Dealing With the Stress of Uncertainty
By Ted Chapin, Ph.D., Chapin & Russell Associates – Neurotherapy Institute of Central Illinois One thing worse than a known fear is an unknown fear. What is going on? How worse can it get? Will we be okay? What happens if . . . ? Today, the stress of uncertainty comes from many places. A […]
Exercise vs. Recreation
By Mike Hintz, Absolute Fitness Amisunderstood concept in fitness today among researchers, commercial health facilities, and the general public alike is the confusion of exercise and recreation. We can probably agree that both exercise and recreation are important in the overall scheme of health and fitness and that both overlap to some degree. However, to […]
Compassionate Care and Management of a Life-Long Diagnosis
The Bleeding & Clotting Disorders Institute (BCDI), located at the corner of Northmoor Road and Knoxville Avenue in Peoria, IL, has been serving patients of downstate Illinois since April 2010. Among many accolades, BCDI is the only nonprofit federally funded Hemophilia Treatment Center of Excellence in Illinois, outside of Chicago, providing integrated family-oriented care, treatment […]
Am I Ready for a Senior Living Community?
Submitted by Holly Hall, Village of Mercy Creek Have you noticed that your home maintenance responsibilities have become a hassle? Or maybe your adult child has mentioned that you might want to start thinking about moving. Whatever the catalyst was, you’re wondering if it’s time to make the transition to a senior living community. Making […]
Top 10 Sleep Myths
Submitted by J. Todd Gray, DDS, D. ASBA, Koala Center for Sleep Disorders Myth 1: Sleep is a time when your body and brain shut down for rest and relaxation. No evidence shows that any major organ (including the brain) or regulatory system in the body shuts down during sleep. Some physiological processes actually become […]
Top 10 Sleep Myths
Submitted by J. Todd Gray, DDS, D. ASBA, Koala Center for Sleep Disorders Myth 1: Sleep is a time when your body and brain shut down for rest and relaxation. No evidence shows that any major organ (including the brain) or regulatory system in the body shuts down during sleep. Some physiological processes actually become […]
A Permanent Solution To Unwanted Hair
Submitted by Serenity Med Spa Unwanted body hair is a common concern for both men and women. Most hair removal methods—waxing, shaving, plucking or creams—are annoying, time consuming, and even painful. In addition, these methods often cause razor bumps, acne-like breakouts, and can sometimes lead to infections. Would you like to permanently get rid of […]
A Permanent Solution To Unwanted Hair
Submitted by Serenity Med Spa Unwanted body hair is a common concern for both men and women. Most hair removal methods—waxing, shaving, plucking or creams—are annoying, time consuming, and even painful. In addition, these methods often cause razor bumps, acne-like breakouts, and can sometimes lead to infections. Would you like to permanently get rid of […]
Treating the Whole You
By Alexander Germanis Living in Central Illinois means being more than familiar with farms. While most of us are mainly concerned with the food product a farm produces, a farmer is concerned with the plant, its root systems, the acidity of the soil in which it grows, fertilizer, rainfall, and the list goes on. Like […]
Treating the Whole You
By Alexander Germanis Living in Central Illinois means being more than familiar with farms. While most of us are mainly concerned with the food product a farm produces, a farmer is concerned with the plant, its root systems, the acidity of the soil in which it grows, fertilizer, rainfall, and the list goes on. Like […]