Preventing Childhood Lead Poisoning—Seven Facts You Need to Know About Lead-Based Paint
By David Chovancek, Peoria City/County Health Department 1. The History of Lead-based Paint Lead has been used in construction since ancient times due to its many useful properties as a soft, heavy, malleable metal. In modern history, lead is being used in many applications from rechargeable batteries, ammunition, solder for plumbing, and oil-based paint. As […]
Finely Tailored Exercise
By Alexander Germanis There is no denying how much better something made just for you can make you feel. A finely tailored suit can make a man feel like a sophisticated gentleman. A meal seasoned and prepared just the way you want it can taste phenomenally better than one ordered straight off the menu. And […]
Is Weight Loss Surgery Right for Me?
Submitted by Springfield Clinic Many people have a New Year’s Resolution that involves weight loss. Studies have shown that of 41 percent of people who felt successful in keeping their resolution, only 9 percent actually met their goals or kept their resolution. Weight loss is challenging and most of the patients we see in our […]
Work Together To Age With Strength
By Maureen Gebhards, LPC, John R. Day & Associates, Christian Psychological Associates When I was 35, I remember being home for Thanksgiving and watching my 77-year-old father carrying a roaster up the narrow and treacherous basement stairs (hot roaster full of a 22-lb turkey). It was the first time I was struck with the notion […]
The Dangers of Homemade Ramps
Submitted by ADA Total Access, Inc. As ramp manufacturers, we see many well-intentioned attempts to create an acceptable slope to allow someone with mobility difficulties (whether in a mobility device or not) to bypass the stairs outside their home. And the reason we see it is because these people learn what we already know—these homemade wheelchair ramps are often impractical and […]
Solvera Health—The Primary Care
By Alexander Germanis It seems that with every innovation meant to make life easier there is a reciprocal move to complicate some other aspect of living. For instance, being able to pay bills online can simplify the monthly process, but with that convenience comes the cost of internet usage and the ever-present threat of data […]
Pivoting Through COVID-19
By Monica Hendrickson, MPH, Administrator Peoria City/County Health Department “PIVOT” – verb: to turn or spin around a center point – noun: a turning point The term pivot is a dynamic word. It indicates a movement around a center balanced point, allowing us to be responsive to any future changes. It also means that we […]
Dealing With the Stress of Uncertainty
By Ted Chapin, Ph.D., Chapin & Russell Associates – Neurotherapy Institute of Central Illinois One thing worse than a known fear is an unknown fear. What is going on? How worse can it get? Will we be okay? What happens if . . . ? Today, the stress of uncertainty comes from many places. A […]
Exercise vs. Recreation
By Mike Hintz, Absolute Fitness Amisunderstood concept in fitness today among researchers, commercial health facilities, and the general public alike is the confusion of exercise and recreation. We can probably agree that both exercise and recreation are important in the overall scheme of health and fitness and that both overlap to some degree. However, to […]
Compassionate Care and Management of a Life-Long Diagnosis
The Bleeding & Clotting Disorders Institute (BCDI), located at the corner of Northmoor Road and Knoxville Avenue in Peoria, IL, has been serving patients of downstate Illinois since April 2010. Among many accolades, BCDI is the only nonprofit federally funded Hemophilia Treatment Center of Excellence in Illinois, outside of Chicago, providing integrated family-oriented care, treatment […]