Diet for Kidney Stone Prevention How does diet affect the risk of developing kidney stones?
Kidney stones can form when substances in the urine — such as calcium, oxalate, and phosphorus — become highly concentrated. The body uses food for energy and tissue repair. After the body uses what it needs, waste products in the bloodstream are carried to the kidneys and excreted as urine. Diet is one of several […]
Recognizing the Signs of Liver-Related Dementia
Submitted by Reflections Memory Care Forgetfulness. Confusion. Difficulty doing math. Often, these experiences are shrugged off as a normal part of getting older. However, sometimes, these changes are actually the body signaling a more significant underlying problem — liver disease. In some cases, these symptoms can be signs of hepatic encephalopathy (HE). A serious, chronic […]
Added Sugars
To build a healthy eating style and stay within your calorie needs, choose foods and beverages with fewer added sugars. Added sugars are sugars and syrups that are added to foods or beverages when they are processed or prepared. This does not include natural sugars found in milk and fruits. Most of us eat and […]
Ronald McDonald House Is Coming to Peoria!
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois (RMHCCI) is coming to Peoria and is excited to announce its plans to build a $7 million, 22-bedroom Ronald McDonald House (RMH) in the heart of the Peoria medical district! The new RMH will be located on the corner of Spalding Avenue and NE Monroe Street. Based on […]
Summer Blues? Get Outdoors!
Summer blues? For some students, the thought of an entire summer without the routine schedule of the school year is a scary thought. Others anticipate the joy of unscheduled days and impromptu gatherings. If your student loves routine, thrives on a set schedule, and dreads the thought of not knowing what he or she will […]
Foot & Ankle Center of Illinois Brings Advanced 3D Imaging to Region
Submitted by Foot & Ankle Center of Illinois The development of X-Ray technology has played a major role in diagnostics for medical practitioners ever since it was introduced in the late 1890s. In most cases, standard X-Rays still continue to be used for initial diagnosis; however, when images are not adequate for diagnosis, other systems […]
A Caregiver Process for Loved Ones
By Steven Buttice and Beth Cooper, Living By Your Design, Inc. So you woke up at bit early today, now you are trying to figure out how you can get Mom to her 3:30pm doctor’s appointment and see your son’s school baseball game at 4:00pm. Life today is active, especially for women ages 45 to […]
Is It Time for Knee Surgery?
By Richard P. Driessnack, MD If you have knee pain and stiffness due to arthritis and have tried all other non-surgical treatments but still can’t function without pain, then it may be time to consider surgery. When I counsel patients regarding surgery, I review the benefits as well as the risks. One should expect less […]
Teverbaugh, Croland & Mueller Personlized Care for All Women
By Alexander Germanis While not always remembered and often glossed over in historical texts, women have nevertheless played the most vital role in human history: they have perpetuated human history. Without women, there would be no childbirth, no nurturing of children, and, therefore, no future generations. For all women of this and future generations, there […]
History and Advancements for Colorblindness
By Charlene Lingenfelter, OSC In 1803, John Dalton was the first scientist to take academic interest in the subject of colorblindness. His interest stemmed from him and his brother being colorblind. John Dalton postulated that shortage in the color perception was caused by discoloration of the liquid medium of the eyeball called aqueous humor. According to his […]