Westchester, FL Drs and Health Practioners

At SEDA Dental, Drs. Kenneth D. Rubinstein and Alexander I. Wang head a team of implant specialists, periodontic surgeons, and dentists at six locations. The team combines their individual skills in general, family, and restorative dental services to beautify and maintain smiles. Their patient-oriented philosophy is evident in their free consultations and x-rays for those without insurance and in the offices’ arsenal of advanced dental techniques. Porcelain veneers gussy up damaged or discolored teeth, and mercury-free fillings fill enamel holes without the toxicity of metal amalgams or recently chopped wood.

From its community acupuncture area—and with some suspension of disbelief—Tree House Wellness Center looks like it could be an actual tree house. A scenic canopy hugs the outside of the second-floor office, creating a peaceful ambiance marked by gently rustling leaves and squirrels taking candlelit baths. Amid the tranquility, licensed acupuncturist Dr. Edward T. McGinley, A.P. places hair-thin needles into patients lounging next to each other on recliners to help alleviate their ailments, whether it be pain, insomnia, stress, or infertility. He also treats clients in private sessions, which include an in-depth exam and consultation and can include therapies such as cupping and electrical stimulation.

Jim Pruchniewski peered down his leg at his blackened toes. He'd been rushed to the hospital after a blizzard waylaid him on a mountainside in Lake Placid. "You have third-degree frostbite," the doctor confirmed. "We'll have to amputate." Fortunately for Jim and his digits, the US Olympic ski team was training nearby. The team's podiatrist hurried to the hospital like a long-lost lover hurries to interrupt a wedding before the end of a movie. "Stop!" he might have shouted as the buzz saw probably descended toward the patient's toes. The hero, our Olympic podiatrist, examined the foot and concluded that the damage was superficial. The toes would recover. And they did. The episode moved Jim Pruchniewski, a former biology teacher, to earn his medical degree. Over the last 20 years, he's gained fourfold board certification in podiatric orthopedics, surgery, primary care, and the treatment of diabetic foot wounds. At North Lakeland Foot Clinic, he examines feet with the same attention that saved his toes decades ago. He and his staff do everything in their power to keep feet healthy and, in the case of diabetic patients, avert extreme measures like amputation.

For more than two decades, Dr. Lilian Gonzalez and her team of specialists at Dental American Group have cared for teeth using the latest equipment and techniques. The crew—which includes an orthodontist, a periodontist, an endodontist, and oral surgeons—performs services ranging from practical to cosmetic. Doctors may straighten smiles with braces, or replace missing teeth with dental implants. Wrinkle-relaxing Botox injections are also available, leaving faces youthful enough to re-grow their baby teeth.

The founder of Clean Start Total Body Cleansing aims to imbue the cleansing aspect of yoga. This is done by purging insides of toxins through purifying services such as yoga colonics, ionic footbaths, and detox massages as well as with an entire shop stocked with herbal cleansing products. Her passion for sparkling insides comes as no surprise, since her parents started their successful careers hawking herbal supplements to health-seekers almost three decades ago. An ardor for holistic wellness runs in the family.

Dr. Grisel Martos is an avid learner. After completing one level of education at the University of Havana, she graduated at the top of her class with honors from Nova Southeastern University. She swiftly became board certified, and now, feeling it's important to continually expand her dental expertise, belongs to state, national, and intergalactic dental organizations. Today, she works alongside Dr. Eduardo Merino, sharing her expertise with patients requiring services from standard cleanings to more intensive gum surgery, implants, extractions, or Invisalign.