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...
By Melanie Stewart, Yum Tum Nutrition
Just when you think it couldn’t get any more exciting, it’s time for our jugglers! These two multi-tasking geniuses are designed to keep all the balls in the air making lightning fast responses and micro adjustments as needed to protect us. Please meet the...
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....
By Lisa Leath Turpin, Health & Fitness Coach/Consultant
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 order to perform better at each sport, it takes specific movements and strengths, in...
By Christine Rushford, Coastal Counseling
The back to school rush has begun. Millions of children have returned to their daily routine of early wakeups, multiple hours of academic rigor and then a plethora of after school activities. Often over the summer, the schedule becomes more relaxed. Bedtimes become more flexible,...
Pilates is for everyone! In the 20 years I’ve been teaching, I have trained everyone from grandparents wanting to play with grandkids, moms wanting their pre baby body back to famous professional athletes.
Pilates can be done as the only form of exercise or mixed to complement new trends such...
By Dr. Richard Chern, M.D.
This month we would like to thank all the Destin Life readers for your amazing support and let you in on all our latest news! We have added some new providers and new therapies!
Susan Griffin, APRN, is one of the region’s premiere bio-identical hormone therapy...
Fort Walton Beach Medical Center (FWBMC) officially opened its doors to receive patients on July 22, 1974, as a 237-bed hospital providing emergency services, labor and delivery, behavioral health and general medical/surgical care. FWBMC stood alone in its current location as a healthcare beacon providing much needed, advanced medical...
