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 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...

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...

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 Marty Kernion, Ph.D. QUESTION: I am having a terrible time with my memory and can’t seem to focus. Alzheimer’s disease runs in my family and I’m concerned. What can I do? ANSWER: There are a lot of things you can do from a natural viewpoint that can help you with...

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 Lori Smith Local Niceville resident Greg Durette believes in getting a real live and local person on the phone when you call! As a local representative of Florida Blue specializing in Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement products for seniors in our area, Greg says this is the time of...

Each year in October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. For more than two decades, October has been the designated focal point of all things breast cancer related and raising awareness for women to get screened for early detection, diagnosis and treatment, along with emphasizing support for those who...

By Dr. Richard Chern, MD How many times have you been told, "Labs look normal, see ya next year?" But that voice inside says "I don't feel normal." Why is that? Well, because it’s normal to age, get tired, gain weight, have achy joints, thinning hair, move slower, and have...

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...