National Healthcare Decisions Day
By Robert Sawicki, MD When you are sick, you don’t feel like doing a lot of things. When you are seriously ill, you may not be able to do much. In fact, the majority of us cannot express our own wishes when we are near the end of life. It is important for all of […]
Modern Day Health Concern
By Tracy Terlinde, CHP, CLC, Nutritionist Childhood obesity has become a major community health concern over the past thirty years. One in five children are now diagnosed as obese. Obesity and being overweight can lead to many health issues including cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and diabetes which are also leading causes of death in Illinois. […]
Stop the Spread of Superbugs Help Fight Drug-Resistant Bacteria
For nearly a century, bacteria-fighting drugs known as antibiotics have helped to control and destroy many of the harmful bacteria that can make us sick. In recent decades, antibiotics have been losing their punch against some types of bacteria. In fact, certain bacteria are now unbeatable with today’s medicines. Sadly, the way we’ve been using […]
Your Loved One Had a Stroke . . . What’s Next? Submitted
by The Villas of Holly Brook Aunt Henrietta had a stroke. She is my mother’s younger sister and it was devastating to our family. Initially, she was in a nursing home. Recovery depends on many different factors like where in the brain the stroke occurred, how much of the brain was affected, the patient’s motivation, […]
Know What Is hAPPening With Your Kid’s Apps
By Paul Schellenberg, LLC Social media is taking over as the main source of entertainment in today’s society. This has positive and negative aspects. One of the positive effects social media can impart is empowering youths to share their voices and gifts of self-expression. Also, social media can help friends who do not live in […]
Millennial Parents Struggle with High Cost of Living
For many young adults, heavy debt and lower-paying jobs lead to a delay in traditional life goals, like buying homes and starting families. However, research suggests that millennials’ financial worries are adding up to more than stress and disappointment, particularly once they become parents. Two in five young parents rate their financial health as unsatisfactory […]
Stop Tripping and Start Living!
By James Bryson, Founder of New Millennium Institute As a man thinks, so he is! Are you self-handicapping? Are your thoughts, beliefs, and actions limiting your potential? Are these behaviors impacting you, your family, community and health? If so, how would you know, and what could you do about it? What is self-handicapping behavior? Broadly, […]
Animal Laws You Should Know
By Lauren Malmberg, Peoria County Animal Protection Services Many pet owners don’t realize that laws exist that govern our ownership of companion and domestic animals. Regardless of where you live, animal control and humane care for animal laws affect how you must care for your pet and farm animals. State laws cover many situations regarding […]
Nursing Home Readiness By Steven Richter, Heddington Oaks
By Steven Richter, Heddington Oaks One of the most difficult issues that we may face is the fact that a loved one needs to have long-term care. So many emotions bombard us when the time comes. We often find ourselves gripped with a crippling sense of guilt when we can no longer safely care for […]
Vets — How Are You Going To Pay For Assisted Living?
By Steven Buttice, Living By Your Design, Inc. Are you a Veteran? Hats off to you, and thank you for your service. Some say it seems that the US government does not help its veterans to the extent they should. Now, there’s good news for those qualified veterans who are in great need of help […]