Wellness

The Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center (ECCAC) undertakes a prevention/awareness program each month related to the health and well-being of children and teens. March is National Nutrition Month. It is considered neglectful to withhold access to food from a child, or to deny the right food that they may need...

By Michelle Ruschman Publisher’s Note: Our area is blessed with several military installations, serving thousands of military personnel and possessing a significant deployment commitment. Consequently, our family and friends in the military are continuously placed in harm’s way. Fortunately, we have Fisher House, which provides a home away from home...

By Lisa Leath Turpin, Health & Fitness Coach/Consultant Consider these suggestions to get the best out of your workouts and keep you interested. Structure your workouts to fit your goals: A gymnast doesn’t train like a football player, and a tennis player doesn’t train like a basketball player. Why? Because in...

By Greg Durette, Florida Health Connector As many times as I have said the term “age-in” to folks when discussing Medicare, it has never failed to elicit a visceral response like, “What do you mean with this age-in thing?!” or “I don’t feel aged-in!.” The fact of the matter is, aging-in,...

By Todd Craig, LCSW Sometimes we need a wake-up call, something to shake us from being lulled into the dull existence of an unintentionally lived life. Something that awakens us to snap out of the mindset that life is something that happens to us rather than a gift we get...

Ascension Sacred Heart has announced plans to create a family medicine residency program based in Walton County, in collaboration with the University of Florida College of Medicine and with support from the Florida Department of Health. “With the growth taking place along the Emerald Coast, there is a significant shortage...

Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Centers (ECCAC) in Okaloosa and Walton Counties have monthly prevention and awareness programs to help children, teens and families. February is National Teen Dating Violence Month. This is an issue that impacts everyone, not only teens, but their parents, teachers, friends and communities as well. Teen...

By Dr. Richard Chern, M.D. There is a big difference between being healthy and not being sick.  In the same way there is a big difference between what is normal and what is optimal.  This is true in many aspects of our lives and it especially includes lab results from...

By Todd Craig I was stuck. After twenty years doing what I had always dreamed of doing, it was clear the season was ending, and I didn’t know what was next. I was experiencing anxiety, anger, and was finding it difficult to be fully present at work and in my...

Tickets are now officially on sale for Shelter House’s 6th Annual Palate & Palette Dinner, to be held February 5, 2022, at Legendary Marine's showroom in Destin. This year's featured artist will be Nikki Cade, from Dallas, Texas. At the end of the evening, the painting will be auctioned...