118 E. Tarpon Ave

Suite #8

Tarpon Springs, FL 34689

727-493-0937

jgrant@iagagency.com

Dear Greetings!

Please take time to view our February newsletter! In every issue we will cover upcoming events, articles covering all aspects of healthcare, insurance, and hopefully entertain as well as educate!

It's February 1st!

All ACA clients:

Make sure your first premium is paid for your 2026 policy!

Open Enrollment for Medicare Advantage:

Jan.1 - Mar. 31, 2025

 For those already enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan as of January 1, and wish to make a one time change.

If you have been persuaded by a telemarketer to change your plan, and you are not satisfied, call our office, and we can help you to enroll in a plan.

727-493-0937

Macular Degeneration, also known as Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), is the leading cause of irreversible vision loss in adults over 60, affecting nearly 20 million Americans. The risk of developing AMD increases with age. If you are 75 or older, your risk is 1 in 3. There is also a juvenile form of macular degeneration called Stargardt disease, and while the vision loss is similar, the causes, and potential treatments, are different.

At present, AMD is considered an incurable eye disease.

While the origins of AMD are still unknown, science has uncovered many of the genetic and environmental factors that contribute to its development, along with the body’s malfunctioning mechanisms that causethe deterioration of macula — the central portion of the retina. 

The retina is the thin tissue that lines the inside back layer of the eye and transforms light from the images we see into nerve impulses, then sends them via the optic nerve to the brain, where vision occurs. The macula is responsible for capturing detailed information from the center of our visual field, and it gives us our ability to read, drive a car, recognize faces, perceive color and contrast, and see fine details.

Ingredients

1 box yellow cake mix

1 3.4 oz box lemon instant pudding mix

1 cup vanilla yogurt

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/4 cup water

1 tbsp fresh lemon juice

1 tsp lemon zest

4 large eggs, room temperature

1 cup fresh blueberries, plus a few extra for garnish

2-3 tbsp confectioner's (powdered) sugar

1 bunch fresh mint sprigs

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease bundt cake mold with non-stick spray and dust lightly with flour.

Reserve 2 tablespoons of dry cake mix. Put rest of cake mix, pudding mix, yogurt, oil, water, lemon juice, zest and eggs in a mixing bowl. Mix for 2-3 minutes on meduim speed until well-blended, scraping down sides as needed.

With the reserve dry cake mix, toss blueberries until covered.

Pour 2/3 of the batter into cake pan, then spread blueberries over batter. Pour the remaining 1/3 of cake batter on top.

Bake until gold brown on top and starts to pull away from pan – about 45 minutes.

Remove from pan and place on wire rack for 15 minutes to cool. Loosen edges with a knife and flip gently onto plate or wire rack, then flip back again.

Cool for one hour, then dust with powdered sugar and garnish with fresh blueberries and mint sprigs.