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.
Novartis launches Not Another Minute to educate Canadians and take action to bend the curve of cardiovascular disease (CVD)
In Canada, cardiovascular disease accounted for more than 52,000 deaths between 2015 and 20191.
Almost 80 per cent of deaths from cardiovascular disease are preventable2.
Novartis is joining forces with patient groups across the country to help reduce CVD deaths including the Canadian Heart Patient Alliance, HeartLife Foundation, Diabetes Canada, Canada Heart Valve Voice and C.A.R.P. (Canadian Association of Retired Persons).
DORVAL, QC, Oct. 26, 2021 /CNW/ - Today Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada launches Not Another Minute, a campaign to bring Canadians together in the fight against cardiovascular disease (CVD). Almost 80 per cent of all CVD deaths are preventable, and the campaign aims to educate the country to bend the curve of CVD.
CVD is the world's leading cause of death3 and, in Canada, someone dies from heart conditions, stroke or vascular cognitive impairment every five minutes4. That accounted for more than 52,000 deaths between 2015 and 2019; 52,000 families that lost a loved one each year.5 The disease also creates an enormous financial burden for Canada's healthcare system—more than $21 billion in 20196—impacting the country's ability to respond to unexpected health crises. Taking action against modifiable factors, like eating healthy, being active and living smoke-free can lower the risk of heart attack and stroke7 – a primary driver of CVD, and responsible for 85 per cent of all CVD deaths.8
"The risk of cardiovascular disease becomes greater if you delay seeing a physician and getting the proper treatment if required," said Dr. Robert Hegele, Jacob J. Wolfe Distinguished Medical Research Chair, Martha Blackburn Chair in Cardiovascular Research, and Distinguished University Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry at the University of Western Ontario. "Some of the modifiable risk factors, including high cholesterol, contribute to mortality and disability related to cardiovascular disease. Many don't realize that cardiovascular disease is the number two killer of Canadians after cancer, so making sure you have your heart health under control can help reduce your risk of a cardiac event. The more people know about the dangers of heart disease, the better they can prevent it from happening, as even modest lifestyle changes can help."
With the goal of educating and reimagining healthcare through innovation, and bringing CVD mortality to the forefront, Novartis has joined forces with the Canadian Heart Patient Alliance, HeartLife Foundation, Diabetes Canada, Canada Heart Valve Voice and the C.A.R.P. (Canadian Association of Retired Persons) to raise the volume and make CVD a priority for Canadians.
"Cardiovascular diseases have a great impact on a global scale being the first leading cause of death, and they represent a huge financial burden for healthcare systems; Canada is not excluded. We're proud to come together with the cardiovascular community and have a unified voice for change to help reduce CVD deaths in Canada," said Andrea Marazzi, Country Head, Novartis Pharmaceuticals in Canada. "With this campaign, we also hope to spark more conversations around cardiovascular disease by telling the stories of those affected and at risk."
For the first time in Canada, a community of patients and advocates, healthcare professionals, opinion leaders, governments and businesses, influencers and innovators are coming together to break healthcare siloes and bend the curve of CVD in Canada. Novartis, committed to identifying solutions through a multi-stakeholder dialogue, is bringing thought leaders together at the Biome by C2 Summits in Edmonton, Toronto, and Montreal. The goal is to build and deliver a blueprint for change that can help reduce CVD mortality in Canada.
"Behind every statistic lies the harsh reality for the thousands affected by cardiovascular disease – the stakes are simply too high to ignore," said Durhane Wong-Rieger, Executive Director of the Canadian Heart Patient Alliance. "Cardiovascular disease is driving a silent pandemic in this country and our team is committed to taking action to create powerful and systemic change."
In one unified voice, Canadians can ignite attention and conversation around CVD by rethinking the disease together to give those affected more time with their family and friends. For more information, visit notanotherminute.ca.
About Novartis in Canada
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc., a leader in the healthcare field, is committed to the discovery, development and marketing of innovative products to improve the well-being of all Canadians. In 2020, the company invested $45 million in research and development in Canada. Located in Dorval, Quebec, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. employs approximately 1,000 people in Canada and is an affiliate of Novartis AG, which provides innovative healthcare solutions that address the evolving needs of patients and societies. The company prides itself on its commitment to diversity and to nurturing an inclusive and inspiring environment. Novartis is recognized as a Great Place to Work®, ranked among the Top 50 Best Workplaces™ in the country and is proudly named on the 2021 Best Workplaces™ for Women in Canada and Best Workplace™ for Mental Wellness lists. For further information, please consult www.novartis.ca.
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1 Leading causes of death, total population (age standardization using 2011 population). Frequency: Annual Table: 13-10-0801-01 (formerly CANSIM 102-0564). Ottawa (ON): Statistics Canada:
5 Leading causes of death, total population (age standardization using 2011 population). Frequency: Annual Table: 13-10-0801-01 (formerly CANSIM 102-0564). Ottawa (ON): Statistics Canada: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310080101 . Accessed August 18, 2021
Meet the Four Cornerstones of Success —Then Start Building Yours
Los Angeles, CA, Oct. 26, 2021 ― Why do some people dive, some survive, and others thrive?The answer,revealsRandall Bell, Ph.D., is surprisingly simple: choices.
Dr. Bell, a socio-economist and the CEO of Landmark Research Group, has developed an easy-to-follow formula for authentic growth and success based upon more than 25 years of behavioral research.
In his book, Me We Do Be: The Four Cornerstones of Success, Dr. Bellmasterfullyinterweaves stories from his consulting work on high-profile cases—including Chernobyl, the World Trade Center, and O.J. Simpson—with findings from behavioral studies and his own survey of 5,000 people to reveal the daily habits that can make or break both personal and professional growth and success.
In Me We Do Be, he explains that all behaviors can be organized into four cornerstones:
Me is quality thinking that builds wisdom.
We habits form quality relationships.
Do actions build productivity.
Be designs the future.
There is no one-size-fits-all definition of success. For some, it’s making money. For others it’s having a loving family, winning a competition, completing a degree or beating cancer. The power of Me We Do Be is that it connects all the dots and creates a fresh perspective for moving forward, allowing readers to define what success means to them as individuals, while sharing the foundational elements that apply to everyone.
As a socio-economist, Dr. Bell has consulted on more disasters on earth than anyone in history, including the Flight 93 Crash Site, the BP Oil Spill, Hurricane Katrina and the nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll.
Often called the “Master of Disaster,” Dr. Bell is a frequent guest of the media and has been profiled in TheWall Street Journal, People magazine, TheNew York Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, CNN, World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer, 20/20, Entertainment Tonight and by newscasters on every major television network. Dr. Bell also stars in the TV miniseries Distressed Real Estate, available on Amazon Prime and Apple TV.
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Transcendent Journey Gives Doctor Insights into Life’s Greatest Question Website details transformational visits with spiritual presence
Los Angeles, CA, Oct. 26, 2021 — Why are we here? Minister and licensed psychotherapist Dr. Pieter Noomen consciously searched his mind for conclusive insight into this question during his evening walks. One evening, out of the blue, the word “Oneness” filled him. Day after day, a total of 12 words crystalized within him and around him. Those words became the basis for his 12 booklets, each of which explores the 12 components of life: Oneness, Love, Life, Fire, Space, Connectedness, Progression, Effect, Freedom, Joy, Differentness and Harmony.
Although the content of the 12 booklets comes from Dr. Noomen, he didn’t consider himself the author. “I 'heard' them within me when I specifically sat down to ‘hear’ them,” he explained on his website. “I listened while they formed in my head. I guess that the best way to describe this is to see it as a 'merger' on my spirit level of the voice/presence/spirit of Life itself and my ability to be consciously receptive for that — as much as a human being can be.”
Dr. Noomen’s connection with the higher presence would ultimately last for many years, resulting in an abundance of deeply profound insights freely shared on his website, www.wordsforall.org.
Visitors to Dr. Noomen’s website can read about the 12 components of life and ponder 147 thought-provoking questions and the illuminating answers that came to him during his extensive communications with the All Spirit. Avoiding the word God, Dr. Noomen relays his extraordinary journeys on the spiritual plane with an openness that invites readers to uncover and explore their own accessibility to spirituality without labels or constructs.
He grew to believe that, directly or indirectly, all life stems from one common source and that to connect with that source is the highest level of existence we can achieve on earth. And perhaps more importantly, he believed that being in direct contact with the ALL of existence is possible for every human being.
As to the answer to life’s most puzzling question, Dr. Noomen had this to say: “The consistent message in all Writings is that the purpose of being on earth is to make individual personal choices; choices that can either further direct contact with the real, full reality or can do the opposite and limit our experience of being alive …”
Dr. Noomen passed away in 2019, but his wealth of wisdom and insights freely shared on www.wordsforall.org will continue to inspire people throughout the world to broaden their spiritual paths.
"Self-help books, groups or gurus offer mental, social or physical well-being. These weekly words don't focus on this. They focus on our intentions, our choosing-ability. Which is why we are on earth in the first place. 'What' we choose is not the issue. We won't ever be judged anyway. But 'that' we choose is the issue; that is fulfilling our mission here. There are no exceptions to this."
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