There’s a new destination for contact lenses and designer eyewear in Evanston. Lumen Optical opened in early December and offers a comprehensive eye exam with a contact lens fitting and retinal imaging for $79. Lumen uses state-of-the-art technology, including a retinal imaging machine that provides non-contact pole-to-periphery views of more than 80 percent of the […]
SoulCycle will celebrate the opening of its fourth Chicago-area studio at Westfield Old Orchard Dec. 10. During a SoulCycle class, riders burn between 500 and 700 calories in 45 minutes of cycling, exercises with hand weights, and core-engaging choreography in a candlelit studio with high-energy music. The Skokie studio features 57 bikes, a lifestyle boutique […]
You’re tracking your menstrual cycle, you know when you’re ovulating, and you’re doing the deed at all the right times. But, month after month, the pregnancy tests are negative. First, you’re not alone — many couples find it takes longer than they expected to start a family. And second, there are many factors that affect […]
Nearly all women use birth control at some point in their lives, according to the National Center for Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Guttmacher Institute estimates that approximately 62 percent of women aged 15 to 44, around 43 million women, currently use contraception. Millions of men also use contraception […]
When winding down from a day spent at work in front of the computer, many people watch television, read an ebook, or scroll through their phone in bed. All those activities mean exposure to blue light, which may impact our health in ways we never considered. What is blue light? Visible light is made up […]
When winding down from a day spent at work in front of the computer, many people watch television, read an ebook, or scroll through their phone in bed. All those activities mean exposure to blue light, which may impact our health in ways we never considered. What is blue light? Visible light is made up […]
Breast cancer is the cancer with the highest incidence among women, regardless of race or ethnicity, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Many people are aware of the disease, but not what they can do to reduce their risk. “We strongly encourage women to take steps to reduce their risk of breast cancer,” […]
Breast cancer is the cancer with the highest incidence among women, regardless of race or ethnicity, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). More than 232,000 people were diagnosed with the disease in 2013, the most recent year for which numbers are available. Many people are aware of the disease, but not what they […]
It’s 9 p.m. The kids are finally asleep, the kitchen is (sort of) clean, the dishwasher is running and the last email has been sent. And, there you are on the couch, with the remote in one hand and a bag of chips or bowl of ice cream in the other. You’re not hungry, but […]
In 2012, the National Institute on Drug Abuse released the results of a study on the effects of physical activity on cocaine-addicted rats. The animals were put on a forced abstinence from the drug, but were given access to an exercise wheel. The researchers found that the more time the rats spent on that wheel, […]
