What to Do With Leg Cramps
Submitted by Linda Snyder, Infinity Associates If you occasionally get cramps in your legs at night, you know how painful they can be. Cramping usually occurs in the calf muscles. Cramping in the thighs or feet is less common. Prevention Doctors at the Mayo Clinic say these actions help prevent night leg cramps: Be […]
Positive Emotions and Your Health Developing a Brighter Outlook
Do you tend to look on the sunny side, or do you see a future filled with dark, stormy skies? A growing body of research suggests that having a positive outlook can benefit your physical health. NIH-funded scientists are working to better understand the links between your attitude and your body. They’re finding some evidence […]
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 […]
For Elaine A Family’s Story With Alzheimer’s
By Annmarie Wallis and Lutheran Hillside Village The best way I’ve heard Alzheimer’s disease explained is that it hides the person we love underneath a layer of confusion, but that there’s still a person who needs our love and attention. For our grandmother, Elaine, that was a constant reminder as we struggled with her diagnosis […]
March is Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month!
Submitted by The Bleeding & Clotting Disorders Institute (BCDI) Blood flows through our body to deliver oxygen and important nutrients to our tissues. In a perfect world, this process would be continuous and uninterrupted. For the nearly three million Americans living with a bleeding disorder, this process is less than perfect. What is a bleeding […]
Peoria Area Anti-Hunger Coaltition 2017 Foodshare Canathon Volunteers Being Recruited Help Your Neighbors in Need
The Peoria Area Anti-Hunger Coalition announces details for the 2017 Foodshare Canathon. 2017 is the 33rd Year of the Foodshare Canathon. The door-to-door collection is on Sunday, March 19, 2017 from l:00 to 4:00pm. Canathon bags will be inserted in the Peoria Journal Star on Monday, March 13, 2017. We ask recipients to fill the […]
The Secret Life of Fat
Book Review by The Bookworm Sez Here’s something important: your pants don’t fit anymore. The blame, you’re sure, lands squarely with the holidays: too many toddies, too much figgy pudding. Perhaps it’s just bad genes or, well, maybe you have no willpower. Maybe, as you’ll see in The Secret Life of Fat by Sylvia Tara, […]
Improve Your Health Through Nutrition
By Dee McCaffrey, Director of Nutrition, Processed-Free America That famous Chinese proverb depicts the simple small action we can take when embarking on any great endeavor. If that endeavor involves improving your food choices, that single step begins with a fork, and there is no better time to begin than now! March is National Nutrition […]