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...
By Kay Leaman, Health Architect, HealthyDay HealthyLife
In gathering information to share I discovered a few rabbit holes which I will attempt to avoid. These words offer opinions that truly oppose each other. The words detox and cleanse are used interchangeably, but they basically have the same definition. They are...
Dr. Richard Chern, M.D.
We’ve been providing hormone therapy for over ten years. In that time thousands of patients have received bio-identical pellet therapy and we are one of the largest and longest-running bio-identical hormone pellet therapy clinics in the Southeast. I’ve seen so many lives change for the better with bio-identical...
By Greg Durette, Florida Health Connector
It’s finally here again: Medicare Open Enrollment or more precisely, the Annual Election Period (AEP). Every year, from October 15th to December 7th, Medicare eligible folks are able to do pretty much anything they want with their coverage. Some of my previous columns have...
By Stephenie Craig, Journey Bravely
When did you last experience tense shoulders, sighing breaths, irritability, exhaustion, trying to keep it positive, being overscheduled and overwhelmed? It’s back to school transition time and August tends to sneak up each year with an unending list of buying things and attending events for...