January Employee Birthdays and Anniversaries to Celebrate!

The days before the New Year are a reflective time for a lot of people. Many of us decide we are going to start off the year with a clean slate and a few well-intentioned resolutions. This holiday season, why not launch the new year by making time for three small tasks:

Hypothermia is a condition of abnormally low body temperature. Exposed to cold temperatures, your body begins to lose heat faster than it can be produced. Prolonged exposure to cold will eventually use up your body's stored energy. The result is hypothermia.

Go for a walk even when the weather is really cold – your body has to work overtime to get warm and you may burn up to 50% more calories than you would on the same walk in summer!

My parents used to say “listen to your elders”as if they had some kind of knowledge only their generation understood. But maybe there’s something to that wisdom, especially when it comes to healing the body. After all, Hippocrates, the Greek physician and “father of Western medicine,” said, “Let medicine be thy food and let food be thy medicine.” Science has proven what our elders have known for thousands of years: that certain foods can naturally help prevent and treat disease. Here are six healing foods with medicinal superpowers. (Illustration by Sam Falconer)

Not all CNA’s are IDPH (Illinois Department of Public Health) verified. Assured Healthcare only employs Certified Nursing Assistants.

Why is this important?

A few years ago, Nancy Lublin discovered something obvious. Nancy was the CEO of Dosomething.org, the largest teenage charity in the world.

In order to keep up with its members, Dosomething shifted their communications from email to texting (yes, that’s obvious, but that’s not what she discovered).

December Employee Birthdays and Anniversaries to Celebrate!

Medical marijuana and cannabidiol (CBD) products are gaining popularity, as patients find them effective in managing a wide range of conditions. But there also is confusion and misinformation about how and when to use these plant-based therapeutics.

Does it ever seem like your school-age child brings home a new infection every few weeks? Kids get a lot of wonderful things in school—math and reading skills, development of social skills to make friends and cooperate with others, learning how to be disciplined and independent—to name just a few. But the unfortunate reality is that school can be a hotspot for bacteria and viruses and a source for lots of common kid illnesses, especially for younger school-age kids whose immune systems are still maturing.

A five-year-old of our acquaintance once offered this gem of advice to his harried mother during the pre-holiday season: "Why don't you just sit down and delax for a while." That sums up our first tip for having a stress-free holiday.

Butternut squash is an orange-fleshed winter squash, celebrated for its versatility and sweet, nutty flavor. Though commonly thought of as a vegetable, butternut squash is technically a fruit. It has many culinary uses and makes a great addition to many sweet and savory recipes. Butternut squash is not only tasty but also packs a punch of vitamins, minerals, fiber, and antioxidants.

November Employee Birthdays and Anniversaries to Celebrate!

When cleaning up needles or broken glass, you should…

a) Carry the sharp objects to an approved container and dispose.

b) Carry an approved container to the sharp objects and dispose.

c) none of the above

Mammograms may rival colonoscopies for the least-favorite screening test among women.

In spite of the discomfort mammograms may cause, many women stick to a regular schedule of getting them—and with good reason.

October Employee Birthdays and Anniversaries to Celebrate!

Medicare decisions are highly personal. And there may be as many different questions about Medicare as there are beneficiaries—maybe more. But certain questions seem to come up more often than others. Here are the answers.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General is alerting the public about a fraud scheme involving genetic testing.

Genetic testing fraud occurs when Medicare is billed for a test or screening that was not medically necessary and/or was not ordered by a Medicare beneficiary's treating physician.

September Employee Birthdays and Anniversaries to Celebrate!

Stress. It's a killer. In fact, it is THE killer.

Disease (AKA "Dis" "Ease") is caused by stress and it comes in forms of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. Whether it's physical inflammation causing pain or emotional distress causing insomnia or external forces bearing down on us, it is all stress.