Total Foot and Ankle Center Puts Their Best Foot Forward
What if the same small business approach to doing business was taken to the medical field? What if you could get that same level of service and compassion from your doctor as you do from a local business owner? Luckily for residents of East Orlando and Lake Nona, such an office exists at Total Foot and Ankle Center, Lake Nona.
Learning to Love Growing Older
Some people have a fear of heights. Some people have a fear of spiders. And then, some people have a fear of growing older. Another year, another candle, another gray hair. As our bodies age, it's natural to be scared of changes, but growing older shouldn't be something we're scared of. It should be something that we look forward to.
Making Retirement a Reality
Are you on track for retirement? If you don't know the answer to that question, you're not alone. According to the Employee Benefits Research Institute, more than half of American workers have yet to compute how much money they will need when they quit working. Among them, 77 percent can only guess how much will be enough.
The Social Scene for Senior Living
Put down that crossword puzzle and take the coffee to go, because fun activities and social events are just down the road at the Renaissance Senior Center for everyone aged 55 and older. Located just south of Curry Ford Road on Econlockhatchee Trail, Renaissance Senior Center is a mecca of fitness, social and educational activities.
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