By Kay Leaman, Health Architect, HealthyDay HealthyLife
What a great topic for the holidays! This is the time of year we escape from the disciplines we’ve created. The family recipes, the cookies, pies and beverages flow. And, depending on our emotional state during all the busyness and possible drama is...
We all know the destruction overindulging can do to our bodies, both visibly and silently. However, the holidays can be challenging. Bay Life’s Fitness and Wellness Coach, Lisa Leath Turpin, offers tips on how to not over-indulge too much, but instead being able to enjoy the fun, holiday season....
By Greg Durette
Eventually, if you are lucky, you will find yourself needing to make the transition from traditional insurance to Medicare. Knowing when you qualify to first enroll and when to make changes later on can prove a bit confusing. But, it is critical to make sure you make...
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...
For Reverend Chris, It’s a Family Affair
By Christopher Manson
Pensacola Teen Challenge is a faith-based nonprofit whose mission is to help individuals struggling with drug and alcohol addiction serving our local area. “They stay with us for a year,” says honcho Rev. Chris McKinney. “They live with us, and we help them get...
By Greg Durette
For those folks new to the Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (AEP), the overwhelming volume of mailing pieces, emails and phone calls are dizzying. For those folks more experienced this time, the sigh of despair and cries of “Oh no, not again!” can be heard from every balcony...
Dr. Richard Chern, MD
I meet new people often and after the “What do you do?” a discussion about hormones typically occurs. From men I usually hear, “Well I don’t have a problem in that department.” And from women I hear that they are just fine without sex. These comments are to...
By Kenneth Books
Kids with autism have a tough road. But what about when those kids grow up to be adults with autism?
A group of parents of children with autism are working to provide a home for their offspring when the parents are no longer here to take care of...
By Kay Leaman, Health Architect, HealthyDay HealthyLife
Back in the early eighties, there was a really cool eatery/bar off one of the side streets just outside downtown Denver. They had these thin black cylinders hanging from the ceiling spaced every few feet. I inquired as to what they were and...
By Kenneth Books
Recovery from addiction is hard. Resources are limited and the lure of drugs and alcohol can be overwhelming. But there is a resource in our area that helps women break the cycle of addiction, get and stay sober and create a normal, fulfilling life for those who...