By Lisa Woodrum
Path of Grace (POG) provides a way out for women caught in the destructive lifestyle of addiction through discovering their identity and purpose in Christ. Eddie Mansfield has been its director for 12 years. He compassionately understands these residents’ journey as he too had wandered off the...
By Dr. Richard Chern, MD
Today I’d like to talk about Levothyroxine or Synthroid. This is likely the most commonly prescribed thyroid medication in the world but this is slowly changing. This article may be a bit difficult to follow so don’t feel bad if you have to read it...
By Teresa Halverson, Director of Business Development & Community Relations, The Manor at Blue Water Bay
We are all blessed to live on the beautiful Emerald Coast. With more families moving to the area every day, our aging population continues to grow as well. Navigating the senior living and health...
By Todd Craig, Journey Bravely
The journey from November to January can leave us feeling emotional whiplash from mixed messages of one celebration to the next. November is spent reflecting on gratitude. In December, we receive messaging that life is better if we give or receive the perfect gift. After...
By Kay Leaman, Health Architect
Welcome to 2023! Now that our holiday celebrations are over, we’re falling back into the routines of daily life. However, I’d like to challenge you to start something new.
Let’s digress.
The mind is amazing and it will give us exactly what we focus on. A speaker...
By Lisa Turpin, Health & Wellness Coach
According to the American College of Sports Medicine’s annual international survey of 4,500 health and fitness professionals, released Dec. 28, Wearable Technology will be the top global fitness trend in 2023. The fitness professionals were polled on 42 potential trends, and ACSM reported...
By Matthew Eaton
In October, more than 350 gathered at Northwest Florida State College for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Participants raised more than $65,000 to fund care and support programs and critical research to, ultimately, find a cure. Melody Wood traveled from Alaska to walk in honor of her...
By Richard Chern, M.D.
Hormone therapy can be traced back over 2000 years when the Chinese isolated pituitary and sex hormones for medicinal purposes. The hormones had not been identified, but the benefits were already known. Of course, many discoveries have occurred since then and today we are not only...
By Lisa Turpin, Health & Wellness Coach
Hard to believe 2022 is coming to an end. But, “(musical notes?) It’s – THE – most – wonderful time of the year (musical notes?) There’ll be parties for hosting, marshmallows for toasting… and…be of good cheer… (musical notes?) It’s the most WONDERFUL...
White-Wilson Community Foundation Provides Special Olympics Athletes With Free Sports Physicals
Bay Life Staff -
The White-Wilson Community Foundation partnered with Special Olympics Florida to provide free sports physicals to local athletes throughout Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton Counties recently at White-Wilson Medical Center’s main campus in Fort Walton Beach.
Volunteers from White-Wilson Medical Center conducted the routine physicals for nearly 30 athletes in need...