Seniors Today Volusia Edition July 8th 2011

July 8, 2011A Publication of Schillinger Enterprises, Inc. © 2011 Volume XX – Issue 14

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Advertising is done in so manyways. Electronic billboards keepus up to date on what’s availablein the business world.

Young people dance on the sidewalksholding signs promoting restaurants, carwashes, telephones… all kinds of things.

The race cars that round the track at thespeedway are brightly painted with thenames and logos of their sponsors but themost colorful car I have seen was one thatwas traveling on Granada Avenue a coupleweeks ago. It’s base color was black but itwas covered with red and yellow and otherbright colors. The name on the car wasDaytona Police. It was a far cry from thewhite patrol cars we usually see. Each sideof the car bore large letters D.A.R.E andlast, but not least, was a very telling mes-sage: “Confiscated from a drug dealer.”

I went to the Internet to refresh my mem-ory about D.A.R.E. and learned that thisyear millions of school children benefitedfrom Drug Abuse Resistance Education.D.A.R.E. is a highly acclaimed program thathas grown by leaps and bounds sincefounded in Los Angeles in 1983. It is nowbeing implemented in 75 percent of ournation’s school districts and also in 43 coun-tries throughout the world. It is a series ofclassroom lessons, led by a police officer,to teach children from kindergarten through12th grade how to resist peer pressure.

Speaking of advertising, I went to worktoday wearing a new shirt that caught myeye at a local Florida retail store. When I

got there, a visitor recited a poem. I lookeddown and she was reading my shirt. Thewords were:

Oh flag beloved forever dearOh flag unstained by sordid deedsWide spread thy folds and gather safeThe men of various warring creeds

Looking further, I realized that much ofwhat America holds dear was imprintedon my shirt… Freedom…Equality… Starsand Stripes Forever… a dollar bill… pic-tures of the Capitol building…the Statue ofLiberty and more.

We have just enjoyed one of Daytonaarea’s most celebrated holidays, the 4th ofJuly weekend… a time when thousands ofrace fans gather for the big events at DaytonaSpeedway. Many of the local residents spendtime at the races. Some, like my son, taketheir vacations from their regular jobs tobe a part of the highly publicized bigscene. Non-fans lean heavily on cookouts,fireworks, and visiting relatives.

One thing plays heavily in the area atthis time… the flying of the American flag.Florida is best at the flying of the flag. ST

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Natural Smile SeminarDo you have missing teeth or ill-fit-

ting dentures? Come find out if dentalimplants are right for you. Questionsabout the cost and how the implantsurgery is done will be answered, plusmuch more. The seminar is scheduledfor Wed., July 20, 4 P.M. at the officeof Florida Oral & Facial SurgicalAssociates in Palm Coast. RSVP bycalling 386-437-6885.

Gardening SeminarMaster gardener Betty Suber will give

a presentation on raised-bed vegetablegardening at 2 P.M., Saturday, July 16, atDeBary Hall Historic Site, 210 SunriseBlvd., DeBary. She will share informa-tion about gardening and teach partici-pants how to produce summer andwinter gardens. Her discussion is partof Lemonade Lectures, a free learningseries about local history, culture, anddestinations. The presentation will bein DeBary Hall’s stables. Light refresh-ments and lemonade will be served. Forinformation about the series, please callHeather Hohman at 386-668-3840.

Long-Term CareDo you know the true answers to

questions about long-term care costs?You are invited to a free informationalworkshop on government benefits plan-ning for payment of long-term care pre-sented by Scott Selis of The ChiumentoLaw Group, P.L. on July 12 in DaytonaBeach and July 26 in Palm Coast. Seat-ing is limited and reservations are stronglysuggested. Call 386-868-5337 to RSVPand reserve your space.

Free EntertainmentAre you looking for someone to

entertain for your charity event? CharkyThe Magic Man will keep you in sus-pense with his magic tricks, comedyroutines, and puppetry. Charkey isretired and enjoys being around peopleso he entertains for free! To arrange adate, call 386-257-6701.

Politics, Freedom, &The Underdog

Come enjoy the 7th annual on-goingArt Installation project through July 10from 1–5 P.M at the Sara Fox Gallery-House, 110 N. Halifax Ave., DaytonaBeach (located directly behind the OceanCenter). Admission is free, no dona-tions please! Groups may be scheduledby appointment. For more informationabout the exhibit or to schedule a group,call 386-258-5333.

Dining EntertainmentLet someone else do the cooking this

summer and enjoy fabulous entertain-ment while you dine at Vince Carter’sRestaurant. There are a variety of tal-ented artist to listen to: On Wed. at 5:30P.M. is Carl Grant; (you can also enjoy1⁄2 price appetizers all night Wednesdayin Mikala's piano bar only) Eddy Uzzleperforms on Thursdays at 5:30 P.M. andyou won’t want to miss the versatileFrank Primato on Friday and Saturdaysat 5:30 P.M. in Mikala’s piano bar. CarlGrant plays again at 12 NOON on Sundayin the dining room. For more informa-tion, call 386-274-0015.

Veteran’s Aid & Attendance BenefitWartime Veterans may qualify for up

to $1,644 monthly and surviving spousesmay receive up to $1,056. UnderstandVA benefits and the application process;how to become eligible even if youexceed the limits; and what benefits youare entitled to for residing at an assistedliving community. Join the RivieraSenior Living, 1825 Ridgewood Ave.,Holly Hills, Wednesday, July 13, 3 P.M.Call 386-677-5000 to reserve seating.

Free Caregiver’s DaysNeed a break from caregiving? First

United Meth odist Church of OrmondBeach is providing two free Caregiver’sDay Out that includes food, fun, andspecial attention for care re ceivers. Thedays are from 9 A.M. to 2 P.M. on Sat.,July 9 and Thur., Aug. 11 at First UnitedMeth odist Church of Ormond Beach.For details, call Sherry at 386-677-3581,ext. 311. This is a wonderful opportunityfor caregivers to have a break and knowthat their loved ones are being taken careof in a safe and loving environment.

Historical Bus ToursLooking for a way to entertain the

grandchildren? On July 9 & 23 andAugust 6 & 20 at 9:45 A.M. enjoy aScenic Historical Bus Tour presentedby the Ormond Beach Historical Soci-ety. This two-hour tour includes theOrmond Scenic Loop, Fairchild Oak,Three Chimneys Sugar Mill Ruins,Ormond Indian Burial Mound, andhistoric homes along the way. A knowl-edgeable tour guide will interpret the30 sites on the route. Tickets are $20for adults, $7 for ages 7–12, and can bepurchased at the OBHS Welcome Cen-ter, 38 East Granada Blvd. or by phoneusing Visa or Master Card. Reservationsare required as space is limited. Call386-677-7005 for more information.

Caregivers MeetingGrandVilla invites you to an infor-

mative meeting for caregivers presentedby experts in senior caregiving who liveand work in your community on Thurs.,July 21 at 2 P.M. at the Riverview UnitedMethodist Church Fellowship Hall, 2253John Anderson, Ormond Beach. Ourexpert panel will discuss: What to doAFTER hospitalization, when someoneneeds help at home; Rehabilitation ser-vices; How to find the best Home Care;How to pay for Home Care; Are AssistedLiving or Hospice options?; Fundingavailable to pay for services; Legal andhealthcare paperwork; and Financial con-cerns. The meeting is free. Refreshmentsserved. RSVP to 386-868-0723.

Veteran’s Benefits Veterans and spouses may be entitled

to little-known benefits through the VAAid And Attendance program. JoinOrmond In The Pines, 101 Clyde MorrisBlvd., Ormond Beach on Thursday, July14 at 3 P.M. to learn how you couldreceive up to $1,945 per month. RSVPtoday to 386-676-7463.

Learning, Living, &Laughing Series

Bishop’s Glen, 900 LPGA Blvd.,Holly Hill has a series of free seminarsduring the month of July. Some of thetopics include: Balancing The Body,Mind, & Spirit on Fri., July 15 at 10:30A.M. and Keep Your Skin Healthy onTues., July 19 at 2:30 P.M. For otherdates, times, topics, or to RSVP, call386-226-9110.

Weight Loss SeminarPlease join Love Whole Food, 275

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Support Groups Parkinson’s Support

There is a Parkinson’s Support Groupin Flagler County. They will meet thefirst Sunday of every other month at 3P.M. at Florida Hospital—Flagler. Formore information and meeting dates,call 386-445-3371.

Grief Support GroupA grief support group for New Sm -

yrna Beach and the surrounding areasmeets at the NSB Library at 1001 S. DixieHwy. the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of eachmonth from 1:30 –3 P.M. Anyone whohas lost a loved one is welcome to jointhis group. For info, call 386-426-2633.


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have the duties of the trustee. The trustprotector is able to step in when an unan-ticipated issue arises, and take appro-priate action.

Florida, like other states, has a statutecalled A Powers to Direct. We call theperson with powers to direct a trust pro-tector. The statute provides that a trustcan designate a person to “direct certainactions of the trustee,” and if it does,and the person holding the power directsthe trustee to take an action, the trusteeshall take the action, unless it wouldbe manifestly contrary to the terms ofthe trust, or would be a serious breachof fiduciary duty to the beneficiaries.The trust can specify that the trust pro-tector has the power to direct a modi-fication or termination of the trust. Theperson with the power is a fiduciary,required to act in good faith with regardto the purposes of the trust and the inter-ests of the beneficiaries.

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trust protector could involve the samepeople, perhaps together instead of onefollowed by the other, or in a differentcombination. For example, a family thatnames one child, followed by anotherchild, followed by another child, as suc-cessor trustees, could name all togetheras a committee of trust protectors.

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by George Goldtrap

The 2011 celebration of Amer-ica’s birthday is history. Reflectwith me for a moment on mattersrelated to that unique history.

I have long believed that travel wasvital to a well-lived, well-rounded life.Travel is a great adjunct to classroomhistory or geography. Peg and I havetraveled the entire United States, miss-ing only Oregon and Minnesota. We havealso seen much of Eastern Europe, Rus-sia, and the Middle East. Several timeswe have been awed to the degree thatwe extended our travel time just to takein the history and atmosphere.

One such occasion was in the mid-70s when a western tour included Mt.Rushmore. We planned the trip thinkingwe would ‘drive by’ and view the mon-ument. Upon arrival, we concluded thiswould be a great injustice to Rushmore’screators, both natural and man- made,and to the history which Mt. Rushmorerepresented. The monument seemed tograb us and would not let go. We stoodmesmerized, contemplating. We were sostruck by the magnitude of this mountainof history, we rented two helicopters, andflew with our children, right up to thePresidential noses to gawk in thought. Idoubt it impressed the boys, (2 almostteens & one pre-school) as much as Pegand I, but it made an indelible imprint onus. The other occasion was 2008, our 50th

anniversary trip of 40 days through NewEngland and states along the east coast.Going and coming, we basked in all thenatural beauty and history that time andmoney would allow. We mentally recordedevery mile of the Shenandoah Valley, BlueRidge Parkway, the history trails ofPennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts,Connecticut and Rhode Island and theromantic and picturesque beauty of NewHampshire's back roads. We toured Maine,(including its phenomenal desert), andall the way to the granite rocks of Cadil-lac Mountain in Acadia National Park.

Returning home we took the BlueRidge highways and back roads, almostno I-states, and thus missed Gettysburgby just a few miles. We decided that wasa mistake, but one we could easily cor-rect, so we turned around... back Northto correct the error. We had no scheduleto meet and no reservations to fulfill...(our standards for on the road). Destina-tion Gettysburg.

Once there it was the Mt. Rushmoreexperience all over again. We walked andgawked, shot 100s of digital frames,stopped, listened, and smelled the his-tory, death, victories, sacrifices, losses,dreams, and fears. We imagined the blood

running on the ground, the bodies piledand used as barriers, the letters crum-pled in uniform pockets, the trinkets onstring around necks, the pictures of fam-ilies lost forever. We could almost feelthe pain and horror. Through studies goneby and the memory stimulus before us, wewere experiencing the agonizing rebirthof a nation. If one can do that with nopsychological effect, something is miss-ing. We can't.

America’s veterans must have thatsame experience when they re-visit landson which they fought, losing many oftheir buddies to the vicious hell of war.Our brother-in-law took one of thosereunion trips to Europe and re-drovethe routes over which he had command-ed a WWII tank. He had a similar expe-rience as elderly people, grandchildrenin hand, lined the streets of France andGermany to welcome the group's return...this time in peace.

Given these experiences and the visionsthat travel evokes, Peg and I recoil at thethought of this great Republic might for-get the history, purchase at such a highprice. We have experienced freedom. Wehave also seen the cold war countries with-out freedom. We were deeply impressedwhen we stood in the streets of Hun-gary, and inside the barbed wire and at themouth of furnaces in Auschwitz, Poland.We have come to appreciate the historicmarkers and National Monuments meantto remind us. I'm sure we would feel thesame historical rush in visiting WoundedKnee in the Dakotas, Unto These Hillsin North Carolina, and Trail Of Tearsin Oklahoma.

I once read that any sound ever made,(including hearing a tree fall in thewoods), was still in the air circling theearth. Theoretically I can understand thatand maybe... just maybe, that is what ishappening when we stand among theghosts past at such horrendous historiclocations and places of natural beauty.

As a young man I didn't understandwhy people stood alone, silently, over agrave. Maybe this is why. ST

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1. Elvis Presley appeared for the veryfirst time on television on what show?

2. What’s the name of John Lennon’sfirst wife?

3. Led Zeppelin was once required tochange the band’s name before ashow in Copenhagen. Why, and whatwas the name of the band?

4. Which group released It’s My Lifeand Don’t Let Me Be Misunder-stood, and when?

5. What did Duane All-man, Harry Chapin, andEddie Cochran have incommon?

6. The date: September 14,1981. The place: Sir Mor-gan’s Cove in Worcester,Massachusetts. What rockgroup was starting itsAmerican tour?

Answers1. The Dorsey brothers Stage Show, on

January 28, 1956. Elvis sang Shake,Rattle and Roll. He wasn’t on The EdSullivan Show until later in the year.

2. Cynthia Lillian Powell. She’s Julian’smother. Hey Jude was written forJulian and originally called Hey Jules,and written by Paul McCartney.

3. A descendant of the original Zeppelincreator objected to the band usingthe “privileged family name” with-out permission. For that short period,the group became The Nobs.

4. The Animals, in 1965.Neither song hit the TopTen lists.

5. They all died in caraccidents.

6. The Rolling Stones. Thetour ran until December,when it ended in Hampton,Virginia. ST

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• On July 8, 1776, a 2,000-pound cop-per-and-tin bell now known as the LibertyBell rings out from the tower of the Penn-sylvania State House (now IndependenceHall) in Philadelphia, summoning citi-zens to the first public reading of the Dec-laration of Independence. As the Britishadvanced toward Philadelphia in the fall of1777, the bell was removed from the cityand hidden in Allentown to save it frombeing melted down by the British andused to make cannons.

• On July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversaryof the adoption of the Declaration of Inde-pendence, John Adams and Thomas Jef-ferson, the second and third presidents ofthe United States, respectively, die. Bothmen had been central in the drafting of thehistoric document.

• On July 5, 1865, in London, revivalistpreacher William Booth and his wife Cather-ine establish the Christian Mission, laterknown as the Salvation Army, to wage waragainst the evils of poverty and religiousindifference.

• On July 7, 1930, construction of theHoover Dam begins. Over the next five years,it would take a total of 21,000 men to pro-

duce what would be the largest dam of itstime. Today, the Hoover Dam generatesenough energy each year to serve more thana million people.

• On July 9, 1947, in a ceremony heldat the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, Gen-eral Dwight D. Eisenhower appoints Flo-rence Blanchfield to be a lieutenant colonelin the U.S. Army, making her the firstwoman in U.S. history to hold permanentmilitary rank. Blanchfield had served assuperintendent of the Army Nurse Corpsduring World War II.

• On July 6, 1957, Liverpool teenagersJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney meet forthe first time. Lennon was a member of theQuarry Men, scheduled to play at a publicevent. Two weeks later, Lennon invitedMcCartney to join the Quarry Men.

• On July 10, 1962, the United StatesPatent Office issues Swedish engineer NilsBohlin a patent for his three-point automo-bile safety belt. The traditional two-pointbelt had been known to cause severe inter-nal abdominal injuries in the event of ahigh-speed crash.

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Look up: Teach children about the plan-ets and the constellations. Take a lawnchair outside some nights and look up atthe stars or plan a picnic at dusk and watchthe sun go down. The changing sky offersa fascinating show.

Take a child to the seashore at low tide:Point out a few tide pools, give your kids abucket and let them go. Then have fun dis-cussing everything they bring back.

Plan a visit to a children’s zoo or pettingzoo: Children love the opportunity to seeanimals in their natural habitat and mayeven have a chance to pet or feed them.

Visit natural history museums: Thesemuseums offer information about ecolog-ical systems and various animals. Theyoften have special exhibits and play areasspecifically for young children. Teachingyour children to love the natural worldaround them can be one of the best giftsyou can give them. ST

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Back in 1943, we had The BasicSeven—seven categories of food weneeded to eat on a daily basis. Servingsizes weren’t included.

In 1956, the USDA switched to TheBasic Four, and in 1979 to the Hassle-Free Guide To A Better Diet. It addeda new food category with fats, sweets,and alcohol. Then in 1984, we got theFood Wheel: A Pattern For Daily FoodChoices. This one included serving sizes.

Eight years later, in 1992, the FoodGuide Pyramid came along with thosetiny pictures of food. In 2005 we gotthe MyPyramid Food Guidance System,which was supposed to be a simplifiedpyramid.

Now, in an effort to keep us all eatingcorrectly, we have MyPlate. The icon iscute: a plate divided into four unequalsections, with a fork on the left and acircle above the plate for Dairy.

All this work, and I still didn’t knowhow much the USDA intends for me tobe allowed to eat.

On the website www.choosemyplate.gov I clicked on the Get a PersonalizedPlan link and entered my age, weight,height, and level of exercise. It cameback with a diet plan for me, includinginformation such as “Make at least halfyour grains whole grains,” “Vary yourveggies,” and “Focus on fruit” with spe-cific tips on how to do that.

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The daily adventures of a schooladministrator are rarely pre-dictable. Many of my earlyadventures as a leader took

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One morning, I was called from themain walkway to the primary play-ground to remove a mangy mutt thathad been loping around the equipment,lapping up rainwater, and wagging histail at the first-graders. As I hurried tothe east side of campus, the aide haddescribed, on her cellphone, an evil,almost rabid creature. When I ap-proached the sandpit, the demon dogscurried up to me and dutifully fol-lowed me to a fenced-in storage area.(Okay, the breakfast ham helped.)

As I relished my new hero status, aswarm of fifth- and sixth-graders camerunning from the park on the other sideof campus screaming: “Save the pup-pies, Mr. Ramsey! You’ve got to savethem! Hurry! They are trapped underthe bridge.”

I had been at this school for nearlyfour years, had covered every inch of thecampus and could not recall ever seeinga “bridge” at the park. I hurried nonethe-less to the west side of campus accom-panied by my junior humane societyrepresentatives. A superhero, after all,must answer when danger calls.

I arrived at yet another sand pit andstood near the jungle gym listening tothe sounds of unhappy puppies and tothe voices of approximately 300 pre-adolescents. Nearby was a tiny woodenoverpass that barely covered a smallpatch of grass and a puddle of rainwa-

ter which had collected there. Beneaththis “bridge” were three scared puppies.Stocky and squirming, they kept slip-ping from my grasp as I tried to extri-cate them from their safe haven.

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With my shirt covered with fur, fleas,and filth, I entered the front office withan entourage of kids all simultaneouslyscreaming: “Can I keep one, Mr. Ram-sey? Can I, please?” I announced that thepups would go to the first three kidswhose parents agreed. Immediately thechildren dashed for the office phonesor simply pulled from their pockets theirforbidden cellphones.

The grandmother of a new studentwas at the front counter when all of thistook place. I was sure she was thinking,“What kind of school is this? Nevermind the registration packet!” Instead,she asked if she could have one of thepuppies. Even though the school dayhad yet to officially begin, I stood there—exhausted—and willingly consented.

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Did your ship ever take up waterfor distillation within 12 miles of shore?The rule was not to, as that water wasconsidered polluted, but exceptionsdid occur.

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Over the holiday weekend, mywife and I decided to spendthe day at the beach. Funny,we live in paradise and we

seldom make it to the beach. What Iobserved was disturbing. There weremore overweight people than normalweight people. It seems the new normalis quickly becoming synonymous withthose that are seriously overweight.There wasn’t just obesity, there wasmorbid obesity even with children whohaven’t reached puberty. The implica-tions of this for our health care systemis simply staggering.

It made me realize that my commit-ment to the HCG program pioneeredby Dr. A.T.W. Simeons is absolutelythe right solution for America’s waistproblem. So what is HCG? It is a safewater soluble hormone called HumanChorionic Gonadotropin. As a Britishendocrinologist, Dr. Simeons, M.D.studied obese boys in India and devel-oped a remarkable weight reductionprogram in the 1950s. By injecting HCGserum, his patients lost significantamounts of abdominal fat while theirbodies reshaped naturally WITHOUTEXERCISE and WITHOUT STREN-UOUS EFFORT. His research was basedon the hormone produced by every preg-nant woman to facilitate the constantflow of nutrients to the womb, even whenthe mother is forced to restrict hereating. It is not a sex hormone and Dr.Simeon found it safe and effective forgirls, boys, men, and women. His hos-pital research lead to an understandingof how to reset our hypothalamus glandto stimulate the burning of adipose tis-sue (belly) fat. Even more remarkableit does so without causing muscle lossjust as it does in the pregnancy process.Over the course of forty days, the bodyrecontours itself to the patients nor-mal body shape. More importantly, thebody restores a balance point wherefat induced inflammation is resolved.Cholesterol levels return to normalallowing normal blood sugar andblood pressure.

Sound too good to be true? Comein and read Dr. Sherrill Sellman’s ThePromise Of hCG. Not a reader? Thencome in and get a free Love Reportwritten by local endocrinologist Dr.Catherine Zelner, M.D. from Orlando.She personifies every working motherwho struggles with the 20 pounds ofbelly fat that goes away only temporar-ily with a fad diet. Then the fat comesback with a vengeance.

Dr. Zelner’s experience has beenwhy Love Whole Foods has promoted

the unique “eHCG” diet. Using Anu-med-International’s proprietary formula,you follow a calorie restricted diet (three500 calorie meals/day) for three weeks.Remember, you get to eat three times aday. Unlike other programs employingoffice visit shots, you use ehCG drops tocontrol the hunger pains which eventu-ally fade after the first week.

For those of you saying “500 calo-ries... that’s crazy,” I argue there isn’ta “boomer” I know who wouldn’t bene-fit from a couple of weeks of caloricrestriction... espe-cially sugar, refinedwhite carbs, andsaturated fat restric-tion. If you are aborderline diabetic,you won’t be. If you are on oral diabeticmedication, you need to prick yourfinger and monitor your blood sugaruntil enough weight comes off to helpget stable. If you are insulin dependent,you need to be involved, doing yourreading. We will help you find a physi-cian who can help guide you if yourdoctor is not familiar with this research.

This program developed by Anumed-Intl has been simply the most success-ful fat reducer we have experienced inour nearly twenty four year history. Ifyou are looking for a program that:

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exercisethen this is program you will want toinvestigate. If you are on the HCG dietor would like to experience how deli-cious a typical HCG meal tastes, thencome on in. We prepare them in ourGrab ‘N Go cafe made from our ourorganic ingredients. This is really con-venient, if you forget to pack your lunch.Our trained staff is here to help answeryour questions and coach you throughthe rough spots. They are folks like you,not some stranger on the phone. Comeon in and take advantage of this greatoffer to help you reclaim the body youdeserve. Remember this special is onlygood until July 11th. So sign up and lightthe calorie fireworks in your belly!

Mitch Booth is the owner of LoveWhole Foods in Ormond Beach—thearea’s largest natural food store. Visitwww.lovewholefoods.com

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