Heart Smart
By Mary Huebbe, Marketing Director, Ridgecrest Village Nowadays, heart disease is becoming very common. The Mayo Clinic treats more than 177,000 people each year. There are many remedies you can use to prevent having heart problems, but none of them are guaranteed to work. I started looking into the different remedies several years ago when […]
Consider a Hip Replacement to Get Back to Pain-Free Movement
Submitted by Mississippi Valley Surgery Center Your alarm rings and it’s time to wake up. You’re looking forward to a busy day, but as soon as you swing your legs out of bed — ouch — you’re greeted with hip pain. If this is happening to you, you’re not alone. Millions of adults in the […]
Beef as a Complementary First Food — and a Family Food
Submitted by Krystle Hergert, RD, LDN, Silvis Hy-Vee Registered Dietitian As one of the first foods introduced to infants (starting at six months), beef provides the nutrients babies need to set the stage for successful development and lifelong health. Make sure to incorporate beef into your meals to help your family members make the most […]
Moline Power Lifter and MHS Coach at Full Strength After Multiple Surgeries
Submitted by ORA Orthopedics As Quad City-area educators and students head back to school, the fall is also a time for looking forward to not only a new year of experiences, but also for setting new goals. For Moline High School teacher and assistant wrestling coach, Bill Carlough, his goals go well beyond the academic […]
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
By Dele Ogunleye, M.D., Advanced Women’s Healthcare Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a condition in women of reproductive age that is caused by an abnormal balance of hormones produced by the ovaries. This abnormal balance of hormones is both a cause and effect of an interplay of different changes in the body which leads to […]
Your Feet Are Talking to You
Submitted by Melissa Lockwood, DPM, Heartland Foot and Ankle Associates It’s been said that the “eyes are the window to the soul,” but our feet are a window to our overall health. We don’t usually give our feet too much attention — until they hurt. But changes in the appearance or condition of the feet […]
Is It Hives?
Submitted by Doug Leone, MD and Adrienne Schupbach, MD, Dermatology and Mohs Surgery Institute Have you ever experienced a red, itchy rash and wondered what it was and where it came from? Maybe the rash was blotchy, bumpy, or swollen. Maybe it seemed to disappear and then reappear. Maybe it spread so that it morphed […]
Torn Rotator Cuff
Submitted by McLean County Orthopedics Over the last several months, we’ve been discussing the various problems that can cause shoulder pain. Previous articles have focused on dislocation, separation, and rotator cuff disease. This month’s article is information you should know about a torn rotator cuff. The shoulder is the most moveable joint in the body, […]
The Power of Purple
By Benjamin Goodin “Eat your greens!” Many of us still experience a shudder of fear or a twinge of childish resentment as we recall what is, perhaps, the universal struggle between all children and their parents. As adults, we have likely engaged in this same battle with our own children, to our own parents’ amusement. […]
Helping Your Parents Manage Their Finances
By Krista McBeath, McBeath Financial Group As the U.S. population gets older, more people, particularly Baby Boomers, are confronting a dilemma. As parents age, their ability to manage their own finances may decline. That can make it more likely that they may neglect the life savings they’ve worked so hard to accumulate or make costly […]