Doing the Bix this Year? Get a Leg Up on Better Running Now!
Submitted by Let’s Move Quad Cities Whether you are a coach potato dreaming of your first 5K or a veteran runner, give your workouts some thought before heading out the door this year. Quad City Physical Therapist Dan White, ORA Physical Therapy, says “it’s not one week or one workout that makes us faster, but […]
A Recipe for Love
By Mary Huebbe, Marketing Director, Ridgecrest Village While celebrating our 50th anniversary, we decided to make a cookbook going back to recipes from some of our first residents and staff to today’s residents and staff. It was fun putting it together. I was given a copy of the first cookbook they ever made from […]
A Dairy-Free Summer
By Taylor Cole As children, many of us were often told to drink our milk so we could have strong bones. We saw celebrities smiling with milk mustaches in “Got Milk?” advertisements, and we may have been fed diets full of cheese, butter, and other dairy products. Dairy was an essential component of the food […]
Patient Progresses Following Diving Accident
By Craig Cooper, Genesis Health System Several times previously, on a skin-scorching summer afternoon, Derek Schroeder dove into the Mississippi River at Buffalo Beach, a popular spot for swimmers and campers. He knew all the rules and warnings about diving into unknown waters. “I had dived into the river dozens of times before. I grew […]
Aging American Workers Fight Discrimination Part 2
Submitted by Diamond Medical Spa and Vein Our last article on age discrimination in the workplace was very well-received and struck a nerve with workers 40 years old and up! At the medical spa, occasionally an older man or woman will come with a family member. Invariably, the younger family member will encourage the senior […]
Minimally Invasive Surgery Gives Triathlete Ability to Give Back Through iHope Foundation
Submitted by Orthopaedic Specialists When Jeff Paul looks back at the past five years of competing in triathlons, he finds it hard to believe that a nagging Achilles heel injury almost put an end to his career as a professional athlete. He can still remember the pain in his heel like it was yesterday. “In […]
Fuel Your Activity With Carbohydrates!
By Stefanie Djuric and Dawn Blocklinger, Bloomington Hy-Vee Dietitians As the weather gets warmer, many of us head out to take part in local running or biking races or just to have some active fun on our own or with our families. To fuel up for these activities, it is important to eat foods that […]
Healing and Connecting Powers of Adult Coloring
By Jackie Pope-Ganser, Life Enrichment Director, Meadows at Mercy Creek It seems that no matter how technology advances us as a society, some things never go out of fashion. Adult coloring books are all the rage right now. Research shows that the therapeutic benefits of this activity can help generate wellness, spark creativity, encourage calmness, […]
Treatments for Heavy Vaginal Bleeding
Submitted by Brittany King, APN, WHNP, Advanced Women’s Healthcare Many women experience heavy bleeding both during and in between menstrual periods. Bleeding is considered abnormally heavy if it lasts longer than seven days per period or is so heavy that you have to change your pad or tampon nearly every hour. Untreated heavy bleeding can […]
The Sunshine Vitamin
By Mary Kay Holloway, RDN, CSO, LDN, Community Cancer Center Nutrition research can be like a jigsaw puzzle. We see certain pieces or groupings that seem to fit together, but they don’t make up the whole picture. It can be hard to know just where in the picture they fit or if they even belong […]