Diabetes and Your Medical Team
By Jarod Spencer, DPM, Heartland Foot and Ankle Associates Diabetes is a very complicated and multifaceted disorder. Therefore, in order to manage your diabetes and learn how to make necessary lifestyle changes to control the disease, it is critical that you have a diabetes management care team in place. This team consists of your primary […]
Understanding Long-Term Care
By Chris Andersen, Executive Director at Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community Leaving a home life environment and moving into a long-term care setting is not ideal for many seniors. However, long-term care may be necessary to care for seniors that have a debilitating illness like end-stage Parkinson’s disease, a stroke that has left someone incapacitated, or […]
ADD/ADHD Treatment: Behavior Therapy
Submitted by Anjum Bashir, MD Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood disorders and can continue through adolescence and adulthood. While there is no “cure” for ADD/ADHD, it can be successfully managed with a combination of medication and behavior therapy. Last month, we discussed the use of medication. Let’s look […]
The Nightmare Is Over A True Story About Dental Implants
By Alexander Germanis In 1958, a dream study was conducted and published by the American Anthropological Association. Entitled “The Universality of Dreams,” it described how humans, despite the culture in which they grew up, are visited by the same types of dreams and haunted by similar nightmares. One of the most common nightmares held common […]
Paradigms and Perceptions
Luther Oaks and Healthy Cells Magazine® are proud to bring you the fifth article in a series from noted author, speaker, and consultant Randalynn Kaye. These articles are designed to help adult children and their senior parents navigate the emotionally charged process of making a lifestyle change as they transition from one stage of life […]
Don’t Eat After 7 and Six Other Myths
By Michelle May, MD, www.AmIHungry.com Diets are filled with dogma about when, what, and how much to eat. Certainly “the rules” are usually based on observations that make sense, but unless you understand why you do certain things, you’ll break the rules as soon as the temptation is greater than your motivation. Let’s examine some […]
Dealing with Cold Sores
Submitted by Houska Dental Center If you’ve ever had a cold sore, sometimes called a fever blister, you know how painful and annoying they can be—especially if one appears just before an important event! Cold sores are very common, affecting an estimated 45 to 80 percent of adults and children. They are often confused with […]
Putting Cement in a Broken Bone
By Craig Carmichael, MD, McLean County Orthopedics Doctor, my mom fell six weeks ago, and her pain has been excruciating. She moved into a nursing home because she cannot walk, and she is deteriorating rapidly,” describes the family of a patient with a spinal compression fracture. The good news? This patient was treated with a […]
Can a Positive Mood Impact Your Heart?
By Kathryn Bohner, for Advocate BroMenn Medical Center Being happy might have more overall health benefits than one might think, according to a study published by the American Heart Association (AHA). The study showed that heart disease patients with a positive attitude are likely to exercise more and live longer than those who are not […]
Treat the Patient, Not the Picture Simple Steps for Proper Diagnoses Part 1
An old story about a frog trying to escape from a well has left us with the phrase, “Two steps forward, one step back.” As evinced by this tale, when progress is made, it is often a companion to some type of regression. This adage can be applied even in the field of medicine. The […]