Health and Fitness
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Short naps may prove beneficial for heart healthAug 21, 2025 9:20 pm - When it comes to napping for improved health, the consensus appears to be that brief naps a few times a week can have a beneficial effect. However, longer naps, particularly for people who are already struggling with overnight sleep, may be associated with cardiovascular risks.
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Barbells or bands? Experts look at different strength training methods
Aug 21, 2025 9:19 pm - When it comes to weight-resistance exercise, you can choose from four primary options: free weights, weight machines, resistance bands or tubes or your own body weight. Or use a combination. All have their pros and cons.
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Park Ridge man celebrates heart health by ringing his own bellAug 16, 2025 12:16 pm - Park Ridge resident Paul Sheehan, a heart patient at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, on Friday rang the bell he’d previously donated for patients celebrating the end of their cardiac rehabilitation.
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A balm for the bereaved: Geneva woman seeks to install wind phone where grieving people can ‘talk’ to lost loved onesAug 16, 2025 12:15 pm - A Geneva mother seeks to establish a wind phone, a disconnected phone that allows grieving people to “talk” with their departed loved ones, in her community in honor of her 18-year-old son James who died unexpectedly in 2021.
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Protein pitfalls: Research says we may not be getting enough in our diets
Aug 14, 2025 5:26 pm - Think peanut butter has lots of protein? Think again. And seniors actually need way more protein than they realize.
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Patient advocate: What D.O. you know about osteopathy?Aug 14, 2025 5:09 pm - We’re seeing more doctors of osteopathy, also known as osteopathic doctors and osteopaths, showing up more frequently in lists of primary care providers. If you’re looking for a new practitioner, you may find more D.O.s than M.D.s in your network.
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Children’s Health: Talk to your children about bullying as school beginsAug 14, 2025 5:08 pm - As your family prepares for everything fall has to offer, much of it involves the return of the school routine. This year, however, make sure you tackle the tough issue of bullying with your children.
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Ask the doctors: Adding zinc to diet may help geographic tongueAug 14, 2025 5:06 pm - Geographic tongue is a chronic inflammatory condition that affects the surface of the tongue. It is marked by areas of irregular tissue that develop on the top or sides of the tongue.
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How to get kids back on a sleep schedule for the school year
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‘I’m an antique’: Century Club honors four 100+ year olds at Elgin senior homeAug 13, 2025 10:14 am - Residents who are more than 100 years old were celebrated during a party on Sunday at The Vines Senior Home in Elgin. The oldest of the four? Janet Robinson, who is 107.