THIS IS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IN FOCUS.

COMING UP, THE PRICE OF PARADISE HITS HOME FOR SENIORS LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO RETIRE.

WHAT WAS ONCE AN AFFORDABLE LIVING OPTIONS IN THE SUNSHINE STATE IS NOW PRICING RETIREE'S OUT OF THE MARKET BRINGING AWARENESS TO CHALLENGE U.S.

FIRST RESPONDERS FACE.

WELL, THEY PUT THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY TO SAVE OTHERS.

A LOOK AT HOW THIS GROUP IS FINDING WAYS FOR THESE HEROES TO TALK ABOUT POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.

AND A STAPLE OF AMERICAN PICNICS MEETS THE FAR EAST THIS FOOD FAIR RECIPE FROM ONE COUNTRY IS GAINING POPULARITY ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

HELLO, I'M JENNIFER CRAWFORD.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

MANUFACTURED HOMES WERE ONCE CONSIDERED A LESS EXPENSIVE HOUSING OPTION.

HOWEVER, WITH MANY LOTS BEING SOLD TO PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS RENT HIKES HAVE OUTPACED THE COST OF LIVING, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE ON FIXED INCOMES LIKE SOCIAL SECURITY, ACCORDING TO DATA FROM THE CENSUS BUREAU.

MEDIAN LOT RENT FOR MANUFACTURED HOMES.

NEARLY DOUBLED ACROSS THE STATE BETWEEN 2015 TO 2023.

FOR THE 5.3 MILLION FLORIDIANS RECEIVING SOCIAL SECURITY.

2.8% COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT WENT INTO EFFECT EARLIER THIS YEAR.

AND THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION THAT RAISED THE AVERAGE MONTHLY BENEFIT ABOUT $56.

>> FOR MORE ON THE RISING COSTS FOR HOUSING AND ITS IMPACT ON SENIORS.

I'M NOW JOINED BY MELANIE PAYNE, A JOURNALIST FOR THE FLORIDA TRIDENT THIS PAIN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY.

THANKS FOR THE INTERVIEW.

YOU RECENTLY PUBLISHED AN IN-DEPTH ARTICLE ON THE RISING COSTS OF MOBILE HOME PARKS FOR SENIORS, WHICH AT ONE POINT WAS A VERY POPULAR PLACE FOR RETIREES TO LIVE.

WHAT STRUCK YOU THE MOST AS YOU ARE MEETING THE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOW LIVING IN THESE HOMES.

I GUESS THAT THEY HAD A PLAN MOST OF THEM.

>> AND IT'S BEEN DISRUPTED BY THINGS LIKE, YOU KNOW, CLIMATE CHANGE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO HAD BEEN IN HURRICANE.

AREA.

BUT WE KNOW WE HAVEN'T HAD A HURRICANE IN QUITE SOME TIME YOU KNOW, NOW THERE PLACES WERE DESTROYED.

BUT MOSTLY THAT THAT THIS IS WHERE THEY WERE WANTED TO STAY FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES AND COMMUNITIES AND THAT THAT IS REALLY IN PERIL RIGHT NOW.

>> THE EURO ABOUT DEVELOPERS AND INVESTORS WHO ARE BUYING UP THE LAND THAT THESE MOBILE HOMES SIT ON.

HOW IS THAT AFFECTING THE RESIDENTS THAT YOU SPOKE WITH?

>> WHAT'S HAPPENING IN A LOT OF FLORIDA PARKS WERE KIND OF I WOULD SAY, MOM AND POP OPERATIONS FOR THE MOST PART.

AND THOSE PEOPLE WHO RAN THEM, YOU MAY HAVE INHERITED SOME LAND, DEVELOPED IT FOR RV PARK OR MOBILE HOME PARK.

THEY GET TO RETIREMENT AGE.

WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT THEY SELL AND AND YOU REALLY CAN'T BLAME RIGHT?

BECAUSE THE KIDS DON'T WANT TO TAKE OVER THE MOBILE HOME PART BUSINESS.

THEY.

AND IT'S NOT TYPICALLY SOMETHING YOU PASSED DOWN GENERATION TO GENERATION.

MAYBE YOU DID IT ONE TIME.

THE NOT ANYMORE AND YOU GET AN OFFER TOO TO BY THE BY THE LAND FOR CONDO DEVELOPMENT OR OR MAYBE EVEN JUST TAKEN OVER AS A AS A MOBILE HOME PARK.

BUT YOU THERE TO MAKE MONEY.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT IT'S NOT A SOCIAL SERVICE.

SO WHEN THESE WHEN THESE COMPANIES ACQUIRE THESE, THEY'RE THEY'RE VERY INTERESTED IN IN GETTING THE NEWER HOMES IN NEWER HOMES THAT ARE MORE LIKE FACTORY-BUILT HOLMES.

IT THAT LOOKED MORE LIKE A REAL HOUSE AS OPPOSED TO A TRAILER AND MOVING OUT THE OLDER RESIDENTS WHO ARE THERE AND AND PUTTING THESE UP.

>> AND MELANIE, FLORIDA HAS A NEW LAW THAT JUST WENT INTO EFFECT THAT INVOLVES THE STATE HOUSING INITIATIVES, PARTNERSHIP AND MOBILE HOMES.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN IN THE LONG TERM?

>> WELL, IT DOESN'T MEAN MUCH IN THE LONG TERM IN THAT AND THE SHIP FUNDS CAN.

THEY NOW HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT HELPS THEY HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN OR A STRATEGY.

4.

SUPPLEMENTING RENT FOR UP TO 6 MONTHS.

FOR SOMEONE THAT'S IN A MOBILE HOME PARK.

WHICH IS FINE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A GOOD PLAN.

IT THEY DON'T HAVE TO FUND IT.

SO THEY CAN HAVE A PLAN.

BUT THEY DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE ANY MONEY FOR IT.

AND EVEN THEN IT'S IT'S A 6 MONTH THING THAT THEY COULD DO WHICH I GUESS IS ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE PLANS FOR HOW WE'RE GOING TO GO.

AND NOT GET EVICTED, NOT HAVE AN EVICTION ON YOUR RECORD BECAUSE YOU'RE ABLE TO PAY THE RENT.

IF YOU ARE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S NOT A LONG-TERM SOLUTION.

AND IN SOME OF THESE PEOPLE, I MEAN, THEY'RE ELDERLY, BUT THEY COULD, YOU KNOW, THE THE ONE IF A WOMAN IS 72 AND IN RELATIVELY GOOD HEALTH, SHE'S LIKELY TO LIVE ANOTHER 16 YEARS.

YOU KNOW, 6 MONTHS OF RENT PAYMENT IS IT'S REALLY NOT GOING TO HELP ALL THAT MUCH.

THEY CAN ALSO THAT NOTHING THAT THE LEGISLATURE IS DOING IS IT YOU CAN AND GET TOGETHER AND ARBITRATION.

IF YOU'RE IF YOU ARE.

IF YOU'RE A LOT RENT GOES UP.

AND YOU THINK THAT IT'S AND JUSTLY INCREASING?

YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO ORGANIZE THAT.

I THINK THERE MAY PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO HAVE TO DO IT IN THE PARK.

AND, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY GET SOMEONE, YOU KNOW, JUST KIND OF THE ORGANIZING OF AND, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING UP AGAINST A CORPORATION THAT'S GOT A LAWYER AND, YOU KNOW, PR AND ADVISERS, ET CETERA.

SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK I THINK THAT THAT'S REALLY IT'S A IT'S A NICE ON PAPER.

IT REALLY GOING TO WORK.

PROBABLY NOT.

>> NOW YOU INTERVIEWED QUITE A FEW SENIOR CITIZENS FOR YOUR STORY.

IF YOU HAD TO SUM UP WHAT WOULD BE ONE MESSAGE THAT YOU THINK THEY WOULD LIKE?

THE CITIZENS OF FLORIDA AND OUR GOVERNMENT TO KNOW ABOUT THEIR SITUATION.

>> YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS REAL.

THIS TYPE OF LIVING IS THE.

BACKBONE OF FLORIDA DEVELOPMENT.

THE PEOPLE CAME DOWN HERE TO RETIRE.

INEXPENSIVELY AND IN IN PLACES LIKE MOBILE HOME PARKS.

AND I THINK THEN IT'S NOT TIME TO DO IS ARE THESE PEOPLE?

THAT THEY REALLY NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE AND THEN IT.

THE STATE REALLY NEEDS TO KNOW THAT THEY THEY CALL THESE PEOPLE A HUGE DET.

FOR FOR REALLY, YOU KNOW, DRIVING THE ECONOMY FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

AND NOW THAT THEY.

THAT THEY'RE IN THEIR TWILIGHT YEARS.

YOU KNOW, THEY SHOULDN'T ABANDON THEM AND THEY SHOULD.

SHOULD REALLY.

KIND OF MAKE IT.

MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO.

>> TO KEEP THE LIFESTYLE THAT THEY THOUGHT THEY WOULD ALWAYS HAVE.

>> MELANIE PAYNE OF THE FLORIDA TRIDENT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS WONDERFUL PIECE OF JOURNALISM.

THANKS FOR JOINING US TODAY.

>> YOU CAN FOLLOW MORE STORIES FROM MELANIE PAYNE BY HEADING TO FLORIDA.

TRIDENT DOT ORG AND FOR ADDITIONAL FINANCE STORIES YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WGCU DOT ORG.

COMING UP, WHEN IS THE RIGHT TIME TO SELL A SMALL BUSINESS?

WE TALKED WITH A LEADING BUSINESS BROKER TO UNDERSTAND THE AND WHAT ANYONE LOOKING TO SELL OR BUY SHOULD KNOW.

FLORIDA HAS BECOME ONE OF THE LEADERS IN BUSINESS TRANSFERS WITH MORE THAN 1000 BUSINESSES OFFICIALLY CHANGING HANDS ACROSS THE STATE EVERY YEAR.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO DATA FROM THIS CELL BY STEADY POPULATION GROWTH ALONG WITH STRONG ECONOMIC OUTPUT HAVE LED TO AN INCREASE IN SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND A DEMAND FOR LOCAL ACQUISITIONS, ACCORDING TO A REPORT FROM THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS RESEARCH CENTER, MOST SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ARE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE ECONOMY AND THEY POINT TO A PRO BUSINESS LAWS AND POLICIES THAT HELPS INCREASE THE OVERALL VALUE OF THE BUSINESS, WHICH MAKES IT MORE IDEAL WHEN THE DECISION COMES TO PUT IT ON THE MARKET.

>> FOR MORE ON THE BUSINESS REAL ESTATE MARKET IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

>> I AM JOINED BY DENISE, TELLING A BUSINESS BROKER WITH SOUTHERN COUNTRY BUSINESS ADVISORS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DRIVING IN ALL THE WAY FROM SAINT JAMES CITY THIS MORNING.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU, DANA, FOR HAVING ME.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

>> HOW DID YOU FIRST GET INVOLVED IN BECOMING A BUSINESS BROKER?

>> I HAD BUILT AND BOUGHT, BUILT AND SOLD MULTIPLE BUSINESSES OF MY OWN.

AND AFTER I SOLD MY LAST COMPANY TO A PRIVATE EQUITY GROUP, I THOUGHT YOU KNOW, WHY NOT HELP OTHERS THROUGH THIS PROCESS BECAUSE IT IS A PROCESS.

IT ONE OF THE BIGGEST FINANCIAL DECISIONS OF BUSINESS OWNERS, A LIFETIME AND AND ALL BUSINESS OWNERS ARE GOING TO EXIT SOME BY CHOICE AND BY CIRCUMSTANCE AND SO I WANT TO WANTED TO HELP THEM THROUGH THAT PROCESS.

TAKE US BACK TO WHEN YOU FIRST GOT INVOLVED IN SELLING YOUR VERY FIRST BUSINESS.

SO THE FIRST ONE WAS A DUMPSTER BUSINESS.

WE.

WE'RE IN THE MARKET.

WE IT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF WHAT THE YOU KNOW, THE DEPRESSION HERE LOCALLY AND AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE ACTUALLY ENDED UP SELLING TO A COMPETITOR OF OURS AND IT WAS A QUICK, QUICK TRANSACTION AND STRATEGIC BUYER.

NOW, YOU KNOW, I KNOW I KNOW THOSE KEY WORDS, YOU KNOW THAT I DIDN'T KNOW BACK THEN AND DUE DILIGENCE WAS VERY QUICK.

BUT IT WAS EXCITING TIME TOO, BE ABLE TO HAVE BUILT SOMETHING THAT SOMEBODY ELSE SAW VALUE IN.

>> AND YOU RECENTLY WERE AWARDED ONE OF THE TOP BROKERS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE YOUR SUCCESS TOO?

>> I ALWAYS LIKE TO PUT MYSELF IN THEIR SHOES OF WHOEVER I'M REPRESENTING, WHETHER IT BE THE BUYER, THE SELLER I REPRESENT MORE SELLERS, BUT EITHER ONE I'VE BEEN IN THEIR SHOES.

SO I REALLY UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF WHAT THEY'VE GONE THROUGH TO BUILD THE BUSINESS.

YOU KNOW, THE STRUGGLES OF OPERATING A BUSINESS AND AND THEN, YOU KNOW, SELLING A BUSINESS ISN'T A VERY EMOTIONAL TIME.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS THEIR BABY THAT THEY CREATED.

AND AND BUILT.

THIS IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST FINANCIAL DECISION OF THEIR LIFETIME, BUT USUALLY A BIGGER VALUE.

THEN THEY'RE HOME OUR OTHER INVESTMENTS THAT THEY HAVE.

AND SO I TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY.

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE WITH OTHER ENTREPRENEURS OUT THERE, SPECIFICALLY WOMEN THAT ARE IN A BUSINESS THAT?

>> YOU KNOW, THEY MIGHT GET SOME TIPS FROM A SUCCESSFUL FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR, SIR.

>> ONE OF THE TIPS IS I TRY TO TELL PEOPLE FORGET THAT YEAR AND A WOMAN AND THAT YOU'RE IN A MALE DOMINATED, DON'T EVEN MAKE IT AN ISSUE BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE DON'T MAKE IT AN ISSUE EITHER.

THEY JUST WANT TO KNOW THAT THEY CAN TRUST YOU THAT YOU HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE EXPERIENCE.

SO IT PROVED TO THEM THAT YOU HAVE THAT AND FOCUS ON THAT.

>> AND WHAT WOULD BE YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON THE CURRENT CLIMATE WHEN IT COMES TO BUSINESS AND BROKERING BUSINESS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

IN OUR CURRENT ECONOMIC TIMES.

SURE.

>> IT'S ACTUALLY OPPOSITE.

THEN THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY, IT IS A SELLER'S MARKET.

SO THE SELLERS REALLY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY.

NOW THERE'S MORE BUYERS THAN SELLERS IN THE BUSINESS BROKEN 2 WORLD.

BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO HAVE SET YOUR COMPANY UP FOR THE RIGHT THING.

SO THAT'S WHAT I HELP.

ALSO WITH A SELLER'S IS YOU MAY NOT BE READY TODAY AND I AND THAT'S FINE.

I HELP YOU FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET READY AND PREPARED FOR THE EXIT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, HAVING GOOD FINANCIALS AND PLACE HAVING YOUR KEY PEOPLE.

THE BUSINESS DOESN'T NEED TO BE JUST YOU.

YOU KNOW, YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE YOUR KEY PEOPLE IN PLACE.

AND, YOU KNOW, JUST AN OVERALL, YOU KNOW, GOOD OUTLET TO YOUR BUSINESS.

THE THE FINANCIALS OF THE COMPANIES HERE LOCALLY HAVE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A HIT.

YOU KNOW, I SEE A LOT OF FINANCIALS.

AND SO THEY'RE THIS LAST YEAR, TOO, WITH THE HOME CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN THE MARKET HAS GONE DOWN IN THE REVENUES, HAVE, YOU KNOW, SHOWN THAT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF THE HISTORY OF THE BUSINESSES, IF ENOUGH, YOU SELLING A BUSINESS THAT'S BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 30 YEARS.

YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE ABLE TO GET THROUGH THOSE HARD TIMES.

AND SO MY JOB IS TO MAXIMIZE THE VALUE.

GET IN THE TOP DOLLAR.

YOU KNOW, THE CLOSING TABLE.

IT'S INTERESTING THAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING IT AS A SELLERS MARKET.

>> IF YOU'RE TRYING TO SELL A BUSINESS, YES, IT IS.

AND SO MICHAEL.

>> AND I TRY TO TELL MY SELLERS AND IT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN.

BUT MY GOAL IS TO GET AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, 3 OFFERS AND FOR THEM TO MEET THE PEOPLE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT ALWAYS DOLLARS AND CENTS WHO ARE THEY'RE GOING TO ALLOWED TO BUY THEIR BUSINESS.

WHO IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR EMPLOYEES GOING FORWARD?

HOW YOU KNOW, THEY IS THE NAME GOING TO CONTINUE.

THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT COME INTO PLAY.

IT'S NOT ALWAYS WHO'S GOING TO PAY THE MOST AMOUNT OF MONEY, BUT WE LIKE TO GET HIM INTO POSITION WHERE THEY HAVE AT LEAST 3 OPTIONS SO THAT THEY CAN GET IN FRONT OF THEM AND THEN MAKE INSIDE, YOU KNOW, I LIKE THAT PERSON OR I DIDN'T LIKE THAT PERSON.

I LIKE THE STEEL AND THEY DETERMINE WHO THEY'RE GOING TO SELL TOWN TO WRITE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY.

GREAT INFORMATION.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

I REALLY APPRECIATED.

JENNIFER, THANK YOU.

>> AND FOR MORE ON THE BUSINESS STORIES THAT IMPACT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WGCU DOT ORG.

>> WHEN I'M STRESSED, IT AFFECTS ME PHYSICALLY MIGHT HAVE INCREASED HEART RATE.

CORTISOL LEVELS.

AND SO IF I'M MUCH MORE.

ANXIOUS, PHYSICALLY, THAT'S GOING TO CAUSE DOESN'T ALLOW SLEEP.

OUR NATURAL SLEEP DRIVE TO KIND OF WORK.

SO IT'LL POTENTIALLY KEEP ME UPPER OUR CARS MORE DISRUPTIVE SLEEP.

>> IF YOU ARE TOSSING AND TURNING DURING THE NIGHT, STRESS COULD CERTAINLY BE TAKING A BIGGER TOLL ON YOUR SLEEP THAN YOU EVEN REALIZE ACCORDING TO EXPERTS, IT'S IMPORTANT TO BOOST YOUR SLEEP DRIVE THE DAY BEFORE.

THAT MEANS GETTING SUNLIGHT EARLY TO MAKE YOUR BODY FEEL MORE AWARE DURING THE DAY AND SLEEP HERE AT NIGHT.

ACCORDING TO BEHAVIORAL SLEEP SPECIALIST MICHAEL DREARY RUPP A GOOD EXERCISE ROUTINE CAN ALSO BUILD A SLEEP DRIVE FOR LATER AVOIDING CAFFEINE.

AND ALCOHOL IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA.

SINCE BOTH CAN DISRUPT SLEEP PATTERNS, THERE ARE ALSO OTHER METHODS LIKE JOURNALING, YOUR STRESSORS, WHICH CAN LEAD TO BETTER SLEEP.

>> HAVING TIME SET ASIDE EARLIER IN THE EVENING WHERE WE CALL IT LIKE TO BRING DOWN OR LIKE CONSTRUCTIVE WORRY TIME WHERE I'M GOING TO KIND OF PUT YEAH, RIGHT DOWN ALL THE THINGS THAT MIGHT COME UP AT NIGHT.

KIND OF HAVE MY PLAN OF WHAT I'M GOING TO DO TO HELP, YOU KNOW, KIND OF.

MANAGE THOSE.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING IT CAN DO TO, YOU KNOW, KIND OF.

TAKE AWAY SOME OF THAT STRESS.

SO IF THEY COME UP AT NIGHT, I'VE ALREADY DONE MY WORRYING ABOUT IT EVERY PLAY.

AND FOR THAT.

>> ALEX CORA BONES ARE IMPORTANT FOR GETTING A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP QUALITY.

SLEEP IS CRUCIAL FOR MEN, ESPECIALLY TO KEEP HEALTHY TESTOSTERONE LEVELS.

THAT'S BECAUSE MOST OF THE HORMONE IS PRODUCED OVERNIGHT DURING DEEP AND REM SLEEP AS WGCUS.

TEDDY BYRNE LEARNED MEN DEALING WITH LOW TESTOSTERONE COULD POTENTIALLY FACE SERIOUS MEDICAL CONCERNS.

>> TESTOSTERONE IS ONE OF THE KEY HORMONES FOR MEN.

BUT WHAT EXACTLY DOES IT DO?

>> AND TRY A LOT OF WHAT WE THINK OF AS MALE HEALTH.

SO DRIVE A DIRECTIONS, ENERGY.

THE VOLUME AND THE STRENGTH OF YOUR MUSCLES.

THE MOON.

AND EVEN RIGHT.

BLOOD CELL PRODUCTION.

>> WHILE TESTOSTERONE LEVELS NATURALLY DECLINE WITH AGE CLEVELAND CLINIC, UROLOGIST DR.

REV TEBOW LAY EXPLAINS THAT LOW TESTOSTERONE MAY NOT BE THE ONLY CAUSE FOR YOUR SYMPTOMS.

CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS SUCH AS OBESITY, DIABETES, AND SLEEP APNEA TO NOT ONLY CONTRIBUTE TO LOWER LEVELS BOOKING ALSO INDEPENDENTLY CAUSE SYMPTOMS LIKE A REPTILE DYSFUNCTION AND FATIGUE.

IF YOU'VE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH LOW TESTOSTERONE, DR, BULLIES SAYS TO AVOID OVER-THE-COUNTER SUPPLEMENTS MARKETED TO BOOST IT.

THAT'S BECAUSE THE SUPPLEMENTS ARE NOT FDA APPROVED TREATMENTS FOR A LOW TESTOSTERONE.

AND THERE'S LITTLE EVIDENCE THEY WORK ALONG WITH LIFESTYLE CHANGES LIKE REGULARLY EXERCISING AND REDUCING SLEEP.

DR.

BULLIES SAYS THERE ARE SEVERAL PRESCRIPTION TREATMENTS TO HELP RAISE TESTOSTERONE LEVELS WITH A DOCTOR'S GUIDANCE.

>> WE RECOMMEND A TRIAL OF HORMONE REPLACEMENT WHEN A MAN HAS ALL THE SYMPTOMS AND THE LOW LEVELS THAT OR CONFIRM MEDICALLY SPEAKING.

>> DR BULLETS AS THE FIRST STEP IS TALKING WITH YOUR DOCTOR TO DETERMINE WHETHER LOW TESTOSTERONE IS TRULY TO BLAME OR SOMETHING ELSE IS CAUSING YOUR SYMPTOMS.

WGCU NEWS.

TEDDY BYRNE.

>> AS MANY AS ONE IN 10 0ST RESPONDERS REPORT EXPERIENCES OF POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER OR PTSD.

AND THAT'S ACCORDING TO RESEARCH FROM TEXAS.

AM THAT'S ALMOST 3 TIMES THE RATE REPORTED IN THE GENERAL POPULATION OF THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.

THAT'S WHY THE CITY OF FORT MYERS RECOGNIZE PTSD AWARENESS DAY WGCUS CARY BARBOR HAS MORE.

>> FOR THE 5TH YEAR IN A ROW, THE CITY OF FORT MYERS TOOK TIME OUT TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER OR PTSD WITH THE PRESENTATION AND A WALK AROUND DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS, FORT MYERS, POLICE OFFICER, JORDAN, OLD AND FORT MYERS, FIRE DEPARTMENT ENGINEER PHILIP TURNER TALKED ABOUT THE VALUE OF GETTING HELP FOR PTSD.

HERE'S TURNER.

>> THE WHEN IT COMES TO MENTAL HEALTH INJURIES.

THE ESPECIALLY PTSD, THE SIGNS ARE OFTEN PARTNERS AND RECOGNIZE MEETING MANY, MANY PEOPLE SUFFERING IN SILENCE.

IT'S NOT.

THAT'S EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS.

HEARTS.

AREN'T AVAILABLE ARE THEY'RE NOT.

THEY DON'T WORK.

IT'S THAT MANY PEOPLE DON'T EVEN WALK THROUGH THE DOOR.

FIRE CHIEF TRACY MCMILLION RECOGNIZE THAT STIGMA.

>> MAY HOLD PEOPLE BACK FROM SEEKING HELP.

>> I MEAN, TO BE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER AS A CITY AND TO BUILD HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT REPRESENTATIONS OF FIRST RESPONDERS AND GENERAL STAFF TO COME IN SUPPORT OF PTSD.

IT ACTUALLY BRINGS DOWN THE STIGMA.

>> FIRST RESPONDERS, CITY EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS SET OUT ON A 1.1 MILE WALK AROUND DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS TO HELP THE CITY RECOGNIZED THE EFFECT OF PTSD AND THAT THERE IS HOPE FOR TREATMENT FOR WGCU NEWS.

I'M CARY BARBOR >> HERE'S ANOTHER INTERESTING REGARDING PTSD FROM THE WGCU NEWSROOM.

ACCORDING TO THE SEPSIS ALLIANCE, PTSD WAS OFFICIALLY ADDED AS A FORMAL PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS IN 1980.

NOW PRIOR TO THAT, THE DISORDER WAS REFERRED TO BY OTHER NAMES LIKE SHELL SHOCK OR BATTLE FATIGUE FOR MORE STORIES REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH, YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE.

THE WGCU DOT ORG.

AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, IT'S A MEETING OF EAST AND WEST.

THAT'S BRINGING A TWIST TO AN AMERICAN DISH.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NEW CRAZE.

THAT BRINGS KOREAN FLAVORS TO FRIED CHICKEN.

WHEN YOU THINK OF FRIED CHICKEN, YOU MIGHT THINK OF SUMMER PICNICS OR BIG FAMILY DINNERS.

BUT AS PEOPLE CELEBRATED NATIONAL FRIED CHICKEN DAY WGCU REPORTER YOUN JOO PARK EXPLORED A NEW STYLE OF THE CRISPY DISH THAT'S GAINING POPULARITY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

>> MANY RESTAURANTS OFFER FRIED CHICKEN ON THE MENU.

BUT THERE IS A NEW TWIST ON TRADITIONAL FRIED CHICKEN KOREAN FRIED CHICKEN.

THIS DISH HAS GAINED SUCH A FOLLOWING THAT CHAIN FRANCHISES ARE SPREADING ITS WINGS ACROSS TO US SUCH AS PUNCH ON AND BBQ CHICKEN.

ONE EATERY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FOR DINERS IS CALLED COCO CHICKEN.

COCO, REFERRING TO THE SOUNDS THAT CAREENS A TRIBUTE TO CHICKENS.

RESTAURANT OWNER ROSE CAN DESCRIBES WHAT MAKES KOREAN FRIED CHICKEN TASTE DIFFERENT.

FIRST.

>> THE BATTER.

THANKS, JOY.

YOU USA'S AND THE BETTER.

>> WE HAVE A QUIT DATE.

SITES OR ICE IS SO YOUR EYES AND THE POWER.

>> AND THEN SOME THE GRAIN.

SO I LIKE 7, 8 DIFFERENT KIND GIVING COMBINE TO GET A SECOND.

THE SAUCES, THE COULD IMPRESS SEEKING IS A WAY DIFFERENT FLAVOR THAN ANY ADVOCATES.

AGAIN, RIGHT NOW, CHRIS.

I SO WE HAVE BEEN LIKE A 15, 16 DIFFERENT KIND ON THE RUSSOS.

>> MANAGER JUSTIN PHELPS AS ONE OF HIS ROLES IS EXPLAINING THE MENU OPTIONS TO NEW CUSTOMERS.

>> AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS BECAUSE SOME OF THE SAUCES THAT NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

>> OR AT THE END, THEIR VIEWS AND THE FEEDBACK AT THEM, THEY GET US.

>> KENDRICKS A MILLION IS A FAN OF KOREAN FRIED CHICKEN.

HE SAYS HE FREQUENTS COOK A CHICKEN SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK AS NOT GREASY DOESN'T COME SOAKING WET ON YOU EVERY TIME.

EVERY TRIP TO MAKE IT ON.

>> THIS IS LIKE THE PERFECT FRIED LIKE.

BEST BUY.

CHECK OUT.

>> FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO HAVE FRIED CHICKEN WITH A SIDE DISH, THE RESTAURANT OFFERS ANOTHER CULINARY EXPERIENCE OF CURRY, ENRON AND NOODLES KIND OF SANCTION TO MORE WATER TO PASS AN ALLY.

>> AND THAT CUSTOMERS CAN SELECT A NEW BILL PACKAGE AND CUSTOMIZE THE PROPHET GREEN ONIONS TO THEIR LIKING.

BUT KIM SAYS THE MAIN DRAW IS THE CRISPY CHICKEN THAT DINERS CAN EXPECT TO SEE MORE HEALTHIER THAN ANY AD THAT FOR IT KUNTZ GOODIES.

AND WE DO MAKE A SOLID CASE.

>> AND MOST OF ALL RIGHT, COLE, EITHER BRAND THAT HE CAN WHEN YOU FACE THE VI, THEY'RE CRUNCHY.

BUT WHEN YOU EAT, THE INSIDE OF THE MEDIA IS A VERY BRADY ASSOCIATE.

>> KIM SAYS THE GREATER AVAILABILITY OF KOREAN FOODS IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE RISING POPULARITY OF K-POP AND KATE DRAMA U.S.

THERE IN DEMAND AMONG YOUTH ACROSS THE GLOBE.

>> IT'S NOT ONLY TEST FOR IT, KEN.

I STILL DON'T.

WE DO COOL YEN NEWSY AND COREY AND DRAMA AND ALL THOSE THINGS.

THEY GET MORE IDEA AND IT'S AT EVERYBODY THE WHITE PAPER.

SETTING TOO, YOU KNOW, PAY OCCASION TO KOREA FOR IN THIS WAY.

>> KOREAN FRIED CHICKEN IS INDICATIVE OF THE BROADER AND THE CREATION OF KOREAN CULTURE.

NOT ONLY IN MAINSTREAM AMERICA, BUT ALSO THROUGHOUT THE WORLD FOR WGCU NEWS.

I'M YOUN JOO PARK.

COMING UP ON OUR NEXT PROGRAM.

>> MAKING SURE YOUR STAYING SAFE IN THE SUN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A QUARTER OF A CENTURY.

THE FDA HAS APPROVED A NEW INGREDIENT FOR SUNSCREEN.

HOW THIS CHEMICAL IN SUNSCREEN MAY HELP PROTECT YOUR SKIN FROM UV RAYS.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND MAKE SURE YOU VISIT WGCU DOT ORG WHERE YOU'LL FIND ALL OF OUR STORIES HAVE A GREAT NIGHT AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN RIGHT HERE ON SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IN FOCUS.