Wellness

By Christian Regalado If this title got your attention, I highly recommend you read each of these tips below.  Your medical care coverage is extremely important to understand in order to both save you money and take care of your health.  Here are 5 important tips: Know Your Coverage: This sounds basic...

By Stephenie Craig The holidays are over and New Year messages are here. Change yourself. Change your life. Lose weight. Earn more money. Look younger. Do more. Take better trips. Buy better stuff. Eat differently. You and your life aren’t enough. Spend money to be a better, more acceptable version...

By Christian Regalado ‘Tis the season for choosing next year’s health insurance plan!  Lots of changes are happening next year, and you are going to want to know about them! The biggest changes coming in 2024 will affect Medicare beneficiaries.  If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, you know the Annual...

Sleeping through the night seems like an impossible task for many of us.  Waking up at three or four in the morning can be an everyday ordeal for many as we age.  You should already know sleep is one of the most important tools to heal our bodies, maintain...

By Stephanie Craig When did you last feel genuinely happy? Was it an ideal vacation, a family event where everyone behaved, the day your team won the big rivalry, a day at the beach when conditions were just right? The bar for happiness can feel high and difficult to obtain...

United Way Emerald Coast's Women United hosted their second EmpowHER Teen Mental Health Seminar presented by Eglin Federal Credit Union on Nov. 4 at Walton High School. This event is part of a series aimed to empower local teenagers with mental health resources and education. Women United selected Defuniak...

By Jeremiah Brewer, Your Local Medicare Plan Specialist, Wenrick Insurance During this period, anyone with Medicare can change their Medicare health plans and prescription drug coverage for the following year to better meet their needs. Medicare health and drug plans can make changes each year to cost, benefits, coverage, and the...

Dr. Richard Chern, MD I meet new people often and after the “What do you do?” a discussion about hormones typically occurs.  From men I usually hear,” Well I don’t have a problem in that department.”  And from women I hear that they are just fine without sex.  These comments...

By Stephenie Craig You’re moving through life, checking off your list, achieving, getting kids to activities, contributing to the community, and working. You’re so busy you don’t notice when a stomachache becomes the norm, tightness in your chest becomes more continuous, and tension in your body leaves you with unexplained...

By Christian Regalado Autumn has arrived! The leaves are falling, the air is chilling, and the year is winding down. Along with seasonal changes, this time of year offers the opportunity for those of us who are Medicare beneficiaries. The first enrollment period of the season, called the Annual Election...