(Akiit.com) Fifty is the new forty, or so they say. As people are living longer with a better quality of life, there is less emphasis placed on the two digits that define your age and more on how you feel and your health. If you’re approaching fifty or you have just ...
(Akiit.com) Donald Trump is now deep into trade negotiations with China and NAFTA 2.0 negotiations with Canada and Mexico. We are strong free traders, but we believe that Trump’s plans to negotiate better trade agreements that reduce trade barriers abroad are right on the mark. He also has to make sure ...
(Akiit.com) Just a few weeks ago, Iowa passed the most restrictive abortion ban in the nation since Roe v. Wade. Although it does contain several exceptions, the law generally bars doctors from performing abortions after the baby’s heartbeat can be detected, which is usually around six weeks. If you’re thinking that this ...
(Akiit.com) Wherever you are, you deserve to feel safe. You should have to feel like you can’t go out without being harassed by other people. It doesn’t matter what you’re wearing or what you look like, sexual harassment is a crime and in 2018 it should not still be happening. And ...
(Akiit.com) When you are exercising, you want to make the most of your physical activity – enhancing your body and boosting your fitness levels where you can. And there are plenty of simple ways that you can make your exercise sessions just a little bit more effective. Here are a few ...
(Akiit.com) Yoga is a great form of exercise that can benefit us in a number of ways. It can improve our flexibility, help us become stronger and even reduce stress. Yoga is increasing in popularity as more people nationwide take up this form of exercise, so while getting back in shape, becoming ...
(Akiit.com) Point to Ponder: Happier people are more productive, thereby getting more work done in less time than others. Imagine for a moment what it would feel like to work less—if you could focus more on your family and other things that matter in your life. Work is wonderful, especially when ...
(Akiit.com) Life is lived at such a fast pace today. Because of this, injuries are not uncommon. There are many different ways that injuries can occur. This could be due to a car crash, a sporting accident, a faulty product, a problem in the workplace, slipping on a wet floor that ...
(Akiit.com) Self-pity can harm your health. This is apparent for anyone who has experienced this before, but sometimes we can fall into this even with the best intentions. Let’s face it, life isn’t fair. There are many things that can happen to us or a family member seemingly out of nowhere. ...
(Akiit.com) Composants of laptops or old phones, brake pads, ancient cutlery, chain links, nails… Every year, more metal waste is creating. Every year, the environment takes another blow. Whether it’s a set of screws you’ve kept from the last IKEA wardrobe you’ve built or whether it’s the vestiges of your first ...
(Akiit.com) For most of my life, Earth Day has been a stark reminder of yet another American tradition in which the basis was formed without people of color in mind. In 1970, the first Earth Day, like the passage of the National Environmental Policy Act and the founding of the United ...
(Akiit.com) Of all the health challenges facing men men now, prostate cancer is growing at an alarming rate. In 2017, it was estimated that 161,360 men in the United States were diagnosed. Inexplicably, the risk of prostate cancer is actually 74% higher in black men than in non-hispanic white men! But, ...