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Best Health
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From the tastiest scoops to the splashiest influencers, here are your winners of the 2024 readers’ choice awards!
best barber
Earl Brigham’s Barber Shop
Earl, an old-fashioned barber with a sparkling personality, may be deaf, but he provides a level of care and attention to your trim that you rarely find in modern clip chains. A true Garden delight.
Runner-Up: Turning Heads Barbershop
best chiropractor
Source Family Chiropractic
Your health should be aligned, so go to the source! Focusing on your family’s wellness is their top priority.
Runner-Up: Connected Movement
best nail salon
Polished by Omairis
Pampering clients with a blend of personal touch, creative flair, and on-the-go mobile services.
Runner-Up: Indigo Spa & Wellness Center
best doctor
Dr. Trishanna Sookdeo | Sookdeo Family Medicine
Individualized, high quality primary care isn’t an urban myth. It’s how Dr. Sookdeo built her thriving practice of raving fans. In just one visit, you’ll see why.
Runner-Up: Dr. Shweta Patel | Gaya Wellness
best hair salon
Halo Salon & Salt Room
Top-notch haircuts, color, balayage, and extensions seamlessly blend with the rejuvenating powers of massage and salt therapies.
Runner-Up: Vintage Sky Salon
best dentist
Hamlin Modern Dentistry
Finding a real-life “Tooth Fairy” can seem impossible. Hamlin Modern Dentistry makes routine checkups a pleasurable and gentle experience.
Runner-Up: Dr. Thomas Holehouse
best personal trainer
Anna Hunt | CSH Fitness
Patient, knowledgeable, and incredibly adaptive, Anna crafts each workout to perfectly align with your unique goals and address your specific limitations. Her workouts are insanely challenging yet totally functional, ensuring you see real results. And she’s there to spot you, every groan along the way.
Runner-Up: Vishant Dave | Alchemist
best lash/brow artist
Fabulash by Lexi
Nothing beats waking up feeling flawless with fabulous lashes!
Runner-Up: Dekalash
best gym
Carve
This dynamic, results-driven pilates workout blends strength, flexibility, and balance. Get ready to sweat, shake, and smile!
Runner-Up: CrossFit Winter Garden
best tattoo shop
Slaughterized Ink
If your body is your canvas, these are your artists! With professionalism, cleanliness, creativity, and a 10/10 atmosphere, they bring your tattoo and piercing visions to life.
Runner-Up: Fine Ink Studios
best lash/brow artist
Fabulash by Lexi
Nothing beats waking up feeling flawless with fabulous lashes!
Runner-Up: Dekalash
best gym
Carve
This dynamic, results-driven pilates workout blends strength, flexibility, and balance. Get ready to sweat, shake, and smile!
Runner-Up: CrossFit Winter Garden
best tattoo shop
Slaughterized Ink
If your body is your canvas, these are your artists! With professionalism, cleanliness, creativity, and a 10/10 atmosphere, they bring your tattoo and piercing visions to life.
Runner-Up: Fine Ink Studios
best hairdresser
Shayna Decker-Vick | Bombshell Salon & Spa
Every client on Shayna’s list will be happy and sad to see her on this list. The Garden’s most sought-after stylist is already booked months in advance.
Runner-Up: Ashley Nicole | Vintage Sky
best eye clinic
Dr. Mike Imler | PremierMED Ophthalmology
Trust Dr. Mike to keep your vision 20/20. After all, he’s got an eye for detail!
Runner-Up: Dr. Ashley Zak Kimble | New Vision Care
best orthodontist
Dr. Sakowitz | Sakowitz Smiles
Dr. Sakowitz’s mission is to help you emBRACE your best self through his orthodontic care.
Runner-Up: Dr. Caroline Pawlak | Artful Orthodontics
best hairdresser
Shayna Decker-Vick | Bombshell Salon & Spa
Every client on Shayna’s list will be happy and sad to see her on this list. The Garden’s most sought-after stylist is already booked months in advance.
Runner-Up: Ashley Nicole | Vintage Sky
best eye clinic
Dr. Mike Imler | PremierMED Ophthalmology
Trust Dr. Mike to keep your vision 20/20. After all, he’s got an eye for detail!
Runner-Up: Dr. Ashley Zak Kimble | New Vision Care
best orthodontist
Dr. Sakowitz | Sakowitz Smiles
Dr. Sakowitz’s mission is to help you emBRACE your best self through his orthodontic care.
Runner-Up: Dr. Caroline Pawlak | Artful Orthodontics
best dermatologist
Dermatology & Skin Cancer Center
Dr. Jeanette Hudgens and her team sprinkle warmth, acceptance, and TLC exactly when—and where!—you need it.
Runner-Up: Florida Institute of Dermatology
best dermatologist
Dermatology & Skin Cancer Center
Dr. Jeanette Hudgens and her team sprinkle warmth, acceptance, and TLC exactly when—and where!—you need it.
Runner-Up: Florida Institute of Dermatology
Your votes matter
Thank you for participating in our inaugural readers’ choice awards! Each of these honorees illustrate the truly diverse talent and excellence within our community. A few categories were decided by just one or two votes, so we mean it when we say that every vote counted!
We are especially grateful to anyone who contributed extra votes to help us raise $4,000 for two local charities.
Lift Disability Network
Disability has a far-reaching impact — not just on the individual, but also on the family that supports them. Due to their unique challenges and limitations, disability families are more likely to experience loneliness, poverty, and helplessness.
Lift Disability Network creates opportunities for these families to connect to one another, building new support systems and a welcoming community. Throughout the year, Lift provides camps, community events and family services that elevate life for families and individuals impacted by disability.
Funds Raised: $2,000To Support: liftdisability.net
Polka Dogz Pet Rescue
Polka Dogz specializes in second chances. Its mission is to rescue senior, disabled, neglected, and abandoned dogs, which are less likely to be adopted in ordinary shelters, and provide them with shelter, medical care, and love that they may have never gotten before.
Polka Dogz is 100% donor-supported and needs both funds and donations of daily-use items such as dog food, treats, toys, and cleaning supplies. Above all else, their goal is to find forever homes for their animals, but volunteers and foster home applicants are just as vital to their success.
Funds Raised: $2,000To Support: polkadogz.org
