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September 21, 2020

Philips Azurion Lung Edition supports high precision diagnosis and minimally invasive therapy in one room

Amsterdam, the Netherlands Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today introduced Azurion Lung Edition, an advanced 3D imaging and navigation platform to accelerate the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. The suite combines CT-like 3D images acquired at the tableside (Cone Beam CT) with live X-ray guidance and advanced tools to support image-guided lung procedures. The system is designed specifically for bronchoscopy procedures, enabling clinicians to perform both minimally invasive endobronchial biopsies and lesion ablation during the same procedure. By speeding diagnosis and treatment, Azurion Lung Edition is helping to transform lung cancer care, contributing to dramatically improved outcomes and reduced costs.

Each year 1.7 million people die worldwide of lung cancer, making it the leading cause of cancer deaths globally [1] and accounting for more loss of life than breast, colon and prostate cancer combined. Today, over 60% of patients are diagnosed at a late stage, with a small chance of a surgical cure. But thanks to a rise in the number of lung cancer screening programs and increasing patient awareness, a growing proportion of patients have small peripheral lesions that are operable.

In addition to early diagnosis, fast treatment is critical to ensure better outcomes and quality of life for lung cancer patients, with every week of delay resulting in a 5% increase in mortality [2]. Today, most patients face a long journey to a definitive diagnosis and they often undergo a painful recovery after open surgery. Cone Beam CT is seen as the gold standard for clinicians to both diagnose and treat lung cancer in one room, and even during the same procedure.

This is a very exciting time in the world of interventional pulmonology and advanced bronchoscopy, said Dr. Michael Pritchett, pulmonary and critical care physician, Director, Chest Center of the Carolinas, FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst Medical Clinic, U.S. One of the things that were particularly excited about is being able to diagnose patients, stage their cancer and treat them, all in a single procedure. As a diagnostic bronchoscopist its exciting and rewarding to be able not only to diagnose patients, but to go on to treat them as well.

Lung cancer is one of the most aggressive forms of cancer, and we need innovative technology to fight back, said Dr. Gustavo Cumbo-Nacheli, Director of Bronchoscopy and Interventional Pulmonology at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. Without a Cone Beam CT scan to confirm placement of the biopsy needle, repeat procedures are often necessary. And by combining Cone Beam CT with other technologies, including robotics, we will be able to go beyond biopsy and treat the patient.

On Wednesday, September 23 at 13:00 ET (19:00 CET). Dr. Atul Gupta, Interventional Radiologist and Chief Medical Officer, Philips Image Guided Therapy, will host an exclusive virtual roundtable together with a panel of renowned pulmonologists and interventional radiologists, The Future Now: Implementing Cone Beam CT-guided endobronchial ablation therapy. To register, click here.

Image-guided minimally invasive procedures continue to expand into new treatment areas, enabled by sophisticated, procedure-oriented solutions like Azurion Lung Edition, said Dr. Gupta. With lung cancer increasingly being detected at an earlier stage, new minimally invasive treatment strategies like ablation have the potential to significantly improve outcomes for patients.

Intuitive, integrated and efficient, the Azurion platform optimizes clinical and operational lab performance and expands the role of image-guided interventions in the treatment of patients. The platform has achieved rapid global adoption and has been used in well over two million procedures [3] worldwide.

Philips Azurion Lung Edition is available now in the U.S.

[1] American Cancer Society: Cancer Facts & Figures 2013. [2] Kanarek et al., Survival after community diagnosis of early-stage non-small cell lung cancer. The American journal of medicine. 127, no. 5 (2014): 443-449.[3] Based on Philips internal case and procedure data.

For further information, please contact:

Mark GrovesPhilips Global Press OfficeTel: +31 631 639 916Email: mark.groves@philips.com

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Fabienne van der FeerPhilips Image Guided TherapyTel: +31 622 698 001Email: fabienne.van.der.feer@philips.com

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About Royal Philips

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a leading health technology company focused on improving people's health and enabling better outcomes across the health continuum from healthy living and prevention, to diagnosis, treatment and home care. Philips leverages advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights to deliver integrated solutions. Headquartered in the Netherlands, the company is a leader in diagnostic imaging, image-guided therapy, patient monitoring and health informatics, as well as in consumer health and home care. Philips generated 2019 sales of EUR 19.5 billion and employs approximately 81,000 employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries. News about Philips can be found atwww.philips.com/newscenter.

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So, at long last the children are gone back to school. Long may it last! I think nearly every parent in the country swore that everything was going to change when the kids went back to school. Back to healthy eating, getting in the 5km walk a day and drinking gallons of water, all in the hope of losing the covid stone.

In reality it may have been a case of, peace at last so time to break out the choccie biscuits. Before you know it, you wake up and its Tuesday and you cant start a diet on a Tuesday.

So, you may overindulge over the next few days with the mindset of starting again next Monday, and this pattern goes on week after week.

Does this sound all too familiar? As a busy mum of five, I totally get this and Im here to help you with my tips and ideas to keep you reach your goals for a happy and healthy you.

1. START WITH A PLAN

One of the best things you can do for yourself is to get into the habit of planning your family meals. This will save you time and money. Planning meals in advance ensures you use up the ingredients you have before buying more. Get the whole family involved by allowing everyone pick a meal. There is a meal planner in my 28-day rescue plan, download it free from my website and get writing!

2. WRITE A LIST

Write a shopping list for the ingredients you need to put your meal plan into action. This will save you time wandering around the shop wondering what to buy and save you money as you will be less likely to put unwanted items in your trolley. And of course, none of us want to be hanging around the supermarket longer than we need to.

3. PLAN FOR LEFTOVERS

Plan for leftovers to be used the next day as lunch. For example leftover chili is delicious the next day when heated in a wholemeal pitta bread or wrap with grated cheese, avocado and salad. Leftover roast chicken is so versatile and can be used in salads or wraps. My personal favorite is to make an egg fried rice with it.

4. PREPARE FOOD IN BATCHES

If your family are great at coming up with the meal plan ideas but not so great at helping to prep or cook it, then lighten your load by prepping once to eat multiple times.

Chop and wash a variety of veg all at once, then place them in an airtight container in the fridge to use as snacks. Carrots, celery, peppers all make great snacks to dip in hummus or cream cheese.

Double your recipe ingredients and store them in the fridge or freezer and you will have a meal ready to be cooked when you want it. This works great for curries. Just pop your chicken and veg that has been marinating in the lovely spices into a pot with a tin of coconut milk, simmer for 20 minutes and you have a tasty meal on the table that the whole family will love. Check out my curry recipe on my website http://www.thenutricoach.ie

5. ENSURE YOU ARE GETTING A WIDE RANGE OF NUTRIENTS

Its important to remember there is no specific food or supplement that will help you lose weight or boost your immune system, contrary to what you see on social media. However, a healthy balanced diet thats low in sugar and processed food and high in nutrients that support the immune system such as, vitamin c (berries, tomatoes, peppers, citrus fruit) vitamin A (sweet potato, spinach) vitamin D (oily fish, mushrooms) zinc (meat, shellfish, dairy) is the best thing you can do for your immune system and your waistline.

6. EAT REGULARLY

As tempting as it may be to restrict your calorie intake, skipping meals is never a good idea. Going long periods without eating causes your blood sugar to drop, which leads to fatigue and cravings for sugary snacks and stimulants. Aim for three main meals a day and include a maximum of two nutritious snacks, such as a piece of fruit with four or five nuts, vegetable crudits with hummus or sliced apple dipped in nut butter or try out my no bake energy balls!

7. EAT A SOURCE OF PROTEIN WITH EVERY MEAL OR SNACK

When you eat carbohydrates alone, they quickly get digested and converted into sugar which is then absorbed into your blood stream causing a spike in blood sugar. However including a source of protein with your meal or snack slows down digestion. This leads to a slower absorption of carbohydrates, therefore a lower rise in blood sugar, so less of the fat storing hormone insulin is needed, and protein will help you feel full for longer resulting in less snacking.

8. STAY HYDRATED

Drinking water has many benefits, including boosting your metabolism and suppressing your appetite. When you dont drink enough water, your body receives mixed signals from the hypothalamus, which is the part of the brain that regulates appetite and thirst. A lot of the time when we think we are hungry, we are actually dehydrated. Aim to drink two litres of water a day. This can be achieved by starting your day with hot water and lemon, adding lemon slices, cucumber and mint leaves to a jug of water and sipping throughout the day and having some herbal teas.

9. FOLLOW THE HEALTHY PLATE GUIDE

The healthy plate guide is an easy way to make sure you are having a well-balanced meal, just fill half your plate with vegetables, a quarter of your plate protein/healthy fats e.g. chicken, meat, fish, eggs, lentils, and a quarter of your plate low GL carbohydrates e.g. sweet potato, brown pasta or rice, quinoa.

Are you struggling to get back to healthy eating and getting your weight back to what it was pre-Covid? why not schedule in an appointment with The Nutri Coach! There is no time like the present My clinic open and I am taking bookings for new and existing clients, so just pop me a message if you would like to schedule an appointment. contact details below.

Debbie Devane from The Nutri Coach is a qualified Nutritional Therapist and health & lifestyle coach, Debbie runs her clinic from the Glenard Clinic in Mountmellick and also offers one to one and group online consultations. Debbie is also Nutritionist to the Offaly GAA senior footballers.

For more information or to make an appointment email Debbie at

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For more information or to download your copy of Debbie's 28 day rescue plan go to http://www.thenutricoach.ie

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Healthy Living: A new routine to lose the Covid stone - Leinster Leader

September is Healthy Aging Month, an annual observance that deserves more attention this year as the nation deals with a pandemic unlike anything we have experienced for a century. Medical Author Dr. William W. Shiel, Jr. defines aging as the process of becoming older. Aging is not the same for any two people, due to factors including lifestyle, environment and family genetics. According to medical experts, the first signs of aging appears on the surface of the skin during the mid-20s.

More than 80,000 Americans are over the age of 100 and 20,000 have surpassed their 105th birthday, two statistics that continue to grow. Many remain active and live independently. Both major party candidates for president this year are more than 70 years of age.

Aging has been called the greatest known risk factor for most human diseases and can be either physical or psychological. Approximately 150,000 people die daily worldwide, two thirds of which are from age-related issues. Older adults and those who have underlying health conditions such as heart and lung issues and diabetes are at increased risk of severe illness, including COVID-19. Adults 65 years of age and older account for 16 percent of the nations population, but 80 percent of COVID-19 deaths claim this group of people.

The pandemic has resulted in increased stress in the lives of all Americans, and, in particular, those who are older or confined to home.

The effects of stress include:

Needless fear and worry about ones healthChanges in sleep or eating patternsDifficulty concentratingWorsening of chronic health problemsWorsening of mental health conditionsIncreased use of tobacco and/or alcohol

Stories regarding accomplishments of older Americans are more frequent these days and serve as encouragement for all. In 2014, 90-year-old Ernie Andrus walked, or as he said, "jogged" across America to honor the ship he served on during World War I. That same year, former President George H.W. Bush, to celebrate his 90th birthday, parachuted out of an airplane, smiling all the way to the ground, as his frightened family watched nearby.

Locally, Judge Wesley Brown, appointed a federal judge in 1962, served one-year shy of a half-century before passing away in 2011 at the age of 104. In an Associated Press interview on the year of his death, Judge Brown was asked to explain his longevity as a member of the federal judiciary, and his response was brief, to the point, and similar to his traditional courtroom demeanor. "As a federal judge, I was appointed for life or good behavior, whichever I lose first," Brown said. In a follow-up question, the reporter asked how he planned to exit the job, he said, "Feet first."

So, what advice can a healthcare professional possibly give to hearty souls to ensure they will continue healthy living, particularly in these unprecedented times? Keep masks, tissues, and hand sanitizer in your possession when venturing out. If possible, avoid others who are not wearing masks. Ask others around you to wear masks. Make certain your vaccinations and other preventive services are current, stay physically active and practice healthy habits to cope with stress. People of all ages who adhere to these precautionary measures will hasten the day when COVID-19 will be an event of the past. That day could not come any too soon.

Ken Johnson is President and CEO of Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System.

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With the new routine in swing, you probably have limited time to prepare your lunch. Here are 5 healthy recipes to make your lunch something to look forward to - no matter how busy you are!

When it comes to health, people seem to be more aware about healthy living like never before. Of late, people have become more proactive than ever. And one of the most important things to focus on when you are conscious about your health is food. Dont worry, healthy food is not always dull and complex. There are a wide variety of foods that are supremely delicious and can easily be prepared.

However, to set forth on this journey of living a healthy life has to begin with you turning your back on all junk-food cravings. But if you are new cooking or dont have much time to cook a potluck lunch, we have you covered. Today, we are sharing with you some scrumptious go-to recipes that won't take a lot of time to prepare.

1. Tomato Soup

A healthy souls delight! Enjoy the goodness of fresh juicy tomatoes in this easy tomato soup recipe perfect for those trying to get rid of the extra kilos.

2. Chickpea Salad

If youre watching your weight, this low-fat salad recipe is your perfect companion! Make a satisfying meal by creating a salad with healthy chickpeas and delicious veggies tossed in a variety of spices.

3. Jowar and Vegetable Khichdi

Rich in protein, fibre and iron, a bowl of this jowar medley is not only healthy but also a tasty option to include in your meal.

4. Oats Idli

Loaded in minerals, vitamins, fibre and antioxidants, you can never go wrong with oats. Try this feather-light, delightful recipe of oats idli that wont take a lot of time to prepare.

5. Whole Wheat Pasta

For all the calorie-conscious people out there, here is a lip-smacking pasta recipe bathed in low calorie white sauce, mixed with fibre-rich veggies.

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SINGAPORE - Your Apple Watch could soon beep to remind you when it is time for your health screening or immunisation, thanks to a new app developed by the Health Promotion Board (HPB).

Called LumiHealth, the free app, to be launched in late October, will also help users set fitness goals and healthy eating targets after drawing behavioural insights from the users' sleeping, health and fitness activities.

It is part of Singapore's national drive to promote a healthy lifestyle through the use of technology.

Developed by Apple and public health experts at HPB, LumiHealth is tailored to Singapore users in terms of health issues that are important to the population here, according to HPB.

Personalised nudges and reminders about physical activity levels or diet can, for instance, help prevent or delay the onset of illnesses and chronic diseases such as diabetes or to better manage these diseases.

Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said in a statement on Tuesday (Sept 15): "Even as all of us around the world are dealing with the challenges of Covid-19, we must keep investing in our future. And there is no better investment than in our personal health.

"This partnership between Singapore and Apple will enable Singaporeans to lead healthier lives."

Apple's chief operating officer, Mr Jeff Williams, said: "Singapore has one of the world's leading healthcare systems and we are thrilled to be partnering with them to incorporate Apple Watch and LumiHealth into their holistic approach to well-being."

Fitness goals are gamified in the app, with a friendly character guiding users through different worlds and tasks, personalised according to age, gender and weight. These tasks include weekly activity goals that can be met by walking andswimming, as well asyoga and other activities.

Users can also take part in wellness challenges that aim to improve sleep habits as well as encourage better food choices.

For the two-year span of HPB's LumiHealth programme, users who complete these tasks and challenges will be able to earn rewards worth up to $380 in HPB eVouchers from stores like FairPrice, Sheng Siong and Tangs.

The app also reminds users to go for health screenings and relevant immunisations based on their demographic profile details such as age and gender.

LumiHealth is open only to Singapore residents aged 17 years or older with a SingPass account. It requires an iPhone running iOS 13 or later, and an Apple Watch with at least watchOS 6.

Data and health insights gathered by LumiHealth will help shape future health initiatives for improving the quality of lives of Singaporeans. However, the sharing of health data is dependant on the user's consent.

The collection of personal identifiable data is minimised and used only to administer the programme, for example, using e-mail addresses to ensure that the correct incentives are awarded to the right participants.

The data will be coded, secured and stored in Singapore.

Asked why the app is available only on Apple Watches, HPB said its long-term goal is to work with various device and technology partners "to increasingly leverage technology for our programmes".

"This will create an ecosystem of technology-enabled health promotion programmes that can target different segments of the population," the agency said.

While LumiHealth is designed specifically for Apple Watches, HPB said those who have other wearable devices can take part in other healthy living programmes such as the National Steps Challenge.

LumiHealth will complement other HPB population-wide programmes, such as the Healthy 365 app (available on both Android and iOS), to reach as many Singaporeans as possible.

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Blake Griffin is leaving no stone or plant unturned in his new Pursuit of Healthiness podcast.

The six-time NBA all-stars newest project has him sitting down with a host of celebrities and experts to discuss health and wellness, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The podcast, which has already been renewed for a second season by Audible, is the realization of a lifelong dream for Griffin and allows the player to share the many secrets he has uncovered in his quest to lead a truly healthy life.

Every episode I walked away with some information that I didnt know, Griffin said. One of my favourite episodes was when I interviewed Dr. Scott Smith from NASA. Hes the lead nutritionist and we got to go to NASA, tour his whole lab, the rest of the NASA (facility) and then I got to sit down and ask him questions.

That one was special because we actually went there to do the interview in person last summer.

Upcoming episodes feature conversations with Arianna Huffington about the importance of sleep, Michael B. Jordan on his workout routine and Chelsea Handler on (what else?) weed.

Handler, a long-time pot purveyor who said she re-introduced herself to cannabis after Donald Trump became president, famously celebrated her 45th birthday by skiing half-naked down a Whistler mountain with a joint in one hand and a margarita in the other.

I just think it is the way forward, she said. It is a healthy alternative to alcohol, especially for a woman over 40. You dont get the hangovers. You can have a clean living ethos. It has just changed my world so I just wanted to do everything I can to get behind the movement.

She will likely find a sympathetic ear in Griffin. With estimates of cannabis use by current NBA players being as high as 85 per cent, the Detroit Pistons power forward has told Sports Illustrated the drug can only help players who are playing through the pain.

It doesnt really affect me, but so many guys would probably benefit from it and not take as many painkillers, which have worse long-term effects, he said. So I would vote yes. I just think it makes sense.

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OTTAWA, ON, Sept. 3, 2020 /CNW/ -In lieu of an in-person update to the media, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement today:

"There have been 129,923 cases of COVID-19 in Canada, including 9,135 deaths. 88.5% of people have now recovered. Labs across Canada tested an average of 46,000 people daily over the past week with 0.9% testing positive. An average of 501 new cases have been reported daily during the most recent seven days.

Our homes, neighborhoods, schools, workplaces, and communities have a significant impact on our health.The environments where we live, work, study and play can impact our mental health; our access to exercise, nutrition, and healthcare; and sometimes our exposure to infectious diseases and hazardous materials.

In order to get and stay healthy, we must ensure that the physical and social environments in which we live are healthy places. To help support these efforts, the Government of Canada recently announced theCanada Healthy Communities Initiativeto help governments andcommunity partners advance the goal of healthier living environments during the COVID-19 pandemic. This initiative will providefunding to small-scale, local projects that help adapt public spaces and places to the healthy living needs of their communities during these unprecedented times.

As I noted in my firstannual reportasCanada's Chief Public Health Officer, changes to our built environment can help us prevent chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease and also improve our mental wellbeing. This isn't a new concept in public health. Over the last century, improving sanitation, infrastructure planning, and addressing residential overcrowding reduced infectious disease rates in Canada.

Even now, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we see examples of municipal leadership adaptingcity infrastructure in ways that encourage outdoor social and physical activities. Many communities closed selected streets to traffic, allowing pedestrians and cyclists to exercise outdoors safely. Restaurants, bars, and cafes with outdoor seating were permitted patio expansions to ensure patrons were able to safely dine at least two meters apart. These changes to our built environment help us to be socially together and remain physically apart.

While specific projects will vary based on community needs and proposals, they will share a common objective: to ensure physical and social environments enable us to easily, and accessibly, follow public health measures during the pandemic, while providing opportunities to be more physically active and attain improved mental health, both now and into the future.

Remember that whenever we are in public spaces, we should always interact with one another in ways that are consistent with public health guidance. To keepCOVID-19down, we must keep up our public health practices."

SOURCE Public Health Agency of Canada

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American Cancer Society: 2158 W. Main St., Stroudsburg. Offers cancer support groups; Reach to Recovery; ostomy support; information and referral; Look Good, Feel Good program for women; Road to Recovery; and free wig program. Information: 1-888-227-5445, cancer.org.

American Red Cross of the Poconos: 410 Park Ave., Stroudsburg. Offers health/safety training (cardiopulmonary resuscitation/first aid/water safety), blood donor clinics, armed forces emergency services and disaster relief services. Information: 570-476-3800, redcross.org.

Animal Welfare Society of Monroe: 3129 Godfrey Ridge Drive, Stroudsburg. AWSOM seeks to accommodate Monroe County's stray, homeless, neglected or abused animals. Information: 570-421-3647, awsomanimals.org.

Burnley Employment and Rehabilitation Services: 4219 Manor Drive, Snydersville. Burnley provides rehabilitation for people with disabilities by helping them achieve their fullest physical, mental, social, vocational and economic potential. Employment placement and training, job coaching, sheltered workshop and transition services are offered. Information: 570-992-6616, allied-services.org.

Carbon-Monroe-Pike Mental Health/Developmental Services: 732 Phillips St., Stroudsburg. MHDS is the first point of contact for all people with mental illness and mental retardation in Carbon, Monroe and Pike counties. MHDS provides mental health case management, service coordination, early intervention and a 24-hour crisis intervention hot line. Information: cmpmhds.org or 24-hour crisis intervention hot line, 800-273-8255 or text line 741741.

Center for Vision Loss: 4215 Manor Drive, Snydersville. Provides preventive, rehabilitative, supportive and social services enabling blind and visually impaired clients to achieve their personal goals and restore quality of life. Also provides transportation to clients for essential appointments. Information: 570-992-7787, centerforvisionloss.org.

Developmental Education Services of Monroe County Inc.: 796 Lindbergh Ave., Stroudsburg.A non-profit, human services agency providing supports to maximize the skills of adults with intellectual disabilities through center and community based activities. Information: 570-424-5410, devedmc.org.

DES-Community Partners in Recycling: 796 Lindbergh Ave., Stroudsburg. A non-profit recycling business employing adults with disabilities. Information: 570-421-2912, communitypartnersinrecycling.org.

Easter Seals Eastern Pennsylvania Pocono Division: Provides services to adults and children with physical disabilities and developmental delays. Information: 610-289-0114, esep.easterseals.com.

Family Promise of Monroe County: 1274 N. Ninth St., Stroudsburg. Family Promise of Monroe County provides temporary shelter to homeless families with children in transition through a network of local congregations. Information: 570-420-8589, familypromisepa.org.

Light of The World Church: 114 Academy Drive, Minisink Hills. Joes Closet provided gently used clothing from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and from 9 a.m. to noon on the second Saturday of the month. Information: 570-977-0709, 570-420-9970, lwcpa.org.

Make-A-Wish Foundation of NEPA: 327 N. Washington Ave., #501, Scranton. Grants wishes to children suffering from life-threatening medical conditions. Information: 570-341-9474, 800-480-9474 or wishgreaterpa.org. Serves: Bradford, Lackawana, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Pike, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne and Wyoming counties.

Monroe Animal League: Note: Offers low-cost spay-and-neuter programs for pet owners who cannot afford to alter their pets and provides needed funds for veterinarian care when animal emergencies occur and funds are unavailable. The league also conducts rabies clinics, provides pet food in cases of need and sponsors humane education. Office hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday and Friday. Information: 570-421-7775.

Monroe County Area Agency on Aging: 724 B Phillips St., Suite 102, Stroudsburg. The Monroe County Area Agency on Aging is a resource for citizens age 60 or older residing within Monroe County. The MCAAA provides an information and referral service especially for seniors, oversees county senior centers, the ombudsman program, senior protective services, APPRISE, home modification program, family caregiver support program and PDA waivers for in-home services. Option services include Personal Emergency Response Systems, Meals on Wheels, and Respite Care. Information: 570-420-3735, 1-800-498-0330, monroecountypa.gov.

Monroe County Assistance Office Department of Human Services: Route 209 at Tanite Road, Stroudsburg. Assists Monroe County residents with food stamps, TANF Cash Assistance, Children's Health Insurance Program, Medicaid, Low Income Heating Assistance Program, Disability Advocacy and other programs administered by the Department of Human Services. Information: 570-424-3030, dhs.state.pa.us.

Monroe County Career and Technical Institute: 194 Laurel Lake Drive, Bartonsville. Provides literacy classes and English as Second Language classes during the school year. Information: 570-629-2001, ext. 1125, monroecti.org.

Monroe County Children and Youth Services: 730 Phillips St., Stroudsburg. Intensive in-home services, protection from abuse and neglect, adolescent intervention program, foster family care, as well as adoption and subsidized adoption services, life-skills education, parenting education, parent and youth advisers and 24-hour crisis intervention. Information: 570-420-3590, 24-hour emergency on-call.

Monroe County Habitat for Humanity: 912 Main St., Stroudsburg. The Home Preservations program allows homeowners who are affected by low income, old age or disability to make necessary repairs on their homes. When these critical repairs are not made, homes can potentially become condemned. There is a great need for these types of repairs in our county. Information: 570-476-9846, habitatmc.org.

Monroe County Housing Authority: 1055 W. Main St., Stroudsburg. Administers public housing and housing choice voucher programs. Information: 570-421-7770, TDD 570-421-6968 or housingauthoritymonroecounty.org.

Monroe County Meals on Wheels: 901 Polk Valley Road, Stroudsburg. Delivers meals to the home bound who are physically or mentally unable to shop for and/or prepare meals for themselves. Information: 570-424-8794, monroemeals.com.

Monroe County Redevelopment Authority: 701 Main St., Stroudsburg. Provides non-cosmetic housing rehabilitation, loans and conditional grants. Conditional Grants require seven-year occupancy by grant applicant. Information: 570-421-4300, exdirector@monroecountyrda.org or pahra.org.

Monroe County Transit Authority: Route 611, 134 MCTA Drive, Scotrun. Provides transportation programs for persons with disabilities and senior citizens through Fixed Route, Shared Ride Program and Medical Assistance. A co-pay applies for all trips accept medical assistance. Also offers Mogo cards for students with a reduced rates (30 day and semester passes). Information: 570-839-6282, goMCTA.com.

Office of Vocational Rehabilitation: Allentown District Office, 45 N. Fourth St., Allentown. Provides services to help persons with disabilities prepare for, obtain or retain employment. Counselors available at Monroe County CareerLink by appointment. Contact District Office for appointments. Information: 610-821-6441.

PATH PA Treatment & Healing: 149 Sawmill Ct., East Stroudsburg. East Stroudsburg Center offer: Outpatient Drug and Alcohol Treatment; After School Evening Program; Intensive Adolescent Program; Alternative Education Program; Foster Care Program; Parental Supervision Program; and Community Service Program. Information: 570-517-7153, lisaa@pathtochange.org or pathtochange.org.

Pennsylvania CareerLink of Monroe County: 2937 Route 611, Merchants Plaza, Tannersville. Provide comprehensive employment and training services for both local and regional employers and residents. Also offer job assessment and testing, on-the-job training, employment counseling, and more. Information: 570-620-2850 or monroecountycareerlink.org.

Pleasant Valley Ecumenical Network Food Pantry: 2334 Route 209, Sciota. Provides a food pantry and clothing closet for residents appointment only. Information: 570-992-3136, pven.net.

Pocono Alliance: 301 McConnel St., Stroudsburg. Pocono Alliance provides resources to the community by building relationships and creating solutions. Programs focus on self-sufficiency, healthy living and child and family development. Pocono Alliance coordinates a help line offering 900 different services. Also offers PoconoInfo, a free service dedicated to assisting Monroe County individuals and families find the health and human services information they need. This is a small portion of agencies serving Monroe County. Information: 570-517-3953, poconoinfo.org.

Pocono Area Transitional Housing: Two locations, 309 Park Ave., Stroudsburg and 7 N. Ninth St., Stroudsburg. Offers transitional housing with services to assist homeless families with children. Best to call for information. Information: 570-476-1828, 570-424-0542 or pathhouse.org.

Pocono Services for Families and Children: 212 W. Fourth St., East Stroudsburg. Provides comprehensive education, health, nutrition, parent involvement and social services for families and children ages 3 to 5 who meet income guidelines. Information: 570-421-2711, psfc.org.

Pregnancy Resource Center of the Poconos: 49 Dansbury Terrace, East Stroudsburg. Free pregnancy test, counseling, education on pregnancy and abortion alternatives. Baby and maternity clothing, referrals, childbirth classes, parenting skills, post-abortion counseling, abstinence education for schools and a 24-hour help line. Information: 470-424-1113, help@poconoprc.org or pregnancytalk.org.

Salvation Army: 226 Washington St., East Stroudsburg. Provides emergency shelter, food pantry, limited utility/rent assistance and soup kitchen for Monroe County residents. Information: 570-421-3050, salvationarmyusa.org.

Special Olympics of Monroe County: Offers sports training and competition to children and adults 8 and older with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Information: 570-798-7662, somrc.org, sopamonroecounty@gmail.com.

Pocono Mountains United Way: 301 McConnell St., Stroudsburg. Provides essential support to member agencies. Information: 570-517-3953 or poconounitedway.org.

Women's Resources of Monroe County: 225 J Wilson Drive, Delaware Water Gap. Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Crisis Center that provides services, including temporary emergency shelter; crisis counseling; support groups; 24-hour crisis hot line; accompaniment to court, police and medical services; legal advocacy; community and youth education programs; public awareness events; Kids First counseling; youth outreach; and a Safe Connections Program. Information: 570-424-2093, 570-421-4200 (hot line), wrmonroe.org.

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Truck driver Carlos Soto understands how hard it can be to stay fit as a truck driver, but instead of giving in to the ease of an unhealthy lifestyle, he has made his health and wellbeing a priority with just a few changes to your exercise routine and food.

Soto spends at least 10 hours a day driving his truck up to 4,000 miles a week not exactly the perfect formula for a fit lifestyle so he finds whatever opportunities he can to work out and eat healthy, even if it takes a little extra focus.

As a trucker, all you do is pretty much eat, sleep and drive, and its easy to be unhealthy, he said to Mens Health. So many people in my line of work get knee problems, diabetes and have high blood pressure, because youre not moving and eating crap. Your body just starts shutting down. It feels like thats true for 90% of the industry. Theres a lot of truckers in their 30s or 40s who are already walking like 80-year-old men when they leave their truck, because they dont walk or run or get any activity.

As many as 50% of American truck drivers are obese according to the National Institute of Health, and Soto says he used to be one of them, weighing in at 250 pounds. But once he decided to make a change by working out at home, he started seeing results and knew he had to take his new healthy-living initiative on the road.

My body fat went way down, he says. It was important for me to maintain muscle in my fitness journey, though. I do more heavy weights than cardio for my workouts, and my muscle has gone up as a result Ive been able, through workouts, to never have problems with my lower back. Im sitting for 10 hours, so I often emphasize my quads through machine workouts and exercises like deadlifts and squats to keep them strong.

He soon realized that his new healthy lifestyle had more impact on his life than just the visible changes.

I feel amazing these days, he says. My energy levels and strength after many years are totally different. Im stronger and healthier, even after so many years of driving. I wanted to shock the stereotype of all truck drivers being out of shape My ultimate goal, though, is to look at myself in the mirror each morning and feel healthy and happy. I want to play soccer with my son and be in shape for that. I want to be healthy for my job and have a long, healthy and productive career.

Now, Soto makes a concerted effort to workout when he can, meal-prep healthy meals for OTR, and never lose focus on what matters most his wellbeing.

Sometimes its very hard, often the only time I have is around 2 to 4 in the morning. Sometimes Ill plan my routes to target 24 hour Life Time clubs. I try to get to Life Time the night before, park my truck, sleep in the parking lot and in the morning after 8 hours of sleep, I wake up, work out, get breakfast and hit the road for 10 more hours.

Although it takes effort and intention, Soto says its worth every extra step to feel as good as he does and keep his body moving.

For people who are new to fitness, I always tell them that you have to do it for yourself. Do it to be more productive and healthy for your lifestyle and family. I know a lot of people, they dont want to have health problems. Exercise is a great way to fight that. Its also amazing to feel good about yourself. I meet a lot of depressed truck drivers who are overweight. Even the money theyre making right now, theyre miserable. Everything can be accomplished with a few changes to your exercise routine and food.

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A lot of people are now investing their money to buy health & wellness products to keep themselves healthy and fit. The technology revolution and the changing lifestyle have led to a boom in the rising awareness about the ways to live a healthy lifestyle.

Since there is a steep increase in the number of lifestyle disorders, it has given more reasons for people to work on living a healthy life. They are working to improve their eating habits and spending time doing a home workout. The availability of cheap health & wellness products has given people a chance to maintain their overall fitness.

More Preference to Home Workout

The current pandemic situation has left people with no other option than to work out at their homes. For this, they are buying different home workout equipment to live their life to the fullest. Especially, the athletes who are working out at home to keep themselves fit are choosing to buy health & wellness products.

They are choosing to buy a massage gun after reading the reviews for the best massage guns of 2020. It is helping to maintain their physical fitness while staying at their homes. This tool helps to remove treat sore muscles in an effective manner.

Availability of Affordable Health Products

The availability of affordable health products is a major reason that is leading to a boom in the popularity of different health products. Gym equipment and other healthy eatables are enjoying more demand among people at a global level. Not just youngsters but also the middle age as well as old age people are buying health products on a large scale.

A Boom in the Wellness Economy

There is steep growth in the wellness economy over the last few years. As per the data revealed by the Global Wellness Institute (GWI), the size of the wellness economy stood at $4 trillion in 2018. The major reason for this growth is the changing relationship between people with health care. A lot of people are now prioritizing to live a healthy lifestyle and they are spending money to live a life full of wellness.

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SEATTLE - We know that stress is at an all-time high for most of us amid this pandemic. That added stress could have big impacts on our teeth.

New research released by the American Dental Association shows the majority of dentists are seeing an increase in stress-related oral health conditions among patients. These issues include chipped and cracked teeth, TMD symptoms and Bruxism-- a condition that includes clenching and grinding.

Dr. Crispen Simmons is a dentist who specializes in TMJ and orthodontics at his local practice. He says the issues we are seeing are obviously related to stress and that puts extra force on our teeth and can cause them to fracture or break.

"We try to mask it as best we can but its still, every day is a problem of some sort, and stress psychosocial issues certainly play a part.

The go-to when people have issues is usually a night guard, but Dr. Simmons says night guards just act as a band air to a deeper underlying problem,Night guards often help to protect the teeth, and theyre commonly made but theyre frequently not necessary and dont even really resolve the problem, they just keep you from interfacing your teeth directly, and sort of sanding them off if you will, but they dont solve any of the fundamental factors that could be involved.

While a nightguard may prevent you from further grinding, Dr. Simmons says to be careful because a night guard might actually create more issues like jaw pain, headaches, and neck and back issues.

Your bite is changing your posture, when they put a night guard in, it introduces a change in your bite, which requires you to change the posture of your head and when you change the posture of your head to accommodate that, it changes the strain on your cervical vertebra and muscles.

Dr. Simmons says underlying structural-developmental problems actually create an environment that is ideal for clenching and grinding problems and these issues begin when we are very young.

"If a child has lips apart while theyre just sitting around, walking around they have a problem. They cant breathe through their nose, and if they cant breathe through their nose, this is not gonna develop properly. If this doesnt develop properly, the upper jaw and the lower jaw as well are not gonna develop properly.

Dr. Simmons says unfortunately these aren't really issues we can fix ourselves and often happen in our sleep. He says you should seek treatment as soon as you notice a problem.

There are some things Dr. Simmons says we can do to decrease behaviors like clenching our teeth while in traffic,Often just by training and being self-aware, you can catch yourself and you know in your mind what those situations are, and you become self-aware and you go, oh I just have to relax, I just have to relax.

Dr. Simmons says meditation has been really beneficial for some of his patients, as it helps us to relax and regain control. We also want to be sure to have good posture throughout the day as an aligned spine and a jaw that is relaxed are some keys to avoid clenching.

According to the ADA more than a quarter of dentists are also seeing increases in periodontal disease, so cutting back on refined sugars is also a good idea.

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One in three Netherlands residents are more consciously trying to improve their health since the outbreak of the coronavirus epidemic, according to a survey by Motivaction among 1,532 Dutch for health insurer Zilveren Kruis, ANP reports.

82 percent of respondents said that they are working on having a healthy lifestyle. A better diet and more exercise are the first changes for most. Improving their living environment is a close third.

55 percent said that they are very satisfied with the results of having a more healthy died. 67 percent are very satisfied with the results of getting more exercise. And 78 percent are very pleased with the changes they made to improve their living environment.

21 percent said that making healthy changes was difficult for them. 15 percent said their efforts to improve their health were not worth the payoff.

Some 40 percent said that they decided to improve their health due to to negative emotions like fear, shame or sadness. About the same percentage said that they are now more aware of their health.

The researchers also found that 36 percent of Netherlands residents feel more tired and somber due to the crisis. This is most common among young people, 57 percent of 18 to 24 years olds said this.

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Although the lungs are a common target for COVID-19s cytokine storm, so are the kidneys, making the 1 in 4 U.S. adults with diabetes resulting in diabetic kidney disease at increased risk for virus mortality.

But why are the kidneys so attractive to the coronavirus?

Recently published in Kidney International, a national research team made up of kidney clinicians, bioinformaticians, a molecular biologist, pathologist and virologist found that a protein on the surface of some kidney cells, called angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), is the primary COVID-19 entry receptor and aids in the activation of its uncontrolled immune response.

It also is responsible for the virus duplication, leaving patients sicker, longer.

Since higher levels of ACE2 expression on cells correlates with higher risk of serious COVID-19 illness, Matthias Kretzler, M.D., a study author and nephrologist at Michigan Medicine, sought out to learn more about which kidney cells create elevated levels of this protein and why, as well as if the molecular process of the vulnerable cells is similar to those in patients with COVID-19.

Using machine learning technology developed by study author Olga Troyanskaya, Ph.D., from Princeton University, the researchers were able to identify and categorize groups of genes that produced higher ACE2 expression levels in three different subject groups: healthy, living kidney donors (18 participants), those with diabetic kidney disease (44 participants) and those hospitalized with COVID-19 (13 participants.)

After analyzing more than 110,000 different cells in the three groups, Kretzler and the team identified networks of molecules that result in higher levels of ACE2.

Being able to characterize these molecular processes may help scientists quickly identify and develop therapies to lessen the risk of serious illness for patients, or even prevent COVID-19 infection from damaging the kidney, Kretzler says.

The groups shared a few molecular similarities, but one would become the focus of the researchers: ACE2 was predominantly expressed in cells that also expressed markers of specialized transport epithelial cells in the proximal tubules.

This area of the kidney is responsible for reabsorbing nutrients during the kidneys filtration process.

Using kidney biopsies from the healthy kidneys and those with diabetic kidney disease, and kidney cells retrieved from the urine samples of COVID-19 patients, the machine learning technology allowed the research team to pinpoint in what kidney cells ACE2 is found and what characteristics these cells have.

Cells that express the virus receptor, ACE2, were found to be locked and loaded for the virus, meaning many other proteins are found with ACE2 which interact with viruses during infection.

This wasnt only true in the COVID-19 infected patients, but also in kidneys from patients with diabetes. When comparing the kidney cells of COVID-19 patients with those with diabetic kidney disease, similar molecular processes were activated in both that would trigger severe COVID-19 illness.

Diabetic kidney disease, by nature, primes kidney cells in a way that can make them vulnerable to COVID-19, Kretzler says. In conjunction with COVID-19 and its inflammatory nature, serious kidney damage can occur.

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Dr. Jeff Tinsley is a 2017 graduate of Tuskegee University. He is currently a Dermatology Resident at the Animal Dermatology Clinic of Louisville, and has completed a small animal rotating internship at Blue Pearl.

While dermatology isn't a common specialty for most veterinarians, Dr. Jeff chose it for good reason. Skin disorders, ear problems, and other issues related to dermatology are one of the top reasons pets are brought to the vet. Although skin problems aren't usually ife threatening, they can make the lives of animals miserable, and may even make their owners consider euthanasia.

Dr. Jeff discovered that he could help these patients receive much needed relief, and a give them a new lease on life. He realized what a huge difference he could make for pets and owners by just fixing the skin. This small but incredibly important change in the lives of animals is why he became a veterinarian, and has fueled his interest in dermatology.

While he is dedicated to his career and passionate about dermatology, it isn't his only interest. Outside of work, he is a CrossFit guru, and his healthy lifestyle includes lots of running, mostly with this adorable dog named Renly. He is also passionate about food.

It's hard to imagine a world outside of veterinary care, but if he wasn't a vet, Dr. Jeff believes he would be a nutritionist. It would be quite interesting to counsel people through their health journeys and curate each persons diet for their specific needs. We really are what we eat!

Dr. Jeff is passionate about his career, but he's also passionate about the communities that he is a part of daily. His mission in life is to give back to the black community, the vet community, and the LGBTQ+ community.

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Best career advice I received:

If you really want to do something youll find a way. If you dont youll find an excuse.

Most agonizing career decision I ever made:

Deciding not to enter the match during my rotating internship. After my 2nd year of vet school I shadowed a surgeon and was dead-set on getting a surgical residency. I am a planner. This was the plan. A few months into my first internship I realized that Surgery wasnt going to be for me. I struggled mentally for months deciding my next step. Eventually, I chose to go into General Practice and it was the best thing for me at that time.

Books that left a last impression on me:

Becoming - by Michelle Obama was a very special book for me. It is the memoir of former United States first lady Michelle Obama. The book talks about her roots and how she found her voice, as well as her time in the White House, and her public health campaign.

How I clear my head after a stressful day

Number one for me is definitely exercise. In the before times, I was doing CrossFit 3 times a week. Its not for everyone, but sweating it out for an hour in HIIT-style training puts me in the zone, helps me release endorphins and dissociate from the world.

My number two is having a beer. I have a special love for local craft breweries. My favorite is picking up a six pack or filling up a growler of whatevers on draft and just relaxing on the couch.

Advice for my younger self

Dear, Past Jeff. Take a personality quiz on how you learn best early-on in college. It will definitely say youre an auditory and visual learner. Instead of torturing yourself with endless reading-based study sessions; focus more time on videos and podcast-style lectures. You will still have to read a lot when you get to vet school, but you will retain so much more and enjoy school more if you focus on the way you like to learn.

What everyone should try once in their lifetime

Everyone should travel outside of the US. Specifically to a country where English isnt the primary language. Obviously this is something that requires money, so that is limiting, but if youre in school you may be able to apply for a study abroad scholarship like I did. I once went to Costa Rica for a Maymester. Experiences like this are so helpful for expanding our cultural competence and immersing ourselves in other lifestyles. It was a good reminder that there are rich cultures outside of our own. It was amazing to embrace and celebrate the differences of other groups of people.

My mission in life:

My mission in life is to give back to the black community, give back to the vet community, and give back to the LGBTQ+ community. I want to lead by example and be a mentor to others.

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Between quarantine, social distancing and the shift to virtual learning, many are looking for ways to incorporate salutary living within their daily lives. The Salisbury University Gardening Club has taken all these concerns and found a way to provide formidable solutions to these new-age dilemmas.

The Gardening Club members aim to improve the health of students and the surrounding community, while incorporating ecologically conscious techniques to advocate for environmentalist practices. The Gardening Club utilizes the principles of Bio-Intensive System of Gardening, in which the gardening techniques of Bio-Intensive and French-Intensive are intertwined throughout.

Bio-Intensive System of Gardening is employed as it is known as an ecologically conscious technique, with members relying on deep soil preparation and the close spacing of crops planted. To minimize and potentially eliminate the usage of fossil fuels, the organization employs the practice of composting as the primary source of soil fruitfulness.

The club utilizes their unique mode of gardening, Bio-Intensive, to harness the forces of nature to their benefit rather than working in opposition to them.

The Gardening Club advocates for healthy living through sustainable living practices and encourages students to live an organic lifestyle. The average college student may not readily have access to organic food options, which is why each student is encouraged to take the fruits and vegetables home and find ways to incorporate them into their daily routine.

The club is a great way to meet new people, experience new modes of gardening and to give students a reason to go outdoors, member Shyane Carter expressed. It gives people the ability to work for their food, and we hope to encourage a healthy style of living.

As coronavirus has revealed, encouraging students to utilize a health-conscious lifestyle is more important than ever. The organization has taken precautionary measures to help limit the transmission within the club proceedings, ensuring that all students who actively garden will be socially distanced and wearing face masks.

Being able to grow your own produce is a life-long skill, and one that Carter feels is essential given the current global climate regarding the pandemic.

Growing your own fruits and vegetables ensures that no cross-contamination can occur, as the products in the store are withered and could have been exposed to the virus, Carter explained. Through our organization, we can ensure purely organic produce that simultaneously encourages ways to garden with the least environmental impact.

Gardening Club Student Government Representative Ajay Draper encourages students from other organizations to participate within the organization, emphasizing the need for fraternity and sorority participation. The Garden Club would love to collaborate with any fraternity or sorority that is looking for community service," Draper said.

We have garden beds that need weeding, and their service would go towards growing sustainable organic food for the community, Draper explains.

Draper encourages every student to participate within the organization and explains the ideology of the organization in which Students are able to meet with like-minded people who are nature lovers, and actually are able to experience being out within nature.

It is a great way to surround yourself with people who share your concerns and interests for the environment, but we encourage all students to participate and absorb ways to be ecologically conscious in their everyday life. Draper ensured.

The promotion of health is a core element of the Gardening Club, and in addition to eating healthy, the club also encourages students to stay physically active through organized exercise. To connect the mind, body and spirit," the club is hosting an outdoor guided yoga event outside of Holloway Hall, Sept. 18, socially distancing students to ensure their safety in participation.

The club is currently focused on planting salad greens in the immediate future, and to prepare for the fall season they are in the process of planting pumpkins. If you want to be prepared for this upcoming season, the club plans to make jack-o'-lanterns and produce healthy snacks with the cultivated seeds.

From the promotion of physical health to the advocacy of sustainable living practices, the Gardening Club has components that can improve your daily life, and ameliorate the health of our planet. The club plans to meet at the garden Sundays at 4 p.m. and Thursdays at 6 p.m., weather permitting with times subject to change in the fall. For more information, contact adraper1@gulls.salisbury.edu or ashumate1@gulls.salisbury.edu.

By STEPHANIE RIVERA

Gull Life editor

2020The Flyer

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But it has since transformed into one of India's top health platforms, with meal and grocery deliveries, online workouts, mindfulness classes, appointments at its health centers and even an online store for fitness gear.

The spread of coronavirus spurred the business to further reinvent itself, from one primarily reliant on physical gyms to an international online fitness platform.

This summer Cure.fit announced its digital expansion into the US, where it has begun offering online fitness and therapy sessions.

"Lockdown has expedited these efforts," Shamik Sharma, Cure.fit's head of international business, tells CNN Business. "When we saw the demand for our app in the United States, we launched rapidly," he adds.

Quick reaction to Covid-19

Like businesses all over the world, Cure.fit was forced to re-strategize in response to the pandemic.

Instead, lockdown has accelerated the company's pivot to online.

"When our gyms closed, we immediately knew that our customers would miss in-person classes so we created live classes through our app," says Sharma.

The Cure.fit app hosts more than 200,000 sessions daily in India, with instructor-led online classes ranging from strength to pilates, cardio and yoga.

During the pandemic, this platform has thrived. Since the start of India's lockdown, the company says it has signed up 1.5 million users in the country and amassed 100,000 paid subscribers since launching a paywall in May.

In the US, the company has reported 75,000 downloads since testing for the app began in May. Cure.fit currently offers its live sessions there for free, but plans to introduce a subscription model by the end of the year.

India's healthcare apps

This is primarily credited to technological advances, including falling device and mobile data costs, says Lalatendu Sahoo, a senior consultant at Netscribes.

"People are also becoming more and more health conscious," says Sahoo, particularly younger generations living in big cities. "They are more familiar with the internet, they're more comfortable with mobile devices ... and they are really trying to add the wellness factor into their day-to-day life," he adds.

Cure.fit wanted to attract this millennial market by selling a whole lifestyle through its range of food, therapy and fitness services.

"The idea was to build a one-stop solution for anything health and wellness," Ankit Nagori, who co-founded Cure.fit with Mukesh Bansal, tells CNN Business.

"We want to build a community of fitness enthusiasts who would like to lead a healthy lifestyle and promote healthy living," he adds.

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Everyone wants to wake up healthier and lose weight fast. Luckily there are things you can do every morning to push your body closer to the healthiest it can be. And while there is no quick fix (to lose weight, have boundless energy, and look and feel years younger bydinner) there are small steps you can take to become healthier, more energetic, and detox your body over time. Detoxing is a way of allowing your cells to do the important work of staying healthy, by eating better, getting sleep, exercising, and taking care of yourself, every day.

Going into a long weekend of fun and relaxation shouldn't mean falling off a cliff, healthwise, since consistency is the key to being healthy. If you make a habit of starting the day right, everything flows so much more easily from there. Committing to yourself and taking theselittle steps to being healthier is the way to see long-term health and wellbeing changes, says Nicole Rose, RD and master in nutrition, who practices in Ridgefield CT, and who loves to help her clients take the necessary steps to detox and get healthier, day by day.

"Overhauling your health or diet all at once can be overwhelming," she says. "Instead take small steps, do something to detox every day, even days a week, and that will lead you to wellness." Here are her five tips for making your body healthier, and they all add up to allowing the body to work less hard to process junk food, and spend more time getting healthier, one day at a time.

Rose is a big believer in eating more plant-based foods, adding healthy fruits and vegetables to your plate, but not being too harsh on yourself or setting unrealistic boundaries and telling yourself you can't have certain foods you may love. "If you put someone in a box and they want to get out of that box, and when they eat that off-limits food--whether it's meat or junk food--it's like they fail," she explains, which is why I don't like labels (such as vegan). But if you help them do a little better every day, they feel like they are winning, conquering their bad habits by adding good ones, and eventually, they feel so great they want to keep going."

Wellness doesn't have to cost a lot of money, or be complicated. It can start with jumping jacks in the morning, or dry brushing, or keeping a healthy salad dressing made in a mason jar in the fridge. But the more little things you do to be healthy, the more they add up, says Rose, and these wins beget bigger wins, and suddenly you are living a healthy lifestyle.

Her detoxing morning rituals and healthy habits for Rose includes any combination of these five ideas.Rose also believes that detoxing is a way of getting rid of what's unhealthy, which is an easier and simpler path towellness since it allows the body to work less hard to eliminatetoxins in our food, which allows you to stay healthy.Then she advises her clients to add clean foods, especially plant-based choices which are rich in antioxidants. Rose advisesclients toavoid acid foods (from animal products) and add alkaline foods (which grow in the earth) to allow your body to get healthier, naturally.

"Doing all these little things(like dry brushing or waiting to eat until you're hungry in the morning)is a bonus, and will help you feel like you're winning, so you want to keep on taking care of yourself, by eating healthy for the rest of the day," she adds. And while there is no one-size-fits-all for diets, she loves working with her clients to help tailor their programs to fit their needs and their lifestyles and add more plant-based foods to their plate.

Lemon Water first thing is the number one thing I advise. It helps your body by adding antioxidants first thing. You can add apple cider vinegar or ginger if you like, which is antibacterial and antifungal. I call it your morning flu shot. Start with water and lemon in the morning to alkalize your body and let it start to get the toxins out. Drinking hot Lemon Water in the morning has been linked to weight loss and improved immunity, so especially now, while coronavirus is still a threat, drinking this first thing will supply nearly 30 percent of your vitamin C for the day, boosting immunity and giving your body a healthy start to the day.

This is such a simple thing. Go outsidefor 15minutes in the morning to start your day and get sunlight. You can walk, bike, jog or just do sun salutes, or stretch by reaching for the sky, but the important thing is to let the sunlight hit your eyes and send a signal to the brain that you're awake,set restart on the day, "this is a bright new start," which works to reset your circadian rhythms and signal your body to wake up!

A new study shows that bright sunlight within an hour of waking up will help you fall asleep earlier in the evening (as will avoiding bright light within 2 hours of bedtime) so if you're sleep deprived or anxious and having trouble getting to sleep, head outside within an hour of waking to reset your body's natural clock. There's the added benefit of getting vitamin D which your body needs to metabolize nutrients like calcium from the food you eat, and boost your immune system. For energy and immunity, better sleep and a healthy metabolism, get a dose of early sunlight!

Sweat is important and we would be remiss if we didn't tell you to start your day with an activity that makes you sweat, even if it's jumping jacks. But there is another way to rid your body of toxins in sweat and that's by opening your pores and stimulating the skin with dry brushing. "People love dry brushing. You feel good, and it's believed to help your lymphatic system," Rose says. The idea is that by brushing your skin you slough off any dead cells and allow your pores to breathe,Dry brushing devotees do it torelease toxins through the skin.The bristlesstimulateand open pores andmay make it easier for the body to sweat out toxins, which lowers the number of toxins flowing through thelymphatic system. Rose tells clients to start doing it every day before their shower. "This is a way to feel like you're doing something healthy. You don't have to conquer something big."

She adds that if you like the brushing, you're going to start feeling good about your life and loving your routine. "You have to enjoy your morning and getting into it is part of a healthy lifestyle."

Changing up your breakfast is a big help in losing weight and feeling better. Everyone is trying intermittent fasting to lose weight, but Rose thinks there's a simpler and less harsh approach. Don't eat until you're hungry and even then keep it simple.

"Maybe start by pulling back on what you are eating.If you wake up and you're not that hungry, just wait to eat. My advice, and there's no delicate way to put this: Start by not eating until you have a bowel movement because we don't want to put today's food on yesterday's garbage."

Then, Rose advises, eat a small piece of fruit in the morning, instead of a big omelet or smoothie with 19 different ingredients. A simple piece of fruit like a peach, an apple, or a handful of berries is a perfect start to a clean day. "This gets your digestion going but is less work on your body to digest, so you can continue detoxing from the night before. The whole idea of detoxing is to give your body less work, so your liver and kidneys and intestines can do their job to cleanse your system. You want to start the day by cleaning out."

Start by giving your body less work to do, during the beginning of the day. "The less digestive work your body is going through, the healthier you are going to be," she adds

When you eat foods, the metabolic waste is either acid or alkaline, and the more fruit and vegetables and plant-based foods you eat, the more alkaline your body becomes, which is considered healthier in avoiding diseases like cancer. The flip side is that meat and dairy leave an acid metabolic waste and can increase your risks of chronic diseases. There are myriad studies now that link red meat and processed meat to cancer risk, heart disease, diabetes, and obesity, and mounting scientific evidence that diets rich in plant-based foods and high in fiber lower your risk for all these diseases and conditions.

According to the Alkaline Diet, choosing more alkaline foods will improve your daily health and help you avoid long-term diseases, including cancer. Says Rose: "I am not a fan of meat and dairy. It creates acid in your body, and your body has to go thru so much work to neutralize the acid. Eating animal foods like meat and dairy leads to inflammation. I try to keep it simple. I tell clients to eat more fruits and vegetables. It's the small things that make a difference. Cutting out meat and dairy is the diff between your body being acid and alkaline and if they understand that they can choose healthier foods.

"I don't say. eat vegan but I try tolead by example and show clients how to shop, cook and eat more plant-based foods, which inevitably makes them feel great, as they try it.

"If you tell them what they can do, like eat more plant-based foods, as opposed to what they can't do, like cut out a specific food they may like, then they feel like they have won the lottery. You let them do all these healthy things and choose healthy foods. That's a win."

Ultimately the detox you do will make you feel positive, and give you the sense of taking control of your health from the very start of the day onwards. You want to feel empowered to become the master of your own life, she adds. "Ultimately you are giving people the power to be healthier."

"The love you have for your self, the happy talk, all adds up to make a healthier lifestyle. Small changes like these allow you to live a better life."

Wellness doesn't take crazy amounts of money or time. It's these morning detox moves. And then carry that forward throughout the day. It's making yourself a simple dressing, she adds, that you can keep in a mason jar and put on your greens at lunch to make them tasty. It's all these little strategies that add up.

Take these little steps and others that will set yourself up for success, Rose explains. "I care about consistency, that's where you're going to see progress. One morning at a time. Build a relationship with your wellbeing."

Nicole Rose, MFRD has a Masters in Nutrition and is a Registered Dietician. "I eat sleep and breathe this lifestyle," she says, practicing in Ridgefield CT. "On a personal note, I have never felt better than now at 47. For the past 25 years, I tried everything. I loved Diet Coke and Tic Tacs and gum. But I don't do those things anymore. I got informed. And I don't want those things anymore. It's nothing to do with willpower. It's knowing what you feel like when you are doing something great. It's building yourselfup."

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Life Time locations across metro Detroit are set to reopen Wednesday with "enhanced health and safety protocols."

There are seven locations in the area:

The following safety protocols will be implemented at these locations:

Enhanced cleaning regularly throughout the club and overnight deep cleaning

Cleaning stations with disinfectants (in both wipes and spray bottles) throughout the club for members to use before and after exercising on equipment.

Mandatory mask-wearing by members and team members.

Adjustments to HVAC systems through altered ventilation rates in smaller spaces, increased outside air, and increased duration of air circulation.

Social distancing measures throughout the club including markings or directions at the front desk, fitness floor, class studios, locker rooms, childrens areas, pool areas and more.

Dedicated equipment for class participants that is cleaned between classes, to promote single use.

Temperature screening for all members and team members consistent with governmental orders and guidelines.

In-club and online seminars, programs and education focused on exercise and nutrition.

Life Time has expanded its mobile app to serve everyone, including non-members, with healthy living content and will continue to host complimentary on-demand classes on its website [my.lifetime.life] and YouTube channel, adding new content each week. With more than 100 classes now available, nearly 2 million workouts have been completed virtually since the clubs closures. Additionally, Life Time is debuting live streamed classes online to accommodate a wider range of members and meet them at their respective comfort levels.

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NewsPeopleAs the Body Coach Joe Wicks speaks out about the cost of buying expensive healthy foods, Liz Connor hears some top tips for eating well on a tight budget.

Tuesday, 18th August 2020, 11:45 am

From organic produce to fancy superfood supplements, leading a healthy lifestyle can seem intimidatingly expensive and time-consuming to many of us especially if you follow certain food bloggers on social media.

Its something that personal trainer Joe Wicks has spoken out about. The Body Coach, who says he was born into a working-class family, said its more convenient to live a healthy lifestyle in some parts of the country than others, because of the types of food on offer.

I dont think it is just overeating, I think [the] economic situation does have a big impact, he told the PA news agency.

Commenting that low-income families struggle the most, he said: It is difficult for some families with a lot of children who want to eat healthy, and they live on a street where it is all fast food and 1.99 for a family meal.

Some healthy food products can certainly be expensive, but there are also ways to save money at the supermarket and still eat nutritionally-balanced meals that will leave you feeling full and energised.

Here are a few nutritionist-backed tips, after the Government revealed its new strategy to tackle obesity and get the nation fit and healthy last month.

Maximise on pulses.: Pulses such as beans, lentils and peas are a cheap, low-fat source of protein, fibre, vitamins and minerals. They also count as part of your government-recommended five daily portions of fruit and vegetables.

Youd be surprised at how affordable and how far beans and pulses can stretch, says nutritionist Jenna Hope, who believes they are a great dietary source of protein, B-vitamins and fibre. To get more for your money, try buying the dried varieties.

Utilise frozen fruit and vegetables.: Your five-a-day dont have to come from expensive organic veg shops with fresh, loose produce.

Frozen fruits and vegetables are often just as nutritious as fresh, so theyre a good alternative when thinking about cheap dinner ideas, says Rob Hobson, nutritionist at Healthspan.

Frozen fruits can be added to healthy breakfast smoothies and puddings, while vegetables such as peas, cauliflower and sweetcorn can be added to many different dishes, including soups and stews.

Eat canned fish.: Cant afford fresh salmon from the fishmonger? Canned fish is a great cheap way to get your omega-3 fix, says Hope. Omega-3 is a fatty acid that plays a key role in brain functioning, and gut and bone health in the body.

Try opting for canned salmon and mackerel rather than the fresh varieties, she adds, as these can often work out several pounds cheaper.

Plan ahead.: Hobson believes that the best way to manage your food budget is to map out what youre going to eat across the week that way, you wont be tempted to rely on oven chips when youre stuck for inspiration.

Think about how you can use leftovers the next day and turn them into another interesting dish too, Hobson adds. For example, a pot of chilli can be used as a lunch filling to make Mexican wraps. Simply add sour cream, grated cheese and a little avocado.

Utilise the whole vegetable in cooking.: Root-to-stem eating encourages you to use every edible part of plant, including the leaves, skin, seeds and stalks.

For example, you could use cauliflower leaves and carrot tops in soup, roast the seeds of a butternut squash with salt and oil for snacking, and use vegetable peel to make homemade stock, says Hope.

According to Hope, the less you throw away, the further your weekly shop will go and not only is it great for the environment, but it will save you money in the long run too.

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Coast brother-in-laws, passionate about helping kids live healthy lives will next week educate nearly 2000 students on healthy eating and active living through fun and interactive programs.

Cam Best and Chris Windsor started Juiced Up Groms, which offers weekly park sessions and educational shows in December 2019 and have since gone from strength to strength despite COVID-19 limiting their ability to present in schools.

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Mr Best, who is a father-of-three and studies nutrition, said the Juiced Up Living show used a variety of storytelling games, characters and smoothie making to help children understand the basic concepts of eating healthy and enjoying life.

He said they received an influx of bookings for the Juiced Up Living Show and had to extend their roadshow to seven days so they could visit 12 schools in Toowoomba and perform for more than 1700 students.

We are super excited about that and for us its all about getting out there and showing these kids a message about healthy living, he said.

To impact them at such a young age to us means the world because we know that if we can give them some really simple information about living a healthy life at a young age its going to make such a difference to them later on.

We see it as such an honour and responsibility to be able to teach these kids about healthy living that is going to dramatically improve their lifestyle and how they feel.

Chris Windsor and Cam started Juiced Up Groms in December 2019. Photo Patrick Woods.

The upcoming roadshow marks a new beginning for Juiced Up Groms after COVID-19 drastically reduced their ability to run educational activities.

Our Juiced Up Living Show was really starting to make some inroads just before COVID-19 and then we pretty much had to drop the anchor and hit the brakes for probably four months, Mr Windsor said.

A lot of the schools had to cancel shows because there were no visitors allowed in schools but Cam and myself took it upon ourselves to do online workouts which we were doing every day for 13 weeks.

So, we sort of lost our momentum and had to start from scratch and this will put us back on track for a good end of year.

Mr Windsor said they were motivated to help children live healthy lives.

We are extremely passionate about helping kids and getting them to understand the importance of fuelling their bodies the right way, so they are fit and healthy and have strong immune systems especially in a time like this,

For more information visit the Juiced-Up Groms website or call 0409757724.

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