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22nd Century Media’s <strong>Healthy</strong> <strong>Living</strong> Expo to<br />
return to Tinley Park Convention Center Jan. 13<br />
Jon DePaolis<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
Southwest suburbanites<br />
looking for inspiration to<br />
make 2018 the healthiest<br />
year of their lives can make<br />
their way to 22nd Century<br />
Media’s <strong>Healthy</strong> <strong>Living</strong><br />
Expo Saturday, Jan. 13.<br />
The free expo — presented<br />
by Planet Fitness<br />
— is scheduled for 9 a.m.-<br />
1 p.m. at the Tinley Park<br />
Convention Center, 18451<br />
Convention Center Drive.<br />
It will feature 30-minute<br />
fitness classes, cooking<br />
demos, guest speakers and<br />
more than 40 vendors.<br />
Also sponsoring the<br />
event is Ingalls Health<br />
System. KIND, the exclusive<br />
health bar of the expo,<br />
will have free samples<br />
available for the first 500<br />
people attending the event.<br />
“We have just about<br />
everything, from Essential<br />
Oils to natural food<br />
stores,” said Heather<br />
Warthen, chief events officer<br />
of 22nd Century Media.<br />
“You can purchase local<br />
honey, and we have a<br />
variety of fitness facilities<br />
that will be [represented]<br />
there. Even taking healthy<br />
living a step further, we<br />
will have some insurance<br />
companies, financial planning<br />
and even home remodeling<br />
— all the different<br />
aspects of lifestyles.”<br />
Warthen said LifeSource<br />
also is to host a blood drive<br />
throughout the event. People<br />
can register ahead of<br />
time by visiting www.lifesource.org,<br />
or they can do<br />
so the day of the expo.<br />
There also will be free<br />
skin cancer screenings,<br />
courtesy of Skin MD.<br />
In addition to the health<br />
screenings, one of the expo<br />
stages is to be dedicated<br />
to free, 30-minute fitness<br />
classes. Planet Fitness will<br />
get things started from<br />
9-9:30 a.m., followed by a<br />
yoga workout led by representatives<br />
from Natural<br />
Healing Centers from 9:30-<br />
10 a.m. Then, Heart & Sole<br />
Dance is slated to lead a<br />
workout from 10-10:30<br />
a.m., followed by another<br />
yoga class by Natural Healing<br />
Centers from 11-11:30<br />
a.m. Heart & Sole Dance<br />
will return from 11:30 a.m.-<br />
noon, and the expo will be<br />
closed out by a half-hour<br />
with Planet Fitness.<br />
“It’s a really great way to<br />
introduce yourself to a new<br />
form of exercise, and you<br />
can do so for free,” Warthen<br />
said of the workout<br />
schedule. “These workouts<br />
are for any fitness level.”<br />
The expo also will feature<br />
Free fitness classes<br />
• 9-9:30 a.m. — Planet Fitness<br />
• 9:30-10 a.m. — Natural Healing<br />
Centers<br />
• 10-10:30 a.m. — Heart & Sole Dance<br />
• 11-11:30 a.m. — Natural Healing<br />
Centers<br />
• 11:30 a.m.-noon — Heart & Sole<br />
Dance<br />
• Noon-12:30 p.m. — Planet Fitness<br />
<strong>Healthy</strong> <strong>Living</strong> Expo vendors<br />
• 22nd Century Media • Health Nutz Natural<br />
• barkTHINS<br />
Food Store<br />
• Barre It All Fitness • Heart & Sole Dance<br />
• Bath Planet<br />
• Hidden Knoll Apiaries<br />
• Being InSpirit Healing • Humana<br />
• Body & Brain Yoga • Ingalls Health System<br />
Tai Chi<br />
• Juice Plus+<br />
• Chiro One Wellness • Juicy Luzy Sangria<br />
Centers<br />
• Just Be Well Holistic<br />
• ClearCaptions<br />
Health Coaching<br />
• Dan Mosca State • LifeSource<br />
Farm<br />
• MedExpress Urgent<br />
• doTERRA Essential Care<br />
Oils<br />
• Monat<br />
• Elite Remodeling • Mutual of Omaha<br />
Group<br />
• Natural Healing<br />
• Essentially 3B’s & Centers<br />
H20 Hypnosis • Orland Park Health &<br />
• Gilbert’s Craft Sausages<br />
• Parkview Orthopaedic<br />
Fitness<br />
• Greenhouse<br />
Group<br />
a robust speaker and cooking<br />
demonstration schedule,<br />
including a session with<br />
Courtney Smith, author of<br />
the CocoLoses blog.<br />
“She will be talking<br />
about her weight-loss<br />
journey and some different<br />
things that she’s discovered<br />
along the way,”<br />
Warthen said.<br />
From 11-11:45 a.m.,<br />
Danni Allen, the winner<br />
of “The Biggest Loser” in<br />
Season 14, also will be in<br />
attendance.<br />
“Danni will be talking<br />
about her experience<br />
and about how to stick<br />
with your plan as the New<br />
Year starts,” Warthen said.<br />
“She’s very resourceful<br />
and has a lot of tips.”<br />
There also will be two<br />
cooking demos, with chefs<br />
Tim Baran (Joliet Junior<br />
College) and Colin Turner<br />
(Tin Fish).<br />
Scheduled speakers and cooking<br />
demonstrations<br />
• 9:30-9:45 a.m. — Ingalls Health<br />
System<br />
• 9:45-10 a.m. — Courtney Smith,<br />
author of CocoLoses blog<br />
• 10:15-10:45 a.m. — Cooking demo<br />
with chef Tim Baran, Joliet Junior<br />
College Culinary Arts<br />
• 11-11:45 a.m. — Danni Allen, winner<br />
of “The Biggest Loser,” Season 14<br />
• Noon-12:30 p.m. — Cooking demo<br />
with chef Colin Turner, Tin Fish<br />
• Physicians Immediate<br />
Care<br />
• Planet Fitness<br />
• Power Home Remodeling<br />
• Prime My Body’s Nanoenhanced<br />
Hemp Oil<br />
• Redefining All Diets<br />
• Renewal by Andersen<br />
Windows and Doors<br />
• Skin MD<br />
• Smoothie King<br />
• Ventimiglia Realty<br />
Partners<br />
• Vitality Health Systems<br />
• Weight Watchers<br />
• World Global Network<br />
• Wyndham Vacation<br />
Resorts Inc.<br />
“With our expos, they<br />
are a great opportunity to<br />
learn about some of the<br />
services in our area and<br />
the local businesses that<br />
are there to help,” Warthen<br />
said. “This is a great way<br />
to keep your New Year’s<br />
resolution and get inspired<br />
[with help from] our vendors<br />
and sponsors.”<br />
For more information, visit<br />
www.22ndcenturymedia.<br />
com/healthy.
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Welcome to<br />
the forefront.<br />
Now available<br />
in the Southland.<br />
Now that Ingalls and UChicago Medicine have joined forces, patients<br />
throughout the southern suburbs have access to the advances in<br />
treatment that come from leading-edge research and breakthrough<br />
discoveries. And that’s on top ofthe exceptional community care<br />
you’re already accustomed to from Ingalls.<br />
This powerful partnership represents the high level of uncommon care<br />
now available to you. Right here, in your neighborhood. Find alocation<br />
near you atIngalls.org/AtTheForefront or call 708-915-CARE (2273).<br />
Calumet City • Crestwood • Flossmoor<br />
Harvey • South Holland • Tinley Park<br />
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Ingalls expands robotassisted<br />
surgeries to include<br />
partial knee replacements<br />
The partial knee replacement surgery<br />
Nicole Calmes had earlier this year was<br />
not her first rodeo. She had one on her left<br />
knee five years ago and knew the drill.<br />
But it was the only robotic-assisted surgery<br />
she ever had. In fact, it was a first<br />
for UChicago Medicine Ingalls, too, since<br />
investing in the highly advanced Mako<br />
robotic system.<br />
“It was pretty exciting,” the 46-year-old<br />
Lockport corrections officer said.<br />
Like Calmes’ other partial knee five<br />
years ago, orthopedic surgeon Daniel Weber,<br />
MD, performed this one, too, making<br />
him the very first surgeon to use the Mako<br />
system at Ingalls.<br />
Mako surgery is a newer approach to<br />
joint replacement that offers unparalleled<br />
accuracy when placing and aligning a<br />
new joint, and that translates to a longerlasting<br />
knee. Although the revolutionary<br />
technology is used only for partial knee<br />
replacements for now, eventually it will<br />
expand to total knees later this year.<br />
With robotic-guided precision, Mako<br />
allows a surgeon to carefully target and<br />
resurface the part of the knee damaged<br />
by osteoarthritis, leaving the healthy bone<br />
and ligaments intact. It begins with CT<br />
imaging of the knee before surgery that<br />
enables the surgeon to create a patientspecific<br />
plan.<br />
But unlike other partial knee systems<br />
that stop there, the Mako takes it an important<br />
step further.<br />
“The biggest advantage of the system is<br />
that it gives the surgeon the ability to finetune<br />
that plan during surgery and then execute,”<br />
Weber explained.<br />
This allows for the most precise alignment<br />
of the new joint, and the most natural<br />
fit and feel for the patient.<br />
The highly intelligent Mako system<br />
guides the surgeon within a predefined<br />
area, preventing movement outside the<br />
planned boundaries. To work properly,<br />
the components must be put in with extreme<br />
accuracy. Even a millimeter or two<br />
of tilt or rotation can dramatically affect<br />
the wear patterns and longevity of the<br />
components. (Think of a car out of alignment<br />
and how it leads to rapid tire wear.)<br />
“This helps provide more accurate<br />
placement and alignment of your implant<br />
and helps minimize pain after surgery,”<br />
Weber added.<br />
Other benefits include less blood loss<br />
during surgery and a shorter hospital stay.<br />
It all adds up to better outcomes for the<br />
patient. And for Calmes, who stands up to<br />
16 hours a day at her job, that is music to<br />
her ears.<br />
“I work in a prison and wear boots all<br />
day on a concrete floor,” the mother of<br />
five says. “It’s hard on the joints.”<br />
Especially when one has bone-on-bone<br />
arthritis. Before her February surgery,<br />
Calmes barely could walk or take the<br />
stairs.<br />
I was like a little kid, taking the stairs<br />
one step at a time,” she recalled.<br />
Once she is healed, the former high<br />
school track star said she looks forward to<br />
getting back to the gym.<br />
“I was able to walk on it the day after<br />
surgery with no problems,” she added. “I<br />
seem to be healing better this time, and<br />
the pain after surgery wasn’t as bad either.<br />
I’m really happy with the results so far.<br />
Dr. Weber is the best.”<br />
Submitted by UChicago Medicine Ingalls<br />
Memorial. For more information, visit www.<br />
ingalls.org or call (708) 915-7246.
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Planet Fitness aims to be encouraging<br />
inside its walls in Tinley Park<br />
At Planet Fitness, the staff aims to provide<br />
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A diverse, Judgement Free Zone, is<br />
where a lasting, active lifestyle can be<br />
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As people evolve and educate themselves,<br />
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So, people can make themselves comfy,<br />
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It does not matter if someone’s legs have<br />
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People can take advantage of unlimited<br />
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With all of these great benefits under<br />
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Planet Fitness fiercely protective of<br />
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Really, Planet Fitness just makes a lot<br />
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Vitality Health Systems is changing the<br />
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The group recently expanded<br />
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and is excited to be helping<br />
all ages of the community<br />
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“I want to fight chronic<br />
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But afterwards, it sounds<br />
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Mill Pond Dental comes to Mokena<br />
For the residents of Mokena,<br />
Orland Park and surrounding<br />
areas, modern<br />
dentistry is now available<br />
just off of 187th Street and<br />
Wolf Road.<br />
With the upcoming<br />
grand opening of Mill<br />
Pond Dental, no longer<br />
will a drive into Chicago<br />
or across Will County be<br />
required for superior dental<br />
care.<br />
“Having worked in the<br />
area for a number of years,<br />
we saw a need for family<br />
friendly, affordable, hightech<br />
dental services right<br />
here in Mokena,” said Dr.<br />
Eric Young, DDS.<br />
When asked how Mill<br />
Pond Dental is different<br />
from other practices in<br />
the area, Young focused<br />
on the fact that Mill Pond<br />
is equipped with the latest<br />
in dental technologies, offering<br />
gentle and thorough<br />
examinations, which help<br />
patients get a comfortable<br />
dental experience.<br />
“I’m proud when I hear<br />
patients say they are now<br />
excited or less fearful<br />
about coming to the dentist,<br />
especially when they<br />
have not seen a dentist in<br />
some time, or have had a<br />
bad experience with one in<br />
the past,” Young added.<br />
With the office being<br />
open on weekends and offering<br />
flexible hours, patients<br />
have lots of options<br />
when looking to schedule<br />
an appointment or simply<br />
looking to drop in.<br />
Young and his staff get<br />
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loved that “the office<br />
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and that “Dr. Young<br />
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Working with patients<br />
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member of your family.<br />
As an exclusive special to<br />
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with their cleaning, exam<br />
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Mill Pond Dental<br />
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can afford the highquality<br />
modern dental care<br />
they deserve. The business<br />
encourages people to care<br />
for their smiles and let that<br />
brighten the day.<br />
Submitted by Andrea Calvert<br />
and Eric Young, Mill Pond<br />
Dental, 18700 Wolf Road,<br />
Suite 200, in Mokena, next<br />
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New solutions for thyroid dysfunction,<br />
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Tinley Park doc uses<br />
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Thyroid dysfunction and weight<br />
gain/management are two of the<br />
most challenging conditions Dr.<br />
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sees patients dealing with.<br />
Thyroid dysfunction<br />
Of the many symptoms of thyroid<br />
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Many individuals experience<br />
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Many patients have been told<br />
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to suffer with the same thyroid<br />
symptoms they had before they<br />
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“So many patients have come<br />
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even though they are on thyroid<br />
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all of the symptoms of their thyroid<br />
condition,” Beyer said. “Or<br />
maybe initially they felt better<br />
on thyroid medication until all<br />
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back. They go from doctor to<br />
doctor with no answers and no<br />
relief. They are frustrated and<br />
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Traditional medicine only<br />
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more medication. Even in the<br />
world of functional medicine, attempts<br />
to fix thyroid function via<br />
supplementation are often shortsighted<br />
and are not looking at<br />
the entire picture. There are 22<br />
causes of low thyroid function. It<br />
continues to be a complex issue<br />
that calls for a comprehensive<br />
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Weight management<br />
Like many thyroid sufferers,<br />
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People grappling with weight<br />
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programs with the best of<br />
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times it is due to lack of energy,<br />
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Beyer states that “common<br />
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No shortage of ways to get, stay fit at The Oaks<br />
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Group Exercise classes<br />
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Classes include cycling,<br />
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Those who are not members<br />
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In addition to group exercise<br />
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Personal trainers also<br />
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The Oaks Recreation &<br />
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Hidden buildup in<br />
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dryers safer<br />
Most people know they<br />
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Lint is the villain —<br />
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to build up and linger too<br />
long in the dryer exhaust<br />
vent.<br />
It is estimated by the<br />
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Safety Commission and<br />
the U.S. Fire Administration<br />
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associated with clothes<br />
dryers occur annually.<br />
These fires account for<br />
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370 injuries and more<br />
than $88 million in property<br />
damage. “Failure to<br />
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the leading factor cited in<br />
U.S. Fire Administration<br />
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“It is something very<br />
few people know about or<br />
think about,” said Enzenberger,<br />
whose company<br />
specializes in dryer vent<br />
cleaning, repair, alteration<br />
and installation. “It<br />
is the leading cause of<br />
dryer fires.”<br />
Lint accumulation also<br />
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A dryer vent<br />
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month to energy costs.<br />
“Improper venting<br />
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well,” he said. “The dryer<br />
exhaust duct and connections<br />
should be made of<br />
rigid metal or semi-rigid<br />
metal, and secured with<br />
metal heat-resistant tape,<br />
rather than duct tape. I<br />
often find plastic or foil<br />
accordion-type material,<br />
which can easily trap lint<br />
and is more susceptible to<br />
kinks and crushing.”<br />
Warning signs include:<br />
• Clothes are taking more<br />
than one cycle to dry,<br />
especially jeans and<br />
towels<br />
• No lint visible on lint<br />
screen<br />
• Dryer repeatedly stops<br />
during a cycle<br />
• Clothes have moldy<br />
smell after dry cycle<br />
• Clothes are very hot after<br />
a dry cycle<br />
• The top of your dryer<br />
hot to the touch while<br />
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• There is excess lint left<br />
on clothing<br />
“This has been a consumer-education<br />
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but it’s hard to get the<br />
word out,” Enzenberger<br />
said. “Most don’t call<br />
until they have a serious<br />
problem with their<br />
dryer.”<br />
He suggests people<br />
treat clothes dryers as a<br />
household item in need<br />
of regular maintenance.<br />
Consumers can protect<br />
dryer performance and<br />
promote safety by cleaning<br />
the lint screen between<br />
each use, ensuring<br />
the connection between<br />
the dryer and wall is made<br />
of compliant material and<br />
remains un-kinked, and<br />
having the dryer exhaust<br />
duct cleaned regularly.<br />
Dryer manufacturers recommend<br />
inspection and<br />
cleaning at least annually.<br />
Now is a great time to<br />
have an inspection and<br />
cleaning of clothes dryers<br />
and dryer vent systems.<br />
Another important tip:<br />
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