The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans explained

LAST MONTH, WE TALKED ABOUT the new food label that came out in 2020. This month, I’ll review the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans that, like the updated food label, were rolled out in 2020 with little fanfare or attention amidst all the other troubles Americans were facing.

Your ears need protection from loud noises

SUMMER HAS ARRIVED. When you put away the snowblower and get out the lawnmower, do not put away the ear protection you used while using that noisy snowblower. What? You weren’t using ear protection with the snowblower?

You’re never too old for Super Slow Training

THOUGH MOST OF the clients currently taking advantage of the Super Slow Training method offered at TriggerPoint are in their 40s, this evidence-based, time-efficient exercise solution is gaining popularity among people of all ages—including individuals well into their senior years.

How to react to heat-related illness

WHEN WE’RE IN THE MIDST OF one of our seemingly endless Northwest Ohio winters, we look forward wistfully to the warm days of summer. But then summer can have a sinister side, too.

Time to look as young as you feel!

What does the skin on your face, neck, chest, and hands reveal about you? Will the fine lines, brown spots (age spots), large veins on the hands, and sagging jowls and neck portray you as tired, withered, and older than you are?

EATING WELL

IN THE MIDST OF 2020, while we were all preoccupied with a certain virus that shall remain nameless, the FDA made a change that very few people noticed. With little fanfare, they made a long-awaited and welcome update to the food label. What’s new, you ask? Plenty, as it turns out.

Are you really saving money buying hearing aids through the Internet?

WHEN HEARING AIDS HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED to you, there are many options to consider like the style, the circuitry, and price. At Northwest Ohio Hearing Clinic, we have had a few patients ask us about purchasing hearing aids through the internet.

CANCER CONNECTION IN OUR COMMUNITY

RK WAS DIAGNOSED with kidney cancer in 2019. After her kidney was removed and it was determined that the cancer was contained to that organ, she needed no treatment.

You’re never too old for Super Slow Training

THOUGH MOST OF the clients currently taking advantage of the Super Slow Training method offered at TriggerPoint are in their 40s, this evidence-based, time-efficient exercise solution is gaining popularity among people of all ages—including individuals well into their senior years.

Six practical tips for parents of picky eaters

EVERY FAMILY HAS ONE—a child who is extremely picky about the foods he or she is willing to eat. For some kids, this pickiness may simply be an assertion of independence. For others, it may stem from prior experiences with certain tastes or textures that they find disagreeable.