MONTCLAIR, N.J. (PRWEB)
January 15, 2020

Suburban Essex Magazine announced the 2019 Best of Essex nominees at the beginning of July 2019. This contest is open to business owners in New Jersey and seeks to promote quality local businesses throughout Essex county.

Among the nominees was MBX, a woman-owned fitness studio located in Montclair, New Jersey. After launching the studio in 2017, MBX landed its very first “Best of Essex” nomination and win as part of Suburban Essex Magazine’s Annual Reader’s Choice Awards.

The founder of MBX, Thelis Negron, was ecstatic about the announcement saying, “I have dedicated many years to developing a program that can truly change and improve people’s lives. I am beyond thrilled to be nominated and recognized for all the hard work I’ve poured my heart and soul into!”

While this is the fitness studio’s first win, Thelis is no stranger to success. Over the last 15 years, Thelis has cultivated a successful career as a personal trainer having trained with high-end clientele during her time in Hollywood, California. Thelis has also been featured on weight-loss reality shows and fitness magazines like Shape and Women’s Health.

MBX is best known for its 12 Week Program (https://www.mbxfit.com/program/) a revolutionary system developed by Thelis to maximize physical and mental health. Along with several certifications in personal training and nutrition, Thelis holds a Master’s degree in mental health. Drawing from her unique combination of education, experience and industry knowledge, Thelis has developed a sophisticated fitness program that is proving popular with Montclair residents. Additionally, MBX is the only personal training studio in Montclair, New Jersey offering private personal training to its clientele.

Thelis was quick to clarify that MBX does not promote “fad diets”. She elaborated that the program is, instead, built to help clients progressively develop a healthier lifestyle that can help them maintain a healthy weight for life. More importantly, Thelis emphasized how the program incorporates mind training techniques that promote mental wellness alongside physical fitness.

MBX and the rest of the Best of Essex 2019 winners are featured in Suburban Essex Magazine’s Winter 2019 issue (https://issuu.com/vicinity/docs/essex_1219se/52).

About MBX Personal Fitness Studio

MBX – The Mind & Body Experience is Montclair’s premier high-end personal training and nutrition studio. The studio was founded by Thelis Negron, a veteran personal trainer with over 15 years of experience in the health & wellness industry.

About Thelis Negron

Thelis Negron, founder of MBX, is a mental health professional with a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Haverford College, a Mental Health Master’s degree from UMass, certifications from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), the top ranked school for personal training, nutrition and physical therapy in the country. Thelis is also a certified Life Coach through an ICF accredited institution. She began her personal training career in Hollywood, CA where she worked with a high-end clientele inclusive of celebrities, was on several weight-loss reality shows and was featured in popular fitness magazines. She has now been personal training for 15 years has drawn from her experience as a mental health professional and combined it with her skills as a certified Life Coach to develop a unique mind training technique she has coined “Mind Coaching.” Thelis speaks four languages and has lived and traveled all over the world from Europe, to South America, Africa, Asia and has also lived in several major cities in the U.S. including Philadelphia, Manhattan, Los Angeles, and was residing in Montclair, NJ for 6 years when she opened MBX.

https://www.mbxfit.com

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Montclair, New Jersey 07043

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HOUSTON (PRWEB)
January 14, 2020

Altoida Inc. today announced that Chief Science Officer Ioannis Tarnanas has been selected to keynote at the upcoming Worldwebforum to share how Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR) and Active Digital Biomarkers (aDM) can be applied to the early detection of Alzheimer’s Disease. Tarnanas joins an elite group of leading academics and business innovators carefully chosen to present on how they are driving radical change and finding answers to future challenges.

“Dementia is one of the biggest health challenges facing society today, and 30% of the population aged 65 or older will be living with Alzheimer’s by 2025,” said Tarnanas. “Yet, research shows 1 in 3 dementia cases are preventable if diagnosed early. Altoida was founded to solve this by harnessing advances in technology to detect brain changes early in the disease process, before permanent and irreversible brain damage occurs.”

Founded by Tarnanas and a team of esteemed neuroscientists, physicians and computer scientists, Altoida is reinventing digital biomarkers to drive better clinical outcomes for brain disease. The company’s innovative FDA-cleared and CE Mark-approved medical device, the Altoida Neuro Motor Index (NMI), collects functional and cognitive biomarkers to detect Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) due to Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) up to ten years prior to onset – with up to 94% accuracy. Now healthcare professionals have a novel way to objectively assess cognitive and everyday functions before the onset of symptoms.

The Worldwebforum’s 8th annual meeting is focused on empowering radical change, and takes place Jan 16 -17 in Zurich, Switzerland at the StageOne Event and Conference Hall. Ioannis Tarnanas’ keynote takes place on January 17th from 10:15 – 11:15 a.m. in Room 5 under the Data Ethics in Healthcare session. This keynote marks the beginning of a year of expansion for Altoida, including landmark projects and strategic partnerships that will further the company’s vision of becoming the world’s most scalable and comprehensive digital brain health plattform.

Ioannis RanIoannis Tarnanas, Ph.D.

Ioannis is a Senior Atlantic Fellow with a group leader position for Brain Health and Digital Biomarkers at the Global Brain Health Initiative, a joint research center between UCSF Department of Neurology and Department of Neuroscience at Trinity College Dublin. He is recognized nationally and internationally for his research on degenerative disease of the central nervous system. In addition, Dr. Tarnanas is an external collaborator of the Center for Digital Health Interventions (c4dhi.org), a joint initiative between the ETH Zurich and Dartmouth College USA.

About Altoida

Altoida Inc. is a leading digital health innovator that leverages active digital biomarkers to drive better clinical outcomes for brain diseases. Led by a team of esteemed neuroscientists, physicians and computer scientists, the company offers a FDA-cleared and CE Mark-approved medical device and brain health data platform to support early detection of Alzheimer’s disease up to ten years prior to onset – with up to 94% accuracy. The company is privately held with offices in Houston, San Diego, and Lucerne, Switzerland.

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Groomed, (HarperCollins, 1/14/2020) delves into how women are groomed at an early age for a lot more than just sex

Fisher Good draws out five specific ways that women have been groomed – from physical appearance to spirituality to finances – and shows how those manipulative messages are detrimental to our development of self-confidence and self-worth.

SARASOTA, Fla. (PRWEB)
January 14, 2020

Women in America have been groomed for a lot more than sex, says Elizabeth Melendez Fisher Good, new author of Groomed, published January 14, 2020 by Harper Collins.

A groundbreaking book stemming from personal experiences in childhood of sexual abuse, family tragedy and rebellion, Fisher Good explores a dark theme that few have written about that delves into the age-old practice of families and society as a whole keeping “secrets” that ultimately prohibit us from realizing our own self- worth and limit our potential. Fisher Good weaves into her story the idea of women being “groomed,” or prepared, trained, conditioned for something. While some grooming isn’t always a bad thing for some, for many women it has far-reaching, negative effects that leaves girls and women to feel worthless and out of control.

“Even if child abuse or sex trafficking isn’t your past, we were all groomed for something and we all deserve to live in freedom….and this book is for every woman,” says Fisher Good.

By co-founding Selah Freedom and The Selah Way Foundation eight years ago, she uses her vast expertise as the CEO with a Master’s in Clinical Psychology working with victims of child abuse and sex trafficking (called “survivors”), and cites statistics and personal accounts of how women have triumphed after being groomed to keep secrets. She offers readers a way to overcome their past, starting with all-important but rarely explored idea of a selah, or a time of rest and reflection, and explores active ways to forgive and move forward to a new level of freedom.

Fisher Good says she was inspired to write Groomed so that women could reclaim their lives and not be defined by their dark past. “No one has to live for her groomers,” says Fisher Good. “It’s time to take a look at where we came from to escape the messages of our past and take control of our future.”

The book is an alarming revelation of how much of an epidemic child abuse is in America and how this abuse can lead to sex trafficking. “A staggering one out of three women in America was a victim of sexual abuse at some point in her childhood. No matter how many years it’s been – if that’s your story – those scars are probably still with you. But even if that’s not part of your story, this book is for you,” says Fisher Good.

Groomed guides readers toward an understanding that grooming is oftentimes subtle, but it’s always life-altering. Fisher Good draws out five specific ways that women have been groomed – from physical appearance to spirituality to finances – and shows how those manipulative messages are detrimental to our development of self-confidence and self-worth.

Join Fisher Good at one of several national Freedom Book Signing Events! Proceeds from all sales go directly to supporting Selah Freedom’s mission to end sex trafficking.

Groomed releases January 14, 2020 (W Publishing, an imprint of HarperCollins/Thomas Nelson; softcover, $17.99; also available in audio and e-book).

Publishers Weekly says:

“With sharp insight culled from years of counseling experience, Good helps women find ways to confront grooming and take practical steps toward creating a healthier future.”

National Center on Sexual Exploitation, Sr. Vice President Dawn Hawkins says:

“A must-read for anyone with baggage! Not only does Elizabeth help us to unpack the layers of troubling messages told to us throughout our lives, but in doing so, she frees us to find the healing and light we didn’t even realize we needed. As one who works regularly with survivors of the sexual exploitation industry, this book greatly helped me to see the complexities that compound the trauma suffered by victims more clearly.”

An advocate and visionary, Elizabeth Melendez Fisher Good is the CEO and co-founder of Selah Freedom and the Selah Way Foundation, which exist to prevent sexual abuse, exploitation, and sex trafficking of children and young adults. Her leadership has brought freedom to thousands of American children and young adults who have been rescued from the sex trade and she has helped educate millions on the topics of exploitation and sex trafficking. She not only breaks barriers and redefines leadership across the board, but also steadfastly leads the charge in fighting for justice for the marginalized and exploited. In her new book, Groomed (HarperCollins), she challenges individuals to step out of past lies they have believed and shame which keeps them living in bondage and embrace true freedom which comes from vulnerability, transparency and living beyond the shadows of secrecy.

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PHOENIX (PRWEB)
January 14, 2020

Service members and veterans find that attending events in their community improves their relationships, depression and PTSD symptoms, and overall well-being which can ease reintegration periods according to a major new survey released by the nonprofit Veteran Tickets Foundation (Vet Tix).

The annual survey received input from more than 52,000 currently serving military personnel and veterans who have signed up for Vet Tix’s benefits to free tickets to sporting events, concerts, performing arts and family activities. Service members and veterans tend to experience challenges as they reintegrate into their families, communities, and eventually, into civilian life. In order to better serve this population, Vet Tix’s survey investigated multiple areas in relation to Vet Tix’s impact, including community involvement and sense of belonging, social support, well-being, mental health, reintegration issues, event attendance and relationship impact.

Survey results showed positive impact on relationships and well-being, as 97% of respondents reported that attending Vet Tix events improves their relationships. Also, 61% of respondents reported that attending Vet Tix events has reduced their depression, anxiety, or PTSD symptoms.

View more results and the Vet Tix Impact Survey Overview here: https://www.vettix.org/impact-survey.php

These results strongly suggest that increasing social interaction and creating new, positive memories is helping our ‘VetTixers’ overcome mental health problems and PTSD.

“This survey highlights that providing free access to a wide range of community activities is creating much needed social connection — the fundamental ingredient for improving physical and mental well-being – to our military veteran population,” said Vet Tix CEO Mike Focareto. “Maintaining a sense of connection to one’s community during and after service is essential to many transitioning personnel and shows us just how impactful a Vet Tix event can be for veterans, service members, and their families. This is especially true in helping military families adjust to new communities after a relocation.”

“Vet Tix is evermore encouraged by the feedback from our community that Vet Tix enriches the lives of veterans and their families by increasing their community engagement and diversifying their experiences,” continued Focareto.

ABOUT VETERAN TICKETS FOUNDATION

Veteran Tickets Foundation (Vet Tix), a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit, provides free tickets to sporting events, concerts, performing arts and family activities to currently serving military, National Guard and Reserves, veterans of all eras, immediate family of those killed in action, and VetTixers’ caregivers. Since 2008, Vet Tix has provided over 8 million free event tickets to more than 1.4 million members. In 2018 Vet Tix launched 1st Tix, which provides the same service to our nation’s current and retired law enforcement officers, firefighters, and EMTs. These events help veterans and first responders reduce stress, strengthen family bonds, build lifelong memories, and encourage them to stay engaged with American life and their local communities. Vet Tix spends over 95 percent of its revenue on programs, ensuring that we give back to those who have given so much. Visit http://www.VetTix.org and http://www.1stTix.org to learn more, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

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SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB)
January 13, 2020

LifeWIRE Corp., and PSYCHeANALYTICS Inc, announced today a co-marketing agreement to move forward as a joint solution for clients. With LifeWIRE’s patented communication platform and PSYCHeANALYTICS’ psychosocial and behavioral health assessment tool, the two companies are unlocking the combined power of their innovative health technologies to reduce suffering and save lives.

Howard Rosen, LifeWIRE CEO & Founder believes that LifeWIRE’s suite of personalized communications, monitoring, and data capture solutions for population management and patient self-directed care provides a unique patient engagement element for PSYCHeANALYTICS behavioral health assessment. “The LifeWIRE + PSYCHeANALYTICS advantage is an innovative and intuitive solution that will deliver an integrated healthcare assessment and engagement platform to help providers and patients together navigate needed care,” says Rosen.

Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) is critical to improving outcomes. Thus, PSYCHeANALYTICS CEO, Dave Haddick underscores the importance of coordinating not only the overlapping impact of psychosocial and medical problems, but also the communication between patients and providers.

“An intelligent assessment that meets the full spectrum of co-morbid psychosocial needs is able to reach patients in the communication form they choose; educate, elevate and direct patients to needed interactions with providers. That’s the increased value of LifeWIRE and PSYCHeANALYTICS. Together, they maximize healthcare resource allocation,” says Haddick.

Dr. Alan Lorenz, chair-elect of the American College Health Association Mental Health Section, notes, “A major challenge in the management of mental and behavioral healthcare services is integrating solutions that engage the patient while enabling providers to efficiently target and reduce symptoms before they escalate. Seamlessly integrating a patient engagement platform with a behavioral and psychosocial assessment solution will not only reduce suffering, but it will save lives,” says Lorenz.

With a shared vision of reinventing the future of health, these two health technologies came together through StartUp Health, a group that supports and fosters digital health startups. The partnership forged by LifeWIRE and PSYCHeANALYTICS served StartUp Health’s purpose “to connect the world’s best health entrepreneurs and innovators — to collaborate, share knowledge, and leverage the power of the network effect to speed up health innovation.”

ABOUT LifeWIRE

LifeWIRE is a patented, cloud based, communications platform driving clinician to patient relationships creating a remote and automated dialogue. It is the only population monitoring solution that is uniquely designed to handle co-morbid issues and do it in real time.

Current Use Cases include outreach, follow-up and feedback, where the patient can use any device, anywhere any time, communicating through modes such as email, text, IVR, chat, as well as over 400 wearables and medical devices without the need for software or special equipment. LifeWIRE instantly connects, delivering data and insight surrounding the patient’s physical and behavioral condition for the benefit of patients and providers.

Using client’s protocols and assessments, the qualitative and quantitative data combine to form continuous, real time, 24/7 awareness of the patient and feed AI/predictive modelling engines. The data are used to define baselines and norms, so that the clinician only sees the escalations; out of range results, warnings or flags.

ABOUT PSYCHeANALYTICS

PSYCHeANALYTICS is a cloud-based platform for real time behavioral health and psychosocial assessment that addresses the most prevalent source of excessive ER use, hospital readmissions, patient dissatisfaction, and physician burnout. Finding the non-medical root causes prevalent in over half of all primary care visits, at the first visit, prevents useless and potentially harmful procedures and medications. The efficacy of our intervention makes this the most cost-effective solution to high medical costs and increasing cost of care for underserved.

The mission of PSYCHeANALYTICS is to add critical value to medical practices seeking to make Integrated Behavioral Healthcare (IBH) accessible to all patients. Our technology provides universal psychosocial screening and actionable differential recommendations significant to the patient’s body, mind and spirit. We speak for the people who think their symptoms are not worth mentioning. Medical providers can now determine the most effective care pathways by considering contextual variables before the medical visit. Our precisely targeted recommendations lead to improved patient health, enhanced provider satisfaction, while reducing unnecessary cost.

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FULLERTON, Calif. (PRWEB)
January 09, 2020

Oak Health Center, Southern California’s premier comprehensive mental health outpatient care organization, is pleased to announce that its Fullerton office has moved to a larger location on East Chapman Avenue. This new location is easy to access, with plenty of available parking. Existing patients won’t have to travel far, as the new location is less than half a mile from the old location. Oak Health hopes to make this the permanent home of its Fullerton office.

The new office is already open and seeing patients. To celebrate the opening of the new location, an open house will be held on Friday, January 31st from 5pm – 9pm. Everyone is invited to come see the new facility and meet with the staff. The address is 2501 East Chapman Ave, Suite 265, Fullerton, CA 92831.

Oak Health Center Fullerton will continue to provide both counseling services and medication management under one roof. Thanks to the nature of their team of providers, coordination of care will continue to be constant and quick. Their skilled administrative team will continue to assist in the on-boarding process and maintenance of your care, including any insurance, billing, and scheduling questions. Oak Health Center always strives to ensure that both patients and providers are fully supported so that all attention and time can be invested in the improvement of the patient’s mental health.

To learn more about the new location, visit https://www.oak.care/locations or call 714-706-0206.

About Oak Health Center

Oak Health Center offers comprehensive mental health outpatient care through our team of psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, psychologists, therapists, and tele-behavioral health clinicians. With the increasing prevalence of mental illness, the company is looking to make a positive impact on this struggling population. To learn more, visit https://www.oak.care.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (PRWEB)
January 09, 2020

Thriveworks, a counseling practice with 100+ locations across the US, has opened its first Florida office in Fort Lauderdale.

Thriveworks differentiates itself from other counseling practices by providing extended evening and weekend hours, offering flexible cancellations, and accepting most major insurance plans. Additionally, they offer online counseling opportunities.

Regional Clinic Director Ryan Culkin says, “We’re seeing that healthcare services fail to meet the scheduling needs of normal hardworking individuals and their families. We knew we could help change that—at least for mental health counseling.”

Thriveworks offers extended hours, from early morning to evening and weekend appointments. Normal hours of operation are 7:30am-9:00pm, Monday-Friday and 8:00am-5:00pm, Saturday-Sunday.

About Thriveworks:

Thriveworks is known for premium mental health services and customer care. On top of their extended hours, Thriveworks works to provide innovative technologies that supplement the therapy process including phone and email access to one’s therapist as well as a counselor-moderated community discussion board.

Thriveworks offers a variety of mental health services including individual therapy, couples therapy, life coaching, and help for specific issues like depression, anxiety, and addiction.

The Thriveworks philosophy is that everyone can benefit from working with a skilled caring therapist, counselor, or coach. For more information, call (754) 400-5514 or visit https://thriveworks.com/fort-lauderdale-counseling/

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