TSSA Reminds Ontarians Not to Fall Behind on Carbon Monoxide Safety
Ontario, Canada, Nov. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- It’s Carbon Monoxide (CO) Awareness Week in Ontario and safety experts are urging people not to fall behind on CO safety. Often dubbed the ‘Silent Killer’ you won’t even know if it’s there as it’s an invisible, odourless and highly poisonous gas.
“With the onset of cold weather months comes the increased use of furnaces and fireplaces and now outdoor heaters,” says Sam Sadeghi, Director of TSSA’s Fuels Safety Program. “If not installed, inspected and maintained regularly, fuel-burning appliances can emit deadly levels of CO gas.”
Over 65% of all CO injuries and deaths in Ontario occur in homes and most if not all are preventable. Most residences have 4-6 fuel-burning appliances. They require annual inspections by certified fuel technicians to prevent them from producing deadly levels of CO.
Take Action, Think Safe:
Have all fuel-burning appliances inspected annually by a certified fuel technician.
Install certified CO alarms in your home, regularly test them and replace in accordance with manufacturer’s instruction.
“Safety is a shared responsibility” adds Sadeghi, and by taking these actions we can lower CO risks in our homes.”
Know the symptoms of CO poisoning. They are similar to the flu – nausea, headache, burning eyes, confusion and drowsiness – except there is no fever. If these symptoms appear, it is imperative to get everyone outside to fresh air immediately and call 911 or the local fire department.
Last but not least, as we prepare to set our clocks back this coming weekend, remember to test your CO alarms and replace batteries and/or unit(s) as required. While we may be turning back an hour, we don’t want to fall behind in being CO safe.
With the hope that multiple voices will bring greater impact to the message, TSSA continues to partner with other safety-minded organizations such as the Hawkins-Gignac Foundation for CO Education and local fire and emergency services departments to deliver critical CO safety information to residents in communities across Ontario.
The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) is one of Ontario’s public safety regulators mandated by the Government of Ontario to enforce provincial safety regulations and enhance public safety. Throughout Ontario, TSSA regulates the safety of amusement devices, boilers and pressure vessels, elevating devices, fuels, operating engineers, and ski lifts. Its range of safety services include public education and consumer information, certification, licensing and registration, engineering design review, inspections, investigations, safety management consultation, compliance support and enforcement and prosecution activities. The organization’s vision is to be a valued advocate and recognized authority in public safety.
Important Benefits of Eating Breakfast
For many people, skipping breakfast has become a normal part of the workaday world. During a morning rush to the office or to school, it can feel easy enough to save time by skipping out on the day's first meal. But skipping breakfast can affect us in a wide variety of different ways. Without a healthy meal to start the day, for example, we'll feel tired and struggle to concentrate. In the long-term, we'll miss out on healthy vitamins and nutrients. So here are just three great reasons to make breakfast a regular part of your morning routine!
Close up of healthy continental breakfast with fresh fruit and ground coffee.
Breakfast Makes You Smarter
Have you ever noticed that it can feel like your brain is moving slower if you haven't had anything to eat in the morning? For a real brain boost, try eating a protein-rich breakfast the next time you have an exam or a big project to do at work. You can bet that your mind will move more quickly and that you'll be better prepared for any challenge that comes your way. To make a morning routine more fun, some people even customize their breakfasts to include their favorite foods or even incorporate leftovers. If you’re too busy in the mornings to cook, consider visiting a local restaurant like National Coney Island in your area.
Breakfast Helps You Wake Up
When we eat breakfast, we are literally "breaking the fast" that our bodies have been experiencing while we've slept. As you might imagine, going all night without eating can leave your body jonesing for food and the energy that food brings us. So if you really want to get going in the morning, it is difficult to get the energy you need without eating a healthy breakfast. Facing a long day at the office is difficult enough as it is; breakfast will help you wake up and feel the energy you need to make the day a success!
Breakfast Keeps You Healthy
A solid breakfast is a part of a healthy approach to eating. We all need to consume a certain number of calories per day to keep our bodies healthy, and breakfast occupies an important place in any good nutrition regimen. If you want to give your body the energy it needs, breakfast can and should be a priority! After all, we are what we eat!
So there you have it: Although some people don't give it enough credit, breakfast is perhaps the single most important meal of the day. A good breakfast will help us start our day off right and will keep us healthy in the long-term to boot! Good breakfast foods will help us stay alert and focused. They also taste great!
The First and Only Tazarotene Lotion indicated for Acne Vulgaris in Patients 10 Years of Age and Older, ARAZLO™ now Available for Patients by Prescription across Canada
Shown to provide strong efficacy with good tolerability profile
LAVAL, QC, Oct. 28, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - Bausch Health, Canada, which is part of Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE: BHC) (TSX: BHC) ("Bausch Health" or the "Company"), and its dermatology division, one of the largest prescription dermatology health care businesses in Canada, today announced that its new topical prescription treatment for acne vulgaris (common acne), ARAZLOTM (tazarotene) lotion, 0.045% w/w, for patients 10 years of age and older1 is now available across Canada.
ARAZLO is the first tazarotene 0.045% w/w lotion treatment formulated with PRISMATREXTM technology approved by Health Canada that delivers the benefits of tazarotene in a formulation with known hydrating and moisturizers to effectively treat acne with demonstrated efficacy and tolerability.1
"We are very pleased that ARAZLO is now available for prescription by doctors across Canada as an important new option for them to help treat the approximately 5.6 million Canadians who are impacted by acne,"2 said Ginette Gagné, Interim President and General Manager, Bausch Health, Canada. "We are proud to be expanding our already large dermatology portfolio to better help meet Canadians' needs."
"The availability of ARAZLO provides an important new addition to how we can help our patients with acne by providing access to treatment by the powerful retinoid tazarotene in a lotion form that will help limit the dryness and irritation that has historically been a barrier to its long-term use by patients," 3 said Dr. Benjamin Barankin, MD, FRCPC, FAAD – Dermatologist, Toronto, Ontario. "It is a very useful and positive step forward for the treatment of acne."
ARAZLO is a lightweight non-greasy lotion that uses a polymeric emulsification system (PRISMATREX), which maintains the emulsion droplets size distribution stable across time and temperature. This system provides stable emulsions by anchoring its hydrophobic portions and forming an adsorbed gel layer around each oil droplet.1
ARAZLO is the third new dermatology treatment from Bausch Health approved by Health Canada in just over 12 months. The other approvals were for BRYHALI™ (halobetasol propionate lotion 0.01% w/w), a high to super-high potency topical corticosteroid indicated for corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses and the topical treatment of plaque psoriasis, and DUOBRII™ (0.01% w/w halobetasol propionate and 0.045% w/w tazarotene) to treat adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.4
All three treatments – ARAZLO, BRYHALI and DUOBRII – are manufactured at Bausch Health's Laval, Quebec, facility for Canada and the United States.
ARAZLO Comprehensive Clinical Data The Health Canada approval for ARAZLO was based on data from two pivotal Phase 3 multicentre, randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled clinical trials in 1,614 patients with moderate to severe acne. In both Phase 3 studies, all primary efficacy endpoints were met with statistical significance (p<.001).
About Acne Vulgaris Acne vulgaris ("vulgaris" means "common") is the most common skin problem seen by doctors in Canada. It occurs when the pores of the skin become plugged with oil and skin cells, often causing whiteheads, blackheads, pimples or cysts to appear on the face, forehead, chest, upper back and shoulders. Acne affects about 5.6 million Canadians, or nearly 20 per cent of the population and causes emotional distress and can cause permanent scarring2 or pigmentation changes.5 Acne affects about 90 per cent of adolescents and about 25 per cent of teens will still have acne at age 25.2
About ARAZLO ARAZLO (tazarotene) lotion, 0.045% w/w is a prescription medicine used on the skin (topical) to treat people ten years of age and older with acne, which can include blackheads, whiteheads and other pimples, including inflammatory lesions, nodules and cysts. Safety and efficacy of ARAZLO in children below the age of 10 years has not been established.
About the Dermatology Portfolio of Bausch Health, Canada Bausch Health, Canada has one of the largest prescription dermatology businesses in Canada dedicated to helping patients in the treatment of a range of therapeutic areas, including psoriasis, actinic keratosis, acne, atopic dermatitis and other dermatoses. The Bausch Health, Canada dermatology portfolio includes several leading acne, anti-fungal and corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses products.
About Bausch Health Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE: BHC) (TSX: BHC) is a global company whose mission is to improve people's lives with our health care products. We develop, manufacture and market a range of pharmaceutical, medical device and over-the-counter products, primarily in the therapeutic areas of eye health, gastroenterology and dermatology. We are delivering on our commitments as we build an innovative company dedicated to advancing global health. More information can be found at BauschHealth.ca.
Montreal, QC, October 27th 2021 -- On November 7th we will turn our clocks back an hour to end daylight saving time. Does it hurt your sleep? You bet. Your body operates on a natural sleep-wake cycle called your circadian rhythm. Any time this gets disturbed, your sleep can suffer, making you more tired and less alert.
HALEO has developed a virtual Sleep Clinic that Delivers professional treatment for insomnia and poor sleep without setting foot in a clinic and taking time off work.
For a 1-hour time change, it typically takes your body about a day to adjust. But researchers have found that some individual’s bodies may take months to fully adjust.
HALEO helps you get back to healthy sleep. They offer clinically proven and personalized programs to improve your sleep by videoconference or chat with a licensed healthcare professional.
HALEO has built a unique end-to-end solution for employers who wish to reduce the impact of sleep disorders on their organizations. The solution has one of the highest utilizations seen in workplace wellness solutions, with over 25% of the employee population engaging with the solution. Packaged in an easy-to-roll-out format and with precise data on utilization, employers with the HALEO program see a 10 to 20x return on their investment.
Some advice to minimize the daylight-saving impacts:
Adjust your sleeping environment:
Your bedroom should be a peaceful place. Body temperature drops at night (which is part of your "circadian rhythms") which promotes sleep. Keep your bedroom a little cooler than the rest of the house. Make sure your bed and linens are comfortable, the bedroom is soundproof and dark enough to promote the secretion of melatonin. Don't be afraid to take the time to make some cosmetic changes; if you like space, you will spend a lot of time there!
Do not work in the bedroom
A distinction between the space you sleep in and the space you work in is necessary, especially if you have trouble sleeping. Don't use your bed for work! Instead, find a "peaceful environment". The past year has brought household changes for many people; if you have no choice and need to work in your bedroom, limit the space and set up your desk away from the bed.
Avoid a few hours before going to bed
Avoid screens, caffeine, alcohol, and nicotine before going to bed. Whenever possible take a screen break at least an hour before going to bed.
Some interesting figures:
- Over 50% of Canadians currently have symptoms of insomnia.
- A person with a sleep disorder will have an average of 10 days of absence per year, and their productivity will be impacted on average 45 days per year.
The HALEO protocol takes just 5 weeks, and most participants see improvement
in 2 to 3 weeks.
About Haleo Clinic
Founded in 2015, HALEO is an online sleep clinic whose mission is to provide access to quality care based on scientifically proven solutions for those suffering from insomnia or other sleep disorders. Its clinical experts provide personalized professional treatments supported by clinical research and accessible via a mobile application. The services offered, ranging from screening to the management of sleep disorders, help improve the health and performance of thousands of people across Canada by helping them overcome their sleep problems.
TORONTO, Oct. 26, 2021 /CNW/ - A new analysis by the Ontario Medical Association found the COVID-19 pandemic created a staggering backlog of almost 20 million health-care services, including doctors' visits, diagnostic tests, treatments and surgeries.
This backlog is based on OHIP data from the start of the pandemic in March 2020 to September 2021. It will take years to clear, even if doctors and other health-care professionals worked even more days and longer hours and there were more ORs, hospital beds and other resources to support them.
It's in addition to pre-pandemic wait times that were well above recommended timelines for many procedures. And it doesn't address the other cracks in the health-care system that widened during the pandemic. It doesn't include the looming mental health tsunami or the patients who were not diagnosed or treated during the pandemic and now are showing up sicker and requiring more aggressive treatment.
The OMA offers solutions for all these issues in a sweeping new report that aims to reverse the decline in Ontario's health-care system over the next four years and make the province a national and global leader.
Prescription for Ontario: Doctors' Five-Point Plan for Better Health Care is the result of the broadest consultation in the OMA's 140-year history. More than 110 health-care organizations, social service agencies and community leaders provided input. Almost 8,000 Ontarians from 600 communities across the province shared their views through an online survey. Doctors representing a wide range of specialties and regions gave their expert advice.
"The urgent need to focus on solutions to improve patient care is a top priority for the profession," said OMA President Dr. Adam Kassam. "Physicians have a prescription for the future of health care and a roadmap to transformation for Ontario."
Fixing Ontario's health-care system will not be quick or easy, said OMA CEO Allan O'Dette, and neither doctors nor the provincial government can do it alone.
"It requires collaboration among health providers, support from the public, and political will, including significant investment from the federal government, including increased spending through the Canada Health Transfer to the provinces to cover 35 per cent of all health-care costs, up from the current 22 per cent," O'Dette said.
The new analysis of 20 million backlogged health-care services is the first time the OMA has reported on the full impact of the pandemic from its official start in March 2020 until September.
The backlog and estimated time to catch up on five of the most common medical procedures – assuming doctors worked 120 per cent more hours than they did before the pandemic is as follows:
30 months for knee replacements (52,492 people waiting)
25 months for cataract surgeries (108,736)
19 months for hip replacements (22,308)
14 months for heart bypass surgery (4,296)
11 months for MRIs (502,476)
Compounding the backlog is the fact that Ontario spends less on health care per capita than any other province in Canada except British Columbia, according to data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information. This is a situation that has been 30 years in the making, due to a decrease in per capita spending in the 1990s, flat spending between 2012 and 2016 and spending below the minimum required to keep pace with demand in other years. Ontario's per capita health-care spending is about 8 per cent lower than the average of other provinces, according to CIHI.
The province also needs more doctors, personal support workers and other health-care professionals at a time when many are retiring or leaving the profession because of burnout exacerbated by working on the front lines of the pandemic.
Ontario ranks seventh among Canadian provinces in number of family doctors per 100,000 patients (2.3) and, if it were a country, would have one of the lowest doctor-to-population rankings among OECD countries (29 out of 33). The shortage is especially acute in northern and rural areas.
The OMA, which represents Ontario's 43,000 physicians, has developed recommendations in five key areas to fix the gap in the health-care system:
Reduce the backlog of services and reduce wait times
Expand mental health and addiction programs in the community
Improve and expand home care and other community care
Strengthen public health and pandemic preparedness
Give every patient a team of health-care providers, and link them digitally
The OMA plan also addresses the unique health-care challenges in northern Ontario. Ontario's doctors are also calling for immediate action on climate change to mitigate its severe consequences on human health and well-being.
About the OMA The Ontario Medical Association represents Ontario's 43,000 plus physicians, medical students and retired physicians, advocating for and supporting doctors while strengthening the leadership role of doctors in caring for patients. Our vision is to be the trusted voice in transforming Ontario's health-care system.
SOURCE Ontario Medical Association
MedFuture announces the launch of the Agemeter Vitality Index
MIRABEL,QC, Oct. 26, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - Medfuture is pleased to announce the launch of its Agemeter Vitality Index, which is used to estimate a person's biological age and can be used as a benchmark for health professionals who accompany people who want to take preventive action for their health with personalized action plans.
Founded in 2018, Medfuture, has quickly established itself in Quebec as the leader in home blood collection services, following the acquisition of Myrrha Santé in February 2019. The company, which aims to position itself as a key player in the field of preventive health, has since multiplied its initiatives by diversifying its product and service offering, taking advantage of technological advances in the field of biotechnology.
By the age of 35, many of the functions that are essential to everyday life begin to decline, at different rates for different people and with different consequences. Genetic, environmental and lifestyle components - diet, physical activity, smoking, sleep hygiene - are involved in this aging process, which can lead to chronic diseases, cancers, and other disabling conditions.
"We are currently observing a worldwide trend in favor of prevention in the health field. Some countries are even in the process of identifying aging as a disease on which we will be able to act and thus, reduce the costs of care in the public health system," says Amélie Paquette, Executive Director of Medfuture. "With the help of technological innovations developed in recent years, it is now possible to measure several biomarkers of aging, to create individual aging scores and thus, to assess the impact of interventions designed to modify the trajectory of aging of a person to make it more favorable."
The Agemeter Vitality Index is an innovative test developed in collaboration with a team of physicians and researchers who are experts in the non-invasive evaluation of aging. Deployed on a mobile application and lasting about 20 minutes, it is composed of six tests, associated with functions that decline with age: memory, hearing, decision making time, reaction time, movement speed and coordination.
Medfuture also announces that it will make its customer portal available in early 2022; this portal will offer customers a dashboard of past blood work history. This dashboard will show trends and trajectories of each biomarker at a glance and thus, adjust customers' action plans to act preventively.
The longevity industry, estimated at $17 trillion, is exploding, and the market opportunity will reach $27 trillion by 2026, according to experts. The fields of integrative medicine, gerosciences, nutraceuticals, regenerative medicine, gene therapies and connected health are gaining momentum, mainly due to advances in artificial intelligence, biotechnologies, nanotechnologies, robotics and cognitive sciences.
About Medfuture Clinic Inc. Medfuture specializes in the longevity field by helping people who actively seek control over their health, their most precious possession, to live an optimal and long life. Medfuture is a facilitator that aims to slow, stop or reverse the consequences of aging using tools to measure biomarkers related to the processes involved and concrete preventive actions, all with the use of advanced technologies and the practice of personalized medicine. Medfuture's multidisciplinary team offers a unique, human-centered experience.
OPG harvests life-saving medical isotope at Pickering Nuclear
About half the world's Cobalt-60 comes from Ontario's nuclear plants
PICKERING, ON, Oct. 26, 2021 /CNW/ - Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has successfully completed another harvest of Cobalt-60 (Co-60) at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, continuing a decades-long program of producing this life-saving medical isotope.
Co-60 is used in medical radiotherapy, such as in treating cancer. About 40 per cent of the world's single-use medical devices, such as syringes, gloves, implants, and surgical instruments, are sterilized with Co-60.
Once harvested, the isotope is loaded into flasks and shipped to Nordion, a health-sciences company in Ottawa, where it is manufactured into a finished product and shipped for use around the world. The Pickering station has been an integral part of Nordion's Co-60 supply for decades, contributing to the health and well-being of millions of people worldwide.
OPG is expanding its production of Co-60 to Darlington Nuclear Generating Station. Implementing Co-60 production at Darlington Nuclear after Pickering Nuclear ceases operations will replace Pickering Nuclear's capacity and provide increased production to meet global demand.
Quick Facts
The isotope extracted from a single Pickering reactor every 24 to 30 months can yield enough Co-60 to sterilize approximately 3.5 billion syringes per harvest.
With three Pickering reactors equipped to produce Co-60, there are one to two harvests per year.
Quotes "We are proud of our long history of supplying medical isotopes to the entire world from the Pickering plant – and this latest harvest of Cobalt-60 is especially needed amid the current global pandemic, for crucial uses including sterilization of gloves and testing swabs," said Dominique Minière, OPG's Executive Vice President, New Nuclear Domestic and International Strategy. "OPG has a vital role to play in global health care, given that Ontario's CANDU reactors produce 50 per cent of the world's supply of Cobalt-60."
About OPG As a global climate change leader and the largest, most diverse electricity generator in the province, OPG and its family of companies are helping lead the charge to a post-carbon economy.
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SOURCE Ontario Power Generation Inc.
SpinaFX and StarFish Medical Enter into a Strategic Commercialization Contract Manufacturing Agreement.
TORONTO, Oct. 26, 2021 /CNW/ - Minimally invasive image-guided therapy start-up, SpinaFX Medical Inc. (SpinaFX) is pleased to announce the signing of a commercialization contract manufacturing agreement with StarFish Product Engineering Inc. ("StarFish Medical"), Canada's largest medical device design, development, and manufacturing services organization.
"SpinaFX is very pleased to welcome StarFish to the SpinaFX team," commented John Soloninka, SpinaFX's Chief Operating Officer. "We ran a rigorous process comparing four of the top, highly-recommended medical device design, commercialization and contract manufacturing organizations from across the US and Canada. StarFish Medical's deep skills and experience, facilities, customer reviews, and willingness to intimately customize and integrate their services with our operations, won the day. The strategic alignment between the companies is excellent!"
StarFish Medical is Canada's leading medical device design, development, commercialization and contract manufacturing company with ISO 13485 certified engineering and finished manufacturing services. StarFish has partnered with many successful medical device companies to create new innovative technologies across several medical specialties.
Scott Philips, CEO or StarFish commented: "We measure our success through the value we help our clients generate for patients, providers, payers and their shareholders. We select clients that we believe will contribute to our "100x100" objective: 100 clients with over $100M in market capitalization. SpinaFX's minimally-invasive image-guided procedure promises to reduce the time, cost and complexity of spine surgery for patients with low back pain, one of the largest and most costly cohorts of patients worldwide. This is an extremely important goal, and StarFish is committed to helping SpinaFX travel as far and efficiently on their trajectory as possible."
"I was very impressed with the quality of responses we received from all competing vendors during our selection process," commented Jeff Cambra, SpinaFX's Chief Executive Officer. "With StarFish, we not only see deep skills, and experience in design, quality, regulatory, and manufacturing optimization, but also their strategic business orientation...ensuring that our product lifecycle jointly optimizes clinical, business, financing and shareholder outcomes. With much of the manufacturing to occur in StarFish's north-west Toronto facility, our organizations will be able to work very closely together. We are excited to transfer manufacturing to StarfFish, and to aggressively pursue our rollout into Canada, EU, FDA and beyond."
About the SpinaFX Medical
Headquartered in Ontario, Canada, SpinaFX is a medical device company bringing innovative, minimally invasive image-guided treatments to patients with back pain due to herniated discs. Our patented technology provides surgeons an earlier alternative to conventional surgery, using a minimally invasive technique to deliver a controlled Oxygen formulation to the affected disc, safely reducing the herniation and inflammation causing pain. SpinaFX's Triojection™ product was previously CE Marked under MDD and is undergoing re-certification under MDR. Triojection is not yet approved for sale in the North America, the UK or the EU.
About StarFish Medical
StarFish Medical provides award-winning design, development, commercialization, and flexible manufacturing outsourcing services —100% dedicated to the medical device and life science marketplace. StarFish Medical partners with innovative companies to create and manufacture breakthrough products for a full range of medical specialty areas including: Digital Health, Cardiovascular, Neurology, Urology, Gastroenterology, Otology, Ophthalmology, and In-Vitro Diagnostics. StarFish Medical's technical expertise includes electronics, mechanical, software/firmware systems engineering, in addition to industrial design and human factors. Regulatory Affairs (RA) and Quality Assurance (QA) consultants at StarFish Medical provide regulatory assistance for FDA, CE Mark and Health Canada submissions. Services include QA support for setting up QMS for start-up companies with implementation at the client's site, and assisting with ISO 13485 certification audits.
This news release contains predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance, referred to herein as "forward-looking statements", which are made as of the date of this news release or as of the effective date of information described in this release, as applicable. The forward-looking statements address such anticipated events or occurrences which may include economic factors, industry trends, market demand, and corporate performance and profitability. Forward-looking statements are often identified through words or expressions including "expects", "anticipates", "plans", "projects", "estimates", "envisages", "assumes", "intends", "strategy", "goals", "objectives" or variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "can", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar expressions).
All forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs as well as various assumptions made by, and information currently available to SpinaFX's management team. By their very nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, and risks exist that estimates, forecasts, projections, and other forward-looking statements will not be achieved or that assumptions do not reflect future experience. We caution any person reviewing this news release not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements as a number of important factors could cause the actual outcomes to differ materially from the beliefs, plans, objectives, expectations, anticipations, estimates assumptions and intentions expressed in such forward-looking statements.
Neither SpinaFX nor its representatives undertake to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by SpinaFX or its representatives or on behalf of either of them, except as may be required by law.
SOURCE Spinafx medical inc
Make Change Happen and Live the Life You Deserve
Toronto, Canada/Boca Raton, FL, October 26, 2021 — Like a fragile flower emerging from a crack in the sidewalk, professor and trained psychotherapist Laura Berg pushed aside personal setbacks and found a way to be better in spite of them — or maybe even because of them.
In her new book, Thriving Life: How to Live Your Best Life No Matter the Cards You’re Dealt, Berg blends the knowledge she gained from her own experiences with her education in psychotherapy to build strategies that she hopes will resonate and help heal.
“For most of my life I felt stuck, as though I was just trying to survive life one day at a time,” Berg said. “I found it difficult to move beyond the traumas in my past to live the life I deserved. I wrote this book to share with others my experiences and the lessons I learned that helped me overcome the obstacles in my life that were holding me back. I’m hoping that these stories and the advice I share in this book will help the reader live a more joyful and thriving life.”
Chapter by chapter, Berg takes a deep dive into specific issues that many people struggle with, such as defining your own happiness, making good relationships last, dealing with toxic relationships, how to stop comparing yourself to others and overcoming rejection. With practical tips and a step-by-step approach to help you find what makes you happy, Berg teaches readers how to stop victimizing themselves and find strength in asking for help.
About the Author Laura Berg is a professor, author, entrepreneur, trained therapist and award-winning parenting expert. Among her many accolades, she has been named one of the Top 10 Mom Entrepreneurs, Savvy Mom of the Year, and was awarded YouTube’s Silver Play Button.
For more information, please visit her website: lauraberginc.com.
Thriving Life: How to Live Your Best Life No Matter the Cards You’re Dealt Publisher: HCI Books Release Date: November 2, 2021 ISBN-10: 0757323960 ISBN-13: 978-0757323966 Trade Paperback, 256 pages Available for pre-order wherever books are sold
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Are Old Knee Injuries Getting in the Way of Your Workout?
Knee pain can linger long after an injury has healed as much as possible. While many people experience some degree of pain in their joints as they get older, you’ll want to pay attention if your discomfort keeps you from enjoying your favorite activities. Knee pain that stops you from doing your workout prevents you from taking care of your health. However, you can take steps to start improving how you feel each day.
Reduce the Strain You Place on Your Knees
The pain that you feel during your workout is impacted by the other things that you do each day. By adjusting your behavior, you can reduce the strain that you place on your knees. For example, asking for assistance when you lift heavy objects. You might also need to use a kneeling pad if you tend to get down on your knees for cleaning or gardening. Taking care of your knees throughout your day-to-day life can help to keep them more limber for when you are ready to exercise.
Choose Knee-Friendly Cardio Workouts
When your knees hurt, the last thing you want to do is pound the pavement. Look for gentler, low-impact exercises that reduce the shock that your knees have to absorb. Cycling is a great option for people who have knee pain. If your knee pain is severe, then you might also want to try water aerobics to reduce the load on your knees. Walking is typically more comfortable compared to jogging, and you can still burn calories and strengthen your muscles by planning for longer walks to make up for the difference in how much energy you expend during the workout.
Remember to Warm Up and Cool Down
Many knee injuries occur due to people rushing through their workouts. Those pre-workout stretches and slow movements help to loosen up tight muscles and ligaments around your knee. Doing a post-workout cool down also helps to prevent fluid from building up around your knees that increases your pain.
Explore Treatments to Correct Worn Out Knees
There sometimes comes a point where the cartilage is worn down so bad in your knees that normal precautions and self-care no longer work. Getting a knee replacement is a fairly routine procedure, and you can expect to regain your ability to do many of your favorite exercises after your recovery. As a part of your recovery, your treatment team will provide you with exercises to improve the use of your knee and help you continue to stay fit.
An old knee injury can cause problems many years later, and the pain will typically worsen over time as your body also deals with the wear and tear that comes with aging. Your comfort is important, and being able to exercise helps you to maintain your overall health. Remembering to listen to your body and take steps to improve how you feel makes it possible to get back to enjoying your workouts again.
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