Arthritis Is A Pain

By Kay Leaman, Health Architect There are several types of arthritis: Osteo, Rheumatoid, Lupus Erythematosus, Gout, Infectious and Reactive, and Psoriatic. The American Arthritis Foundation shows 58.5 million Americans suffer with this disease and annual costs for medical care and lost earnings is $303.5 billion. Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease...
By Krisy Whitely Anderson It’s that time of year and you want your skin to be as glowing as the sparkling holidays and all its festivities! The Ultimate Skin Refiner is your solution. After only three treatments of the Ultimate Skin Refiner H2O Facial Treatment, you can minimize and deep cleanse...
Sometimes we just need a moment—a time to rest—a time to refill your cup—or a time just to laugh and connect with other like-minded women. New Life Church Pastor Holly and I, along with our other dynamic retreat speaker, Valerie Peterson, and the Iron Sisters Leadership Team are excited to...

Tai Chi, Not Chai Tea :)

By Marge Gross Tai Chi (pronounced tie-chee) is a graceful, meditative form of exercise involving a series of movements performed in a slow focused manner, accompanied by deep breathing. It has been around for several thousand years and is practiced by approximately 100 million people in China daily. In America,...
By Greg Durette It’s finally here again…Medicare Open Enrollment or more precisely, the Annual Election Period (AEP). Every year, from October 15th to December 7th, Medicare eligible folks are able to do pretty much anything they want with their coverage. Some of my previous columns have addressed many of the...

Fit from Fish

By Lisa Leath Turpin, BS, Fitness & Wellness Coach Here’s great news about the health benefits of our local Gulf of Mexico fish! We’ve all read or heard that fish is healthy for you. But cold-water fish, such as salmon, usually make the healthy headlines. It’s primarily because of their...
By Todd Craig, LCSW   One of the most difficult seasons of my life were the two years I had hopes and dreams I was too scared to share with other people. The truth is, I wasn’t even brave enough to acknowledge them to myself. It was time to move from...

Understanding Shingles

By Kay Leaman, Health Architect The same virus that causes chickenpox, shingles or Herpes Zoster (VZ) is a reactivation of the dormant VZ within the nervous system. This virus can live in the nervous system for years before being triggered. So, if you’ve had chickenpox, you carry the virus. Shingles begins...
HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital celebrated the completion of the first phase of its $100 million expansion Aug. 30, which includes a new four-story, 95,000-square-foot patient tower and 10,000-square-foot renovated dietary space. This phase of the expansion adds 10 ICU beds, eight cardiovascular ICU beds and 24 surgical care beds...
By Greg Durette What could be more simple than picking the right Medicare Advantage or Medicare Supplement plan for you?! HAH! When you stop laughing (or crying), understand, you are not alone. This is the time of year when you have the opportunity to review your Medicare coverage and make...