More Excuses to Eat Chocolate
By Benjamin Goodin Exempting a few people who have chocolate allergies, therefore a legitimate explanation, I’ve only met one human being who actively dislikes chocolate. I’ve met a few other sub-humans who don’t really care much for it, but even they can be seduced into eating it in the right forms. It seems an almost […]
Familiarize Yourself With Commonly-Used Orthopedic Terminology
Submitted by Orthopaedic Specialists Have you ever walked out of a doctor’s appointment more unsure and puzzled than when you came in? Did the terms your doctors were using confuse you? Or worse — have you ever been worried you don’t understand the procedure you’re about to have done? While it’s important to select a […]
The Bells Ring Again for QC Handbell Player After Successful Shoulder Surgery
Submitted by ORA Orthopedics For more than three decades, Don Wood, 58, East Moline, has practiced the art of playing his beloved handbells in churches and concerts throughout the Quad City area. “I love making music, and the handbells are such relaxing instruments to play, especially when working together with a great handbell choir,” he […]
Agape Love
Ridgecrest Village
Modern Hunter Gatherers
TUCSON, Ariz. — In a remote area of north-central Tanzania, men leave their huts on foot, armed with bows and poison-tipped arrows, to hunt for their next meal. Dinner could come in the form of a small bird, a towering giraffe, or something in between. Meanwhile, women gather tubers, berries, and other fruits. This is […]
Kicking It With Duane! QC Taekwondo Master Back After Two New Hips
Submitted by ORA Orthopedics In the Quad Cities martial arts community, Duane Spellious, Moline, IL, stands strong among the best. The 7th degree Master has 35 years of training and teaching thousands of students under his black belt. Now he vows his two new hip replacements in the span of eight weeks aren’t going to […]
What Are You Doing to Reduce Your Risk for Decay?
Pleasant Valley Dentistry
ORAL APPLIANCE: An Alternative to CPAP? PART 2
By Jeffrey Bassman, DDS, PC Jeffrey Bassman, DDS, PC In the last issue of Healthy Cells Magazine (January 2013), I discussed snoring and sleep apnea and the pros and cons of wearing a CPAP machine or one of its varieties. Again, I want to emphasize that the CPAP is the best option for snoring/sleep […]
Making the Most of Milestones
By Lora Felger, Health Alliance Medicare As a culture, we recognize milestones. We count the years with class reunions, wedding anniversaries, or years logged since a cancer diagnosis. It has been a few months, but I bet the majority of readers can tell me how many years it had been since the Chicago Cubs had […]
Empty Stomach Exercise Does it Burn More Fat?
For something that should be simple, working out doesn’t always feel that way. There’s choosing the best fat-burning workout. There’s that pesky question of whether exercise or diet is key for weight loss. Now there’s a new one to throw into the mix: whether working out on an empty stomach will help you lose weight […]