If you live in Lake or McHenry Counties — and soon if you live in New Trier Township — please be sure that your loved ones know they can text 847HELP to 274637. This text reaches Text-A-Tip, the only text crisis hotline in the country that provides complete anonymity and access to local licensed mental health professionals. Text-A-Tip was […]
With cold and flu season in full swing, the medicine cabinet sees a lot of attention, housing medications that are prescribed or available over the counter (OTC). Most people get the relief they need and put the drugs away without giving them a second thought. However, medicine abuse is on the rise so parents should […]
A new medicinal cannabis dispensary will open its doors in Highland Park this March. Elevele provides a safe and supportive environment to make every interested (and qualifying) patient feel comfortable and at ease to ask questions and seek medical care. This location will offer the highest quality products and a highly trained staff. Stop by […]
Work out your core, arms, legs and mind in less than eight minutes with the Make It Better video fitness guide. Instructors from Evanston and Chicago’s exhale spa, Winnetka’s Yogi Barre, home personal trainers GYMGUYZ and Glenview’s Bikram Yoga North Shore offer their expertise as well as a fitness regime to exercise your whole body […]
Work out your core, arms, legs and mind in less than eight minutes with the Make It Better video fitness guide. Instructors from Evanston and Chicago’s exhale spa, Winnetka’s Yogi Barre, home personal trainers GYMGUYZ and Glenview’s Bikram Yoga North Shore offer their expertise as well as a fitness regime to exercise your whole body […]
Work out your core, arms, legs and mind in less than eight minutes with the Make It Better video fitness guide. Instructors from Evanston and Chicago’s exhale spa, Winnetka’s Yogi Barre, home personal trainers GYMGUYZ and Glenview’s Bikram Yoga North Shore offer their expertise as well as a fitness regime to exercise your whole body […]
Winter can be a challenging season for just about everyone, thanks to temperatures below freezing, heavy cloud cover and gray slush. But for the more than 14 million people in the United States alone who suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD), it can be debilitating. SAD is a depressive mood disorder that has a seasonal […]
With a young daughter, a busy career involving substantial travel and a working husband, Jan Tratnik didn’t believe that she had the bandwidth to also become the primary caretaker of her mother who developed early-onset Alzheimer’s. Nor did Tratnik anticipate that her vibrant, independent mother living in another state with an active social life would […]
If you’re already in danger of ditching your get-fit resolution, spice up your routine with a new class. Celebrities and fitness gurus across the country swear by these eight hot workouts. Try one and you’re sure to keep coming back for more. Pure Barre This low-impact total body workout relies on tiny isometric movements to […]
Hectic holiday schedules in November and December contributed to about 1,700 fewer blood drives held, and 50,000 fewer donations collected, than the two previous months. To prevent a winter blood shortage, eligible donors are encouraged by the American Red Cross to roll up a sleeve this month to help save lives and ensure patients have […]
