How Fit Is Your Brain?
Submitted by LivWell CARES As we age, many of us have days when we feel we’re just not as sharp as we used to be. In fact, a 2017 study by the Alzheimer’s Association found that more people fear being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or dementia than fear death itself. While many people believe there’s nothing […]
What Is a Health & Wellness Coach?
By Anke Fronz Tonya, was out having coffee with a friend. She told her friend that she was tired of all the anxiety and discomfort and said, “All this has prevented me from enjoying the activities that I love to do.” Her friend knew Tonya had seen a variety of doctors and chiropractors, and was […]
Protect Yourself From Insect & Animal-Related Injuries at Home and Away
By Kimberly Blaker Each year, 1.3 million Americans are treated in emergency rooms for animal-related injuries, according to the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project published by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Roughly 232 people die from their injuries. Dr. Joseph Forrester, the co-author of a study published in the British Medical Journal, December 2018, says the […]
5 Reasons To Eat More Tart Cherries
If you want to add superfoods to your diet, Montmorency tart cherries may be perfect for you. Montmorency is the variety of tart cherries grown in America, primarily on small family farms. Compared to sweet cherries that are typically eaten fresh during the summer season, tart cherries are available year-round as dried, frozen, canned, juice, […]
YMCA Outreach Programs Strengthen the Whole Community
Submitted by the YMCA The mission of the YMCA has been building healthier spirit, mind, and body for everyone in the greater Quad Cities since 1858. Like it has through many challenges to our community over the past 163 years, the Y continues to find opportunities to connect and engage more people in positive, beneficial […]
Let’s Talk About the “Widow’s Penalty”
By Heidi Huiskamp, Founder and CEO of Huiskamp Collins Investments, LLC You’ve lived a life together. You can close your eyes and remember walking down the aisle with grains of rice being sprinkled on your head and those early days of cheering each other on in your daily journeys whether that be a career or […]
Changing Your Habits for Better Health
Are you thinking about being more active? Have you been trying to cut back on less healthy foods? Are you starting to eat better and move more but having a hard time sticking with these changes? Old habits die hard. Changing your habits is a process that involves several stages. Sometimes it takes a while […]
Breathing Is Good Medicine
By Karen Buchanan, Assistant Administrator, Friendship Manor The pandemic years have pushed many of us to our physical, emotional, and spiritual limits with the unrelenting waves of changed expectations and guidance. If you’ve found yourself at the end of your rope at some point, you are not alone. In the midst of managing all of […]
How Is Hearing Loss Diagnosed? Are There Different Types of Hearing Loss?
By Margaret Christiansen, Au.D., Audiology Consultants A comprehensive hearing test is used to diagnose hearing loss. Prior to testing, the audiologist will conduct a case history to gather information regarding your hearing concerns as well as other symptoms such as ringing in the ears, dizziness, and ear pain. The ears will be inspected to look […]
WINTER JOINT PAIN 101 — Easing and Avoiding Joint Pain Caused by Cold and Icy Weather
Submitted by Mississippi Valley Surgery Center Have you noticed an increase in joint pain this winter? You’re not alone. As we make our way through another cold and icy winter, many are seeing an increase in joint pain flare-ups caused by this cold, Midwest, winter weather. Although winter weather is more likely to bother those […]