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Wellness and fitness news, health information and tips from local wellness experts in Freeport and Niceville, Florida, including the Hammock Bay and Bluewater Bay areas surrounding the Choctawhatchee Bay.

By Scott Miller Flex Fitness Freeport will open its doors soon—in just a few short weeks soon! And it is going to knock your socks off when you first walk through the doors. The brand-new facility located at 188 Ramsey Branch Rd. in Freeport will bring a state-of-the-art fitness center...

Be Active – Be Thankful

By Lisa Leath Turpin, Health & Wellness Coach ‘Tis the season to be thankful—for movement! Technology, longer work hours, and larger life demands make taking care of yourself challenging, especially through the holidays. If life or work demands more, then the worst thing you can do is stop moving or...
Sat., Nov. 13 | 9 a.m. Northwest Florida State College | Niceville Join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Sat., Nov. 13. Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the world’s largest event to raise funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research. On Walk...
By Stephenie Craig, Journey Bravely You wake up, the sun is shining, the water is beautiful, you’re feeling good about work, you love the people in your life, your favorite song is playing, things are going your way, you’re in the zone. Suddenly you’re blind-sided when someone lets you down,...
By Kay Leaman, Health Architect, HealthyDay HealthyLife The 4th quarter of 2021 lengthens our ‘To Do’ lists and reminds us how quickly this year has gone by. The Destin Fishing Rodeo has begun and there are more celebrations on the horizon: The Bloody Mary Festival, Eggs on the Beach, the annual...

Athlete Safety Matters

By Kay Phelan The Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center (ECCAC) has had their Okaloosa and Walton County schools Child Safety Matters prevention programs in place for the past several years. They have reached roughly 37,000 K-12 students each year in 66 different schools. The nation has recently witnessed the sexual abuse...
By Greg Durette, Florida Health Connector 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...
By Dr. Richard Chern, M.D. The Women’s Health Initiative Study (WHI) was started with the goal to prove that synthetic hormones worked as well as bio-identical hormones. Unfortunately, the results of this study were announced in a way that scared most women and physicians into stopping hormones of any kind...
By Matthew Eaton Paula Zoeller loved spending time with her kids and grandkids. However, her husband Jim began to notice a change in her he couldn’t describe. They moved from place to place, trying to find her happy spot, not realizing something more sinister was taking hold. A few months...
By Tina Fader Did you know that there are 10,000 Baby Boomers turning 65 every day right now? You are probably one of them, or know someone who is. I would like to go over some basic facts about Medicare that you may already know about , but there still...
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