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 — […]
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 […]
Thriving Through The Holidays
By Jenn Bovee, LCSW, CRADC, CCHt, EMDR Trained For many people, the beginning of the holiday season is a constant cycle of stress, exhaustion, frustration, and ultimately, an increase in anxiety and depression. There are various reasons why people have an increase in these symptoms during the holidays. It may be due to experiencing dysfunction […]
Holiday Hints for Alzheimer’s Caregivers and Families Submitted by Reflections Memory Care
Holidays can be meaningful, enriching times for both the person with Alzheimer’s disease, and his or her family. Maintaining or adapting family rituals and traditions helps all family members feel a sense of belonging and family identity. For a person with Alzheimer’s, this link with a familiar past is reassuring. The tips below can help […]
Santa Knows Exactly What Orthopedic Patients Want This Holiday Season
Submitted by McLean County Orthopedics The scenario: Santa’s Village, Request Satisfaction Division One of Santa’s elves just opened a letter requesting a successful operation and good experience for someone facing joint replacement surgery in the coming year. Upon bringing the request to Santa for approval, the elf is unsure of how best to respond. Santa, […]
Breast Reduction for Men
Submitted by Twin City Plastic Surgery Enlarged breasts in males, also known as gynecomastia, often causes social and emotional distress. Men with the condition are usually highly embarrassed by their physical appearance and develop coping strategies to protect their self-esteem. They may avoid any situation that would bare their chest, such as swimming and exercise, […]