Wellness

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...

By Victoria Ostrosky Life happens, doesn’t it?  The unexpected slaps us in the face and our life begins to crumble.  Maybe your pregnancy test came back positive.  You’re young, single and still in school.  What are your options?  Or, perhaps, you’re a little older with a career and not sure...

A scourge of my adolescence was the rotary dial phone.  For one, the absence of caller ID often lent an anxious surprise as to whose voice would be on the other end of the line.  Moving into teen years the anxiety was only heightened if the sound being received...

We’ve been providing hormone therapy for over ten years.  In that time thousands of patients have received bio-identical pellet therapy and we are one of the largest and longest-running bio-identical hormone pellet therapy clinics in the Southeast.  I’ve seen so many lives change for the better with bio-identical pellet...