Jan Stouffer, who works as a board certified music therapist at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, uses…
Here’s a secret: It’s easier to outsmart human nature than to overcome it. To do that, try these easy-to-adopt habits…
Harvard Health Letter Are you reading this while standing at your desk? There’s a good chance that you are —…
By Dr. Jean Harvey-Berino, Ph.D., R.D., and Joyce Hendley, EatingWell You probably know why you should exercise more. Weight management…
EatingWell.com When it comes to “natural” ways to improve blood pressure, sodium restriction snags the spotlight. Most experts agree that…
By Elizabeth Pegg Frates, M.D. Harvard Health Blog If you’re trying to lose weight, you’ve surely heard that you need…
Pain: A Love Message from the Body of You Dear Self: I would like to address your so-misunderstood and overlooked sensation…
By Dr. Gena Vennikandam Ever hear the biblical proverb, “If you find honey, eat just enough.”? These words to the wise…
Shattering the Stigma of Depression By Dr. Gena Vennikandam Since the mid-20th century, when cognitive psychotherapy was being introduced, depression…
By Megy Karydes “There are many ways to kick-start healthy eating,” says Kim Gracen, executive chef, Heartland Café in Chicago’s…
Fitness Tips for the Traveler By Anthony Bonazzo Just because you are traveling, doesn’t mean that your fitness routine needs…
Chemicals in Our Products are Wreaking Havoc on Our Health By Megy Karydes Most of us blindly buy products sold…
The Hard Truth on Soft Drinks By Anthony Bonazzo There’s a great concern about the amount of sugary soft drinks…
One Bug You Want On Your Side Our guts are teeming with billions of bacteria essential to our gastrointestinal health…
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Back Pain is Crippling America By Anthony Bonazzo Back pain has become a trendy ailment in American culture. Many people…
A reality check to help cool down summer stresses that can ruin the season and harm your healthBy Donna Shryer…
By Nancy Maes For some women the triumvirate of binge eating, weight gain and menopause are intricately intertwined. This excessive…
By Riley Andersen First lady Michelle Obama is kicking off the third year of her Let’s Move! initiative this week…
Why is the idea of improving our heart health so unattractive to us? The problem with cardiovascular disease is that…
Seasonal Affective Disorder a far cry from clinical depression By Jenny Allen We’ve all been there. It’s the dead of…
A Look at the Chicago Childhood Obesity Epidemic By Morgan Lord When it comes to childhood obesity in Chicago, there’s…
Tenaciously Stubborn: How the good kind of stubbornness can actually save our lives By Kathleen Aharoni She kept returning to…
Tomorrow (November 15), marks the American Cancer Society’s 37th annual Great American Smokeout. This nationwide event occurs every year on…
Can meditation really help busy people? There is no denying it—we are busy. Overscheduled, multitasked and continuously taking on more…
Caring for a child with food allergies requires knowledge and avoidance of parental diagnosis Chicago mother Lourdes Craelius isn’t sure…
In children, the symptoms are many and varied: chronic diarrhea, constipation, stomach pain, abdominal bloating, fatigue, growth problems and failure…
HPV and Males: Moms and Dads, Let’s Talk Before my son left for his freshman year at college, I, the…
Staying hydrated and managing your body temp is necessary for Chicago summers Cheryl Carl, 33, never suspected that her tendency…
With personal trainer, Anthony Bonazzo Chicago’s freezing temps can make working out in winter more daunting and even dangerous. Yet it’s important to…
Don’t underestimate the power of belief I remember drinking in the elixir of belief as a 4-year-old during the telling…
In a society concerned with personal privacy, do wellness programs at work cross a line? In corporations across the country,…
Half of women fight with adult acne. Doctors aren’t sure of the cause but are finding better treatments. When Donna…
Finding Serenity With only a few weeks left before the race on Oct. 9, Emily ran her first 20-miler over…
Men can do well in dealing with prostate cancer Most men can rattle off all sorts of statistics about sports;…
Hippocrates said, “I would rather know the person with the disease than the disease the person has.” Let me know…
When I was in my very active 20s—dancing, biking, hiking—I had severe back and hip pain. I was studying for…