By Bonnie Mason
Do you often feel an overwhelming sadness or despair, or have a hard time focusing your thoughts? Are you anxious in crowds, or have a specific fear, such as being afraid of heights? Perhaps you have a compulsive habit or behavior like washing your hands too often or overeating? You are not alone â each of these examples may be considered as a mental disorder, or a form of mental illness.
By Lauren Saslow
Itâs 6 p.m. on a Monday. You want to make it from October through the holidays without gaining weight or feeling the stress of the season. You slide into the studio after fighting rush hour traffic just in time for a yoga class and manage to find a tiny spot on the floor amidst a class of more than 20 students. This does not feel very relaxing. You are not feeling very âZen.â
By Gary Nager
Congratulations go out to the New Tampa Chamber of Commerce, which hosted a highly successful Business Expo and annual meeting at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel &âSuites on September 26.
More than 30 Chamber member businesses took part in the Expo, where everything from new area banks to Avon products to a newly opened boxing-for-fitness gym were on display for an estimated crowd of more than 200 attendees.Continue reading
By Kathleen Schiop
We have many responsibilities in our everyday lives, including work, paying our bills, raising our children, maintaining our physical health, and so many more, that it can become easy to ignore our spiritual well-being in lieu of the more âearthlyâ concerns in our lives. Many of us are just concentrating on getting by without realizing that we need to nourish our souls as well. Faith in God can give us solace, courage and hope in times of sorrow, desperation and help us better deal with our daily challenges.
By Bonnie Mason
Patients clearly see the focus of the New Tampa Eye Institute â high quality personalized care.
In fact, Michael Alperovich, the CEO and co-founder of New Tampa Eye Institute, located in the Summergate Professional Park (behind Samâs Club) in Seven Oaks, says, âWe have a team of devoted health care professionals standing by to care for you. And, our state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, plus the latest in medical record technology, complement the excellent care our doctors provide their patients.â