Wellness

By Greg Durette Now that the Medicare Annual Election Period (AEP) is over, you can finally take a breather from all those ads, phone calls and mailers. Come Jan. 1, you will have a chance to try out your new Medicare Advantage, Supplement and/or Prescription plan. If you suddenly discover the...

By Amy Milligan, Owner, CRYO850 People often ask why we chose Destin as the site for our initial location. We’ve been Santa Rosa Beach residents for almost a decade. My kids go to school in Walton County. My community of friends and my village of parents was centered around South...

By Stephanie Craig Tired of making resolutions and experiencing a sense of failure by the end of January? It’s easy to make self-disciplined plans in December until January hits and you’re back to eating out, skipping the gym, staying up late, procrastinating and spending energy taking care of everyone but...

High Performance Lab Completes a Wellness Trifecta By Lori Leath Smith, Publisher Your local wellness center, CRYO850, recently added a state-of-the-art Performance Lab to its already robust arsenal of offerings for local athletes, fitness professionals, military personnel, coaches, exercise enthusiasts and those, like me, simply wanting to keep their bodies as...

By Stephanie Craig As you’re driving down the road, your car dashboard tells you your speed, engine temperature, gas level and oil needs. Maybe you never let your gas dip blow ¼ tank and change your oil every 3,000 miles. Maybe you like to push the limits and see how...

By Greg Durette For those folks new to the Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (AEP), the overwhelming volume of mailing pieces, emails and phone calls are dizzying. For those folks more experienced in this time, the sigh of despair and cries of “Oh no, not again!” can be heard from every...

By Stephenie Craig “I’m sorry. I was wrong. I can see that I hurt you and I shouldn’t have done that. I value our relationship. I will make every effort not to do that in the future.” Wouldn’t it be so helpful to hear that when someone hurt you? What we...

Suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people ages 10-24. According to the Florida Department of Vital Statistics, suicide was the third leading cause of death for individuals ages 5 to 14 in 2020. Northwest Florida, from Walton to Escambia Counties, combined in 2018-2020, falls in the...

By Stephanie Craig Do you find yourself struggling through Groundhog’s Day Syndrome in the midst of COVID-19? Each day you wake up and it’s another home day surrounded by the same people. This week, I wasn’t sure what day it was, what I had accomplished in the past four days,...

By Cris Ponce, Zilis Ambassador From occasional pain and inflammation, to occasional anxiety, sleeplessness and more, people of all ages and even pets are finding out how helpful CBD can be. Hemp is like a sister plant to marijuana, without the psychoactive component THC, which makes the user feel high....