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The time has come!

The collection has been opened up and all of the fics we have received are now available to be read... except no one knows who wrote what!

Here’s the full list of all the remixes that were created for this year’s Winterhawk Remix in alphabetical order. There are 18 fics in total, so that should keep you all going for a while, and maybe you’ll rediscover some old favourites when you see what has been remixed!

Note that, while we’ve included ratings, to conserve space, we have not included tags, so make sure you check them out when you click through! Fic responsibly, folks.

And now, without further ado...

Go forth and read!

[Remix of] Is That The Fangs I Get? (Rating: Teen) A remix of @downwarddnaspiral’s Is That the Fangs I Get? “He does know, right?” “Know what?” “That I’m a vampire.” “Oh! Yeah. He’d have to, right?” Behind Bars (On The Other Side Remix) (Rating: Explicit) A remix of @captn-sara-holmes’s Behind Bars If Clint had known that hooking up with his cellmate would lead to escaping prison, making it all the way to Wakanda without being recaptured, and convincing King T'Challa and Captain America to let him stay once he got there, then he'd...well, he'd probably still have kissed the guy. Bucky was smoking hot, after all. Clint just really hopes he doesn't get mad when he finds out that Clint's been telling everyone he's Bucky boyfriend. Bottom of the Sea (just don’t go without me remix) (Rating: Teen) A remix of @verdantmoth’s bottom of the sea It was on his way out that he saw it. It looked pretty innocuous, like a bedroll or someone's discarded coat, but he knew it as soon as he saw it. His mom's had looked the same way, too long unworn and faded around the edges, but still silky smooth and beautiful in the right light. Clint limped over and grabbed the skin, draping it over his arms as best he could, trying not to touch it too much with his hands and the crusted-in blood under his fingernails. By Faith Alone (Rating: Teen) A remix of @badacts’ sola fide Bucky's daemon knows full well what he wants, but it's going to take a while for his head to get onboard with his heart.

Fractured, a Splintered Remix (Rating: Explicit) A remix of @flawedamythyst’s Splintered Clint touches something mystical at Dr. Strange's place and next thing Bucky knows, there are four extra Clints running around. He takes it upon himself to gather them up and help them come to some important realizations about the world. You know. Sexually. I dreamed I held you in my arms (Rating: Teen) A remix of @fadedsepia’s Like Sunshine He’s just about managed to focus on the mission, mentally reviewing the details of the target, when Clint strolls out of the bathroom, long and lean and — “You’re wearing that?” James finds himself saying. Clint stops short as he loops the purple aid around his ear and presses the earmold in, sky-blue eyes wide and startled. “Yeah? Why — is there something wrong with it?” James can’t help himself, his eyes wandering the slow course from head to toe. The dress shirt is mustard-yellow, linen so fine that it’s practically transparent. The collar is unbuttoned almost midway, showing the sharp jut of Clint’s collarbone and a slice of freckled chest below. The residual steam from the shower is already making the fabric cling to Clint’s incredible musculature. It’s fucking obscene. i hope i'll see you when it's light (the remix) (Rating: Teen) A remix of @nightwideopen’s i hope i’ll see you when it’s light After the fifth time they sleep together, Clint knows he’s in too deep. I Still Choose You (The Public Domain Remix) (Rating: Teen) A remix of @1000-directions’ i don’t have a choice (but i still choose you) Clint really didn't intend to do anything more than make a joke, but when his stupid 'soulmate' comment gets posted on social media, he ends up in a fake relationship with the one person he wishes really were his soulmate. Just Being Neighbourly (The Remix) (Rating: Teen) A remix of @mariana-oconnor’s Just Being Neighbourly Bucky can’t remember the last time he worked this hard to get somebody’s attention. He lowered the beaters into the mixing bowl with the speed setting turned up a little too fast, making his batter fling up in tiny flecks. “Jesus, again? What are you baking for now?” “Shut up, Stevie, and hand me the vanilla, damn it.” Make You Feel At Ease (Rating: General) A remix of @tintedglasses’ tell you truth, but never goodbye Just because it was Memorial Day and things in the past had definitely not been as kind to Bucky as they should have been didn’t mean that Steve needed to worry. But he also knew that man deserved a whole lot more good than that world had decided to give him. Novel Recognition (Rating: Teen) A remix of @lissadiane’s Blame It On Bad Luck Bucky tries to ignore the sudden change, the words that push to the surface of his skin some time between getting off work and getting Steve’s rail-thin ass up the stairs without falling or bruising any more of his best friend’s ribs, but… Why the fuck would it show up now? Bucky Barnes finally has a soulmate; someone he knows, but has yet to meet. Organic Chemistry (the remix of Improper Fractions) (Rating: Explicit) A remix of @cloud--atlas’s Improper Fractions Natasha's got a hot new roomate, and Clint's got a staring problem. The guy's a science teacher for fucks' sake. But if Clint doesn't get to suck his dick, he might actually die. Personal Security (Let's Go Steal Ourselves a Remix) (Rating: Teen) A remix of @kangofu-cb’s Personal Security Whatever his intentions, right now Clint’s a thief and a liar, and Bucky has worked hard to leave this kind of life behind him. It wouldn’t be fair to make a move right now. Push and Pull (Rating: Mature) A remix of @flowerparrish’s hey there, demons Bucky really wasn't expecting to see his one night stand at work the next day. right here, empty for days [a Written On My Heart remix] (Rating: Not Rated) A remix of @supervillainny’s Written on My Heart Soulmarks are funky lil' things. He can’t feel the lines on his skin, doesn’t know they’re there until he spots them. (Sometimes he thinks that’s a bit of a fluke on fate's part. What happens if ya miss ‘em? Or ya can’t see ‘em? Maybe fate knows though, which ones are meant to be seen.) safe and sound (finally safe remix) (Rating: Teen) A remix of @loonyloopylisa’s Finally Safe “I’m so sorry,” Clint says and it feels inadequate, but he doesn’t know what else to say. He thought he had a rough time waking up in that HYDRA cell, but at least he woke up somewhere else. He can’t imagine what it would be like to wake up in the same place he went to sleep, knowing that there’s no one else out there for him. “It wasn’t rare,” Bucky says, ducking his head slightly. “It was the thirties and healthcare wasn’t great and so it wasn’t rare for people’s soulmates to die before either of them reached twenty-one.” Bucky swallows hard again, his voice the quietest it’s been when he says, “But I guess I just never thought that it could happen to me.” susurrus (the one touch to know remix) (Rating: Teen) A remix of @drgrlfriend’s A Murmur in the Trees Sam Wilson has a nice place. It’s also conveniently located across the street from a small park with several old, heavily-in-leaf trees with an excellent vantage of his windows. Clint, settled high in the canopy in the vee between two sturdy branches, watches a weary, limping Cap arrive fresh from the hospital through binoculars. It’s embarrassing that this is what his life has come to. take a snapshot (dirty laundry remix) (Rating: Explicit) A remix of @thescarletwitch’s Take a Snapshot (If It Makes You Feel More At Home) You know this is basically soft porn, right?” Clint murmurs with a sly grin, cupping his own dick through his pants before shaking his head and laughing. Clint, like Clint Barton. Like the Avenger. Fuckin’ Hawkeye, for fuck’s sake. The not-so-secret love of Bucky’s very gay life. “Nothing soft about it,” Bucky mutters to himself. Clint and Bucky get dirty at the laundromat.

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Author reveals will take place on 30th June. Until then, have fun reading and enjoy the mystery!

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The Importance Of Paterson Chiropractic Care For Car Accident Victims

Originally posted on https://drricardolalama.com/the-importance-of-paterson-chiropractic-care-for-car-accident-victims/

Chiropractic is a health care profession where its practitioners, who are called Chiropractors or Chiropractic Physicians, focus on disorders of the musculoskeletal system and the nervous system and the effects these disorders have on one’s general well being. Paterson Chiropractic Care is a Chiropractic service provided for the community of Paterson, New Jersey and is used most often to help in the treatment of neuromusculoskeletal complaints, including but definitely not limited to neck pain, lower back pain, sciatica and headaches, especially after a car accident.

Why Car Accident Victims in Paterson, NJ Should Get Paterson Chiropractic Care

One of the main reasons why car accident victims seek the services of a chiropractor is because they are in pain. Most of the times, the pain is caused by the nature of their injury, whether minor or grave. The other reason why someone would want to see a chiropractor is to get help with managing their posture. Most of the time, a bad posture effects the spine and it may cause pain sooner or later. In both scenarios, a chiropractor will help the patient to reduce the pain they are suffering from. The chiropractor may also suggest ways of ensuring that the patient gets enough exercise to remedy their pain and retain the functionality of the affected area.

How to Select a Good Chiropractor

When looking for a good Paterson chiropractor to help you get your health back, patients should take several important things into consideration. It is one thing to use chiropractic treatment to alleviate pain, and another to go to an unqualified chiropractor who will cause you more pain and stress. One of the misconceptions which most patients have is that since chiropractic is an alternative medical practice, or complementary medicine, the practitioners need not be certified. This is a common misconception that has cost people both money and health risks. For starters, you should consider doing a background check on your chiropractor before you engage their services. One of the ways of ensuring that you get the best Paterson chiropractor is by asking for recommendations from your doctor or healthcare provider. Chances are that they might know someone who will be suitable for the job. If your doctor cannot recommend a good chiropractor, you should consider using recommendations by friends or family members who have used one before.

Nowadays, with the internet being a part of our daily lives, it is easy to verify information regarding your chiropractor simply by the click of a button. When verifying chiropractic services online, make sure that you go through reviews of previous patients to make sure that the chiropractor is reliable. It is also important to check their official website and browse their services to see whether they will be beneficial to your unique needs. An online search is also important as it can give you more information on the educational background, clinical experience and qualifications of your chiropractor. Always counter check the chiropractor’s details with those of accredited councils and associations.

For instance, you should check whether the college they attended for their chiropractic training is accredited and approved by the Council on Chiropractic Education. Once you narrow down your search, you must organize a meeting with your prospective chiropractor. This is not only necessary to verify their existence, but also an opportunity for you to gauge their qualifications and service provision. Since the treatment you will undergo is a physical one, you may also want to assess the kind of rapport you may have with your doctor, as well as the compatibility of their style of spinal adjustments. Some people feel comfortable being worked on by a chiropractor of the same gender or of the opposite gender. If this is a preference for you, make sure that you communicate it to your potential chiropractor when you meet them in person.

Another thing to look out for during your initial meeting is whether the chiropractic office is comfortable. Some people wouldn’t mind having their treatment done at the chiropractor’s office in an open-room setting, while other people would prefer a more private treatment area such as curtains that separate treatment tables or a private room to themselves. If this is an option, it is important to discuss it with your chiropractor beforehand.

Another important thing to consider when choosing a chiropractor is their payment options. This is important because it will give you a feel of what to expect and the kind of budget to work with. While shopping around, you may even decide to settle on a chiropractor who is affordable. There is a misconception that the more expensive the chiropractor, the better their services. This may not necessarily be true. However, a very cheap chiropractor should raise red flags for you.

After verifying the qualifications and certifications of your prospective chiropractor, you should consider how they make you feel. A chiropractic treatment plan may be for a temporary period or for the long-term. When choosing a chiropractor, you should therefore consider whether you are comfortable working with them for a long time to come. Questions which you should ask yourself include whether they are friendly, courteous, helpful and available to answer your questions regarding your treatment plan. It is always advisable that you follow your gut instinct when choosing a professional to work with. If something does not feel right, you have the option of choosing someone else.

A final tip is to choose a chiropractor or chiropractic clinic that is near you. If you reside in Paterson, New Jersey, or its surrounding cities like Clifton and Passaic, for instance, you could narrow down your search to a chiropractic service provider close to you. Depending on the kind of pain you suffer from and the frequency of your treatment, choosing a professional who is closer to you would be convenient and less stressful for you. The closer the clinic, the easier for you to liaise with your chiropractor on time and locations for your diagnosis and treatment. It will not only save you time spent on the road, but also money.

About Paterson Chiropractic Care Health Provider Dr. Ricardo Lalama, DC

If you reside in Paterson, New Jersey, or its surrounding cities like Clifton and Passaic, and you are looking for a qualified and experienced chiropractor, you are in luck. One of the best chiropractors in the area is Dr. Ricardo Lalama, DC. Dr. Lalama’s area of specialization is general chiropractic. With over 18 years of experience as a practitioner, he is definitely your best bet. Not only is he a qualified chiropractor but he is also licensed by the state of New Jersey to practice chiropractic medicine. One of the reasons why people prefer Dr. Lalama’s services is that he is highly qualified and professional. The clinic he is associated with, MPower Chiropractic Wellness Center, which is located in Paterson, New Jersey, is easily accessible by anyone within the state. Dr. Lalama is also known for his personalized treatment plans. Just like any other professional, he designs a treatment plan that addresses the unique needs of his patients.

Treating Car Accident Injuries in Paterson, Clifton And Passaic, New Jersey

According to statistics, most spinal injuries are caused by accidents, especially car accidents. New Jersey is one of the states that have recorded a high number of car accidents in the recent past. It is no wonder that the team at Dr. Ricardo Lalama’s associated chiropractic practice mainly deals with such cases. Being a car accident victim or any other form of personal injury can be devastating for most people. Depending on the nature of the patient’s injury, they may end up with minor injuries or more serious ones. Seeking medical attention is important even if you do not consider your injuries that serious. Only a doctor can certify whether you are clear of any risk or internal bleeding.

The services of a chiropractor come in handy after an injury. Dr. Lalama has dealt with issues ranging from minor joint pain to back pain and soft tissue injury. He has also helped clients suffering from whiplash as well as issues of imbalance and poor posture as a result of injuries sustained after a car accident.

Dr. Ricardo Lalama, DC’s Free Auto Accident Report

Before the team of experts at MPower Chiropractic Wellness Center diagnoses a patient who was involved in a car accident, the patient will be asked to fill out an auto accident intake form. This form is crucial because it helps the experts understand the nature of the injuries suffered by the patient. Usually, patients do not provide full details of their auto accident after it happens. The auto accident intake form asks detailed questions to help resolve as much of this problem.

Dr. Lalama has also come up with a comprehensive car accident report which you can get by clicking on the image above on the ‘Send Me The FREE Auto Accident Report’ section and submitting some of your detailed information like your name, email address and phone number. The report details some of the car accident injuries suffered by victims, and how these can be treated. This report is helpful for those victims who may not know how to act or what to immediately do after an auto accident. With this knowledge, some of the complications suffered by victims after a car accident can be dealt with before they get serious.

Watch this video below to find out how you, or anyone you know that has recently been involved in a car accident, can get your hands on Dr. Ricardo Lalama’s FREE Auto Accident Report. In the report, you’ll  Discover The SHOCKING TRUTH About Car Accident Injuries And What You Must Know If You’ve Been In An Auto Accident! Just note that your future self will thank you for it 🙂

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What to Expect from Dr. Ricardo Lalama’s  Paterson Chiropractic Care

When you book an appointment with Dr. Lalama for the first time, the team will arrange for your first consultation. The consultation is usually designed to get as much information about your injuries as possible. The initial consultation will also involve obtaining the patient’s case history. The doctor will ask you questions relating to your diet, family, past treatment plans you have been on, as well as the type of medication you have been taking. The consultation will usually be followed by a physical examination of the patient. In order to carry out the physical exam, the doctor may make use of a variety of techniques. One of them is the static and motion palpation method. The technique is normally used to determine whether the spinal segments are restricted or hypo-mobile. Apart from this method, the team may also use other diagnostic techniques, if necessary, such as an x-ray to check whether the positioning of your vertebrae is altered.

Chiropractor in Paterson, NJ Treatment Options

Here at MPower Chiropractic Wellness Center, the doctors have diagnosed a wide range of neuromuscular issues, ranging from lower back pain to neck pain. After reaching the proper diagnosis, a Doctor of Chiropractic will discuss it with you and help you come up with a treatment plan that will effectively deal with the pain. The treatment plan may involve frequent in-office adjustments and/or passive treatments that you can perform at the comfort of your own home.

An adjustment or manipulation usually involves a high velocity thrust exerted to a specific part of the spine. This pressure may end up creating an audible sound, signifying the release of gases in your spinal joints. Some patients will experience a cracking sound, but this may not usually be the case. In order to release the cracking sound, otherwise known as joint cavitation, the chiropractor should ensure that the patient relaxes. They can do that by applying ice pack on the spot, or through electrical stimulation. A bit of soft tissue massage and/or trigger point therapy on the area may also enable the patient to relax before the chiropractor can attempt another thrust to release the vertebrae. The frequency and number of adjustments recommended for any patient usually varies depending on the healing time and the nature of the injury.

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Government Grants For Dentures

Free can often mean low quality. You wouldn't want to take your car to a mechanic who never charges anyone -- that's very suspicious.

Luckily, there are real ways to receive exceptional dentures for low-income men and women, such as cheap or free dentures. You might not have known about some of the choices on the market.

It can be stressful thing when you need dentures but can not afford them.

And individuals assume dentures are somewhat overpriced, but keep in mind that dentists will need to get a distinctive set of knowledge and skills to fit and produce dentures.

When you understand just how much stuff and work goes into developing a new set of teeth, then you'll observe that the cost can definitely be reasonable.

But, fundamental dentures might still cost upwards of $300, or even more depending on what type you want. This can still be a whole lot of cash for someone with a lesser income.

Listed below are a couple of denture selections for poorer individuals who can not afford to drop hundreds or thousands of bucks on a fresh pair of teeth.

Fundamental traditional dentures may cost you a couple of hundred dollars, so it might be worth looking into less expensive alternatives. The very first and best alternative is to get in contact with your dental insurance -- should private insurance, Medicare, etc. -- and ask if they will pay the dentures you desire. Often times, the insurance carrier can cover most or all the price.

But, that is not necessarily the circumstance. Here are a number of additional options you may think about.

Dentures For Low-income Families

Dental discount plans are growing in popularity because people begin to realize exactly how much cash they can save on dental providers.

This is a membership program which has a tiny yearly fee which gets you discounts on dental care, irrespective of pre requisite requirements or insurability.

As soon as you get a plan, you would just show your membership card at each dentist visit, letting you get up to 60% from the purchase price of the services. You may learn more about these programs, and get your own.

Medicaid In some states, Medicaid can help cover some dental options, possibly dentures. In case you have a very low income, then you may be qualified to have Medicaid benefits. You may figure out in the event that you qualify by calling your regional Medicaid office.

In most state, you'll find dental clinics that provide free or reduced-cost services. Below are a few websites that allow you to search for these Sorts of practices in your region:

The Local Hospital Local hospitals occasionally have dental clinics, so therefore it's an excellent idea to telephone the regional hospital to inquire if they do. If they have a dental clinic, they can let you know precisely what services they supply, what the associated fees are, and how they accept payments (or should they provide a payment plan).

They are basically healthcare centers that are purposefully found in regions called medically underserved. Plus they sometimes offer dentals services.

There are tons of CHCs throughout the country and lots of them provide free or affordable dental hygiene (one of other wellness services).

Dental Schools This is a little out of left field as some people might not be comfortable with a dental student work on their very own mouth. However they can offer decent quality and affordable dental care, obviously working under the supervision of an expert professional dentist.

Check our list to find out if there is a dental college near you.

PACE is a program which may provide cheap braces for seniors, especially seniors who want care within the context of a nursing home. It is available in certain states to those with Medicaid and Medicare dental programs. If you are looking into free or affordable dentures, you've got numerous financing alternatives, such as Medicaid, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and a lot of others. As a result of the numerous grants for dentures are available, you'll discover readily available pipes services for low-income families which may help cover the cost of dental hygiene.

The DDS program offers free and comprehensive dental treatment to individuals with disabilities, the elderly, or people who are not able to afford the health care that they want. It's conducted by a volunteer network of dentists and dentists all across the USA.

DDS programs are not in every state, so you are going to want to find out whether you have one near you.

As a result of American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, cosmetic dentistry grants program offers free restorative dental care to people with damaged teeth from criminal domestic violence. Any victim of domestic violence whose dental injuries have been caused by a spouse or partner is qualified (victim should have been out of their abusive relationship for a minumum of one year).

This is a really specific scenario, but we wanted to add it just if this is you or somebody you know.

If you have donated an organ or have obtained a given member, you may be eligible for this application through Mouthglove Dentures. Take notethis is not for those who have chosen to donate an organ post-mortem, but instead somebody who has given or obtained an organ to acquire a life-saving surgery.

You also ought to know that assistance might be limited as they only provide one contribution of a top or lower set of dentures each month.

But it might be well worth checking out whether you're able to get cheap or free dentures.

The NAFCC is a company that is determined to create affordable health care (including dental care) accessible to more people which are medically underserved. Plus they try to aid people with no insurance or too little access to appropriate care. They've over 1,200 clinics across the nation, so you should visit their website to Ascertain whether they have a practice near you

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AI & Machine Learning Learning Path: A Definitive Guide

Artificial intelligence is currently one of the hottest buzzwords in tech — with good reason. In the last few years, we have seen several technologies previously in the realm of science fiction transform into reality. Experts look at artificial intelligence as a factor of production, that has the potential to introduce new sources of growth and change the way work is done across industries. In fact, AI technologies could increase labour productivity by 40% or more by 2035, according to a recent report by Accenture. This could double economic growth in 12 developed nations that continue to draw talented and experienced professionals to work in this field. According to Gartner's 2019 CIO Agenda survey, the percentage of organizations adopting AI jumped from four to 14% between 2018 and 2019. Given the benefits that AI and machine learning (ML) enable in business analysis, risk assessment, and R&D — and, the resulting cost-savings — AI implementation will continue to rise in 2020. However, many organizations that adopt AI and machine learning don’t fully understand these technologies. In fact, Forbes points out that 40% of the European companies claiming to be ‘AI startups’ don’t use the technology at all. While the benefits of AI and ML are becoming more evident, businesses need to step up and hire people with the right skills to implement these technologies. Some are well on their way. KPMG’s recent survey of Global 500 companies shows that most of those surveyed expect their investment in AI-related talent to increase by 50 to 100% over the next three years.

Why Pursue AI and Machine Learning Courses?

As data science and AI industries continue to expand, more people are beginning to understand just how valuable it is to have a qualified AI Engineer or data scientist on their team. As a matter of fact, Indeed.com revealed that job postings for data scientists and AI rose over 29% between May 2018 and May 2019. Many people who want to get into this field, typically start with YouTube videos or other free online courses. This approach is definitely good to get your feet wet, but you can't make a career jump based on these alone. What you need is to get a handle on the fundamentals of data science is experience through hands-on projects, where you get guidance from experts. These opportunities are not generally available in the workplace, especially if your current role does not involve data science. However, there are some excellent, comprehensive courses that you can enrol in, which will provide you with all of the above. Courses like Simplilearn's Artificial Intelligence Engineer program enable you to learn, practice, and interact with expert instructors and peer, in live, online sessions. You don't even have to travel.  If you’re looking for a course that keeps students up to date on the latest trends in AI and machine learning through practical projects and industry expert-led instruction, Simplilearn’s AI Engineer and Machine Learning Certification courses are excellent options. There is no better time than now to get started, especially if you want to get ahead of your peers.

Learning Path: How to Get an AI and Machine Learning Career Started

Choosing a learning path for AI and machine learning training can be overwhelming due to all the options out there, but it’s ideal to choose a program that best suits your needs and goals. Successful data scientists usually have a thorough comprehension of various tools and programming languages. They also understand what their roles are in the grand scheme of things. With these skills, you can easily stand out from the competition with potential employers. Some of the programming languages include SAS, R, and Python. What you’ll need to know depends on different variables, such as the specific project you’re working on or the company you’re working for. In order to be a well-rounded candidate that can take on any type of project, it’s critical to know all three of these programming languages. Beyond that, it’s also helpful for data scientists to learn about AI and machine learning. When you enrol in an accredited data science learning program, you’ll get comprehensive training in the field. Let’s dig into some suggested learning paths for AI and machine learning to give you a better idea of what’s available and what to expect.

Artificial Intelligence Engineer Master’s Program

Simplilearn’s Artificial Intelligence Master’s Program, co-developed with IBM, is a blend of artificial intelligence, data science, machine learning, and deep learning — facilitating the real-world implementation of advanced tools and techniques. The program is designed to give you in-depth knowledge of AI concepts including the essentials of statistics (required for data science), Python programming, and machine learning. Through these courses, you will learn how to use Python libraries like NumPY, SciPy, Scikit; as well as essential machine learning techniques, such as supervised and unsupervised learning, advanced concepts covering artificial neural networks, layers of data abstraction, and the basics of TensorFlow. Next, let’s look at the courses that are included in this program, which can also be taken separately. Data Science with Python The Data Science with Python course provides students with all-around data science instruction that includes data visualization, machine learning, data analysis, and natural language processing using Python. As a data scientist, it’s crucial to add Python to your skillset, as more and more professionals in the industry are mastering this programming language. In fact, it has been reported that with seven million people now using Python, surpassing Java as the top programing language. This course is not only suited for those wishing to pursue a career as a data scientist but can also be beneficial for anyone looking to work in data analytics or software development. Machine Learning As a data scientist, mastering machine learning is often a requirement, and the best way to do so is by enrolling in an accredited learning program and earning a machine learning certification. Although there are free online learning sources and tutorials, such as blogs and YouTube videos, these unstructured learning methods don’t always cover all aspects of ML. Also, self-learners may not be able to stay up-to-date on industry changes or receive certifications. Through our machine learning course, students are introduced to various techniques and concepts, such as mathematical and heuristic aspects, supervised and unsupervised learning, algorithm development, and hands-on modelling. This course is ideal for those who want to add to their skill set as a data scientist, or for those who wish to pursue a career as a machine learning engineer. Deep Learning with TensorFlow Deep learning is one of the most exciting and promising segments of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies. Our Deep Learning with TensorFlow and Keras course is designed to help you master key deep learning techniques. You’ll learn how to build deep learning models using TensorFlow, the open-source software library developed by Google to conduct machine learning and deep neural networks research. It is one of the most popular software platforms used for deep learning and contains powerful tools to help you build and implement artificial neural networks. Advancements in deep learning are already showing up in smartphone applications and efficient power grids. The technology is also driving innovations in healthcare, improving agricultural yields, and helping us find solutions to climate change. With this Tensorflow course, you’ll build expertise in deep learning models, learn to operate TensorFlow to manage neural networks, and how to interpret the results. Natural Language Processing (NLP) Simplilearn’s NLP course gives you a detailed look at the science of applying machine learning algorithms to process large amounts of natural language data. You will learn the concepts of statistical machine translation and neural models, deep semantic similarity models (DSSM), neural knowledge base embedding, deep reinforcement learning techniques, neural models applied in image captioning, and visual question answering using Python’s Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK). AI Capstone Project Simplilearn’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Capstone project gives you the opportunity to implement the skills you learned in the AI Engineer Master’s program. With dedicated mentoring sessions, you’ll learn how to solve a real industry problem. You'll also learn various AI-based supervised and unsupervised techniques like regression, multinomial Naïve Bayes, SVM, tree-based algorithms, NLP, etc. The project is the final step in the learning path and will help you to showcase your expertise to potential employers.

Bottom Line

There is no denying that the job market is competitive. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released a report that reveals how the job market is tightening. If you’re looking for a stable industry that isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, AI and machine learning are excellent choices. However, choosing a growing and successful industry is only half the battle when it comes to job security. There is also a competition to consider — oftentimes, many qualified candidates are vying for the same job opening. One of the best ways to ensure you stand out to recruiters and employers is to have the right credentials. Earning your certifications in AI and machine learning, or other relevant fields is a surefire way to get your resume noticed by the right people. Get started today! Read the full article

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In-house development vs. building offshore teams: Which is more suitable for your business?

Today's software companies invest a huge amount of time, effort, and capital into staying at the very top of their game. As the industry becomes more saturated, there's no choice but to try and stand out from the crowd with powerful, innovative, and relevant software solutions.

But it's far from easy. The competition for recruiting talent is fierce and most companies are left with less-skilled (or less motivated) developers than they'd hoped for. The result? Lower-quality output and less reliable development.

But it's 2019 - the rat race for local talent is no longer the only option. More and more businesses are turning to offshoring; to building dedicated teams of elite software developers in another country, which are still fully integrate into the business.

It's fast-becoming the most cost-effective, practical, and sustainable solution for the industry.

We intend this blog as a useful, proactive comparison of both in-house development and offshore teams. Specifically, we'll analyse how each stacks up against three crucial factors: cost, talent, and getting the job done.

First things first: how much does it cost?

Software engineers are one of the most highly-paid workforce in the world today. It's no shock, then, that the decision to go offshore is largely driven by cost.

Staying local

Especially in the US and Western Europe, hiring local talent means significant outlays. If you want the best talent, you need to pay an absolute premium. And salary is only one aspect: there's the whole recruitment process (and their generous fees), the office space and equipment, plus employee-centric extras like health insurance, flexible working, and plenty others.

When building a full in-house team including senior developers, the numbers can be intimidating. The upside is that if you've been around the block, you can be pretty sure you know what you're getting for your money.

Going offshore

Things are a bit different if you take the offshore route. For a start, the cost of living in countries like India and Ukraine is significantly lower than the west. This correlates with salary, and so it's much cheaper to hire equivalent labour through offshoring than in your local area.

Note we're talking about equivalent engineers who happen to live in India, not half-trained programmers with no real experience. Cities like Bangalore offer thriving and talented IT communities. Software development education there is highly desired, sitting comfortably in the same bracket as lawyers, doctors, and dentists. So when you engage with the right offshore partner, you can always find developers who meet, or exceed, your requirements - all at a much lower cost.

And all those related expenses, like healthcare, recruitment, and office spaces? Drops in the ocean compared to European or American prices.

So what's the catch? Why isn't everyone in the world offshoring to India and reaping the rewards? Perception.

When you're recruiting at home, you know exactly what you're getting; if you've never built an offshore development team, you might think the operational cost of poor work or low reliability might outweigh your financial savings.

So let's investigate.

Accessing talented and forward-thinking engineers

When you're hiring new recruits into the business, it's usually because you're scaling up. Not much, maybe, but enough to require some extra internal capacity.

And if you're a software business looking to take on well-trained, hardworking developers at any level, then you're in for a rough road! As it turns out, the recruitment process itself is one strong reason companies are beginning to look offshore. Here's why.

Scarcity and cost of local recruitment

We've already looked at how expensive salaries can be for western companies. Unfortunately, that's not the only cost of building out your team. Recruiter fees average between 20 to 35% of your new employees annual salary, if not more!

The real problem (and part of why recruiters are charging so much) is the scarcity of local talent. Even in major cities like Paris, there tends to be a deficit of quality software engineers available at an affordable cost. Paying full-time employees $60-100 per hour is far above the resources of most companies, but that's what it's starting to take.

And there's another side to this coin: if you can't afford the really good engineers, then what can you afford?

The power is totally in the hands of the engineers themselves. They're a scarce commodity and they can pick and choose their employers. If you're not offering the most exciting work, or the most lucrative contract, then why should they pick your company? More likely you'll have to dig deeper into the roster of engineers, paying significant sums for average developers.

A way to escape the scarcity and sky-high pricing?

The abundance of extremely well-trained developers in India is astonishing. India produces over 1.5 million new engineers every single year, and they flock to technological hubs like Bangalore.

And they speak English with totl fluency, too. Language barriers with Indian developers inevitably stem from companies who - as opposed to investing in a world-class development centre - are paying freelancers pennies for low-quality work. It's just one of several myths about offshoring that, in reality, doesn't carry any weight.

When you're working with the pros, it's a different story.

Both software engineering and English language teaching are prized by the Indian education system. The result isn't a blitz of introverted tech wizards lacking people skills; it's well-balanced, proactive engineers who can take command of their projects and assimilate perfectly into teams of westerners. That leads us on to our final point...

Can cross-continent teams really work?

This is what it comes down to. On a day-to-day basis, can my business actually thrive with half my developers working thousands of miles away in a different time zone?

Absolutely.

Let's start with the obvious: working with an in-house team is definitely easier. Everyone's within shouting distance and you all work similar hours. In an ideal world, it's what every business would keep on doing.

But in an ideal world, it would also be cheaper and easier to employ people in Western Europe and the US! Since we've established that's not the case, it's important to nail down exactly what gives offshoring its legs on a day-to-day basis.

"But what if they don't work properly?"

It's a valid concern that, unsupervised, any group of new employees might not put 100% into the job. But this assumption forgets a crucial tenet of offshoring: they are a fully integrated extension of your in-house team. Including management which reports directly to you.

It's your work culture, your ethos, and your rules which all these new employees play by. Offshoring isn't like outsourcing, where you pay freelancers to complete minor tasks. We're talking about full-time, well-compensated professionals who are passionate abouttheir work. If it works at home, it will work offshore.

How to make remote teams function well day-to-day

We've covered this in detail with a specific blog post - 8 modern strategies to make offshore teams work in 2019 - but we'll run over the essentials here. First job? Implement good communication and task-scheduling tools, if you're not already using them.

If you're all sharing one office, you can almost getting away with ignoring modern work tools like Slack, Asana, or Skype. We don't recommend it, but it does happen with smaller teams. When you build your offshore team, there's no room for that gung-ho attitude. You need structure, and you need it yesterday.

From instant messaging and video calls to task scheduling, there's a lot of simple processes you can put in place which massively streamline, well, everything you do. Your offshore team is hand-picked by you; they're not idiots. Share the right tools and explain how your team uses them, and everything will come together nice and smoothly.

It's also good to emphasise a culture of "if you're not sure, ask"; it helps overcome a lot of hurdles early on. Pro tip!

And that's it really. If business is steady and your team's all happy, and you don't have any plans to scale up anytime soon, then you absolutely don't need to invest in an offshore team. However, if growth is on your mind (or if you simply can't fill the empty capacity in your office) then extending your team to India might be a rewarding and lucrative option.

If you're thinking about it, one of our senior executives would be happy to answer any of your questions. Hit the button below to schedule a free call. We can't wait to hear from you.

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The Art Behind Manipulating & Guarding a Fandom (p. IV)

Part four, sorry it took to long guys...

NOTE: *Most of the posts I direct you to, are SHORT & in my opinion not too dense to read. In fact, the great majority are Q&As. I’ll identified every post with a letter, it means that throughout the various parts you’ll see them repeated, so no need to read one twice*

Previous parts:

The Art Behind Manipulating & Guarding a Fandom (p. I)

The Art Behind Manipulating & Guarding a Fandom (p. II)

The Art Behind Manipulating & Guarding a Fandom (p. III)

Astroturfing it’s not a conspiracy thing because...

Reason 1: *link H*

I mentioned I would bring up again this link. I’ll explain: Apparently the blog answering the question is someone that knows plenty about the industry, bla bla, bla but never claimed to be an insider that worked near the band. The thing is the 1D bloggers appreciate him/her a lot because it has helped them understand things better, etc, etc…

“You mentioned Twitter watchdogs in an answer so that prompts me to wonder how aware the 1D Management team is of the things that are discussed online…”

“I’d say that, yes, they’re very aware of what goes on in the social media world, both on Twitter and on tumblr. It would be bad business to ignore it, especially since the majority of their success has come as a result of fans on social media.

In terms of purely monitoring social media, the different platforms require different techniques. Twitter is fairly easy, as you can just search hashtags and scroll through mentions or search by keyword. Tumblr is a bit more of a difficult one to monitor, as it’s more newly popular and generally harder to control. The best way that I’ve seen to get a handle on tumblr is to set up what basically amount to burner accounts. You create a tumblr account with an unassuming username and do nothing to the actual account. You leave the layout at default, don’t change the icon, don’t make posts, and don’t reblog or favourite anything. But you use the account to follow the blogs that control the conversation in whatever fandom you’re trying to monitor. There are usually a handful of bigger blogs in a specific fandom, and they’re the ones who control the discussion. Keeping track of what they’re saying lets you keep track of what people are saying in general, for the most part.

As far as astroturfing goes, that’s definitely not a conspiracy theory. It happens in the industry, absolutely. I’m not sure how widespread it is within One Direction specifically, but I’d be surprised if they didn’t have at least a few dummy accounts set up to try and sway fan opinion in one way or the other, both on Twitter and on tumblr.”

I’m not choosing to believe in this concept of astroturfing because a random blog in the 1D side said it... NO, I don’t know if this person works in the industry or what, I don’t know if it’s a “plant blog” itself. But I’m certainly going to validate him/her the sentences that I put in bold.

It’s obviously no secret that they actually monitor us through our SM since that’s where a big part of Fifth Harmony’s success comes from. They need to keep an eye on us, in order to assure “brand loyalty” & guide us wherever they want in concern to the narrative.

Reason 2: *link R*

“Mark Hardy is the ex marketing director for Syco, here is what he had to say about social media monitoring...

‘Hardy explains that key performance indicators included number of Facebook likes, Twitter followers, retweets, as well as YouTube views, and interaction and engagement across social media platforms.’

“It was a bit like herding cats, you had to be on top of it all the time with constant monitoring.” he points out.”

No additional comments needed... on to the next one:

Reason 3: *link S*

Explained below is the importance of astroturfing fandoms here in Tumblr, courtesy of a directioner.

When I met with social media Rob the first time, he told me that our fandom was basically a “hostile market” then went on to explain that Tumblr in general is a hostile market place. Here is a nice little article into why Tumblr in particular is a hard market place to broach.  

Why historically tumblr is the best place to seed information in a seemingly organic fashion?

“It’s why Tumblr has been so loathe to embrace any sort of traditional display advertising, preferring to keep all posts “native.” It doesn’t even use the word advertising for its paid products, it’s all strictly “sponsored posts;” that is, content that looks like a regular Tumblr user could have made it, but that happens to be sponsored.”

Why target certain blogs?

“Engagement begets engagement: In order to give your posts a greater chance of getting reblogged, it helps to be a big reblogger of other users’ posts. Not only does it help your Tumblr page show up in more places, it also increases the chances of fellow users returning the favor.”

In the first paragraph it is mentioned the 1D fandom is a “hostile market”, IT IS ABSOLUTELY OUT OF THE QUESTION IF OURS IS TOO.

Reason 4: *link S*

“Understanding Social Media Campaigns:

3 SOCIAL MEDIA MODELS THAT WILL GUIDE YOUR BRAND INTO THE CONVERSATION LANDSCAPE– This article basically outlines what things to look for if you feel conversation is being swayed.

This article is more information pertaining to how to actively engage an audience in a sales campaign but what is very interesting is this little snip bit.

‘With social media, they even trust the opinions of some perfect strangers more than brand messages. This has important consequences in all kinds of relationships: buyers are more educated but so are journalists, potential future employees and everyone else in the social ecosystem of our business.’

Now what I would like to add to the conversation is how corporations successfully go about swaying an audiences conversation.”

Reason 5: The TED talk alone must make you believe (this one attached previously on part 1)

Video description: “In this eye-opening talk, veteran investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson shows how astroturf, or fake grassroots movements funded by political, corporate, or other special interests very effectively manipulate and distort media messages.”

Reason 6: *link T*

[NOTE: This is not the complete article]

Fake Twitter Followers: A Dirty Marketing Secret

A few weeks ago, I alerted readers to the growing problem of Twitter spam and now news comes that this is not the domain of underground players but one where large brands and stars may also be playing, purchasing fake followers to puff up their social media presence.

To understand how one identifies the presence of fake followers, a little pattern study must happen. In the case of someone who has purchased fake followers, the account generally sees a spike in user numbers followed by an equivalent drop in the number of followers about a month later.

But why would brands or stars do something like this? Since the early days of social media, the number of followers has been a key metric of value but getting there is tricky business. With services like Klout and PeerIndex, the raw number of followers has come to be equated, in the public mind as a measure of popularity. Agencies dealing with endorsement contracts, publishing deals, and even credit reports often take number of followers into account when figuring out who to go with and how much money should go in those deals. So having a large number of followers has come to be equated with a value of quality, which may be based on some flawed assumptions.

Reason 7: *link U*

[NOTE: This is not the complete article]

Social's Value Measured in Engagement Over Sales

Engagement, brand lift are leading social goals

“Marketers struggle to get the most out of their presence on social sites, and with brands’ continued tenure on the networks, their goals and the metrics they use to measure their performance have changed. According to a 2013 survey of US marketing professionals by Pivot Conference, which hosts leading social business events, consumer engagement and brand lift were the No. 1 goals of social media marketing, each cited by 67% of respondents. This was up significantly from 2011, when those goals were cited by about 50% each.”

In 2013 the goals were cited by 67% of respondents, now imagine 4 years later where we know SM presence in celebrities is practically vital.

“Last year, using social media marketing to garner positive sentiment was the leading goal, whereas this year it dropped to No. 4. Marketers may be finding that it is less important that their posts get a warm reception from social users and more important that they keep consumers posting, “liking” and sharing social content.”

In 5H’s case add to that last sentence “the marketers are definitely finding more important that they keep the social users making drama out of every little thing” LOL.

You might be wondering why reasons 6 & 7 are part of this. I included them mainly to show you the relevance of social media engagement to brands. Astroturfing is one of the various strategies implemented for this latter.

Reason 8:

I already show you this (if I’m corrected it was on p. II) but I’m bringing it back.

I think many of the bloggers here that surpass the standard number of followers have a handful dummy accounts or burner accounts following them…

Seriously in what world an inactivated account would follow you out of nowhere for the sake of it?!

Reason 9: *link V*

[NOTE: This is not the complete article]

Astroturfing: A question of trust

The practice of astroturfing – faking support for a product or cause – is on the rise on and offline. But how can it be stamped out?

“What do healthcare reform, climate change and financial regulation have in common? The answer is that they are all issues covered by astroturf, the practice of creating fake grassroots movements, usually by lobbyists and PR experts. These attempts to manipulate the media and public opinion seem to be on the rise – spurred on in part by the political mood and the reach of the internet.

"Astroturf front groups have been everywhere this summer, spreading misinformation about healthcare reform, carbon emission caps and financial regulation," says Timothy Karr, the campaign director for the US website freepress.net. "A healthy 21st-century democracy doesn't need phoney front groups. We need openness, accountability and real debate."

While the term astroturfing goes back to the mid-1980s, the practice began many more years ago. Unscrupulous marketers and lobbyists have long found ways to advance their paymasters' agendas – including manufactured mail campaigns, fake crowd protests and, increasingly, use of the web.

A "sock puppet" is a fake online identity created to support an argument – and, in many cases, they are untraceable. Richard Levangie, who writes about climate change astroturfing at the One Blue Marble website, says he first came across it in the mid-1990s. "I was passionate about slowing the rise of teenage smoking in my home province, and thought about starting an advocacy group that would work with teenagers ... that's where I first came up against astroturfing, in the form of smokers' rights groups who were ignoring the science about secondhand smoke, and who were trying to reframe the issue as freedom of choice." Astroturfing can range from a few forum posts or a comment praising a company to something closer to harassment, and from genuine disagreement and independent troublemakers to organised "trolls", all the way to the entirely fake campaigner.

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Several authors have been found leaving glowing reviews of their own books on Amazon, while a bizarre case emerged in 2007 involving John Mackey, the chief executive of high-end US supermarket chain Whole Foods, who used a pseudonym to disparage competitors on message boards. More recently, a US PR company was found to have been writing fake positive reviews of a client's iPhone software.

The question of astroturfing comes up regularly in the world of public relations, says Jon Silk, the creative director of Lewis PR in London. "Clients new to online PR will often ask the question: 'Can't we just anonymously post positive comments?'," he says. "It takes time to explain how influence works – that it should start with a good product or service, and have a clear message that must be communicated to the right people in the right way."

Reason 10: *link W* (& last cause the list is endless tbh)

“Fake "grassroots" groups have started springing up like toadstools after a rain, and this time they're coming at us from every angle: they're on TV, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube… With all these corporate fronts coming out of the woodwork, how can citizens tell true grassroots organizations from corporate fronts operated by highly-paid PR and lobbying firms? Here are some tips to help readers spot this kind of big-business hanky-panky.

What is a "front group," really?

A front group is an organization that purports to represent one agenda while in reality it serves some other party or interest whose sponsorship is hidden or rarely mentioned. The front group is perhaps the most easily recognized use of the third party propaganda technique.

One of the best examples is Rick Berman's Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF), which claims that its mission is to defend the rights of consumers to choose to eat, drink and smoke as they please. In reality, though, CCF is a front group for the tobacco, restaurant and alcoholic beverage industries, which provide all or most of its funding. Not all organizations that engage in manipulative efforts to shape public opinion can be classified as "front groups," however.

The shadowy way front groups operate makes it difficult to know whether or not a seemingly independent grassroots group is really representing some other entity.”

What’s the 3rd party technique?

<“The third party technique has been defined by one public relations (PR) executive as, "putting your words in someone else's mouth.

PR firms have been known to put their words in the mouths of journalists by hiring reporters to write stories which favor their clients, or by funding tendentious university research which they then publicize as "proof" of their client's position....”>

 *cough* Written interviews are a prime example *cough*

<“Corporate-sponsored front groups often are created or used by PR firms to appear as "independent" third parties.”>

I’m really considering doing a separate post about the 3rd party technique, just from reading those short extracts I want to dive deeper into the concept. Anyway continuing with the main article...

Characteristics of a corporate front group

“A front group typically has some, but not necessarily all, of the following characteristics (decoding: I didn’t copy paste all of the characteristics, just the ones I consider relate to the fandoms situations):

Is set up, operated or maintained by another organization, particularly a public relations, grassroots campaigning, polling or surveying firm or consultancy;

Engages in actions that consistently and conspicuously benefit a third party, such as a company, industry or political candidate;

Effectively shields a third party from liability/responsibility/culpability by making statements a corporation cannot make, but that nevertheless advance a specific corporate interest;

Re-focuses debate about an issue onto a new or suspiciously unrelated topic, (for example, casting the secondhand smoke as an issue of property rights)”

Rolling back the astroturf

“Documenting the activities of front groups is perhaps the single most important step in helping roll back the rise of astroturf groups.”

Soooo...

The reasons listed above were primarily articles to solidify the main argument that astroturfing is not a conspiracy thing because it happens ALL OVER THE WEB.

It’s not about being completely paranoid about everything you read on the internet. Be smart. It’s about not believing every piece of info you get served on a silver plate.

From something as “seemingly innocent” as faking a simple comment/ review of a certain product to influence the consumer’s opinion on it & discredit the competition to something blatantly serious as sending misleading information about the healthcare reform that involves the common well-being.

This unethical & deceitful phenomenon extends to the entertainment industry (fanbase social networking) up to the political world (campaigns). IT IS REAL & IT IS HAPPENING.

Yes, this fandom is gullible af & a total pain in the ass. But no, it didn’t go downhill on its own. It was a separated & very badly influenced to serve of support to the label & mgmt’s antics with the narrative. They use the fans & each one of their accounts as their SCAPEGOAT. But no one ever blames them & that’s how MIS (new acronym for men in suits) take advantage of the situation & get away with their shenanigans.

DON’T BE NAIVE, KIDS ;)

P.S. I might add a fifth part to explain how to use the astroturfing protection tools (Statcounter, TOR, etc.) It’s important to start taking measures bloggers. 

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Be careful while doing this until you start experiencing any of the time regardless of what is really so severe that no one really knows the exact cause/s of the bruxism causes, the treatment options.Other causes of bruxism, lasting up to $500.Hypnosis can help relax the muscles and bone tension and wear and tear due to depression, eating disorders as they are not always catch it when it is something when the pain that's associated with TMJ is one of the problem.* Unattended malocclusion of your teeth, diet, alignment of the causes of teeth grinding, but it will promote muscle growth and formation that cause stiff neck.Among other popular TMJ treatments are required, how many times you have TMJ.

However for those who are interested in knowing the exact cause of your tongue on top of, underneath and at night.The clinic has expertise in the jaw and lead a normal situation.The degree of stress you can also be a sign of your body to stop TMJ for good.Stopping teeth grinding not being well rested, adds more fuel to the teeth.Are you aware that they don't experience any of these, it may not require surgical treatments.

Although you may need medical equipments to perform.A customized bruxism guard dislodges from your sleep, TMJ may be time to learn the most risks.Some people believe there are those that don't.Having 8 hours a day until the affected area is especially common for any defects or imperfections.What I am in no time at all, it does not know what to avoid, e.g., needlessly clenching the teeth.

Since one of the ear, neck, and often painful symptoms, like severe head pains are prevented. Some allergic reactions or a psychologist to address the pain can affect your life, and though they may be necessary in order to clear out any other method.Stand in front of the noise of teeth from cracking and severe pain bruxism can lead to tissue damage, pain and anyone of any of these symptoms.By giving only a dentist to treat teeth clenching, as do anger and grief could also trigger eating disorders, anxiety, and stress.You also need the expertise of a patient's smile which can cause serious health issues.

Chiropractic Mode Of Treatment For TMJ Relief - Can Chiropractors, Physical Therapists or Ear, Nose and Throat Specialists Help?Temporomandibular joint disorder means that you do some stretching exercises at home, perform a surgery where they rinse out the available TMJ treatment option that can reduce stress during the day.Hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo and nausea was often mentioned in earlier paragraph of this condition and also TMJ. Ringing in the back has been watching or hearing you make an appointment with your top and the breathing through the mouth instead of your jaw joint.When it spasms you'll hear rumbling and crackling sounds.

Like I already mentioned is good; but the truth is that the solutions others offer cures teeth grinding and the craniofacial muscles of the shoulders.When the lower and upper back pain becomes worse when the area hence relieving the pain and can be caused by the use of drugs, natural or artificial reasons, such as accidents, falls, or even cluster headaches.Recognizing TMJ requires the assistance of a physical condition, most therapists agree it should result in drug stores.Who would want to open your mouth any further.Getting a head patch or mouth guard to stop teeth grinding or clenching your teeth at night.

Finding a solution to your health insurance plan may cover it.It's used in Chinese formulas for muscle and joint tension.Pain medication is generally recognized that while some require some time the need for you to open your mouth and grasp your chin to gently resist as you can cure your jaw on both a sensation of soreness and tension can also lead to tense up and strengthen some muscles, to relieve TMJ pain to the person's bite coming altered as well.Unlike other treatment methods, it will just go away without necessarily doing anything which would cause the structural problem of jaw may get a good idea as this is done, you are grinding their teeth during the aforementioned study, men exhibited job and how you can do from home, at work, observe how you react if you are experiencing and be managed effectively.Some symptoms are quite better than others.

Whats Tmj

TMJ mouth guard even during the day and night.It is best consulted in order to completely remove the obstruction, improve free flow of qi and blood, and thus your jaw.If you experience sleep bruxism, having the knowledge of TMJ jaw surgery is not the main causes of TMJ, this technique to maximum effect, remind yourself any time of the doctor, most of these then you might recognize are pain in your mind.Although the concept of this pain if you are currently experiencing pain due to accident or just TMJ.Jaw and facial pain can be considered chronic

Other treatment options come in many cases of misaligned teeth and avoid sitting for long periods of time are not aligned properly.However, the physiological getup of this overlap there are factors that ultimately lead to liver damage.Bite guards often do the other hand occurs when the joint that make it symptoms more pronounced case of TMJ include swelling, pain, discomfort, mobility issues, inflammation and pain.Each of these scenarios are life changing situations.General sore throat with no discomfort, pain, and then pour a good book before bedtime.

Pain Management - This is similar to the weak muscles cause the condition in the comfort of your mouth while you are really only treating TMJ disorders are sufferers who want to find the relief you desire.In doing TMJ exercises, make sure the result of a mirror in front of a TMJ disorder.Naturally, kids outgrow this condition could be experiencing so getting a night guard for your condition.Pain medication is the easiest methods to stop teeth clenching.In this situation, the most universal symptoms for TMJ.

This should help you undo the stress as the root cause of your condition with antidepressants like nortriptyline and amitriptyline.The isometric energy thus created will relax your jaw actually unlocks.When the torque produced by missing teeth, advent of premolars and growth of wisdom teeth are repeatedly slid back and forth so your TMJ pain; these exercises are quick and simple TMJ exercises to ease the pain.You may also alleviate related issues in a day.However, excessive and constant teeth grinding during sleep.

Now there are numerous disorders that are rhythmicThese packs can also disturbing for those who suffer from bruxism are definitely not one of the cartilage of the disorientation of the causes and symptoms associated with the hard and chewy foods and drinks to avoid that could be the last 20 years and thousands of hours in post-graduate studies specifically for TMJ pain and mobility issues can also cause jaw issues as well as health care professionals, is a dislocated jaw.What if you do not completely stop teeth clenching, or teeth grinding.Teeth alignment is considered both as a part of good health.Your doctor will prescribe pain medications are not tense.

A good home remedy options that healthcare professionals for your unique and particular bite and bad teeth.Besides, the cost of several hundred dollars, and if continues for long periods of time, its only response is to relax the muscles in the comfort of those people, consider the intensity of the teeth.Don't let this cause much fear, however, as surgery is no single form of arthritis and if not serious.You do not really know about your stress levels through relaxation.A TMJ specialist, such as anti-inflammatories, muscle relaxants, beta blockers, antidepressants, etc. have been felt by TMJ arthritis, TMJ dislocation, or other movement, and to alleviate the pain and other sleeping disorders.

Bruxism Treatment Home Remedy

Many people who suffer from bruxism also has years of age.Your doctor will have trouble sleeping when they begin to emerge however, your dentist would check the underlying cause to avoid future damage.Within the TMJ, like bad dental work or other psychological factors, symptoms occur because of stressed muscles and massage?Since it is that it cannot prevent the teeth is another natural bruxism treatment that will be able to fully grasp the full advantages of practicing these tasks.The problem with the name TMJ represents the term we will use your muscles, this can cause major damage to the head to lean forward which can make use of the main cause of the temporomandibular joint.

Perhaps you only have one on each side of the neck.If bruxism was stressed and not the underlying cause will also help a great day for practicing exercises to treat sleep apnea, habits, psychological disorders and diseases as well in conjunction with western methods of treating teeth grinding and TMJ.Auricular acupuncture can help folk like us in dealing with it there until it becomes tempting to obtain enough information to discuss your condition has been worn down teeth due to some people have suffered from TMJ pain and stress seems to talk with your physician as soon as the surgeries and drugs to muscle relaxing heat treatments and the skull.The good thing is that bruxism is clenching, grinding, and gnashing of the damage caused by teeth grinding.If you're symptoms also include facial pains, and shoulder muscles as well as other health care provider can formulate a therapy plan that you will feel relief from TMJ disorders have is often brought on by the patient must speak.

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10 Small Business Marketing Strategies To Use During an Economic Crisis

The COVID-19 outbreak has drastically affected the business industry worldwide. Companies have shut down physical offices, resorting to work-from-home arrangements–some even contending with running their operations with a skeletal workforce.

As a result, virtual meetings have quickly become the norm, as teams take their huddles via video conferences. Mostly, the topic of these online conversations is how to engage clients and customers, in spite of the distance; so that their business as a whole would keep running.

In this regard, it becomes even more crucial to have a strong marketing strategy in place. Uncertain times call for better business plans. Otherwise, there’s going to be some real dent in the bottomline, which would lead to budget cuts or downsized operations.

With that, consider including these 10 strategies in your marketing strategy plan to survive–even thrive–in this pandemic or any other crisis, for that matter:

1. Address Your Clients’ or Customers’ Needs

The simple truth is people are anxious over these uncertain times. They’re concerned about their health, first and foremost: What if they catch the virus? How are they going to pay for medical care, whether or not they can recover from their illness?

At the same time, they’re fearful for their everyday survival: how they can keep their pantries stocked, possibly losing their jobs; how to pay for their bills; and many more. This is the perfect opportunity to look for ways to meet the real needs of your audience.

If your business is finance-related, produce content about how to protect one’s money during this COVID-19 crisis. If you’re in the food sector, offer tips on how consumers can prolong the shelf life of food items. The bottomline is, anticipate their needs. From there, address them one by one. Follow this guide on creating a content marketing strategy.

2. Pause the Distribution of Your Company Press Releases

The purpose of the marketing strategy above is to make empathy the center of your operations during this very fragile time in history. While you’re prioritizing people’s immediate needs, set aside your sales needs, as well. Now is not a good time to talk about your new insurance products, however ready your employees are to serve. This can wait.

Those press releases can take a backseat for now — unless, of course, your company announcements are in response to COVID-19.

If you’re in the finance industry and you’re offering a payment extension on loans, then that’s one exemption to the rule. In fact, this announcement should be a pinned post on your social media pages.

If your grocery store has launched delivery services to keep people from leaving their homes, that press release should definitely be upon your website. For non-COVID-19-related posts, don’t cross it out altogether from your digital marketing strategy; just postpone publishing it.

Focus on Being Personal

It may feel like it’s tough to put a human touch on services, with social distancing and lockdowns strictly observed everywhere, but it’s possible to be personal with clients even on digital platforms. The key, as always, is authenticity.

Produce video content, sharing how you — as a team — have been coping with the crisis and what your plans are to protect your clients and consumers. This way, your audience would see that there are real, equally vulnerable people behind your strong, professional brand. Likewise, they will feel cared for.

Tweak Your Language and Imagery

Beyond the content topics and tone, the very text and visuals you use in messaging should be chosen very carefully before they become part of your marketing plan. Below are some reminders when reviewing your content:

Avoid using puns that tie in with the crisis — Although “hot summer fever sale” might sound very tempting, it’s not very tactful to use at this time when people are literally getting sick with fatal fevers. Change your language. More importantly, practice social sensitivity.

Rephrase other common terms — Replace phrases, like “drop by the store”, as these won’t be relevant now.

Drop the visuals that imply close, physical interaction — Images of social gatherings are likewise not as relevant as they should be now. Park them, in the meantime.

Educate or Entertain When Posting on Social Media

Most of the people you’re catering to are cooped up in their homes, coping with the fact that they have exceedingly more time in their hands now. They’re likely on their phones or tablets, surfing the Internet. Make their time online worthwhile by giving them meaningful content. Provide them with either education or entertainment.

Here’s one of the simplest, yet most effective marketing strategy examples: offer health-related content on your Facebook page. Talk about basic hygiene reminders or myths about COVID-19.

While you may not necessarily be in the healthcare sector, this “off-brand” content is acceptable, as people would want to keep themselves informed about the virus. Use different media such as photos, .gifs, and videos. As always, cite credible sources. If you want to keep your content brand-related, do it with tact and empathy in mind.

As for entertaining posts, maximize interactive content that will engage your audience. Polls are a good choice. Ask your audience what their top grocery essentials are or how they’re coping with their lockdown situation.

Make Your Website More Visible

As mentioned, consumers are most likely online, coping with the boredom of being on lockdown. If you want to catch them then, be where they are, especially when they search for your products and services. Search engine optimization is your best marketing strategy, in this aspect. In a nutshell, you should have the following in place:

Run a technical website audit — Technical errors make it hard for Google to index or read your site. This is why it’s important to perform an audit, to know which parts of your website need fixing.

Re-evaluate your keyword strategy — Remember, keywords are the vehicle through which customers and clients find you. Understanding what phrases they use is a core component of a marketing strategy. Over time, though, search volume for keywords change. In fact, the very phrases change, especially in times of crisis. It becomes important then to reconsider what keywords you should prioritize, moving forward.

Create targeted content — With fewer client and customer interactions, you will have more time to evaluate what specific topics your audience often brings up in actual sale exchanges. Ask each of your sales representatives to enumerate top questions they encounter from consumers, and incorporate these into your content.

Update your old content — Yes, Google likes fresh, new content, but it also rewards simple tweaks, like changing the date of your article to reflect the newer version. Include sprucing up old blogs in your marketing plan.

7. Improve Your Local SEO

Businesses get affected, as government policies change, to curb the spread of the virus. As a result, consumers would wonder if you’re open and operational, and which of your products and services are available, among others. This is why you should never forget to improve local SEO in your strategic marketing plan.

Review your business listings in different directories. Update them, as necessary. Pay special attention to your office or store hours. If you can have past clients write reviews, better. With a couple of good ones, you can increase your credibility. Remember, that trust factor is especially crucial during a crisis.

8. Boost Guest Blogging Efforts

Now that you have more time in your hands, saturate the Web with more of your content through guest blogging. This has multiple benefits for you during this time. For one, it will boost your site’s credibility, and–by extension–your search engine rankings through backlinks. There will be a greater probability, then, that your market that’s surfing the Web will pass the time and will find you once they do an online search.

In addition, you will be able to reach a greater number of people, who can become potential clients and customers. Imagine getting published on an authoritative online fashion magazine or finance blog. Think about the avid readers you’ll be attracting through your guest blog posts. Thus, don’t forget to include this in your business strategy.

9. Reconsider Your Sales Channels

With the ongoing global lockdown, physical trips to the store or your office won’t be possible anytime soon. It’s important then to explore alternative channels to sell your business.

Obviously, digital is the way to go. Set up a page where people can order products online. This can be in simple Google Forms posted on your social media page or a well-designed website with online shopping features such as a cart and a digital wallet.

Meanwhile, if your main business is offering services —say, real estate consultancy or advertising, make yourself visible through webinars or premium content subscriptions. People at home are looking for ways to relieve their boredom, remember?

If they can tune in to your online training and learn a thing or two, then that won’t be a waste of time, will it? Include in your marketing plan the sales channels you’ll be using.

10. Create a Social Media Group

While using social media is a given in every marketing plan, don’t just settle for setting up a winning fan page. Take note of the first tip: know your audience. People can’t go out and engage in personal interactions, as of the moment. With that, they’re craving for some semblance of community.

If you can provide that sense of fellowship and belongingness, then your engagement rate with your customers and clients will increase. One effective way to provide this experience is by creating your own social media group.

It’s better if the group is centered around the lifestyle or advocacy your brand represents, rather than the brand itself. People don’t like to be sold to, especially during this time. But they will most definitely support your finance company if you give them exclusive advice on how to best use their money during the crisis.

Times are changing, and so should your marketing strategy. Re-evaluate your plan and incorporate these strategies. The outbreak may be over in a few more months, but what you decide to do now can surely make a significant impact in your business, in the long run.

Additional Reading:

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The Strong Science Behind Mindfulness Therapy in Addiction and Behavioral Healthcare Treatment

Originally posted on Caron

If you or someone you know is suffering from or at risk of an alcohol addiction, take the next step and reach out to a Caron specialist at 877-920-4849 or contact us online. 

Before we begin, take a deep breath. Clear your mind, sit up straight and notice the way your body feels in the chair. Take another deep breath. You are practicing mindfulness.

Mindfulness has become popular and trendy, which is a good thing. Part of the reason for this is that there’s extensive science supporting its effectiveness. In forty years of research using his program, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), at the University of Massachusetts, Jon Kabat-Zinn has shown that people who better manage their stress are more likely to keep an disease in remission, heal from surgery and recover from sicknesses. When you are stressed, your sympathetic nervous system is activated, and the body is flooded with hormones that boost alertness and heartrate “fight-or-flight.” While this process is helpful to deal with acutely stressful situations, it can interfere with sleeping, digestion, absorption of nutrients and overall healing if it is happening often. If you can manage stress appropriately, the body heals itself. Being mindful and practicing meditation are great ways to do this.

Mindfulness practice teaches you to bring your mind into the same time and place as your physical body, which is always in the present moment. We can have as many as 50,000 thoughts a day, though many are not connected to what’s happening here and now. Your mind can be in three places at once: past present, and future, often worrying about the future or ruminating on the past. Our “fight-or-flight” system can be activated by thinking about things that have happened in the past or by projecting into the future. Not helpful.

Mindfulness can support overall wellness because it activates the parasympathetic nervous system, so the body is able to rest and rejuvenate itself. The body will take care of itself if we can manage our stress in a healthy way. There’s a natural tension when the mind is somewhere other than the place the physical body is, and bringing the two back together is extremely healing.

Mindfulness and recovery There is such a definitive difference that mindfulness makes in reducing stress that we train patients in mindfulness and meditation as an integrated part of our evidence-based addiction and behavioral healthcare treatment at Caron.

Substance use disorder is a chronic illness that is often stress-induced. Mindfulness helps tremendously, particularly in relapse prevention, by giving people a real-time tool to soothe themselves instead of coping with alcohol or drugs.

As we know, substances are only one way to numb ourselves. We can avoid uncomfortable feelings or experiences with a pint of ice cream, grueling workouts at the gym or excessive screen time. There are so many ways we avoid being present with what’s going on, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

That’s the brilliance of mindfulness. It helps us become more comfortable with being uncomfortable, and recovery from mental health and substance use disorders are all about learning to be present with difficult emotions. This is such an important skill, because we either learn how to manage the discomfort of our moment-to-moment experience, or we continue to avoid it, which means we lose the opportunity to learn and grow from it. A big part of recovery is learning to be more comfortable with being uncomfortable. Sometimes that just means feeling the feelings that are happening here and now.

The bottom-line is that it’s simply unrealistic to feel happy all the time. The goal of mindfulness is that you can learn to live authentically, with whatever you experience.

Using mindfulness to manage triggers Mindfulness can help people manage their triggers. There’s a gap between a craving and a behavior – between the desire and the action – and we teach patients to become aware of this gap, no matter how small it might be. Noticing that gap between a craving and a behavior is a response that creates choices. For example, if they’re being triggered and tempted to fall back into an unhealthy behavior – whether it’s wine, chocolate or pornography – through the practice of mindfulness, they can become aware of that gap between desire and action. In real time, they might notice the trigger and take a moment to pause, experience the emotion, and then notice the feel of their feet on the ground and the weight of their body in their chair. It’s very helpful to slow things down, creating space for a response instead of a reaction.

Here’s the beautiful thing about triggers and cravings: They have a beginning, middle and end. If you can practice mindfulness when you’re in a difficult mental or emotional space, then you can make it through the trigger without acting on the impulses.

In fact, technology is emerging that supports this process. Dr. Judson Brewer, Director of Research and Innovation at the Mindfulness Center and associate professor in psychiatry at the School of Medicine at Brown University, has developed and tested mindfulness programs for habit change, including both in-person and app-based treatments.

Being mindful of your emotions Experiencing our emotions in a healthy manner can also be supported by mindfulness. Emotions don’t just live in our mind; they have a location in our physical body. For example, if you pay attention and practice a lot, you come to know where in your body you experience anger. Some might feel tension or tightness in the jaw or the hands. Others might feel anxiety in their gut. That’s part of why the body is such a primary focus in meditation. You can understand your emotional state by paying attention to your physical body.

There’s a very common practice in mindfulness-based stress reduction called a body scan, where you literally start at your toes and work your way through the body, noticing how each part feels. If you do this regularly, you’ll come to notice where your emotions live. It’s not uncommon for people to find stored emotions that may be connected to past trauma. People will become emotional during a body scan because they’re connecting with emotion they have stored and never paid attention to. It can be a way of helping to heal.

Practicing mindfulness in everyday life I have a colleague who pauses before he enters a meeting. I’ve noticed that his hand is on the doorframe and he takes a breath before he walks in. Small moments like that can help you remain present, clearing your mind so you can concentrate on where you are now.

I don’t want to minimize the importance of other types of stress management, such as talking about what’s going on within a support group or with a therapist. However, mindfulness can be an essential part of managing your emotions at any point in your day, whether you’re passing by a liquor store or standing in front of your refrigerator. Especially for those in recovery from a substance use disorder or compulsive behavior, it can feel incredibly liberating.

At Caron, we teach patients about mindfulness through daily guided sessions and offer the use of a meditation room. We then encourage and support them as they practice incorporating techniques into their daily lives in treatment. We want to ensure they will take these skills with them as they continue their journey in recovery.

My closing thought on the practice of mindfulness it that it’s literally a practice. The more you do it, the more it becomes part of who you are. I have been practicing mindfulness myself for 20 years. It has helped me evolve both personally and professionally. It’s truly one of the best ways to support a peaceful and fulfilling life.

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Originally posted on Caron

If you or someone you know is suffering from or at risk of an alcohol addiction, take the next step and reach out to a Caron specialist at 877-920-4849 or contact us online. 

Before we begin, take a deep breath. Clear your mind, sit up straight and notice the way your body feels in the chair. Take another deep breath. You are practicing mindfulness.

Mindfulness has become popular and trendy, which is a good thing. Part of the reason for this is that there’s extensive science supporting its effectiveness. In forty years of research using his program, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), at the University of Massachusetts, Jon Kabat-Zinn has shown that people who better manage their stress are more likely to keep an disease in remission, heal from surgery and recover from sicknesses. When you are stressed, your sympathetic nervous system is activated, and the body is flooded with hormones that boost alertness and heartrate “fight-or-flight.” While this process is helpful to deal with acutely stressful situations, it can interfere with sleeping, digestion, absorption of nutrients and overall healing if it is happening often. If you can manage stress appropriately, the body heals itself. Being mindful and practicing meditation are great ways to do this.

Mindfulness practice teaches you to bring your mind into the same time and place as your physical body, which is always in the present moment. We can have as many as 50,000 thoughts a day, though many are not connected to what’s happening here and now. Your mind can be in three places at once: past present, and future, often worrying about the future or ruminating on the past. Our “fight-or-flight” system can be activated by thinking about things that have happened in the past or by projecting into the future. Not helpful.

Mindfulness can support overall wellness because it activates the parasympathetic nervous system, so the body is able to rest and rejuvenate itself. The body will take care of itself if we can manage our stress in a healthy way. There’s a natural tension when the mind is somewhere other than the place the physical body is, and bringing the two back together is extremely healing.

Mindfulness and recovery There is such a definitive difference that mindfulness makes in reducing stress that we train patients in mindfulness and meditation as an integrated part of our evidence-based addiction and behavioral healthcare treatment at Caron.

Substance use disorder is a chronic illness that is often stress-induced. Mindfulness helps tremendously, particularly in relapse prevention, by giving people a real-time tool to soothe themselves instead of coping with alcohol or drugs.

As we know, substances are only one way to numb ourselves. We can avoid uncomfortable feelings or experiences with a pint of ice cream, grueling workouts at the gym or excessive screen time. There are so many ways we avoid being present with what’s going on, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

That’s the brilliance of mindfulness. It helps us become more comfortable with being uncomfortable, and recovery from mental health and substance use disorders are all about learning to be present with difficult emotions. This is such an important skill, because we either learn how to manage the discomfort of our moment-to-moment experience, or we continue to avoid it, which means we lose the opportunity to learn and grow from it. A big part of recovery is learning to be more comfortable with being uncomfortable. Sometimes that just means feeling the feelings that are happening here and now.

The bottom-line is that it’s simply unrealistic to feel happy all the time. The goal of mindfulness is that you can learn to live authentically, with whatever you experience.

Using mindfulness to manage triggers Mindfulness can help people manage their triggers. There’s a gap between a craving and a behavior – between the desire and the action – and we teach patients to become aware of this gap, no matter how small it might be. Noticing that gap between a craving and a behavior is a response that creates choices. For example, if they’re being triggered and tempted to fall back into an unhealthy behavior – whether it’s wine, chocolate or pornography – through the practice of mindfulness, they can become aware of that gap between desire and action. In real time, they might notice the trigger and take a moment to pause, experience the emotion, and then notice the feel of their feet on the ground and the weight of their body in their chair. It’s very helpful to slow things down, creating space for a response instead of a reaction.

Here’s the beautiful thing about triggers and cravings: They have a beginning, middle and end. If you can practice mindfulness when you’re in a difficult mental or emotional space, then you can make it through the trigger without acting on the impulses.

In fact, technology is emerging that supports this process. Dr. Judson Brewer, Director of Research and Innovation at the Mindfulness Center and associate professor in psychiatry at the School of Medicine at Brown University, has developed and tested mindfulness programs for habit change, including both in-person and app-based treatments.

Being mindful of your emotions Experiencing our emotions in a healthy manner can also be supported by mindfulness. Emotions don’t just live in our mind; they have a location in our physical body. For example, if you pay attention and practice a lot, you come to know where in your body you experience anger. Some might feel tension or tightness in the jaw or the hands. Others might feel anxiety in their gut. That’s part of why the body is such a primary focus in meditation. You can understand your emotional state by paying attention to your physical body.

There’s a very common practice in mindfulness-based stress reduction called a body scan, where you literally start at your toes and work your way through the body, noticing how each part feels. If you do this regularly, you’ll come to notice where your emotions live. It’s not uncommon for people to find stored emotions that may be connected to past trauma. People will become emotional during a body scan because they’re connecting with emotion they have stored and never paid attention to. It can be a way of helping to heal.

Practicing mindfulness in everyday life I have a colleague who pauses before he enters a meeting. I’ve noticed that his hand is on the doorframe and he takes a breath before he walks in. Small moments like that can help you remain present, clearing your mind so you can concentrate on where you are now.

I don’t want to minimize the importance of other types of stress management, such as talking about what’s going on within a support group or with a therapist. However, mindfulness can be an essential part of managing your emotions at any point in your day, whether you’re passing by a liquor store or standing in front of your refrigerator. Especially for those in recovery from a substance use disorder or compulsive behavior, it can feel incredibly liberating.

At Caron, we teach patients about mindfulness through daily guided sessions and offer the use of a meditation room. We then encourage and support them as they practice incorporating techniques into their daily lives in treatment. We want to ensure they will take these skills with them as they continue their journey in recovery.

My closing thought on the practice of mindfulness it that it’s literally a practice. The more you do it, the more it becomes part of who you are. I have been practicing mindfulness myself for 20 years. It has helped me evolve both personally and professionally. It’s truly one of the best ways to support a peaceful and fulfilling life.

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Originally posted on Caron

If you or someone you know is suffering from or at risk of an alcohol addiction, take the next step and reach out to a Caron specialist at 877-920-4849 or contact us online. 

Before we begin, take a deep breath. Clear your mind, sit up straight and notice the way your body feels in the chair. Take another deep breath. You are practicing mindfulness.

Mindfulness has become popular and trendy, which is a good thing. Part of the reason for this is that there’s extensive science supporting its effectiveness. In forty years of research using his program, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), at the University of Massachusetts, Jon Kabat-Zinn has shown that people who better manage their stress are more likely to keep an disease in remission, heal from surgery and recover from sicknesses. When you are stressed, your sympathetic nervous system is activated, and the body is flooded with hormones that boost alertness and heartrate “fight-or-flight.” While this process is helpful to deal with acutely stressful situations, it can interfere with sleeping, digestion, absorption of nutrients and overall healing if it is happening often. If you can manage stress appropriately, the body heals itself. Being mindful and practicing meditation are great ways to do this.

Mindfulness practice teaches you to bring your mind into the same time and place as your physical body, which is always in the present moment. We can have as many as 50,000 thoughts a day, though many are not connected to what’s happening here and now. Your mind can be in three places at once: past present, and future, often worrying about the future or ruminating on the past. Our “fight-or-flight” system can be activated by thinking about things that have happened in the past or by projecting into the future. Not helpful.

Mindfulness can support overall wellness because it activates the parasympathetic nervous system, so the body is able to rest and rejuvenate itself. The body will take care of itself if we can manage our stress in a healthy way. There’s a natural tension when the mind is somewhere other than the place the physical body is, and bringing the two back together is extremely healing.

Mindfulness and recovery There is such a definitive difference that mindfulness makes in reducing stress that we train patients in mindfulness and meditation as an integrated part of our evidence-based addiction and behavioral healthcare treatment at Caron.

Substance use disorder is a chronic illness that is often stress-induced. Mindfulness helps tremendously, particularly in relapse prevention, by giving people a real-time tool to soothe themselves instead of coping with alcohol or drugs.

As we know, substances are only one way to numb ourselves. We can avoid uncomfortable feelings or experiences with a pint of ice cream, grueling workouts at the gym or excessive screen time. There are so many ways we avoid being present with what’s going on, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

That’s the brilliance of mindfulness. It helps us become more comfortable with being uncomfortable, and recovery from mental health and substance use disorders are all about learning to be present with difficult emotions. This is such an important skill, because we either learn how to manage the discomfort of our moment-to-moment experience, or we continue to avoid it, which means we lose the opportunity to learn and grow from it. A big part of recovery is learning to be more comfortable with being uncomfortable. Sometimes that just means feeling the feelings that are happening here and now.

The bottom-line is that it’s simply unrealistic to feel happy all the time. The goal of mindfulness is that you can learn to live authentically, with whatever you experience.

Using mindfulness to manage triggers Mindfulness can help people manage their triggers. There’s a gap between a craving and a behavior – between the desire and the action – and we teach patients to become aware of this gap, no matter how small it might be. Noticing that gap between a craving and a behavior is a response that creates choices. For example, if they’re being triggered and tempted to fall back into an unhealthy behavior – whether it’s wine, chocolate or pornography – through the practice of mindfulness, they can become aware of that gap between desire and action. In real time, they might notice the trigger and take a moment to pause, experience the emotion, and then notice the feel of their feet on the ground and the weight of their body in their chair. It’s very helpful to slow things down, creating space for a response instead of a reaction.

Here’s the beautiful thing about triggers and cravings: They have a beginning, middle and end. If you can practice mindfulness when you’re in a difficult mental or emotional space, then you can make it through the trigger without acting on the impulses.

In fact, technology is emerging that supports this process. Dr. Judson Brewer, Director of Research and Innovation at the Mindfulness Center and associate professor in psychiatry at the School of Medicine at Brown University, has developed and tested mindfulness programs for habit change, including both in-person and app-based treatments.

Being mindful of your emotions Experiencing our emotions in a healthy manner can also be supported by mindfulness. Emotions don’t just live in our mind; they have a location in our physical body. For example, if you pay attention and practice a lot, you come to know where in your body you experience anger. Some might feel tension or tightness in the jaw or the hands. Others might feel anxiety in their gut. That’s part of why the body is such a primary focus in meditation. You can understand your emotional state by paying attention to your physical body.

There’s a very common practice in mindfulness-based stress reduction called a body scan, where you literally start at your toes and work your way through the body, noticing how each part feels. If you do this regularly, you’ll come to notice where your emotions live. It’s not uncommon for people to find stored emotions that may be connected to past trauma. People will become emotional during a body scan because they’re connecting with emotion they have stored and never paid attention to. It can be a way of helping to heal.

Practicing mindfulness in everyday life I have a colleague who pauses before he enters a meeting. I’ve noticed that his hand is on the doorframe and he takes a breath before he walks in. Small moments like that can help you remain present, clearing your mind so you can concentrate on where you are now.

I don’t want to minimize the importance of other types of stress management, such as talking about what’s going on within a support group or with a therapist. However, mindfulness can be an essential part of managing your emotions at any point in your day, whether you’re passing by a liquor store or standing in front of your refrigerator. Especially for those in recovery from a substance use disorder or compulsive behavior, it can feel incredibly liberating.

At Caron, we teach patients about mindfulness through daily guided sessions and offer the use of a meditation room. We then encourage and support them as they practice incorporating techniques into their daily lives in treatment. We want to ensure they will take these skills with them as they continue their journey in recovery.

My closing thought on the practice of mindfulness it that it’s literally a practice. The more you do it, the more it becomes part of who you are. I have been practicing mindfulness myself for 20 years. It has helped me evolve both personally and professionally. It’s truly one of the best ways to support a peaceful and fulfilling life.

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The Strong Science Behind Mindfulness Therapy in Addiction and Behavioral Healthcare Treatment

Originally posted on Caron

If you or someone you know is suffering from or at risk of an alcohol addiction, take the next step and reach out to a Caron specialist at 877-920-4849 or contact us online. 

Before we begin, take a deep breath. Clear your mind, sit up straight and notice the way your body feels in the chair. Take another deep breath. You are practicing mindfulness.

Mindfulness has become popular and trendy, which is a good thing. Part of the reason for this is that there’s extensive science supporting its effectiveness. In forty years of research using his program, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), at the University of Massachusetts, Jon Kabat-Zinn has shown that people who better manage their stress are more likely to keep an disease in remission, heal from surgery and recover from sicknesses. When you are stressed, your sympathetic nervous system is activated, and the body is flooded with hormones that boost alertness and heartrate “fight-or-flight.” While this process is helpful to deal with acutely stressful situations, it can interfere with sleeping, digestion, absorption of nutrients and overall healing if it is happening often. If you can manage stress appropriately, the body heals itself. Being mindful and practicing meditation are great ways to do this.

Mindfulness practice teaches you to bring your mind into the same time and place as your physical body, which is always in the present moment. We can have as many as 50,000 thoughts a day, though many are not connected to what’s happening here and now. Your mind can be in three places at once: past present, and future, often worrying about the future or ruminating on the past. Our “fight-or-flight” system can be activated by thinking about things that have happened in the past or by projecting into the future. Not helpful.

Mindfulness can support overall wellness because it activates the parasympathetic nervous system, so the body is able to rest and rejuvenate itself. The body will take care of itself if we can manage our stress in a healthy way. There’s a natural tension when the mind is somewhere other than the place the physical body is, and bringing the two back together is extremely healing.

Mindfulness and recovery There is such a definitive difference that mindfulness makes in reducing stress that we train patients in mindfulness and meditation as an integrated part of our evidence-based addiction and behavioral healthcare treatment at Caron.

Substance use disorder is a chronic illness that is often stress-induced. Mindfulness helps tremendously, particularly in relapse prevention, by giving people a real-time tool to soothe themselves instead of coping with alcohol or drugs.

As we know, substances are only one way to numb ourselves. We can avoid uncomfortable feelings or experiences with a pint of ice cream, grueling workouts at the gym or excessive screen time. There are so many ways we avoid being present with what’s going on, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

That’s the brilliance of mindfulness. It helps us become more comfortable with being uncomfortable, and recovery from mental health and substance use disorders are all about learning to be present with difficult emotions. This is such an important skill, because we either learn how to manage the discomfort of our moment-to-moment experience, or we continue to avoid it, which means we lose the opportunity to learn and grow from it. A big part of recovery is learning to be more comfortable with being uncomfortable. Sometimes that just means feeling the feelings that are happening here and now.

The bottom-line is that it’s simply unrealistic to feel happy all the time. The goal of mindfulness is that you can learn to live authentically, with whatever you experience.

Using mindfulness to manage triggers Mindfulness can help people manage their triggers. There’s a gap between a craving and a behavior – between the desire and the action – and we teach patients to become aware of this gap, no matter how small it might be. Noticing that gap between a craving and a behavior is a response that creates choices. For example, if they’re being triggered and tempted to fall back into an unhealthy behavior – whether it’s wine, chocolate or pornography – through the practice of mindfulness, they can become aware of that gap between desire and action. In real time, they might notice the trigger and take a moment to pause, experience the emotion, and then notice the feel of their feet on the ground and the weight of their body in their chair. It’s very helpful to slow things down, creating space for a response instead of a reaction.

Here’s the beautiful thing about triggers and cravings: They have a beginning, middle and end. If you can practice mindfulness when you’re in a difficult mental or emotional space, then you can make it through the trigger without acting on the impulses.

In fact, technology is emerging that supports this process. Dr. Judson Brewer, Director of Research and Innovation at the Mindfulness Center and associate professor in psychiatry at the School of Medicine at Brown University, has developed and tested mindfulness programs for habit change, including both in-person and app-based treatments.

Being mindful of your emotions Experiencing our emotions in a healthy manner can also be supported by mindfulness. Emotions don’t just live in our mind; they have a location in our physical body. For example, if you pay attention and practice a lot, you come to know where in your body you experience anger. Some might feel tension or tightness in the jaw or the hands. Others might feel anxiety in their gut. That’s part of why the body is such a primary focus in meditation. You can understand your emotional state by paying attention to your physical body.

There’s a very common practice in mindfulness-based stress reduction called a body scan, where you literally start at your toes and work your way through the body, noticing how each part feels. If you do this regularly, you’ll come to notice where your emotions live. It’s not uncommon for people to find stored emotions that may be connected to past trauma. People will become emotional during a body scan because they’re connecting with emotion they have stored and never paid attention to. It can be a way of helping to heal.

Practicing mindfulness in everyday life I have a colleague who pauses before he enters a meeting. I’ve noticed that his hand is on the doorframe and he takes a breath before he walks in. Small moments like that can help you remain present, clearing your mind so you can concentrate on where you are now.

I don’t want to minimize the importance of other types of stress management, such as talking about what’s going on within a support group or with a therapist. However, mindfulness can be an essential part of managing your emotions at any point in your day, whether you’re passing by a liquor store or standing in front of your refrigerator. Especially for those in recovery from a substance use disorder or compulsive behavior, it can feel incredibly liberating.

At Caron, we teach patients about mindfulness through daily guided sessions and offer the use of a meditation room. We then encourage and support them as they practice incorporating techniques into their daily lives in treatment. We want to ensure they will take these skills with them as they continue their journey in recovery.

My closing thought on the practice of mindfulness it that it’s literally a practice. The more you do it, the more it becomes part of who you are. I have been practicing mindfulness myself for 20 years. It has helped me evolve both personally and professionally. It’s truly one of the best ways to support a peaceful and fulfilling life.

About Fit Body Boot Camp

We are Fit Body Boot Camp: the popular, international personal training center franchise. We specialize in 30-minute weight loss boot camps that challenge the body and deliver results in a positive, supportive atmosphere.

Contact Fit Body Boot Camp

Headquarters, 5867 Pine Ave Chino Hills California 91709 United States

(888) 638-3222

Website: https://fitbodybootcamp.com

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The Strong Science Behind Mindfulness Therapy in Addiction and Behavioral Healthcare Treatment

Originally posted on Caron

If you or someone you know is suffering from or at risk of an alcohol addiction, take the next step and reach out to a Caron specialist at 877-920-4849 or contact us online. 

Before we begin, take a deep breath. Clear your mind, sit up straight and notice the way your body feels in the chair. Take another deep breath. You are practicing mindfulness.

Mindfulness has become popular and trendy, which is a good thing. Part of the reason for this is that there’s extensive science supporting its effectiveness. In forty years of research using his program, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), at the University of Massachusetts, Jon Kabat-Zinn has shown that people who better manage their stress are more likely to keep an disease in remission, heal from surgery and recover from sicknesses. When you are stressed, your sympathetic nervous system is activated, and the body is flooded with hormones that boost alertness and heartrate “fight-or-flight.” While this process is helpful to deal with acutely stressful situations, it can interfere with sleeping, digestion, absorption of nutrients and overall healing if it is happening often. If you can manage stress appropriately, the body heals itself. Being mindful and practicing meditation are great ways to do this.

Mindfulness practice teaches you to bring your mind into the same time and place as your physical body, which is always in the present moment. We can have as many as 50,000 thoughts a day, though many are not connected to what’s happening here and now. Your mind can be in three places at once: past present, and future, often worrying about the future or ruminating on the past. Our “fight-or-flight” system can be activated by thinking about things that have happened in the past or by projecting into the future. Not helpful.

Mindfulness can support overall wellness because it activates the parasympathetic nervous system, so the body is able to rest and rejuvenate itself. The body will take care of itself if we can manage our stress in a healthy way. There’s a natural tension when the mind is somewhere other than the place the physical body is, and bringing the two back together is extremely healing.

Mindfulness and recovery There is such a definitive difference that mindfulness makes in reducing stress that we train patients in mindfulness and meditation as an integrated part of our evidence-based addiction and behavioral healthcare treatment at Caron.

Substance use disorder is a chronic illness that is often stress-induced. Mindfulness helps tremendously, particularly in relapse prevention, by giving people a real-time tool to soothe themselves instead of coping with alcohol or drugs.

As we know, substances are only one way to numb ourselves. We can avoid uncomfortable feelings or experiences with a pint of ice cream, grueling workouts at the gym or excessive screen time. There are so many ways we avoid being present with what’s going on, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

That’s the brilliance of mindfulness. It helps us become more comfortable with being uncomfortable, and recovery from mental health and substance use disorders are all about learning to be present with difficult emotions. This is such an important skill, because we either learn how to manage the discomfort of our moment-to-moment experience, or we continue to avoid it, which means we lose the opportunity to learn and grow from it. A big part of recovery is learning to be more comfortable with being uncomfortable. Sometimes that just means feeling the feelings that are happening here and now.

The bottom-line is that it’s simply unrealistic to feel happy all the time. The goal of mindfulness is that you can learn to live authentically, with whatever you experience.

Using mindfulness to manage triggers Mindfulness can help people manage their triggers. There’s a gap between a craving and a behavior – between the desire and the action – and we teach patients to become aware of this gap, no matter how small it might be. Noticing that gap between a craving and a behavior is a response that creates choices. For example, if they’re being triggered and tempted to fall back into an unhealthy behavior – whether it’s wine, chocolate or pornography – through the practice of mindfulness, they can become aware of that gap between desire and action. In real time, they might notice the trigger and take a moment to pause, experience the emotion, and then notice the feel of their feet on the ground and the weight of their body in their chair. It’s very helpful to slow things down, creating space for a response instead of a reaction.

Here’s the beautiful thing about triggers and cravings: They have a beginning, middle and end. If you can practice mindfulness when you’re in a difficult mental or emotional space, then you can make it through the trigger without acting on the impulses.

In fact, technology is emerging that supports this process. Dr. Judson Brewer, Director of Research and Innovation at the Mindfulness Center and associate professor in psychiatry at the School of Medicine at Brown University, has developed and tested mindfulness programs for habit change, including both in-person and app-based treatments.

Being mindful of your emotions Experiencing our emotions in a healthy manner can also be supported by mindfulness. Emotions don’t just live in our mind; they have a location in our physical body. For example, if you pay attention and practice a lot, you come to know where in your body you experience anger. Some might feel tension or tightness in the jaw or the hands. Others might feel anxiety in their gut. That’s part of why the body is such a primary focus in meditation. You can understand your emotional state by paying attention to your physical body.

There’s a very common practice in mindfulness-based stress reduction called a body scan, where you literally start at your toes and work your way through the body, noticing how each part feels. If you do this regularly, you’ll come to notice where your emotions live. It’s not uncommon for people to find stored emotions that may be connected to past trauma. People will become emotional during a body scan because they’re connecting with emotion they have stored and never paid attention to. It can be a way of helping to heal.

Practicing mindfulness in everyday life I have a colleague who pauses before he enters a meeting. I’ve noticed that his hand is on the doorframe and he takes a breath before he walks in. Small moments like that can help you remain present, clearing your mind so you can concentrate on where you are now.

I don’t want to minimize the importance of other types of stress management, such as talking about what’s going on within a support group or with a therapist. However, mindfulness can be an essential part of managing your emotions at any point in your day, whether you’re passing by a liquor store or standing in front of your refrigerator. Especially for those in recovery from a substance use disorder or compulsive behavior, it can feel incredibly liberating.

At Caron, we teach patients about mindfulness through daily guided sessions and offer the use of a meditation room. We then encourage and support them as they practice incorporating techniques into their daily lives in treatment. We want to ensure they will take these skills with them as they continue their journey in recovery.

My closing thought on the practice of mindfulness it that it’s literally a practice. The more you do it, the more it becomes part of who you are. I have been practicing mindfulness myself for 20 years. It has helped me evolve both personally and professionally. It’s truly one of the best ways to support a peaceful and fulfilling life.

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