Health and Fitness
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Learning to cut carbs and enjoy sautéed veggiesMar 03, 2019 6:00 am - Food addiction has a strong hold over me, but luckily my trainer Josh gave me a detailed - but doable - diet plan to help me break these binds. This plan includes eating...
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At Work teams embrace a new way to eatMar 03, 2019 5:30 am - Nutrition. Where do we even begin with such a daunting subject? Most of us are familiar with the food pyramid, but there is a lot more involved in a healthy diet. Many ...
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Should you move abroad for health care?Mar 03, 2019 5:00 am - The notion that health care outside the U.S. could be good as well as cheap is a foreign one to many Americans. Kathleen Peddicord frequently hears from such skeptics as...
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When a parent loses a child, or a child loses a parentMar 02, 2019 6:30 am - My only connection with death as a child is that I lost my dear grandfather Anderson when I was only 12. It shocked me and made me very sad. I guess we children knew he...
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Tackling the toddler tantrumMar 02, 2019 6:30 am - When a child turns 2 or 3, it is common for toddler tantrums, "terrible twos" and "threenagers" to emerge. Dr. Kenneth Polin, a primary care pediatrician at Lurie Childr...
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How an anti-inflammatory diet can help tame an autoimmune condition
Mar 02, 2019 6:00 am - An estimated 23.5 million Americans, including my husband, suffer from an autoimmune condition — and their numbers are growing, though researchers don't know why. You'v...
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Learn some tips from a 'baby whisperer'Mar 01, 2019 6:00 am - If you've ever raised a fussy baby, you know that it often takes more than singing and rocking to calm them. Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Occupational T...
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Flash mob makes DuPage Care Center residents 'Happy'Feb 27, 2019 12:00 am - A monthlong celebration of recreation therapy at the DuPage Care Center in Wheaton culminated Wednesday in a "flash mob" that had staff members and residents, singing an...
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Anti-vaxxers face backlash as measles cases surge
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Cook County Health offers parents tips on children's oral healthFeb 25, 2019 10:00 pm - National Children's Dental Health Month is meant to raise awareness about the importance of oral health. Despite the fact that it's almost entirely preventable, tooth ...