When Craig Flax, a longtime tennis coach at Redwood High School, discovered his teenage daughter potentially had an eating disorder, he was completely floored. She had always been a light and picky eater, and getting her to finish dinner could often be a chore, but they had chalked up her lack of interest in food […]
For many Americans, the living room is a place of familial comfort; at Skokie’s Turning Point Behavioral Health Care Center, it’s that and so much more. The Living Room, Turning Point’s center that serves adults in psychiatric crisis, enters its 11th year in 2022. In that time, its staff – which includes therapists and trained […]
The beds are made, the dishes cleared, the clothing folded and put away, but do you know how clean — and healthy — your home really is? Research has shown that the air within homes can be deadlier than outdoor air. “Walking into a modern building can sometimes be compared to placing your head inside […]
The New Year is a time most people associate with reflection, reinvention and, most importantly, resolutions. Each year, there is one resolution that tops most people’s lists — “Be my best self,” whether that entails getting organized, reading more or making healthier choices. Below, find our comprehensive guide to all things health and wellness to […]
As part of our “You Said It” Op-Ed series, we invite contributors to submit their opinion pieces. Have a submission? Contact us here. It’s widely understood that mental health is a key part of overall health, particularly for young people. In the recent Advisory on Youth Mental Health, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy advises that […]
You can hide the gray and use as many anti-wrinkle creams as you like. But the one part of growing older, if you’re a woman, that you can’t stave off is menopause. Menopause, which is defined as the time after which you haven’t had a period for 12 months, can come with a series of […]
Turning Point Behavioral Health Care Center will host its annual Rising to the Challenge benefit on Thursday, Dec. 9. This virtual benefit, celebrating the 10th anniversary of Turning Point’s crisis program, The Living Room, will take place from 7-8 p.m. “The Living Room program has proven itself to be an invaluable resource to our community, […]
Better recently hosted a virtual discussion sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association. The event featured speakers from the Alzheimer’s Association, the Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease, and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
Better recently hosted a virtual discussion sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association. The event featured speakers from the Alzheimer’s Association, the Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease, and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
Remember the days when speaking to a doctor by phone or video conference seemed too, well, remote? Or when we almost always went to a salon to cover our roots? As the world around us shifted due to the pandemic last year, however, so has our relationship with technology, and leaders in the health, wellness […]
