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Health + Wellness

QC Kinetix Twin Cities: Move Free, Without Drugs or Surgery

Are you looking for regenerative medicine in Minnesota? Nearby treatment for chronic pain is nearer than you think. QC Kinetix provides nonsurgical care for arthritis, joint disease, sports injuries, and more at five locations throughout the Twin Cities metro!What Is Regenerative Medicine?Your body contains many natural healing compounds, such as stem cells. Part of their job is repairing soft tissue, including cartilage that buffers areas where bones meet.When you receive regenerative...

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Finance + Legal Services

First Western Bank: Banking for Eden Prairie Businesses

Do you do business in Eden Prairie, MN or nearby? Don’t open an account at a big bank that doesn’t care about your future. Don’t borrow from a lender that doesn’t understand the intricacies of Twin Cities business, either.  Partner with First Western Bank instead! Eden Prairie’s community bank offers every financial product you need to get ahead in your industry, coupled with the competent,  personalized service that creates true peace of mind. Business Accounts Unless...

Health + Wellness

Regner Health Solutions

The Future of Medical Weight Loss, Today! Article by David Scheller | Photography by Emily John A weight loss article usually kicks off with an upbeat lede. “Increase your confidence!” “Get ready for bikini season!” “Discover a healthier, happier you!” It then proceeds to describe some cockamamie treatment that will be abandoned in a few years’ time. Remember Belviq? Fintepla? Meridia? Obetrol? Pondimin? Redux? Right. There are good reasons why top article-writing minds will never again write...

Health + Wellness

Summit Orthopedics

Passionate Doctors Are the Backbone of Great Orthopedic Care Article by David Scheller Summit Orthopedics’ Eden Prairie clinic offers walk-in urgent care, two on-site X-ray machines, and immediate access to five state-of-the-art surgery centers throughout the Twin Cities metro. But if you stripped away all its amenities, Summit Orthopedics would still provide unsurpassed care for arthritis, sports injuries, and any other injury affecting anyplace bones meet. That’s because Summit Orthopedics...

Finance + Legal Services

Nordquist Tax & Business Services

Take All the Worry and Fear Out of Taxes Article by David Scheller | Photography by Angie Smith Do you want to know how to do your own taxes? It’s actually very easy. First, add up all the money you don’t want to send to the government. (This figure should equal all your money.) Then pull out your formal stationary and pen the following: Dear Danny Werfel, Congratulations on recently becoming 50th Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. Your predecessor Charles Rettig was also a good...

Fitness

DOJO Karate

Martial Arts and Fitness for All Ages Article by David Scheller Prior to becoming a magazine writer, I was what is known as a “dojo buster.” The lifestyle entailed roaming the countryside in search of dojos so I could challenge every master and disciple inside. Challenge them … to karate. I faced off against multiple opponents at once. I faced off against giants wielding large and spiked weapons. I even fought a guy who looked just like pre-grill George Foreman. I emerged victorious...

Food + Beverage

Why Not Make a Delicious Smoothie?

No, Seriously, Why Not? Article by David Scheller DO YOU WANT TO FEEL HEALTHY? Have a delicious smoothie! In addition to tasting like fruit, smoothies contain vitamins. “What are vitamins?” Great question! Vitamins are something inside smoothies which make you feel healthy. “How do I make a delicious smoothie?” Man, you are really on it today with the great questions! To make a delicious smoothie, simply put the following ingredients inside a blender and blend them until they are...

Education

Urban Speech & Occupational Therapy

Where Kids Have Their Firsts Article by David Scheller | Photography by Emily John Talk the talk. Walk the walk. This is the essence of Urban Speech & Occupational Therapy (USOT). Since its foundation by a pediatric speech-language pathologist three years ago, USOT has become one of the Twin Cities’ leading providers of individualized speech therapy. Today its six speech therapists guide children toward fluency with the utmost skill and compassion. Luka the sunny faced therapy dog also...

Travel

Cruise Planners' Top Five Cruise Destinations

Choose Your Cruise With Eden Prairie’s Top Cruise Agency Article and Photography by You can fly most anywhere nowadays. There’s just one problem. You will be miserable the entire way there, because you will be inside the two worst places there are: an airport, and an airplane. That’s part of what makes cruises so special. Sure, faster and more direct forms of transportation are available. But instead of being made to feel like a despised tinned fish, boat travel lovingly welcomes you to feel...

Food + Beverage

Flying Dutchman Spirits

Where Liquor and Memories Are Made Article by David Scheller There’s no place like your local liquor distillery and cocktail lounge for the holidays! Which holidays? Every holiday! Last Halloween was off the hook. Flying Dutchman Spirits served a flurry of specialty cocktails like “Poison Apple” and “Frankenstein’s Fury” to Eden Prairie’s spookiest revelers. All of December was marked for Christmas. Flying Dutchman decorated to a fare-thee-well with thousands of ornaments, collected toys...