Deerfield resident and mother of four children Jill Feldman has a long and painful family history of lung cancer — two of her grandparents, her parents, and her aunt all died from the disease. After all of this tragedy, Feldman began to get involved in the LUNGevity Foundation, which was founded by seven Chicago-area lung […]
As yoga’s popularity has continued to grow, so has the body of research confirming the far-reaching benefits of regular practice. Yoga can help treat depression, PTSD, insomnia, rheumatoid arthritis, heart disease, infertility and back pain, just to name a few. Yoga works your entire body and demands focus, which can be both soothing and centering, […]
Take a back-to-basics approach to good health with exercise, real food, relaxation, nature and friends. Take charge of your day and make some simple changes that may keep you free from disease and add years to your life. 1. Eat seven servings of fruits and vegetables. Eating seven or more servings of fruits and vegetables […]
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 […]
Has sitting replaced smoking as the new health risk, causing sickness and early death? Smoking was popular until the Surgeon General announced, “Smoking can Kill!” in the mid 60s. In the last 50 years, the compelling scientific evidence has changed the behavior of Americans, reducing the number of smokers. However, as our population becomes more […]
That strange noise? It’s called silence. Those few blessed hours between the school bus pickup and dropoff. And now that they’re here, you may find yourself in the position of having or needing to fill them. Here are several suggestions that will at least get you brainstorming: Exercise Are you having a hard time committing […]
The weather has turned and it’s time to get off the treadmill and get into nature.
You’ve set your resolutions, and we’re guessing one is to exercise more.
