The Barren Land of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

If you have been exposed to an MBSR/MBCT course through a hospital which is quite often a step for people suffering from depression, anxiety or obsessive compulsive disorder mindfulness becomes a bland therapeutic tool focusing on a apparently simplistic tool of meditation focusing on the breath to give the mind a respite from what hasContinue reading “The Barren Land of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)”

Human Trafficking on the Rise: Hotels Must be on the Lookout!

Expert advice on preventing and escaping from human trafficking Guest Contributor119 postsPosted on Yesterday at 8:13 am The more we can do as hoteliers to help spot human trafficking and report suspicisons, the better. To that end, we from you this piece from Safety.com. The slave trade of the 18th and 19th centuries represents a dark partContinue reading “Human Trafficking on the Rise: Hotels Must be on the Lookout!”

New York State Bar Association Shamefully Tramples on Individual Rights over Mandatory COVID Vaccination

New York State Bar Association Calls Upon State To Consider Mandating a Safe and Effective Vaccine if Voluntary Measures Fail To Protect Public Health By Susan DeSantis News Center New York State Bar Association Calls Upon State To Consider Mandating a Safe and Effective Vaccine if Voluntary Measures Fail To Protect Public Health The NewContinue reading “New York State Bar Association Shamefully Tramples on Individual Rights over Mandatory COVID Vaccination”

Medical Cannabis and the Right to Work

There are countless Canadian corporations that have drug and alcohol policies. The validity of these policies as to medical cannabis may be in doubt as it is only recently in Canada that prescriptions for medical cannabis can be widely obtained. In the case of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1620 v. Lower Churchill TransmissionContinue reading “Medical Cannabis and the Right to Work”

I’M Dreaming of a COVID Free Christmas! Good Luck on that! (Post From Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)

How to Make Decisions About Winter Holiday Gatherings Amid COVID-19 BY ELIZABETH STUART AND KERI ALTHOFF | NOVEMBER 10, 2020 Facebook Twitter Linked In Email Pinterest What you—and your guests—need to consider before gathering for the winter holidays. With COVID-19 case numbers climbing in the U.S. as pandemic fatigue wears on, there’s a constant tension between staying safeContinue reading “I’M Dreaming of a COVID Free Christmas! Good Luck on that! (Post From Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)”

Your Mother Always Said Eat Fruit and it May Actually Benefit Your Health!

Nutr Rev. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2011 Mar 31.Published in final edited form as:Nutr Rev. 2010 Mar; 68(3): 168–177.doi: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2010.00273.xPMCID: PMC3068482NIHMSID: NIHMS171310PMID: 20384847 Berries: emerging impact on cardiovascular health Arpita Basu, Michael Rhone, and Timothy J LyonsAuthor informationCopyright and License informationDisclaimerThe publisher’s final edited version of this article is available at Nutr RevSee other articles in PMC that cite the published article.Go to:Continue reading “Your Mother Always Said Eat Fruit and it May Actually Benefit Your Health!”

More Rapid Antigen Tests for COVID-19 Coming to Canada

Government of Canada signs another agreement for COVID-19 antigen rapid tests  From: Public Services and Procurement Canada News release November 10, 2020  – Gatineau, Quebec – Public Services and Procurement Canada The Government of Canada is protecting the health and safety of all Canadians, while moving toward a safe and sustainable economic recovery. This includes takingContinue reading “More Rapid Antigen Tests for COVID-19 Coming to Canada”