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Trey Yelton, State Farm Insurance Agent: It’s Time to Expect More

Your future is impossible to predict, but Trey Yelton, State Farm Insurance Agent, can protect it. Not knowing and understanding the details of your insurance policy can cost you money, so it is essential to have a trusted, experienced agent on your side!

After graduating from college and serving in the United States Navy, which included two tours of duty, one in East Afghanistan, and one in East Africa. Trey decided he wanted to help people prepare for the future. He began eight years ago as a licensed State Farm Insurance agent in Jupiter. Then, in April 2020, Trey became the primary owner and agent of his own State Farm insurance agency in Stuart. Today, Trey, along with his staff of eight licensed agents, assist their clients with home, automobile, health supplement, life, business, and even pet insurance!

Trey and his team at State Farm in Stuart are dedicated to providing their clients with customized insurance plans that best suit their needs, budgets, and lifestyles. They strive to be the rst choice for insurance by consistently exceeding customer expectations and providing superior customer service. The agents take their business to the next level by taking a personal approach from policy selection to claim management.

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Although Trey serves clients from Jupiter to Port St. Lucie and Okeechobee, he likes to maintain a local feel at his agency. “I like to keep it local because I like to maintain personal relationships with my clients,” states Trey.

At State Farm in Stuart, the service is not only local, but also all in the family. Trey’s wife, Tori, and brother, Dex, are part of the tight-knit agency, which is dedicated to making the insurance process seamless and hassle-free for clients.

Protect Your Home And Your Possessions

Look to the past to prepare for the future! Florida was, unfortunately, hit with two catastrophic storms in 2022. Let Trey and his State Farm-licensed agents help you to properly prepare your home and your possessions without paying for unnecessary insurance coverage.

Although Trey is a State Farm agent, when it comes to home insurance, he is licensed to write through 10 different companies, which is advantageous to clients because Trey can tailor policies based on their needs. Most importantly, Trey only writes with state-approved insurance companies. He explains, “What’s nice about writing with these insurance companies is that they have to follow Florida insurance laws.”

Homeowner insurance policies include a standard amount of coverage for liability. This type of coverage protects you if you or a family member are sued for accidental injury or property damage. For example, if someone is injured in your home and you’re found legally responsible, then liability insurance can help to cover costly legal defense fees, settlement fees, and more. Trey explains that, in some cases, the standard liability amount may not be suf cient. In those situations, Trey can offer supplements to a policy, such as a premises liability insurance coverage or umbrella insurance, which provides extra liability coverage beyond the limits on your existing automotive, homeowners, or other policies.

State Farm Has Been #1 in the Auto Industry Since 1942

With generous coverage and discounts for good driving habits, State Farm is a popular automotive insurer in the state of Florida. “The biggest door in the house is the garage door,” points out Trey. What that fact means is that it is easiest to start with automobile insurance and, from there, bundle your policies together. Trey explains, “We try and tailor the insurance to what the person needs. It helps keep the cost down by bundling the auto and home.”

State Farm is also a good choice for many life insurance shoppers. In 2022, the company was ranked #1 in customer satisfaction, according to J.D. Power and Associates, for its premier service and variety of comprehensive policy options.

As a State Farm life insurance agent, Trey works with clients on wealth transfer strategies that reposition a taxable asset into a tax-deferred asset. An example is a cash value life insurance policy, which

potentially creates new wealth that previously didn’t exist. When properly structured, the tax bene ts include taxdeferred growth, tax-free access to the policy’s cash value, and income tax-free transfer of wealth in the form of a death bene t. How much would you pay to make sure that those you love the most are protected? $1,000,000? Life insurance doesn’t cost anywhere near that much, and does just that!

Are you paying too much for health insurance, co-pays, and hospital stays? Ask Trey about State Farm’s supplemental health insurance! This affordable option provides policyholders with additional medical care, and helps with the extra costs associated with hospital stays.

For home, automotive, health supplement, life, business, and pet insurance, Trey and his loyal team of agents are here to help! Whether it’s coverage explanations, ling a claim, or just comparison shopping, the team can point you in the right direction. If you have relocated to the Treasure Coast, or you’re simply looking for a better deal on your insurance, then Trey Yelton and State Farm Insurance are here for you!

Trey Yelton’s State Farm of ce is located across from the Cadillac dealership, in front of Lowe’s and next to Rinaldi’s, at 3610 SE Federal Highway, Suite 5, in Stuart. The of ce is open Monday-Friday from 9AM-5PM and Saturday by appointment. For a complimentary quote, call 772-214-1774, email trey@treyyelton.com, or visit treyyelton.com.

YOU HAPPY NEW

By Gabby Gregory

Every 5,000 miles, like clockwork, you take your car to get its oil changed and tires rotated. It’s basic, routine maintenance, but that consistent attention and upkeep is vital for your vehicle to run e ciently, especially over a number of years. Your body, much like your vehicle, requires regular care and treatment to keep it healthy. And, again like your automobile, your body needs support from someone other than yourself, a professional who can guide it to achieving its utmost abilities and to retaining its peak performance.

Getting older, playing sports, or having a condition like sciatica or arthritis shouldn’t hold you back from living your life! You can feel like your younger self again, the one who didn’t feel any aches or pains when walking, running, jumping, or even sitting… all you have to do is visit Stretch Zone.

Drew Brees, former quarterback of the New Orleans Saints, is the newest partner at Stretch Zone who advocates for people to regularly get stretched. A er personally going to Stretch Zone for an assisted stretching session, Drew was impressed with the uniquely e ective and nationally accredited Stretch Zone Method®, which is administered by a highly-trained and Stretch Zone-certi ed stretch practitioner.

Here’s How It Works:

1.) Your rst session begins with lling out an intake form and having a consultation with your experienced and knowledgeable stretch practitioner. Based on your medical background and your personal goals, the stretch practitioner will personalize the ensuing 30-minute assisted stretching session to meet your individual needs. On subsequent visits, you’ll simply do a check-in with the practitioner to update your medical pro le with any recent changes and/or any new pain or discomfort that you might be experiencing.

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stretch practitioner initiates the rst steps of the approved Stretch Zone Method®, utilizing Stretch Zone’s special patented

straps to encourage your body to relax and ease into the stretches. You won’t nd these straps anywhere else! Comparable to a thunder jacket for your pets, they are meant to calm your mind so that your entire body is perfectly loose, thus allowing the stretch practitioner to stretch your body to its full potential and, as a result, provide you with both preventative maintenance and pain relief.

3.) Assisted stretching (a/k/a passive stretching) is di erent from physical therapy in that your body is being stretched by someone else, you’re not actually doing any work. roughout your 30-minute session, the stretch practitioner will be steadily interacting one-on-one with you, ensuring that you are completely comfortable and not experiencing any pain. Ultimately, you are in control of the stretch, even as your practitioner guides your body through each and every step, because you tell the practitioner when you feel your best stretching position. e more you communicate, the better results you’re going to get!

Take advantage of Stretch Zone’s incredible New Year Special: get one FREE 30-minute stretching session! Anybody and everybody can and should be stretched. In fact, one Stretch Practitioner I spoke with at Stretch Zone says, “98% of the people I see in front of me really need to be stretched. is is something you should not live without.” Remember, it’s just like getting your oil changed! Plus, celebrities and professional athletes have been getting stretched for years, so it’s time for the general population to be clued into the secret!

Get Stretch Zone’s New Year Special for yourself or get them for a friend or loved one… what better way to say you care than to give the gi of making life easier, of feeling healthier, lighter, and younger, and of feeling like yourself again?

What’s on your resolutions list? Do you want to:

✓ 3 HAVE MORE ENERGY TO DO ALL OF THE THINGS YOU LOVE?

✓ IMPROVE YOUR GOLF GAME, TENNIS SKILLS OR OTHER SPORTS PERFORMANCE?

✓ MANAGE TENSION AND STRESS MORE EFFECTIVELY?

✓ EASE FRUSTRATING MUSCLE ACHES AND PAINS?

✓ INCREASE YOUR OVERALL HEALTH AND WELLNESS?

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Edibles and topicals are just a few of the cannabis items now available right in your own backyard.

Delta-9 THC is the scientific name for dispensary-grade THC. Delta-9 THC is commonly found in edibles, vape cartridges, and even lotions.

Our edibles have 15mg of THC per gummy, 300mg per bottle. All products are farm bill compliant at under .3% Delta-9 THC by weight.

Leaf offers superior customer service to find the products specialized to your needs. All staff is certified bud-tenders.

Leaf also offers a variety of discounts such as veterans, first-time buyers, and seniors. Visit our new store in March in Port St. Lucie.

For What It’s Worth by Dr. Melfi, Ph.D.

I’ve received quite a few responses to last weeks column about the di culty of getting an appointment to see a physician now that the local hospital has its hands in scheduling at a central station. In my opinion it is cold, unfriendly, and seems to lack empathy of those who eld the calls, but perhaps there’s nothing they can do about it, and perhaps those receptionists are sick and tired of hearing how a sick patient needs to be seen sooner. ere can be blame all around, or perhaps nowhere, maybe it’s just the sign of the times. I do not know of any physicians who are uncaring, although some may be, but I do know that I have heard talk of some of them dissatis ed with the way things are working, so frustration everywhere.

If I ran the medical facilities, I’d have a few ideas to toss around. For one, I think it’s silly to give a prescription to patients who are leaving the emergency room. If these people were healthy enough to get around, they wouldn’t be spending hours waiting to be seen in an ER. In hospitals I have worked in, in other states, and in other decades, there

was an all night pharmacy in the facility that could ll the prescriptions right then and there. I mean, I know there are pharmacies associated with our hospitals…that is how inpatients get there medications. Why not help out a few patients who have no one to go to the drug store for them? at would ease their minds, and allow them to focus on getting well.

e next thing I would be thinking about is the need for more convenient urgent care centers in neighborhoods.

ere is one in Jensen, one in Palm City and one in Stuart, o the highway, but there are an enormous number of senior citizens who either can’t drive on the highways, shouldn’t be driving on the highways, or are too sick to get themselves help. If not, then how about a hospital owned transport company, not ambulances, who can take sick people to facilities that will treat them on the spot, instead of having them stand in a virtual line for months waiting to be seen. By then, they’ve either gotten better, or unfortunately, much worse. In case the higher-ups haven’t factored in the need to assist people, especially the elderly,

widowed and alone, who o en can’t or won’t call an Uber. e elderly are worried about their safety, getting into a car with a complete stranger, and I don’t blame them.

I don’t know how these issues can be addressed, how much money it would take, who could pay for these bene ts, and if anyone even cares to try to rectify our medical situation, but if anyone much more intelligent than I am could tackle these problems, please let us all know.

For What it’s Worth, no one feels more alone than someone who is sick, and no one has a worse doctor than themselves when they attempt to selfmedicate for lack of bona de, quali ed, timely, medical attention.

By Gabby Gregory

medical MARIJUANA Is

just more…FAKENEWS?

Bynow, you’ve likely heard the almost miracle-like anecdotes from “patients” on the news about medical marijuana as it becomes more mainstream. When I hear these stories, I have to wonder: are they legitimate? I had to know the TRUTH, so I arranged to sit down with Dr. Anne Lynn Morgan, the Chief Medical Of cer at MMJ Health, Florida’s top-rated medical marijuana doctor’s of ce.

Many people don’t know that medical marijuana is legal in Florida, let alone readily available at over 250 in-state dispensaries (imagine a pharmacy speci cally for medical marijuana). For years, pop culture has depicted marijuana primarily as a recreational drug, but there’s more to the plant than what’s shown on the silver screen. Since its legalization, medical marijuana’s profound effects have changed the lives of countless Floridians. Dr. Morgan, as Florida’s top rated Medical Marijuana Specialist, is responsible for much of this positive impact. Indeed, she and the staff at MMJ Health were honored to be named by The Palm Beach Post as the “Best Medical Marijuana Card Provider” for their level of service and ef cacy in 2020!

Additionally, Dr. Morgan is an expert in the eld of medical marijuana, and is among one of the most respected clinicians in the industry. She sits on the board of directors for the American Academy of Cannabis Medicine, is a member of the International Cannabinoid Research Society, and is considered to be one of the industry’s highest-rated cannabis clinicians (no pun intended). Dr. Morgan has been in practice for 33 years and was the former Medical Director for United Health, Metropolitan Health, and Humana.

Dr. Morgan has been practicing marijuana medicine speci cally for the last 9 years, with licenses in Florida, Washington, and Pennsylvania. After years of education, research, and hands-on experience, Dr. Morgan attests to the relief medical marijuana brings to people, saying, “We have found that we have over a 90% success rate with medical cannabis.”

Dr. Morgan explains that medical marijuana patients at MMJ Health, rather than experiencing psychoactive effects or feeling high, nd relief from various medical conditions, including anxiety, depression, insomnia, arthritis, cancer, IBS, epilepsy, PTSD, autoimmune disorders, migraines, Parkinson’s, ADHD, Fibromyalgia, dementia, Alzheimer’s, and more. Medical marijuana is not for getting high, it’s for feeling better! How does it work? It’s simple –THC and CBD.

THC and CBD are two chemical compounds that come from the marijuana plant and affect the endocannabinoid system, the human body’s natural system for processing cannabis. “The endocannabinoid system’s reason for existing is to keep our bodies in homeostasis, i.e. healthy and balanced. Cannabis can positively affect so many systems in the body that are not being managed properly by pharmaceuticals,” says Dr. Morgan. Many of MMJ’s patients, since using medical cannabis, have been able to drastically reduce their prescription medication regimen, or have stopped taking prescriptions altogether!

Marijuana is still classi ed as a Schedule 1 substance federally, but Dr. Morgan explains, “It’s not what you think… Medical marijuana is not a narcotic. In fact, after using medical marijuana, many of our patients have reduced taking narcotics and/or opiates without even being asked!”

Medical marijuana is not like anything sold on the street... it’s completely safe! When you get your marijuana from a dispensary, you don’t have to worry about whether it was adulterated. Dr. Morgan clari es, “Florida has very stringent rules about how medical marijuana is grown and prepared, so you know it’s clean, pesticide-free, and has no bacteria or viruses.”

Medical marijuana has become a go-to for doctors across the nation to give their patients relief from a myriad of conditions without having to worry about the severe side effects associated with many pharmaceuticals. For the patients at MMJ Health, medical marijuana is 100% making a difference in their everyday lives. The stories are real. Dr. Morgan says that it is not uncommon for patients to cry, hug, and thank her because they are feeling better than ever since using medical cannabis. Dr. Morgan has seen the results, and she urges anyone and everyone to consider trying medical marijuana.

MMJ Health is at the forefront of technology, so nding out if you qualify for a medical marijuana card is super simple! The MMJ Patient Quali cation System, accessible at www.mmjhealth.com, allows you to nd out in minutes whether you qualify. If you do, then the MMJ Health of ce will contact you. MMJ Health has all of the resources necessary to get your health back on track!

So the real question now is: why wait? MMJ Health is the only all-inclusive medical marijuana of ce in Florida, so you can get quali ed for your medical marijuana card in one visit. The friendly and knowledgeable staff will ll out the tricky government application for you, take your ID photo in their of ce, and submit all of your paperwork to the Florida Health Department. The only thing you have to do once you leave their of ce is wait for your card!

“You shouldn’t have to suffer… medical cannabis can help you! We are real doctors who provide real results,” says Dr. Morgan. The expert staff at MMJ Health encourages you to “Please come and see the MMJ Health difference. We care, we make a difference as a team, and we know our cannabis medicine. Isn’t it time to live your life the way you want, symptom and side-effect free?”

MMJ Health is located at 600 Sandtree Drive in Suite 108 in Palm Beach Gardens. MMJ Health also has locations in West Palm Beach, Port St. Lucie, Stuart, Melbourne, Wellington, Boynton Beach, and Boca Raton. Their of ces are open Mondays-Fridays from 9AM-7PM and Saturdays-Sundays from 10AM-7PM. For more information, please call 561-631-7994 or 772-212-4032, or visit www.mmjhealth.com.