January is weight loss month—if not officially then at least it makes the top five of the New Year’s Resolution list.  I was the masochist who decided to started the 90 Day Challenge before the holidays.  Everyone thought I was crazy, but I knew if I could make it through Thanksgiving and Christmas without ‘falling off the wagon’ I would be successful.  

 I believe there are five major keys to success in achieving your weight loss goals. Diet, Exercise, Effort, Commitment, Support.

Choosing a diet can be difficult.  Over...

Thanksgiving is over and it’s time for the next big holiday.  You know the one where your kids give you a mile long list of impossible gifts to find at reasonable prices.   Of course there is always that must have gift that outshines all the rest.  I spent hours searching for the ‘red’ power ranger, a Furby (any color would do), a Pink Nintendo DS (which I never did find) and of course the Wii-no we were not one of the lucky few to actually owned one that Christmas. Fortunately when the Tickle Me  Elmo craze hit in 2008 my kids had outgrown sesame street,...

In the past 40 years, cervical cancer in the United States has declined in large part due to women receiving regular pap smear screenings.   Pap smears can detect precancerous cells before they turn into cancer.  Treatment usually involves the removal of the precancerous cells and close follow up to insure they don’t recur.  Removing the precancerous cells doesn’t mean more won’t develop at a later time since cervical cancer is caused by a virus that remains in the body even after treatment.

The number one cause of cervical cancer is the Human Papillomavirus...

Meet the Newest Member of our Family here at TCM Ob/Gyn and Associates.

Jillian C. Stalling, MD received a B.S. in Biology at the College of Saint Mary in Omaha, Nebraska.  After obtaining a medical degree from Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, she completed residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita.  Dr. Stalling also completed a fellowship in Medical and Surgical NaProTECHNOLOGY (Natural Procreative Technology) through the Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction and Creighton University in Omaha, and is one of nine...

The Physicians and Staff at Teverbaugh Croland & Mueller are excited to announce the arrival of Sue B. Sphar.

Sue Sphar has been a Certified Nurse Midwife since 2000.  She received her nursing edcuation at Illinois Central College in 1983, obtained a Bachelor's of Science Degre in Nursing from Bradley University in 1993, and compled a Master's Degree in Nursing-Midwifery in 2000 from the University of Illinois in Chicago.  She has worked as a certified nurse midwife for the past eleven years in the peoria area.

Prior to becoming a midwife, Sue worked at OSF St. Francis...