Dr. Lissa Rankin, practicing gynecologist and author of “What’s Up Down There?” asks and answers the questions you’d ask your best friend if she was a gynecologist. For example, boobs—what’s normal and what’s not? Why is it that treating yeast infections won’t cure you of them permanently? And lots of waaaay more intimate and funny […]
What a difference one true friend can make. And how lonely life can feel without one.
We’re all strapped for time these days so what’s better than a move that works multiple muscles at once? The lunge with a twist targets your core (rectus abdominus and obliques) legs and butt (quads, hamstrings, and glutes) and your arms (biceps and deltoids). You can use a medicine ball or a weight to increase […]
“Meditation sculpts the brain for better attention span, emotional stability and mental flexibility,” explains Eric Berliner, who lives in Glencoe and founded Generations Yoga at in Wilmette. Following his arduous recovery from a serious accident, Berliner took his first yoga class at the suggestion of a friend. Having found a new passion and life path […]
The North Shore could soon be home to Cook County’s new freestanding inpatient hospice center. Executive staff members at Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter in Glenview are hoping to open the doors of the new $12 million Marshak Family Inpatient Pavilion by early 2012. “Our region is long overdue for a facility like this,” says […]
“Integrative medicine” is a term everyone’s buzzing about these days. Think of it as a mind/body approach to well-being that combines Western medicine with alternative treatments like massage, yoga and acupuncture. IM, as it’s often called, isn’t just for reformed hippies. According to the American Hospital Association, the percentage of U.S. hospitals that offer alternative […]
Regrettably, it’s not a rare occurrence. Husband and wife are fooling around and he feels a lump in his wife’s breast. But unlike most men, Patrick McDermott didn’t just let his wife know. After the tragic death of his sister-in-law a year before, he wasn’t taking anything for granted and called his doctor the next day. […]
Local clinics are adding ancient techniques to be on the cutting edge of integrative fertility care. Jennifer Botchway of Evanston experimented with yoga, acupuncture, nutrition counseling and massage when she was going through infertility treatment, and would recommend holistic treatment to women trying to conceive. Botchway says, “I felt healthier and good about what I […]
The area’s largest indoor racquet club recently re-opened with new and improved facilities—including blue, cushioned court surfaces from DecoTurf, the surface used at the Olympic Games and the U.S. Open. Now all you have to do is learn to smash a forehand like Serena Williams. The Glenbook Racquet Club Northbrook glenbrookracquetclub.net * Make It Better […]
Who has time to exercise with a seasonal to-do list that stretches through December? We’re here to help you feel better about skipping the workout—here’s a general idea of the calories you’re burning while you work and play this fall: Raking the lawn—The calorie count varies depending on the source, so we’re going with the […]
