Chicago Sun-Times

Feel the love

Thu, 26 Sep 2013 02:21:19 -0500

This year the daylong We Love Yoga Festival will be held Sunday at DePaul University to coincide with National Yoga Month.

Suburban County kids have higher obesity rates than national average

Tue, 01 Oct 2013 02:14:51 -0500

Schoolchildren in suburban Cook County have higher than average rates of obesity, and the rate for kindergartners is up to 40 percent higher than the national average, a study found. The study of kindergarteners, sixth- and ninth-graders in suburban Cook Count during the 2010-2012 school years, also found striking differences across the county — obesity rates in west suburbs are twice as high as rates for students in north suburbs.

Experimental surgery for infertility

Tue, 01 Oct 2013 10:43:06 -0500

A 30-year-old infertile woman gave birth after surgeons removed her ovaries and re-implanted tissue they treated in a lab, researchers report. The experimental technique was only tried in a small group of Japanese women with a specific kind of infertility problem, but scientists hope it can also help women in their early 40s who have trouble getting pregnant because of their age. The new mother gave birth to a son in Tokyo last December, and she and the child continue to be healthy. AP …

Some basics on Obamacare

Mon, 30 Sep 2013 11:42:53 -0500

Q. I keep hearing Oct. 1 is a key date — what happens then? A. The health-care marketplace, also known as the exchange, opens Tuesday. This is when individuals and businesses can learn about the various insurance options being offered by competing private health-care providers. You will be able to find out if you are eligible for certain programs and subsidies, as well as shop, compare and choose a benefit plan that’s right for you. Your coverage will not become effective until Jan. 1. Nicholas T. Gialamas is president and CEO of Forest Financial Group Inc., a benefits consulting firm, …

Report: Rates for health insurance cheaper than projections

Thu, 26 Sep 2013 02:18:47 -0500

The federal government unveiled a report Wednesday that showed average premium rates for health insurance in 36 states, including Illinois, would be far lower than initially projected.

Natural birth focus of new center at La Grange Hospital

Thu, 26 Sep 2013 08:34:18 -0500

In one of the suites in the Natural Birth Center, Mark Pappalardo held his newborn son, Mark, in his arms. The room was quiet, with the Pappalardos having the entire space to themselves. The LaGrange Park family was the first to have a child born in Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital’s Natural Birth Center, on Aug. 29, a few days before its official opening. Elizabeth Pappalardo was looking to have a water birth, and she was going to go to Adventist Hinsdale Hospital, she said. The hospital offers water birth there. But when she went into labor, her midwife suggested …

Bringing sexy to condoms can be done

Wed, 25 Sep 2013 16:34:00 -0500

DR. LAURA BERMAN: We need to address why safer sex itself isn’t sexy. Why can’t we rewrite the script when it comes to healthy sex?

‘Days of our Lives’ star Arianne Zucker contributes her exercise knowledge to new book

Thu, 26 Sep 2013 02:21:31 -0500

For Arianne Zucker, Nicole Walker on “Days of our Lives,” body transformation came after working out with a trainer who taught her to concentrate on doing exercises for her body type.

Is it too early for a flu shot?

Tue, 24 Sep 2013 18:38:30 -0500

SO THEY SAY: It’s too early for a flu shot, isn’t it?

From belly to baby

Thu, 26 Sep 2013 02:20:45 -0500

Despite reading every how-to book and taking an array of classes during pregnancy, you realize nothing can fully prepare you for your amazing — and terrifying — new role.

A workout option for new moms

Thu, 26 Sep 2013 02:20:55 -0500

If you’re a new mom who wants to work out but has no one to watch the baby, this one’s for you. Equinox trainer Tonya Dugger — with 8-month-old daughter Mia in tow — will lead Push Your Limits, a stroller fitness class starting Oct. 2 and continuing every Wednesday in October. The 60-minute class, held outdoors, will feature strength and cardio moves. It will begin at 10:30 a.m., kicking off from Equinox Lincoln Park, 1750 N. Clark. The class is free for members; $10 for nonmembers. Participants must register; sign up by emailing Brittany Siegler at brittany.siegler@equinox.com. …

Dr. Oz: What to do when pain won’t go away

Wed, 25 Sep 2013 13:42:00 -0500

DRS. ROIZEN AND OZ: I’ve had shoulder pain for a couple of years, and the constant low-level agony is making me nuts. What should I do?

Abuses prompt changing access for disabled at Disneyland

Mon, 23 Sep 2013 09:22:00 -0500

ANAHEIM, Calif. — People with disabilities will no longer go straight to the front of lines at Disneyland and Walt Disney World after growing abuse of the system, park officials said.

Chris Powell’s already working with next ‘Extreme’ contestants

Thu, 19 Sep 2013 02:22:21 -0500

Chris Powell, trainer/star of “Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition,” is advising the 16 people who will be featured in Season 4 of the show, which won’t air until late next spring.

Is the new water campaign all wet?

Tue, 24 Sep 2013 18:38:30 -0500

As part of the Let’s Move campaign, First Lady Michelle Obama visited nearby Wisconsin last week to urge everyone to drink more water. She stopped in Watertown — get it — to be exact.

Kristen Stewart will survive breakup, and you will, too

Wed, 18 Sep 2013 10:15:15 -0500

DR. LAURA BERMAN: Although “Twilight’s” Kristen Stewart is under added scrutiny being a household name, the pain of a breakup often can be quite significant for all of us. A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that romantic rejection triggers the same part of the brain that is associated with physical pain.