8 Surprising Sources of Protein
By Sasha de Beausset Never mind the beef, chicken, beans, and eggs — they aren’t your only options when it comes to integrating protein-packed food into your diet. There are plenty of other options, and many in places that you wouldn’t have thought of looking. Why do we need protein in our diet? Many of […]
Life-Saving Five Minutes Oral Cancer, Part 6
By Alexander Germanis Five minutes can pass very quickly. It’s just 300 little ticks on the clock. In that short period, you can listen to only one song on the radio, take a really quick shower, or heat up a meal in the microwave. Or, in those five minutes, your life can be saved. Five […]
Smart Meals: Sharing Christ’s Love Through Food
Submitted by OSF HealthCare In its continuing mission to serve with the greatest care and love, OSF HealthCare St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington has started a program to provide the ingredients for a free meal once a month to anyone who needs it. SmartMeals: Sharing Christ’s Love Through Food provides healthy, budget-friendly meals to […]
Don’t Let Frosty Bite You This Winter!
By Zain Rizvi, DPM, Heartland Foot and Ankle Associates, P.C. “Cold weather doesn’t have to put a damper on your outdoor fun.” Living in Central Illinois, the winters can always be rough. There are several health complications that can result from this, frostbite being one that is, at times, overlooked. This condition, if not treated […]
Senior Housing 101
Luther Oaks and Healthy Cells Magazine are proud to bring you the third 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 […]
Top 5 Foot Care Mistakes
By Zain Rizvi, DPM, Heartland Foot & Ankle Associates It’s easy to ignore the health and care of our feet. In fact, your feet are one of the body parts that are most overlooked — until they hurt! But, like most health issues, a little bit of care and prevention can go a long way […]
Managing Holiday Stress Why Sleep Is Key
By Todd Gray, DDS, Koala Center for Sleep Disorders While the holidays can be filled with happy memories and adventures, they can also create stress and anxiety. Often, families are traveling long distances, packed into tight and unfamiliar quarters, and short on personal time. These stresses are compounded by the desire many have to make […]
How Will You Decide?
Submitted by Luther Oaks Retirement Community Luther Oaks and Healthy Cells Magazine are proud to bring you the second 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 […]
Mythbusters: Financial Myths Exposed!
By Krista McBeath, McBeath Financial Everybody knows that the color red will cause a bull to charge, right? That’s why matadors are always waving a red cape in a bull fighting ring, right? Wrong! This widely accepted “truth” was debunked in a television show called Mythbusters! In an episode that featured a host entering a […]
Healthful Holiday Indulgences
By Jackie Pope-Ganser, Programming Director, Welbrook at Bloomington Senior Living With the holiday season and cooler weather upon us, our natural instincts of baking begin to take over. It is the time of the year where we pull out our best decadent, signature baked-goods recipes — many that have been passed down through generations — […]