Wellness

QUESTION: I confess. I have new year resolutions. Tops on my list (I know, how cliché) is to improve my diet. I feel like in the past I have fallen into some bad habits that have sabotaged my plans to eat healthier. Help! I need all the help I can...

By Dr. Richard Chern, MD We’ve had occasional calls over the years from husbands who feel their wives are slipping away. They call saying they are desperate to get their wives back. After years of marriage when a relationship should be getting easier, it seems like things are only getting...

Beach Mosquito Control District (BMCD) is an Independent Special Taxing District that operates under Chapter 388 of the Florida Statutes. The District extends from Hathaway Bridge on the east to the Walton County line on the west and south of the intercoastal waterway, excluding the West Bay community. BMCD is...

By Stephenie Craig, Journey Bravely 2020 is over and yet you might continue to face many of the same challenges as you enter the new year. It can be easy to feel resentfully stuck in survival mode and to view yourself as a victim of the pandemic and other major...

By Richard Chern, M.D. You might have heard the phrase synthetic is not always bad and organic is not always good. But in the world of hormones, the research suggests bio-identicals are always the right way to go! So, what’s the difference? The main difference is the molecular structure of...

Finding and deciding who to trust with your healthcare can be challenging, and hearing issues are no exception. Since a hearing aid cannot be prescribed like eyeglasses, proper hearing aid recommendations and fitting are highly dependent on the judgement and skill of the professional selecting the instrument. At All...

By Johns Hopkins Medicine According to several major studies, older adults with hearing loss are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, compared to those with normal hearing. Further, the risk escalates as a person’s hearing loss grows worse. Those with mild hearing impairment are nearly twice as likely to...

By Aether Van Dyke Senior Helpers is Bay County’s premier in-home senior care provider. Offering full range of tailored home care solutions, from general services for those requiring minimal support, to in-depth specialized care for those with Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Parkinson’s and other chronic diseases. Senior Helpers has made it their...

By Dr. Richard Chern, MD I used to get stressed over small stuff. A lack of plans or a last-minute change would make my head spin. Events I had no control over could keep me from sleeping and I struggled to get active. I felt exhausted by the end of...

By Michael Roth 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 in this time, the sigh of despair and calls of “Oh no, not again!” can be heard from every...