How your gut feels and functions affects your whole body. This month, get four strategies to eat your way to better gut health. You’ll also learn about your gut microbiome – what it is, why it matters, how to improve it and how it’s being used to treat chronic disease.
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Eat Your Way to Better Gut Health
By Dr. Geeta Maker-Clark
Here are four ways to improve how your gut feels and functions.
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Nine Tips to Improve Your Gut Microbiome
By Marie Abbinante
Did you know there are about 40 trillion bacteria in your body, most of which can be found in your gut?
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The Key To Better Health? It May Be Your Gut Microbiome
By Dr. Carolina Soto Chervin
Did you know your gut may be the key to better health?
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10 Ways to Jump Start Weight Loss
Did you gain the “quarantine 15”? If so, you are not alone. A recent survey found that nearly 71 million Americans gained weight during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a country where obesity is on the ...
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Eight Simple Tips to Boost Your Mental Health
Today, more people than ever are suffering with a mental health condition.
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Eating Disorders: Watch for These Signs
When people think of eating disorders, they most often think of anorexia or bulimia. But there are actually several types.
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Alternate Ways to Exercise Your Heart
February is Heart Month, and did you know that your heart is a muscle that needs to be exercised?
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CPR and an AED Saved My Life
“I’m so grateful Jon was there – it was his CPR and AED training that truly made a difference and saved my life,” Farber says.
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Ask These Seven Questions to Learn Your Family’s History of Heart Disease
Here’s an attention-getting fact: If 50% of your family has heart disease before age 50, you are at a 50% higher risk of having heart disease.
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Youth Mental Health First Aid (March 15)
Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders in youth.
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Why Weight? Know Your Options Seminar (March 20)
Exploring your weight loss options can be confusing and overwhelming. Let the expert weight loss specialists at Edward-Elmhurst Health.
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Jumpstart Your Health Informational Session (Online Class) (March 29)
If you’re ready to commit to living a healthier, more active life, please join us (virtually) to learn about our Jumpstart Your Health program.
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It’s official. NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) and Edward-Elmhurst Health have come together to transform healthcare and set the standard for community-connected, expert care close to home.

We’re moving Forward Together
By Healthy Driven Chicago
Click below to find out what this merger means for you, what the new, merged, health system looks like, and what you can expect moving forward.
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