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Smartphones, computers, and tablets are wonders of technology. However, daily use of these devices can cause you to make repetitive and often awkward hand and wrist movements that can sometimes result in pain or stiffness.
If you are a frequent user of your mouse, tablet or phone or a gaming control, it is important to keep your hands and wrists flexible and...
Cold weather does not mean the end of exercise. With the frigid temps we are currently experiencing one typically feels like not exercising at all, but staying indoors in your jammies all day! The past few days have tested us all. Even our local YMCA closed it's doors for two days during what they are calling Chiberia! With...
Here are some helpful hints to help you navigate your way through the parties.
Many of us love fall: crisp air, football games, colorful trees and even those leaves on the ground in your yard. Raking leaves gives you the perfect opportunity to get outside, get some fresh air, and get in a good workout. Best of all, your lawn with thank you!
According to Barbara Ainsworth, an exercise epidemiologist at San Diego...
Gluten allergies have been on the rise lately, or maybe people are finally getting around to getting tested for gluten due to digestive issues they have had for years. Thanks to doctors, the media, television shows like Dr. Oz and The Doctors, people are becoming more aware of gluten allergies and gluten sensitivities.
So what the heck is gluten? Gluten...
One of our first signs of spring in our neighborhood is the Asparagus sign on our local farm, Stades Dairy Farm in Johnsburg, Illinois. What most people don't know is the benefits Asparagus holds! Asparagus is packed with disease fighting abilities and health benefits!
One of my very first jobs as a nurse was to work in Pediatrics at Lutheran General Hospital. The unit I worked in was the Pediatric Specialties Unit where I worked with an Immunovirologist caring for AID's patients. Now at the time back in the 80's. It was not even called AIDS yet, it was called Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. The...
If you ever read the Peanuts comic strips as a child, you will immediately remember the picture of Charlie Brown hugging Snoopy. What you may not realize, is just how true the statement is. That spending time with animals produces marked improvements in humans, affecting the physical, mental, emotional and social aspects of their well-being. Well maybe not all...
