ORA QC Dental Hygienist All Smiles After Successful Spine Surgery
Submitted by ORA Orthopedics Forty-five year old Hillary Karben of Bettendorf is grateful to be up and walking again this summer. She’s looking forward to her career, favorite family activities, and gym workouts thanks to emergency back surgery. “I have no idea what happened,” recalls Hillary. “In December, I woke up with back pain and […]
Aging American Workers Fight Discrimination
Submitted by Diamond Medical Spa and Vein The number of cosmetic procedures and surgeries continue to increase year after year with the advancing age of Americans due to societal pressures to stay “Forever Young,” as Rod Stewart sang. Partially fueling the desire to remain youthful is the increased awareness of safer, less costly, minimally invasive […]
Keeping Your Baby Safe in the Sun
Sun safety is important for people of all ages, but it’s even more critical to protect babies’ skin, which is far more sensitive than that of older children and adults. “Prioritize a healthy and safe summer sun care routine for babies,” encourages Dr. Richard C. Kirkpatrick of the Brevard Skin and Cancer Center. “Burns are […]
Planning on Having Fun in the Sun This Summer?
Submitted by Good Samaritan Society — Services@Home Most of us spend the long winter months longing for summer to return. We look forward to cook outs, trips to the pool, walks outside, gardening, and just enjoying the touch of the warm sun on our skin again. It is important to remember that sun exposure can […]
Spend Wisely; Save Wisely
By Ruth Ahnen, Modern Woodmen A spending plan can help lower student debt while saving for the future. It all makes sense when Brittany’s parents talk about the importance of saving for her future. She just doesn’t see how it’s possible while living on her own and trying to pay off tens of thousands of […]
Learning from Our Elders
By Monte Schwartz, LivWell Seniors, LLC Sadly, there are many people in our lives that we take for granted, including the people we love the most and who are the closest to us. For too many of us, this includes elderly loved ones. In spite of some lip service to the contrary, our culture as […]
Can You Spot a Stroke?
Submitted by the American Stroke Association May is American Stroke Month. Did you know that nearly 800,000 people will suffer a stroke this year? Stroke is the number four cause of death and the leading cause of serious, long-term disability in America. Sadly, one-third of people do not recognize the symptoms of stroke and will […]
Sweaty Armpits? Axillary Hyperhidrosis
Submitted by Diamond Medical Spa and Vein Hyperhidrosis, or excessive sweating, is a common inherited disorder affecting almost every ethnic group. This is a medical condition with severe negative psychological consequences. Unfortunately, friends, relatives, and even most doctors of affected individuals usually do not understand the tremendous negative impact that this condition can have on […]
Stress!
Submitted by Mindful Ease Chiropractic In our modern lives, we all deal with stress. Most of us feel we have too much stress in our lives, and most of us are well aware of how bad this is for us. Stress stimulates our sympathetic nervous system, also known as our “fight or flight” response. The […]
Listening
By Rhonda Hatterman, LivWell Seniors We all know many sayings and clichés surrounding good listening, such as having two ears and one mouth and using them roughly in that same proportion—that is, listening twice as often as we talk. Most of us mean to be good listeners. We even fancy ourselves to be good listeners. […]