Five Ways to Celebrate National Nutrition Month
By Desiray Yeaw MS, RD, LDN, Registered Dietitian, Westminster Village Are you ready to revive and reinvigorate after the cold winter months? Spring is a season of new beginnings, and now is the perfect time to refresh yourself by focusing in on healthy eating habits throughout the month of March during the Academy of […]
Alzheimer’s Caregiving: Caring for Yourself
Submitted by Sugar Creek Alzheimer’s Special Care Center Taking care of yourself—physically and mentally—is one of the most important things you can do as a caregiver. This could mean asking family members and friends to help out, getting help from a home health care service, or making the decision to move your loved one […]
Closer-to-Home Cancer Care
By Alexander Germanis It has long been said there is no place like home. This sentiment is perhaps never truer than when one is ill and in need of care. Should one be afflicted with any one of the many strains of cancer, being far from home in order to obtain treatment can compound […]
How Winter Affects Our Eating Patterns
Submitted by The Village at Mercy Creek Winter is here, and with it comes cold weather, shorter daylight hours, and cold and flu season. This change in weather also has an impact on our eating habits, but the question is why? Like bears hibernate for the season, we too slow down during the winter months. […]
Shedding Light on Glaucoma
Protecting Your Vision Against the Silent Thief Submitted by VisionPoint Eye Center January marks Glaucoma Awareness Month, an important time to illuminate the prevalence and impact of this sight-stealing eye disease. Despite its widespread recognition, many people remain uninformed about glaucoma—an eye disease afflicting more than 3 million Americans and more than 80 million […]
Sports Medicine Partnerships Strengthen Ties to the Community
OSF HealthCare continues to build on the healthcare services offered to the community as the official healthcare provider for Illinois State University and Illinois Wesleyan University athletics programs. “These valuable partnerships with two long-standing universities will strengthen our ties to the Bloomington-Normal community through sports medicine outreach outside our clinics,” said Jennifer Ulrich, interim president […]
Stay in the Loop With LifeLoop
By Kallie Lee, Community Relations Director, The Village at Mercy Creek In a world still recovering from a pandemic, the pros and cons of Senior Living continue to be strongly evaluated by adult children and caregiving spouses looking to enhance their loved ones’ quality of life. Often, their worry is the ability to interact […]
Holidays and Depression What You Should Know
By David Pruitt, OSF HealthCare Holidays can be the backbone of our relationships—highlights in the histories of our lives. They are traditions that serve as the foundations for many families. But because of these ties, mental health professionals note an increase in depression for seniors during the holidays. “Statistics show that two million of […]
Get the Most Out of Your Health Insurance!
Submitted by Ft. Jesse Imaging & Gale Keeran Center for Women Health insurance can feel a bit like a bad word these days. Plans are increasingly expensive, the rules are confusing, and getting answers to any questions can leave you dizzy in the insurance company phone tree. While it can be exhausting to understand, […]
Healing & Hope
By Alexander Germanis If there is one symbol that sums up the entire meaning of the Christmas season, it is that of a baby, wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger in the desert village of Bethlehem. The pure innocence of the Christ Child encapsulates all that is good, peaceful, and hopeful about […]