Cross Healthy Vegetables off your List
Submitted by Benjamin Goodin St. Patrick’s day has passed, and your kitchen still smells like slow-cooked cabbage. You know the aroma. The faintly detectable smell that has no discernable source, yet it haunts you occasionally like an annoying, flatulent ghost. It’s the same smell that causes shrugs and accusing glances in the break room after […]
Aging With Our Pets
By Lora Felger, Health Alliance My grandparents had a Chihuahua that lived to be 20 years old. Suzy had her own knitted sweaters to wear when she went outside. Every night, Grandma cooked and cut up liver in tiny, bite-sized pieces for Suzy’s dinner. I’m not sure what the life expectancy and living arrangements for […]
A Revenant Experience
By Jeffrey Bassman, DDS, PC, Center for Headaches, Sleep and TMJ Disorders What is the definition of revenant, made famous by the name of the Oscar nominated movie with Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant? Revenant means: “Anyone who comes back after being gone for a long time…” I am writing this article to explain my own […]
What Is Crohn’s Disease? Part I of II
Crohn’s disease is a disease that causes inflammation, or swelling, and irritation of any part of the digestive tract — also called the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The part most commonly affected is the end part of the small intestine called the ileum. The GI tract is a series of hollow organs joined in a long, […]
Quad-City Orthopaedic Specialist Offers the Latest Innovations in Total Hip Replacement
Submitted by Orthopaedic Specialists Hip pain makes living a full life difficult. Simple tasks like walking and standing become challenging. Even sitting still — in a car, bus, or airplane — is very uncomfortable. The good news is recent advancements in surgeries that relieve hip pain, including the Direct Anterior Approach for total hip replacement […]
I Do My Part
By Brian Prudent, DMD, MyoTech Dental & Integrative Health Center Imagine you have a horrendous toothache; you’ve been struggling with the pain all night and you can’t eat, drink, or sleep. You call your dentist’s office in the morning and they tell you you’ll have to wait for six months to a year for an […]
Financial Power of Attorney, Wills, and Healthcare Power of Attorney — Oh My!
By Karen McCoy, Marketing Consultant, Ridgecrest Village Here you are, in the hospital feeling ill and they ask you: “Do you have a living will on file anywhere?” Now this is the last thing I am thinking of when I am there to get medical help, but it seems that this is an important detail […]
Hearing Health Q & A
By Laura Mergen, AuD, CCC-A, Audiology Consultants, PC Q: I woke up this morning and can’t hear out of my right ear. What should I do? A: In many cases, the cause of a sudden change in hearing is easily found and addressed, such as hearing loss caused by excessive wax or an ear infection. […]
What is a Health Coach? How Can Health Coaching Help Me Lose Weight?
By Rachel Smith, ARNP, Weight Management at The Group, Ob I hear myself say it all the time, we are not just chasing a number on the scale. At The Group, Weight Management is not your typical weight-loss program. My patients tell me this, and it always makes me glad to hear because that’s exactly […]
Organic Versus Non-Organic Are You Eating the Most Pesticide-Laden Produce?
Environmental Working Group released its 2017 Dirty Dozen list and it serves as a solid reminder that we still have a lot of work to do when it comes to cleaning up the food system. This year, the annual report found that almost 70 percent of 48 non-organic samples tested positive for at least one […]