Rethink Your Drink
When it comes to weight loss, there’s no lack of diets promising fast results. There are low-carb diets, high-carb diets, low-fat diets, grapefruit diets, cabbage soup diets, and blood-type diets, to name a few. No matter what diet you may try to lose weight, you must take in fewer calories than your body uses. Most […]
FDA Allows Marketing of First Self-Fitting Hearing Aid Controlled by the User
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last month allowed marketing of a new device, the Bose Hearing Aid, intended to amplify sounds for individuals 18 years or older with perceived mild to moderate hearing impairment (hearing loss). This is the first hearing aid authorized for marketing by the FDA that enables users to fit, program, […]
Quinoa-Stuffed Tomatoes
Ingredients 4 medium (21/2 inches) tomatoes, rinsed 1 Tbsp olive oil 2 Tbsps red onions, peeled and chopped 1 c cooked mixed vegetables — such as peppers, corn, carrots, or peas 1 c quinoa, rinsed 1 c low-sodium chicken broth 1/2 ripe avocado, peeled and diced 1/4 tsp ground black pepper 1 Tbsp […]
Do You Need Assisted Living?
By Linda Snyder, Senior Care Advocate, Villas of Holly Brook No one enjoys getting older, but it’s inevitable. Everyday things may seem like they’re becoming increasingly difficult, if not impossible. Your family and friends may be there for you, but you don’t want to become a burden. Should you move to an assisted-living community? Is […]
Peoria Community Festival of Nativities Inspires and Unites Central Illinois
By Kimberly Flack When was the last time you saw handcrafted artifacts from over 40 countries in one room? The Community Festival of Nativities offers just that with a bonus Christmas spin. With over 800 nativities, local musicians, a children’s scavenger hunt, and new this year: custom calligraphy for attendees and live nativity paintings in-progress, […]
Plant-Based Essential Oils Boost the Mind, Body, and Spirit During the Holidays
By Melinda Myers Ease into the hectic holiday season with the help of aromatherapy. The fragrances of plant-derived essential oils have long been used to improve the health of our minds, bodies, and spirits. Boost your energy and increase your focus as you work to balance working, family, and holiday fun. Peppermint has long been […]
Ideas for Eating Healthy This Holiday Season
By Benjamin Goodin Most of us use the holiday season as an excuse to cheat on our normal diets a bit, or for many of us, a lot. You probably grew up with at least one baker in the family who took it upon his or herself to provide the entire holiday season’s worth of […]
7 Ways to Help Hurricane Victims
Natural disasters come in multiple forms and can quickly devastate many lives in a matter of moments. While they all can cause nightmares for those affected, few are as powerful and destructive as hurricanes. That’s why, when hurricanes make landfall and wreak havoc, help is immediately needed and accepted by the people and communities impacted […]
Direct Care, Your Health, Your Way
Dear beloved current and future patients: I hope this letter finds you well. This is to let you know about my new practice, Heartland Endocrine Group at 4620 E. 53rd Street, Davenport, IA, which will be opening up on December 3rd, 2018. My practice will now be a direct care clinic and this is a […]
Understanding Hospice Care
Submitted by Richard R. Roller of Pearson Bollman Law Hospice care can be very difficult for families to come to terms with, but can be a beneficial care option for the terminally ill. The purpose of hospice care is to provide comfort and quality of life for a terminally ill person. Hospice care can allow […]