Heartland Health Care Center Offers Tips on How to Handle Holiday Depression
By Jodi Mines, Heartland Health Care Center — Moline As the long, lazy days of summer have faded into crisp evenings of autumn, preparations for the upcoming holiday season are once again upon us. Gift lists, party invitations, and decorating plans complicate already hectic schedules along with increasing stress and tension levels. The holiday season […]
Evening Eye Solution for Baggy Eyes
Whether you call them bags under the eyes, puffy eyes, or dark circles, they’re probably something you’d rather not wake up to, right? Fortunately, while writing about how to get rid of bags under eyes, I researched and found several facial-skin healing ingredients. When combined together, you suddenly have a potent, homemade evening baggy eyes […]
Be Our Guest
Welcome to Ridgecrest Village, located at 4130 Northwest Blvd. Davenport, IA. We are the longest standing senior community with the full care spectrum in the Quad Cities, and we are very proud of it! Adding the fact that we are a not-for-profit community only contributes to our pride. To top it all off, we have […]
Spinal Fusion Is Not Always Necessary
Submitted by Orthopaedic Specialists Approximately eight out of every 10 Americans will experience lower back pain at some point in their lives. While most of these patients find the pain resolves within a few weeks, almost 10 percent of these patients develop chronic back pain and seek treatment from a healthcare provider. Traditional treatments include […]
Supportive Living Illinois A Closer Look
Submitted by Heritage Woods of Moline Where can seniors and persons with disabilities turn when living at home becomes… Difficult? Isolating? Dangerous? They can turn to supportive living! Supportive living is here for seniors and persons with disabilities when… They require help at a price they can afford Skilled nursing provides “too” much care and […]
7 Things We Should All Appreciate About Pears
Submitted by Hy-Vee of Milan Let’s please talk about pears. While everyone else is buzzing about apples and oranges, pears are often cast aside as the hard fruit in the produce section. That’s too bad, for a few reasons. Pears are loaded with fiber — more so than apples — which is something Americans don’t […]
“Straighter Teeth… Straighter Ears?”
By Andrew Mulka, DDS, MyoTech Dental & Integrative Health Center As scientific knowledge grows, our understanding of how the world interacts changes. Galileo “discovered” that we are not the center of the universe. Newton “discovered” gravity. Einstein’s research on relativity furthers our understanding of the universe. Scientists today are realizing that quantum physics contradicts Newtonian […]
Debunking Common Heartburn Myths With Dr. Bettaiah Gowda
Submitted by Mississippi Valley Endoscopy Center If you’re like nearly 60 percent of the adult population, you know the terrible feeling of burning in your chest coupled with a foul taste in your mouth caused by stomach acids rising up your esophagus. It’s likely heartburn, and it’s not fun. Although heartburn is a fairly common […]
Cold Hands, Hot Cocoa
By Mervet Adams, Health Alliance I always remember December from my childhood, when the weather got subzero, and the wind was playfully whipping snowflakes around. School was out for the holidays, and my sister and I always loved to play outdoors, despite the frigid temperatures. We would come downstairs with our garb, and Mom would […]
Embracing the Joy of the Holidays — When Cancer is the Uninvited Guest.
Submitted by The Community Cancer Center People with cancer and their loved ones can sometimes feel out of step from the rest of the world during the holidays. Questions and concerns flood your mind. How do I take care of the holiday rush and myself at the same time? How can I celebrate when I […]