Health and Fitness
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Their Life's Work: How a banquet facility, salon, food truck and Pilates instructor are adaptingApr 07, 2020 5:30 am - Illinois has more than 1 million small businesses - some new, some old, some family legacies, others personal dreams. Each proprietor has a story to tell about how thing...
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How Willowbrook grad is working with 'a laser focus' to find COVID-19 treatmentApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - While Rob Stahelin studied chemistry as an undergraduate student at the University of Illinois-Chicago, he read “The Hot Zone,” a book about the dangers of Ebola, Marbur...
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What makes for a good homemade face mask?Apr 07, 2020 1:00 am - What makes for an effective homemade mask? Everybody and their brother is doing experiments on all sorts of household goods, including T-shirts, furnace filters, winter ...
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Structure is key to maintaining mental health amid pandemic, experts sayApr 06, 2020 5:30 am - If mental health wasn't top-of-mind before the COVID-19 pandemic began, chances are it is now. The number of confirmed cases of the virus is rising, causing ripple effe...
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Managing anxiety in the anxious world of COVID-19Apr 06, 2020 1:00 am - Understanding the facts about COVID-19 prevention is important and we encourage you to continue following recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Preven...
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Teens in isolation finding ways to 'be social with each other'Apr 06, 2020 1:00 am - Passing periods. The lunchroom. Softball practice. Musical rehearsals. It's not just history and science classes that are suddenly gone or switched from in-person to onl...
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Good Shepherd Hospital now offers virtual workoutsApr 05, 2020 11:00 pm - Are you missing your regular workout routine? Fitness is about more than movement, it's about connection. "We create relationships with the clients we work with and th...
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2020 Fittest Loser by the numbers - Week 6Apr 05, 2020 7:30 am - Van Dillenkoffer Starting weight: 244 Current weight: 213 Weekly weight loss: 5 Total weight loss: 31 Percent loss: 12.7% Jennifere Lux Starting...
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Robust support systems keep Fittest Loser contestants going strongApr 05, 2020 7:00 am - A strong support system has always been integral to Fittest Loser success, but never more so than during the 2020 contest. As competitors transform living rooms into wei...
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Cyberbullying: What can parents do if your child is victimized?Apr 05, 2020 7:00 am - With schools closed due to COVID-19, children and teens are spending more time at home and likely having more access to digital devices — opening them to more possibilit...