Living Life to the Fullest at a Life Plan Community
Submitted by Lutheran Hillside Village Frank Sinatra sang those lines in his song, “The Best Is Yet to Come.” His song is true for so many things in life, including how we approach aging. We all want to successfully age, confident that the best is still yet to come. The real question is, how can […]
How to Avoid Three Common Myths Standing in the Way of Retirement Security
Submitted by Carla Clark, Financial Professional Associate Today, most of us expect to live longer, healthier, and more active lives. How are you going to spend your time in retirement? Will you visit family? Travel? Volunteer? The possibilities are endless, but when you do decide, the next step is determining how your choices translate into […]
Vampirism in Early Psychiatric Literature
By Luke Dalfiume, PhD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Co-Owner of John R. Day & Associates, Christian Psychological Associates During my earlier career as a professor, I taught Abnormal Psychology. For one class period each semester, I would give a lecture about some fringe areas of psychopathology not covered in the current diagnostic criteria: those who consider […]
Are You on the Healthcare Conveyor Belt?
By Steven Buttice, Founder and President, Living By Your Design, Inc. Emma and George are from a larger town in northern Illinois. Emma’s husband is age 89 and had a urinary track infection. As he became sicker, he became weak and did not eat. He was losing weight, also coughing as he ate when he […]
Stress About School
By Paul Schellenberg, LLC, MA, LCPC I remember when I was a kid, I loved summer until the dreaded “back-to-school sales” started, and this reminded me that my summer was almost over. I used to close my eyes to avoid the back-to-school sale signs when I was in stores. The stress of going back to […]
Family Taking Care of Family
By Alexander Germanis It has long been philosophized as to what exactly constitutes a home. It is not simply a place where one sleeps and keeps one’s possessions, for it is far more than that. Instead, a home is as much a feeling as it is a location. It is a place of family, of […]
OCD in Children — What to Look For
By Renae Miller, MS MFT, LCPC, Agape Counseling, Ltd. Parenting school-age children comes with many challenges, but when a parent suspects that their child may have anxiety or another mental health concern, it is even harder. Some research suggests that symptoms of anxiety and obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD) appear for the first time around age six, […]
Eyelid Lift: Improving Your Vision and Appearance
By Jeffrey S. Tennant, MD If you are thinking about having surgery to correct your droopy lids, you should do it with your eyes wide open. No one likes to look in a mirror and see puffy eyelids defining one’s face, altering one’s appearance, and sometimes even affecting one’s vision. That is why surgery to […]
Protecting Children From Cancer — New HPV Vaccine Guidance
By Tracy Joos, Public Health Nurse Infectious Disease, Peoria City/County Health Department If you, as a parent, could prevent your children from a diagnosis of cancer, would you? This is a question parents of children and young adults are asked every day at pediatrician offices, local medical clinics, and health departments across the United States […]
Fighting Obstructive Sleep Apnea
By Alexander Germanis We spend a third of our lives sleeping. In fact, we engage in sleep more than we engage in any other single activity. So, it is safe to say sleep serves an extremely vital role in our health — physical, mental, and emotional. Unfortunately, there are several sleep disorders that can reduce […]