Forget Dieting! ̶ Offers6 Takeaways Needed To Improve Health And Lose Weight Without Extreme Exercise!
Los Angeles, CA, July 13, 2020 ̶ COVID-19 is a wake-up call! Now more than ever, health and weight are major factors in your ability to combat any virus. Today, 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men in the U.S. are dieting; yet we’re getting sicker and fatter. Type 2 diabetes and obesity are rampant—simply because we don’t understand how to properly fuel our body. In her new book, Forget Dieting!: It’s All About Data-Driven Fueling!(Rowman & Littlefield), Candice Rosen, R.N., MSW, Certified Health Counselor and author, shares a science-based, precision nutrition plan designed to reverse aging and improve health…permanently. Rosen, who just turned 66, reveals how she used a glucometer to register the data from her body, which helped her to lose 36 pounds over 12 years ago without any vigorous workouts or any weight gain—ever. Now, you too can keep trim and improve your health. Here are 6 tips you’ll learn in Forget Dieting!:
1. Avoid the Hospital. The majority of COVID deaths occur in individuals with pre-existing conditions. Age was not the only contributing issue in the mortality numbers of the elderly; they too had pre-existing conditions. A lifestyle that helps you prevent or reverse non-communicable diseases, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, low testosterone, renal issues, some cancers, and more … is not that difficult to envelop.
2. Embrace Food Combining. By combining specific foods and avoiding others will lower blood sugar spikes that put your pancreas and other organs on overload. Would you ever put a milkshake in the gas tank of your car? No! So why feed your body non-nutrient foods that compromise its ability to work efficiently, burn calories and keep you healthy?
3. Use a Glucometer. Rosen wants every household to keep a glucometer next to their thermometer. By testing your blood glucose level, you won’t need to second-guess your food intake; your body will register what’s right and wrong based on the blood glucose levels 90 minutes after you eat a meal or a snack. Rosen says, “Why follow another person’s universal diet, when your body will give you all the answers you need?”
4. Your Mouth Is Not Supposed to Have a Party at Every Meal! Don’t eat as if every meal is your last. It’s all about fueling your body/organic machine. Give it something to work with: wholesome, nutritious, responsibly grown, pancreatic-friendly foods.
5. Avoid dairy or significantly reduce your consumption. Dairy is highly inflammatory and is actually linked to increased rates of osteoporosis in women.
6. Make Wednesdays and Fridays Vegan Days. Reduce your consumption of animal protein to benefit your health and reduce animal suffering (think factory farming), and have a positive impact on the environment.
Author Candice P. Rosen, RN, MSW, CHC, lives in Los Angeles. She’s a founding member, its first executive director and program director at Gilda’s Club (Chicago), where she created and coordinated a diverse array of wellness-related programs. She was appointed by Mayor Richard Daley to serve as Chair of Healthcare Initiatives for Chicago’s Sister Cities International Program (CSCIP). Rosen advocated for preventive medicine, improved maternal and infant healthcare, disability access, nutrition, and illuminated the obesity and diabetes epidemics. She is married, has four adult children and one granddaughter. For more information: www.candicerosenrn.com.
TORONTO TOPS THE LIST FOR CANADIAN SUGAR DATING
SeekingArrangement, the world’s largest Sugar Dating site, releases today a heat map and data showing where its members are located.
July 13, 2020, Las Vegas -- Canada continues to be a hot spot for Sugar Dating. As countries across the globe begin to reopen, singles throughout the country have not taken their foot off the gas when it comes to online dating. SeekingArrangement, the world’s largest Sugar Dating website, is helping connect more than one million like-minded Canadian singles.
Today, SeekingArrangement releases its 2020 Heat Map for the top cities for both Sugar Babies and Daddies in Canada, with Toronto atop the list with 171,215 Sugar Babies and 53,149 Sugar Daddies. Montreal has the second most with 58,866 Sugar Babies and 22,535 Sugar Daddies followed by Calgary with 46,939 Sugar Babies and 18,567 active Sugar Daddy members.
To see a complete breakdown of the top Sugar Dating cities in Canada, please refer to the infographic below.
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About SeekingArrangement
SeekingArrangement (SA) is the world’s largest Sugar dating site, continually upgrading and facilitating open and honest alternative relationships for its global community. SA’s strategy for using simplicity, directness and clarity lays the groundwork for its users within mutually beneficial relationships.
Just In Time For Christmas In July: A Santa Tale With A Modern Twist
New York, NY, July 13, 2020 — Santa’s been kidnapped just before the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, but almost no one notices his absence. Christmas has become an exercise in one-upmanship, with children practically dictating their wish lists and parents gauging the success of the holiday solely upon their ability to outdo their neighbors. Santa needs to be rescued for people to remember the true meaning of Christmas. Can a band of unfairly labeled misfits culled from The Naughty List rise to the challenge?
Author Thomas Conway sets the stage for worldwide adventure in this imaginative, modern Christmas tale that blends elements of pop culture with the age-old tradition of Santa Claus. The Naughty List opens in a world without Santa, where toy manufacturer Eastern Industries has just released a new holiday marketing scheme, monopolizing the attention of the children and draining their holiday spirit. With Christmas fast approaching and the North Pole in chaos, a team of intrepid youngsters recruited from Santa’s Naughty List aim to rescue Santa and save the holiday.
While primarily a Santa tale, The Naughty List cleverly incorporates Winter holiday beliefs from around the world, including the legend of Marduk, a Babylonian god; the Roman feast of Saturnalia; the epic story of Jangar from North Asia; Moravian traditions of animal communication; and the present real-life adventures of Israeli Santa Claus, Nicola Abdou.
Also sprinkled with references to holiday favorites such as Miracle on 34th Street, T’was the Night Before Christmas, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and others, this wonderfully rich tale promotes right over wrong, good over evil and love over fear.
Suitable for all ages, The Naughty List skillfully weaves valuable lessons about overindulgence and society’s tendency to put labels on children, with the overarching theme that when kids misbehave they should not be defined by their bad deeds but rather see it as a learning opportunity, since when we appreciate the best in humanity and combine our talents, we are capable of almost anything.
The Naughty List, winner of the 2020 Indie Book Award in the E-Book Fiction category, is the first release from Thomas Conway. His 30-year career spans various industries. When not at work, he devotes his time to environmental matters and inventing stories for his two children.
Go outside and play! Opportunities for outdoor play critical for children during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic
Lawson Foundation shares recommendations for policy makers, early learning and child care, and post secondary early childhood education programs to implement to address the immediate and longer-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children.
TORONTO, July 13, 2020 /CNW/ - Go outside and play! That's the key message in a statement released today by the Lawson Foundation in response to growing concern about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and related risk-mitigation measures on children in communities across Canada.
Prepared with the input of advisors from public health and the early learning and child care (ELCC) sector, the statement includes guiding principles and recommendations to support the reopening and ongoing implementation of high quality ELCC programs during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Increasing opportunities for outdoor play is within everyone's reach," says Lawson Foundation President & CEO Marcel Lauzière. "Policy makers and the early learning and child care sector have the tools to increase children's opportunities for outdoor play now and in the future. It's critical that we get it right for this generation of young children who may well spend much of their critical early childhood period influenced by COVID-19."
According to the Lawson Foundation, promoting and facilitating more opportunities for kids to play outside will have significant and immediate positive impacts for both public health COVID-19 control measures and critical child development and learning.
"The use of the outdoors is underestimated and overlooked as a significant COVID-19 mitigation strategy in children's settings," says Lawson Foundation Program Director Christine Alden. "Outdoor play experiences are also critical to high quality early learning and child care programs to support healthy child development."
Visit https://lawson.ca/op-elcc-covid19.pdf to read and share the full statement and to learn more about the Lawson Foundation's work supporting outdoor play in Canada.
About the Lawson Foundation The Lawson Foundation is a Canadian family foundation that invests in and engages with ideas, people and organizations that contribute to the healthy development of children and youth. Learn more about us and our work at www.lawson.ca.
SOURCE The Lawson Foundation
Seapoint Farms Unveils a New Healthy Superhero Snack with the Debut of Mighty Lil’ Lentils
Fueled by Plant Based Protein, New Artisan Snacks Are Deliciously Nutritious & Amazingly Versatile
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA., JULY 13, 2020 - Ready to have your taste buds wowed?
We’re so excited to share Seapoint Farms’ (seapointfarms.com) latest innovation! Mighty Lil’ Lentils…a bold new plant powered artisan crafted snack that comes in four delicious flavors.
The launch of Mighty Lil’ Lentils marks the latest product innovation from Seapoint Farms. The new launch follows the introduction of the company’s popular Organic Edamame Pasta and Riced Veggie lines.
Who you Calling Lil’?
Sometimes bigger isn’t better. Behold – the Mighty Lil’ Lentil, everyone’s Superhero snack. Seapoint Farms has taken this nutritional powerhouse and created a variety of artisan-crafted lentils that are truly rich in flavor and loaded with wholesome goodness.
These crispy Lentils are fueled by plant-based protein, packed with nutrients, and bursting with flavor. Enjoy them on their own, pair them with your favorite beverage (wink wink ), or add a crunch to your salads and trail mixes. How do you Lentil?
Crunchy, remarkably tasty, and distinct from just about every packaged snack on the market, Mighty Lil’ Lentils are ready to be enjoyed at home, at work or on the go. Vegetarian, gluten-free, and Non GMO project verified, Mighty Lil’ Lentils are also rich in nutrients, vitamins and fiber, free of trans fat and cholesterol and naturally sustainable. In addition, two flavors (Falafel and Pink Himalayan Salt) are vegan. Are you ready to hop on the lentil train?
Availability?
Mighty Lil’ Lentils can be purchased online at Amazon and iHerb. In-store retail availability will follow later this year.
A World of Flavor
Mighty Lil’ Lentils are available in four irresistible flavors:
Pink Himalayan Salt – Dusted with the perfect amount of salt (vegan and gluten-free)
Barbeque – Smokey, sweet, and savory (gluten-free)
Falafel – Exotic and mildly spicy (vegan and gluten-free)
Cinnamon Sugar – Slightly sweet and sassy (gluten-free)
Comments
Commenting on the new product launch, Philip Siegel, COO of Seapoint Farms, said, “While Mighty Lil’ Lentils are wholly consistent with Seapoint Farms’ commitment to exceptional nutritional quality and delicious flavor, these fun and versatile little snacks are unlike anything we’ve manufactured before. We wanted our first lentil-based item to be a perfect snack option not only for natural food devotees but also for the tens of millions of mainstream consumers out there who are ready to cut back on high-calorie, low-protein staples such as chips and pretzels. We’re heartened by the overwhelmingly positive response Mighty Lil’ Lentils have received from the public and from members of the natural food industry and are looking forward to their continued success for many years to come.”
About Seapoint Farms
Seapoint Farms is committed and passionate about creating a variety of great tasting healthy products. Based in Huntington Beach, California, Seapoint Farms is the largest importer and manufacturer of edamame products in America, offering a diverse array of premium-quality, great-tasting products and snacks. In addition to Mighty Lil’ Lentils, Seapoint Farms’ growing range of products includes Dry Roasted Edamame, a variety of Frozen Edamame, Riced Veggies, Riced Veggie Cuisine, Organic Edamame Pasta, and Seaweed Snacks. For more information follow Seapoint Farms on social media @seapointfarms and visit seapointfarms.com.
50+ And Healthy Examines The Importance Of Mental Health As We Age
Chicago, IL, July 13, 2020 — The worldwide stay-at-home orders have turned weekend warriors into daily dog walkers, joggers and cyclists — all hoping to stay fit and avoid the “quarantine 15.” But there’s more to being healthy than having a fit physique. Mental health is equally important, but often gets buried beneath the stigma surrounding it.
“Many of you recognize that mental illness is often a taboo subject … due to seeming complexity, mystery and stigma,” explains Murali Rao, MD. “Unfortunately, the high discrimination of the subject leads to a statistic of nearly two-thirds of the world population refusing to seek help for mental health related issues.” Adding: “Though this primer is directed towards learning to help elders, the material can readily apply to any age group.”
Rao, an expert on clinical geriatrics and geriatric psychiatry, addresses the concepts of mental health and mental illnesses in the overarching context of healthy aging in 50+ and Healthy: What You Need to Know About Mental Health and Healthy Aging — for You and Your Loved Ones. This exceptionally strong, evidence-based guide emphasizes the importance of nurturing our mental health as we grow older.
Using easy-to-understand language, he explores common health-related conditions, how to recognize symptoms, practical approaches to treatments and his GAME PLANTMmethod for helping yourself and your loved ones, of any age, during times of distress or mental health crises.
For readers of any educational and professional background, 50+ and Healthy offers easily presented information and relatable case studies.
With this book, you can learn from a world authority about:
1. Healthy aging and mental health
2. Common mental illnesses, why people get them, how to identify them and how to manage them
3. Practical approaches for first aid and later interventions
4. Self-care for mental health and successful aging
If you are interested in healthy aging and how to help yourself, your family members and your friends with mental health, this book is for you. All proceeds from book sales go to a nonprofit organization engaged in mental health awareness education in the United States and India (www.nndcifoundation.org), founded by Dr. Murali Rao.
Author Murali Rao, MD, is a professor and chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago. He specializes in liaison and emergency psychiatry. Additionally, he serves as a member of multiple professional bodies including the American College of Psychiatrists, the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, CINP, the Indian Psychiatric Society and serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA).
Dr. Rao has received multiple awards and fellowships, including Distinguished Life Fellow by the APA, Outstanding Academician Award by the Indo-American Psychiatric Association and the Master Teacher Award by the Stritch School of Medicine. Dr. Rao has also had more than 80 journal publications, books and book-chapters. He has recently published trainee and trainer manuals on Adult Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Workplace Mental Health.
In a new interview with C.M. Rubin, the founder of CMRubinWorld, Michael Baran, Co-Author of Subtle Acts of Exclusion, lays out a framework to address unconscious biases beginning in pre-school.
NEW YORK (PRWEB) JULY 13, 2020
George Floyd’s murder ignited a wave of national and global protests demanding justice and change, including police reform and reparations for Black Americans. Structural Racism is not exclusive to the United States. Racism is clearly a global problem.
In a new interview with C.M. Rubin, Michael Baran, the Co-Author of Subtle Acts of Exclusion, says communities “need to work to address structural inequalities in societies in health, wealth, education, and criminal injustice.” Baran believes that it is important to start talking about bias with preschool children. “If we don’t teach them about this, they will learn passively through all the subtle messages in our culture, which leads to unconscious biases.” Baran additionally advocates for more focus on training teachers to be inclusive, “as teachers can have unconscious biases as well.”
Michael Baran is the Senior Partner & Digital Solutions Lead in InQUEST. He is also the Co-Author of Subtle Acts of Exclusion: How to Understand, Identify, and Stop Microaggressions. As an Author, Speaker, and also a Strategist for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Baran has been committed to conducting and organizing ethnographic research for varies social issues, including race and identity, racial disparities in education, violence against children, healthy housing, environmental health, human services, criminal justice reform, immigration reform, climate change, and early childhood development.
CMRubinWorld’s award-winning series, The Global Search for Education, brings together distinguished thought leaders in education and innovation from around the world to explore the key learning issues faced by most nations. The series has become a highly visible platform for global discourse on 21st-century learning, offering a diverse range of innovative ideas which are presented by the series founder, C. M. Rubin, together with the world’s leading thinkers.
The Buddha And The Badass Helps Us Change How We Work From The Inside Out In The Future
San Francisco, CA, July 13, 2020 - Millions of employees are facing massive challenges in 2020 due to COVID-19, resulting in real transformations in the way we view the traditional workplace. In the wake of the current social climate, these monumental shifts not only incorporate the way we work, but also how large corporations are exhibiting leadership and supporting growth for employees. Vishen Lakhiani, New York Timesbestselling author and founder of leading personal growth company, is joining the conversation by sharing his wisdom and learnings from his second book, The Buddha and The Badass: The Secret Spiritual Art of Succeeding at Work (Rodale Books).
The average person in the developed world spends 70 percent of their waking hours at work and is miserable for most of those hours. Lakhiani's ‘bible for changing the nature of work’ has already hit the New York Times bestseller list, debuting at No. 9 on the ‘Advice/How to list’, and is completely disrupting our most deeply-held career beliefs and the myth that hard work and hustle are the paths to success. The only way to make a tangible difference is to break free from traditional ways of thinking and embrace today's workplace evolution.
“This book is about the way we work today—because the way we work is utterly broken. But let me warn you that this book is not about business in any conventional sense. It’s about transforming the way you work from the inside out—and how that internal change can ripple out to your world . . . I’d like it to be the bible for changing the nature of work,” -says Lakhiani.
The book illustrates the need to rethink the tired daily routine and redefine our attitudes by learning to awaken the Buddha mindset—the model of the spiritual master, and the Badass mindset—the inner changemaker seeking to make a significant impact on improving the lives of others. If readers integrate the critical skill sets of each powerful archetype, they will begin to work from a space of purpose and prosperity and make conscious shifts in the ways they approach work.
Whether you are an entrepreneur growing your own business or striving to strengthen your leadership skills, The Buddha and The Badass will shake up those old belief systems about the common career approach to help readers achieve the ultimate goal of an extraordinary work-life balance. For more on the book and to get a copy, please visit www.mindvalley.com. Those who pre-ordered the book gain access to live coaching sessions with Lakhiani and are enrolled in ‘Be Extraordinary at Work,’ one of Mindvalley’s top programs for corporate culture.
About the Author:
Vishen Lakhiani is one of today’s most influential minds in the fields of personal growth and human consciousness. He is the founder and CEO of Mindvalley, the world’s leading online personal growth education company, and behind several top-ranking health and wellness apps. He is also a New York Times bestselling author of The Code of The Extraordinary Mind, which peaked at number one globally on Amazon five times in 2017 and has been translated into more than 25 languages. With an incredible passion and drive to unite humanity and challenge the status quo, he has built a movement of growth-seekers, spanning 195 countries, engaging more than 15 million followers on social media, and half-a-million students online each year. Vishen is focused on expanding Mindvalley's global presence by bringing its teachers, technology and programs into 100 national school systems and every company in the Fortune 500 over the next decade. On June 9, 2020, Rodale Books published his latest bestselling book The Buddha and The Badass: The Secret Spiritual Art of Succeeding at Work.
The Buddha and The Badass: The Secret Spiritual Art of Succeeding at Work
Rodale Books
Hardcover
ISBN: 9781984823397
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Use of Mental Health Medications Increased with Spread of COVID-19
Express Scripts Canada Research Examines Use of Mental Health Medications
MISSISSAUGA, ON, July 9, 2020 /CNW/ - The COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on the mental and emotional well-being of Canadians. According to research conducted by Express Scripts Canada (ESC), there was an 11% increase in the number of people who made claims for antidepressants between January and June 2020 compared to the same period last year.
In addition to this striking increase, overall Express Scripts Canada's claim volumes increased by 20% in the pre-isolation period, indicating that patients may have been filling medications despite warnings that stockpiling might lead to drug shortages. This analysis suggests that Canadians were focused on the pandemic and fearful that they would run out of their medications which is further evidence of the serious impact COVID-19 is having on Canadians' mental health.
The data also suggests that there was an increase of new users for medications used to treat depression and these claims continue to climb.
"The pandemic has taken a psychological toll on Canadians across the country," says Dr. Dorian Lo, President, Express Scripts Canada. "Our research shows that Canadians are increasingly turning to mental health medications to find some relief."
Given the depression rate is likely to continue to increase and will remain high, especially in those at-risk (for example, those who suffered a job loss, the loss of a parent due to COVID-19 and front-line workers worried they would get ill), it is evident that taking care of mental health is more important than ever.
"The increased use of medications used to treat problems related to mental health is understandable given the global nature of the pandemic and there needs to be a heightened awareness on employee well-being. Mental health conditions generally require longer-term treatment so these claims will persist and employers will need to consider holistic approaches to care. Employers need concrete plans to assist employees with mental health concerns. As well, employers must ensure employees who are experiencing mental health conditions have access to doctors, pharmacists, therapists and prescription medications," says Dr. Lo.
Other key findings from the research:
Two other key therapeutic classes of interest during the COVID-19 pandemic are asthma/COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and drugs to prevent infection. Medications for asthma and COPD saw the largest change in claims volume.
Drugs used to prevent infections (anti-infectives) saw a steep decline in claims as sites of common transmission (workplaces, schools, daycares and gyms) were closed and there was an increased consciousness about and practice of hygiene practices (such as hand washing, sanitizing, not touching the face, etc.)
Claims for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine (commonly used for chronic illness, such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, on a long-term basis) rose prior to the pre-self-isolation period, but were not sustained.
Express Scripts Canada is a leading health benefits manager in Canada and has been recognized as one of the most innovative. Our clients include Canada's leading insurers, third party administrators and government. We work with these clients to develop industry-leading solutions to deliver superior healthcare in a cost-controlled environment. We provide Active Pharmacy™ services to more than 7 million Canadian patients and adjudicate more than 100 million pharmacy, dental, and extended health claims. Through our proprietary consumer intelligence, clinical expertise, and patients-first approach, we promote better health decision for plan members, while managing and reducing drug benefit costs for plan sponsors. Express Scripts Canada is a subsidiary of Express Scripts, a Cigna company. Express Scripts is a healthcare opportunity company that unlocks new value in pharmacy, medical, and beyond to further total health.
SOURCE Express Scripts Canada
Genivity Gathers Data on Consumer Behavior Regarding Their Financial Wellbeing Amid COVID-19
UNITED STATES —Genivity, a WealthTech software platform that helps financial advisors develop deeper client relationships through innovative planning platform that creates personalized projections relating to an individual's longevity and future health and the related financial expenses for those needs, announced today that it recently launched a consumer behavior research survey titled: Financial Planning in a Pandemic-Driven Economy.
The purpose of this brief survey is to measure the consumer behavior and attitude towards long and short term financial planning in wake of the 2020 economic recession and a global pandemic. This information will equip financial planners with a deeper understanding of what products, tools, and services are best suited for their existing and prospective clientele.
Heather Holmes, Founder and CEO of Genivity said “In conducting research, Genivity is looking at what matters to clients today when it comes to the pandemic and their financial wellbeing. The end goal is to analyze this information to help financial planners further hone in on the topics that are timely and relevant to their clients in today's uncertain world.
These timely and relevant insights will give us the ability to advance the way we can help their clients plan for financial wellbeing as part of a holistic goals-based financial plan.”
Results and analysis of the data will be shared with the financial advisors that Genivity serves— with several questions including, but not limited to:
“Has the recent global pandemic and economic turmoil changed your attitude towards your finances?”
“Have your financial goals expanded to include healthcare costs and emergencies?”
“Would you be interested in learning more about ways to factor in your future health needs into your financial or retirement plan?”
To learn more about the benefits of exploring financial planning through Genivity, please visit the Genivitywebsite here.
For business inquiries, please contact: Ashley Flitter at ashley@genivity.com
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About Genivity:
The Genivity HALO Planner is a cloud-based solution that helps financial planners digitally engage clients and prospects in planning for future longevity, health, and long-term care as part of a holistic financial plan. Our client-facing digital experience drives deeper conversations about risk areas and introduces ways to optimize their financial wellbeing to protect their retirement goals. The evidence-based, actionable recommendations help maximize wealth assets through goals-based planning, advanced planning, client segmentation, and upsell opportunities (Annuities, Life, Long-Term Care, and Health Savings Account (HSAs)).
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