Keeping joints healthy as you age
ROCHESTER, Minn. — For joints to work well, they need cartilage, a slippery tissue that covers the ends of bones, acts like a shock absorber, and helps joints move smoothly. Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo, M.D., Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon, says many people lose cartilage as they age, but it does not mean that joint replacement is inevitable. Here are some tips for keeping joints healthy.
Featured events coming up in the Lima region
World War II Living History
Little River Band bringing the party to Lima’sCivic Center
LIMA — Little River Band has gone through a number of changes in its history.
Army vet walking 1,000 miles for epilepsy awareness
From his career in the Army to a life-changing medical diagnosis in his 30s, Ryan O’Connor doesn’t view life’s obstacles as roadblocks but rather as challenges he can overcome.
Reminisce: Lima’s annual Musical Jubilee
Four thousand fans turned out on a cold Thanksgiving Day in 1936 to watch Lima’s two high schools – South and Central – in the inaugural football game at the city’s new stadium, which had been completed earlier that year.
Lima Public Library Book Reviews
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Real Life Mama: When Mama’s away
Have you ever had a couple of weeks where you are wondering what else can be thrown at you? Whew. That’s how it has been for me recently. For the first time since before the pandemic, I had to travel for work, and call it poor planning on my part or just not realizing it, I was scheduled to travel for a few days two weeks in a row.
Steelers’ Heyward helps provide boys with access to dress clothes
PITTSBURGH — Craig Heyward came to the University of Pittsburgh in 1984 eager to play football for the Panthers.
Don’t throw out that snagged sweater
Dear Answer Angel Ellen: I have a cardigan sweater that has sustained several substantial “pulls” and I’m not sure what to do. I was sitting at a desk with a rough edge and didn’t notice what was happening until it was too late. I hesitate to just cut them off and the type of weave doesn’t lend itself to easily pulling the threads to the back. Suggestions?
Model walks runway in spray-painted dress
Supermodel Bella Hadid had a dress spray-painted onto her before walking the runway Friday at a Paris Fashion Week show for luxury label Coperni.
