Health and Fitness
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Free hepatitis awareness event May 20 in WaukeganMay 14, 2019 11:00 pm - In observance of National Hepatitis Testing Day, the Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center and community partners will host a free community event to...
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'This changed my life': 'Fittest Loser' winner from SchaumburgMay 14, 2019 1:00 am - Halfway through the Daily Herald's “Fittest Loser” contest, Ed Poczatek said that even if he came in last, he would be a “big winner” if he was able to get fit again, an...
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New lab at Northwest Community will offer cutting-edge cardiac careMay 12, 2019 11:00 pm - Martha Atherton of Palatine fit right in last week at Northwest Community Hospital, wearing her monogrammed lab coat and mingling with all of the physicians and foundati...
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Fittest Loser: How friends, family and community are propelling contestants toward the finaleMay 12, 2019 7:45 am - At a recent Saturday morning boot camp, contestants were asked to pick up to two kettlebells each, with each contestant carrying a different total amount of weight. The ...
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Anxiety in teens: Advice from the pediatricianMay 12, 2019 7:30 am - According to the National Institutes of Health, nearly one in three of all adolescents ages 13 to 18 will experience an anxiety disorder. These numbers have been rising ...
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At Work teams ready to celebrate their accomplishmentsMay 12, 2019 7:00 am - Fittest Loser At Work participants are preparing to celebrate as the challenge comes to an end. Teams are reflecting on the experience and sharing their final take-aways...
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Fittest Loser final week leads to reflectionMay 12, 2019 7:00 am - I am in my final week of training with Josh at Push Fitness in Schaumburg. Throughout the Fittest Loser challenge I have struggled with food addiction, willpower, pain,...
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Nostalgia can be comfortingMay 11, 2019 7:30 am - A while ago, our daughter Leah told me that my writing is full of "longings." I suppose she is right. It is hard not to have longings when you have lost someone very de...
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How to write a dementia-specific advance directiveMay 11, 2019 7:30 am - Q: I recently read about advance directives that deal only with dementia. Is there some benefit to those over the more traditional directives? If so, how do I go about c...
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Learning the proper way to do a squatMay 11, 2019 7:30 am - The squat is often called the king of all exercises. When performed correctly, it's one of the best all-around movements for total body strength and conditioning. When s...