Community Health Care Clinic Saving Our Health Care Dollars
By Angie McLaughlin, Community Health Care Clinic Everyone has insurance because of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), otherwise known as “ObamaCare,” right? Wrong. Ah, but Federal reforms of “ObamaCare” will fix things and then everyone will have access to healthcare, right? Wrong again. Despite what goes on in Washington D.C., there will always be individuals […]
What You Need to Know About Cancers of the Head and Neck
By Mary Kay Holloway RDN CSO LDN, Dietitian at the Community Cancer Center April is the month for building awareness for a variety of issues. For instance, April is awareness month for alcohol, autism, multiple births. When it comes to cancer, April is the month for Awareness for Head and Neck Cancer. According to the […]
Heartburn Can Be Serious!
Submitted by Illinois Bariatric Center Heartburn is a common problem for many people. If you’ve ever experienced heartburn, you are familiar with the “burning” sensation in the chest that may also spread to the throat, leaving an unpleasant, sour taste. Heartburn is often triggered by eating a large meal or food that is greasy or […]
Animal Laws You Should Know
By Lauren Malmberg, Peoria County Animal Protection Services Many pet owners don’t realize that laws exist that govern our ownership of companion and domestic animals. Regardless of where you live, animal control and humane care for animal laws affect how you must care for your pet and farm animals. State laws cover many situations regarding […]
Peoria Area Anti-Hunger Coaltition 2017 Foodshare Canathon Volunteers Being Recruited Help Your Neighbors in Need
The Peoria Area Anti-Hunger Coalition announces details for the 2017 Foodshare Canathon. 2017 is the 33rd Year of the Foodshare Canathon. The door-to-door collection is on Sunday, March 19, 2017 from l:00 to 4:00pm. Canathon bags will be inserted in the Peoria Journal Star on Monday, March 13, 2017. We ask recipients to fill the […]
The Secret Life of Fat
Book Review by The Bookworm Sez Here’s something important: your pants don’t fit anymore. The blame, you’re sure, lands squarely with the holidays: too many toddies, too much figgy pudding. Perhaps it’s just bad genes or, well, maybe you have no willpower. Maybe, as you’ll see in The Secret Life of Fat by Sylvia Tara, […]
Animal Laws You Should Know
By Lauren Malmberg, Peoria County Animal Protection Services Many pet owners don’t realize that laws exist that govern our ownership of companion and domestic animals. Regardless of where you live, animal control and humane care for animal laws affect how you must care for your pet and farm animals. State laws cover many situations regarding […]
Improve Your Health Through Nutrition
By Dee McCaffrey, Director of Nutrition, Processed-Free America That famous Chinese proverb depicts the simple small action we can take when embarking on any great endeavor. If that endeavor involves improving your food choices, that single step begins with a fork, and there is no better time to begin than now! March is National Nutrition […]
Psychological Development Across the Life Span Part One: From Birth to Age 5
By Jennifer Morrison, PsyD. Throughout the course of our lifetime, there are number of psychological hurdles that we have to overcome in order to continue to grow along the path of psychological development. There are several different age groups, and with each group comes a unique developmental task the person must grapple with in order […]
Facing the World
By Lori Lovely Our faces present an introduction to the world, providing a first impression and a glimpse of who we are, so we want to look our best when meeting people. We want to be ourselves, just a better version, with a natural look that doesn’t reveal our improvement secrets. That’s what The Facial […]