56,000 Australians have a stroke each year ——-that’s more than 100 per day.

Around 10,600 of them die. In the United States

795,000 people have a stroke per year.

140,000 people die .

50% of all survivors of a stroke in both countries are left chronically disabled . In fact strokes are one of the leading causes of disabilities in the world . Fortunately, there is hope.

First of all it is believed that nearly 80% of all strokes are preventable.

In addition ,New physical therapies , technology -assisted therapies, cognitive and emotional therapies and just a better understanding of what causes a stroke coupled with the determination to overcome the challenges of a stroke have allowed people to bounce back better than ever before.

One person who is passionate about sharing that message and educating people on stroke prevention joins us today .

JC pride owns his own company , is a musician with a single in a couple months and is a model.

He is also had a stroke at age 25.

Welcome to the show JC

We’ve been told by multiple sources over decades that a majority/ perhaps or all of our personality is in place by the age of seven. Something that is a little scary if one’s early life wasn’t ideal.

I remember reading an M Scott Peck’s book ——the road less travelled and in it and I’m a paraphrasing here that basically we spend most of our lives unwinding all the neuroses and baggage that our parents burdened us with.

However, there is hope for those of us who want to change or grow

or just be happier.

Recent studies in areas like neuroplasticity have indicated that our brains , though not as easily as when we were children, can actually be rewired throughout our lives.

One person who wants to help others rewrite potentially the bad wiring created by not so great experiences or environments when we were young as well as shifting hidden beliefs joins us her in the studio today .

Susie Ford is an NLP practitioner and cognitive behavioural therapist and runs a company called “Lets just be fabulous.”

According to SCotPac financial 70% of business owners have a “ gloomy outlook” regarding the future of their business ,

One of the reasons this is the case may be that 79% of Australians say they are disengaged at work .

Leadership and Teamwork is key to any organisations success .

Over 35 years ago Steven Covey in his book pointed out one of the 7 habits of Highly successful people was that they seek first to understand then be understood .

This is even relevant for oneself as Aristotle said around 2300 years ago “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom”

One person who tries to help businesses / and business owners using these time honored principles and others is Kara Lambert who focuses on the psychology behind business success. And is passionate about helping business owners and staff overcome the fears that hold them back.

Kara holds a Degree in Psychology and a Graduate Diploma of Management and she joins us here today.

First aid zone states that 900 people a year choke to death in Australia another 2500 asphyxiate due to a blocked airway and 29,000 people die cardiac arrest.

Many of these people could be saved if they were given first aid.

Recent report by the ABC states that if someone is given CPR within the first minute of their heartstopper, they have an 80% chance of survival. They have a survival rate of less than 5%. If CPR is not administered within the first 10 minutes.

Despite this the royal flying Doctor service recently announced they only 5 out of 100 Australian have first aid training. One of the lowest in the world

34% of Australians say they know CPR although only one out of 10 say they know how to administer it to a child or infant.

In the United States where 65% of Americans know CPR the American Heart Association states that an additional 100 to 200,000 people could be saved if it was administered in a timely manner.

Our person who is focused on increasing the odds of survival for Australians that find themselves in this kind of life or death situation by educating the 95% of Australians that don’t have first aid training and the 66% of Australians that don’t know CPR is Deborah Geerts and she join us here today

Stephen Covey , In his highly regarded business novel — The Seven Habits of Highly effective people points out that the the final habit and perhaps most crucial to success is to “Sharpen the saw”.  The point of this is that analogy many high achievers or aspiring high achievers work to the point of diminishing returns and if they   Just stopped and sharpened the saw (ie recharged and/or re-educated themselves ) they can accomplish far more in the same amount of time.

This is potentially even more true today .

According to a recent study by the Australian HR institute 69 % of Australian managers and 64% of Australian workers say they are experiencing high levels of burnout .

Our guest today is someone who is focused on helping in this area

Donna Adams is a Behaviour Change Specialist, Healthy Workplace Consultant and Executive Coach and Mentor.

 Donna is an internationally accredited NLP Master Practitioner, Trainer and Coach, and holds a Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Commerce

AND SHE JOINS HERE TODAY

I remember reading a couple decades ago that the American government as early as the 1930s stated that our food supply was becoming deficient in the vitamins and minerals we needed to maintain good health.

This problem has continued to grow in multiple ways. Agriculture, while crucial to the establishment of civilisation, and key to our population growth and mastery over the Earth has even played a part .

Crops grown draw from the soil the 72 vitamins and minerals our bodies need.

Farmers, as you know , get paid by volume of crops they produce and have to take in to account their costs like water, seed , fertiliser , land cost etc.

As a result , over time the crops grown deplete the soil of the 72 vitamins and minerals we need to maintain good health .

Key for the actual growth of crops are only nitrogen , potassium , and phosphorus which farmers replenish with fertilizers. The rest are not replaced

and are deleted more and more as time goes on .

The problem that not even our “ healthy food’ is not up to scratch is exasperated by the rise of processed food as well as junk and fast food which have little to no nutritional value.

The results are someone shocking even in Australia which is the 3 rd richest country in the world per capita after only the US and Switzerland

According to the Australian centre for functional medicine

Currently, every Australian is missing one or more key micronutrients at the expense of their health .

The most recent National Health Survey , conducted between June 2014 and July 2015 in nearly 20,000 households, found Australians are not getting nearly enough nutrition from the food they’re consuming.

According to the ABS , “49.8 per cent of adults met the Australian Dietary Guidelines for recommended daily serves of fruit, while 7 per cent met the guidelines for serves of vegetables.”

“Only one in 20 adults, 5.1 per cent, met both guidelines.”

Other examples

In regards, to Calcium which is key to build and maintain strong bones. And crucial for Your heart, muscles and nerves to function properly

“Nearly three quarters of females, 73 per cent, and half of all males, 51 per cent, aged two years and over did not meet their calcium requirements based on their intakes from food,”

“23 percent of females are deficient in iron

“Low iron , of course , can lead to fatigue, tiredness and decreased immunity.”

Australian are doing even worse with Vitamin D which is also important to help maintain strong teeth and bones, fight disease , and regulate mood .

According to the ABS Around 4 million Australian adults or 1/4 are Vitamin D deficient.

There hasn’t been a national nutrition survey since 1995 In Australia

Which is an indication of the lack of focus we have as a society on this

It should go without saying that poor nutrition leads to poor productivity, poor health , disease, and decreased life span

One person who is dedicated to fighting the tide on this problem, hopefully raise awareness, as well as help 1 person at a time is Kylie Anderson who is a naturopath at the body institute in Adelaide and she joins us here today

Matt discusses with Craig Collin’s-Wells Holistic pain management , health, and being of service to other through empathy not sympathy

 The critically acclaimed novelist ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky who is recognized as one of the greatest writers of all time said

 “A society should be judged not by how it treats its outstanding citizens but by how it treats its criminals.”

In 2024

There were about 40,600 people in Australia's prisons. Just over 9 in 10 (93%) people in prison were male. About 1 in 3 (32%) people in prison were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (First Nations) people (ABS

The recidivism rate for a 2 year period in Australia is approx 51.7%

The number approaches 80% for juveniles .

A Productivity Commission report places the increasing taxpayer costs of incarceration at an average of $367 per prisoner per day, with Australia’s prison system costing upwards of $6 billion annually

In the United States there are approx 2 million people in prison or approx 1/2 of 1% of the population

I think the majority of people would agree that improvements need to be and can be made in the criminal justice system. Ideally, a solid argument can be made that reform, not just punishment should be the end goal as it relieves an economic burden on society as well as ends the cycle of or limits the amount of pain and violence in society

Our guest today is someone who is working towards that effort as he has had personal experience with the criminal justice system Daniel Vansetten joins us here today in the studio.

As most of us are aware, Iran is not a nation that’s necessarily known for its religious tolerance nor necessarily any other kind of tolerance.

Our guest’s family has had firsthand experience with this and has helped use that family history as an impetus as well as motivation to drive him to make an effort to do what he can to make the world a little bit better place.

This persecution, struggle as a refugee, and growing up in a home without a father created a fire in him to be a role model/mentor / and an agent for positive change for others .

Ala Mobedi is founder and director of Mentor Health Care which is an organisation that is focused on personalised mentorship which helps individuals of varied abilities with everyday living skills, independence, wellbeing and nutrition.

They do this by developing ongoing relationships and role modelling positive behaviours and actively participate in the achievement of their clients' goals

Cyber crime currently costs the Australian economy $29 billion a year

Businesses are hit exceptionally hard. 33% of all Australian businesses are expected to be victims of cybercrime this year.

And according to The Department of Home affairs a cyber crime is reported every 10 minutes in Australia.

Worldwide the numbers are astonishing

The projections for 2024 for cybercrime worldwide exceed US$9.5 trillion with the anticipation of reaching $10.5 trillion in 2025

Our guest today is someone who trying to stem the tide of this onslaught .

Sajan Peter has a Bachelor of Science degree and

a Master’s degree in Information and Communication Technology.

Sajan took the leap into entrepreneurship and

believes that business should be a force for good.

Sajan is also a strong believer in giving back to the community. For over five years, Sajan has been a proud volunteer with Vinnies as well as trying to help protect his clients from cyber tragedy

Listen and learn some keys to protect yourselves and others from cyber crime