Lifestyle
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What is ‘whole person care’ really?Dec 27, 2024 12:55 am - “We treat the whole person.” Are health care providers really offering “whole-person care,” or is it simply an advertising strategy?
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Brown fat plays role in regulating body temperatureDec 27, 2024 12:39 am - Brown fat burns energy to regulate body temperature and plays a role in blood sugar metabolism. Adults can protect their brown fat with a healthy diet, exercise and spending time in cooler temperatures.
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Wheaton’s Gary UMC offers classes on mission opportunitiesDec 26, 2024 10:21 pm - Gary United Methodist Church offering classes on serving in mission, including World Relief sharing work in crises and Educate a Girl scholarship program in its 5th year.
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Hines VA Hospital’s transplant center celebrates fourth anniversaryDec 26, 2024 9:21 pm - Hines VA Hospital's kidney transplant center has performed over 270 successful transplants since 2020.
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Cats meet Claus at Barb’s Precious Rescue eventDec 25, 2024 6:00 am - There were no reindeer. But there were plenty of cats, as Barb’s Precious Rescue and Adoption Center in Palatine rang in the holiday season with an opportunity for people to celebrate with their pets and take pictures with Santa Claus.
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Carolyn Hax: Should she tell boyfriend about abusive childhood?
Dec 25, 2024 6:00 am - Should she disclose her “kind, funny” mom’s emotional abuse during childhood to her boyfriend, or just gloss over it? Carolyn Hax says to find a way to let him know the details so he can decide how to feel about it.
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Lawyer passes baton on educating board members, unit ownersDec 25, 2024 6:00 am - After more than 13 years of having the privilege of writing this column, I am passing the baton. Although the column is called “Condo Talk,” it has addressed legal issues concerning the full variety of homeowner associations in Illinois; that is, condominium associations, master associations and common interest community associations.
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Kid-centric countdown: Put young chefs in charge of the snacks and let the creativity flowDec 25, 2024 5:31 am - We adults may consider cooking a chore, but it’s the main source of entertainment when kids gather to ring in the noon year. Together you can craft kid-friendly grazing boards loaded with dips, crackers, crunchy chickpeas, stuffed dates, crudites, cheese and fruit.
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Hoisin sauce gives new life to leftover ham in this cabbage stir-fry
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Ditch the beef, embrace the turkey chili this winterDec 25, 2024 5:15 am - You don’t need beef or tomatoes to make a chili worthy of the name. This Winter-Warming Turkey Chili from Don Mauer is a terrific twist on the classic.