A Profession Well Spent
By Sandra Dempsey Post While it’s not uncommon for college students to change their major and career plans mid-stream, Doctor Gary Johnson graduated from college, and while working as an accountant, decided to become a doctor. He explains rather lightheartedly that a career in accounting which he believed was worthwhile, wasn’t something he felt would get him […]
How Lifestyle Can Impact Neuropathy
Submitted by One Degree Functional Health Your lifestyle choices can have a big impact on your neuropathy and your symptoms. Nutrition is a one of those choices. What you eat or don’t eat is very important for healing neuropathy. For example, if you have diabetes, it is very important to monitor blood sugar levels and […]
Tackle Those Unfinished Projects To Start the New Year
By Rita Latour With the holidays behind us and the winter months settling in, now is the perfect time to look at all those unfinished projects (UFOs) and try to corral them. This time of year, there are numerous articles and blogs that address “tackling” UFOs. I am not going to restate any of those […]
Please Remember to Smile
By Jonathan Davis, Health Alliance No doubt like many of us in the past few years, my family attended a funeral of a close friend not too long ago. And once again the mind of my 10-year-old surprised me and taught me something to remember. As we sat down at this small intimate gathering of […]
Winter Boredom Busters Fun Ways to Keep Your Energy and Spirits High
By Kimberly Blaker Does being cooped up through the long winter months have you feeling down and lethargic? Staying physically and mentally active is essential to maintaining your energy and keeping your spirits high. So give the following boredom busters a try. Film festival. These are often held during the winter months at independent theaters, […]
Pleasures and Rewards of Walking
By Sandra Dempsey Post Ron Lavish is familiar to many people in the subdivision where he lives. The slim, well-groomed, agile gentleman is seen walking daily, unless the weather is absolutely not conducive to being outside. By Ron’s standards, that doesn’t happen often, but when it does, he walks in his house, usually in the […]
Santa Claus, a.k.a. Your Local Community Liaison
By Derek Brawner, Health Alliance One of the best perks about being a Community Liaison for Health AllianceTM is not just educating people about Medicare and the wonderful plans Health Alliance offers. For me, one of the best things is being able to build great partnerships with the community providers in my area. Today, I’m […]
Memories—The Most Precious Christmas Gift Ever!
By Pam Atkinson M.S. , Elm Haven Place The angst over Christmas shopping is already all over social media. Threatened shortages are looming already. What are we to do? Let me ask you this. What gifts do you remember? There may be one or two very notable gifts, but if I ask about events or […]
Taking Steps to Prevent Falls
Submitted by the Villas of Holly Brook When you’re young, an injury from a fall may sideline you for a few days or weeks, but a full recovery is usually quick. As you get older, the consequences of falls can become more serious, setting up a sequence of events that can have longstanding implications on […]
OSF HealthCare Breaks Ground on New Cancer Institute
Presented by Lanna Scannell, CFRE, Director of Strategic Philanthropy, OSF HealthCare Foundation OSF HealthCare marked a new era on August 17 with the official groundbreaking for the OSF HealthCare Cancer Institute, a 180,000-square-foot building on the campus of OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. With a goal of transforming the way cancer care […]
