What You Need To Know About Heel Pain
Very common in adults and on the rise in children, heel pain continues to be the number one reason patients seek care from foot and ankle surgeons. While experts say there are many reasons for heel pain, including bursitis, Achilles tendonitis, bone bruises, fractures, growth spurts, and nerve pain, the most common cause is plantar […]
Are You a Totally Fit Runner?
By Mike Hintz, Absolute Fitness Would you like to improve your one mile, 5k, 10k, half-marathon or marathon time by running less? It starts with focusing on improving your overall fitness level. Your goal should be to become a fit person who also runs rather than a runner who hopes to become fit. Many runners can […]
The Wisdom of Preparedness
By Alexander Germanis In ancient Greece, the storyteller Aesop told a fable of a wise, industrious, hardworking ant and the ant’s neighbor: the frolicking, carefree grasshopper. When winter comes, the ant is prepared and well-stocked for the bitter season while the grasshopper is left begging for aid from the ant lest he perish. In later […]
Reduce Risks To Cognitive Health
Submitted by Holly Hall, CDP, CMP, CPASRM, Executive Director, The Village at Mercy Creek Genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors are all thought to influence cognitive health. Some of these factors may contribute to a decline in thinking skills and the ability to perform everyday tasks such as driving, paying bills, taking medicine, and cooking. Genetic […]
Back Pain: Is It Sciatica?
Submitted by True Health Chiropractic and Massage Sciatica is not the same as back pain. The sciatic nerve is the longest nerve in the human body and sciatica is a condition characterized by pain that starts deep in the buttocks, and spreads down the back of the thigh, lower leg, and even into the foot. […]
Financial Planning for Families
By Krista McBeath, McBeath Financial I hate to admit it, but I was a financial advisor for years before I finally realized the driving purpose behind my career choice. I knew I had a calling to the financial services industry to help families. It was a result of seeing the hardship faced by my parents […]
Nilla’s Tub DIY Dog Wash and Health Food Store: A Pawsitive Experience for Pets & Their Owners
By Amy Talcott If you’re a pet owner, you probably consider your four-legged friend a part of the family. And as a member of the family, you want to make sure your pet is well-cared for, inside and out. Nilla’s Tub DIY Dog Wash and Health Food Store provides parents of pooches the resources to […]
IRA Estate Planning With Your Spouse in Mind
By Heidi Huiskamp, Founder and CEO of Huiskamp Collins Investments, LLC I’ve been opening IRA retirement accounts for clients for nearly 20 years and the estate planning and choice of beneficiaries is pretty rote: name your spouse as your Primary Beneficiary and your child or children as Contingent Beneficiary(ies). Nothing wrong with that and, in […]
Service Is a Way of Life, Well Beyond the Paycheck Years
By Karen Buchanan, Friendship Manor Assistant Administrator Years ago, I worked at a fitness center with a lot of members from the retirement-age set; it was there I first heard about the busy lives of retirees. “I don’t know how I ever had time to work!” was the frequent refrain. For all the dreaming that […]
Protecting Your Ears Through the Years — What is sound induced hearing loss and what you can do to protect your hearing?
By, Kevin Kock, Au.D. Audiology Consultants Did you know the two leading causes of hearing loss are loud noise and aging? As a licensed audiologist, I like to remind my patients that only one of these things are preventable (unfortunately it is not aging!). Often, many of my patients report that they wish they took […]