Franciscan Health will host a free class on healthy Mediterranean cooking for cancer survivors.
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Two internal medicine physicians and a nurse practitioner joined Franciscan Physician Network in Dyer.
Franciscan Health Crown Point will offer a doula workshop this fall.
Some kip. Forty winks. A bit of shuteye.
From 1951 until 2008, legendary Chicago newsman Paul Harvey hosted his “News and Comment” twice on weekdays and once on Saturday on the ABC Radio Network. However, it was his separate “Rest of the Story” — which ran six times per week from 1976 until his death in 2009 — that regularly caught my interest. … Read more
Health coach Carol Slager offers tips to get kids to eat a breakfast that will keep them going to lunch. When I was growing up, breakfast often consisted of orange juice, cereal, toast or sometimes a toaster pastry. My favorite pastry flavors were unfrosted strawberry and chocolate with chocolate frosting. If I chose strawberry, I … Read more
Have you ever looked in your pantry only to come across a can of unsweetened coconut milk (or pumpkin or beans) with a “best before” date of 2021?
Bringing others food is the universal language of love, compassion and the quiet way people care for one another when life gets hard. In an ages-old tradition, people bring food when life gets difficult or busy: After a death in the family, after surgery or during an illness, with the arrival of a baby, when … Read more
Creatine, a compound of three amino acids and generally stored in the muscles, has long been used by athletes for that added boost. But the supplement, considered safe if used as directed, is having a day in women’s health. Besides improving strength and function, it has been shown to maintain bone and muscle mass during … Read more
Andrew Magurany. wellness instructor and personal trainer, demonstrates exercises to help seniors improve balance. For most people, fitness goals and regimens tend to evolve. For example, aggressive muscle-building and mile-stacking as a youngster may shift toward maintenance and management as the years pile up. And for older adults, that shift should also include a new … Read more