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Equality and access to equitable opportunities for individuals with disabilities should be a national priority. That’s why on February 26, 1987, President Ronald Reagan officially declared Proclamation 5613 making March National Disabilities Awareness Month. The proclamation called for people to provide understanding, encouragement, and opportunities to help persons with disabilities to lead produ...

When you place a premium value on your health it allows you to orchestrate and live your life with compassion, desire, and inspiration. For Fitness & Mindset Coach Jai Bazevski After a sudden cardiac arrest in 2008 from a rare heart condition, “I underwent a series of heart surgeries and long road to recovery, both physically and mentally. From my experience I knew that I wanted to help people wit...

MMA is the world's third most popular sport, behind soccer and basketball. There are 451 million people interested in MMA, according to Nielsen Sports DNA (soccer has 901 million fans, according to Forbes. For Ryan Vevon Rapaport My life mission is to make authentic and valuable connections. High-performing Business Development and Operations Executive with 10+ years of experience innovating in pa...

Acts of service have impressionable ways of impacting our lives and building our character. It shines a light on the priorities in life which we hold the closest and place the most value on. It teaches us the connectivity of authentic relationship building is vitally important. A decorated combat veteran with multiple deployments, Lieutenant Colonel Jason Pike, served 31 years in the United States...

According to Mount Sinai Hospital Menopause is the last menstrual period. The average age of menopause in Canada is 51.5 years. It can occur before or after this age. Over 90% of women are menopausal by the age of 55-56 and for 5 per cent, it occurs between the ages of 40-45. 80% of women have some symptoms around menopause, of which 20% have severe symptoms. Melissa Tohlakai is an expert in helpi...

Over the past three decades, childhood obesity rates have tripled in the U.S., and today, the country has some of the highest obesity rates in the world: one out of six children are obese, and one out of three children is overweight or obese.  According to the University of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Medicine. For Sheila Carroll: “In 20 years of clinical medicine, I took care of a lot of very sic...

What percentage of American Students go into higher education? About 15 million students are enrolled in an undergraduate program. Roughly 8.6 million are pursuing a bachelor's degree. In 2020, about 63% of people who completed high school or earned a GED certificate immediately enrolled in college. As of 2020, 40% of all 18-24-year-olds were enrolled in a postsecondary program, www. Best.colleges...

In a 2021 American Psychological Association survey, nearly 3 in 5 employees (59%) said they have experienced negative impacts of work-related stress in the past month, and a vast majority (87%) of employees think actions from their employer would help their mental health. For Adam Nemer a Mental Health Leadership Consultant After a 20 year leadership career in Healthcare, mostly as a CFO and Sr O...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of June 2020, 13% of Americans reported starting or increasing substance use as a way of coping with stress or emotions related to COVID-19. Overdoses have also spiked since the onset of the pandemic. A reporting system called ODMAP shows that the early months of the pandemic brought an 18% increase nationwide in overdoses compared wi...

According to the most recent survey from Babson Survey Research Group, over 30 percent of higher education students in the United States are taking at least one online or distance course. Kyle Clayton, Ph. D. is an Instructional Designer at the University of Oklahoma. “I have been teaching at the university level for the last five years. Although, I have been working as a graduate teaching assista...

According to the Cleveland Clinic Leaky gut syndrome is a theory that intestinal permeability is not only a symptom of gastrointestinal disease but an underlying cause that develops independently. If your intestinal barrier is impaired, it may be letting toxins into your bloodstream. David Meine is a cancer survivor, competitive road bike cyclist, and dedicated pickleball athlete, David Meine is a...

Around three-quarters of adults (76%) said they have experienced health impacts due to stress in the prior month, including headache (38%), fatigue (35%), feeling nervous or anxious (34%), and/or feeling depressed or sad (33%). In a 2021 American Psychological Association survey, nearly 3 in 5 employees (59%) said they have experienced negative impacts of work-related stress in the past month, and...

With the incredible growth of social media, influencer marketing is no longer an optional marketing tactic, but rather a necessary marketing strategy. 90% of people are much more likely to trust a recommended brand, even if the recommendation is from strangers, Forbes reports. Fabi Paolini is a Brand Strategist who helps coaches, consultants, and experts position themselves as premium brands that...

About 42% of U.S. adults reported undesired weight gain in the first year of the pandemic, with 29 pounds gained on average, a recent survey shows. There is a path to improved health through weight loss, and it starts by identifying the factors that led to weight gain.  According to Orlando health. For  Bryan Scudiere: “Unlike most men, I didn't have the traditional route. I dropped out of college...

In fact, 53% of parents say that mom is the primary caregiver in their home, according to data provided to CNBC Make It from UrbanSitter’s recent survey of nearly 500 parents. Less than a third of parents surveyed agreed that caring for the kids is split evenly among both parents. But juggling child-care challenges with work responsibilities takes a toll. There were about 35 million working mother...

According to LinkedIn’s 2019 Workforce Learning Report, 94 percent of employees say that they would stay at a company longer if it simply invested in helping them learn. Helen Honisett is a seasoned and successful business leader who helps solve complex business problems by getting the right people in the right places doing the right things at the right time. She does this by instilling strong lea...

According to the Job Bank of Canada For Authors and writers; Editors & Journalists, over the period 2019-2028, new job openings (arising from expansion demand and replacement demand) are expected to total 15,700 , while 18,400 new job seekers (arising from school leavers, immigration and mobility) are expected to be available to fill them. Podcasting is an increasingly popular pastime in the U.S w...

According to research by Fundera, and Forbes racially and ethnically diverse companies are 35% more likely to perform better, while diverse teams are 70% more likely to capture and penetrate new markets. “My gift will not be knowledge. You can google anything I say. My gift will be new thinking, different thinking, and deeper thinking. “With a reputation for exceptionally satisfied clients, Execut...

Do you want to live your life with more abundance? Finding a way to have more fulfillment, joy and contentment in your life? if I  piqued your interest in anyway and your interested in shedding  the artificial definition of how others believe you ought to live life then this conversation is one you must stick around for. Shawn Quintero, also known as ShawnQ, is a leading expert in the field of abu...

According to a survey commissioned by accountancy software company, Xero, many entrepreneurs are struggling with the psychological impact of navigating their businesses through the pandemic. Indeed, the emotional fallout is proving harder to deal with than the rather more prosaic but necessary task of getting their companies back on a sound financial footing. The question is, how can they best hel...

50% of employees quit their boss, not their Job. According to research from Gallup, 50% of employees leave their companies because of their boss. A Gallup study of 7,272 U.S. adults revealed that one in two had left their job to get away from their manager to improve their overall life at some point in their career. Gregg Vanourek is an award-winning author training, speaking, and coaching on life...

Do You Wonder What Healthy Relationships Look Like? If we don't see them that often, that may be because they are pretty rare. According to Psychology Today researchers estimate that only 10% of marriages in the US are highly healthy and happy. Meanwhile, the Toronto Star reports When some men are upset and in a dispute with another, they believe that they’re doing the other a favour by suppressin...

The Wall Street Journal found that the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicted journalism jobs would decline by 4.8% by 2030, after already shrinking from nearly 66,000 news analysts, reporters and journalists in 2000 to 52,000 in 2019. Nate Barrett is a former award-winning news anchor & corporate communications manager. He started Dashti Media with his wife, Kezhal, after seeing a need in the busin...

What if I honestly told you, you could experience a transformational shift in your life?  However, the only part of the bargain you have to commit to is making Subtle Shifts for Mind, Body, and Home. That’s right you have the power and the tools in your toolbox to live the life you want to live and deserve. According to Life Coach and Award-Winning Author Colleen Avis who has spent the last decade...

According to the 2010 census, there were more than 11 million widows compared to three million widowers in the United States. About 700,000 women become widowed each year. Over 10 years, that makes 7 million widows (plus those who lose partners to whom they were not legally married). For Kelley Raleigh she’s “newly widowed single mom, teaching people how to gracefully move through grief & trauma....