THIS THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IN FOCUS COMING UP, IS THIS THE TIME TO CONSIDER A MOVE TO A NEW APARTMENT?

AS MORE AND MORE RENTAL COMMUNITIES ARE DEALING WITH A SURPLUS IN VACANCIES.

WE'RE LOOKING AT IF NOW IS THE RIGHT MOMENT FOR RENTERS TO SEIZE ON BETTER DEALS WHEN IT COMES TO HOUSING AS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED AFTER THE FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES AND THE PAUL KEEPS RISING.

WE HEAR FROM A FLORIDA PROFESSOR WHO WILL NOT LET THE DEVASTATION IN THE REGION, STOP HIM FROM HIS ANNUAL STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM TO SHOW STUDENTS THE HISTORY OF THE ASIAN NATION AND SKIPPING THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE.

A NEW SURVEY FINDS A GROWING NUMBER OF MEN ARE GETTING THEIR HEALTH AND WELLNESS TIPS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT IS THEIR HEALTH SUFFERING FROM THIS NONTRADITIONAL SOURCE?

HELLO, I'M JENNIFER CRAWFORD.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

IF YOU ARE TO GET IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, REAL ESTATE EXPERTS SAY THIS MAY BE THE PERFECT TIME TO GET A GOOD DEAL.

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE EXPERTS, IT'S A VACANCY IS APPROACHING ONE IN 5 APARTMENTS.

BUT IN SOME BUILDINGS IS EVEN HIGHER CLOSER TO ONE IN 3, THE INDUSTRY CONSIDERS ANYTHING ABOVE ONE OUT OF 10 UNITS VACANT TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM.

SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR RENTERS WGCUS MIKE WALCHER HAS MORE ANSWERS IN THIS WEEK'S BUSINESS REPORT.

>> 10 YEARS AGO, REAL ESTATE COMPANIES NOTICED THIS AREA WAS SHORT OF MULTIFAMILY HOUSING.

A BOOM STARTED.

AND NOW THERE ARE TOO MANY UNITS AND A HIGH VACANCY RATE.

>> COSTAR IN THE LINUX IS GOING TO PUT IT RIGHT AROUND 20%.

THE ISSUE WE HAVE IS A LOT OF THE APARTMENT COMMUNITIES ARE NOT REPORTING A LOT OF THE VACANCY THAT THEY HAVE BASED ON SOME OTHER DATA ANALYTICS THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT.

I THINK WE'RE APPROACHING 30% VACANCY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

>> AND THE FLORIDA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION SAYS IT'S MORE THAN JUST A REGIONAL PROBLEM.

>> IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE'RE SEEING ACROSS THE STATE.

I WOULDN'T SAY IT SAYS IN A DRAMATIC AS IT IS.

AND THE LEE COUNTY.

BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WE'RE SEEING A TREND THAT WAY.

>> I THINK YOU CAN GET OUT THERE AND TRY TO NEGOTIATE A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE FROM WHAT I'M HEARING, THESE GUYS WILL OFFER, YOU KNOW, FREE RENT OR LOWER THE RATE FOR YOU.

AND, YOU KNOW, THROW YOU SOME SOME PUBLIX GIFT CARDS.

>> GARRETT, APARTMENTS IN FORT MYERS IS OFFERING UP TO 3 MONTHS FREE RENT ACCORDING TO A MANAGER WHO WOULD NOT SPEAK ON CAMERA, WE VERIFIED THE FREE RENT WITH A TENANT WHO MOVED IN RECENTLY.

ONE MAN WHO RENTED IN A STERILE LAST FALL DESCRIBES THE INCENTIVES NOW AVAILABLE.

>> THEY HAD TO.

>> I WAS LIKE A STEAMER.

ATV'S MIKE, ONE OF THOSE.

>> ITS INCENTIVE FOR PEOPLE TO RENT STAKE.

I WISH I HAD.

AND WHAT ABOUT RENEWALS?

NO, UNFORTUNATELY, NOT SO.

AND WHAT ABOUT REDUCED RENT?

REDUCED?

I DON'T LET MY RENEWAL COMES UP IN 2 AND FIND OUT.

HOPEFULLY IT'S CLOSE TO THE SAME.

>> PEOPLE ARE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SAY ANYTHING THAT CAN HELP CONSUMERS LIKE LOWER RENT ALSO HELPS THE LOCAL RETAIL ECONOMY.

BUT AS WITH MANY THINGS, FINANCIAL, THERE CAN BE A DOWNSIDE.

CHASE MAYHEW SAYS SOME BUILDING OWNERS COULD BE HURT.

>> IF YOU CONCENTRATED IN AN AREA GEOGRAPHICALLY WHICH SOME INVESTORS HAVE IN SAY JUST FLORIDA AND YOU HAVE YOU HAVE A PORTFOLIO OF 10 6 OF YOUR APARTMENT COMPLEXES ARE STRUGGLING, THEN YOU'RE CERTAINLY GOING TO BE IN TROUBLE.

AND YOU WILL SEE SOME ISSUES WITH WITH BANKS AND LENDING IN FORECLOSURES AND THINGS THAT NATURE MEAN BASED ON WE'RE SEEING I WOULD NOT BE SHOCKED THAT THAT START HAPPENING.

PEOPLE LOOKING FOR AFFORDABLE RENTS TO FIND OF LEE COUNTY IS ABOUT 12 TO 1300 A MONTH.

>> MAY BE DISAPPOINTED.

>> THERE ALREADY IS A SHORTAGE FOR FOR AFFORDABLE WORKFORCE HOUSING YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY, WOULD YOU CITE MEETING THE WHITE AND MOST PLACES SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE STILL BEAT THE DRUM ON SUPPORTING WORKFORCE HOUSING SUPPLY AND SUNNY FOR INDIVIDUALS OR INCOMES.

>> MAYHEW PREDICTION WILL TAKE AT LEAST A YEAR AND A HALF FOR THE MARKET TO CORRECT ITSELF AND APARTMENT DEMAND RETURN TO SOMETHING CLOSER TO EVEN WITH APARTMENT SUPPLY.

WITH VIDEOGRAPHY BY KEVIN SMITH.

ON MY CULTURE.

>> AND CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THIS TIME WITH THE FIRST PERMANENT LIFEGUARD WATCHTOWER ON A COLLIER COUNTY BEAT AS WGCUS KATE CRONIN REPORTS THE IDEA TO BUILD THE RESCUE TOWERS STARTED WITH A MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT WORKING ON HIS EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT >> LAST PLACE YOU'D NORMALLY EXPECT TO FIND A FIREFIGHTER IS AT THE OCEAN.

BUT TODAY, THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO FIND THIS GROUP.

NORTH COLLIER, FIRE CONTROL AND RESCUE COMMISSIONER CHRIS LOMBARDO SAYS IT'S AN EXCITING DAY IS STATION EVER.

29 UNVEILS THE FIRST OCEAN RESCUE TOWER ON VANDERBILT BEACH IN NAPLES.

>> AND SO WE'RE ABOUT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS BEACH IS SAFE BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT ANOTHER DROWNING.

AND SO WE'RE HERE TODAY TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE WHO COME TO NAPLES WHO COME TO NORTH COLLIER FEEL SAFE AND RECOGNIZE WHERE THEIR DATA WE HAVE THEIR BACK.

THE MOST AMAZING PART, MAYBE THE CONSTRUCTION IN 8TH GRADER CHRISTIAN WOODWARD CAME UP WITH THE IDEA FOR THE TOWERS.

>> IRIS ELBOW SIDE ALL AROUND THE STATE AND A LOT OF THE BEACHES THAT I GO TO.

THEY HAVE LIFEGUARDS STATION AND I WASN'T I WAS WONDERING WHY WE DON'T HAVE ANY.

SO THAT IS PRETTY GOOD IDEA FOR MY EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT.

>> WITH OVERSIGHT FROM BARDO CHRISTIAN CRAFTED THE LIFEGUARD STANDS THAT WORK IN TANDEM WITH NORTH COLLIER FIRE IS LIFEGUARD TOWER.

>> THERE'S $10,000 OF MATERIALS AND EACH ONE OF THESE LIFEGUARDS AND THAT HE BUILT HE MADE HE MANAGED TO RAISE DONATIONS OR GET ARGUED MATERIALS DONATED.

HE SPENT HIS ENTIRE SUMMER WITH A CREW OF BOYS AND SOME ADULTS BUILDING.

WHEN YOU SEE HERE ON THE BEACH TODAY, WHICH ARE ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.

ACCORDING TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, FLORIDA RANKS 5TH IN THE NATION IN DROWNING DEATHS TOTALING OVER 450 FATALITIES IN 2024.

>> NORTH COLLIER, FIRE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER HAD THE MERCER CO BLIX EXPLAINED WHY OCEAN RESCUE TOWERS LIKE THIS ONE MAY HELP CHANGE THOSE NUMBERS GIVING LIFEGUARDS A BETTER VIEW OF THE SURF TO QUICKLY SPOT SWIMMERS IN DISTRESS OR WATER HAZARDS.

>> THE TRAINING AND READINESS OF A LIFEGUARD CAN CHANGE A FAMILY'S FUTURE THAT WORK MATTERS HERE IN NAPLES AND AROUND THE WORLD.

>> NICOLE COOKE, KOSKI, VANDERBILT BEACH GOER AND ASPIRING PADDLE BOARDER HAD THE CHANCE TO TOUR THE TOWER.

>> YES, THAT'S THE REASON FOR COMING TO THIS PART OF THE BEACHES BECAUSE THERE ARE LIKE STATIONS.

SO FROM THEN YOU'VE HAD A BOARDING AND JUST FEEL A LITTLE BIT SAFER BEING WITH THOSE LIFEGUARDS.

>> IT TOOK CHRISTIAN OVER A YEAR OF WORK, INCLUDING SPENDING HIS SUMMER BUILDING UNDER THE BEATING SUN.

WHEN MOST WOULD BE RELAXING WITH AN BUT HE SAYS HIS GOAL OF KEEPING SWIMMERS SAFER MAKES IT ALL WORTH IT.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE LEARNED THROUGH THIS EFFORT IS A YOUNG PEOPLE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHEN ADULTS ENCOURAGE US AND GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE.

>> A WGCU NEWS WITH VIDEOGRAPHY AMANDA INSCORE WHITTAMORE I'M KATE CRONIN.

>> FOR MORE STORIES ON WHAT'S HAPPENING IN AND AROUND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

MAKE SURE YOU ARE STAYING INFORMED BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE WGCU DOT ORG.

COMING UP, IT HAS BEEN 2 WEEKS SINCE DEVASTATING FLOODS SWEPT THROUGH A PART OF NEPAL.

NOW MEET THE FLORIDA PROFESSOR WHO IS PREPARING TO IN THE PAUL RESCUE TEAMS ARE WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO FIND ANY SURVIVORS.

THE CATASTROPHIC FLOODING 1300 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED, BUT THOUSANDS REMAIN MISSING OVER THE WEEKEND TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTED 2 SURVIVORS WERE FOUND AND SAVED ONE FROM A WATER TUNNEL AND THE OTHER ON TOP OF A 4 STORY BUILDING IN HONOR OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE DISASTER.

NEPAL OBSERVED A NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING ON MONDAY.

TRADITIONAL RITUALS AND CANDLELIGHT VIGILS WERE HELD ALL ACROSS THE NATION AS THE SYMBOLIC FUNERAL FOR THOSE WHO DIED IN THE FLOODS.

>> FOR MORE, I'M JOINED BY DR PREM CHAP AGAIN, PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> NOW YOU LEAD AN ANNUAL STUDY ABROAD TO NEPAL FOR STUDENTS, INCLUDING SOME FGCU STUDENTS.

AND YOU HAD RECENTLY RETURNED FROM THE NATION PRIOR TO THE CATASTROPHIC FLOODS.

WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION?

IS THIS TRAGEDY UNFOLDED?

>> IT WAS A SHOCK AND THEN.

NEW POLL IS PRONE TO SOME OF THESE DISASTERS.

BUT THIS WAS UNPRECEDENTED.

THIS WAS A SHOCKING LEVEL.

>> HOW DID YOU HELP YOUR STUDENTS WHO HAD JUST RETURNED PROCESS, THIS DEVASTATION THAT THEY WERE SEEING ON THE NEWS IN A PLACE THEY HAD JUST SPENT QUITE A FEW WEEK SON.

>> YEAH.

IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE STUDENTS LEARNED THEY REACHED OUT TO ME AND I ALSO REACHED OUT TO THEM.

I MENTION THAT MY FAMILY IS FINE.

THEY'RE ASKING ABOUT THAT.

SO.

YEAH, IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT PROCESS.

THEY ALSO COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT, YOU DEVASTATION OF THIS KILL WOULD HAPPEN TO A PLACE THAT THEY JUST HAD VISITED.

>> AND YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT YOU DO HAVE FAMILY THERE AND I'M SURE QUITE A FEW RELATIVES.

WHAT IS THEIR STATUS?

>> SO MY DAD, MY BROTHER AND 2 SISTERS, THEY LIVE IN KATHMANDU IS.

IN A SAFER ZONE WHEN IT CAME TO THE FLOOD.

SO THEY'RE DOING FINE.

BUT LIKE?

FOR THIS KIND OF DISASTER, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE IS AFFECTED ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

FOR EXAMPLE, MY BROTHER IS A PRINCIPAL, A SCHOOL THAT ACTUALLY HAS STUDENTS FROM THAT AREA AND THEY HAD THEIR FAMILIES IN AND HOUSES LAST.

SO, YEAH, IT IS AFFECTING EVERYONE.

>> WHAT IS YOUR HOPE IS FAR AS THE RESPONSE INTERNATIONALLY TO THIS CRISIS FROM FLORIDIANS.

>> SO FAR THE INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE.

THERE HAS BEEN TREMENDOUS SUPPORT, BOTH IN RESCUE AND SEARCH OPERATIONS AND ALSO MONEY TURLEY.

THE COUNTRY NEEDS FUNDING IN ITS GETTING THE SUPPORT THAT WE NEED RIGHT NOW.

BUT IN THE FUTURE, I THINK IT IS AT A MUCH A BIGGER SCALE IN TERMS OF THE.

PSYCHOLOGICAL OR SOCIETAL AND PROBLEMS THAT THE COUNTRY IS FACING, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE A LOT OF HEADROOM POWERS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED.

THERE ARE A LOT OF PROJECTS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED.

BREEZES TOWNS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED.

SO IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF EFFORT IN THE COUNTRY WILL NEED INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT AND THAT AS WELL.

>> NOW I SEE THAT YOUR APPLICATION WINDOW.

IT OPENS THIS WEEK FOR THE 2027 STUDY-ABROAD.

SO THIS HAS NOT DETERRED YOU.

AND YOU STILL PLAN TO TAKE STUDENTS AGAIN.

WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH WITH THE STUDENTS ON THIS NEXT TRIP?

>> THE COUNTRY REMAINS AND EXTRAORDINARY CULTURAL AND A NATURAL DESTINATION.

SO IT IS STILL OPEN.

MOST OF THE COUNTRY IS STILL NOT AFFECTED.

IT'S A MORE LOCALIZED.

SO WE'LL GET TO GO TO THE MAJOR PLACES THAT WE HAVE PLANNED FOR, FOR EXAMPLE, KATHMANDU, POKER AND LOU, MANY JUST BUDDHA'S BIRTHPLACE.

SO WE CAN STILL SAFELY TRAVEL TO THOSE AREAS AND TRAVELING TO THE POLLS ACTUALLY SUPPORTS THE LOCAL PEOPLE, GUYTON ECONOMY.

AND I THINK THEY NEED US MORE THAN EVER.

SO WILL DO IT SAFELY.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THE PLAN IS STILL THERE.

>> DOES THIS TRAGEDY AND WHERE IT OCCURRED?

DOES THIS CHANGE YOUR ITINERARY AT ALL COMPARED TO WHAT YOU WHERE YOU WANT THIS YEAR.

>> SO SOME PART >> PARTS OF ROADS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED.

THEY ARE REBUILDING AND SO CONNECTING, FOR EXAMPLE, POKER AND UNDER THESE ARE 2 MAJOR CITIES.

SO THE LIFELINE HAS BEEN DESTROYED BUT THE GOVERNMENT IS WORKING TIRELESSLY TO GET THE ROUTE OPEN IN TIME.

AND I THINK IT WILL BE JUST A MATTER OF FEW WEEKS BEFORE THE ROUTE OPENS AND WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO TRAVEL SAFELY BY NEXT YEAR.

>> DOCTORS ARE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH US ABOUT NEPAL THAT WE AS JUST AS AMERICANS, WE OUR HEARTS ARE GOING OUT TO YOUR NATION.

YOUR HOMELAND.

>> I WOULD SAY THAT IT IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES, BOTH IN TERMS OF NATURAL BEAUTY AND ALSO PEOPLE ARE INCREDIBLY WELCOMING.

SO IT IS ALMOST LIKE IT ALLOWED IN.

YOU KNOW, POPULATION STUDIES WAR THE GEOGRAPHICAL IN A NATURAL DIVERSITY.

I WOULD SAY BECAUSE IT HAS LIKE HIGH HUMAN LAYERS TO LAND PLANES.

IT HAS ALL SORTS OF BIO BIOLOGICALLY DIVERSE YOU KNOW, PLANTS, ANIMALS AND CULTURES.

YOU KNOW, THEY'RE SHAPED BY THE THE TERRAIN AND THE FOOD AND LANGUAGES.

IT HAS LIKE MORE THAN 100 ACTIVISTS SPOKEN LANGUAGES.

SO IN A VERY SMALL AREA, YOU GET TO SEE, YOU KNOW, ALL THE WAY FROM 8,000 METERS PEAK, TOO.

THEY JUST 100 METERS A LITTLE INC.

SO IT IS REALLY, REALLY GOOD PLACE TO GO AND LEARN ABOUT THE CULTURE AND HISTORY.

AND SO AND SO, YEAH, I WOULD SAY THAT IT IS POLICE 2 TO VISIT, AT LEAST ONCE IN A LIFETIME.

>> WELL, DOCTOR, THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS WITH US.

AND WE WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> FOR MORE STORIES FROM NEPAL AND OTHER NEWS IMPACTING THE WORLD.

MAKE SURE YOU ARE STAYING UP TO DATE BY VISITING OUR WEB SITE W G C DOT ORG.

>> RED LIGHT IS JUST WHAT YOU THINK IN IN THE NAME.

IT IS A RED LIGHT OR NEAR-INFRARED LIGHT THAT WE USE NOT LIKE THE HARMFUL RAYS OF THE SENSE TO INJURE THE SKINS, BUT INSTEAD TO PROMOTE CELLULAR, YOU KNOW, GROWTH DECREASE INFLAMMATION AND IMPROVE HEALING IN THE PRODUCTION OF SOMETHING CALLED COLLAGEN.

>> ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA, INFLUENCERS ARE WEARING LED MASKS TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF RED LIGHT THERAPY.

ACCORDING TO THE CLEVELAND CLINIC, IT'S A TYPE OF TREATMENT THAT DATES BACK TO NASA TO HELP PLANTS GROW IN SPACE AND ASTRONAUTS HEAL FROM WOUNDS.

CLEVELAND CLINIC, DERMATOLOGIST JENNIFER LUCAS SAYS YOU CAN FIND A RED LIGHT THERAPY AT YOUR DERMATOLOGIST OFFICE OR BY USING AN FDA APPROVED DEVICE AT HOME.

THE CLINIC SAYS THAT RESEARCH SHOWS THAT CAN HELP WITH WRINKLES OR REDNESS AND ALSO MAY HELP PEOPLE WITH MILD HAIR LOSS BY KEEPING HERRING.

IT'S GROWING PHASE LONGER.

RED LIGHT THERAPY COULD RESULT IN MAJOR CHANGES TO YOUR SKIN OR YOUR HAIR.

AND THE TREATMENT MAY NOT BE FOR EVERYONE.

>> ANYONE WHO KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE WHAT KIND OF PHOTOSENSITIVE DISORDER, MEANING THAT IF YOU GO OUT IN THE SUN AND YOU GET BLISTERS OR BURN OR HAVE YOU KNOW A GENETIC ISSUE LIKE THAT?

YOU WANT TO PLAY THINGS LIKE THIS AND THEN ANYONE WHO IS ON MEDICINES THAT MAKE YOU SENSITIVE TO THIS.

AND SO BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THINGS LIKE ANTIBIOTICS AND THINGS YOU TAKE FOR BLOOD PRESSURE AND ALL THESE OTHER THINGS CAN ACTUALLY MAKE.

YOU ARE SENSITIVE TO LIGHT.

>> BEFORE IN THE RED LIGHT THERAPY TREATMENTS ALWAYS CONSULT WITH A DOCTOR.

THEY CAN BETTER ASSESS YOUR SKIN OR YOUR HAIR, CONCERNED AND THEN DECIDE IF RED LIGHT TREATMENTS ARE A GOOD FIT, A GROWING NUMBER OF HEALTHCARE DEVICES ARE BEING MARKETED DIRECTLY TO MEN.

A NEW SURVEY SHOWS JUST HOW MUCH INFLUENCE SOCIAL MEDIA HAS ON MEN'S HEALTH.

WGCUS TEDDY BYRNE HAS MORE ON THE SURPRISING FINDINGS.

>> A NEW CLEVELAND CLINIC SURVEY FINDS THAT WHILE A MAJORITY OF MEN NEVER TRUST HEALTH INFORMATION SHARED BY INFLUENCERS, THEY ARE STILL BEING INFLUENCED.

39% OF THOSE POLLED SAY THEY HAVE TRIED TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS TREND AFTER SEEING IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA WERE REALLY GETTING EXPOSED TO A LOT OF THINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

WE MAY NOT EVEN REALLY APPRECIATE THE WAYS IN WHICH THAT >> INFLUENCES SOME OF OUR BELIEFS.

>> DR QATAR, BEIJING SAYS IT'S IMPORTANT FOR MEN TO MAKE SURE THE CONTENT THEY ARE CONSUMING IS CREDIBLE.

THE SAME GOES FOR PRODUCTS.

THEY ARE BEING INFLUENCED TO BUY.

A 3RD OF MEN SAY SUPPLEMENTS OR PERFORMANCE ENHANCERS PROMOTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUPPLEMENTS AND PHARMACEUTICALS IS THE SUPPLEMENTS REALLY DO NOT HAVE TO UNDERGO ANY SORT OF >> TESTING TO PROVE THAT THEY'RE SAFE OR EFFECTIVE.

AND I THINK THAT'S A DIFFERENTIATION.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND.

SOCIAL MEDIA IS INFLUENCING MAN IN OTHER WAYS TO 73% FEEL MOTIVATED TO IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH AFTER SEEING CONTENT ONLINE.

>> HOWEVER, ANOTHER 44% ADMIT TO COMPARING THEIR BODY FITNESS LEVEL AND OVERALL HEALTH.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT'S LIKELY NOT REFLECTIVE OF REALITY AND THAT WE WANT THIS TO MOTIVATE THEM.

THIS EDUCATION INFORMATION THAT'S OUT THERE AND NOT MAKE THEM FEEL DISCOURAGED.

>> DR.

BEIJING SAYS THE SURVEY FINDINGS HIGHLIGHT WHY IT'S BEST TO GET LIFESTYLE AND MEDICAL ADVICE FROM A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL.

WE CAN HELP PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON THE RIGHT TYPES OF DIET.

THE RIGHT TYPES OF EXERCISE AND HOW TO IMPROVE SLEEP.

ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT >> TO NOT ONLY YOUR OVERALL HEALTH, BUT CAN ACTUALLY ALSO IMPACT FUNCTION, FERTILITY AND ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS FOR WGCU NEWS.

I'M TEDDY BYRNE.

>> FROM HEALTH TRENDS TO THE LATEST MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS.

MAKE SURE YOU ARE KEEPING UP WITH ALL OF THE HEALTH RELATED STORIES BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE WHEC DOT ORG.

AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, ELIMINATING THE ST SEPTEMBER IS WORLD ALZHEIMER'S MONTH.

AN INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO RAISE ALZHEIMER'S AND ALL TYPES OF DEMENTIA, AWARENESS AND WHILE WE ALL FORGET THINGS FROM TIME TO TIME, THERE IS A POINT WHERE IT COULD BE A WARNING SIGN OF SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS.

>> WHEN YOU'RE EXPERIENCING MORE FORGETFUL MASK, LIKE FORGETTING APPOINTMENTS FREQUENTLY OR FORGETTING NAMES OF FAMILIAR PEOPLE.

ANOTHER SIDE TO LOOK FOR IS WHEN YOU GET LOST IN A FAMILIAR PLACE OR IF YOU IF YOUR FAMILY OR LOVED ONES ARE NOTICING THAT YOU'RE REPEATING INFORMATION FREQUENTLY.

>> CLEVELAND CLINIC DOCTOR SANDRA DARLING SAYS MILD FORGET FULLNESS CAN BE A NORMAL PART OF AGING, BUT MEMORY LAPSES THAT IMPACT YOUR DAILY LIFE SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED.

THE MOST DEMENTIA SYMPTOMS OFTEN APPEAR AROUND THE AGE OF 65 BUT MEMORY PROBLEMS CAN ALSO BE RELATED TO OTHER CONDITIONS LIKE DEPRESSION, THYROID ISSUES, VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES OR EVEN A LACK OF SLEEP.

IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS WITH MEMORY LAPSES, REACH OUT TO YOUR DOCTOR.

>> THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU NEED TO KNOW IS THAT YOU WANT TO SEE YOUR PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR RIGHT AWAY TO BE EVALUATED TO DETERMINE THE UNDERLYING CAUSE AND TO GET TREATMENT.

>> JOINING US NOW TO TELL US MORE IS CEO OF HEALTHY WOMEN.

BETH, AND KERRY DENNIS, WHO HAS EARLY STAGES OF THE DISEASE.

WELCOME TO THE SHOW.

AND THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

CAN YOU FIRST TELL US WHAT IS THIS CAMPAIGN AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT?

>> THIS IS A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN CALLED THIS IS ALL SAN OUR GOAL HERE IS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE EARLY STAGES OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.

THIS CAMPAIGN IS POWERED BY HELPING WOMEN AND OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT EARLY ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IS DIFFERENT.

THEN LATER, STAGE, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE FOR MANY OF US.

WE PICTURE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AS AN OLDER PERSON'S DISEASE.

ONE, IN FACT, THERE ARE MANY YOUNGER PEOPLE THAT MAY BE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE BUT MAY NOT BE SHOWING THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS EARLIER THAT YOU'RE DIAGNOSED, THE MORE OPTIONS THAT YOU HAVE AS FAR AS TREATMENT PLANNING YOUR LIFE, PUTTING TOGETHER YOUR SUPPORT TEAM AND HAVING A VOICE IN YOUR TREATMENT CARE PLAN.

WHAT ARE SOME OF THOSE KEY SYMPTOMS THAT WOULD LET SOMEONE KNOW THAT THEY MIGHT MIGHT BE SHOWING THE BEGINNING SIGNS OF THE DISEASE.

YEAH, I'D LOVE TO SHARE MY STORY.

FOR ME.

>> SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I NOTICED I ATTRIBUTED TO NORMAL AGING, ESPECIALLY AT HOME.

I WALK INTO A ROOM.

YOU CAN'T REMEMBER WHY YOU'RE THERE.

YOU LOSE YOUR KEYS TO MISPLACE YOUR PHONE, BUT FOR ME AT WORK IS WHERE THE SYMPTOMS BECAME MUCH MORE NOTICEABLE.

SO I WORKED IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY LED A LARGE DEPARTMENT OF LEADERS AND ASSOCIATES AND I STARTED NOTICING THAT.

THINGS BECAME ARE BECOMING MUCH HARDER, MUCH MORE DIFFICULT AND THE THE HARD BECAME HARDER.

THE ALARMING PART WAS THE EASY BECAME HARDER.

AND SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS MANAGING MY CALENDAR OR WRITING IN A MAIL, E-MAILS BECAME MY NEMESIS.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE RIGHT.

AND A TYPICAL WEEK, I WOULD PROBABLY WRITE 100 EMAILS AND IN 3 MINUTES ANY MAIL WOULD BE OUT AND I WOULD SIT AND TRY TO GET THE WORDS OUT OF MY HEAD AND CONNECT THE DOTS TO MAKE AN EMAIL AND IT WOULD TAKE.

20 MINUTES.

AND SO IT WAS IT WAS WHEN THE EASY THINGS WE'RE JUST BECOMING TOO DIFFICULT TO DO THAT.

I REALLY KNEW THAT IT WASN'T JUST NORMAL AGING >> AND I APPLAUD THE FACT THAT YOU ACTUALLY WENT AND RECOGNIZE SYMPTOMS AND YOU TOOK STEPS TO GET TREATMENT WHERE I THINK A LOT OF OLDER ADULTS ARE AFRAID TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

VERY MUCH SO.

IT IS.

>> IT I WILL.

IT IS A SCARY DIAGNOSIS.

IT IS SCARY IF I COULD SAY, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT I HAVE LEARNED SINCE GETTING MY DIAGNOSIS IS IT GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE MY LIFE INTENTIONALLY.

I WAKE UP EVERY DAY AND IT IS A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND I AM MAKING MEMORIES FOR AS LONG AS I CAN.

AND I'M LIVING A LIFE OF PURPOSE.

AND THAT IS A GIFT.

I AM TAKING ADVANTAGE OF TREATMENTS.

I AM WORKING WITH A CARE TEAM THAT SUPPORTS ME.

I'M IN A SUPPORT GROUP WITH FRIENDS JUST LIKE ME AND THERE IS.

THERE IS IT'S.

YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S A SCARY DIAGNOSIS, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF THE RIGHT REASONS.

FORGETTING THE DIAGNOSIS.

AND ULTIMATELY, I YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S A PERSONAL DECISION.

BUT WHEN YOU MAKE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE US, JOY, ON THE OTHER SIDE.

>> THAT COULD YOU TELL OUR VIEWERS WHERE THEY CAN GO TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS CAMPAIGN?

>> SURE.

WE INVITE YOUR VIEWERS TO VISIT.

THIS IS ALL ALZ DOT COM FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO HEAR OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE SHARING THEIR STORIES OF LIVING WELL WITH EARLY-STAGE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY AND TELLING US ABOUT THIS REALLY IMPORTANT CAMPAIGN.

WE APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

COMING UP ON OUR NEXT PROGRAM.

>> POSTPARTUM PSYCHOSIS WAS AT THE CENTER OF THE MISTRIAL FOR LINDSAY CLANCY.

>> WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION AND PSYCHOSIS.

AND THE SERVICE IS AVAILABLE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FOR MOTHERS STRUGGLING WITH A DIAGNOSIS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US AND MAKE SURE YOU HEAD TO WGCU DOT ORG FOR MORE CONTENT.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN RIGHT HERE ON SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IN FOCUS.