(Akiit.com) Black mothers are dying and it’s time to do something about it. Every year, more than 700 American mothers lose their lives to pregnancy or birth-related complications. Some medical professionals estimate that at least half, if not more, of these deaths are entirely preventable. While the deaths of 700-plus American ...
(Akiit.com) Workplace accidents are more common that they should be. The International Labour Organization reports that more than 374 million non-fatal accidents happen on the job each year. Even more concerning, more than 2.78 million people die as a result of occupational accidents or work-related diseases each year. Accidents at work ...
(Akiit.com) When you’re deep in the depths of an addiction, all you really want to do is find your way out of the situation. That desire to escape doesn’t really match up with most addicts’ ability to act in positive ways. You have to find the right way to go about ...
(Akiit.com) Fishing is one of the great sporting past times. No matter how you look at it, it’s the full package. It’s physically demanding at times, while allowing you to relax at others. It allows us to get back to the heart of our hunting desires while still staying civilized. And, ...
(Akiit.com) If you work very long hours or if you know that your job just happens to take everything out of you then you will know how frustrating it can be to wake up every morning and know that you have to do the whole thing again. Quitting your job may ...
(Akiit.com) It is often said that the only constant thing is change. The world is constantly changing, and there are very few ways of actually stopping these changes taking effect. Almost every aspect is influenced by new developments, especially when it comes to technology, and there is no wonder that, after ...
(Akiit.com) If you are in poor health or if you are struggling to really get the support that you need with an injury that you have had in the past then you are not alone. There are so many people out there who struggle to come to terms with their injury ...
(Akiit.com) Each year, the trustees of Social Security and Medicare issue their report delivering the news, invariably dismal, about the financial condition of the nation’s two largest entitlement programs. This year, in the report just issued, it’s worse than usual. Last year, the trustees forecast that Social Security and Medicare’s hospital ...
(Akiit.com) As we get older, our bodies and minds change. You can’t binge on a huge pile of junk food without putting on a few pounds, and you might deal with more mental health issues than you used to – stress is a common factor in adult life, and it can ...
(Akiit.com) Remember Obamacare? The fight is far from over on the future of the Obama-era health insurance overhaul. Republicans are making a last-ditch effort this year to turn the program and the money over to the state. This isn’t full Obamacare repeal, but it would make a world of sense. States ...
(Akiit.com) When you say yes to things that are not purposeful for you, you are essentially saying no to your real priorities. What is it about saying no that makes some of us so anxious? Many people overload their schedules simply because they are too concerned with what others think. Saying ...
(Akiit.com) If you’re currently stuck in a fitness rut, where you feel frustrated and perhaps even depressed at the gap between where you are and where you want to be in terms of your level of fitness and physique it can feel like the song by U2 that states: “you gotta ...