Coping With Anxiety
By Jenn Bovee, LCSW, CRADC, CCHt, EMDR Trained Many people live with anxiety, which can be such an intense experience that people may have trouble with normal day-to-day functioning. Common symptoms of anxiety include excessive worry, fatigue, feelings of agitation, feelings of restlessness, irritability, tense or painful muscles, avoidance of social interactions, shallow breathing, difficulty […]
How Much Sleep Do You Really Need?
Submitted by J. Todd Gray, DDS, Koala Center for Sleep Disorders Animal studies suggest that sleep is as vital as food for survival. Rats, for example, normally live 2–3 years, but they live only 5 weeks if they are deprived of REM sleep and only 2–3 weeks if they are deprived of all sleep stages—a timeframe similar […]
Beware of Health Scams
Submitted by The Vein Specialists Bogus product! Danger! Health fraud alert! You’ll never see these warnings on health products, but that’s what you ought to be thinking when you see claims like “miracle cure,” “revolutionary scientific breakthrough,” or “alternative to drugs or surgery.” Health fraud scams have been around for hundreds of years. The snake […]
Dr. Doran’s Legacy of Care
By Alexander Germanis In August of 1990, Stephen Doran, DMD, started a practice in Bloomington with the goal of providing the community and all of Central Illinois with the best and most advanced oral and maxillofacial surgical care possible. A year later Dr. Doran was joined by Jack Capodice, MD, DMD, and they in turn […]
Is There More to Good Health Than Good Genes?
By Steven Buttice, Founder and President, Living By Your Design, Inc. Several years ago, health insurance companies began to recognize good health is more than good genes. In fact, good health is fairly complex and influenced by a number of factors including education, employment, housing, and access to healthy food. Some social deterrents, such as […]
Walking to End Alzheimer’s
By Hannah White A few months before I was born, my grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Needless to say, I was made aware of this disease at a very young age. My mom, who was one of her caregivers, would always take me for visits to my grandma’s house as she was still functioning […]
Walking to End Alzheimer’s
By Hannah White A few months before I was born, my grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Needless to say, I was made aware of this disease at a very young age. My mom, who was one of her caregivers, would always take me for visits to my grandma’s house as she was still functioning […]
Diagnosing Dyslexia: Guidelines for Pursuing an Evaluation
By Luke Dalfiume, PhD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Co-Owner, John R. Day & Associates, Christian Psychological Associates Dyslexia is a problem characterized by difficulties with word recognition and spelling. Functionally, this means the person with dyslexia will have problems with reading and be a poor speller. A diagnosis of dyslexia early in a child’s schooling can […]
Diagnosing Dyslexia: Guidelines for Pursuing an Evaluation
By Luke Dalfiume, PhD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Co-Owner, John R. Day & Associates, Christian Psychological Associates Dyslexia is a problem characterized by difficulties with word recognition and spelling. Functionally, this means the person with dyslexia will have problems with reading and be a poor speller. A diagnosis of dyslexia early in a child’s schooling can […]
The New Ronald McDonald House® in Peoria — Keeping families close®
By Alexander Germanis A family is meant to be together. When any member of that family is missing for a significant time, the absence can be palpable. When a child is not with their family, that absence can become an ache so intense it breaks hearts. Unfortunately, many children fall ill or require constant medical […]