At the 2011 annual stroke meeting, the Centers for Disease Control reported that strokes are becoming more frequent in younger populations. That means you. But, doctors also stress that simple lifestyle modifications can significantly reduce the potential for stroke later in life. Here’s what you should do now. Sparing Calories at the Risk of Stroke? […]
There are 25 steps up to the Tru Fit Personal Training Studio in Evanston. But the climb is not intimidating to Steffie Masur, 86, of Evanston, who willingly scales the stairs two times a week to work out with trainer Anne Monma. Steffie explains that she has always been active. When she stopped playing tennis […]
If your young athlete wants to take his or her game to the next level, Max Training Center offers professional athletic training in baseball, basketball, volleyball, and speed and agility. Instructors include former Bears and Cubs players. Owner Jim Rebecca of Mt. Prospect started his business to provide a service to the community. In that […]
In 2002, the Women’s Health Initiative released a study claiming that women who use hormone replacement therapy drugs to treat the symptoms of menopause are more likely to get a deadly form of breast cancer. A media frenzy ensued, and most of the 70 million women in America going through menopause stopped taking hormones. Most […]
Making a “V” with your body will surely feel victorious when you conquer this move. Strengthen your core and work your abs, spine, arms and legs while doing this yoga-inspired position. This move will be challenging at first, but the more you work at it, the less difficult it will become. 1. Begin by sitting […]
Some women have an easy time getting pregnant, but for others, like Renata Cardelli of North Barrington, it was a struggle. But thanks to in vitro fertilization (IVF), along with prayer and perseverance, Renata and her husband Glen have two beautiful daughters. “I just feel like it was God’s plan, why I needed to go […]
When Michigan high school basketball star Wes Leonard collapsed and died soon after sinking the game-winning shot, Mary Beth Schewitz of Lake Bluff could imagine the emotions. She could imagine that family’s exhilaration and pride at watching their son — and the profound shock and sadness that would follow. “We had those same feelings when […]
The relentless quest to get pregnant can take its toll on women. Research shows that infertile women have similar rates of depression and anxiety as women with cancer. Hard to believe, right? Not if you’re Tami Quinn of Wilmette and Beth Heller of Chicago. They both struggled to start their families, and because of what they went […]
Keeping your guy’s crotch cool while using a laptop may save future generations—literally! While it has been known for a while that heating up the nether regions of a man’s anatomy can impact fertility, not until recently was a study done that actually measured increased heat in the scrotum when using a laptop. In a […]
