How to Make Homemade Baby Food
By Jill Weisenberger, MS, RDN, CDE, FAND Breast-feeding is recommended exclusively until six months of age and along with solid foods until at least one year of age. Talk with your pediatrician about the best time for your baby to start solids and how to introduce them. Monitoring for possible food reactions is especially important, […]
Getting to the Heart of Your Financial Goals
My name is Jim Wegener and I am a financial consultant who’s been working in the financial services industry for more than 16 years. I have my FINRA Series 7 and 66 securities licenses, life and health licenses and I hold several designations including CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional (CFP®), Certified Kingdom Advisor® (CKA®), Chartered Life […]
Investing 101 — Stocks
By Heidi Huiskamp, Founder and CEO of Huiskamp Collins Investments, LLC I’m a big believer in education and meeting people exactly where they are in their financial journey. With about 20 years of experience as a financial planner, I’ve come across countless people who have so much fear and shame surrounding finances. So many people […]
How Do I Know When I Need Hearing Aids?
At first thought, this seems like it would be an easy answer… you need hearing aids when you have trouble hearing. In reality, this is a question many people ponder. For most individuals, hearing loss occurs very gradually, over the course of many years. Because of the slow nature of these changes, hearing difficulties can […]
20/20 Vision for the New Year
By Mervet Adams, Health Alliance Happy New Year to all! I think this year is going to be kind of fun as we set our sights on new adventures and keep an eye on our health and well-being! For the past few years, I’ve steered clear from New Year’s resolutions and have tried to find […]
From Personal Wellness Journey to Fresh Blends
My name is Liane DeVore and I own Fresh Blends in the Quad Cities. We are so excited about this New Year and this new decade! A new year for many of us begins with reflecting on where we have been, where we are now, and where we are headed in all aspects of life. […]
Retirement Income Strategies
By Heidi Huiskamp, Founder and CEO of Huiskamp Collins Investments, LLC Every week, I hear people complain about taxes. Nobody likes paying them, but the reality is that we are currently enjoying a period of historically low tax rates. Some families were dismayed when they had to write a check for 2018 taxes rather than […]
Lending a Hand in Patient-Focused Care: Hand and Upper Extremity Specialist Brings Expertise to the Quad Cities
Submitted by Mississippi Valley Surgery Center The Midwest is known as “America’s Heartland.” Revered for rich agriculture, rolling hills, and hardworking people, the Midwest is a great place to live, work and play. Among Midwestern communities, the Quad Cities is a standout in health—thanks to top-notch, dedicated surgeons and innovative outpatient facilities. This past summer, […]
Home for the Holidays
Submitted by HCR–ManorCare: Heartland Health Care and ManorCare Health Services The holiday season is fast approaching, and with it comes the annual joy of family gatherings. Generations come together to celebrate and reunite and we create memories that last a lifetime. If your guest list includes an older loved one who lives in a residential care facility, it’s important to make sure […]
Enriching the LivWell Legacy
Whether planned or unplanned, life transitions can be stressful, especially when it comes to decisions about later-life transition. There is much to consider—when is the right time, am I or my loved one ready or willing, what living communities or other solutions are appropriate for me or my loved one’s situation, how do we begin […]