By Kay Leaman, Health Architect It’s a love-hate relationship. We eat sweets to celebrate, comfort our souls and give sweets as gifts. Enjoying special moments is a good thing. But even if you’re an occasional sweet eater, you might be eating much more than you think. Sugar is more addictive than cocaine and causes inflammation […]
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By Todd Craig, LCSW I don’t remember most of my dreams, but I’ll never forget this one. In the dream I am in the third-row seat of a car traveling down a straight highway. I am content with my situation until I am suddenly aware that the car is on cruise control, and I am […]
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By Lisa Leath Turpin, Health & Fitness Coach/Consultant Consider these suggestions to get the best out of your workouts and keep you interested. 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 […]
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By Greg Durette, Florida Health Connector As many times as I have said the term “age-in” to folks when discussing Medicare, it has never failed to elicit a visceral response like, “What do you mean with this age-in thing?!” or “I don’t feel aged-in!.” The fact of the matter is, aging-in, meaning you are turning […]
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By Todd Craig, LCSW Sometimes we need a wake-up call, something to shake us from being lulled into the dull existence of an unintentionally lived life. Something that awakens us to snap out of the mindset that life is something that happens to us rather than a gift we get to live. One of my […]
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Ascension Sacred Heart has announced plans to create a family medicine residency program based in Walton County, in collaboration with the University of Florida College of Medicine and with support from the Florida Department of Health. “With the growth taking place along the Emerald Coast, there is a significant shortage of primary care physicians. The […]
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By Dr. Richard Chern, M.D. There is a big difference between being healthy and not being sick. In the same way there is a big difference between what is normal and what is optimal. This is true in many aspects of our lives and it especially includes lab results from your doctors office. It is […]
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By Todd Craig, I was stuck. After twenty years doing what I had always dreamed of doing, it was clear the season was ending, and I didn’t know what was next. I was experiencing anxiety, anger, and was finding it difficult to be fully present at work and in my relationships. These experiences were compounded […]
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By Kay Leaman, HealthyDay HealthyLife While looking at the overuse of antibiotics, I came across some information that bares our attention. Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections and have been successful in treating these illnesses. However, because antibiotics are not bacteria specific, they kill the good bacteria along with the bad. Most of us […]
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By Rita L. Sherwood Dr. Kevin Wells has been practicing Optometry for almost 24 years. He is a Board-Certified Optometric Physician, internationally published author, Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and Diplomate of the American Board of Optometry. He was also in the first class of Optometrists trained to perform laser eye surgery for […]
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