Stay on Track During the Holidays — Resolve to Lose the Weight in the New Year
By Alison Tillery Kirk, BS, CHES, OSF HealthCare, Weight Loss Program Specialist When maintaining weight loss or just trying to live a healthier lifestyle, holidays, and other special events can make managing calories very challenging. During times like these, it’s often not realistic to avoid the event or completely stay away from all the delicious […]
Don’t Forget About Year-End Investment Planning
By Krista McBeath, McBeath Financial Group As the year draws to a close, there might be a slew of tasks on your to-do list. One task to consider is setting up a meeting with your financial professional to review your investments. If you take the time to get organized now, it may help you accomplish […]
Healthier Comfort Foods That Keep the Comfort
Comfort foods remind us of home, warmth, and family; they are often the creamy, rich, and heavy everyday foods we had as children. Things like macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, and fried chicken may be soothing to the soul, but not to the waistline. “I happen to like my comfort foods just the way they […]
Is Menopausal Hormone Therapy Right for You?
Submitted by Advanced Women’s Healthcare About 80 percent of women will experience hot flashes as they approach menopause. If you have never experienced a hot flash or aren’t sure what it feels like, you will know it when it happens! A hot flash may last only a few minutes, or as long as 30! After […]
What Is Float Therapy?
By Don Thorpe, LMT, Aches Away Massage Specialists Have you heard of float therapy? If not, you aren’t alone. Float therapy has been widely embraced in larger cities for several years, but it is new to the Bloomington-Normal area. The concept of float therapy, which originated in the 60s, is to induce a state of […]
Tips for a Healthier Holiday
By Beth Fitzsimmons, MS, RDN, LDN The holidays are supposed to be filled with joy and celebration, but for many the holidays bring about uncertainty or anxiety related to maintaining nutrition goals. However, conquering the holidays is much easier when you prepare and have a plan in place. My five biggest tips for successful holiday […]
Would You Rather Snore?
By Kate Rousey, Heartland Home Medical Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the most effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea. We know it works! Yet, many people quit using their CPAP machine. Why? Do they prefer feeling sleepy all day due to a poor night’s sleep? Do they enjoy annoying the other members of the […]
What Is a Vein Disorder? Submitted by Drs. Bohn, Nielsen, Castillo, Benson, and Wright, The Vein Specialists, LLC
Vein problems are very common and have a wide range of symptoms. Symptoms can range from leg pain, leg swelling, to skin darkening and wound formation on your leg. Each symptom comes with its own set of problems and are all caused by the same medical condition. The reason you have these symptoms is because […]
Heel Pain
Pain that happens immediately after an injury or early in an illness may play a protective role, often warning us about the damage we’ve suffered. When we sprain an ankle, for example, the pain warns us that the tendons, ligaments, and soft tissues may be stretched, frayed, and bruised, and that further physical activity may […]
Osteoarthritis and Joint Pain
Submitted by McLean County Orthopedics Osteoarthritis, sometimes called degenerative joint disease, is the most common type of arthritis, especially among older people. However, younger people can develop it too, usually as the result of a joint injury, a joint malformation, or a genetic defect in joint cartilage. The disease affects both men and women, but […]