Sunnybrook launches the Dr. Sandra Black Centre for Brain Resilience & Recovery with $10-million gift
TORONTO, Sept. 21, 2020 /CNW/ - On World Alzheimer's Day – dedicated to raising awareness about the devastating impact that Alzheimer's and other dementias have on countless lives worldwide – Sunnybrook is pleased to announce a generous and timely investment from a local philanthropist who chooses to remain anonymous.
This $10-million gift launches the Dr. Sandra Black Centre for Brain Resilience & Recovery at Sunnybrook. The Centre is named in honour of renowned Sunnybrook neurologist Dr. Sandra Black, whose vast contributions to the field of brain health and tremendous ability as a physician inspired the donor to make a lead investment.
With this donation, the Centre is set to lead the way with novel and innovative approaches to support brain resilience that will eventually help the brain recover from these challenging neurological conditions.
"During the unprecedented global crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, it's important to continue fighting back against another threat to global health, which is Alzheimer's and dementia," says Dr. Andy Smith, Sunnybrook's President and CEO. "We couldn't be more grateful for this generous investment, and we're honoured that the donor has named the Centre after such a gifted physician, scientist, mentor and leader. I know that Dr. Black and her team will continue to be on the cutting edge of research and push the limits in search of solutions to the world's most challenging brain conditions to help improve the lives of patients and their families."
The Centre builds on years of research and unites Sunnybrook's internationally recognized team of dementia experts to attack Alzheimer's and dementia from multiple angles. From investigating biology, therapeutics and risk factors to analyzing big data, Dr. Black's team will seek answers to questions that have hindered progress in treating these disorders to date.
With resources for the Centre, Dr. Black can keep this world-class team at Sunnybrook, where together they are building an extensive volume of research focusing on uncovering the relationship between the brain's microvasculature — the complex, intricate network of small blood vessels — and dementia.
"The relationships among neurovascular disease, aging and dementia are incredibly complex – and a complex disease calls for a multi-faceted approach," says Dr. Sandra Black, inaugural director of the new Centre. "There have been some recent advances in diagnosing dementia, but so far no effective treatments exist. Our aim with this Centre is to help change that by better understanding why some brains are more resilient than others, promoting brain-healthy lifestyle choices, and controlling risk factors such as high blood pressure and diabetes. Our goal is to slow decline and support a personalized recovery. The earlier we intervene, the more we can build on each individual's resilience, regardless of age."
With initial support from the lead donation and the ongoing efforts of Sunnybrook Foundation to reach the Centre's $30-million goal, Sunnybrook's uniquely collaborative team of dementia researchers will have the resources they need to find ways to prevent and treat Alzheimer's and dementia. Without having to wait for annual funds from granting agencies, this gift gives Dr. Black and her team the ability to conduct longer-term research studies and accelerate the pace of this groundbreaking work.
"This is a prime example of the power of philanthropy to advance an important field of medicine, even during a global pandemic," says Dr. Jon Dellandrea, President and CEO of Sunnybrook Foundation. "These resources both secure the legacy of a researcher and clinician who has had a tremendous impact on understanding brain health, and ensure that this legacy of discovery will continue well into the future. The impact of this generous investment will be incalculable as our global population continues to age."
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is inventing the future of health care for the 1.3 million patients the hospital cares for each year through the dedication of its more than 10,000 staff and volunteers. An internationally recognized leader in research and education and a full affiliation with the University of Toronto distinguishes Sunnybrook as one of Canada's premier academic health sciences centres. Sunnybrook specializes in caring for high-risk pregnancies, critically ill newborns and adults, offering specialized rehabilitation and treating and preventing cancer, cardiovascular disease, neurological and psychiatric disorders, orthopaedic and arthritic conditions and traumatic injuries. The hospital also has a unique and national leading program for the care of Canada's war veterans.
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St. Jude expert reminds parents to get children necessary HPV vaccinations
In honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, stay on track with child vaccinations, advises St. Jude expert
“I am asking parents to protect their children by ensuring they get all the necessary vaccinations, including the HPV vaccine,” said Heather Brandt, Ph.D., director of the HPV Cancer Prevention Program at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination—a safe and effective vaccine that has been proven to prevent six different kinds of cancer most commonly developed in adulthood – can safeguard your child from getting cancer later in life.”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends four vaccines during adolescence: seasonal flu, Tdap (tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis), HPV, and meningococcal conjugate. In the U.S., the first dose of Tdap and meningococcal coverage among adolescents is in the 90th percentile. Unfortunately, HPV vaccination rates are much lower. In 2019, roughly 57% of girls were up to date on HPV vaccination, and boys’ rates were 52%.
“With September both Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month and Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, this is a profound occasion for us to honor those who have these kinds of cancers and to increase awareness of these diseases,” Brandt said. “When it comes to preventing HPV-caused cancers, we have made incredible strides.”
Follow the vaccination schedule from both the CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics, Brandt advises. The HPV vaccination is recommended at age 11–12 years and can start at age 9. The catch-up HPV vaccination is recommended for everyone through age 18. This is a two- or three-dose series depending on age at initial vaccination.
“While we do not yet have a way to prevent the pediatric cancers that afflict most of our patients at St. Jude, we can prevent HPV cancers,” Brandt said. “Talk with your child’s doctor about getting the HPV vaccine and don't miss this chance to make sure your child is protected in the future.”
Each year in the U.S., 34,800 men and women are diagnosed with an HPV-related cancer, and several hundred thousand more are diagnosed with pre-cancerous conditions (such as women having abnormal Pap tests and testing positive for HPV).
Brandt recently authored a guest opinion piece, Don’t Delay Your Child’s Vaccinations, for Newsweek highlighting the importance of child immunizations.
Francia Raisa Teams up with Silk + Sonder for a Limited Edition Wellness Journal Los Angeles, CA - September 21, 2020 - grown-ish star Francia Raisa teamed up with the BIPOC women founded, monthly subscription journal service, Silk + Sonder for a limited edition Wellness Journal launching today on Silk + Sonder's website for $20. This limited edition journal, which fuses some of Silk + Sonder's layouts with Francia's personal touch and unique tone, highlights daily practices and content curated by Francia, including a thought provoking writing exercise and more.
Imagery HERE On Why Journaling is Important to Francia:Struggling with depression and anxiety throughout her life, Francia realized the importance of journaling and how it has helped her express her emotions. The wellness side really came into focus for her when she had her kidney surgery, when the doctor said that her life would never be the same. She was determined to make her overall quality of life better than what it had been. Journaling helped her to look forward, prioritize her everyday habits and learn a lot about herself and knowing what it means to love herself. On Why Francia Chose Silk + Sonder:After meeting Silk + Sonder founder & CEO, Meha Agrawal through a mutual friend Francia instantly fell in love with her spirit, the concept of her journals and her drive towards her company. "She's a true girl boss!" Meha had such a powerful vision and passion for journaling, which made Francia feel like she was the perfect person to collaborate with. "I know that during this pandemic, people are experiencing a lot of emotions. I hope that this journal helps you to stay grounded and focus on yourself. I hope that you enjoy the journal as much as I do! I'm really excited to share this special part of myself with all of you" said Francia.
"At Silk + Sonder, we are very intentional about who we partner with and when I met Francia, I was blown away by her authenticity, humility and commitment to spread kindness. Our shared values made it an obvious and seamless partnership that we were both excited to bring to life!" says Silk + Sonder founder & CEO Meha. About SILK + SONDERSILK + SONDER is the first ever monthly journal experience aimed to empower you to live the life you've always wanted. Inspired by a new theme every month, we hand-curate, design, and deliver each issue straight to your doorstep. Each month's issue includes a blend of productivity and planning, introspection and mindfulness, and lifestyle content. Over time, we are committed to understanding your unique preferences and motivations to provide you with the most authentic experience as well as the opportunity to start afresh, every month. For more information visit, www.silkandsonder.com.
St. Michael's Hospital Foundation's Angels Den Returns with Joe Mimran, Michele Romanow and Vinay Virmani, Awarding $450,000 for COVID-19 Research and Healthcare Innovation
The sixth annual Angels Den healthcare research competition, presented by St. Michael's Hospital Foundation, is going virtual to provide world-leading scientists with the opportunity to fund game-changing research
TORONTO, Sept. 21, 2020 /CNW/ - On Wednesday, September 30th at 7:00 pm EST, Canadians are invited to tune into the online iteration of St. Michael's Hospital Foundation's Angels Den competition on YouTube. Angels Den is traditionally an in-person event hosted in Downtown Toronto but this year, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the competition has gone completely virtual. During this hour-long special episode, six St. Michael's research teams will pitch their ground-breaking research ideas to a panel of celebrity judges, competing for prizes totaling $450,000 in research funding.
The six research teams are divided into two research streams. The first stream is focused on ideas related to COVID-19 management and solutions, and the second stream highlights other urgent healthcare challenges. The top prize for each stream of $150,000 are the Keenan COVID-19 Research Award and the Odette Innovative Health Award. Each finalist will be awarded $25,000.
This year, Canadian viewers have an important job to do. Viewers can weigh in and cast their votes online on September 30th, immediately following the episode, to share who they think should win the $50,000 People's Choice Award, presented by Canada Life.
"St. Michael's Hospital Foundation's Angels Den is a leading medical research competition in Canada, awarding one of the largest monetary prizes in the country." says Dr. Muhammad Mamdani, Vice President, Data Science and Advanced Analytics at Unity Health Toronto and previous Angels Den winner. "Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, it's more important than ever that we are funding and supporting innovations in healthcare that will be showcased during the online Angels Den episode."
Renowned Canadian broadcast personality Maureen Holloway is hosting this year's competition. To determine the winners, three celebrity judges will weigh in to recognize and award the researchers:
Joe Mimran, retail fashion and business pioneer and founder of Joe Fresh
Michele Romanow, tech titan and Co-Founder & President of Clearbanc
Vinay Virmani, partner and chief content officer at Uninterrupted
The judges will review this year's three research projects in the COVID-19 related stream, where research teams will showcase how they are pioneering solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic that optimize hospital flow, improve treatment, stem the spread of the virus and pave the way to a vaccine. The judges will also review the second stream focused on innovative health research that offers unconventional solutions that solve some of the toughest health problems.
Canadians are encouraged to tune into this special episode of Angels Den on the foundation's website AngelsDen.ca on September 30th at 7:00 pm EST to watch the scientists pitch their research projects and cast their votes for the People's Choice Award from 8:00 pm EST to 9:00 pm EST. The winner of the People's Choice Award will be announced on social media (@stmichaelsfdn) and online (AngelsDen.ca) on Thursday, October 1, 2020.
This event would not be possible without St. Michael's Hospital Foundation's generous sponsors:
Presenting Sponsor: RBC Top Prize Sponsors: Patrick and Barbara Keenan Foundation and P. & L. Odette Charitable Foundation Show Sponsor: Rogers People's Choice Award Sponsor: Canada Life Team Biographies Sponsor: Deloitte
About St. Michael's Hospital Foundation St. Michael's Hospital, part of Unity Health Toronto, is globally renowned for its research and treatment for some of the world's toughest health challenges such as multiple sclerosis, brain aneurysms, cystic fibrosis, blindness, infectious diseases and traumatic injury. St. Michael's Hospital is recognized for its work with the most marginalized members of our community, particularly those who are disadvantaged and are experiencing homelessness. Its world-leading physicians, surgeons, scientists dig deep to find solutions to intractable medical problems. They advocate on behalf of those whose health is complicated by life circumstances. They stop at nothing.
The Fertility Partners Inc. Acquires Significant Minority Interest in Sequence46 Genetic Testing Laboratory
TORONTO, Sept. 21, 2020 /CNW/ - The Fertility Partners ("TFP") announced today that it has partnered with leading genetic testing laboratory Sequence46 in Los Angeles, California. This investment significantly expands the comprehensive services offered by its Canada-wide network of fertility clinics in the pursuit of global best IVF clinical outcomes and the healthiest babies.
The Fertility Partners works with world-class fertility clinics, providing access to shared medical, strategic and operational best practices, promoting research and development activities and offering extensive back-office support. Its goal is to foster global best clinical outcomes, an international reputation for excellence, and exceptional patient and employee experiences. The TFP partner model empowers physicians and their teams to focus on doing what they do best- provide the highest quality fertility medicine and patient services.
Says TFP's Founder, CEO & Executive Chairman Dr. Andrew Meikle, "we are very excited to partner with Catherine Welch and Sequence46, who align with our values and clinical objectives. With their evidence-based technology, we can improve the chance of pregnancy, reduce the risk of miscarriage, be more confident in transferring a single embryo (thereby avoiding health risks associated with twin or triplet pregnancies) and reduce the number of IVF cycles needed to achieve pregnancy. We see clear advantages for our patients in potentially reducing the time to pregnancy and the costs of extra cycles for our patients."
Catherine Welch, Founder and CEO of Sequence46 (S46), states, "we are thrilled for The Fertility Partners to join the Sequence46 family as we continue to grow genetic testing in the Canadian market. The leadership of The Fertility Partners is well respected, and we look forward to working closely with them. It is through collaboration, patient education and multi-site R&D with TFP that we will be able to improve access to testing and success rates of infertility treatment while offering best in class care at their network of IVF centers across the country."
Dr. Gary Nakhuda, a co-founder of Olive Fertility Centre and The Fertility Partners Manager of S46, states, "since its inception, Sequence46 has developed relationships and shared R&D with a network of the best IVF labs in North America to deliver the most innovative and cutting-edge genetic testing while providing the best value for patients. The TFP investment ushers an exciting new phase in fertility services as patients in Canada can now access the most advanced preimplantation genetic diagnostics and emerging new technologies such as non-invasive PGT-A."
About The Fertility Partners: The Fertility Partners is a new venture creating a network of respected fertility clinics across North America. The company aims to be a world-class business partner of choice for leading IVF and prenatal practitioners to achieve global best clinical outcomes, operational excellence and exceptional patient experiences. TFP provides partner clinics with back-office support and a collaborative, synergistic medical-scientific, professional and business environment. https://www.thefertilitypartners.com/
About Sequence46: Sequence46 is a Los Angeles, CA based leading CAP-certified genetic testing laboratory founded by experts in fertility, embryology and genetics, who are committed to offering comprehensive patient care using the latest science and best-in-class technology. They are extremely passionate about innovation and research in the field of reproductive genetics. The goal of S46 is to improve IVF outcomes and help families have healthy babies through their preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) offerings. https://www.sequence46.com/
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OVER 1,600 CANADIANS VOLUNTEER TO BE DELIBERATELY EXPOSED TO CORONAVIRUS
A GROWING PETITION, SPONSORED BY MP MARCUS POWLOWSKI, CALLS ON THE GOVERNMENT TO PUBLICLY ANNOUNCE COVID-19 HUMAN CHALLENGE TRIALS
Over 1,600 Canadians have volunteered to be deliberately exposed to the coronavirus with 1Day Sooner, an organization that advocates on behalf of these “human challenge trial” volunteers. In such a trial, healthy volunteers are exposed to a virus under controlled conditions to quickly test vaccines and learn more about the disease, potentially saving tens of thousands of lives.
Now, over 150 Canadians have signed apublic petitioncalling on the Government of Canada to “publicly announce a plan for COVID-19 human challenge trials.” The petition is sponsored by MP Marcus Powlowski of Thunder Bay-Rainy River and signed by the below Canadian scientists. This comes after MP Marcus and nearly a dozen other MPs and scientists penned a Toronto Star op-ed on August 24th urging the government to green-light COVID-19 human challenge trials.
Below you can find the pictures, first names, locations, and quotes of signatories of the new petition.
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To connect with any of the below, or any Canadian human challenge trial volunteers, or a 1Day Sooner team member,please email media@1daysooner.org
Marcus Powlowski, Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay-Rainy River
“There are few issues more important in the world right now than developing a successful vaccine for COVID-19. Governments globally should seriously consider the use of challenge trials as a way to speed up the vaccine development process and, by doing so, potentially save thousands of lives and billions of dollars in lasting economic damage."
Dr. Anand Kumar, Professor of Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, Sections of Infectious Diseases and Critical Care Medicine, at the University of Manitoba.
Dr. Micheal Silverman, Chair and Chief of Adult Infectious Disease at Western University
Dr. Bill Cameron, Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, University of Ottawa at The Ottawa Hospital
Conor Barnes, 1Day Sooner volunteer from Kelowna, Canada.
“Sometimes you should take one for the team, and this is a very big team.”
Find the Career that Fits Perfectly: The Tools are at Your Fingertips
Sacramento, CA, Sept. 21, 2020 — Why do so many people stay in unrewarding careers? Fear of change? Lack of updated skills? Whatever the case, staying in an unfulfilling job prevents you from doing what you really want to do. The pandemic taught us that we can pivot and innovate faster than we ever thought possible, so why not restart your career with a renewed vision and a clearer path forward?
Elevate Your Career: Live a Life You’re Truly Proud Of from experienced career development coach Helen Horyza brilliantly demonstrates how you can design a career that aligns with your interests and talents by discovering what makes you truly happy.
“The path to a thriving career requires self reflection to discover what values are important to you and to identify the types of work that hold real meaning,” Horyza writes. “It also demands patience and persistence.”
Through a series of true stories, Horyza illustrates how people from all walks of life and education levels can create a career that is literally a perfect fit—even if you don’t know what your “passion” is yet.
In addition to these real-world examples, Elevate Your Career includes valuable tools that readers can use right away to reassess their career paths. First, the Elevate Career Cycle method, which is explained in the book, can help readers uncover their passion by pinpointing their interests and unique talents. Also included with the book is a coupon code for the Elevations Career Assessment, which synthesizes values, skills, interests and personality in the context of contemporary careers. Individuals who complete the assessment receive a focused report complete with valuable decision-making tools. The result is a comprehensive model for smart and healthy career development.
No matter where you are in your evolving career journey—college student, executive or someone looking to course-correct—this book will provide you with the tools and the momentum you need to elevate your career.
Helen Horyza is an expert in the fields of career development and employee development, engagement and retention. She is an accomplished trainer, motivational speaker and executive coach. She holds a Master of Science degree in Career Counseling from California State University, Sacramento (CSUS), and is a professionally trained coach through Coach Training International. She is a Nationally Certified Career Counselor (NCCC) and has over 20 years of experience uncovering talent and directing it to achieve extraordinary results.
Horyza is comfortable inspiring audiences large and small with her authentic, approachable style. She is the inventor and author of the Elevations® suite of assessments designed to assist individuals in career transition or to enhance employee engagement. Elevations® is utilized in colleges, universities and in consultant practices around the world.
She has used her own advice to re-career and is opening the Career Coach Entrepreneur Academy in the fall, a training program for people interested in becoming career coaches.
Academic Mediocrity of American Students Examined in Thought-Provoking Comparison of Educational Approaches
Brooklyn, NY, September 21, 2020 — East Asian students have always gained higher scores on the international comparative tests than American students. How can this be explained?
In A Mirror for Americans: What the East Asian Experience Tells Us about Teaching Students Who Excel, Dr. Cornelius Grove provides the explanation. Distilling 50 years of anthropological research into East Asian primary classrooms, Grove offers insights into East Asian teaching methods and, more significantly, into the societal values that shape East Asian teaching.
But A Mirror for Americans, about teaching, provides only half of the explanation. The other half is about East Asian families and parenting, revealed by Grove in his 2017 book, The Drive to Learn: What the East Asian Experience Tells Us about Raising Students Who Excel.
“The purpose of my books,” explains Grove, “is to convey to the general reader the research findings from East Asia, where societal values unlike ours shape child-rearing and primary school teaching. There’s an ‘Aha!’ moment: If only we could think differently about children and their classroom learning, we could raise the level of our own youngsters’ performance.”
A Mirror for Americans concerns itself with preschool through grade 5, comparing the culture of teaching in East Asia and the U.S. Among the research-generated facts revealed are these:
In preschool and grade 1, East Asian children are taught, and they practice, individual and group behaviors that promote their own learning and their teacher’s efficient lesson delivery.
Teachers design lessons based on the internal logic of the content they are teaching, not on factors such as a need to motivate, have fun learning or draw out pupil creativity. But they do strive to present content so that alltheir pupils – slower and more advanced – will benefit.
Whether a lesson is student-centered or teacher-centered doesn’t concern East Asians. Grove’s conclusion is that East Asian lessons are knowledge-centered, a key explanation for why East Asian students outperform their American peers on those international tests.
Explains Grove, “Attitudes toward learning brought from home, plus methods of teaching encountered at school, mold East Asian youngsters into superior students. These research-generated facts can serve as a mirror for Americans, enabling us to examine our approaches to children’s learning – and to the values that drive our approaches – from a fresh perspective.”
Author Cornelius N. Grove holds a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from Johns Hopkins and a Doctor of Education from Columbia. An independent scholar, his “day job” since 1990 has been as the managing partner of the global business consultancy, Grovewell LLC.
Grove has had a decades-long fascination with the cultural factors that affect children’s ability to learn in school. At a 2005 conference in Singapore, he delivered a paper on the two instructional styles found around the world. In 2013 he wrote The Aptitude Myth: How an Ancient Belief Came to Undermine Children's Learning Today, a historical study of why most Americans believe that inborn ability determines school performance. For two recently published encyclopedias (2015 and 2017), he contributed entries on “pedagogy across cultures.” And now with A Mirror for Americans and The Drive to Learn, he is revealing the complementary roles that home and school potentially play in building young people’s mastery of school learning.
Don’t Lose Focus on Vision Health During COVID: Glaucoma Expert Shares His Tips for Healthy Eyes
New York, NY, September 21, 2020 — The COVID-19 pandemic may have changed the way we visit our doctors, but it shouldn’t prevent us from staying up-to-date with our usual health care appointments, including vision checkups.
“During the coronavirus pandemic, people should guard their eyes with glasses or face shields to protect their eyes from virus infection," says Dr. Daniel Laroche, Director of Glaucoma Services and President of Advanced Eyecare of New York. People also need to know, even though there are many concerns about COVID-19, common-sense precautions can significantly reduce the risk of infection, he says, adding:“Wash hands frequently, follow good contact lens hygiene and avoid rubbing or touching our mouth, nose and especially our eyes.'' Dr. Laroche is also affiliated with the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, Island Eye Surgical Center and New York University.
The COVID-19 pandemic has also changed the way people visit their doctors. For patients over 60, Dr. Laroche advises it's better to stay home and do telehealth over the phone or video consultation until the pandemic flattens. He also encourages people to wear face masks on visits and maintain social distancing, even if they are in a health clinic.
“Eyesight or human vision is one of the most important senses. As much as 80 percent of what we feel comes through our sense of sight. By protecting the eyes, people will reduce the chance of blindness and vision loss while also staying on top of any developing eye diseases, such as glaucoma and cataracts. A healthy brain function requires a healthy vision. The brain is our most essential organ, and it allows us to control other organs. Normal and healthy vision contributes to improved learning and comprehension for a better quality of life,” says Dr. Laroche.
Dr. Laroche says there is another critical issue that COVID-19 has brought to the forefront and that is the issue of health care disparities among Black and Brown people. “Nationally, African American deaths from COVID-19 are nearly two times greater than would be expected based on their share of the population. In four states, the rate is three or more times greater. In 42 states, plus Washington, D.C., Hispanics make up a greater share of confirmed cases than their share of the population. In eight states it’s more than four times greater,” he says, adding: “In stark contrast, white deaths from COVID-19 are lower than their share of the population in 37 states.”
Dr. Laroche says there are several things that can be done to not only address but to help combat this issue:
1. Increase the number of Black and Afro-Latino physicians worldwide.
2. Implement universal health care.
3. Increase wealth and education which produces better health.
4. Provide a living income stipend for poor people to access food and reduce malnutrition.
5. Eliminate racism to reduce stress.
6. Identify white supremist organizations as terrorist groups.
7. Recommend all corporations have people of color in the top management and leadership positions.
8. Eliminate sole reliance on standardized testing as the criteria to be used at entry to magnet schools.
9. Provide more funding to reduce homelessness and for mental health.
10. The government should also require medical school, research and hospital funding to diversify and benefit people of color.
About Dr. Daniel Laroche
Dr. Laroche is an exceptional glaucoma specialist in New York. He studied and received his bachelor's degree from New York University and a medical doctorate with honors in research from Weil Cornell University Medical College. He underwent a medical internship at Montefiore Hospital and finished his ophthalmology residency at Howard University Hospital in Washington D.C., where he was the chief resident in his third year. He later completed his glaucoma fellowship at New York Eye and Ear.
For more information about Dr. Laroche, please call 212-663-0473 or visit: www.advancedeyecareny.com.
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Holistic, Science-Backed Program Helps Build a Healthier Relationship with Food, Eating and Weight
San Francisco, CA, Sept. 21, 2020 — Could a dietary lifestyle that nourishes us physically, emotionally, spiritually and socially be the answer to stemming America’s rising tide of overeating and obesity?
Original research points to yes, and in Whole Person Integrative Eating: A Breakthrough Dietary Lifestyle to Treat the Root Causes of Overeating, Overweight, and Obesity, nutrition researcher Deborah Kesten, M.P.H., and behavioral scientist Larry Scherwitz, Ph.D., offer documented proof that by nourishing ourselves multi-dimensionally each time we eat, we can develop deeper, healthier relationships with food and eating that leads to attaining and maintaining weight loss. The authors’ Whole Person Integrative Eating (WPIE) program is not a diet that a person goes on … then off. WPIE is a scientifically sound, dietary lifestyle designed to be practiced for a lifetime.
"If people follow the revolutionary program outlined in this game-changing, insightful book, it may be the most helpful step they can take toward losing weight and keeping it off," says bestselling author Kenneth Pelletier, M.D., clinical professor of medicine at University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco.
Divided into three parts, Whole Person Integrative Eating begins by describing seven root causes of overeating: Emotional Eating, Food Fretting, Fast Foodism, Sensory Disregard, Task Snacking, Unappetizing Atmosphere and Solo Dining. A Self-Assessment Quiz follows, with 76 questions to help readers identify their unique food choices and eating behaviors that lead to overeating and weight gain. Part Two provides a step-by-step guide to WPIE antidotes for each overeating style. It also explains why the elements of WPIE work and how they can be incorporated into daily life. And Part Three offers over 30 recipes based on the three main criteria of WPIE: fresh, whole and "inverse,” meaning mostly plant-based foods with small or no servings of animal-based foods.
An excerpt from the Foreword of Whole Person Integrative Eating by New York Times best-selling author Dean Ornish, M.D., Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California:
“[The book] offers an evidence-based alternative to the conventional wisdom about attaining and maintaining weight loss. What’s groundbreaking about Kesten and Scherwitz’s research is twofold: They have created a scientifically sound, comprehensive, and integrative program for treating overeating, overweight, and obesity based on these principles. And in addition to what (food choices) and how(eating behaviors) we eat, they have identified seven statistically significant root reasons to explain why we overeat: what they call “new normal overeating styles” and eating behaviors that also have a profound influence on how much we eat and weigh.”
The authors’ paradigm-shifting message is that food influences not only the physical dimensions of health, but also our emotional, spiritual and social well-being. Their dietary lifestyle can build bridges between the millions who struggle with overeating and weight issues and the medical community. And it can inspire us all to re-envision our relationships with food, eating and weight, so that each time we eat, we are nourished … for life.
Deborah Kesten, MPH,is an international nutrition researcher, award-winning author, and medical/health writer, with a specialty in preventing and reversing obesity and heart disease. She served as Nutritionist on Dean Ornish, M.D.’s first clinical trial for reversing heart disease through lifestyle changes, the results of which were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. She has served as Director of Nutrition at cardiovascular clinics in Europe and on the Board of Directors of the American Heart Association, San Francisco, for 10 years.
Kesten has published more than 400 nutrition and health articles. Her first book, Feeding the Body, Nourishing the Soul, received the first-place gold award in the Spirituality category from the Independent Publisher Book Awards. Whole Person Integrative Eating has been honored with the #1 gold, best-book award in the Health category by Book Excellence Awards. She is a VIP Contributor at Arianna Huffington’s Thrive Global, and is married to behavioral scientist and co-author of Whole Person Integrative Eating, Larry Scherwitz, Ph.D.
