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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
When you think of strength training, the sound of “bells” might ring through your mind—dumbells, barbells and kettlebells, that is. While all of these provide effective ways to strengthen and define muscles, there is a multitude of viable alternatives in the arena of strength training to shape the body you desire. As a certified […]
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 […]
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 […]
