Ernestine Shepherd, 81, the world’s oldest female body builder, shares physical fitness tips at an Aurora health fair Saturday. Al Benson/The Voice By Al Benson – Determined. Dedicated. Disciplined to be fit for life. That was the mantra shared by fitness guru Ernestine Shepherd, 81, in Aurora Saturday. Speaking on
Robert J. O’Connor, Aurora alderman-at-large, center, pauses for a photo after presenting a proclamation to Aurora University’s athletic training program at the Aurora City Council meeting Tuesday at City Hall. March was proclaimed as Athletic Training Month. From left to right, athletic training students Christina Hurtado, Alejandra Villagomez (O’Connor), Dr.
Aurora resident Nicole Garcia, 4, practices basketball shooting at the 13th annual community health fair at Aurora Christian School Saturday. Aurora African-American Health Coalition was the sponsor. See pages 7 and 8. Al Benson/The Voice
“Self-Care for Caregivers”, an interactive workshop for family caregivers older than the age 50, will be presented at Panera Bread, 154 W Wilson Street, Batavia, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 27. The workshop will be led by Karen Hunter, a certified holistic wellness coach and family caregiver
Last of two parts Elizabeth Segran continues her article in Fast Company regarding a new concept in making tea. “It worked like this: Pique tea was brewed in very large amounts until all the water evaporated, leaving a tea paste. This paste was dehydrated, and when someone wanted to drink
Kane County Coroner Rob Russell, leads “Exposing the Heroin Highway,” a panel discussion at the Santori Public Library of Aurora recently. From left are Katie Gutierrez, Breaking Free adolescent and adult treatment center, Aurora; Katie Gunderson, Gateway Foundation alcohol and drug treatment center, Aurora; Ron Smith, special agent, Drug Enforcement
In preparation for a wave of health and wellness, the WellBatavia Initiative will be host to free lectures by experts in the health and wellness field every Thursday in May at 6 p.m. at The Tea Tree, 29 N. River Street, Batavia. The WellBatavia Initiative will offer exciting and interactive
Tourette’s is not a drug deficiency. The modern standard of treatment involves potent drugs: Haloperidol, pimozide, and fluphenazine, for example. The side effects are daunting and it is often difficult to stop taking them. Drugs are for symptoms control and are not for a cure. Tourette’s is a syndrome, meaning
