Perinatal Mood Disorders—Recognizing and Treating Postpartum Depression and Anxiety
By Melissa Shane, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Healing Hearts Counseling Maternal anxiety and depression are the leading complications of pregnancy. Following birth, a woman’s hormones shift more rapidly than at any other time in her life. As a result, it is normal to feel the “baby blues,” or “hormonal,” right after delivering a baby. But, […]
Staying Active
By Alexander Germanis A mantra of sorts has been floating around since the onset of the COVID-19—a way of saying “I hope to see you again.” Upon parting it has become commonplace to say, “Stay safe; stay healthy.” While we’ve been inundated with rules and reminders about social distancing, proper hand washing, and restricted gatherings, […]
We’re All About Helping People
Many people associate home health with hospice, or assume that we are only here for urgent needs such as therapy or wound care after returning home from the hospital. The truth is that Medicare and many other private insurances cover our services for preventative therapy—fall risk, for example. We also offer teaching on new diagnoses […]
Celebrating a Local COVID-19 Survivor
Submitted By UnityPoint Health The Drockelman family and Pastor Grey captured hearts across the central Illinois community. Now, there’s another reason to celebrate this story of love and kindness as the family welcomes their father, a 71-year-old COVID-19 survivor, home. On Monday, April 20th, David Drockelman was discharged with an honor walk from UnityPoint Health […]
Coping in the COVID World
By Ted Bender, PhD, President, UnityPoint Health – UnityPlace AND Matthew McMillin, MD, FAAFP, UnityPoint Clinic MDVIP Family Medicine, UnityPoint Health – UnityPlace Board Member Managing Stress During a Pandemic Virtually all of us across the United States and around the world have been directly or indirectly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The changes in […]
Boosting Your Immune System Naturally
By Bill Kalman, Pharmacist/Owner, Essential Wellness Pharmacy Right now, we are faced with new challenges for our health in the face of an ever changing environment. We already are challenged with allergies, colds, and the influenza every year and now we have a new virus. Now is the time to boost your (and your children’s) […]
Staying Positive
By Alexander Germanis The poet Walt Whitman wrote, “Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” Although it is sage advice, it might seem very difficult advice to follow when there does not seem to be any sunshine toward which to turn. But one of the truly wonderful things about humanity […]
Finding Your Balance
Submitted by Keith Boswell, Mindful Movement Center We are blessed to live in a society that medical technology has found cures and/or treatment for many of the diseases and conditions that plagued us for centuries. This helps us live longer, more active lives. However, on the flip side of the coin, the fast pace demands […]
The Inner Ring: Avoid Becoming a Scoundrel
By Luke Dalfiume, PhD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Co-Owner, John R. Day & Associates, Christian Psychological Associates About a decade ago, a friend of mine introduced me to C. S. Lewis’ Essay The Inner Ring. This was the Memorial Lecture at King’s College, University of London, in 1944. It was also the foundation for the third […]
Free Market Healthcare at Work
Submitted by Colleen McMahon-Ingraham, President, The McMahon Group Prairie SurgiCare (PSC) recently scored another victory for healthcare through usage of its free market principles when providing medical service. Earlier this week, Mr. J. Bennett received a 2-level disc replacement for large disc herniations in his neck that were causing nerve damage and spinal cord compression. […]