Small Businesses Can Take Advantage of Special Enrollment Period This Year
By Brian Thede, The Employers Coalition for Healthcare, Inc, (ECHI) Employers that would like to offer health insurance for workers, but have been unable due to the cost or because not enough employees elected to sign up, may take advantage of a special small-group enrollment period this year. Over time, business owners have understood that […]
Don’t be Fooled!
Submitted by Pediatric Smiles of Bloomington Most parents struggle with making sure that their children are eating a balanced, nutritious diet. We know it’s important for their overall health and development, and we often go to great lengths to sneak in veggies, limit snacks, and resist the ever-present temptation of unhealthy foods. One aspect of […]
Breaking the Weight-Loss Cycle
Submitted by Brittany King, APN, WHNP, Advanced Women’s Healthcare Many Americans are living with excess weight and obesity, meaning they have a higher-than-normal body weight for their height. With more than a third of the U.S. adult population affected by obesity, the marketplace is saturated with “quick-fix” weight-loss tips and unhealthy and unsustainable diets. Indeed, […]
Can You Hear Those Sleigh Bells Ringing?
By Courtney Parmley, Au.D., CCC-A & Joanna Capobianco, Au.D., CCC-A,Audiologists at the Central Illinois Hearing & Balance Center, a division of Finn R. Amble, MD, FACS, SC The holidays are here. It’s time to sit around the table, eat, laugh, and catch up with friends and family. You get to listen to the crinkle of […]
Can Zinc Really Shorten a Cold?
By Eric Alvin, Advocate BroMenn Medical Center It’s the time of year when chilly, damp weather can combine with the exhausting, hectic social pace of the holiday season to produce that most unwelcome winter guest: the head cold. You try chicken soup, smelly ointments, nasty-tasting cough medicine, and practically every other cold medication your local […]
Hounds on Rounds Help Nurture Healing
By Martin Ross, HSCI Volunteer When Miss Sarah enters the ward, smiles blossom, hearts lift as blood pressure drops, and, for a moment or two, thoughts of pain, anxiety, and illness fade away. Pretty strong medicine for 10 pounds of shih tzu-style bedside manner. Don’t worry: Miss Sarah is credentialed for hospital duty, as a […]
Houska Dental Expanding the Season of Hope
By Alexander Germanis As the sun slips away ever earlier in the day and the air hones a crisp, cold edge, it is undeniable the holiday season has settled upon us. For many, however, the twinkling of Christmas lights, the ringing of bells, and the otherwise comforting smells of home cooking do little to stem […]
Gratitude Is a Good Attitude
By Greg Skibinski, MA, LCPC, CADC, CSAT, CMAT, Executive Director, Agape Counseling, LTD Wow! With all the latest news and uncertainty that exists in our ever-changing world, from economic downshifts, company reorganizations, unemployment rates, changes in the weather patterns, natural disasters, and questions about who will be our next president, it’s easy for us to […]
Going Beyond Financial Planning to Create the Life You Want
By Maggie McCormick When most people think of retirement planning, they think financial planning: pensions, 401K accounts, Social Security, other investments, and try to realistically match their available resources to projected living expenses. Financial planning is critical to supporting even basic needs in retirement, but there are many other non-financial decisions that help retirees make […]
Will Versus Trust Is One Better Than the Other?
By Krista McBeath, McBeath Financial Group When it comes to planning your estate, you might be wondering whether you should use a will or a trust (or both). Understanding the similarities and the differences between these two important documents may help you decide which strategy is better for you. What is a will? A will […]