Category: health-fitness

FORT WALTON BEACH — Help make a difference in the community by participating in the nation’s and the community’s largest food drive: the 26th annual National Association of Letter Carriers "Stamp Out…

CRESTVIEW — Here is a list of upcoming events and fundraisers for the Crestview Relay for Life, which is 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. April 20 at the Crestview High School, 1250 Ferdon Blvd. N., Crestview. Send …

CRESTVIEW — This week was the Florida Department of Health’s Tobacco Free Florida Week.
The annual awareness campaign started April 2 and ends tomorrow. It's focused on the theme of achieving healt…

FORT WALTON BEACH — Three Okaloosa County parks have potentially hazardous bathing water, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County stated April 2.
Marler Park, Okaloosa Island; Emerald P…

CRESTVIEW — The Okaloosa County Department of Health held its annual special needs shelter training exercise March 20 at Davidson Middle School.
The school serves as a shelter for evacuees during e…

PANAMA CITY — If you have bats roosting in your attic, eaves or chimney spaces, now is the time to give them an eviction notice. Bat maternity season begins April 15 and runs through August 15. Exclu…

CRESTVIEW — The Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, in coordination with the Mississippi Community Veterans Engagement Board, is providing Hepatitis C testing.
The testing is open to all vetera…

CRESTVIEW — A new healthcare provider is taking patients in Crestview.
Myron Faircloth, a board-certified nurse practitioner, joined the staff of Gateway Medical Clinic, an affiliate of North Okalo…

CRESTVIEW — A nonprofit organization for adults with disabilities is building a new group home in Crestview.
The Arc of the Emerald Coast, formerly Horizons, began construction of the six-bedroom, …

This article appears in Spring Boomers magazine.
Too much sugar isn't just making us fat, it's making us sick. Growing scientific evidence shows that eating too much added sugar is linked to seriou…