Canadian public engagement platform Carrot Rewards ranks Top 20 on the Canadian Business and Maclean's 2018 Startup 50
TORONTO, Sept. 13, 2018 /CNW/ - Carrot Rewards — the world's first public engagement platform that rewards users for making healthier lifestyle choices — is thrilled to announce its ranking on the 2018 Startup 50, the coveted annual list of Canada's Top New Growth Companies ranked by Canadian Business and Maclean's.
"We're very proud to be recognized in the top 20 by this prestigious program. We've only just begun. There is so much more impact and so much more positive behaviour change to deliver for millions of Canadians in the months and years to come," said Andreas Souvaliotis, Founder and CEO of Carrot Rewards.
Serving as a companion list to the longstanding Growth 500 ranking of Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies, the Startup 50 ranks younger companies on two-year revenue growth. Carrot Rewards achieved the #19 spot on the 2018 Startup 50 list with two-year revenue growth of over 800%.
This announcement comes as Carrot Rewards prepares to make its free platform available across the rest of Canada on November 1, 2018. Currently the popular app has unparalleled engagement with nearly one million registered app users, including a remarkable 12% population penetration rate in downtown Toronto, 10% penetration in Newfoundland and Labrador and 8% penetration in Vancouver.
Carrot Rewards users have tracked one trillion steps and completed 25 million healthy lifestyle and micro-learning quizzes and surveys since the launch of the app in June 2016. In return, users have earned more than 1.5 billion rewards points from their favourite loyalty programs including Aeroplan, SCENE, Petro-Points, More Rewards, Drop and RBC Rewards — perks that are equivalent to 600,000 free movie tickets and much more.
About Carrot Rewards
Carrot Rewards is an AI-driven public engagement platform that leverages behavioural economics and nudge theory to motivate Canadians to make better everyday lifestyle choices. Carrot Rewards harnesses the power of the most popular consumer loyalty programs in Canada to maximize its appeal and user engagement. Carrot users earn their choice of Aeroplan® Miles, SCENE®Points, Petro-Points™, More Rewards® Points, Drop points or RBC Rewards each time they interact with the app. The Carrot platform was created in collaboration with public sector agencies, the three leading Canadian health NGOs and the private sector. With over a million downloads across Canada, Carrot is the most popular and trusted public engagement platform in the country. Carrot was recognized as Canadian App of the Year by MobileSyrup in 2017 and was ranked as a Top 10 Loyalty Program in the country by the Bond Brand Loyalty Report in 2018.
For more information, please visit: www.carrotapp.com
Twitter & Instagram: @carrot_rewards
Facebook: /carrotrewards
About the Startup 50
Ranking Canada's Top New Growth Companies by two-year revenue growth, the Startup 50 profiles the fastest-growing startups in the country. It is a companion list to the Growth 500 ranking of Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies, which has, for 30 years, been Canada's most respected and influential ranking of entrepreneurial achievement. Both the Startup 50 and Growth 500 are published in a special issue of Canadian Business published with Maclean's magazine and at CanadianBusiness.com.
For more information on the ranking, please visit Growth500.ca or CanadianBusiness.com.
About Canadian Business
Founded in 1928, Canadian Business is the longest-serving and most-trusted business publication in the country. It is the country's premier media brand for executives and senior business leaders. It fuels the success of Canada's business elite with a focus on the things that matter most: leadership, innovation, business strategy and management tactics.
For more information, please visit: CanadianBusiness.com.
Innomane Inc. Announces Health Canada Approval and Canadian Launch of Diaronex®, an Over-The-Counter Herbal Remedy to Help Relieve Diarrhea
TORONTO, Sept. 13, 2018 /CNW/ - Innomane Inc., a Canadian pharmaceutical company, announces today the Health Canada approval and Canadian launch of Diaronex®, a natural and herbal remedy made from the herb Holarrhena, which is recognized by World Health Organization to help relieve diarrhea.
Millions of Canadians suffer in silence from diarrhea-related illnesses, leaving a devastating impact on one's personal and professional life.1 86 per cent of acute gastrointestinal illnesses in Canadian cities involve diarrhea.1 It's estimated that five million Canadians suffer from IBS.1 One-third of those individuals will experience diarrhea as the primary symptom.1 Up to 70 per cent of travellers may experience traveller's diarrhea while on vacation.2
"We are excited to offer this effective herbal remedy to Canadians suffering from diarrhea-related illnesses. Healthcare practitioners now have a new time-trusted, natural alternative to recommend to their patients," says Ian Millar, Vice-President, Innomane Inc. "We are a proud Canadian company. Diaronex® tablets are manufactured and quality tested at a GMP certified, FDA and Health Canada compliant facility in Toronto."
About Diaronex®
Diaronex® is a traditional natural and herbal remedy to help relieve diarrhea. The medicinal ingredient within the Diaronex® tablet is derived from the bark extract of a tree herb called Holarrhena Pubescens (Antidysentrica), that grows predominately in the Himalayas. For centuries, Holarrhena has been used in traditional herbal medicinal science Ayurveda to treat diarrhea and dysentery. A 2010 report published by the World Health Organization on traditional herbal remedies in primary care recognized Holarrhena bark as an effective and safe remedy to treat various types of diarrhea.3 The report states, "Holarrhena bark has anti-diarrheal, antidysenteric, anthelmintic, carminative and digestive properties.3 Clinical studies have shown no adverse effects in patients treated with Holarrhena within the recommended dose".3 Scientific studies since 1985 have proven the use of Holarrhena in treating diarrhea.4,5
"Current over-the-counter remedies only reduce gut motility and reduce secretions and they also contain chemicals," says Hitesh Tailor, a registered pharmacist in Toronto. "Studies have shown that the natural alkaloids in the Holarrhena bark form a protective layer in the gut and act broadly on the diarrhea-causing organisms as it relieves symptoms."
For more information on Diaronex®, please visit www.diaronex.com.
About Innomane Inc.
Headquartered in Toronto, ON, Innomane Inc. is a pharmaceutical company with a mission of bringing innovative wellness products for mainstream use in North America. Its vision is to address the current unmet health needs of individuals and improve their quality of life with time-trusted herbal formulations.
References:
- Canadian Digestive Health Foundation. Link: www.cdhf.ca/en/statistics
- Conner, BA. Chapter 2: Travelers' Diarrhea. In: Brunette GW, Kowarsky PE, et al. CDC Health Information for International Travel.
- WHO Report on Traditional Herbal Remedies for Primary Care Page 32: www.searo.who.int/entity/medicines/documents/9290221887/en/
- Clinical Studies on Amoebiasis and Giardiasis evaluating the efficacy of Kutaja (Holarrhena Antidysentrica) in Entamoeba Histolytica Cyst passers. K,P Sign et al. (1985)
- A Randomized Single Blind Parallel Group Study Comparing Monoherbal Formulation Containing Holarrhena Antidysenterica Extract with Mesalamine in Chronic Ulcerative Colitis Patients, Sarika Johari and Tejal Gandhi (2016)
Health Canada Approved: Natural Product Number: 80073125. Medicinal Ingredients (per dose unit). Holarrhena (Holarrhena Pubescens, stem bark) 350 Milligrams. Recommended use: Traditionally used in herbal medicine Ayurveda to help relieve diarrhea. Recommended dose: Adults: 2 tablets, 3 times per day. Take with warm water, before meal. Duration of use: For use beyond 3 days, consult a healthcare practitioner. Cautions/warnings: Consult a healthcare practitioner prior to use if you're pregnant or breastfeeding, if you have hypertension or if symptoms persist or worsen. Do not use if you have bloody or black stools. Do not use if you have difficulty swallowing. Consult a healthcare practitioner if you're taking other medications. Keep out of reach of children. If you have a central nervous system disorder, consult a healthcare practitioner prior to use. Known adverse reactions: Some people may experience constipation.
SOURCE Innomane Inc
Gripping Memoir Details Life Before And After Debilitating Stroke
Trevose, PA, September 12, 2018 ― For Mary Reid-Hill, the word "no” means surrender. It means life on the couch. It means dying a slow death. So never tell Mary that she can't do something. Because she'll do everything in her power to prove you wrong.
Mary entered "adulthood” with a load of problems to unpack, including a twisted, abusive childhood; a misguided teen marriage; and a cancer diagnosis at the tender age of 22. Somehow, in spite of it all, she used her skills as a visual artist to carve out a career in the male-dominated world of sign design and installation.
But life wasn't done testing her. At age 38, at the peak of her success, she suffered a major stroke which left her with essentially half her brain and body capacity. For more than 15 years, she has defied doctors, therapists, and even friends and family to stubbornly and relentlessly find her own equilibrium and happiness, "in spite of” all of her health challenges, psychological roadblocks and spiritual upheaval.
But that's just Mary.
And now, she's sharing her remarkable story in her inspirational memoir, In Spite Of . . . How I Survived Abuse, Cancer, and a Giant F@#%ing Stroke, as told to David Tabatsky—author, co-author and/or editor of more than thirty books, covering a vast range of subjects. For more information on David, please visit his website at: www.tabatsky.com.
Mary's approach is refreshingly candid and infused with humor as she chronicles a series of life events that would emotionally cripple most people, including her messed- up childhood, two bad marriages, the devastating stroke, her battles with weight and insurance companies, and the death of her husband. Through it all, her no-nonsense prose underscores why she's become a living example of what the human spirit is ultimately all about and how, in spite of it all, she's still here.
Mary was born and raised in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and still lives there today, on the corner of Hope and Humor. For the past 17 years, Mary has been unable to hold down a job, due to a disability stemming from her stroke. However, she remains as active as possible, renovating her home, refinishing furniture and continuing her main passion––drawing. Her memoir includes 15 original drawings, some of which she created before the stroke, and several after, when she had to teach herself to draw all over again, this time with her left hand. On top of that, Mary cares for two dogs and occasionally her two closest sisters.
For more information, please visit the website at: www.inspiteof.life.
In Spite Of . . . How I Survived Abuse, Cancer, and a Giant F@#%ing Stroke
Legacy Projects
Release Date: August 2018
ISBN–13: 978-1722983352
ISBN–10: 1722983353
How 46-Year-Old Jeffrey Bird Overcame the Brink of Death by Changing His Diet
Former business man, turned personal trainer and pulmonary embolisms survivor, Jeff Bird, reveals how he lost a staggering 66lbs in just 6 months, despite going through personal hardships and a deep vein thrombosis diagnosis that had significantly impacted on his lifestyle and self-esteem. Mr Bird was able to shed weight by following a simple, clean eating dieting plan, combined with hard work and persistence after a sudden life re-evaluation.
The fitness trainer has now not only transformed his body, but also has a new lease on life. Mr Bird has expressed his past frustration towards his body image and thanks to a balanced eating program has changed his outlook completely, by allowing him to combat excess weight gained from years of taking antidepressants and medical treatments that he had endured over many years. He was able to bring his weight down from 282lbs to 191lbs in a relatively short amount of time.
“Through ‘life’ happening, I ended up with major depression that had lasted for many years. I would genuinely feel nothing, which would impact me on so many levels. I would just randomly start crying at home and often felt numb and disengaged throughout the day. It was a hard and never-ending period in my life, where I believed I was just existing for the sake of it. After getting my DVT’s and lung pulmonary embolisms diagnosis, I thought this is not going to be the end of me”, Bird says.
With a controlled meal plan, from 123Diet, Mr Bird says staying focused and ultimately not wanting to be the person he was any longer helped him to achieve his weight loss goals. He notes how having the support of 123Diet’s online community encouraged him to make a change for the better, in addition to a few online connections inspired him to actively work out.
“One night, I came across the 123Diet program and it’s online community through my Facebook newsfeed. I would frequently read other people’s stories, learning what they did and how it had affected them and changed their perspective completely after finishing the program. I had watched and followed the site rather sceptically for 6 weeks until I mustered up the confidence to give the product a go”.
Mr Bird thanks his change to the work of 123Diet, hard work and determination for his new and healthy lifestyle and outlook on life.
“Over my Journey so far, there have be ups and downs. There have been times where I wanted to stop due to whatever the reason was, but I knew I didn't want to be the person I had been for the past 42 years (at the time). I vowed to myself that I was not going to live the next 42 the same way”, he said.
“You don't have to be the person you have been for so long or stuck in the negative place you may be now...You can change and you can overcome anything you set your mind to…but only if you’re determined to make that change. I realised at such a later time in my life, but its advice that I pass onto everyone else now, it’s your time, it's your life, please make it count. Don’t be afraid to create the new, happier you, become the best version of yourself there has ever been”.
For more information about 123Diet, please visit: www.123diet.com.au
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Among body shapes, pears are healthier than apples
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UC Riverside mouse study finds male obesity is linked to brain inflammation
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 For women, fat usually accumulates around the hips, resulting in a pear-shaped look. In men, fat tends to build up around the abdomen, creating an apple shape.
As it turns out, it’s healthier to be a pear than an apple.
A research team at the University of California, Riverside, has found that only male mice experienced neuroinflammation, or activation of the immune system’s response in the brain, after being fed a high-fat diet. While females were unaffected, males showed low testosterone and reduced sperm count, in addition to neuroinflammation.
Increased obesity is a public health concern in the United States, where more than 30 percent of people are obese, and more than two-thirds are overweight.
Advice from Djurdjica Coss, the lead researcher: ‘Watch your diet! And keep an eye on body weight, particularly around the abdomen.’
For more information, please visit: https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2018/09/12/among-body-shapes-pears-are-healthier-apples
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About UC Riverside
The University of California, Riverside (www.ucr.edu) is a doctoral research university, a living laboratory for groundbreaking exploration of issues critical to Inland Southern California, the state and communities around the world. Reflecting California's diverse culture, UCR's enrollment is now nearly 23,000 students. The campus opened a medical school in 2013 and has reached the heart of the Coachella Valley by way of the UCR Palm Desert Center. The campus has an annual statewide economic impact of more than $1 billion. To learn more, call (951) UCR-NEWS.
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Toronto woman on a mission to prove strong is the new sexy
Rachael Moase always felt bigger than her friends when she was growing up. People around her drew attention to her size, made comments about her being big boned. Although her family celebrated Rachael’s strength, Rachael felt like she should take up less space, try not to stand out. Over time, this took a toll on her self-confidence.
Rachael tried all the trendy diets, but nothing was sustainable. One day a friend suggested she try out the GoodLife Fitness across the street from where she lived. Rachael knew she needed to go somewhere where she wouldn’t be judged or measured.
“I always thought I could only lose weight doing cardio. The gym started me on circuit training and then I joined a BODYPUMP class and it lit me up. Training with weights is the best thing for me. I get all my frustrations out through sweating and I feel powerful…like I can do anything.”
Once she started strength training everything else fell into place. She began to think of food as fuel for her workouts. She enjoyed other activities like hiking, running and cycling more. She lost 110 lbs and has established an online presence to help others learn about fitness – posting workout videos and content to motivate more people like her to turn to fitness.
Today Rachael is brimming with confidence and has changed her career path. She’s doing things that used to scare her. She feels empowered and invincible, thanks entirely to reclaiming her body through fitness.
Rachael Moase is featured in a national GoodLife Fitness marketing campaign called
#ChangeYourStory in which she tells her personal story so that others, especially women, can be inspired to take charge of their lives through fitness.
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Young Woman's Powerful Story Encourages Others That They Can Turn A Bad Start In Life Into Something Positive
Raleigh, NC, September 11, 2018 ― Deja' was dealt a losing hand, and no one would have blamed her for simply accepting her fate. Her father died before she was born, and her mother chose drug addiction over her daughter. With loneliness consuming her, Deja' could have folded. Should have folded. But instead, she learned how to recycle her pain, and she began drawing from every source of positive influence that entered her life: a God-loving grandmother, a supportive godmother and a street-savvy godfather who taught her how to redirect her pain and survive in this world.
But the challenges just kept coming, and Deja' encountered countless betrayals and abuses along the way, which lead to an unhealthy marriage, and ultimately, a pattern of unhealthy relationships with men that lasted for several years. Aware that she is repeating a family cycle of poor choices, Deja' needs to rally what's left of her strength and determination to break that cycle. Will her fortitude be enough? Or will this final test break her spirit once and for all?
Overcoming the Hand You Were Dealt is the powerful new book from Kisha Taylor. Cultivated from her personal experience with abandonment, Overcoming weaves an authentic and captivating story of struggle, pain, hope and faith that culminates in a heartwarming climax of healing and restoration.
In addition to the book, Taylor's website, lifeunlimited1.com, enables her to continue her passion for women's emotional health, with courses that tap into the warrior in every woman, that cover abandonment issues and that help survivors understand why they act and feel the way they do. The website also houses inspirational items like T-shirts and mugs with messages of empowerment, and a blog with videos and messages of encouragement.
Author Kisha Taylor was born in Brooklyn, NY, and from a young age she learned how to navigate the real world of hard knocks. She attended Binghamton University and Baruch College, where she studied accounting and psychology. She became counsel to many, sharing principles on surviving abuse, overcoming life's challenges, healthy ways of handling personal mistakes and how to not surrender to self-defeat.
She is most proud of the lives her journey has impacted, as well as the happiness, confidence and emotional health she now has, which enables her to be a testament of, "You can, if you just don't give up.”
To read more about Taylor, or to view her motivational videos, please visit: www.lifeunlimited1.com/blog, https://bit.ly/2uLrQWT, or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSfBxoyOLsk.
Overcoming the Hand You Were Dealt
Pendium publishing
Released: 2018
ISBN-10: 1944348409
ISBN-13: 978-1944348403
Available at www.lifeunlimited1.com, Amazon.com, and all other online outlets.
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Possible Questions for Kisha Taylor:
How did I forgive my mom for her drug addiction and abandonment?
How did I move past abandonment, molestation and adultery to become a bank VP, own several investment properties, and write a book?
After being molested and spending years fearing men—along with being betrayed by men I cared about—do I believe I can ever trust a man again?
What is one of the greatest threats to success and emotional health for a woman who has experienced betrayal, abuse and abandonment?
What am I most proud of in my life?
If I could do anything differently what would it be?
Reviews:
Goodreads; "From time to time, we get a book that is just screaming, "Me next, me next.” Overcoming the Hand You Were Dealt … was one of those books. It is difficult to believe that this book is the first book out of the chute for this author. Taylor is a master storyteller who tells the story very well…The author writes in such a way that you can feel the pain. You can feel the betrayal. Readers follow as one person after another in the main character's life hurts her in one way or another…Then, we read in this true story of how the main character overcame all odds. How she pulled herself up by the bootstraps she did not have and overcame…We give this book all five stars. It is one of those books you won't want to put down. One that you want to think everything is rosey in the end, but it is about real life.”
Excerpt from Amazon review:
"This book was a good read for women. Never lose your hope and always keep your mind on God and allow him to order your steps was what I got from this book. Thanks for encouraging and uplifting.”
Rock Solid Research On How To Prevent Dementia And Maintain A Healthy Brain
Chattanooga, TN, Sept. 11, 2018 ― Dr. Timothy R. Jennings speaks expertly on a subject that concerns over 5.5 million people across the nation: how to prevent dementia and keep our mind sharp as we age. A psychiatrist and international speaker, Jennings introduces his new book, recently rated #1 by Amazon in books on dementia, The Aging Brain: Proven Steps to Prevent Dementia and Sharpen Your Mind.
Dr. Jennings prescribes simple, everyday actions we can take to stave off disease, promote vitality, and prevent dementia and late-onset Alzheimer's. "The choices we make now can help us to keep our minds sharp and maintain our independence as we age,” says Jennings.
An easy-to-use guide to maintaining brain and body health throughout life, The Aging Brain is based on solid, up-to-date scientific research, and the interventions discussed can prevent progression toward dementia, even in those already showing signs of mild cognitive impairment. The recommendations also may help reduce disability and depression.
"This book isn't just for people hoping to slow the aging process,” says Jennings. "It's also for anyone who is a caregiver to someone at risk of or already beginning to suffer from dementia. It offers a hopeful, healthy way forward.”
Jennings, who maintains a private practice in Chattanooga, TN, has authored several books, including The God-Shaped Brain and The God-Shaped Heart. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and Fellow of the Southern Psychiatric Association, and is president and founder of Come and Reason Ministries.
For more information about Dr. Jennings, please visit the website: https://www.agingbrainbook.com.
To connect with Dr. Jennings, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/DrTimJennings/ and https://twitter.com/timjenningsmd.
The Aging Brain: Proven Steps to Prevent Dementia and Sharpen Your Mind
Baker Books
Released: June 2018
ISBN-10: 080107522X
ISBN-13: 978-0801075223
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Reviews for The Aging Brain: Proven Steps to Prevent Dementia and Sharpen Your Mind:
Dr. Caroline Leaf, Cognitive Neuroscientist, Communication Pathologist and Author: "Great advice and excellent science on aging! It's well worth following and applying these principles so as to age the way we are supposed to.”
Rodney A. Poling, MD, DFAPA, medical director, Behavioral Healthcare Center, Columbia TN., and board-certified geriatric psychiatrist: "A well-researched and commonsense book aimed at helping one understand the complexities of dementia, while offering recommendations for maintaining healthy brain function into our later years.”
Michael Lyles, psychiatrist, author, and speaker: "Dr. Jennings clearly describes how to practically manage the medical and lifestyle variables that can positively impact brain health and the process of aging. Age is a number, but getting old is a lifestyle.”
Exact Imaging Announces Health Canada Approval for its FusionVu™ Application for Micro-Ultrasound/MRI Fusion
ExactVu™ micro-ultrasound platform - - now with FusionVu - - enables the
highest real-time resolution for targeted prostate imaging and biopsy
TORONTO, Sept. 12, 2018 /CNW/ - Exact Imaging (www.exactimaging.com), the world's leader in high resolution micro-ultrasound systems enabling real-time imaging and biopsy guidance for the prostate, announced it has received Health Canada approval for its FusionVu™ application for micro-ultrasound/MRI fusion using the ExactVu high resolution micro-ultrasound system.
"We are excited to have received regulatory approval from Health Canada allowing our FusionVu application, a feature of our ExactVu micro-ultrasound system, to be commercially available in Canada," says Randy AuCoin, Exact Imaging's President and CEO. "The ExactVu micro-ultrasound system provides the highest real-time resolution for targeted prostate biopsies. Urologists who appreciate the benefit of MRI for select clinical cases, such as patients with repeat negative biopsies but with increasing risk indications, can now have the best of both worlds. They can leverage FusionVu to align the patient's MRI with the live micro-ultrasound image to either perform Cognitive Assist™ or micro-ultrasound/MRI fusion-guided biopsies, all with the benefit of the 70-micron resolution of micro-ultrasound".
The ExactVu installed base is growing globally and rapidly and this approval allows Exact Imaging's Canadian customers to now use the FusionVu application. FusionVu has already received its CE Mark, allowing commercial access in the European Union as well as its FDA 510(k) clearance enabling commercial access in the United States.
About Exact Imaging:
Exact Imaging (www.exactimaging.com) is the world's leader in high-resolution micro-ultrasound systems enabling real-time imaging and guided biopsies in the urological market for prostate cancer. Exact Imaging's ExactVu™ micro-ultrasound platform operates at 29 MHz and enables a whole new level of resolution with the benefits of ease of use, affordability, and is an extension of the current urological workflow. Using the Exact Imaging platform, urologists are able to visualize areas of interest in the prostate and specifically target biopsies at those areas. For the minority of cases where MRI might assist (i.e., prior negative biopsies), the FusionVu™ micro-US/MRI fusion application operates on the ExactVu micro-ultrasound platform and facilitates MRI fusion-based targeting. The ExactVu micro-ultrasound system and FusionVu have received regulatory approval in the European Union (CE Mark), the United States (FDA 510(k)) and Canada (Health Canada medical device license).
SOURCE Exact Imaging
