Health Benefits of Ultra Running
A University of California Davis study shares the health benefits and impacts of ultra running.
Tip of the Week: Choosing a Medicare Part D Plan
Medicare is health insurance that the federal government offers to most people 65 and older and some younger people with disabilities. It’s broken down into four different “parts”: A, B, C (or Medicare Advantage) and D. Part D provides prescription coverage. Choosing the right plan… Each year during the Annual Enrollment Period, it’s smart to […]
Fresh: 9Round
New year, new workout! If you struggle to find time to work out or are bored with your regular routine, try 9Round in Northbrook. Opened by longtime Northbrook residents Linda Mayer and Abby Kurz, 9Round offers 30-minute kickboxing fitness programs that are changed daily. You never have to make an appointment, and your first workout […]
Fresh: Danni Allen's ONE2ONE Yoga
After winning season 14 of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser,” Danni Allen of Wheeling returned to Chicago with a new lease on life. “I feel like I got my life back,” Allen told us last year after returning home from the show. “I feel like I can dream again; I’m not just going through the motions […]
Is a Multivitamin Necessary for Your Health?
Many Americans start their day with a multivitamin and other dietary supplements, thinking that it’s an easy way to maintain good health. But do vitamins actually produce the desired results? The body needs 13 vitamins to function properly: vitamins A, C, D, E, K and the B vitamins, which include thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, […]
Antibiotics: When is the Right Time?
Temperatures are sub-zero, and everyone seems to be coming down with something. But is what you (or your kids) have treatable with antibiotics? Or should you simply let it run its course? Put simply, colds and many other upper respiratory infections, as well as some ear infections, are caused by viruses, not bacteria. Antibiotics will […]
Forget Resolutions: 9 Ways to Change Your Habits for Good
This year, ditch the vague, overarching New Year’s resolutions and make changes that will stick through this year and beyond. “Change isn’t for sissies,” says Colleen Collins Josellis, owner of Organized Chaos, who helps people all over the North Shore deal with what she calls problems of excess. “Initial change is sexy; keeping it up is […]
Enhance Your Health Through Yoga
Seeking a natural boost to emotional health and improved fitness to boot (not to mention what some say is the best “booty” around)? Roll out your mat and get with a yoga program.
The Power of Politics: Mark Kirk
U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) knows what it takes to walk the halls of power in Washington, D.C. Kirk serves on the Committees on Appropriations, Banking, Housing and Urban Development and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions as well as the Special Committee on Aging. But it was climbing the 45 steps to reach the U.S. […]
Meet Molly: The Drug You Don't Want Your Kids to Try
If you haven’t yet met Molly, the latest drug of choice for teens and young adults, you’re in for a parental scare. Molly, the street name for MDMA and the sister drug of early ‘90s club drug Ecstasy, is pervasive, and she’s showing no sign of leaving town. Purported as being the “pure” form of […]
