By Christopher Manson
Last month, local anesthesiologist and paddleboard enthusiast Ryan Wegner headed to the Bahamas for a massive 80-mile, approximately 16-hour paddle event benefiting Piper’s Angels Foundation for Cystic Fibrosis. The Palm Beach Gardens-based nonprofit hosted its 10th annual Crossing for Cystic Fibrosis June 21-25.
Wegner, the father of twin Autistic 14-year-old...
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 Stephenie Craig, Journey Bravely
Have you ever gone through a day only to realize you interacted with people and don’t remember it? Perhaps you were glazed over as you went through the grocery store checkout or you nodded and talked to your kids while looking at your phone not really...
By Stephenie Craig, Journey Bravely
A few months ago, I found my brain scattered, tired, and generally tense. When I slowed to reflect, I realized I was carrying stress outside my awareness. Juggling work, home, parenting, relationships, life transitions, emails, texts, news, professional research, social media, etc. was overwhelming my...
By Kay Leaman, Health Architect, HealthyDay HealthyLife
Most of us have experienced a headache and/or migraine; I have experienced both. There are several types of headaches, classified by the cause:
Primary – caused by chemical, nerve, and blood vessels or muscles around the head and neck. The skull aches with these types.
Cluster –...
Throughout the 2022-2023 school year, the Student Services Department and its mental health providers developed a monthly Mental Health Matters focus. Each month the Okaloosa County School District’s (OCSD) mental health team, along with school administration, faculty, staff, and students, focused on one specific component of mental wellness and...
By Heather Bennett Eye
You probably know someone who’s had a cancer diagnosis or know someone who knows someone. It’s hard to find anyone who hasn’t been touched by cancer in some way. Our community is no different. People are affected every day.
Michele Bailey, founder of Bailey Brigade, and her family...
By Stephenie Craig, Journey Bravely
I was a high school senior deciding between college in my home town or five hours away. I meticulously weighed the pros and cons and spun up scenarios of different directions my life might take if I didn’t choose the exact right university. The back and...
By Dr. Richard Chern, M.D.
If you haven’t heard already there is a new weight loss medication available at a reasonable cost. Semaglutide is a GLP-1 receptor agonist which means it activates the GLP-1 receptor. Still confused? It doesn’t matter. It has several important actions in the body.
Semaglutide ultimately helps...
By Lee Davis, RPh
Important changes in blood cholesterol management have been put into place recently. Statin drug therapy is still the mainstay of treatment. However, the threshold at which to begin statin therapy has been lowered. Familiar medications such as Rosuvastatin (Crestor), Atorvastatin (Lipitor), Pravastatin (Pravachol), Simvastatin (Zocor) and...
