By Greg Durette, Florida Health Connector
This is the time of year when you should review your Medicare options and make important decisions about your coverage for 2025.
Right now, we are in the Annual Election Period (AEP) for all Medicare beneficiaries. It is often referred to as the Annual Open...
As Floridians prepare to celebrate the holidays with family and friends, it’s important to take precautions to keep everyone safe. The Florida Department of Health offers these health and safety recommendations:
Flu Vaccination: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that everyone six months and older get a flu vaccine...
By Melanie Yost
High-functioning depression and anxiety are often invisible to the outside world. People who live with these conditions may appear successful, organized, and sociable — yet internally, they struggle with persistent sadness, chronic worry, and emotional exhaustion. Because they continue to perform at work, maintain relationships, and meet...
By Dr. Richard Chern, M.D.
How are you handling life’s little frustrations? I know this article goes outside the immediate area, but I would bet everyone reading this article knows exactly how life in Destin has changed in the last ten years. I know for me, if there’s a bridge,...
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...
By Kay Leaman, Health Architect, HealthyDay HealthyLife
Even if you don’t have asthma, having knowledge about it can help someone you know or who you may run into some day.
Did you know that asthma is a disorder of the bronchial airways with no known cure? The airways react to certain types...
By Kay Leaman, Health Architect, HealthyDay HealthyLife
There’s been a lot of talk of late about gratitude. A “gratitude” is being grateful for something or someone: a positive comment from a friend or stranger, the sun on your face, the project that finally got completed, a wagging tail or leg...
By Stephenie Craig
You’re moving through life, checking off your list, achieving, getting kids to activities, contributing to the community, and working. You’re so busy you don’t notice when a stomachache becomes the norm, tightness in your chest becomes more continuous, and tension in your body leaves you with unexplained aches...
