Pools Aren’t for Fools: 4 Common Swimming Injuries and How to Prevent Them
Swimming is an indoor or outdoor sport that develops strength and endurance. This activity can also be therapeutic, promoting rehabilitation from a number of ailments. However, as with any sport, there is a risk of sustaining injuries. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to help prevent these injuries, as well as treatments in the event you experience such an injury. Here are four of the most common types of swimming injuries and what you can do to prevent and treat them.
Muscle Cramps The most common injury, even among casual swimmers, are muscle cramps. Cramps occur when muscles involuntarily tighten and will not relax, causing a severe sharp pain. If this happens, gently stretch and massage the muscle until the pain subsides. Some easy ways to help prevent muscle cramps are taking vitamins high in magnesium and calcium, staying hydrated, and stretching before exercising in the water.
Rotator Cuff Injury Commonly referred to as "swimmer's shoulder,” rotator cuff injuries are the most common among regular swimmers. This injury may show swelling, and the swimmer will have a sharp pain in their shoulder that gets worse as they extend the arm. To remedy this, be sure to ice the shoulder for 10 minutes a few times a day. To help prevent this, practice your stroke technique and avoid training with tired muscles. Be aware of any sudden increase in training intensity.
Back Injuries Those who regularly perform the butterfly stroke may suffer from lower back problems. If this happens to you, be sure to take a couple of days of rest before getting back in the pool. If the pain lingers, place a hot compress on the area. Ways to prevent this type of injury are to stretch before working out and strengthening back muscles by practicing squats and dead-lifts.
Neck Injuries Neck injuries are caused when the swimmer brings their head too far out of the water for a breath of air. If this injury occurs, take a few days rest from the pool and be sure to practice neck-stretching exercises. The best way to help prevent this type of injury is to practice form on flip-turns and strengthen the neck muscles with stretching exercises.
With low-stress impact on the body and combining nearly all major muscle groups, swimming is an excellent sport for many people. That said, there are still some hazards that you should look out for before getting into the water. Follow the above tips in order to prevent and/or treat the most common swimming injuries. Also, be cautious of pool you choose to swim in. And if you find yourself injured as the result of another person’s negligence, don’t hesitate to contact a personal injury attorney.
SPRING INTO SPRING!! 7 Ways to Cope When the clocks Go Forward
We set the clocks ahead for daylight savings and many of us woke up to a darker sky feeling sluggish thanks to a one hour loss of sleep. If you hit the snooze, pulled the covers up over your head still feeling bummed out about your waistline, bank account, career or love life, you’re not alone. Despite more daylight our worries will still be there. So how do we spring into spring, a season that’s all about new beginnings and rebirth? For practical ways, to cultivate optimism in our lives we turned to Dr. Sanam Hafeez, a NYC based licensed clinical psychologist, teaching faculty member at the prestigious Columbia University Teacher’s College and the founder and Clinical Director of Comprehensive Consultation Psychological Services who shares these tips and tools.
1. Focus on the good.
“A daily exercise I often have my patients do is keep an appreciation or gratitude journal. When you focus on all the things to be happy for in your life then more great things come. Think generally and use your senses. What do you appreciate seeing, smelling, touching, tasting, listening to? Write it down. Within a few weeks you'll train the mind to pivot to an appreciate thought when a negative thought comes,” explains Dr. Hafeez.
2. Make plans.
Making plans to see relatives, to see a new exhibit a movie or to travel gets our mind moving forward towards something positive that we can be hopeful and optimistic about. Dr. Hafeez suggests making plans to do 3 things per month for the next 3 months. “Choose things that you know will bring you joy and then go do them! Feeling excited about what is coming and talking about how fun it will be keeps us optimistic and forward moving,” says Dr. Hafeez.
3. Control what you can, delegate the rest!
We get pessimistic and worry about the worst possible outcomes when we realize that we cannot control every detail. This leads to anxiety and an even stronger feeling of having to control conditions, and even others. According to Dr. Hafeez, this is a trap. “Figure out what needs to get done. What actions you can take. Then let go of anything else that is beyond your control with faith that everything will turn out fine. Envision the desired outcome,” advises Dr. Hafeez.
4. Limit your news watching and avoid it before bed.
“There is a very common pattern I see people falling into,” says Hafeez. “People awaken and immediately reach for their smartphone for news headlines. They then turn on the TV news as background noise. They listen to news in their cars, have news alerts going off on their phones all day, catch the evening news and then the 11pm news before bed. No wonder they're less optimistic! What you choose to look at will impact your mood. Remember, good news doesn’t get ratings,” she adds.
5. Don’t snooze. Instead just breathe.
When the alarm goes off give yourself a few minutes to just lie there, eyes closed focused on your breathing. Breathe in counting to 4 and then breathe out. Do a mental scan of your entire body from head to toe thanking your cells for restoring you as you slept. “Deep breathing is a form of meditation and in the morning, you have a small window of opportunity to decide what kind of day you want it to be,” says Dr. Hafeez.
6. Distract yourself with something that requires focus.
The key here is to pick something you truly enjoy doing and do it daily. It can be painting, coloring, yoga, a 20-minute walk or jog, listening to music and dancing around your living room. “When you are fully engaged in something, you can’t ruminate which leads to pessimism,” explains Dr. Hafeez.
7. Make feeling good top priority.
When you commit to feeling good you instantly start to think more optimistically. According to Dr. Hafeez, when you’re mindful of your own negativity and shift to a better feeling positive thought you feel powerful. You’ll feel like you can conquer anything when you can master your own mindset.
Dr.SanamHafeez PsyD is a NYC based licensed clinical psychologist, teaching faculty member at the prestigious Columbia University Teacher’s College and the founder and Clinical Director of Comprehensive Consultation Psychological Services, P.C. a neuropsychological, developmental and educational center in Manhattan and Queens.
Dr. Hafeez masterfully applies her years of experience connecting psychological implications to address some of today’s common issues such as body image, social media addiction, relationships, workplace stress, parenting and psychopathology (bipolar, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, etc…). In addition, Dr. Hafeez works with individuals who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), learning disabilities, attention and memory problems, and abuse. Dr. Hafeez often shares her credible expertise to various news outlets in New York City and frequently appears on CNN and Dr.Oz.
Psychiatrist Demystifies 7 Common Misconceptions About Alcohol
Just because a phrase is well known doesn’t make it true, this clinical expert explains why some of the most common myths about alcohol are just that… myths.
It is not uncommon for people to hold familiar myths as fact. Many people regard old college proverbs about partying and alcohol as tried and true. But facts are facts, people! We wanted to find out what science had to say about some common alcohol myths that might have no scientific basis to them. Dr. Duy Nguyen, a psychiatrist and addiction treatment specialist at Beachway Therapy Center in Boynton Beach, Florida offers his expertise on the topic.
Myth #1: Eating After a Night of Heavy Drinking will reduce your Hangover the Next Day
It’s hard to find a group of friends that hasn’t made a junk food trip after a night of drinking and partying. The general belief is that food will sober you up by helping absorb the alcohol you’ve consumed throughout the night. However, our expert suggests that by the time you eat that corner store donut, it might be too late. “Alcohol hits the bloodstream almost immediately after consumption. By the time you eat the junk food you crave, your system has already absorbed the alcohol,” says Dr. Nguyen. “Instead make a mindful decision to eat something before you begin to drink and then party and drink with moderation to avoid the negative effects of alcohol. Remember that food prior to a night of drinks only delays the absorption of alcohol but it doesn’t clear you from the consequences of too much drinking,” warns Dr. Nguyen.
Myth #2: A Cold Shower will Sober You Right Up
Many people think this is an effective way to get over the strain under which they put their body the night prior. The truth is though the cold shower can make you more alert because of the shock of the cold water it won’t change what is going on in your body. Your liver is dealing with the alcohol you subjected it to and your body is dealing with the fatigue. “ The standard notion is that your liver metabolizes 1 to 1.5 ounces of liquor in an hour. That is one standard drink. If you drank more than that then it piles up in the blood and body tissue until the liver has time to process it. The system has to run its course in processing the alcohol and a cold shower wouldn’t change what is already inside your system waiting to be metabolized,” explains Dr. Nguyen.
Myth #3: Liquor prior to Beer is safe but Beer prior to liquor can make you… sicker
The myth originates from the misconception that one standard beer has less liquor than a shot of hard liquor like vodka or whiskey. This is not true. Basically, the idea is that you start with the “stronger” liquor in order to get inebriated quickly and then the “lighter” alcohol to keep the buzz going. One standard shot of vodka has the same about of liquor as a 12 ounce of beer. So the only thing you are affecting is the volume at which you start. In any case drinking too much alcohol to quickly, regardless of what you are drinking will make you sick. “Pacing yourself is the key to not being sick. Anything in excess can be dangerous and that is especially true for alcohol,” says Dr. Duy Nguyen who practices his specialty at Beachway Therapy Center, a dual diagnosis treatment facility in Boynton Beach, Florida.
Myth #4: “I can sober up quickly if I had to”
It’s surprising how many people believe in their own ability to sober up if a serious enough situation arises. This belief is dangerous because aside from being scientifically inaccurate, it leads to poor decision making. “Drunk drivers often believe that they can sober up once they have to drive and they can end up causing accidents, hurting other people or themselves and getting into major trouble with the authorities,” explains Dr. Nguyen. There is no change to the blood alcohol level in your body caused by the need to sober up. You may feel some adrenaline that makes you more alert or awoken momentarily but your perception will still be impaired and brain functions dealing with decision making and operations will still be under the influence.
Myth #5: Puking will sober you right up
Puking can only relieve you of a very small amount of alcohol if done immediately after drinking. The system begins absorbing the alcohol almost immediately and it is likely that by the time you begin to feel nausea there is too much alcohol in your system already. “The brain has a system in place for detecting and receiving signals from the body that toxins have reached a dangerous level and that the body must puke to survive,” explains Dr. Nguyen. “The process of emesis (vomiting) takes place in a few steps. The central nervous system detects the excess of alcohol through the Chemoreceptor trigger zone. This part of the brain then sends signals to the Integrated Vomiting Centre of the brain stimulating the body’s function to expulse the excess toxins from the body.”
Though the body tries it’s best to survive the puking does not sober you up right away and if you get to that level of intoxication, puking will surely not prevent a hangover the next morning.
Myth #6: Painkillers while drinking will prevent a Hangover
Medications are not to be taken with alcohol. Period. Pills like aspirin or ibuprofen are popular for headaches and people disregard the detrimental effects of taking these medications while drinking. Alcohol is a toxin that irritates the stomach and gastrointestinal tract. It can also affect the liver and the central nervous system when taken in excess. Ibuprofen and aspirin can make this worse. “Long term use of this combo of substances can cause damage to your liver and kidneys and deteriorate the lining of your digestive system,” says Dr. Nguyen
Myth #7: Once you break the seal you can stop running to the restroom
Many people will drink heavily and party hard but will hold urine all night because of the ubiquitous belief that breaking your seal and going to the restroom will have you peeing all night. This is an erroneous and problematic says Dr. Nguyen. “Our bodies have a hormone that helps your system reabsorb water from urine and helps dictate the amount of time it takes your bladder to fill up. Alcohol suppresses that hormone and as a result, your bladder fills up quicker because it is not receiving signals to reabsorb water already in your system. Leaving you, aside from dehydrated, with the need to go to the restroom regardless of how long you hold it in.”
About Dr. Duy Nguyen:
Dr. Duy Nguyen D.O. is a Board-Certified Psychiatrist at Beachway Therapy Center trained in general psychiatry who specializes in providing psychiatric care in a variety of settings including residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation, inpatient and outpatient mental health, and the VA Medical Center. Dr. Nguyen is committed to providing a high level of evidence-based psychiatric care in the drug rehabilitation setting in addition to having a holistic focus on healing and recovery.
About Beachway Therapy Center
http://www.beachway.comBeachway provides a continuum of care, from PHP (Partial Hospitalization Program) to Outpatient services. The facility offers a fully individualized treatment plan that meets the clinical and medical needs of each client usually lasting between 30 and 90 days. Beachway provides an extremely low client to therapist ratio and under high-level professional supervision, clients can begin to recover in a safe, residential-like environment. CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) motivational interviewing, addiction counseling, 12-Step orientation, DBT (dialectical behavioral therapy,) trauma-infor
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are approximately 338,000 personal trainers in The United States alone. Just like any other field, you have “rock stars” who are the real deal, some above average people, some who are merely competent, and others who have no business training people. We turned to Vince Sant, a certified fitness trainer and co-founder of the fitness platform Vshred.com to help you assess where your trainer falls on the spectrum.
They Don’t Do Any Assessments on the First Session
“The best trainers perform thorough and complete assessments when working with a new client, before doing anything else, states Vince.” He adds, “They don’t just hand you a dumbbell and ask you to copy them. On the training front, that means doing movement screening and even basic performance tests. And on the nutrition front, that means looking at the client’s current intake and assessing a host of lifestyle variables, including schedule, primary complaints/discomforts/allergies, willingness to change, and even blood pressure if a patient has issues. “
They look like they need a trainer
You want a trainer who practices what he/she preaches. This does not mean they need to look like an Adonis, but they should look like they are fit. They are walking billboards of their profession. If they can’t keep it together, how are they going to get you to your goals or preach to you about a lifestyle they cannot maintain themselves?
They entice you to book more sessions
“If you are already working out 3 to 5 days per week correctly, you shouldn't have to work out more, “says Vince Sant. He adds, “If your trainer keeps telling you to work out more than five hours per week, not only do they have you on a poor workout plan, they also are not coaching you well enough on your eating habits. They may also be looking for you to spend more money with them.”
They Tell You to Stretch or Warmup on Your Own
“This is absolutely crazy,” says Vince. “People don't generally know how to stretch on their own. - that’s part of why you pay a trainer! A good trainer should show you what movements to do, which muscles to focus on, explain the when and why of dynamic stretches over static stretching, and benefits of partner stretching. If a client goes and warms up on a stationary bike but has a core- dominant training program, the time has been wasted.”
They Don’t Give You Work to Do Outside of Sessions
Your personal trainer should be shown the door if they don’t give you work to do outside of your sessions together. If they charge you by the hour but don’t try to help you in the other hours in the week, that’s a red flag. Vince points out that, “What you do in your one-hour session should help you to achieve your goals outside of your session. Good personal trainers give you homework, with a purpose.”
They Look at Their Phone While You’re Training
If your personal trainer is taking (non-emergency) texts and phone calls or checking social media in the middle of your session, they suck. There are no two ways about it. Vince adds, “You pay them good money to pay attention to what it is you’re doing. It’s not safe, it’s not professional and it’s a complete waste of your time and money. You wouldn’t let your physician do that with you. A trainer needs to have his/her eyes on you all the time!”
They Talk More Than You Train
“If you want a companion, get a puppy,” Vince says bluntly. Your trainer should be maximizing the time with you, not gossiping or telling his/her tales of woe. It’s fine to chit-chat with a trainer before the “clock starts” or after the workout has ended. The actual training time should be confined to instruction, supervision, coaching, your form and the workout you are doing. Vince says, “With the exception of reasonable rest/water intake periods, you should be in motion/activity for the duration of the session.”
They put you on a bike, treadmill, or stair-master and stand there and watch
“Unless you need a bodyguard while you are on a machine you know how to operate, this is a complete waste of time, “says Vince. He adds, “Your sessions are for being coached, strengthening your body and learning new techniques; not to be stood-by and watched for a complete hour doing the same thing. A good trainer will make sure that multiple body parts are being used and include cardio, body weight resistance, free weights, bands, medicine balls, machines, etc.”
They believe in “no pain no gain”
There is nothing wrong with doing crunches until you “feel the burn.” Pain is your body’s alarm to alert you that something is wrong: that you should, in fact, stop doing what you’re doing and figure out the problem. Vince stresses that “There is a distinct difference between legitimate pain and the soreness you get when you exercise. If a muscle feels pulled, and you express that to your trainer, he/she should lay off training that muscle group until you are completely healed.” If you are beginning training with an existing injury such as a weak Achilles tendon, the trainer should be skilled enough to strengthen that area and avoid moves that will exacerbate it.
Vince Sant, 25, is the Co-Founder of V Shred, the fastest growing online fitness and nutrition portal in the world. As an ISSA Certified Fitness Trainer, Former Model Turned Fitness Expert, Instagram Fitness Guru & YouTube Sensation, Vince’s mission is to offer the masses a sustainable and transformative lifestyle-based training program designed to put the fun back into fitness and nutrition.
In 2015, Vince co-founded V Shred along with Nick Daniel, Roger Crandall, Kevin Pearn, who sought out to create a healthy fitness movement specifically designed to deliver profound changes in your body with the minimal amount of workout time.
Vince is responsible for creating some of the world's most popular fitness and nutrition programs such as Fat Loss Extreme and Toned in 90 Days for women and men and Ripped in 90 Days for men.
MedStack Raises $2.4M Oversubscribed Seed Round To Drive The App Ecosystem For Healthcare
TORONTO, Feb. 26, 2019 /CNW/ - MedStack, a privacy and security compliance solution for healthcare apps, has raised a $2.4 million oversubscribed seed round led by TELUS Ventures, with participation from ScaleUP Ventures and Panache Ventures. Existing investor Ontario Centres of Excellence and several existing angel investors have also participated in this round. TELUS Ventures and ScaleUP are joining the company's board with this round, as MedStack celebrates over 50 digital health companies actively leveraging its platform.
MedStack's mission is to enable more digital innovation to be adopted in healthcare so that cloud technologies may deliver care anywhere with smarter, more timely decisions and better experiences. The company's first focus is to help app developers meet privacy compliance requirements, by way of automation systems. Those systems standardize data protection elements for HIPAA and Canadian health data privacy legislations across a broach choice of public cloud vendors and technology stacks and generate real-time-auditable security policies and real-time and fully-compliant monitoring.
MedStack founders, CEO Balaji Gopalan and CTO Simon Woodside, have evolved this solution with the input of hundreds of digital health startups through programs including Dreamit Health, the Creative Destruction Lab and 500 Startups. Over 50 companies now run their apps integrated with MedStack's healthcare compliance platform.
"Entrepreneurs bringing apps to healthcare are doing important work in technology, often inspired by their own personal experiences to make health management and care delivery smarter and better", says Balaji Gopalan. "For too long, developers have struggled because of the challenges of onboarding to the industry's stringent requirements and proving compliance over time, while maintaining technological creative freedom. We've solved that."
The TELUS Ventures investment into MedStack represents a strategic synergy between MedStack's growing reputation as an enabler for digital health companies in Canada, the US and elsewhere; and TELUS' strong leadership in both delivering innovative digital health solutions across the healthcare ecosystem, and collaborating with industry partners through the TELUS Health Exchange (THX) platform.
"We are uniquely positioned as a corporate venture capital fund (CVC) to invest in companies like MedStack that are helping to empower health start-ups to succeed and scale," said Rich Osborn, managing partner, TELUS Ventures. "Our investment goes beyond capital as we leverage our breadth of expertise to support companies in their growth trajectory building networks within the health and developer communities and uncovering new opportunities with other emerging businesses. Together with MedStack, we look forward to advancing the use of technology in healthcare and improving health outcomes."
The funds from this raise will be put towards channel development for the recently-launched MedStack Control, a system that brings real-time hands-on infrastructure control and more flexibility for client companies, as well as to expanding the engineering, sales and support teams to enhance and support the platform's capabilities, and towards earning additional third-party security certifications and attestations.
About TELUS Ventures As the strategic investment arm of TELUS Corporation (TSX: T, NYSE: TU), TELUS Ventures was founded in 2001 and is one of Canada's most active corporate venture capital funds. TELUS Ventures has invested in over 70 companies since inception with a focus on innovative technologies such as Health Tech, IoT, AI and Security. TELUS Ventures is an active investment partner and supports its portfolio companies through mentoring; exposure to TELUS' extensive network of business and co-investment partners; access to TELUS' technologies and broadband networks; and by actively driving new solutions across the TELUS ecosystem. For more information please visit: ventures.telus.com.
About MedStack Launched in 2015, MedStack is a cloud automation technology company that builds and manages healthcare privacy compliance into cloud hosting tools. This greatly de-risks application commercialization, and the standardized platform can help bring apps to market 60% faster. MedStack now provides enhanced app hosting and actively managed compliance policies in several countries to over 50 healthcare app vendors in various spaces. The company is proudly based in Toronto, Canada.
4Front Strengthens Platform with Acquisitions in Massachusetts and Arizona
The acquisitions of Healthy Pharms and Greens Goddess increase 4Front’s national footprint and position it well in the Massachusetts and Arizona markets
PHOENIX – Feb. 26, 2019 – 4Front Holdings, LLC (“4Front”), a leading retail and brand development company in the U.S. cannabis sector, has closed two recent acquisitions that expand its national reach and position it well in Massachusetts’ nascent adult-use market and in Arizona, where voters have a good chance of legalizing cannabis for adult use by ballot initiative in 2020.
Highlights:
· Acquired Massachusetts vertical license holder Healthy Pharms, owner of two dispensaries in Georgetown and Harvard Square, with plans to convert to adult use shortly and re-launch under 4Front’s Mission retail brand
· Healthy Pharms owns a production facility in Georgetown that, following an expansion, will serve as 4Front’s primary cultivation and processing hub in Massachusetts
· In conjunction with the planned merger of 4Front and Cannex Capital Holdings, Inc. (“Cannex”), the first of Cannex’s brands is set to hit the Massachusetts market by mid-2019
· Entered the Arizona market by acquiring the manager of the vertical license holder, Greens Goddess, which currently owns a Phoenix dispensary
· The Arizona license comes with the ability to operate a production facility and 4Front plans to build out that capacity to participate in what is anticipated to be a robust cannabis market, with a similar plan to introduce Cannex’s brands in Arizona
MASSACHUSETTS
In Massachusetts, 4Front has acquired Healthy Pharms, Inc. (“Healthy Pharms”), a vertically integrated cannabis company that operates dispensaries in Georgetown and Cambridge’s Harvard Square. The Georgetown property is also home to a cultivation and processing facility that has the space for significant expansion.
“This acquisition provides 4Front with an immediate platform to more aggressively participate in the early growth of the Massachusetts recreational market, providing significantly greater production capacity,” said Josh Rosen, 4Front’s CEO. “This opportunity is made all the more exciting because of 4Front's planned merger with Cannex, whose team has developed deep expertise in scaled cannabis production and distribution in the competitive Washington adult-use market.”
The Georgetown dispensary, which is roughly 3,000 sq. ft., is currently medical only, but is anticipated to expand to include adult-use later this year. It has a prime retail location for adult-use, being adjacent to I-95, close to the New Hampshire border, with significant parking. Plans are already under way for a construction project that will expand the retail sales floor and add more point-of-sale systems.
The Cambridge store is the sole dispensary in Harvard Square with a premium central location. The dispensary currently serves the medical market and also is navigating the required processes to expand to serve adult-use guests.
Healthy Pharms’ cultivation and processing facility is co-located with its Georgetown dispensary in a 65,000-square-foot building. Healthy Pharms is currently operating with approximately 8,000 sq. ft. of flowering canopy, which could be quickly expanded to more than 10,000 sq. ft., but the broader expansion potential is significant and provides a blank slate for the Cannex team once 4Front’s expected merger with Cannex closes.
The current plan is to build out the facility to comfortably accommodate a flowering canopy of approximately 35,000 sq. ft. Once that buildout is complete, it should serve as 4Front’s production and cultivation hub for Massachusetts. 4Front has plans to quickly bring the established brands of Cannex, which currently represents 7 of the top 10 selling infused-product brands in Washington state, to the Massachusetts market.
“The Georgetown cultivation facility has so much potential to match in capacity and yield what the Cannex facility in Elma, Wash., has been able to do,” according to Leo Gontmahker, COO of Cannex. “I’m excited to design and build that space with the objective of capturing significant market share in the Massachusetts adult-use market. Expect to see some of Cannex’s most successful brands in the Massachusetts market by the second quarter of 2019.”
Healthy Pharms was originally a client of 4Front’s consulting business, 4Front Advisors, which had been hired to help secure its operating license, which it did in January 2014 during the initial medical cannabis licensing process in Massachusetts.
“I’ve known Kris Krane and 4Front since early 2013, while they diligently supported our efforts to start up,” noted Healthy Pharms’ co-founder Nat Averill. “When we needed help to fund the expansion of our successful launch in Massachusetts, we looked for partners with a similar philosophy. We are excited to expand our capacity and products, provide greater opportunity for the great team we put together, and to be building all this with the folks from 4Front.”
ARIZONA
In Arizona, 4Front has acquired PHX Interactive, LLC, which manages vertically integrated license holder Greens Goddess Products, Inc. (“Greens Goddess”). Greens Goddess currently owns the Herb’N dispensary in northern Phoenix. Along with the existing dispensary, the license allows for the operation of a cultivation and processing facility, but Greens Goddess has not developed that capacity yet.
4Front believes there's a high probability that Arizona voters will legalize cannabis for adult use by a ballot initiative in 2020, an effort which just narrowly missed in 2016.
“Given the expected regulatory expansion, we are excited to enter the Arizona market at an opportune time. It should allow us to capitalize on Cannex’s capabilities in Arizona, with an ability to build cultivation and processing space to spec,” said Rosen. “We view this market as likely having ample supply to support a meaningful manufacturing and distribution business.”
Greens Goddess President and CEO Nick Couturier added: “We’re thrilled to partner with 4Front and look forward to expanding operations in Arizona and becoming one of the top brands in the state.”
The Healthy Pharms and Herb’N dispensaries continue to operate under their existing brand names, with plans to eventually re-brand as Mission, which is 4Front’s in-house brand of cannabis retail stores.
About 4Front
4Front Holdings, LLC ("4Front"), is a leading retail and brand development company in the U.S. cannabis sector. It has developed a national platform that consists of a multi-state footprint, including its Mission-branded retail operations, and a far-reaching network of partnership relationships. Led by a group of professionals with experience in finance, real estate, manufacturing, and multi-location retail and hospitality operations, 4Front has invested heavily in assembling a team with the management skills and hands-on operating expertise that can support the rapid operational growth opportunity being afforded by the increased legalization of cannabis across the United States, as well as internationally. For more information, visit the website.
Struggling with Stubborn Belly Fat? How to Finish What the Gym Can’t
Fat on your belly that won’t go away no matter what you do can make you feel like you’re about to go insane. Thankfully, you don’t have to tolerate belly fat that’s persistent for too long. There are various strategies out there that can help you banish unsightly tummy fat for good.
Adjust Your Diet
If your workout sessions aren’t helping you get rid of belly fat, then it may be time to consult a nutritionist. A nutritionist can give you suggestions regarding foods that can help with belly fat. Some examples of foods that are part of this category are berries, bananas, avocados, and chickpeas. Don’t only concentrate on foods that can banish tummy fat. Concentrate also on foods that promote it. Refrain from consuming many sugary treats.
Look into Liposuction
There are cosmetic procedures that can be beneficial to individuals who have belly fat that lingers. If you’re interested in attaining a tummy that’s wonderfully flat and devoid of flab, then you might consider speaking with a cosmetic surgeon about the possibility of getting liposuction. A doctor can help you determine whether you’re a suitable candidate for liposuction.
Relax Any Time You Can
Anxiety can make people a lot more susceptible to the development of fat on their bellies. If you want to keep unattractive belly fat at bay, then you should make a point to minimize your anxiety levels. Try to relax any time the chance comes up. Treat yourself to visits to wellness spas. Read books that make you feel good. Talk to friends who make you laugh. Watch movies and television programs that make you feel like anything is possible. Relaxation and a flat stomach work as a wonderful team.
Tweak Your Lifestyle
A lifestyle that revolves around wellness can also be great for people who want to eliminate fat on their bellies. If your stomach fat won’t budge, then you should tweak your lifestyle in a handful of ways. Say goodbye to your smoking habit. Aim to get sufficient rest on a nightly basis. You should strive for a minimum of eight hours.
It can be annoying to realize that your exercise routine isn’t helping you reduce belly fat. It’s not in any way the end of the world, though. There are many things that can help you say ciao to belly fat. You should concentrate on everything from your lifestyle to your daily dietary choices.
VALENS SIGNS MULTI-YEAR CANNABIS AND HEMP EXTRACTION
AGREEMENT WITH TILRAY
Kelowna, B.C., February 26, 2019 – Valens GroWorks Corp. (CSE: VGW, OTC: VGWCF) (the “Company” or “Valens”), a multi-licensed, vertically integrated provider of cannabis products and services focused on various proprietary extraction methodologies, distillation, cannabinoid isolation and purification, as well as associated quality testing is pleased to announce that it has entered into a multi-year extraction services agreement (the "Agreement"), renewable annually after the initial two year term, to provide cannabis and hemp extraction services to Tilray Canada Ltd. (“Tilray”) (NASDAQ : TLRY), a global leader in cannabis research, cultivation, production and distribution.
Under the terms of the Agreement, Valens will extract a minimum annual quantity of 15,000kg of dried cannabis and hemp. The Company will receive and process the cannabis and hemp on a fee for service basis into crude, distillate or other cannabis oil derivatives as required by Tilray before bulk shipping the desired product back to Tilray for final processing and sale.
"Partnering with Tilray to support their existing and emergent product offerings marks another milestone for Valens,” says Tyler Robson, CEO of Valens GroWorks Corp. "We take pride in our proprietary extraction processes and are honoured our best in class extraction capabilities have been recognized by Tilray, a pioneer in the global cannabis market, which we believe is a testament to the quality and reliability of our services."
About Valens GroWorks
Valens GroWorks Corp. is a research-driven, vertically integrated Canadian cannabis company focused on downstream secondary extraction methodology, distillation and cannabinoid isolation and purification, as well as associated quality testing with three wholly-owned subsidiaries located in and around Kelowna, BC. Subsidiary Valens Agritech (“VAL”) holds a license to cultivate cannabis and produce cannabis oil under the Cannabis Act, as well as a license to conduct analytical testing for the cannabis industry. VAL currently has extraction processing and supply agreements with various leading producers across Canada. Subsidiary Valens Labs is a Health Canada licensed ISO 17025 accredited cannabis testing lab providing sector-leading analytical services and has partnered with Thermo Fisher Scientific to develop a Centre of Excellence in Plant Based Science. Subsidiary Valens Farms is in the process of becoming a purpose-built facility in compliance with European Union (EU) Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) standards, ensuring the product from this facility can be exported anywhere in the world where Cannabis is nationally legal for medical or adult usage purposes. For more information, please visit http://valensgroworks.com. The Company’s investor deck can be found specifically at http://valensgroworks.com/investors/
RCSI research suggests that anti-rejection medications for multiple kidney transplants increase the risk of skin cancer
DUBLIN, Feb. 27, 2019 -- A study led by researchers at RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) has analysed the pattern of skin cancer rates in kidney transplant patients, which suggests the increased risk is related to the anti-rejection medications.
The research is published in JAMA Dermatology and was a collaboration between the National Cancer Registry Ireland and the National Kidney Transplant Service in Beaumont Hospital.
Patients who receive a kidney transplant are at increased risk of cancer, in particular skin cancer. The study found that this skin cancer risk falls when the transplant fails and the patients return to dialysis but rises again when they receive another transplant. However, the rate of skin cancer is still higher in patients with failed transplants than pre-transplant patients on dialysis.
Due to this pattern of skin cancer rates, the data suggests that the cancer risk is related to the stopping and starting of anti-rejection medications.
“In recipients of multiple kidney transplants, the incidence of nonmelanoma skin cancer fell during periods defined by transplant failure, but there was still an elevated risk. The incidence of cancer overall highlights the need for continued cancer surveillance during graft failure,” said the study’s lead author Dr Donal Sexton, Department of Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation, Beaumont Hospital, RCSI.
The study analysed the rates of cancer in 3,821 individual deceased and living kidney transplant recipients. Of the patients analysed, 3,215 recipients had one transplant, 522 recipients a second; and 84 recipients had three kidney transplants.
During the patient’s first kidney transplant, the rate of skin cancer rose 15 times higher than before the procedure. That skin cancer rate fell by half when the transplant failed and the patient returned to dialysis; however, the rate was still seven times higher than the pre-transplant patient’s rate. When they received a second transplant, the rate of skin cancer rose again to 12.8 times more than pre-transplant rate.
“Our study has provided a comprehensive analysis of cancer risk over multiple kidney transplants in the same individuals. However, the retrospective nature of the analysis makes it difficult to capture the effect of the lag between exposure, cancer development, presentation, and diagnosis, and which may vary by treatment period,“ said Professor Peter Conlon, Associate Professor of Medicine at RCSI.
RCSI is ranked among the top 250 (top 2%) of universities worldwide in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (2019) and its research is ranked first in Ireland for citations. It is an international not-for-profit health sciences institution, with its headquarters in Dublin, focused on education and research to drive improvements in human health worldwide. RCSI has been awarded Athena Swan Bronze accreditation for positive gender practice in higher education.
HowUdish Teams Up with Professional Athletes to Inspire Users to Eat like a Champion
Brooklyn, NY (February 27, 2019) - HowUdish, the mobile app that connects users to delicious meals at restaurants based on their nutritional lifestyle, today announced it is partnering with professional athletes in wrestling, basketball, football, MMA and track & field to change the way their users think about food. Through the app, users can subscribe to their favorite athletes to learn what meals they eat when dining out to stay in shape.
Professional athletes partnering with HowUdish include football player Brandon Marshall, wrestler Jordan Burroughs, MMA fighter Cat Zingano, basketball player Bobby Portis, Crossfit star and fitness influencer Dani Speegle, and track and field’s Queen Harrison.
“We are thrilled and fortunate to be working with these athletes,” said Michael Gayed, HowUdish founder. “They all follow very different nutritional meal plans, so whether you’re avoiding red meat or carbs, we’re confident that users will find our athletes have a meal plan that inspires and works for them.”
“For example, individuals who avoid gluten, soy, refined sugars, grains, dairy and other inflammatory foods, may want to subscribe to Cat Zingano,” continued Gayed. “Those who want to avoid fried foods, desserts and focus on foods high in carbs/protein and low in fat, are likely to follow Bobby Portis. “This is something that has never been done before, so we are excited to offer our users a feature that is extremely unique.”
The HowUdish app is free to download and use. However, for a small monthly fee users will now be able to follow the HowUdish professional athlete partners, giving them the ability to see and imitate the meals the athletes would choose at some of their favorite restaurants.
“These athletes have an impressive following on social media, so with this partnership we hope to reach and inspire a lot of people by showing that eating healthy doesn’t have to be boring, and it certainly doesn’t need to be a challenge when eating out,” said Gayed.
Since its official launch in late 2017, HowUdish has continued to help users find dishes suited to their tastes and nutritional lifestyles. Following a recent update to the platform, users can now use the app to network with like-minded individuals who share the same interests in health, food, and nutrition. The app’s new “Dish Together” feature even makes it possible for users to find connections based on a shared affinity for eating healthy.
The app is available for download on the Apple App Store. To learn more about the social networking app for food lovers and health enthusiasts, visit the HowUdish website—and find the dish that's fit for you!
About Felix Culpa Publishing, LLC: Based in Brooklyn, New York, the makers of HowUdish strive to create innovative products that help people lead healthier lives. HowUdish recommends restaurant dishes most likely to fit within his or her diet based on the user’s location. Whether they’re following a low cal, low carb, high protein, low fat, balanced, high fiber, vegan, vegetarian or gluten-free food regimen, the company’s vision is to help people live healthier lives by closing the information gap between what they should be eating at restaurants, and what they are actually eating.
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