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‘Celebrating the50-Plus Community

of the Palm Beaches’

March 2013

PublisherBarry S. Manning

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contentsYour guide to this month’s issue

On The CoverRay Sacks, trumpet player and manager of the Royal Palm Beach Community Band, performs on his own in Key West.

8Music Brings People Together At RPB BandThe Royal Palm Beach Community Concert Band packs the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center with hun-dreds of attendees each time the musical group stages one of its regular concerts. The musicians come from all walks of life, and their ages range from high school students to seniors in their 80s. By Jessica GreGoire

12Knitters Gather To Socialize While They CreateStep into the courtyard of the original Wellington Mall on a Tuesday afternoon and you’ll hear women laugh-ing. The group of typically 10 women enjoy their time. They chat amongst themselves, catching up while knitting everything from stuffed animals for grandkids to blankets for charity. By Jessica GreGoire

16Universal Sprouts Offers Natural Path To HealthMany seniors are weighing their options, looking for alternate food lifestyles and substitutes to traditional medicine to treat illness and live a healthier life. Situ-ated in The Acreage, Universal Living Sprouts grows “living foods,” which owner Alberto Zizzi considers an alternative form of medicine. By Jessica GreGoire

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25Plastic Surgery A Growing Trend Among MenCosmetic procedures increased five percent over the past year and have doubled since 2000. While women are still the main recipients of care, the number of men seeking the help of the plastic surgeon has increased significantly. Plastic surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Wisnicki has seen changes in attitudes first-hand. By Joe Nasuti

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Forever Young Feature

Music Brings People Together At The Royal Palm Community Concert Band

Year after Year, the royal Palm Beach Community Concert Band con-tinues to pack the royal Palm Beach Cultural Center with hundreds of at-tendees each time this popular com-munity musical group stages one of its regular concerts.

It’s all about the nostalgic pleasure of playing with a 50-piece band, said trumpet player ray Sacks, the band’s manager. “there’s nothing like it,” he said. “Many of the songs we play are classics, which many people can relate to.”

Sacks, currently recovering from sur-gery, is impatiently waiting to get back to playing along with his fellow band members. the musicians come from all walks of life, and their ages range from high school students to seniors in their 80s.

the band, supported by the Village of royal Palm Beach, performs concerts throughout the year at the royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. Performances are free and open to the public.

the royal Palm Beach Community Concert Band had been led by fred Dart, who directed the musicians for many years until he moved to the Mid-west. this led the group to seek out new leadership.

Sacks, a Lake Worth resident, as-sumed the position as the band’s new leader, but needed a skilled conductor. “fred did everything, and after he quit the band, there was nobody to drive the bus,” he said.

Sacks’ first task as band manager was to find a new conductor.

“I went up to the powers that be in the village, and I told them in order to get a conductor, we needed to pay for one,”

he said. “there was no one willing to do it strictly on a volunteer basis. I finally convinced the boys upstairs that they had to pay.”

after a few trials with other conduc-tors, they finally found Ben Skinner, who has led the eclectic group ever since. “If I didn’t do what I did then, there would be no band right now,” Sacks said.

Sacks, who is retired from working in the alarm industry, also leads the trum-pet section. He began playing the trum-pet in 8th grade, and played regularly until he was in his 40s. “that’s when my business took off and I decided to put the trumpet down and focus on my work,” he said.

When Sacks retired 25 years later, he rekindled his old passion and began playing the trumpet again. “I went out and bought a new trumpet and started at it again,” he said.

Sacks also performs at local clubs. “I know hundreds of songs in my head, so I can go out and play with anybody and know the song,” he said.

for saxophonist Sy Schatzberg, play-ing in a band brings back memories of his youth.

“I’ve been playing since I was 14 years old, when an uncle of mine, who was a musician, asked me if I wanted to learn how to play,” he recalled. “I agreed, and he arranged a teacher for me.”

With years of practice, Schatzberg was able to get a more advanced teacher, who was able to push him to his fullest potential. “He was playing professionally with the big bands, and he influenced me to study music and sound,” Schatzberg said of his music

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teacher. “through his help, I was able to get into a band in the air force, where I stayed for almost three years.”

Schatzberg also traveled all over the country performing. “I performed with orchestras in the late 1940s and early 1950s,” he said. “I played at many of the top places to play at the time.”

When Schatzberg started a family, his priorities shifted. “I stopped playing for 40 years to become a real estate broker,” he said. “When I moved to florida 20 years ago from Northern New Jersey, I picked it up again.”

Schatzberg, a Boynton Beach resi-dent, learned about the royal Palm Beach band five years ago through Sacks. He also plays with other bands and is the leader of his own band, the Gold Coast Dance Band.

“Playing concert music is differ-ent than playing dance band music,” Schatzberg said. “It’s more of a concert type music than classical. although we do mix it up here with some classical, musical, pop tunes and marches.”

the best part about being in the royal Palm Beach Community Concert Band is the people, he said. “You get to meet and interact with all kinds of people, which is wonderful,” Schatzberg said. “We all share a common thing, and that is we all speak the same language — music.”

for bassoon player Joel Levy, it’s about keeping active. “this keeps me going,” he said. “I’m 79 years old, and I don’t even feel it. I don’t even know what it’s supposed to feel like, but I know I feel great.”

Levy believes that playing in the band keeps his mind going. “It’s proven science that reading music notes and

The best part about being in the Royal Palm Beach Community Concert Band is the people,saxophonist Sy Schatzberg said. ‘You get to meet and interact with all kinds of people,’ he said.

‘We all share a common thing, and that is we all speak the same language — music.’

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(Above) The Royal Palm Beach Community Concert Band practices.(Below left) Saxophonist Sy Schatzberg. (Below right) Joel Levy with his bassoon.

PhoToS BY jeSSiCa gRegoiRe/fYlm STaff

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Forever Young Featureplaying instruments helps keep the mind and the body going strong,” he said.

Originally from New York City, Levy has been in the band for the past 3 years.

“When my daughter had to move down here for her treat-ment, as her caretaker, I also had to move,” he said. “I didn’t like it because I lived in the city all my life and I felt that I would be losing the culture. But then my son gave me a list

of bands down here that I could perform with, and the royal Palm Beach Community Concert Band was one of them.”

Levy, a West Palm Beach resident, feels this local band is superior to the bands he has played with in New York.

“I played with the Queens Symphonic Band, and they had only two concerts a year, as opposed to down here, where the royal Palm Beach Community Concert Band alone has at least 5 concerts a year.”

along with being in other bands throughout Palm Beach County, Levy continues to work at his own contracting business. “I enjoy meeting people, and the people down here are friendly,” he said. “I love what I do, so why should I stop?”

Levy spends four days out of the week working at his business, and three days practicing and performing with various bands. “I don’t fish and I don’t like golf — this is what I do,” he said. “You create what you like to do, and I love playing my bassoon.”

the royal Palm Beach Community Concert Band plays a series of concerts each season at the royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. the band is currently in its Winter Concert Series, and members rehearse every tuesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. the band welcomes all people who are able to read music and play an instrument. the next concert will be held on March 26 at 7 p.m.

The Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center is located at 151 Civic Center Way. For more info., call (561) 790-5149. FY

Conductor Ben Skinner leads the band during practice.PhoTo BY jeSSiCa gRegoiRe/fYlm STaff

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Tuesdays Friendship Knitters Gather Weekly To Socialize While They Create

Step into the courtyard of the original Wellington Mall on any tuesday and you’ll hear women laugh-ing. the group of typically 10 women enjoy getting together for an afternoon of knitting.

they chat amongst themselves, catching up on their week while knit-ting everything from stuffed animals for their grandchildren to blankets for charity.

the group began a year and a half ago, when friends Karen Malizia and Bernice Steele would meet after mass at St. rita catholic church in Wel-lington to knit. they were both part of the knitting group at the church, which knits for charity.

“at the church, we could only meet once a month, but we wanted to start meeting once a week,” Malizia re-called.

the women decided to start meeting on their own at Veterans park in royal palm Beach. “We met there for a little bit, but it rained and it was hot, so we moved again,” Malizia said.

now the knitters meet inside the orig-inal Wellington Mall, which provides them with ample space for their mounds of yarn. through word of mouth, more knitters began arriving. “every week we would ask friends to tell people about our group,” Malizia said.

the knitters now call themselves tuesdays Friendship Knitters. the group consists of beginners to experi-enced knitters. Malizia has been knit-ting for 60 years, while Belinda Gomez, the newest knitter, has been knitting for just a few short months.

“Sometimes i have problems reading

the patterns, and they help me learn them,” Gomez said. “i can just call any of them up and they’re willing to help.”

Knitting is a crafting art, where threaded yarn is used to make cloth items by hand with two needles. there are various forms of knitting and an even broader abundance of patterns. the patterns range from basic to com-plex stitches.

the earliest forms of knitting can be traced back to egypt and the Middle east, where it was used to make socks. Knitting has evolved over the centuries and has transformed from a male-only process to a largely female activity.

although knitting is done around the world, in the united States it is often a group activity as women share ideas, patterns and critique each other’s work. then again, talking, laughing and so-cializing are also key.

tuesdays Friendship Knitters knit a variety of items for friends, family and for people they don’t even know. “We always do baby blankets for St. rita,” Marina palladino said.

they also enjoy knitting for char-ity. they’re currently knitting items for the people in the appalachians. “it’s through the First congregational church mission board in port Saint Lucie,” palladino said. “they only had one knitter there knitting 48 things, so we decided to pitch in.”

every knitter will make something. “i brought various patterns for hats, which they really need up there,” palladino said. “the scarves are pretty easy and straightforward to make.”

the chatty group of women always

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support each other in their knitting endeavors, and are understanding if someone doesn’t make it one week. “We understand that people have busy schedules and lives,” Steele said. “We don’t expect everyone to come in every week.”

the number of knitters varies from week to week. “on average, we have anywhere from 6 to 7 people come in,” said Malizia, who remains the group’s organizer.

the knitters encourage anyone inter-ested in knitting to join their group. “We exchange patterns and techniques,” Steele said. “Which is good, because we all learn from each other.”

all of the women are nonjudgmental; this makes the knitters comfortable enough to express their opinions. “We are all honest and don’t mind telling one another how we feel about a particular design or color,” colette cardinale said.

the women are always looking for more interested knitters. “you don’t even have to know how to knit,” Mali-zia said. “Just come — someone here is more than willing to help you.”

Knitting tools consist of needles, yarn and patterns. The group assists first-time knitters with obtaining the correct supplies. the ladies use various types of yarn, such as alpaca yarn. “it’s a really nice yarn,” Steele said.

Katie Gater has knitted 47 afghans. “i have 14 great-grandchildren, and i make it for them,” she said. “once they receive the gift, they take a picture with it and send it to me.”

She is glad to have her fellow knitters to share ideas with. “i came in today

Although knitting is done around the world, in the United States it is often a group activityas women share ideas, patterns and critique each other’s work. Then again, talking,laughing and socializing are also key. ‘When we are here, we are knitting and havinga good time talking,’ Marina Palladino said. ‘Everything else waits until we are done.’

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(Above) Knitters Bernice Steele, Colette Cardinale, Marina Palladino, Katie Gater, Karen Malizia, Belinda Gomez and Marlene Onorato knit at the original Wellington Mall. (Below left) Colette Cardinale knits a scarf. (Below right) Katie Gater knits a blanket.

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Forever Young Featurewith a pattern i just started, and i asked everyone for their opinion,” Gater said. “Karen told me that she did not like the colors i was using, so i changed the col-

ors. that’s why i like this group. they really help me with my ideas.”

Knitting is a great way to give some-one a personalized gift. “our families

love it when we give them something knitted,” palladino said.

For many of the ladies, knitting is a re-kindled hobby. “i used to knit when my children were young,” palladino said. “once they got older, i stopped because of work and other responsibilities.”

Knitting is a way to forget about all other responsibilities for a couple of hours. “When we are here, we are knit-ting and having a good time talking,” palladino said. “everything else waits until we are done.

tuesdays Friendship Knitters meet every tuesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. “We only meet for a couple of hours,” Steele said. “and not everyone can stay the entire time but we complete whatever we can.”

if you love knitting, tuesdays Friend-ship Knitters is a great group to join. it’s where passionate knitters who enjoy the art can spend time with like-minded people.

The original Wellington Mall is lo-cated at 12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd. in Wellington. FY

Knitted items made by the woman of Tuesdays Friendship Knitters.PhoTo by jESSicA grEgoirE/fylM STAff

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Universal Living Sprouts Offers Natural Path To Health Through ‘Living Foods’

All our lives, we’ve looked to what we eat as a path toward a healthier life. There’s a wide variety of health and nutrition trends out there, among them diets based around “living foods.”

Many of today’s seniors are weighing their options, looking for alternate food lifestyles and substitutes to traditional western medicine to treat illnesses and live a healthier life.

situated on over an acre of land in The Acreage, universal living sprouts grows living foods, which owner Al-berto Zizzi considers an alternative form of medicine.

These foods — organically grown, nutrient-rich wheat grass, buckwheat lettuce, five varieties of beans, and sun-flower and pea sprouts — are grown out of a controlled greenhouse setting.

For 35 years, Zizzi has been grow-ing sprouts and wheat grass, and has mastered the process. He began this passion out of his garage when he lived in Canada. “I first started just growing for myself, then for my neighbors, and finally for a health store,” he recalled.

He has always been interested in health and paths to better his life. “i came across a book back in 1976 about the vatican diet, and it mentioned wheat grass and its benefits,” Zizzi said.

After reading the book, Zizzi began doing research about growing wheat grass and bean sprouts. He would frequently attend lectures given by the Hippocrates Health institute.

“The owner would come every year to Montreal to give lectures,” Zizzi said. “one year, i decided to visit Hip-pocrates in west Palm Beach, and i was surprised what i found.”

There were many people in the Palm Beach area growing wheat grass and doing exactly what he was doing

in Canada. “i knew i had to move to Florida to join them,” Zizzi said.

He moved to Florida and began work-ing at Hippocrates. “while working there, i saw so many miracles happen because of the wheat grass,” Zizzi said. “it can cure many things, and it did for me.”

Born in italy, Zizzi was healthy most of his life until he moved to Canada. There, once it got cold, he became chronically ill. “it would take forever for me to get better, and i kept on get-ting sick,” he recalled. “in italy, it would take me three days to get over a cold without any medicine. My body would heal itself.”

After years of being sick, Zizzi finally discovered that he had a sinus infec-tion. “That’s when i started getting into health and nutrition,” he said. “when i changed my diet and started drinking wheat grass, the pain and the sinus infection was gone.”

since 1980, Zizzi has rarely been ill. “Any time i feel like i may be getting sick, i take a shot of wheat grass,” he said. “i also do yoga and other exercises to help me stay healthy.”

After working at Hippocrates for five years, Zizzi decided to start universal living sprouts out of his backyard. “This April will make it 11 years since i started,” he said.

Everything is grown in a certified organic greenhouse under a controlled and monitored setting. “This is how we get everything we grow to be truly organic,” Zizzi said

For seniors, the benefits of wheat grass are extensive, he said. “it’s medi-cine for the human body,” Zizzi said. “it can heal many things; even cancer before it spreads.”

wheat grass can be consumed every

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day by either juicing it, having it by itself or mixed with something else. “it has a very sweet taste. we recom-mend people drink it straight to get the full benefits, but some people mix it with fruit juice rather than having it by itself,” Zizzi explained. “The juice of the wheat grass will overpower all others because it’s very strong.”

For seniors with illnesses, Zizzi sug-gests they take two ounces of it twice a day on an empty stomach before a meal. “If someone just wants to take it for maintenance and they are healthy, we tell them to take two ounces only once a day in the morning,” he said.

To experience the full extent of the benefits of drinking wheat grass, Zizzi said it should be coupled with good nutrition. “eating less meat and eating more raw greens can help alkalinize the body of acids, which is what makes people very sick,” he said. “You have to balance your PH and clean your blood — and eating the right food will help do that.”

eating bean sprouts, which are high in protein, can also bring positive changes to a person’s health, he added. “we have many different kinds of sprouts that we grow here, and it depends on the person’s needs, and which one they want to try,” Zizzi said. “You can put them on your salad, make them in a soup, or put them in a smoothie.”

universal living sprouts also offers other leafy greens besides wheat grass, among them are sunflower greens, pea greens and buckwheat. “These are all filled with nutrients that help keep the body healthy,” Zizzi said.

Zizzi does not recommend that people with medical conditions such as diabetes and cholesterol stop taking prescribed medication while drinking

‘We have doctors and many others in the medical field who are our customers,’ Alberto Zizzi said. ‘They are even recommending wheat grass to their patients because they see the benefits.’

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Universal Living Sprouts owner Alberto Zizzi at his property in The Acreage, where he grows his nutrient-rich “living foods.”phoTo by jessicA gregoire/fylm sTAff

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Forever Young Featurewheat grass. “They should not stop tak-ing their medication, but by drinking the wheat grass, followed by confirmation from their doctor, they can slowly take lower dosages,” he explained.

Many doctors are also becoming inter-ested in natural products such as wheat grass. “we have doctors and many others in the medical field who are our custom-ers,” Zizzi said. “They are even recom-mending wheat grass to their patients because they see the benefits.”

wheat grass, Zizzi concluded, is a way to feel healthier, happier and reju-venated. “People are realizing that they have to do something,” he said. “Their health is their God-given birthright, and with wheat grass, all this is possible.”

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Universal Living Sprouts owner Alberto Zizzi holds a tray of wheat grass.phoTo by jessicA gregoire/fylm sTAff

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Forever Young Feature

Harless & Associates Introduces New Luxury Service To The Palm Beaches

In a market accustomed to high-end luxuries and white-glove services, an Atlanta-based CPA firm that recently expanded into downtown West Palm Beach has introduced a “financial luxury” to the greater Palm Beach market: household and financial concierge services. What began as small requests from a select number of tax and accounting clients, Harless & associates has now launched an excit-ing new division of their 26-year old company.

“Just like preparing your taxes, run-ning a significant household or multiple households has grown increasingly

complex. When you add the manage-ment of a second home, rental property, yacht and more, suddenly you have a full-time job on your hands,” said CPA Steven Harless, managing general part-ner of Harless & Associates, based in the Esperante Office Tower.

“And it’s not just the ultra-wealthy who are turning to this new category of financial services these days,” noted Caroline Harless, general partner of the firm. “Dual-income households and seasonal residents make up a significant part of this growing division of our company. Who has time to pay bills and supervise a home improvement project,

for instance, when you should be enjoy-ing more appealing pursuits?”

many people need a little extra help following a life-changing event, such as divorce, the birth of a child or death in the family. Since 1986, Harless & Associates has been helping small businesses and individuals manage their accounting, taxes and assets, so the firm naturally became a trusted family partner for clients that needed some extra assistance in the manage-ment of their households and financial responsibilities.

Harless & associates decided to make it official and expand this niche that felt comfortable and right to them within their mix of services. Steve and Caroline Harless began the process of hand-selecting multi-lingual, highly credentialed personnel including local, experienced cPas, hoteliers, caterers, pilots, boat captains, former bankers, attorneys and private investigators.

Heading up this initiative is director of concierge services, Steve Wagmeis-ter, who brings with him more than three decades of hospitality experience. His versatile team with multi-faceted areas of expertise is able to offer Har-less clients informed, expert manage-ment of each area of the household, with a guarantee of complete privacy and confidentiality. Outside vendors and contractors are scrutinized care-fully by the Harless experts to assure in-tegrity, client security and performance. The Harless team upholds the highest ideals of loyalty, integrity, excellence, respect, and first-class client service, and they are on-call 24hrs a day, 365 days a year.

Harless & associates provides a wide range of concierge services including:

• Arranging personal and residential round-the-clock security.

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(Left)Steve and Caroline Harless

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Forever Young Featurelimousine service, equestrian-related transportation.

• Managing residential estates, in-cluding landscaping, pest control, pool maintenance, housekeeping and staff supervision, repair and maintenance projects, pet-related services, seasonal home preparations, home inspections during periods of extended absences, and interior design oversight and co-ordination.

• Bookkeeping, bill paying and pay-roll processing, including preparation of tax returns, W-2s and 1099s, and other accounting and financial services.

• Catering and event management.• Overseeing repair and maintenance

of automobiles, yachts, boats, aircrafts and rental properties.

• Managing home improvement projects and rental property repairs and upgrades.

• Coordinating elder care, child care and care for special needs individuals.

• Arranging appraisals of real prop-erty, jewelry, antiques and art for insur-ance, estate or divorce services.

• Providing miscellaneous services as requested.

the concierge services are built around the framework of family mem-bers who wish to retain some or all of their current responsibilities and/or maintain relationships with existing banking and trust advisors, heathcare providers, wealth management, ac-countants and legal advisors. Harless & Associates encourages the use of non-compete agreements to offer as-surances to all parties that the family’s existing professional relationships will remain fully intact.

Harless & associates invites you to come and have a cup of coffee with them at their beautiful offices in down-town West Palm Beach to discuss the issues in your life that you feel need better solutions. If you prefer, they’ll visit you at your home — and bring the coffee!

For more about Harless & Associates accounting, tax and concierge services, call (561) 666-4200 or visit www.harless andassociates.com. FY

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• Coordinating domestic and inter-national transportation, including com-mercial travel, private jet charters, yacht charters, car transports, moving vans,

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Forever Young Feature

Experts: Plastic Surgery A Growing Trend Among Baby Boomer Men

If cosmetIc plastIc surgery is any indication of the state of the economy, things are looking up. total cosmetic procedures increased five per-cent over the past year and have doubled since 2000. While women may still be the main recipients of care, the number of men seeking the help of the plastic surgeon has increased significantly.

according to the american society for aesthetic plastic surgery, men ac-count for almost 10 percent of plastic surgery procedures. The top five plastic surgeries in men include liposuction, rhinoplasty, eyelid surgery, facelift and male breast reduction.

plastic surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Wisnicki has practiced in central palm Beach county for more than 25 years and has seen first-hand changes in everyone’s comfort level with using all reasonable means to fight the aging process or im-prove one’s appearance.

“cosmetic surgery is not the secret it once was,” Wisnicki said. “It has become so commonplace that many of my patients enjoy sharing their stories. And I see more and more men over the years who either feel they need to be more competitive in a youth-oriented marketplace or just want to address problem areas for personal reasons.”

Wisnicki was trained in plastic surgery at Stanford University Medical Center in california, where he graduated cum laude with a distinction in research. He was also a member of the Alpha Omega alpha Honor medical society. Wisnicki has spent time as chairman of palms West Hospital and was chief of plastic surgery at Good Samaritan, St. Mary’s and JfK medical center.

plastic surgery for men is on the rise and many believe it will rapidly increase because there are some 78 million American baby boomers — about half male — based on the U.S. Census.

that means the youngest are well into their mid-life — and “crisis” or not, they are contending with issues of aging.

“Men in this generation seem to be particularly conscious of their physical fitness and overall well-being,” Wisnicki said. “They are living longer, enjoying better health, and many have no plans of retirement — some for economic reasons, some because they simply en-joy what they do. many are looking to the wide range of procedures, invasive and minimally invasive, we now have at our disposal to ‘complete the picture’ for them. It’s a matter of growing older without aging.”

men often look for “quick fixes” without a long healing process, Wisnicki said.

“Sometimes Botox or filler injections may be the answer,” he said. “Often surgery can be far-reaching in effect with less downtime than expected. most procedures such as facial surgery and liposuction can be performed under a local anesthetic with or without sedation. there are certainly many cases where ‘less may be more’ but ‘more may be wow.’”

Normally articles like this are writ-ten in the third person to reflect a non-

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(Left) Plastic surgeonDr. Jeffrey Wisnicki.

photo by abner pedraza/fylm staff

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Forever Young Featurelifts and more are also performed on men. The numbers are increasing as more men, like their female counterparts, want to improve their looks... like me!

The reasons can include genetic flaws, sagging skin, drooping eyes, wrinkles and many more. But whatever the rea-son, once you decide to refresh your looks, the most important decision you may ever make is to carefully choose the right doctor.

Do your homework — lots of home-work — like I did. The doctor/patient relationship is critical. you must feel 100 percent comfortable and have 100 per-

cent confidence in your doctor’s skills.Your expectations should be reason-

able, and the true test of success is when your family and friends notice you look better, rather than look like you had surgery!

Five years ago, Wisnicki performed much-needed surgery on my upper and lower eyelids. My eyebrows blocked my vision, and the fat under my eyes added 10 years to my age. I was extremely happy with the results and thought I looked much younger.

This September, after two years of putting off a much-needed neck and lower face lift, I returned to Wisnicki. I feel and look 10 to 15 years younger, as you can see from my before and after pictures. I no longer have to hide from the turkey farmers during Thanksgiving and the holidays.

It is important to know I did this for myself, and that is what it is all about. There was no pain whatsoever, and the recovery lasted about two weeks, though I was out and about after the first.

I believe the procedure was worth it. Joe Nasuti’s dramatic before (left) and after (right) photos from his recent surgery.

personal, unbiased report. However this report is very personal because I’m one of those men who was not amused with growing older — so I reversed aging!

I have had two surgeries for a total of four surgical procedures performed by Wisnicki.

Thirty years ago, better-known as “back in the day,” only one or two per-cent of all plastic surgery patients were men, and the number one procedure was rhinoplasty (surgery of the nose).

Today, however, plastic and cosmetic surgery is no longer strictly for women. procedures such as liposuction, eyelid

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After Wisnicki removed my “mummy wrap,” it was one of the best moments of my life! Would I do it again? No, but only because it was done perfectly the first time.

Wisnicki is board-certified by the american Board of plastic surgery and is a fellow with the american college of Surgeons. He is also a member of the american society of plastic surgeons and the american society for aesthetic plastic surgery.

U.S. News and World Report has named him “top Doctor,” and he has received Best Plastic Surgeon awards from the Palm Beach Post and Palm Beach Illustrated. Wisnicki has also been named among Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors, and is listed in “Who’s Who in America” and “Who’s Who in american Health care.”

aside from his normal practice, Wis-nicki helps children with cleft palates, a common facial deformity. there are hundreds of children in third world countries that he has helped by operat-ing on their cleft palates so that they can

grow up as welcome members of their society. When a doctor gives his talent to help others in need, he is blessed, and all those children and their families were blessed.

this concern extends to his concern for his patients. Wisnicki takes the time you need to discuss your procedure, and he takes even more time while he is performing your surgery.

Fortunately, we live in an area where there are many very good, well-trained and highly qualified plastic, cosmetic and reconstructive surgeons. So, if you decide to look and feel younger, take the time to do your homework and get a second and a third opinion on what procedures are best for you.

Dr. Jeffrey Wisnicki’s Advanced Cos-metic Surgery Center is located at 13005 Southern Blvd., Suite 133 on the campus of Palms West Hospital. For more in-formation, call (561) 798-1400 or visit www.drwisnicki.com.(Right) Writer Joe Nasuti looking dapper,

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Forever Young Feature

Retired Judge’s Debut Thriller Packed With Murder, Mystery And Mayhem

Drawing on jaw-Dropping experiences from her past as a litigator and judge in Cleveland, author Linda Rocker offers a first-hand peek behind the scenes of the criminal justice system with her first legal thriller, Punishment (Wheatmark, 2012). Rocker began her career as a high school English teacher and principal, and when her daughter entered the school, she decided to pursue a law degree at age 40. She graduated magna cum laude from Cleveland Mar-shall Law School and launched a suc-cessful, 25-year legal career that began in defense litigation.

in 1990, rocker was appointed to the highest trial court in her county, where she served as a judge until 2012. She couldn’t wait to put some of the best aspects of the twisted tales and absurd, excessive and outrageous plots she en-countered over the course of her legal career down on paper in the form of her first novel. The result is Punishment, the first book in a planned trilogy featuring the fictitious Palm Beach County bailiff and heroine Casey portman.

rocker’s father and grandfather were both lawyers, and her father was also a judge, challenging her with legal questions and moral dilemmas early in life. Her long standing commitment to women’s rights is evident in the novel’s strong female characters — notably the bailiff and two judges — and the ethical and philosophical issues they face.

“as a lawyer, i know the intricacies and gamesmanship of the legal system, so when I was elected to the bench in 1989, i wasn’t surprised to learn that much of this carried over into the judge’s chamber,” Rocker said. “The tough-est part of my job was the sentencing and challenging myself with the big questions that must be answered by the system and, from where we sit as judges, we are the system.”

“as an author, i wanted to give voice to some of these challenging questions in an entertaining way,” Rocker added. “what does justice mean? who should

be punished? Should I start the book with the punishment and then go back and tell the tale? i realized i had a lot to say and many creative options to say it. Readers will be fully engaged as the book explores those questions. ”

The book shares the story-telling model of Scott Turow, Janet Evanovich and other fast-paced mysteries, and is courtroom drama at its best. The action begins with a bang, literally, when a bomb goes off in the Palm Beach County courthouse — and the page-turning suspense doesn’t stop. The story fol-lows the bailiff, who loves her job and admires the judge she assists, and sparks the beginning of an exciting romance with a dashing sheriff. But as Portman copes with the demands of her career and personal life, she is exposed to a series of legal mishaps and mistakes — and murders that tie the justice system in knots.

at the center of it all is the trial of the decade in her judge’s courtroom, a case nicknamed ‘Dogicide’ for the man charged with murder, accused of using his pit bull as a weapon. A number of events disrupt the proceedings, includ-ing the mysterious illness of the presid-ing judge, another bailiff’s murder, brib-ery and families’ seeking revenge. The jury is determined to do justice, and the lawyers are desperate to win. The web is further tangled with another seem-ingly unrelated hit-and-run case, drug addiction and a judge’s untrustworthy husband. “Punishment” depends on who does the sentencing and your view of what punishment is all about.

romance and the struggle of choosing love or a career are central themes of the book, delving into the lives of Port-man and two female judges. “Casey is a young woman who reflects my sense of what today’s young women want,” the author said. “They reach at a point in their lives where they can’t decide which path to take — love or career — while searching for who they really are.”

Although the novel features fictional

characters, rocker’s real-life experi-ences gave her the inner knowledge of the often shadowy criminal justice system, adding texture and authentic-ity to her descriptions of scenes in the book. Her background was instrumental in the legal research that supports the plot and outcomes. not surprisingly, many reviews cite the novel’s “legal expertise,” “fascinating characters” and “fast-paced” storytelling, and hail it as a “highly recommended, up and coming series similar to that provided by Janet Evanovich.”

Today, Rocker is retired from the bench, but continues to consult with attorneys and speaks on famous or con-troversial criminal verdicts. A prolific writer, many of her legal opinions have been published, as well as articles in lo-cal association magazines. She has been recognized by Who’s Who in American Women, Cleveland Magazine’s Most in-teresting people and the ohio women’s Hall of Fame, to name a few. She splits her time between Cleveland, Ohio and Palm Beach Gardens, where she is actively involved in the community and an avid modern art collector. She is currently working on the second novel in the trilogy, Blame, and a collection of short stories, The Setting Sun, which is due out May 2013. To learn more, visit www.lindarocker.com.

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Senior MoMentS by Deborah Welky

So, If Age Is Only A Number, Why DoesMy Ankle Still Hurt Five Months Later?

Deborah Welky’s humor column The Sonic Boomer is published weekly in the Town-Crier. Follow her on Twitter at www.twitter.com/TheSonicBoomer and visit The Sonic Boomer page on Facebook. FY

Bandied aBouT By anyone over 40 are the hope-ful slogans “you’re only as young as you feel” and “age is only a number.” That is a load of Wellington phosphate run-off.

How do i know? Because i never hear anyone under 40 saying those things. People under 40 are too busy sky-diving and bungee-jumping and swimming the english Channel to sit around coming up with slogans.

For awhile, i kidded myself that i was only as young as i felt and my age was only an inconsequential number. Then, in november, i fell off a 4-inch curb and twisted my ankle.

Twisting your ankle is no big thing. it’s not like you broke any bones or lacerated any skin or did it because your dementia was acting up again. People twist their ankles every day.

But here’s the thing. if i were under 40, i would go home, wrap it in an ace bandage and put ice on it. The next morning, i would roll up the ace bandage, shove it back under the bathroom sink and pour the melted ice water down the drain. Then i would get into my car and travel to the location of my sky-dive/bungee-jump/english Channel-swim.

Business as usual.But i’m over 40, so here’s what

happened. dismayed that i had fall-en down a curb in the exact same place i’ve successfully stepped off 100 times before, i crumpled in a heap on the ground. i called weakly for my husband, “Mark. Mark.”

and then, because he had wan-dered off and i was absolutely sure of what was coming up next, “MaaaaaaaaaaarK! For heaven’s sake, i’m going into SHoCK here!”

Mark turned the corner and gasped loudly, unaccustomed as he was to seeing me lying on the ground. i would have closed my eyes and savored the dramatics of it all, but my ankle hurt too much. He helped me up... i limped to the couch... then we fetched the ace and the ice.

The next morning, i hopped out of bed right onto that foot (because age is only a number) and screamed in pain (because i was exactly as old as i felt).

But that was way back in no-vember. now it’s March. if my age-addled brain serves me cor-rectly (and there’s never any telling), my injury occurred five long months ago, yet my ankle still hurts. i’ve been to the doctor. i spent $30 on special inserts for my shoes. i begin and end each day doing physical therapy exercises. if i sit too long and then stand, my heel hurts. if i stand too long and then sit, my heel hurts. i’m considering walking with a limp to take pressure off that foot, but i hate to go that route. it seems like the beginning of a downward spiral to cane... then walker... then wheelchair... then rolling myself off a cliff so as not to be a burden on my family.

Like there are any cliffs in Florida. That’s why old people are required to retire here. The opportunities for cliff jumping are so limited...

“How’s your mom?”“oh, fine. We moved her to

Florida, you know.”“Good. She was beginning to

sound depressed and it’s really the only safe choice.”

“We considered Colorado.”(Hysterical laughter.)“oh, you crack me up. i had for-

gotten how much you hate her!”as for me, i’m improving. i’m only 99 now (in as-young-

as-you-feel years) and age is only a number anyway. i keep that number right next to the one of the nearest emergency room. after all, if i’m not careful, i could sprain my wrist twisting the cap off my toothpaste and be out of commission for up to a year.

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My injury occurred five long months ago, yet my ankle still hurts. I’ve been to the doctor. I spent $30 on special insertsfor my shoes. I begin and end each

day doing physical therapy exercises.If I sit too long and then stand, my heel hurts. If I stand too long and then sit,

my heel hurts. I’m considering walking with a limp to take pressure off that

foot, but I hate to go that route.

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