Time to Take Time: Spiritual Self-Care During the Holiday Season
By Rev. Bonnie Crosier, OM, Chaplain at the Community Cancer Center This is the time of year when stress, anxiety, and emotions often kick into high gear, despite the best intentions. This holiday time of love and giving can get lost in the business of shopping, events, and connection with loved ones. It’s even more […]
The Hidden Dangers of Untreated Varicose Veins
Submitted by Drs. Bohn, Nielsen, Castillo, Wright, and Ward, The Vein Specialists, LLC Varicose veins occur when the veins close to the surface of your skin become enlarged and twisted. Often blue or purple in appearance, any vein can become varicose. However, the veins in your legs are the ones most commonly affected. Varicose veins […]
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 […]