A Delicious Way to Support Your Immune System

Bolstering your immune system during winter, when coughs and colds seem to take control, is a must for the entire family. Supporting your wellness can start in a simple place—with the foods you eat and drink. Consider an easy choice for any season like Florida Orange Juice, which can help you and your loved ones […]

A Delicious Way to Support Your Immune System

Bolstering your immune system during winter, when coughs and colds seem to take control, is a must for the entire family. Supporting your wellness can start in a simple place—with the foods you eat and drink. Consider an easy choice for any season like Florida Orange Juice, which can help you and your loved ones […]

Plan Your Plate

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Shifting to a Healthy Eating Style What’s the eating style that’s best for health? Is it a Mediterranean eating plan? Vegetarian? Low carb? With all the eating styles out there, it’s hard to know which one to follow. Healthy eating is one of the best ways to prevent or delay health problems. Eating well, along […]

Finely Tailored Exercise

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By Alexander Germanis   There is no denying how much better something made just for you can make you feel. A finely tailored suit can make a man feel like a sophisticated gentleman. A meal seasoned and prepared just the way you want it can taste phenomenally better than one ordered straight off the menu. […]

6 Ways to Build Lasting Heart Healthy Habits

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Starting on a path toward healthy habits is often easier than maintaining them long term. This year, you can avoid a major pitfall of healthy resolutions and build healthy habits that stick by working small, positive steps into your daily life.   In fact, healthy habits are the first suggested treatment strategy for people whose […]

Adjusting Post-Pandemic

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Submitted by Annette Morrison, M.S., CRS A/D   Joe waited in line at the Pharmacy for his prescription for 45 minutes, just to be told at checkout that it would still not be ready for another 2 hours. He was so frustrated. But as he watched the two staff behind the counter scramble to catch […]

“Her First 100 Years”

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By Sandra Dempsey Post   Longevity can be inherited, based on one’s family, health, good luck, and myriad other details. Physicians tell us there are steps we can take, and a healthy lifestyle to follow that can help us increase the amount of time we spend on planet earth. Others believe we don’t have much […]

A Functional Health Approach to Neuropathy

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Submitted by One Degree Functional Health   As we look forward to the colder months ahead, nerve and joint pain are bound to increase. What used to be a time to look forward to walks through an apple orchard and enjoying time with family over the holidays has become a time of increased pain medications, […]

A Man of Much Determination

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By Sandra Dempsey Post   Various words help describe native Peorian Tom Bower. He’s lived an interesting, busy, challenging life, helping others, working hard to overcome difficult health issues, and sharing his experiences with others to help them. Tom believes firmly that “suffering is inevitable, but pain is not.”  And pain doesn’t have to mark the […]

Nutrition for Older Adults

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Submitted by Villas of Holly Brook What Is Nutrition and Why Is It Important for Older Adults? Nutrition is about eating a healthy and balanced diet so your body gets the nutrients that it needs. Nutrients are substances in foods that our bodies need so they can function and grow. They include carbohydrates, fats, proteins, […]