10 Tips for How to Lose Weight for Kids
Parents are the number-one tool against children being overweight or obese. What can you do to ensure your kids are getting the nutrition they need without scarring them for life in the process? Here are 10 ways to help your family — because this is a family affair! — lose weight. Follow these 10 tips for […]
Healthy Aging and Improving the Quality of Life
By Jodi Mines, Heartland Health Care Center The idea of living to be 100 years old was not common over a century ago. Today, the group of people age 85 and older is increasing rapidly. Aging successfully and improving the quality of life is a tremendous factor with the growth in longevity. Studies show that […]
Your Home Health Care Questions Answered
By Stacey Boyd, RN, MSN, Clinical Manager, Vital Wellness Home Health Home health care is a service provided to patients of all ages by a licensed agency, is ordered by your physician, and is an intermittent skilled service that is provided within the home for patients that are homebound. Typically, home health care is ordered […]
Memory Improve It With Technology
By Nancy Komlanc, M. Ed. The brain changes as we age and memory skills may start to decline. The brain is like a muscle, and the more we use it, the stronger it becomes. Learning new skills throughout our lifetime is one way to improve brain function and strengthen our memory. Furthermore, the ability to […]
Questions to Ask When Looking for Assisted Living
By Holly Hall, Senior Director of Marketing, Meadows Communities Today in the United States, nearly one million people enjoy the benefits of residing in a senior assisted living community. These residents chose senior living because — like you — they want to remain active and engaged, they value their independence, and they appreciate quality of […]
“Spice Rack” Supplements to Fight Inflammation
By Alexander Germanis Whether they are in a rack on the wall or tucked away in a cupboard in the kitchen, spices are often just associated with cooking — serving the simple purpose of adding flavor to dishes. What Dr. Jess Bruin of Eastland Chiropractic shares about some of these supplemental spices shows they can […]
Is Stress Your Enemy?
By Carolyn Oleson, RN, BSN, Community Outreach, Advocate BroMenn Medical Center Life is moving at a faster pace than ever before, and often we get caught in the middle, feeling stressed and at a loss for how to keep pace. One approach to relief is a new community class called SHIFT on Stress. The SHIFT […]
Osteopenia Consider This a Wake-Up Call!
Submitted by Elizabeth Madlem, APN, The Bone Health Clinic at Millennium Pain Center Osteopenia is a term that refers to bone density that is lower than normal, but not as low as osteoporosis. It is of concern because if steps are not taken to correct the condition, it will most likely progress into osteoporosis. Osteoporosis […]
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 […]