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MON, 11/18/2019

Monday, November 18, 2019

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Emma Dixon of Wheaton is guided by physical therapist Kim Lueken through a series of hip exercises at Northwestern Medicine Rehabilitation Services Glen Ellyn.

Wheaton teen eager to return to the running trail after hip arthroscopy

Hesitant at first to join her family's affinity for distance running, 16-year old Emma Dixon of Wheaton was soon hooked. However, a painful hip threatened to derail her newfound passion. Following arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn labrum at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, Dixon is eager to get back out on the running trail.
“Real Art” by Noelle Roth is one installation at Chicago’s Wndr, an attraction working to change the concept of what a museum is.

Lights, cameras, interaction: Exploring Chicago's Instagrammable Wndr museum

Chicago's Wndr museum is the city's latest example of a nationwide trend: Public spaces that are highly immersive, experiential and, above all, Instagrammable.
The rut begins as the days grow shorter in October in northern Illinois. This white-tailed deer at Tekakwitha Woods in Geneva is undergoing a series of changes in preparation for the rut.

November is courtship time for deer in forest preserves

November is the rutting season of our state mammal, the white-tailed deer. Known also as "the rut," it's the breeding season when amorous bucks seek does with all the determination of shoppers on Black Friday.
Mary Swenson

Naperville seeking 'Dementia Friendly' status

A new group in Naperville is seeking ways to support people with dementia and working to have the city designated as a Dementia Friendly community.
You don’t need to avoid the kitchen over the holidays. Start spending more time in the kitchen learning how to cook healthy meals.
How to avoid overeating during the holidays
With the holiday season quickly approaching, it's a great time to review the most successful habits that can help you stay healthy even when you're surrounded by temptations from now through New Year's. Regardless of what style of eating you consider healthy -- keto, vegan, paleo -- those who have mastered their dietary health share the following common practices. And you should too.
Residents of Lake Barrington Woods enjoy a recent outing.
From swimming pools to theater outings, local senior communities help you stay active
Most people who regularly work with senior citizens agree that keeping people's minds and bodies active is the secret to good health and happiness as we age. That is why senior residential communities in the suburbs have invested in state-of-the-art fitness centers, indoor swimming pools and landscaped walking paths.
Two-thirds of the people living with Alzheimer’s disease in the U.S. are women.
How to live a full life with early Alzheimer's
Once that dreaded word -- Alzheimer's -- is uttered about you by a physician, it is time to take immediate action.
New research supports a theory that the absence of certain microbes found in the gut can have an impact on mood and depression.
Two missing gut microbes could influence mental health
Recognition of the link between emotions and the gut is so ancient, it's been hard-wired into our language. There's a gut feeling, going with your gut, butterflies in your stomach and a sinking feeling. New research seems to support this connection.
Garden centers have lots of options to choose from for decorating your winter containers if you do not have materials available in your garden.
With holidays arriving, now is the time to build winter containers
Remove frostbitten plants from containers and hanging baskets and replace them with evergreen boughs, branches with colorful berries and interesting seedheads from perennials and ornamental grasses.
Know the signs of diabetes in children, which can include excessive thirst and weight loss.
Know the symptoms of diabetes in your child
Early detection of diabetes in children is important. Much of the danger of the disease is that it can often go undiagnosed until damage is done, as the symptoms for both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are subtle and can be easily overlooked.
A small but passionate group of smartphone owners are resisting the recent wave of biometric security features, such as Apple’s facial recognition technology and Samsung’s iris and facial scans. Instead, they’re sticking with passcodes or unlock patterns.
As smartphones begin using scanned IDs, skeptics cite glitches, misuse and a growing surveillance culture
A small but passionate group of smartphone owners are resisting the recent wave of biometric security features, such as Apple's facial recognition technology and Samsung's iris and facial scans. Instead, they're sticking with passcodes or unlock patterns.
Residents at Travanse Living sign a one-year lease and pay a monthly rental fee for its 104 senior living apartments.
How to make the transition to senior living
Moving to a new home is a chore. When an older person is downsizing because their children, and sometimes their spouse, are no longer living with them, the transition can be tough.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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