typeone nation
By Bob Vail, JDRF Illinois Type1 Diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease that strikes both children and adults suddenly, and has nothing to do with diet or lifestyle. With T1D, the pancreas stops producing insulin — a hormone the body needs to get energy from food. This means a process that the body does naturally […]
Interconnected Care: Meadows Mennonite Retirement Rehabilitation and Therapy
By Alexander Germanis The English poet John Donne once wrote, “No man is an island.” In that one opening line, he accurately expressed the human need of interconnectivity. To rely on others in order to function healthily and happily is a fact of life; unfortunately, it is a fact that sometimes becomes more painfully obvious […]
Aftermath of the Fight Oral Cancer, Part 5
By Alexander Germanis The movie Rocky was a tale of a man giving it his all. Although he had lost the fight, he had gone the distance, then the movie ended at the conclusion of the boxing match. But, it was in the sequel that we were made witnesses to the aftermath of that fight. […]
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 […]
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 — […]
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 […]
Experience Required Changing the Face of Dentistry Part 4
By Alexander Germanis Anyone who has looked for a job is probably very familiar with the two main criteria with which employers are concerned: schooling and experience. A degree in the required field and a minimum number of years working in that field are nearly always the foremost — or at the very least among […]
Traffic Jam of the Immune System Treating Lymphedema Part 1
By Alexander Germanis Transportation and logistics make up a major part of most nations’ infrastructures. Whether during times of war or peace, the ability to transport goods and people is paramount to saving or maintaining a civilization. What happens when part of that system breaks down or simply gets a little clogged? Anyone who has […]