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Navigating Life With Crohn’s and Colitis
Exploring Local Stories of Strength and Support Submitted by Mississippi Valley Endoscopy Center For

I Hear You.
I Know What Keeps You Up at Night. By Heidi Huiskamp Collins, Founder and CEO

Come Back Confident – Recovery at Plaza Physical Therapy
By Alexander Germanis In his 1888 work, Twilight of the Idols, German philosopher Friedrich

Mississippi Valley Surgery Center’s Director of Orthopaedic Surgery Retires After 38 Years in Orthopaedics
New Physicians to Continue Dr. John Hoffman’s Legacy in the Quad Cities Submitted by Mississippi

Water is Life
By Alexander Germanis Recently gracing movie theaters was the sci-fi epic known as Dune. On

Fun Summer Days Eating Better, Getting Active
School’s out. Things are slow at work. And the warmer weather brings lots of new

How Many Is Too Many?
When Drinking Becomes a Problem For some people, a glass of wine, a beer, or

Trouble With Touch? Feeling Your World
Your senses let you experience the world. Sight, sound, hearing, or even smell may be

Getting a Good Night’s Sleep
What Is Sleep? Sleep was long considered just a block of time when your brain

Dejunking Your Diet The Drawbacks of Ultra-Processed Foods
Eating healthy isn’t always easy. Expert-recommended diets often emphasize fresh, whole foods and home-cooked meals.

Ouch, That Hurts! The Science of Pain
Information from NIH-National Library of Medicine Almost all of us have experienced pain of

Caring for the Whole Person
Mind • Body • Spirit By Alexander Germanis From elementary biology to high school anatomy

Less Pain, Faster Recovery
Quad Cities’ Top Experts Transform Total Joint Surgery Utilizing Mako SmartRobotics™ Submitted by Mississippi

I Hear You. “I Know What Keeps You Up at Night.”
By Heidi Huiskamp Collins, Founder and CEO of Huiskamp Collins Investments, LLC You might

Recover & Return
By Alexander Germanis The human body is capable of some truly incredible physical feats.