ACSM Names “Wearable Tech” as the Top Fitness Trend for 2020
By Lisa Leath Turpin, Health & Wellness Coach
Here we are starting a new decade and making new resolutions to encourage ourselves to strive to be the best version of ourselves. Not sure about you guys, but I am ready...
Compassionate Dental Care and Cosmetic Smile Makeovers Improve Patient Lives
Dr. Olivier Broutin and his team at Smileology, an implant, cosmetic and family dental practice, provide superior dental care in a comfortable setting. Of the more than 200,000 dentists in the U.S, Dr. Broutin is one of fewer than 100...
The White-Wilson Community Foundation will host the 8th Annual Run for the Health of It 5K/8K on Saturday, March 21. Participants take off at 9 a.m. and runners and walkers of all ability levels are invited to participate. Both the race and the after-party are stroller and dog friendly!...
By Richard Chern, M.D.
We’re heading into the New Year and this is the traditional time to reflect on the year’s accomplishments and failures as well as determine our goals and objectives for the new year.
A typical New Year’s resolution includes eating better, exercising more, and losing weight. And, although...
The White-Wilson Community Foundation (WWCF) invites groups serving Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties to submit grant applications by Dec. 31, 2019, to whitewilsoncommunityfoundation.org. Open to any nonprofit or not-for-profit health organization serving residents of those counties, WWCF’s community health grant program provides access to health care and eduction...
By Marty Kernion, Ph.D.
QUESTION:
This time of the year can be very sad. The holidays should be joyful, not sad. But it seems as though December brings back a lot of memories of loss. I often feel down, angry and stressed out. What can I do to help get...
By Lisa Leath Turpin, Health & Wellness Coach
Happy Holidays! In November I encouraged you to just get moving and stay moving… any movement/activity counts toward your ability to burn calories and stay healthy. I also challenged you to use movement to “Weigh Down to Christmas,” to keep from gaining...
By Marty Kernion, Ph.D.
QUESTION: During the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays I get exhausted. What can I do to raise my energy levels?
ANSWER: Fatigue is a symptom. To solve the problem, we need to always look at causes. For example:
• Are there any imbalances with hormones, such as thyroid, estrogen,...
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 Dr. Richard Chern, M.D.
Blood pressure, pulse, temperature and respiration are measurable and all serve a vital role in the health and treatment of patients- thus we describe them as “Vital Signs.” In 2001, The Joint Commission, a private business that provides accreditation to hospitals, decided pain was being...