11 Secrets to Great Health at Every Age

We all want to make sure we can continue to do the things we love (and keep up with the ones we love) as we age, and it all starts with taking care of our bodies right now. Aging well means growing better, not older! From the foods you should add to your diet to […]

8 Weight Loss Hacks That Work

Last year, losing weight was the second most popular New Year’s resolution among Americans, with 32 percent vowing to drop pounds in 2015, according to a Nielsen survey. 2016 is sure to be similar. If you’re among the masses hoping to trim your waistline in the new year, before committing to that new restrictive diet […]

4 Online Workouts Worth the Sweat

If you love being active, you probably enjoy switching up your workout routine, because—let’s face it—climbing the treadmill day after day can get brutally monotonous. Even better, how fantastic would it be if you could get one-on-one training without having to splurge on an actual trainer? Today, streaming workouts are the most convenient way to […]

Tip of the Week: Choosing a Medicare Part D Plan

Medicare is health insurance that the federal government offers to most people 65 and older and some younger people with disabilities. It’s broken down into four different “parts”: A, B, C (or Medicare Advantage) and D. Part D provides prescription coverage. Choosing the right plan… Each year during the Annual Enrollment Period, it’s smart to […]

Fresh: 9Round

New year, new workout! If you struggle to find time to work out or are bored with your regular routine, try 9Round in Northbrook. Opened by longtime Northbrook residents Linda Mayer and Abby Kurz, 9Round offers 30-minute kickboxing fitness programs that are changed daily. You never have to make an appointment, and your first workout […]

Fresh: Danni Allen's ONE2ONE Yoga

After winning season 14 of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser,” Danni Allen of Wheeling returned to Chicago with a new lease on life. “I feel like I got my life back,” Allen told us last year after returning home from the show. “I feel like I can dream again; I’m not just going through the motions […]

Why One North Shore Family Went Gluten-Free

Wilmette’s Carlyn Berghoff, CEO, president and “Chief Bottle Washer” of Berghoff Catering and Restaurant Group, is used to taking special requests. Anticipating and fulfilling your clients’ needs is part and parcel of the hospitality industry. But when her daughter, Sarah, now a junior at New Trier, first showed signs of illness in September 2009, Carlyn […]

9 Ways to a Better Life After Cancer

Mindy Ugolini’s darkest day came 11 years ago at the age of 35. Then a busy young mom of a newborn, a 6-year-old and an 8-year-old, she was diagnosed with DCIS, an early stage breast cancer. With an urgency that every mother can understand, Ugolini became an overnight expert, consulting 6 different doctors and evaluating […]

Is Dairy Bad For You?

As a mom, I thought I had at least this one nutritional fact down cold. Dairy is great, right? I recently started doing some social media work for the National Dairy Council, talking about the benefits of dairy. I’ve always believed dairy was part of a well-balanced diet. After a recent blog post about my […]