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Combating brain drain Nationally recognized psychiatrist and pediatrician Dr. Joe Bates inspired Villages residents with his prescription for “brain cardio” from his bestselling book, “Making Your Brain Hum.” He says a person can have a healthy financial life, spiritual life, physical health, family and career, but the one prerequisite to all of these is a healthy mind. “We spend billions as a whole for body workouts,” he says. “A healthy body is great, but it doesn’t do us any good if we don’t have a healthy mind, and we don’t need any expensive equipment to nourish it.” The doctor created more than 500 games, puzzles, and questions that work out every part of the brain, and he believes brain workouts help people of any age, but specifically seniors who want to keep a mental edge.
Breaking ground New Beginnings of Central Florida recently broke ground for Woodwinds Community, which will feature 96 affordable apartments on a 10-acre site on South Grand Highway in Clermont, near the intersection of Citrus Tower Boulevard. The lack of affordable housing is the leading cause of homelessness, according to New Beginnings’ president and founder, Steve Smith. Woodwinds residents will have access to New Beginnings’ social services, including classes on budgeting, career counseling, parenting, wellness, life skills, computer lab, and afterschool programs for children. Completion of the project is expected by spring 2018.
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