November 1, 2016By 2.1 min read

    Born in 1942 in Bartow, Florida, Ben (Benny) McLean has seen many changes through his decades in Florida, especially in Clermont, where he has lived and worked in the citrus [...]

    Fighting the good fight

    Published On: October 1, 2016By 3.2 min read

    Madison Kusky, 14, known as Madi to family and friends, lights up a room with her smile, but the Fruitland Park teen’s health has been anything but bright recently. She [...]

    A place for hope

    Published On: October 1, 2016By 2.3 min read

    Charlotte Osborne was smoking marijuana at 15. By the time she was 28 and the mother of two young children, she was a drug addict. She moved into using crack [...]

    20 most influential people in health and fitness

    Published On: September 1, 2016By 10.3 min read

    Readers selected the Top 20 Health Professionals from many worthy nominees through Style’s Facebook page, and there were moments when the race for No. 1 spot was neck and neck [...]

  • Muscling in on greatness

    Published On: July 1, 2016By 2.1 min read

    Coming out of the black tank top are muscular arms that would make Arnold Schwarzenegger proud. Hidden beneath the tank top are fine-tuned, chiseled abs sure to make ladies swoon. [...]

    Mind over Platter

    Published On: July 1, 2016By 2.1 min read

    Photo: Fred Lopez Lori Esarey knows firsthand what it is like to battle disease. As a registered nurse, she worked alongside patients suffering from acute and chronic illnesses. Plus, her [...]

    Attention!!!

    Published On: June 1, 2016By 1.2 min read

    WE’RE LOOKING FOR LAKE COUNTY’S 20 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN HEALTH AND WELLNESS We’ve all met that awesome person in the world of health and fitness who made such a [...]

    The Next Generation of Nurses

    Published On: May 1, 2016By 8.8 min read

    WRITERS: Leigh Neely and James Combs  PHOTOS: Fred Lopez What do you get if you have late-night study sessions, hands-on experience in medical simulation labs, and a group of people [...]

    It’s all about the children—The Children of the Forest

    Published On: April 1, 2016By 10.4 min read

    “There’s this 13-year-old girl whose family took off with her because she got pregnant,” Pastor David Houck said. “Nobody knows who the father is but rumor has it, it’s her [...]

    Weighing the Issue

    Published On: April 1, 2016By 4.7 min read

    WRITER: Kathy Ingold What does the North Lake Hospital Tax mean to you? North Lake County property owners have a decision to make. The North Lake County Hospital District tax [...]

    It’s a living

    Published On: March 1, 2016By 6.2 min read

    WRITERS: James Combs and Michelle Clark // PHOTOS: Fred Lopez Most people don’t even want to talk about death. It’s why there is a reluctance to make funeral plans or [...]

    Your life, your terms

    Published On: March 1, 2016By 7.3 min read

    WRITERS: Shemir Wiles and Leigh Neely Questions to ponder: A funeral or memorial service? Who will get your grandmother’s china? It’s never easy to think of life going on without [...]

    GOOD GRIEF: Nine stages of grief and how to help someone through them

    Published On: March 1, 2016By 3.9 min read

    Everyone has to face the fact of death and that it’s natural for those left behind to experience some form of grief. However, research has shown grieving is a complicated [...]