Youtheory® Health Supplement Brand Secures the Primary Sponsorship of Spire Motorsports driver, Corey LaJoie, for Daytona 500 and NASCAR Cup Series Race at Phoenix
Leading supplement brand takes top selling stress relief product to the track.
Irvine, Calif., January 26, 2021 – Youtheory®, the Southern California based supplement company, is proud to announce its partnership with driver Corey LaJoie and Spire Motorsports in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season. The partnership includes at least two races where the Youtheory® Ashwagandha (stress relief) product will be featured on the #7 race car at The Daytona 500 at Daytona International Raceway in Daytona Beach, Florida on February 14, 2021 and Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona on March 14, 2021.
"Corey LaJoie shares the same values as Youtheory and we’re proud to support him once again as he competes at the highest level of the sport," said Darren Rude, CEO of Youtheory. "As innovators in the health & wellness industry, Youtheory is excited to unveil the new Youtheory® Ashwagandha #7 car which will help educate NASCAR fans everywhere on this breakthrough product which is designed to ease stress, anxiety and provide clarity and mental focus.”
As a primary sponsor of Corey LaJoie, Youtheory's brand and ashwagandha product will be featured throughout the hood, upper rear quarter panels, deck lid, roof and TV panel. Additionally, Corey LaJoie's apparel and helmet will boast Youtheory's logo as well as the team’s pit wall banner utilized on pit lane. Youtheory Ashwagandha has been clinically proven to reduce stress and anxiety naturally, while also providing mental clarity and focus.
"It’s such a great honor to race for Youtheory! Darren and Patty, the founders, make you feel like you are part of the Youtheory family," added Corey LaJoie. “Promoting a healthy lifestyle is a big part of what I’m about and the Youtheory brand makes it easy with their line of top selling products, including Collagen, Turmeric and now Ashwagandha.”
About Youtheory®
Youtheory® is a Southern California based lifestyle brand on a mission to inspire wellness in all. Our goal is to develop pure, safe, and innovative supplements that improve one's health, beauty and overall well-being. We believe that our products are only as good as our ingredients, so we travel the world to source the highest quality raw materials from the places where they are cultivated best. From farm to retail shelf, we're committed to best in class manufacturing processes, guarantee purity, potency and traceability of every product that is made and put on the shelf. Learn more at www.youtheory.com. Follow on social at https://www.facebook.com/youtheorybeauty and https://www.instagram.com/youtheory/.
About Ashwagandha
Youtheory® Ashwagandha, also called Indian Ginseng, has been used in Ayurvedic practices for thousands of years to improve both physical and mental well-being. This stress remedy contains 1,000 mg of a full spectrum ashwagandha blend and 20 mg of ginger root, helping to promote a healthy response to everyday stressors. The apoptogenic botanical is revered as nature's antidote to modern stress because it counteracts stress by responding to and balancing out your body's cortisol levels. The time-tested plant not only helps boost overall well-being and quality of life, but also helps to boost mental and physical performance. Youtheory Ashwagandha is now available to purchase online at www.youtheory.com.
About Corey LaJoie
Corey LaJoie will drive the No. 7 Chevrolet for Spire Motorsports in a multi-year agreement for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season. Previously, LaJoie competed in two full-time seasons driving the No. 32 Ford for Go Fas Racing. LaJoie earned three top-10 results for Go Fas Racing, including a sixth place at Daytona International Speedway and seventh place at Talladega Superspeedway in 2019. In 2020, LaJoie kicked off the season with an eighth-place finish in the Daytona 500. LaJoie has 129 career Cup Series starts. LaJoie, who finished the 2020 season 30th in the Cup Series standings, is the son of two-time Xfinity Series champion Randy LaJoie.
Ontario's doctors expect huge demand for mental health services after pandemic
TORONTO, Jan. 26, 2021 /CNW/ - Ontario's doctors expect the demand for mental health and addictions care will exist and grow for years after the COVID-19 pandemic, if history is any guide.
OHIP data suggests that Ontarians sought more mental health care from their doctors, for issues other than substance abuse, from March to December 2020 than for the same period in 2019. The OMA is holding a media briefing on this topic from 1-2 p.m. today. Register here.
Mental health diagnoses directly attributed to the 1918 Influenza Pandemic continued for another six years afterward. Studies of people who had to isolate or quarantine during SARS showed they experienced post-traumatic stress disorder and depression afterward.
"This past year has been exceptionally, unprecedentedly, stressful," said Dr. Samantha Hill, president of the Ontario Medical Association. "Ontarians worried about contracting COVID-19 or having a loved one do so; about finances and job security; about their children and parents tolerating the loneliness and isolation. To make matters worse, we did so without our usual coping mechanisms. We have been unable to hug each other, to surround ourselves with friends and family or to 'get away.' It's been harder than usual to go to the gym, to access psychological therapy and even buy groceries. Prolonged stress like this taxes our mental and physical health. The resulting need for mental health services further increases the pandemic deficit of health care."
OHIP data analyzed by the Ontario Medical Association suggests:
At the start of the pandemic (March to July 2020), the number of visits to physicians for major and other mental health conditions was about the same as the previous year, possibly due to a lack of personal protective equipment in certain settings that limited in-person visits.
There was an almost 8 per cent increase in major mental health visits and an almost 12 per cent increase in other mental health visits from August to December 2020 as more physicians and patients began using and receiving virtual care.
There was a drop of nearly 13 per cent recorded for visits to physicians for substance abuse issues during the pandemic (March to December 2020), compared with the same part of 2019; this patient population is challenging to reach, probably does not respond well to virtual care and may have experienced high levels of disruption in housing and job security during the pandemic.
These statistics reflect only those mental health and addictions services provided by physicians and billed to OHIP. These services are also provided in Ontario by other health-care professionals and through employee assistance programs or private billings.
The OMA is studying these statistics to better understand what they mean and how doctors can address existing and post-pandemic mental health needs. It's possible that the number of visits for mental health and addictions services may be even higher than initial figures suggest.
"Ontario's doctors will continue to work with the government to provide the mental health and addiction supports needed for both patients and health-care workers," said OMA CEO Allan O'Dette. "The stronger our overall health-care system is, the better able we are to look after all aspects of our own and our community's well-being."
About the OMA
The Ontario Medical Association represents Ontario's 43,000-plus physicians, medical students and retired physicians, advocating for and supporting doctors while strengthening the leadership role of doctors in caring for patients. Our vision is to be the trusted voice in transforming Ontario's health-care system.
SOURCE Ontario Medical Association
Accomplished Musicians Honor Family’s Legacy with Three Tributes
Austin, TX, January 26, 2021 — For brothers Robert and James Freeman, who are both accomplished musicians, music and family mean everything. To honor their family’s musical legacy, which spans three generations, the brothers commissioned three breathtaking, original scores included on Three Tributes, a music CD (with an accompanying booklet), which would make a welcome addition to anyone’s collection of beautiful new music.
Three Tributes features award-winning composers Kevin Puts, Andrea Clearfield and Gunther Schuller, along with a host of world-class performers. The CD will immerse listeners in the magnificent sounds of an emotional violin solo, stunningly prestissimo strings, and the layered splendor of four hands on two pianos.
For Robert and James, a music CD seemed an appropriate way to honor their family’s multigenerational love and appreciation of music. Their parents, Henry and Florence Knope Freeman, were both children of musicians and graduated from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester in 1930.
Both Robert and James studied piano and theory at Cambridge’s Longy School while graduating from Milton Academy, and studied performance during the summers at Tanglewood, Blue Hill and Marlboro. They went on to Harvard, where each graduated with honors, followed by travelling fellowships for study in Europe.
Robert took his Ph.D. in music history at Princeton and taught there for five years before moving to MIT, where he made tenure just before moving for 24 years to the directorship of the Eastman School — his parents’ alma mater — followed by two years as president of the New England Conservatory and six as dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Texas at Austin.
James went straight from Harvard to Swarthmore College, where he taught and conducted for 37 years, served as departmental chair for 16 years and as Daniel Underhill Professor of Music. In 1988 he founded Philadelphia’s new music group Orchestra 2001, directing it until 2015 when he resigned to take on a new ensemble, Chamber Orchestra FIRST EDITIONS. In 1991 he was a Fulbright lecturer and conductor at the Moscow Conservatory, and has returned to Moscow many times since then to give concerts of new American music.
Both brothers have made lots of recordings, and have published their share of well-reviewed books and articles. When the idea arose to commission some original scores to honor their family legacy, Robert and James sought out music’s finest to bring their vision for Three Tributes to fruition.
Two of the composers featured on the CD have won the Pulitzer Prize. Kevin Puts is currently at work on an opera for the Metropolitan Opera. Andrea Clearfield, who took her DMA at Temple, is the founder of the Philadelphia Salon Concert Series, featuring contemporary, classical, jazz, world and electronic music, together with multimedia and spoken word arts. The late Gunther Schuller was one of the 20th Century’s music stars as composer, conductor, author and administrator. He was a great admirer of their father’s bass playing, and a good friend.
Robert and James hope that Three Tributes will inspire others to undertake similar projects. Neither of them is aware of any similar event in the history of music where two brothers from a family of professional musicians — spanning at least two generations before them — have commissioned significant works as a tribute to their parents and for future generations to enjoy.
Overpower Negativity, Push Through Adversity Using Tools Outlined in Optimists Always Win!
Philadelphia, PA, January 26, 2021 — Are you ready for a personal and professional reset? Make 2021 your best year yet by learning how to cultivate and nurture a positive mindset every day.
Optimists Always Win!: Moving from Defeat to Life's C-Suite, from award-winning global diversity and inclusion strategist, international inspirational speaker and unstoppable optimist Kimberly S. Reed, delivers the encouragement and the tools to launch the new beginning we all need.
“Difficulties and struggles are unavoidable in life, but a person has complete control over one’s personal response to the situation,” Reed says. “This book offers readers a plan for responding with optimism for both the challenges and blessings that come their way.”
Optimists Always Win! isn’t another collection of platitudes and motivational mumbo jumbo. Reed’s book digs deep into her most powerful principles and life knockouts (LKOs) and walks readers throughan actionable process for building resilience and choosing optimism over anger.
Reed uses her own experiences, including her heroic battle with her mother’s terminal illness and sudden loss as well as her own subsequent battle with cancer, to show readers that it’s possible to rise above pessimism and hopelessness when faced with hardship.
Relying heavily on her faith in God and the optimism that she learned to cultivate, Reed teaches readers 10 “discouragement eliminators,” which helped her succeed not just in her fight against cancer but as she lives each day as her best self.
Reed’s inspirational messages touch on every aspect of life, to help readers grow in their faith, remove self-placed stumbling blocks and adopt the optimistic attitude needed for reaching the C-suite of life.
All book royalties are being donated to the American Cancer Society AstraZeneca Hope Lodge in Philadelphia and to a premier Academic Research Institution for Integrated Breast Cancer Fund and Patient Care.
Author Kimberly S. Reed, MEd, CDP, is an award-winning diversity, equality and inclusion expert, international speaker and corporate trainer. As founder of the Reed Development Group, LLC, she has developed a distinguished reputation as having one of the most distinct and powerful voices on the lecture circuit, engaging audiences on topics ranging from diversity and inclusion and talent innovation, organizational leadership, intrapreneurship, entrepreneurial leadership, and personal and professional development. Reed earned a B.A. in Political Science with a concentration in International Relations and Public Administration from Westchester University; a certification in Global Organizational Leadership, Human Resource Management, from Fox School of Business; a Masters of Education, Adult Organizational Development and Public Policy; and certifications in Training and Development and Communication and Conflict from Temple University. She has also been a senior partner and advisor for one of the world’s leading CEO branding companies, The Ascendant Group.
Optimists Always Win!: Moving from Defeat to Life's C-Suite
Signing of the Okanagan Charter confirms Sheridan’s establishment as a health-promoting institution
Immediate Release: January 26, 2021
(Oakville, ON) Jan. 26, 2020: At a virtual ceremony earlier today, Sheridan announced its participation as a signatory of the Okanagan Charter, which calls on Canadian postsecondary institutions to embed health into all aspects of campus culture and to lead health promotion action and collaboration locally and globally. Wellness and health promotion have long been prioritized at Sheridan, and the signing of the Charter accompanied by the launch of a campus-wide wellness strategy, affirms its commitment to ongoing action to improve wellness for employees and students.
In attendance at the virtual event was Associate Director of Health Promotion Jennifer McCorriston from the University of Waterloo – a Charter institution. She welcomed Sheridan to the collective of universities and colleges across Canada that are similarly committed to infuse health into their everyday operations, business practices and academic mandates.
The wellness strategy, Sheridan Wellness: Our Strategy for Community Wellbeing,will serve as a roadmap for the college to fulfill tenets of the Charter. It was developed using a consultative and collaborative process with multiple opportunities for employees and students to contribute their voices. Its components include a whole systems approach, healthy supportive environments, promoting lifelong wellness, and inclusive wellness services, each with corresponding one-year action items.
“It’s a momentous day on Sheridan’s years-long journey to meaningful wellness action and impact,” says Dr. Janet Morrison, President and Vice Chancellor. “Fostering community wellness is foundational to delivering ground-breaking, standard-setting educational experiences for our learners and to remain an employer of choice. It’s particularly significant that we’re concretizing this commitment during a pandemic, when wellness is of utmost concern.”
The virtual ceremony also included keynote speaker, David Ip Yam – a higher education professional and leadership educator. He currently serves as the Director of Career Education and Development at York University and will soon be Dean of Students at Centennial College. His remarks drew from his years of experience helping professionals feel energized about their craft and clear about their process. He spoke to Sheridan employees about how energy management plays a key role in fostering wellness and how we can all learn to take a step back, replenish and renew our energy to enable greater wellbeing at work.
Throughout Bell Let’s Talk Week, which runs from Jan. 25 to 29, Sheridan is hosting a variety of events in conjunction with its Counselling and Health Promotion team, Human Resources team and the Sheridan Student Union. These include a Gratitude Webinar, Let’s Talk Mental Health and a Mindset Makeover webinar.
Founded in 1967, Sheridan has grown from a local college of 400 students to one of Ontario’s leading postsecondary institutions, educating approximately 23,000 full-time and 20,000 continuing and part-time studies students every year, on three campuses in Brampton, Mississauga and Oakville. An award-winning institution, Sheridan attracts students from across Canada and around the world. Sheridan’s more than 190,000 alumni play a critical role in shaping the future of our society in the fields of arts, business, community service, health, technology, and the skilled trades. In January 2020, Sheridan was listed among the top 100 in the Forbes Magazine’s list of Canada’s Best Employers.
Photo caption: Sheridan Bruins volleyball players smiling on the court.
The Great American Reset: Changes to Make in 2021 (and Beyond) The past year showed us exactly how our lives aren’t working. Steve Cook says 2021 is our chance to go back to zero and start over the right way. Here’s how.
Knoxville, TN (January 2021)—No doubt about it: 2020 got our attention. As the world fell apart around us it revealed the cracks in the façade of our life. Partly it’s about money. Some of us lost jobs or had hours cut, but even those who didn’t felt the fragility and uncertainty of our financial circumstances like a gut punch. Partly it’s about family. In many cases, forced togetherness revealed strained relationships with spouses and showed us that we don’t know our kids at all. Mostly, 2020 was a wakeup call on the fleeting nature of life itself.
“We’ve seen loved ones get sick or even die,” says Steve Cook, author of Lifeonaire: An Uncommon Approach to Wealth, Success, and Prosperity (Lifeonaire Promotions, LLC, 2018, ISBN: 978-0-9863228-7-7, $14.99). “We’ve come face to face with our own mortality. And perhaps for the first time we’re asking ourselves: Are we REALLY happy with the life we’ve established up until now?”
He calls it The Great American Reset. Our life decisions have been brought into focus and we can clearly see the choices we’ve made: the excesses, the shortfalls, the flaws in judgement. And more and more of us are realizing the old paradigm (the one that built the lives of our parents) is no longer viable. While we are working harder than ever, we aren’t living the life we want to live.
Cook—a life and business coach, speaker, trainer, and author who helps people opt out of the American Dream culture that glorifies “busy, the grind, and the hustle”—says 2021 is the perfect time to shake your life down to its foundation and revamp everything.
“Change scares us and that’s understandable—but what should scare us more is continuing to live by default, by other people’s rules, even when it makes us unhappy,” he says. “What should scare us is missing out on what matters most in the pursuit of money, possessions, and status.”
Here is Cook’s recipe for upending your (old, exhausting, frustrating) life in the upcoming year to make room for the meaningful and richly satisfying one you should be living.
Don’t think in terms of “back to normal.” How many times did you hear this in 2020? Cook says people want to go “back” because from today’s vantage point it feels familiar and comfortable. They forget that they were unhappy with what they had a short time ago. As he writes in this blog post, “Don’t spend your energy going back to the place you were hoping to get away from. Give that same energy to something new.”
When you’re willing to wind up back at zero you get a surge of power. Most of us know on some level that what got us here won’t get us to where we want to go. Yet we don’t have the courage to let go. Cook says to get your life back you need to be willing to call a halt to what’s draining you, even if it (hypothetically) costs every cent you have now. The good news is that once you shift your mindset you can move forward quickly.
“When you try to work with trying to fix a broken system, you have to fight from weakness,” he writes. “But from zero, you get to fight from strength.”
Rethink how you measure prosperity. It’s not about having a lot of money, Cook asserts. It’s about having abundant life. It’s about freedom—the freedom to experience life as we see fit. Too often what we think of success comes at the expense of broken marriages, broken families, broken health, and broken peace. In Lifeonaire, Cook lays out four stages to prosperity:
Stage 1: Lay the foundation. Come up with a plan rather than living life by default. Stage 2: Meet your needs. Start living as simply as possible. Stage 3: Generate excess cash. Stage 4: Invest in income producing assets.
“When you reframe prosperity this way and start seeing results, you may still work but it’s a choice, not an obligation,” asserts Cook.
Stop letting the world tell you what your life should look like. “People spend their lives keeping up with the Joneses and may not even realize it,” notes Cook. “It’s amazing how many think they have to have a big house in the ‘right’ neighborhood or a prestigious job just because that’s what they see others doing. Yet these things are sucking the life out of them. Lifeonaires live by intention, not by default. They literally create a blueprint and follow it.”
Forget what you’ve heard about long hours as the key to success. In 2021, find a way to cut your work hours by 10 percent. Cook insists the most successful people work less, often make more, and love their life. Their business complements instead of competes with their personal life. They experience freedom and independence with their time, finances, and choices.
“Years of conditioning have us believing that hard work means working a lot,” he reflects. “The truth is, short periods of efficient hard work are much more productive than ‘overdrive’ 60-hour work weeks. Maybe you need a new career, or maybe you just need to learn to focus so you can do your best work in a shorter time frame. Regardless, this is the year to make the change.”
If you don’t love your job, start preparing to quit right now. Are you truly happy with what you do? Does it energize and bring you joy? Do you feel you’re at the mercy of others and have no control over your life? If you don’t like your answers you might be happier as an entrepreneur.
“I’m not saying to quit your job today,” Cook asserts. “I am saying start preparing today. Part of it is about soul searching. The other part is revamping how you think about money.”
Call a family meeting and revamp your finances. Together, set some long-term goals and figure out how you’re going to get from here to there. Talk about what truly brings you joy. It’s okay to spend some of your money on these things! Making a lifestyle change this drastic can’t be all austerity and strict rules. If everyone isn’t on board and committed, it won’t work.
Blow up your budget and start over with a focus on saving. When trying to get a handle on their money, many people start with budgeting. They look at their current bills and figure out how to handle what’s left over. Cook says rather than saving around the edges, recalibrate around the goal of saving. It’s about ruthlessly slashing and burning what you don’t really need.
“You’re not looking to save just for the sake of accumulating a pile of money,” he says. “It’s about building a safety net so you can quit the job and start the business—and life—you’ll love.”
Figure out what you can live without. For many of us, 2020 showed us we can live much more simply (and it’s not even that painful). We don’t have to spend a lot of money on restaurants, gym memberships, and fancy vacations. While we’re staying home more is the perfect time to cut extras out of our life. Later, when things are more normal we’ll have excess cash to spend on travel or other experiences that make us happy—if we choose to.NOTE: See tip sheet below.
“You may realize that what sound like extreme changes, like downsizing to a smaller house or getting rid of a car, makes sense,” notes Cook. “Now that more of us are working virtually we’re realizing we can live anywhere. Why not move to a less expensive part of the country? Why not trade the pricey car in for a no-frills version since everyone is working at home now anyway?”
Get intentional about paying down debt. Any time you owe a debt to someone else, you’re under their power, at least to an extent, says Cook. In fact, he fundamentally disagrees with the “good debt/bad debt” construct. He believes there is no such thing as good debt.
“I don’t say people should never incur debt,” he clarifies. “I’m saying there are consequences to all debt and we should carefully weigh this truth against our desire to possess something. When making decisions based on freedom and prosperity it’s always better to own something outright. At the very least, don’t take on any more debt in 2021. Better yet, commit to paying it off.”
This year, find an income-producing asset you can invest in. (Just don’t go into debt to do it.) This is the “Stage 4” action explored in Lifeonaire. Once you start generating excess cash, you can either buy “free and clear” property, lend money, build a business that makes you cash, or invest in an already existing business.
“This does NOT mean going to the bank and getting a loan on rental property—because if a tenant moves out or becomes unable to pay for some other reason then suddenly you have to pay the lender,” says Cook.
Shift your focus: Family NOW, work LATER. Most entrepreneurial or career-driven types believe that they need to work really hard during their “prime earning years” so they can relax and enjoy The Good Life later. Cook says that’s exactly backwards. When our kids are young we should live now and work later. No amount of rationalizing that you’re “doing it for the family” can make up for missing those precious formative years.
“This is precisely why we need to keep our needs low,” he says. “The less you need, the less you have to work. Yes, you must work some, but if you don’t have a big mortgage and two car payments you will be able to put in a lot fewer hours and spend a lot more time with your children now, while they need you. Your business can grow slowly and organically over time.
Get intentional about restoring your damaged marriage. Too many couples work hard at their job, come home exhausted, and go sit in front of two separate TVs. They may pursue separate hobbies and interests. Over time, they drift apart and lose their passion for each other. But Cook says when a couple sits down together and creates a vision to work toward—one that includes making their marriage a priority—their relationship shifts almost overnight.
“I’ve seen it happen over and over,” he says. “Creating the vision is the key. When we’re clear on what we want, the steps to making it happen become obvious.”
Get rid of relationships that aren’t working. You know who these people are. They’re the toxic “friends” or business partners or family members who drag you down with their negativity, controlling behavior, one-upmanship, etc. Over time we end up feeling “stuck” with people who drain us and sabotage our efforts to build a better life. We’re not reallystuck except in our minds, asserts Cook—and we can make 2021 the year we break up with them for good.
Go on an information-and-media diet. Most of us spend too much time surfing the Internet, watching upsetting news stories, and scrolling through social media. Overconsumption of information makes us anxious and unhappy—and it creeps up on us slowly and insidiously. Without realizing it we become screen addicts, filling our minds with mental “junk food” that clouds our thinking, breaks our focus, and keeps us from far more meaningful pursuits.
“Make this the year you get mindful about the knowledge you want to pursue and purposely cut out the rest,” suggests Cook. “Not only will you be happier and more focused, you may get physically healthier as well as you stop sitting in front of screens all the time.”
Connect (or reconnect) with your spirituality. For many people, the pandemic has put life in perspective, notes Cook. Despair often forces us to reach out to our Higher Power. And while most of us would prefer to skip the despair part, many studies have shown that strong spiritual grounding makes us happier, less anxious, more fulfilled, and imbued with a sense of belonging.
“Even if you can’t physically attend worship services you can join online,” he says. “You can read spiritual texts. You can pray or meditate. Or you can find a way to serve others—and many are in need right now—because giving often opens the door to a more spiritual way of life.”
When you think about the changes Cook is suggesting you make in 2021 it may seem overwhelming. Maybe even impossible. But Cook says once we get focused and intentional, solutions have a way of presenting themselves to us.
“I’ve seen this truth play out many times,” he says. “Once we reset our values, we become incredibly creative. We see the world in different way. New opportunities rise to the surface. New life flows in, almost as if by magic. If you do these things, or even just some of them, by the end of 2021 you’ll look back amazed at the difference a year has made.”
One cornerstone of Lifeonaire founder and author Steve Cook’s path to prosperity is cutting life down to the basics. By cutting out the things we don’t need—the giant mortgage, the shiny new cars, the pricey data plans, the lavish vacations—we free up money to fund income producing assets. Yet there are many other benefits to dramatically simplifying your life.
For example:
1.You’ll quickly amass an emergency fund. If the water heater breaks you’ll be able to replace it without going into debt. 2. You’ll set the right example for your kids. You can tell kids all day not to be materialistic, to avoid debt, to conserve and recycle, to save for the future—but if you don’t practice it all your preaching is meaningless. We believe what we live every day. 3.You’ll be more likely to be able to afford college… If your kids choose to attend a four-year-college (not a necessity, by the way), you can help them do so without racking up major debt. 4.…And maybe retire someday yourself. If you choose to, that is. Hopefully part of your simpler life involves work that’s not so soul-crushing. You might choose to keep working for a long time and that’s great. True prosperity is about freedom to do what you want. 5. You’ll get to know your community. When we’re not spending thousands on big vacation getaways (in the post-COVID future of course!) we’re more likely to explore local parks, libraries, and other close-to-home attractions. This, in turn, can make us more engaged and involved citizens. 6. You’ll spend more time with family. Without expensive distractions to, well, distractyou, you might find yourself going on hikes or bike rides, playing board games at home, or volunteering at the local food pantry or animal shelter together. 7. You’ll find a new sense of peace. Ask anyone who has started controlling their money rather than letting it control them: Instead of feeling deprived, you feel good. You won’t have the low-grade hum of anxiety that comes with overspending and racking up debt. 8. You’ll get more mindful and grateful. Consumerism creates a desire for more, more, more. In the quest for what we can buy and where we can go tomorrow, we miss out on the present. When we refocus, we may start noticing sunsets, birds at the feeder, or the simple pleasures of baking cookies or throwing a football with our kids. 9. You’ll get more generous and giving. The less you spend on yourself, the more you’ll free up to spend on others. And as the way you see the world changes, you’ll want to give. It feels good to be able to help—and even better to see your kids discover the joys of caring and sharing.
“Making the decision to live simply and sanely changes everything,” says Cook. “It’s not just a change in spending habits. It’s a shift in values and priorities. It changes who you are as a parent, a partner, a neighbor, and a human being.”
Why Protecting Your Skin is Important When Working Out
We all know that exercise is great for your health. From lifting weights to hitting the treadmill, every aspect of a properly planned workout has positive effects on your body. With that being said, there are certain risks that come with exercising as well. One of the most common problems that gym aficionados face is skin irritation. All that contact with clothes and equipment can cause rashes and other issues, especially when sweating causes excess moisture. This is why it’s so important to limit the extent of the damage to your skin.
Unsightly Rashes and Blisters
From blistered hands to skinned knees and everything in between, working out can leave a lot of marks on your body. A rash on your legs could make you dread bikini season, despite all those months of effort to get the body you’ve always wanted. Taking care to avoid skin issues will help you look and feel your best.
Negative Mental Associations With Working Out
If you want to develop a lifelong passion for working out, then the gym should become your happy place. You should fantasize about the weight room at work and dream about the treadmill at night. When your workout is harming your skin, however, you’ll associate the gym with your painful and unsightly condition. This, in turn, will make you hesitant to keep up your exercise routine.
Recurring Pain While Exercising
Not only are rashes and blisters grim to behold, but they can also be highly painful. Those pushups and crunches will bring more discomfort than satisfaction if you’re dealing with irritated or burning skin. Once you’ve dealt with your skin issues once and for all, you’ll be able to enjoy all the benefits of working out without any of the painful distractions.
Dermatology
Dermatology refers to the branch of science that studies and cares for the epidermis (or the skin, which constitutes the body’s largest organ). It’s a major branch of medicine, helping people with all sorts of skin issues from rashes to cysts. If you’re a regular at the gym, you might find yourself frequenting a dermatologist’s office to combat regular flare-ups of persistent skin issues. While dermatologists are incredibly knowledgeable and skilled at healing their patients, you probably don’t want to get to the point where you’re spending more time at the doctor’s office than at the gym.
When it comes to working out, taking care of your skin is more than just an ancillary concern. Protecting your epidermis is key to a healthy, exercise-filled lifestyle.
New laboratory (in-vitro) study provides coronavirus insight: A.Vogel's Echinaforce demonstrates anti-viral activity against SARS CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19.
MONTREAL, Jan. 26, 2021 /CNW/ - An article titled "In vitro virucidal activity of Echinaforce®, an Echinacea purpurea preparation, against coronaviruses, including common cold coronavirus 229E and SARS-CoV-2" was recently published in the renowned Virology Journal. The study was carried out by researchers of the Spiez laboratory in Switzerland.
According to the laboratory (in-vitro) study, A.Vogel's Echinaforce was shown to be effective against coronaviruses in cell experiments, including the SARS-CoV-2 which is commonly known as COVID-19. Despite the promising results, the extent to which the results of the cell experiment can be transferred to humans is still unknown. While authors conclude that 'Echinaforce, could be effective as preventative treatment for all CoVs due to their structural similarities',* these results have yet to be confirmed in human clinical trials.
Further scientific studies must be performed to support the preliminary assessment. We are continuing our research in this field on a large scale (human) controlled clinical trial and hope to have results as to the effect on humans in the next year.
Echinaforce is officially approved by Health Canada for the following:
Echinaforce® is clinically shown to help prevent and relieve the symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections (URTI), such as the common cold and the flu. Shortens the duration of URTI. It is also used to support the immune system, especially in times of stress, lack of sleep and for smokers.
It can be taken up to 4 months daily for prevention and there are formulations that are approved for children ages 2+ as well as pregnant and nursing women.
*This is preliminary research and does not suggest a clinically applicable therapeutic benefit. A.Vogel follows and supports Health Canada guidelines in the battle against COVID-19.
About A.Vogel® A.Vogel® is Canada's leading health brand with a wide range of science based natural products. It was founded in Basel, Switzerland in 1923 by Swiss pioneer Alfred Vogel and entered the Canadian market in 1956. A.Vogel's commitment to organic farming methods means the company uses its own carefully selected seeds, knowing the history of each plant and having full traceability. The efficacy of A.Vogel's fresh plant preparations has been proven by over 30 clinical studies.
Optometrists ready to roll up their sleeves to help vaccinate Ontarians
TORONTO, Jan. 26, 2021 /CNW/ - Ontario optometrists are willing to step up to assist with the rollout of the government's vaccine implementation plan.
"We know that the Ontario government is looking to increase the public's access to the COVID-19 vaccine," says Dr. Sheldon Salaba, President of the Ontario Association of Optometrists (OAO). "Optometrists can help with this by providing vaccinations in-office or in vaccination centres."
Just as Quebec is actively marshalling optometrists and other allied healthcare professionals to increase its pool of potential labour, Ontario can look to optometrists as an accessible force to administer vaccinations safely. Many optometrists already have had injection training as part of their professional curriculum, and those who need additional training can receive it through a course at the University of Waterloo.
"We've been training optometrists for a decade on the use of injectables here at the University of Waterloo and our trained optometrists would provide the Ontario government with the extra much needed resources to help increase access to vaccinations to Ontarians," says Dr. Stan Woo, Director, University of Waterloo School of Optometry and Vision Science.
Ontario optometrists do not currently have the authority to administer injections. The Optometry Act would need to be amended. However, doing so would bring quick and easy access to the vaccine to a large portion of the population, including the province's most vulnerable patients.
"Optometrists are the most accessible eye health and vision care professionals, and are available at the local level across the province," added Dr. Salaba. "We can make a difference to help keep Ontarians safe."
ABOUT THE ONTARIO ASSOCIATION OF OPTOMETRISTS: The Ontario Association of Optometrists (OAO) is the leading professional organization, representing over 1,700 optometrists. We are dedicated to helping our members provide the highest standard of eye health and vision care for Ontarians while driving the profession of optometry forward. For more information: www.optom.on.ca.
SOURCE Ontario Association of Optometrists
Post-Traumatic Thriving
Los Angeles, CA, January 26, 2021 — Is there a science to survival, or are some people simply born with elastic emotional exoskeletons that bounce back readily following even the most traumatic of experiences?
To uncover the answer, world-renown expert on disasters and trauma Dr. Randall Bell undertook unprecedented research, juxtaposing outcomes of scientific studies with stories of real people who have not just survived, but have used their trauma as their fuel to thrive to uncover common denominators. He shares his remarkable insights in his new book, Post-Traumatic Thriving: The Art, Science, & Stories of Resilience.
Dr. Bell sits down with survivors of the Holocaust; murder-victim’s families; crime victims; suicide survivors; and those who’ve experienced homelessness, disasters, addictions, depression, death, divorce, disabilities, defeats and disease to explore the rare mindset of the post-traumatic thriver.
He shares with readers stories of remarkable resilience, including the following:
• A deaf man with a glass eye invented the electric guitar and became a household name, remarkably wealthy and most importantly, happy.
• A convicted murderer took responsibility for the damage he caused, graduated with honors from college, became a minister and turned around the hearts of the most hardened criminals.
• A girl born with cerebral palsy landed the world’s first starring role on national television and spoke at the White House three times.
• A woman hid in a basement for years and lost her entire family in the Holocaust. She eventually found true love and paints stunning artwork.
• The sister of a murder victim helped millions of women in toxic domestic relationships.
• A woman’s car crash resulted in an addiction to prescription drugs, a divorce, a loss of her children and a cot in a homeless shelter. She has rebuilt it all back and more.
• A man set to go to the Olympics had his hopes dashed by Jimmy Carter and went on to build a worldwide business empire.
Ultimately, Dr. Bell documents the science of happiness, as well as the individual styles and common thread that all post-traumatic thrivers have to emerge with a fulfilling life. When trauma hits, your most significant decision will be to dive, survive or thrive. If you choose to thrive, this book is for you.
As an economist, Dr. Randall Bell has consulted on more disasters on earth than anyone in history and is widely considered the world’s top authority in the field of post-traumatic thriving. His clients include the Federal Government, State Governments, International Tribunals, major corporations and homeowners. Dr. Bell believes that “the problem is not the problem — the problem is how we react to the problem.”
Often called the “Master of Disaster,” Dr. Bell is squarely focused on authentic recovery and resilience. His research has been profiled on major television shows and featured in numerous magazines and the international media. More information can be found at www.posttraumaticthriving.com.
Post-Traumatic Thriving: The Art, Science, & Stories of Resilience
institutions to embed health into all aspects of campus culture and to lead health promotion action and collaboration locally and globally. Wellness and health promotion have long been prioritized at Sheridan, and the signing of the Charter accompanied by the launch of a campus-wide wellness strategy, affirms its commitment to ongoing action to improve wellness for employees and students. 
