Ancestral Thought Processes on Nutrition for Health, Wellness, and Longevity
By Joshua Howat, CSCAUK Whilst we live in a time of abundance here in the USA, we are challenged by rampant diseases. Lifestyle choices are definitely an important part of the cause and the answer. Dr. Weston Price spent 10 years traveling to 14 different countries seeking out the secret to health and wellness. What […]
Aging Gracefully While Aging Safely Avoiding Risky Procedures and Empty Promises
By Amy Kennard Raise your hand if you’ve looked in the mirror and tugged a little at those creases around your mouth, frowned at those frown lines, or widened those eyes to make the crows’ feet disappear. Who can relate to feeling that flash of heat that makes you want to tear your clothes off? […]
Not a Camper? Try Glamping! 3 QC-Area Parks with Cabins
By Wade Ellett, Let’s Move QC Outdoors Adventure Blogger Camping is a great way to enjoy some time away from jobs and clocks and reconnect with nature. For those who are a no-go for tents and latrines, there’s a new term that may speak to you: glamping. Think cabins with fireplaces. Maid service. Fresh towels. […]
QC Team Physicians Help Make the Call About Sports-Related Concussions
Submitted by ORA Orthopedics Sports Medicine Football season is in full swing at Quad City area high schools. Among the families, coaches, and players cheering for victory are team physicians like Dr. Matthew Lindaman, an ORA Orthopedics’ sports medicine doctor for the North Scott Lancers. Dr. Lindaman, a North Scott alumnus, not only played for […]
Where’s the Joy in Growing Old?
By Marya Burns, Rehabilitation/Skilled Consultant, Good Samaritan Society — Services@Home The aging process is an inevitable fact of life. One day, we’re in our 20s, getting married, and beginning to raise our families. The next day, we are facing retirement and babysitting grandchildren. We look in the mirror and see the eager energy of youth […]
Cerumen Removal: Why We Do What We Do
By Laura Mergen, Au.D., CCC-A, Audiology Consultants Under normal circumstances, wax and dead skin is naturally removed from ear canals through everyday movement of the head and jaw and through the growth of the skin lining the ear canal. Unfortunately, wearing hearing aids can disrupt how the ear cleans itself, leading to occluding and impacted […]
Planning Pays in Retirement
By Ruth Ahnen, Modern Woodmen Michael doesn’t see himself living on the beach when he retires, but he’d like to vacation there with his wife. He worries he isn’t saving enough in the 401(k) account he has at work, but he isn’t sure what more he can manage with two kids, a mortgage, and credit […]
Cesarean (“Hangover” and “Front Butt”) Scar Correction
Submitted by Diamond Medical Spa and Vein Statistically, except for when driving a car, the most dangerous time of a woman life is when she is pregnant. A major factor in the risk profile of pregnant woman is the additional risk of cesarean delivery. In the United States Cesarean sections (C/S) are performed for 30 […]
Chronic Pain Vanishes for Quad-Citian After Outpatient Knee Replacement Surgery
Submitted by Mississippi Valley Surgery Center It all started in junior high. Martie Boston was playing with her friends and fell on her right knee. Her parents thought it was a minor sprain, and with a few days of rest, Martie was back to running and playing. But her knee was never the same, it […]
Let the Good Times Roll!
Submitted by LivWell Seniors As people age, they often lose built-in opportunities to socialize. Younger people are busy with kids and their activities. They usually have a built-in social network, if not several: family, friends, co-workers, church groups, civic organizations, etc. Unfortunately, as people get older much of this gets lost. Families are more spread […]