By Kelly Stalnaker, J & B Medical
Having easy access to home medical equipment should be a priority for everyone. You never know when an accident, injury or emergency medical situation will occur. No one is protected against a stroke of bad luck. There might come a time that an...
High Performance Lab Completes a Wellness Trifecta
By Lori Leath Smith, Publisher
Your local wellness center, CRYO850, recently added a state-of-the-art Performance Lab to its already robust arsenal of offerings for local athletes, fitness professionals, military personnel, coaches, exercise enthusiasts and those, like me, simply wanting to keep their bodies as...
By Stephenie Craig
Are you ever moving through life and find yourself feeling very angry or hurt by someone? Maybe you are experiencing anger or hurt at a level 10 intensity and you are noticing the situation intensity level seems to be much lower than your feeling. You might then...
By Maria Lahti, M.D., and Lauren Stipp, M.D., Sacred Heart Emerald Coast
Every year, we set great resolutions for our health. Unfortunately, we usually forget them quickly. This year, don’t miss the opportunity to reprioritize your heart health. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women...
By Kay Leaman, HealthyDay HealthyLife
The thyroid is located at the base of the neck just below the Adam’s apple. Hormones produced by the thyroid control energy, metabolism, heart rate, protein synthesis, cholesterol and triglyceride metabolism, bone metabolism, sleep, brain functions and more. It is not uncommon for a misdiagnosis to be...
By Kelly Stalnaker, J&B Medical
Did you know that you can choose your own CPAP provider? Regardless of what company your referral gets sent to, you have the final say in where you get your supplies. And if you choose J&B Medical, we’ll take care of getting the necessary documentation from...
By Lisa Leath Turpin, Health and Wellness Coach
Good health should be a family affair. Children learn and develop from what they see their parents do. When parents practice a healthy lifestyle, the children are more likely to follow.
The key to developing lifelong healthy fitness habits is to start young....
By Kelly Stalnaker
Are you a Type 1 or Type 2 diabetic patient that is tired of constant finger sticks? Then it might be time to consider a continuous glucose monitor. A continuous glucose monitor (or CGM, for short) is a device that automatically tracks your blood sugar level 24/7,...
By Kay Leaman, HealthyDay HealthyLife
Did you know that there is a consensus emerging that maintaining good oral health can be the underappreciated practice to a longer, healthier life?
Even though having healthy gum tissue and removing the plaque buildup on a daily basis is important, it’s the microbiome that needs...
By Greg Durette, Florida Health Connector
The end is near! Hopefully, not in the mortal sense, but rather the end of the Open Enrollment Period for predominantly Medicare Advantage plan members in 2024. We will leave the mortality prognostications to the crazy guy wearing a sandwich board roaming various city...
