Wellness

By Lisa Leath Turpin, Health & Wellness Coach This is the season for Thanksgiving—that is giving thanks and being thankful. Last year I wrote that I was thankful for movement, aka. being able to move. This year I’m thankful for that again. Use it or lose it, as it’s said,...

By Melanie Stewart Last month, it was about encouraging healthy eating for children. One of the most common complaints is an aversion to vegetables. Given that this food group is indisputably important, the first recommendation is to introduce vegetables early and often. Even if the baby seems to react negatively, consistency is...

Lindy Wood dreamed of a day when she could offer more for her son, Weston, and other teens and young adults affected by Autism. “I see my little Weston now and already worry about the fact that, as he gets older, his opportunities to develop and cultivate independent skills...

Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, yet suicide is preventable. Not to be deterred by the original date being rained out, supporters throughout Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, and nearby communities will be participating in the 7th Annual Emerald Coast Out of the...

By Dr. Richard Chern, M.D. Are there any men out there who are tired, irritable, have trouble sleeping, headaches, brain fog, dry cracked skin, depression, anxiety, high cholesterol or high triglycerides? These are just some problems associated with low Estrogen levels. As I’ve discussed previously, testosterone breaks down into estrogen...

By Lisa Leath Turpin, Health & Wellness Coach Any movement and activity is good. Especially the kind we LOVE, like fishing! Improve strength, drop unwanted pounds, and increase your positive and emotional outlook. That’s what we all want. I encourage people to be active in any way because inactivity is...

By Melanie Stewart First of all, I appreciate the questions you’ve been sending in and will do my best to cover your areas of interest. This month’s question has to do with how to raise a healthy eater. I’ve heard many parents describe their children as picky eaters who will...

When Mosely High School Student Athlete, Jordan Whitely, learned electric Cryotherapy technology was available in the Panhandle, he and his mom made the drive from Panama City to Destin to check it out. What they discovered was much more than Cryotherapy; rather a full-scale center offering the same advanced...

The Trauma Center at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center has received reverification as a Level II Trauma Center by the Verification Review Committee (VRC), an ad hoc committee of the Committee on Trauma (COT) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). This achievement recognizes the trauma center’s dedication to...

Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast, part of Ascension, one of the nation’s leading nonprofit and Catholic health systems, is creating the county’s first Level II neonatal intensive care unit. The 10-bed NICU is scheduled to open in January 2020. Level II NICUs are for infants born prematurely at...