You meet the most interesting people in Genesis Senior Living communities.

Genesis Physical Therapy, Silvis provides compassionate, quality care to its patients in an all new clinic space. Whether it's a recent surgery or injury, our team of experienced therapists can help. Learn more at www.genesishealth.com/SilvisPT

Genesis cardiologist Nicolas Shammas talked with WHBF about what's new and on the horizon in drugs and procedures to prevent cardiovascular disease. Dr. Shammas has spent much of his career participating in clinical studies and research available at Genesis. He also talked about the basics during National Heart Awareness Month... 1. Don't smoke; 2. Exercise; 3. Maintain a healthy diet; 4. Know your numbers, especially blood pressure.

Dr. Michael Burchett, DO, of Genesis Surgical Associates will join us on Genesis Today Saturday. Join us at 8-9 a.m. on WOC (1420 am) and join the conversation.

Suffer from mental illness? Try getting a pet. It might help.

About 37 million US adults smoke. More than 16 million live with a smoking-related disease. There are ways to quit, but Hypnotherapist Brooke Lemke says hypnotherapy is distinct in that, "We do our very best to figure out all of your triggers and stressors that need reprogramming to keep you from going back to smoking." To learn more, read Brooke's blog post at www.genesishealth.com/QuitSmoking

Accelerated Rehab at Illini Restorative Care helps patients get home sooner while decreasing the chance of re-admission to the hospital. When it comes to short-stay skilled nursing care, we provide better outcomes in an environment responsive to individual needs. Learn more about our unique advantages at www.genesishealth.com/IRC

Thanks to students and instructors from Capri College. They dropped off flowers and gift certificates to BirthCenter patients in Davenport on Tuesday as part of their random acts of kindness program.

Genesis BirthCenter, Davenport is only the third in Iowa to receive Baby-Friendly designation.

Moral of the story: it's still a really good idea to get a flu shot.