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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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. […]
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 […]
Put simply, an essential oil is the “oil of” the plant it comes from. As for what makes it “essential,” that relates to the essence, or scent, of the plant itself. And while Wikipedia tells us that the earliest recorded mention of producing essential oils dates back to an Andalusian doctor in the 12th Century, […]
Grab your gym bag and head over to the newest Pure Barre studio in Evanston, which opened this past August. The Pure Barre workout, which combines a ballet barre with the hottest music, targets your thighs, seat, hips, abs and arms. Clients are expected to see results in just 10 classes. These one-hour sessions are […]
Numbers don’t lie. Mental illness in the United States is a significant medical problem. According to The National Alliance on Mental Illness: One in four adults experience mental illness in a given year. Almost 20 percent of kids ages 13-18 experience severe mental disorders in a given year. About 14.8 million people in the U.S. […]
Harley Pasternak is a renowned fitness and nutrition expert who has worked with some of the hottest celebrities, including Halle Berry and Kanye West. Pasternak’s clients are big fans of his approach to fitness and nutrition—it’s easy to follow and is based on healthy strategies backed by science, unlike many of the fad diet and exercise […]
