Healthy Living

Healthy Inspiration: Feel the beat

Clermont woman spreading the healing joy of drumming. Photo: Nicole Hamel Marcela Malvido is known for drumming on her African djembe, or anything else she can tap a rhythm on. Marcela drums daily, and recently started the Clermont Drumming Circle,…

Seeing double

In Lake County, a set of twin first responders are ready and raring to save the day, but can you tell them apart? Photos: Nicole Hamel As kids, twin brothers Zach and Austin Sullivan frequently caused confusion since they looked so very…

It just makes scents

Reunited couple finds happiness in home-based business and each other. Photos: Anthony Rao Living frugally, clean and happy are the main goals for Ken and Alex O’Bright of Fruitland Park. They found that out serendipitously. In fact, that’s how most…

Healthy Inspiration: Taking on a spiritual role

Yoga instructor Lakshmi Trambauer strives to create an atmosphere fit for her students’ mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical health. Photos: Nicole Hamel Tracey Trambauer instantly fell in love with yoga when she took her first class in the late 1990s.…

Faces of epilepsy

Two brave women refuse to let their condition put a damper on life. Approximately 3.4 million people in the U.S. live with epilepsy, according to the Epilepsy Foundation. Depending on what part of the brain seizures originate from, patients can experience…

Healthy Inspiration: He’s got the power

Clermont man puts fun, flare and passion into shaping local warriors. Photo: Nicole Hamel For as long as he can remember, Power Casrock’s life has revolved around health and fitness. As a child, he always stayed active and organized little…

Diagnosis of hope

Thyroid cancer is rising dramatically, particularly among women. Photo: Nicole Hamel Anxious. Afraid. Overwhelmed. Those emotions hit Mary Jo Zylowski like a ton of bricks as three dreadful words came out of her doctor’s mouth eight years ago. “You’ve got…