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Researchers May Have Actually Developed a Vaccine to Prevent Alzheimer's
Researchers have been testing a new vaccine to prevent Alzheimer's in mice...and it's actually working. Humans are up next.
If there is one thing that all people all over the world 100 percent totally and completely agree on, it is the fact that vaccines are good. OK, I'm being facetious, but go with me here because there is potentially a new vaccine on the horizon that I don't think many will scoff at.
Researchers at the University of New Mexico believe they may have actually found a way to prevent Alzheimer's disease, a devastating progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys a person's memory and cognitive skills, according to the National Institute on Aging. Alzheimer's most frequently appears in people in their mid-60s and is one of the most common causes of dementia in older adults.
Alzheimer's most frequently appears in people in their mid-60s and is one of the most common causes of dementia in older adults. And as of right now, there is no cure for the disease. But that might be changing in a few short years.
Kiran Bhaskar has been studying Alzheimer's disease for over ten years as an associate professor for UNM's Health and Sciences department. He told KRQE News that the search for an Alzheimer's cure started with an idea in 2013. He said it took about five years from the time the idea was generated to get a "fully functioning working vaccine."
It all started with some mice. PhD student Nicole Maphis explained that they used a group of mice that have Alzheimer's disease and administered a series of injections that target a specific protein often found in the brains of patients who have Alzheimer's.
In late 2018, a study identified a previously unknown mechanism in the brain's tau protein that could possibly shed light on the cause, or at least one of the causes of Alzheimer's. This is the protein that the new vaccine targets.
"What we chose to pursue was a specific region of tau, as you saw pathological tau [the red structures], that are common in Alzheimer's disease. We wanted to make a vaccine against that," Maphis said.
So far, the team is extremely happy with the results of the vaccine tests. "These antibodies seem to have cleared pathological tau. Pathological tau is one of the components of these tangles that we find in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease."
Part of the test involved a classic science lab strategy. All the mice with Alzheimer's were given a series of maze-like tests. The ones that had been vaccinated performed much better against the mice that hadn't. But while things are looking promising, this doesn't quite mean there's a vaccination available for humans just yet.
Mice and humans have startlingly similar DNA for two creatures who look so different! The Jackson Laboratory explains that "almost all of the genes in mice share functions with the genes of humans," making them excellent subjects for scientific models and tests.
However, that doesn't necessarily mean mice and humans will be affected in exactly the same way by the same vaccine. There is still more work to be done.
Even if the tests go as well in humans as in mice, a Alzheimer's vaccine for humans is still a few years off and may end up costing up to a billion dollars. But lots of people, especially those whose lives have been affected by this awful disease, will find it well worth the work and money.
"We got to make sure that we have a clinical version of the vaccine so that we can test in people," Bhaskar says. That's the next step.
Maphis and Bhaskar are currently looking for partnerships that will help them reach their goal of developing a clinical-grade vaccine. Just to test a small group of people, it would cost the Health Sciences Department $2 million.
That said, when you have a disease like Alzheimer's that affects nearly one-third of senior citizens, 43 million people worldwide, it is a worthy cause to pursue.
Once the team does develop a vaccine that is safe for humans, they will have to submit it to the FDA for approval, which could take an additional five years. So, while an Alzheimer's vaccine is still a few years off, an incredible amount of progress has been made toward this vital medical advancement. Hopefully, we will soon be able to eradicate Alzheimer's once and for all.


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There's a ton of real estate information available in the news today and on the Internet. It can be extremely confusing, especially in times of uncertainty like we're facing right now.
If you're thinking of buying or selling this year, you need an agent who can help you:
- Make sense of this rapidly evolving housing market
- Navigate everything from virtual showings to new online marketing strategies
- Price your home correctly at the beginning of the selling process
- Determine what to offer on your dream home without paying too much or offending the seller
Dave Ramsey, a financial guru, advises:
"When getting help with money, whether it's insurance, real estate or investments, you should always look for someone with the heart of a teacher, not the heart of a salesman."
Hiring an agent who has a finger on the pulse of the current market will make your buying or selling experience so much easier.
So, how do you identify who truly understands what's happening right now? How do you know who will take the time to simply and effectively explain what today's market conditions mean to you and your family?
Check out the agent on social media. What are they posting on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and more? Are they using their social media platforms to share relevant, helpful information, or are they just posting memes and recipes? The best agents are committed to educating the consumer so they can feel confident when buying or selling a home.
I would encourage you to check me out on Instagram! I post frequent market updates, helpful tips for first time home buyers and sellers, and statistics on a regular basis. You will also get to know me as a person with little insights into my daily activities! @leilanipdxrealtor
Bottom Line
What agents are posting online will help you determine who meets the criteria Dave Ramsey suggested you look for: someone with the heart of a teacher. Reach out today and connect with a true trusted professional.

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Fearlessness is willingness, nothing more, nothing less. In this series, be confronted with one improv troupe willing to traverse the unknown and one theatre piece willing to expose the explicit. Be brave and go with them.
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Austin, TX—MVI Marketing LLC (The MVEye) has completed its 2021 Western European Lab-Grown Diamond Consumer Market Research Report, titled New Tech Meets Old World. The report is the result of a comprehensive, quantitative online study with consumers in France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Image: Lab-grown diamond jewelry by Loyale.
1530 respondents (just over 300 per country) completed the study, which establishes a baseline measurement for consumer acceptance and awareness of the lab-grown diamond category in key European consumer markets and provides an opportunity for THE MVEye to track historical progression in subsequent studies.
Additionally, this research makes statistical comparisons between consumers in Western Europe and the United States, based on earlier studies conducted by THE MVEye in the U.S. market, and finds that by and large, despite the European jewelry market's reputation for being tradition-bound, consumers there are surprisingly more open to lab-grown diamonds than Americans.
Marty Hurwitz, CEO of THE MVEye, has been tracking the development of lab-grown diamonds since 2004. He said, "Before beginning this study, we knew there was growing awareness of lab-grown diamonds in the European market. But we did not expect the dramatic level of awareness that the research results point out. Younger European consumers who responded to this study articulated a strong interest in seeing the lab-grown diamond category expand. Compared to their American counterparts of similar age, they are more engaged in social issues, as well as how businesses address environmental, social and governance issues."
Not only is awareness high for LGDs in these Western European countries, but so is acceptance, with 41% of European consumers reporting they have either purchased or received LGD jewelry before taking the survey, a full 9% higher than comparable American respondents.
Key findings revealed in the report include:
European consumer attitudes toward lab-grown diamonds, left, compared with Americans', right, in two MVEye studies.
The full New Tech Meets Old World- Lab-Grown Diamonds Awareness and Acceptance in Western Europe report is available for download here.
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Healthy Vandals aiming for Big Sky tournament title, but first must get past EWU
By some accounts, the play happened just as then-Idaho coach Kermit Davis drew it up. The Vandals' Ricardo Boyd caught the inbounds pass to the left of the 3-point circle and let it fly as the buzzer went off.
The ensuing swish meant a second straight NCAA tournament appearance for the Inland Northwest bully.
Idaho defeated Eastern Washington 65-62 in the 1990 Big Sky tournament final, one of the 22 consecutive wins the Vandals had on their rivals from Cheney.
Ahead of the two schools meeting tonight in the Big Sky Tournament at 8:05 p.m. at the Reno Events Center, current Eagles head coach Jim Hayford is aware of the history.
"Historically, Eastern hasn't held up their end," Hayford said. "Now we're meeting in the conference tournament for a second year in a row. I think it's good for the conference, it's good for Eastern and it's good for Idaho."
Eastern Washington earned a sixth meeting with Idaho in two seasons with a 74-52 win over Northern Arizona on Tuesday night.
Despite winning four of the last five, No. 3-seeded Idaho should be considered the favorite over their sixth-seeded Inland Northwest travel partners.
But tournament success? That's eluded Idaho under eighth-year coach Don Verlin. The Eagles sent Idaho home with a 91-83 quarterfinal win in Missoula last season. Idaho has six first-round exits surrounding a surprise run to the Western Athletic Conference tournament final in 2014.
A healthy Vandals team could be dangerous. Idaho played nine conference contests without starting point guard Perrion Callandret due to a sprained right foot, eight contests without leading scorer and shooting guard Victor Sanders and six games without both of them – still finishing 12-6 in Big Sky play.
"I don't know if we're playing our best, yet. But we're not far off of it. The thing I feel a lot more comfortable with is we're almost back to healthy," Verlin said. "We've been good defensively and we've been pretty solid rebounding – that's what we're going to have to do in the tournament. We gotta sustain that for three nights."
Idaho bit EWU 66-62 in Moscow on Feb. 27, the first conference triumph over Eastern since the Vandals left the Big Sky in 1996 for the Big West in the midst of football-driven realignment. Idaho's packline matchup-zone defense held the Eagles to a very un-Eagle like 9-of-29 shooting performance from 3-point range. Conversely, EWU eviscerated Idaho from the 3-point line by shooting 51.7 percent from deep in a 74-60 win over the Vandals in Cheney.
The winner of this meeting gets the winner of the Montana/Sacramento State game in the semifinal.
"Our goal, for awhile, was not just 20 but 20-plus," Sanders said. "The next goal is the Big Sky championship. I believe, everyone on this team believes – I think everyone at the University of Idaho believes that we can do it."
His play could go a long way toward accomplishing that goal. The Vandals have won four of five games since the sophomore guard returned to the lineup from a broken right hand.
On the other side, EWU's Austin McBroom thinks Venky Jois and Bogdan Bliznyuk in the post will tilt the odds.
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Veteran journalist Vicky Ward — who has been covering Jeffrey Epstein for two decades —is launching a podcast called "Chasing Ghislaine," about the convicted pedophile and his alleged accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell.
The series will include Ward's previously unreleased interviews with Epstein.
"You are going to hear Jeffrey Epstein from the grave," Ward tells us of her exclusive conversations with Epstein. "I have hours and hours of conversations and what I realized twenty years later was that, like all narcissistic sociopaths, he left me breadcrumbs. And with the benefit of all the stuff that had come out since that time, I went and re-reported from what he said."
(Ward has lost the tapes, so actors will reenact the conversations from the transcripts.)
The podcast will use Ghislaine Maxwell — Epstein's former girlfriend who is currently awaiting trial on charges that she recruited teenage girls for him — as a way to delve into his world.
"It's very much about men and male power and the code that exists and meetings that go on in private rooms and the international power that can wield that most of us don't know about," says Ward, "but that Ghislaine knew about. So it's about her role, but her role as a gateway to that world."
Ward has worked for CNN and Vanity Fair and written several books, including one about the Kushners.
Ward who, like Maxwell, is from the UK, knew Maxwell for years through British ex-pat circles. "I met her when I moved to New York in 1997," she says. "She was part of the ex-pat world. You will hear a lot from the people who were in it with me. She was someone who would pop up from time to time."
Listeners will also hear testimony from over 20 people with ties to Epstein.
Ward first began reporting on Epstein for a 2003 profile for Vanity Fair, which she has alleged was toned down by editor Graydon Carter. She has said that she had on-the-record accusations from three women, two of who were victims.
"It came down to my sources' word against Epstein's," Ward has said, stating "at the time Graydon believed Epstein."
Carter has told the New York Times, "I respected the work Vicky Ward did at Vanity Fair, but unfortunately her recounting of the facts around the Epstein article is inaccurate. There were not three sources on the record, and therefore this aspect of the story did not meet our legal and editorial standards."
And he added, "If we had had three people on the record willing to stand up for us in court if Epstein had chosen to sue, we would have run it. Period. End of story."
Ward's podcast comes out July 15 from Audible and is produced by James Patterson. There will also be a companion three-hour documentary that will air on Discovery Plus that will show Ward, who self-filmed the footage at home due to COVID constraints, doing investigative work for the podcast.


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It's past time for women to be recognized officially as Americans as many are indeed important parts of American history. As for Harriet Tubman, slavery happened. Stop trying to shy away from that reality and celebrate the strength and honor that came out of it with a story like Harriet's.


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Welcome to my online school "Supporting Life" where I intend to share courses that are grounded in Nonviolent Communication and Embodiment. I created this online school to support you in navigating through life, connected to yourself, your body and the world around you. I hope it contributes to making your life experience a little more wonderful.
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I am fascinated and wildly excited by the fullness of the human experience. I believe life is a great gift that wants to move to us and through us. I am committed to share my gifts and experiences with the world to support life in the fullness of what it is.
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I have good news and bad news.
The good news is that HB62, OGO's Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA) bill sponsored by Representative Mike Loychik, is getting another hearing in the House State and Local Government Committee tomorrow afternoon at 3:00PM!
The bad news is we received word that the committee may be adopting a substitute bill that would severely weaken the bill!
Considering our Republican super majorities in Columbus and considering what the Hate America Left in Washington, D.C. wants to do to our gun rights, we need the strongest bill possible, not the weakest!!!
Because America as we know it is on the line.
We all know what will happen if China Joe Biden and company are successful in their war against our beautiful Second Amendment. . .
Why would you and I want to settle for scraps when robust, POWERFUL protections are within our grasp?
The bottom line is – you and I CANNOT let the GOP establishment types get away with placating the Radical Left by watering down our strong, powerful SAPA bill!
Here at OGO, we are fighting like HELL to pass the strongest protections of our Second Amendment freedoms through the General Assembly as possible.
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alcohol and cigarettes...pretty much any substance that is not good for me!
<bump> ... I can't believe this one hasn't gotten more traffic....come on guys, fess up...you all have those little bad habits that you just love entirely too much....nothing like smoking a whole pack of <insert favorite brand of cigarettes here> while drinking that entire 40 of <insert alcoholic bevrage of choice here> while playing <insert favorite card game here> and cussing like a sailor while snorting lines of <insert drug of choice here>....nothing wrong with loving the darker side of life...now let's go guys, what's your favorite bad habit?
Back in the day, I just loved to make myself sick by eating a bunch of (ok, a whole bag) of potato chips and drinking white wine. There was something particularly toxic about that combination in my stomach. Oh, and chain smoking. Mmm, mmm. But, having burnt out on said bad habits over several decades, I've moved on to the sin of sloth. Bad habit of late is if I don't have any client meetings that day, I may just work in my pjs and not get dressed!
Back in the day, I just loved to make myself sick by eating a bunch of (ok, a whole bag) of potato chips and drinking white wine. There was something particularly toxic about that combination in my stomach. Oh, and chain smoking. Mmm, mmm. But, having burnt out on said bad habits over several decades, I've moved on to the sin of sloth. Bad habit of late is if I don't have any client meetings that day, I may just work in my pjs and not get dressed!
Potato Chips....yummmmm.....and Procrastination.....my two favorite bad habits.
Hubbing with a Scotch on the rocks or hot Mulled-wine....oh yeah and hubbing
Ben n Jerry's Caramel Sutra ice cream.
Wow...there are a lot!! LOL! Smoking, cheesecake, amaretto, wine, hubbing...LOL!
Reading UK tabloids online after seeing headlines on Fark.com. Junk food for the eyes...
It used to be biting my nails, but I gave that one up a few years back.
smoking... I freaking love to smoke. LOVE IT. Also nicotine's baby cousin, caffeine.
--- Nicole A. Winter
P.S. I'm still quitting smoking. *inhales deeply off her Parliament Light* see, me quitting?
I quit all the time!
I guess that is heading for the morning coffee without even brushing the teeth.
I forgot about coffee!!! I am a caffine junkie. I would not be able to function without it! LOL!
Somewhere it would be a toss-up between Sex & Junk Food. If I could do both to an excess at the same time... damn, that would be unhealthy.
never mind.
I'm with Nicole...smoking and caffeine...also hubbing, video games, and I'm not at all adverse to a "little" alcohol now and again.
my favorite would have to be smoking its bad for me but taste so good. and coffee i know they are both not good especially together
Biting my nails and biting my lips when they're chapped. I regularly make myself bleed without noticing. It's really gross!
stacie - one word...YUM!!!
ajcor - bewbie....well trying to be eloquent while drunk off my ass...umm...the female portion of the body that tends to be....bouyant....yeah that sounds good....
cc riter...I have never had scotch...must add that to my list of things to try
st. james...I feel like such a slacker for forgetting that one....damn a nympho forgetting sex....now you know i'm too busy!!!
nicole...I quit smoking every time i exhale....not my fault that i start up again the next puff. How's that guy in XXX say it...."I like smoke better than air," well i agree...and i hope i get shot to death cuz of my cherry because of it!!!
All those that mentioned coffee...yeah i'm seriously a slacker for forgetting that one!!!
eovery....what a pic!!!
lita...flirting...the lost art...and so under-appreciated!!! i totally agree!
mmm.....cheese cake...mmm...chocolate chips...mmmm both together...mmmmm <purrrr>
kbdunn.....quit smoking coke and start snorting it...teeth don't rot then, just nose!!! hahahahaha
theresa....I have made a mental note to try that flavor...I'm not big into ice cream, but the name alone has my undivided.
rfox....procrastinators of the world unite!!! ... tomorrow...
mm.....funny what makes itself toxic in your own stomach...for me it's bacardi o and fritos chili cheese fritos.....barforama every time! (not so good coming out the nose, lemme tell ya, but hella good goin down!)
glad this is FINALLY getting the traffic it deserves!!!
that's what I'm talkin' about RB!
bewbie....well trying to be eloquent while drunk off my ass...umm...the female portion of the body that tends to be....bouyant....yeah that sounds good....
well not quite the same as a roll of candy????!!!!
bewbie....well trying to be eloquent while drunk off my ass...umm...the female portion of the body that tends to be....bouyant....yeah that sounds good....
well not quite the same as a roll of candy????!!!! lol
Cypress Hill: "I love you Mary Jane!"
Mine's got to be popping all hte little buttons on coffee/soda cups. You know the things that indicate whether it's a diet coke or not? I have to do that or I can't drink it weird
Eating a whole container of cream cheese. thats fun adn bad!!!
Chocolate! OMG give me that crap and I'll eat it no stopping me that's for sure!!
Flirting, cracking my knee, hip, back, toes etc.
1. Coffee
2. People Watching
3. Hubbing
Marlboro Lights Gold with Coffee, please. Stop me if you can.
fried foods. especially late night munchies when I come home drunk, fried foods are the best.
Cadburry - Fruit and Nut
Seatles Best Coffee Java
Starbucks Coffee Jelly
and ... and... and ... grilled pork belly just salt to taste nothing else.
That is what I meant by people watching. LOL
Let me add that when I "people watch" I have two cameras, one with and a big telephoto lens, Now thinking of adding moving pictures 20x magnification moving pictures. That way I can catch them up front as well as behind.
hubstalking, hit and run comments, avoiding long drawn out threads that are boring. LOL
Not getting to all the hubs that I want to read and comment on.Plus the usual coffee, beer (should not have it at all) and droll comments.
Well my worst is probably staying late at night on the computer, I'm a night person, I can't help it! Sometimes I'm on the compu around 3 or 4 in the morning, that's bad. Also, caffeine, and itching my really bad heat rashes until they turn bright red. I have tried smoking several times, my first try was at age 16 or 17 and I just could not handle it, I got sick as a dog, my face literally turned green. lol
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Abandoned, unwanted, sick and injured, there was little hope for these animals, until they were rescued and shown love. Now they are looking for their forever homes....
It's hard to think of any animals being left out in the cold this festive season. But if it wasn't for the amazing work in animal rescue centres and sanctuaries across Ireland, that (or worse) is exactly what would happen dogs and cats like these beauties, who are all long-term residents of ASH animal centre in Kiltegan, Co. Wicklow.
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Unfortunately, Christmas is a time of year when kittens and puppies are brought into families, only to be abandoned or returned to these animal sanctuaries when the novelty wears off and the practicalities of keeping an animal set in.
The animals featured here have all been through hardship and need special people in their lives who will give them plenty of TLC, and above all, believe in them.
Just over a year ago, the centre, which is run by Helena and Remi La Mahieu, faced an emergency situation which saw them pushed to their limits, and many dogs in desperate need.
'On November 12 last year we got a phonecall that would change life in the rescue centre for quite some time,' Helena says. 'We now refer to it as the emergency rescue day.
'There was a situation where 74 dogs needed to be taken in immediately. A number of them were in pup and so 74 dogs turned into over 100.
'These dogs were very under socialised, had never been walked on a lead, many didn't want to be touched and there were some medical problems as well. They all needed to be vaccinated, de-wormed, micro chipped and neutered. We have worked hard and we have found good homes for many of them.'
Today there are still 18 in the centre's care, as the volunteers painstakingly teach them love and earn their trust. But at last there is hope. Some are ready to find their new homes. But they need owners who accept that these dogs need time and love.
If you would like to rehome any of the animals featured, make a much-needed donation to Ash, or sponsor an animal, phone (059) 647 3396 or visit ashanimalrescue.com.
Lilly has been in Ash for long time and came as a feral cat. There is something special about this gorgeous girl. She is still quite timid although slowly but surely starting to enjoy human company. Lilly still doesn't like to be touched but what she loves is other cats. She's hoping to find someone special who understands her.
The beautiful dog had a happy, loving home, until her owner passed away. Cher is now four and a half years old. She is a big girl, quite strong on the lead but soon settles into her walk. Would you like to bring her?
Callie's mum Rainbow was one of the74 emergency rescue dogs who came into the centre last November. Rainbow was rehomed, as were her other pups, all except little Callie, who is a live wire and full of fun. She has just turned one and doesn't know what it means to belong to a family. Can you show her?
Maximus and Dec
These little guys were also part of the emergency rescue. Up until a week or so ago, Dec had to be carried going for a walk while Maximus would walk on the lead. Now they both go for short walks on the lead. They are still very nervous when they meet new people but are making continual progress — and hopefully soon, someone will fall in love with one or both of them.
Coco was only seven months old when she was brought to a vet's to be put to sleep. One of her front legs was badly fractured. As it was an old injury that had been left untreated, she needed extensive surgery to save her limb. She was in the animal sanctuary for a long time until she finally found a good home. Unfortunately she was brought back — as a Labrador/Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross, she is on on the restricted breed list and was not allowed to be kept on the owner's property. Coco is again looking for a new home (one with no other dogs as she can be a little jealous of them).
Victoria is a 4 year old Dogo d'Argentina. She needs a home with adults only as children upset her, but older teenagers would be fine. She would like to be the only animal in the house, and she will make a fabulous pet for the right person.
Frida's life started in a different part of the world. She was adopted from a pound in Israel. When her owner moved to Dublin for work, he decided to bring her but when he moved again, there was no time to get paperwork sorted. She has been at ASH since February 2017. Frida finds it difficult to meet new people, she doesn't want them to touch her until she knows them. But once she does, she loves them so much. She prefers to be the only dog at home.
This little boy, along with his two brothers, is impish and playful and it's a joy to see, especially with their very shaky start to life. They were found, cowering and terrified, and needed immediate medical attention. They are becoming stronger and more socialised every day.
A beautiful feline, Jess arrived to the centre in September. He is a magnificent cat, but very set in his ways and can get cross if his routines are changed. He loves food and a cuddle.
Terri and Bel
Terri and Bel are two sisters from the big rescue of November 2018. Now over a year old, they are very close and would love to find their forever home together.


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When they were kids in the suburbs of Los Angeles in the 1950s, Diane Keaton and her younger brother, Randy, were best friends and companions. But as they grew up, Randy became troubled, then reclusive. Before he was thirty, he was divorced, an alcoholic, a man who couldn't hold on to full-time work—his life a world away from his sister's, and from the rest of their family. Now Diane delves into the nuances of their shared, and separate, pasts to confront the difficult question of why and how Randy ended up living his life on "the other side of normal." In beautiful and fearless prose intertwined with journal entries, letters, and poetry—much of it Randy's own—and supplemented by personal photographs and artwork, this insightful, heartfelt memoir contemplates the inner workings of a family, the ties of love and responsibility that hold it together, and the special bond between siblings—even those who are pulled far apart.


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The MetalSucks Podcast #67: Special Guest King Diamond
The legendary King Diamond is our guest this week, and we don't use the word "legend" lightly. His three decade history in music with Mercyful Fate and his solo band have influenced countless bands, and we consider it an honor to be able to pick his brain. We talk about his recent heart surgery, the upcoming tour and promoters' hesitation to book him, and his public split with Hal Patino. We even get to chat with his lovely wife Livia for a bit.
Chuck and Godless also talk about the demise of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal bands of the early '00s, inspired by Doc Coyle's piece that discussed why so many of his contemporaries are falling by the wayside. We premiere a new segment called "Storytime With Stavros" in which Chuck and Godless ask Stavros Giannopoulos of The Atlas Moth to dig up a "good" story from his memory about Blake Judd. Really, there has to be at least one good story about Blake… right?
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Mayor Lightfoot's Budget Proposal Calls For Cuts To Police Budget, But Mayor Remains Against Defunding Police
CHICAGO (CBS) -- In Mayor Lori Lightfoot's budget proposal calls for the Chicago Police Department to cut a big chunk of its own budget.
According to CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov's calculations, the CPD would lose almost $59 million in funding. But the mayor said that would be achieved by not filling hundreds of vacant jobs in the department.
Those calling for the defunding of police think it is not enough. The mayor said deeper cuts to the CPD are not an option.
"Our police officers are not our enemies," Mayor Lightfoot said in announcing the budget Wednesday.
It was a matter-of-fact way for Mayor Lightfoot to explain why she is not defunding Chicago's Police Department – something activists have been demanding for months.
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But the mayor is not increasing the CPD's budget either. She wants to eliminate 614 vacant department jobs.
But she also wants to put an additional $5 million toward violence protection and mental health programs.
"We cannot responsibly enact any policies that make communities less safe," Mayor Lightfoot said.
Ald. Anthony Beale (9th) agrees - which is saying something, considering his tense relationship with the mayor.
"We can't just, you know, keep hiring police, but at the same time, right now is not the time to defund the police," Beale said.
The reason, Beale said, is the violent crime surge in many Chicago neighborhoods. Beale and five other aldermen want the mayor to invest $50 million in a violence prevention program called Chicago CRED, or Create Real Economic Destiny, which he said has helped cut crime in his ward in Roseland by 33 percent.
Is this a realistic ask right now?
"Absolutely," Beale said. "We cannot afford not to do this, because if we roll this out and crime is down, we won't need as many police."
Beale believes that money could come from the CPD's overtime budget or illegal gun and drug seizures.
Currently, it is not on the mayor's radar. But launching an alternative response program is. That program will send a mental health professional, paramedic, and crisis intervention-trained police officer to certain 911 calls.
One non-partisan budget watchdog group said the mayor had some hard choices to make.
"This is something that wasn't created by Mayor Lightfoot," said Lawrence Msall of the Civic Federation. "We're all paying more taxes to pay for past debt of this budget, so it's a balancing act."
The mayor mentioned the city hopes to save $19 million on what it budgets for settlements and judgements, thanks to new search warrant policies and training. The new policies, a response to the pattern of wrong raids uncovered by CBS 2 Investigators.
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"I also reject the false narrative that it's either fund the police or fund communities," Lightfoot said. "We must and can do both."
Also of note is that while the Police Department budget would be $50 million less next year, the newly-formed Office of Public Safety Administration will get an additional $105 million. That office is supposed to streamline CPD, Fire Department, and emergency management administrative functions.
On one final note, the mayor mentioned the city hopes to save $19 million dollars on what it budgets for settlements and judgements, thanks to new search warrant policies and training.
The new policies are a response to the pattern of wrong raids uncovered by Dave Savini and the CBS 2 Investigators.
But taxpayers could still be on the hook for multiple million-dollar lawsuits on bad raids that happened even after the new policy went into effect, and many others before.
As to aldermen's reaction to the budget proposal, it is difficult to get a good read due to the virtual Zoom element of City Council meetings these days and the inability to stop aldermen and ask them easily. But Kozlov said she expects a lot of debate on many issues, including CPD funding and property taxes at the very least.
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Amanda Tress is the creator of the FASTer Way to Fat Loss®, the Premier Virtual Intermittent Fasting Fitness and Nutrition Program. She teaches her clients how to burn fat and live a truly healthy lifestyle through intermittent fasting, carb cycling, macro tracking, whole food nutrition, and strategic workouts.
As a Certified Nutrition Coach, Strength and Conditioning Coach, and Personal Trainer, Amanda spent years in the gym working with people who were doing all the right things—without seeing results. Frustrated, she began experimenting with cutting-edge nutrition strategies and her clients immediately started to see a change. Amanda spent years fine-tuning these strategies to work together for optimal results.
In this episode, Michelle Bosch chats to Amanda about health & wellness and how she has implemented these practices into her own life. Amanda also discusses the her entrepreneurial journey and how she has created the fastest growing business in Tampa Bay.
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Michelle: Hi. I'm Michelle Bosch, real estate investor, mom, wife, and host of the "InFlow Podcast." And I'm passionate about helping women invest in land and apartments.
If you're tired of the ups and downs of the stock market or the hassles that come with investing with houses and are looking for investments that actually produce passive cash flow safely and predictably, join me each and every week for real estate investing strategies and interviews with thought leaders that will leave you inspired and ready to step into flow for inflows of cash, inflows of ease, and inflows of graces in your life.
Now, here on YouTube are the video versions of my podcast, and in order for you to get my latest information, please go ahead and subscribe. And now, let's go.
Welcome to the "InFlow podcast." I am your host, Michelle Bosch, very excited about my guest today. She is a very good friend, business owner, and an amazing female leader from the wellness industry.
I wanted her to be here today because the "InFlow Podcast" is not just about inflows of cash through real estate. It's also about inflows of ease, and that can only come if you have health. Health is your first wealth. So, nothing really matters if you don't have any health, and I have been able to experience that firsthand.
And my guest today is Amanda Tress. Amanda and I met a little bit over a year ago, and we're both part of this group of, you know, women business owners. And since then, I have been watching her, you know, grow her business over the last year with incredible purpose with grace and with incredible amount of determination.
Amanda is a creator of the "FASTer Way to Fat Loss," the Premier Virtual Intermittent Fasting Fitness and Nutrition Program in the marketplace today, and she is a certified nutrition, strength, and conditioning coach, has worked with more than I think over 100,000 online clients scaled at $25 million company, and is one of the most successful female entrepreneurs in the wellness industry.
She has one of the fastest-growing companies using mainly word-of-mouth and social media, which is incredible. And so, Amanda, thank you so much. Welcome to "InFlow."
Amanda: Thank you so much for having me. I'm thrilled.
Michelle: Yes. I'm super happy to have you here. So, Amanda, let's just go right into it. Tell us your story. How does the "FASTer Way" come about? What happened? You know, were you having any health challenges as well? What was going on, or is it mainly your clients? How did it all get started?
Amanda: Yeah, a really good question. I created the "FASTer Way to Fat Loss" to solve the problems that other popular or expensive programs on the market were creating for my clients. One of those big problems that I was solving is that many of the women coming to me were actually under eating and overexercising.
And when someone under eats and over exercises or has chronically elevated levels of cortisol because of all the stress that they're putting on their bodies, then, unfortunately, something's gonna break. We're gonna have issues with adrenal fatigue or suboptimal thyroid function. I was seeing this time and time and time again with my gym clients.
I also personally struggled with some health issues in the past. For example, I was on high blood pressure medication for extremely high blood pressure. I had some blood sugar issues as well, food sensitivities in addition to that.
So, I created a program that would work for me and allow me to really heal my own gut and body and thrive through the day with energy. But then I started offering it to my gym clients and ultimately to online clients all over the country. And the fact of the matter is the "FASTer Way to Fat Loss" is the most effective, healthy, and sustainable fat loss program on the market.
And because of that, we've now worked with over 115,000 clients, truly who have just found out about us via word-of-mouth marketing. We've done no fancy advertising, very little PR. We just started working with a PR agency about six weeks ago. So it's been really exciting to watch the growth and momentum just simply because the program works.
Michelle: If I know that I am either struggling with weight or with, you know, fatigue or with, you know, not having…a lot of people talk about, you know, foggy brain and so on and so forth, you know. Tell us some of the key components of the "FASTer Way" that go exactly towards a lot of those symptoms that a lot of doctors actually if you go and see them completely dismiss and, you know, think that you're just…"Oh, you're just a busy mom. You're just tired." But you shouldn't be feeling this way. What are some of the key components?
Amanda: Yeah, absolutely. First and foremost, for everyone listening, if something feels off, it probably is off. So if you are extra tired, you're hitting a 2 p.m. wall of exhaustion, you're waking up in the middle of the night tired but wired, you're unable to get through the day with joy and happiness, maybe you lost your spark, but yet you're still holding on to midsection fat in spite of eating under 1,200 calories or even around 1,500 calories and working out or exercising on a consistent basis. Here's the deal.
I tell people that there are three components for success for long-term fat loss, health, and wellness. One of those components is intermittent fasting. In my program, the "FASTer Way to Fat Loss," we implement what's called the 16/8 intermittent fasting protocol. And what that means is that we simply have longer periods of fasting and shorter periods of feeding or eating.
When we eat food, our bodies use quite a bit of energy to digest the food. When we're at digest and rest, our bodies are able to heal. We're able to boost immune system. There are numerous benefits of fasting. We're able to balance hormones.
But the other really important elements of maintaining long-term fat loss, health, and wellness are eating enough of the right macronutrients and micronutrients. And what I often find is that women come to me and they've been under-eating, and because of that, they're unable to thrive through the day. So we actually track macronutrients and micronutrients in the "FASTer Way to Fat Loss." And because we're eating more of the right foods, again, we balance hormones, we increase energy.
And then the third element for success is that it's vital to be in community. We have an outstanding community with the "FASTer Way to Fat Loss," women from all over the world with similar goals, people who are working toward a greater purpose, people who truly wanna make a positive impact on the marketplace, on their families, on their communities. And because of that, our ladies are successful. We have people who…
Michelle: And the men too.
Amanda: And the men too.
Michelle: Because Jack is incredibly thrilled by the support, the community. You know, every time he has a question, you know, he goes in there and whoever is his coach, you know, is super-fast to respond. The same, you know, was my experience. So, yeah, I'm sorry. Keep going.
Amanda: Yes, yes, yes. And community is vital. We have women in their 50s, 60s, 70s. They come through the program and they say, "I have never felt so supportive. I've found friends. I've now been able to connect with people who are like-minded." And so it's just really exciting to watch and see.
And what we do in the "FASTer Way to Fat Loss" is that we actually provide a meal plan that our clients follow each and every week. We do a meal plan each week. In addition to the meal plan, we do live workouts with the entire community.
So, for example, this morning at 6:00 a.m., I led a live workout. We've had now 3,000 people already complete this workout in the [crosstalk 00:08:09] groups. We have a few different tracks. We have a gym track and at home track and a low-impact track.
But it's really fun to do a workout and see that there are several thousand other people doing it. And then, of course, we have many, many thousand watch the replay if they're unable to join live. It's great for us to all be doing the same food blog and then the same workout on a daily basis.
Michelle: Yeah, absolutely. I know, for example, you just mentioned right now, you know, "I have ladies in their late 40s, 50s coming." So who is this for? Because I just also, you know, shared with the audience that, you know, Jack has been doing it. I have been doing it. Who is it for?
Amanda: Yeah. That's a great question. The average age of our clients is 42. However, we have a fairly wide range. We have anyone from an 18-year-old up to…I have literally women in their 70s and 80s now who are thriving through the program post-menopause.
Michelle: I saw your mom exercising.
Amanda: My mom did the program. She recently wrapped up her eight-week round. It took her three and a half years to join my program, but she did. And she did absolutely outstanding. My mom has struggled with her weight my entire life and with her confidence.
She is literally in the smallest size pants ever in my entire 33 years of life. She is thrilled. She couldn't believe that it was working for her. And again, it took her three and a half years to even invest because she didn't think it would. But it was funny. She would send me these text messages, and she'd say, "Amanda, this is for your eyes only. Don't share this on social media, but this program is working. I'm in, you know, the smallest pants ever, and I've lost, you know, X amount of inches." So she's thrilled.
My dad is the lightest. He's been since high school because he did it alongside her as well. So it's been really exciting to watch women and men of all ages and all lifestyles thrive. The program, it's really fantastic for anyone, you know, with a few exceptions, people who have pre-existing conditions.
Michelle: Yeah. What I love most about it, Amanda, is that it's…you can really…yes, within the program, there's a general framework and structure for it, but you can…at the beginning, you cannot do the 16/8, you know, protocol. You can, you know, have that, you know, feeding window be a little bit bigger. So it's not like really hardcore.
It's not something like, "Oh, my gosh, you're failing if you're not from day one doing this." As a matter of fact, you have a week where you kind of like ease clients into it, you know, called prep week. You can adjust and you can accommodate.
When I first did it, the very first round that I did, I actually have to be frank, I didn't do any of the workouts. I only stopped to, "Okay. Let me figure out. You know, I know, you know, how to buy a piece of real estate, but I've never figured out what is optimal, you know, amounts of micronutrients for my body. So let me at least figure that out. Let me first start with no dairy and no wheat," which I think we haven't…you haven't talked about this.
But the non-scale victories that are so important and so pivotal part, you know, of your community, I started seeing those right away in terms of like the energy that I was having, the clarity, my ability to focus for, you know, more than an hour at a time, which that…
When I first met you, that was the very first thing. That's the only thing I could do, about an hour and then I was like wiped out. And so slowly, you know, as your body starts cleaning up of all the garbage that you've put in over the years, you know, that stamina starts to come and that clarity and that, you know, mental sharpness and so on and so forth. So tell us about the non-scale victories. You don't even allow anyone to get on the scale.
Amanda: Right. That is absolutely true. In the "FASTer Way," we focus on progress, not perfection. But we also focus on non-scale victories, meaning there's no reason for my clients to hop on a scale. I tell clients all the time, "The number on the scale is not a good representation of the progress and passion that you're making toward your health and wellness goals."
So we smash the scale. We throw the scale away. We do measurements. We consider energy levels. We consider if we're sleeping well, if we're not having digestive issues or bloating. But, you know, mindset's really important. People who are optimistic and positive are far more successful in a wellness program but also life.
Michelle: Yeah. And right now, you just mention on something. So when I first met her, she sent me this little pyramid. And at the bottom of the pyramid…I can't remember. I think it was sleep then nutrition or nutrition and then sleep, and then way at the top, it was exercise.
So when I saw that pyramid, I thought, "Okay. I'm giving myself permission to figure out the nutrition first and then have the workout come, you know, later." And just following the nutrition from a size 10 to a size 8, Jack, in just four weeks, he actually did want to go hardcore with the workout. So in four weeks, he was able to lose nine pounds. [inaudible 00:13:39]. Sophia is like, "Oh, Papa, you're gonna lose your belly. I like it. I like laying on it. It's squishy." She's like, "You're losing your belly, Papa. It's disappearing, you know."
Amanda: That's so funny.
Michelle: But yeah, it was for him in terms of gain and muscle mass, especially in this abdominal area was…you know, it's incredible.
Amanda: Yay.
Michelle: Yeah. And you know what? And sometimes we fall off the bandwagon for a couple of days, and immediately, we come back, and we're like, "Okay. This is now our standard. This is, you know, the set point." Anything else, you know, it's great to be able to come back to, you know, two days. Mondays and Tuesdays were…you know, it's low-carb to then, you know, two days of strength training where you eat regular carbs, and you're not depriving yourself of the carbs. You're just choosing better carbs.
Amanda: Right. Absolutely. Yes. Women and men, we need carbs to function optimally. Any lifestyle that would encourage you to completely eliminate a macronutrient or carbs is probably not a good long-term solution. So, yes, we carb cycle, which is a really important element as well.
Michelle: Yeah. Now, I wanted to…for anyone listening, if you are interested in learning more about Amanda and the "FASTer Way," I would love to invite you to go to www.fasterwaytofatloss.com/#inflow and learn more about it. I wanna transition now, Amanda, into your role as the leader of the "FASTer Way." You are a very purpose-driven individual. Tell me, how has that impacted the "FASTer Way" to differentiate yourself in the marketplace?
Amanda: Yeah. That's a really great question. And just to give the listeners a little bit of background. I started the FASTer Way to Fat Loss Company a little bit over three and a half years ago. And again, you know, we've grown very quickly. We are the 33rd fastest-growing company in the U.S. We are the fastest growing company in Tampa Bay. We've actually now grossed over 40 million.
Michelle: Oh, my gosh. The details that I had, these are older.
Amanda: Yeah, like three months old. Things are really picking up, which is exciting. We do have a $100 million valuation plus. So, really exciting, you know, the growth over the past few years. But what's been important for me as a leader is to stay very focused on my mission and vision.
And my mission is to empower people to transform their lives so they can then fulfill their purpose. So, I want to create a situation where my clients experience more energy and joy, vitality. So they can then crush their career goals or their spiritual goals. My vision also extends beyond that.
I am very passionate about equipping my certified coaches and influencers to earn significant income, so they can then recirculate their wealth to their families, churches, and communities. And so I did create a "FASTer Way to Fat Loss" coach certification for other women in the wellness industry who want to lead their own clients through my program.
And we have now recirculated millions upon millions of dollars to the coaches who have in turn been able to be generous in their communities. We have coaches who have earned over half a million dollars since, you know, November of last year. So in less than a year, they've earned multiple six figures, which is really, really exciting.
But as a leader, I've continued to keep my purpose, my mission, my vision at the forefront. And anytime I bring on a team member who doesn't seem to quite align with that, I usually, you know, kind of quickly weed them out.
Michelle: Yeah. That happens to all of us. Now, last year when we first met, you know, you were running a very high-seven. Now you're into an eight-figure, you know, business. What are the biggest differences between last year and today?
Amanda: Yeah. That's a great question. Last year, I was very much so a start-up. We had a startup culture. My team members were all virtual, and we had all hands on deck. We didn't have an org chart. No one had titles or job descriptions. We just simply grinded. We would go up the stairs. As I say, I would just kind of strap my team members on my back and run up the stairs as fast as possible. Any time we had an idea, we'd say, "Yes, go. Yes." We said yes to everything.
Now, we are far better about systems and processes, which is not my forte, and even saying the word systems and processes gives me agita [SP]. It is what it is. Like, we have to do those things. We have an org chart. I had a personnel meeting this morning. I had a budget meeting.
We've transitioned from startup to small business, or we're in the transition. And we have far more staff team members. So we went from 8 team members for the $10 million company to now closer to 30 team members for the $100 million company because now I'm building the team for that 9-figure.
Michelle: That vision. Yeah. Absolutely.
Amanda: Yes. Yeah. You know, I have been in meetings all morning, and, you know, instead of just me myself and I by myself working from my office, I have many, many people around. And it's so fun. We're having a ton of fun. We do the team workouts together, and we're going out on a boat all day Friday and doing paddle boarding and different things like that. The main difference is we have a more substantial team with an org chart. We have job descriptions, but we also…you know, we have processes and systems.
Michelle: Yeah. What do you think is your biggest mistake so far as a leader and what have you learned from it?
Amanda: So, there are countless mistakes. And I want [crosstalk 00:20:03].
Michelle: Oh, yeah. The whole point is that if you're doing something, that means, you know, there'll be mistakes. And as long as you're failing forward, as I like to say, it's all good.
Amanda: Yeah. You know, I heard someone speak earlier this year, and he said that 50% of your goals should have a 50% failure rate. And I took that very seriously. The thing is a lot of people look at me and the business and think that everything we touch turns to goals, but it's just simply not the case.
I made a fairly substantial hiring mistake, and I paid for it in a big way. It will end up being about a $500,000 mistake. I was calling it my million dollar mistake for a while, but I did the math this morning with my controller. And I said, you know, "I need to reframe this because I think it'll probably be closer to a half a million-dollar mistake," which doesn't sound quite as painful.
I hired someone who had a lot of corporate experience, looked really fantastic on paper, did a great interview with my team. You know, I hired this individual who had his own agenda and had a slightly different vision than I did, and it took me three months to really pick up on it. I honored the probationary period, but then ended up firing this person at the very end of the probationary period just simply because it wasn't working to have someone else on the team who was hard-charging in a slightly different…
Together: Direction.
Amanda: And, you know, the lesson I learned from that is that I don't need anyone else right now in the c-suite to help me take this company to the next level. I do have what it takes. But, you know, several months ago, I kept thinking, "Well, we need a COO from the outside to help us get to the next level. We need someone with experience."
But, you know, this person made some really substantial errors, signed a few massive contracts without my permission, things that weren't good for the company, signed a contract with an app company, an app company that didn't have our best interests at heart.
So by the time I reviewed the contract after it had already been signed, I realized the terms weren't good, and we ended up having to completely cancel the contract. I paid $90,000 of my own money to cancel the contract. So, I mean, that's one of a few things that went wrong. But, you know, some lessons are worth paying for, and for me, financial goals are really important.
Michelle: And it's good that you caught it quickly. You went to it quickly because it could have been bigger.
Amanda: It could have been far bigger. You know, goddamn the universe often has to kind of hurt. Like, hit me where it really hurts for me to notice, and so, again, you know, super painful lesson, but we're better off for it. And we're gonna be much stronger moving forward for the rest of the year and beyond.
Michelle: Now, just right now, I noticed you said, you know, "Three months ago, I thought I needed someone." What made you change? As in like, what gave you now, you know, three months later the confidence to have, you know, the conviction, the radical resolution, "Yes, I am equipped."? Because right now, you sounded like radically convinced that "I am equipped. I know what it takes to bring it to the next level." How did you [crosstalk 00:23:43]? You know, I know part of it is the mistake, of course, but, you know, there's something internal that must have happened.
Amanda: Yeah. It's kind of like been there, done that, got the t-shirt, hired some fancy, expensive corporate executives who didn't know more than I know and who ultimately negatively impacted our bottom line. And it's funny because I actually terminated two upper-level team members on the same day.
And the weekend after I did that, we had a record sales weekend, and it was because I finally eliminated some toxic energy and bottlenecks that were preventing us from having substantial success. And when I'm doing the right things at the right time for the right reasons and feel really good and energized about the company, I'm able to accumulate significant wealth. That's one of my superpowers.
I was feeling that there was something stopping me from selling well, and I knew exactly who it was and what it was. So once I did deal with that situation, although it was really difficult to do, immediately, you know, we earned a significant amount of money. I don't know how you like to get on this podcast.
But, you know, I'm a very spiritual person, and that weekend was a really difficult, stressful hard weekend, but I was praying for a sign that I made the right decision. And I was on a walk with my kiddos and walked up a bridge and was just, you know, really thinking about how difficult things were with the business and, you know, talking with Brandon about it.
And then we turned around to go back down the bridge, and on the way down, we found seven pennies. And for me, that was a really important sign that we were doing the right things at the right time for the right reasons, you know, even in spite of kind of the grief and stress that it had caused. And I really feel that my guardian angel had put those seven pennies down for me, and seven is such an important number to me.
Michelle: Number.
Amanda: Yeah. Yeah. So that was really cool.
Michelle: That is not woo-woo at all, my friend. That is called fate. That is called fate. And it's incredible how we second-guess ourselves, even though we know that we've come this far and still, we tell ourselves sometimes that crazy stories that we're unable, that we're not capable, that we're not worth it, that we can't do it. And so it happens to everyone, you know, whether you are starting a business, whether you're already in, you know, highly significant successful business, it happens to everyone.
This is I think a perfect place there to talk about how has faith affected the money success and the explosive revenue. You just alluded to it quickly right now. You mentioned something along the lines of "when I feel good, when I…"
Amanda: Yes. When I am aligned with my mission and vision 120%, money just flows to the company. It's really remarkable, and even my team knows this. They're aware of this, and they try and be sure that Amanda is feeling calm and joyful and happy because they know, if I'm not, then the money kind of stops flowing.
It's funny because, us female entrepreneurs, we don't feel odd saying something like that, and we truly believe in that. Most male entrepreneurs like, for example, if I were to say that to my former COO, he would not resonate with that type of statement. It would be just like, you know, "More money behind Facebook ads, then we'll be fine." It's like, no, no, that's not how it works. Like there's a little bit of magic and faith and all of that…
Michelle: Absolutely.
Amanda: …at play. So for me, if I feel 100% confident in the value I'm providing to my clients in the marketplace and also aligned with my mission and vision and can find that joy in my work, then I'm able to accumulate significant income. And so it's been an extremely important aspect.
I think, you know, Brandon and I too have from a very young age committed that we are going to be good stewards of our incomes. So not only are we going to accumulate significant wealth, we are going to manage it well. And I think that's made a really big difference.
And it's funny because I have team members who are like, you know, "We just love you so much because we know how much money you make, but yet you shop at TJ Maxx." And I'm not saying that that makes me good or better than other people who shop at the expensive stores. But like I know what my priorities are, and I know how to manage money well. And we look at the numbers every single day and, you know, consider how we're recirculating that wealth and being generous. And generosity is truly our core value.
And, you know, when we are going through this crisis situation a few weeks ago with the, you know, half a million-dollar mistake, I said, "You know what? This is exactly when we're going to give a substantial donation to a charity." And, you know, some of my team members looked at me like, "Well, that doesn't make any sense." They're like, "That's gonna be a hard sell with the controller. Like, why would you do a substantial investment right now?" And I said, "Because I am confident in one thing, and it's that we should be generous even when we are, you know, dealing with some stress."
So, I feel really good about that decision. And like I said, you know, we were able to, you know, pull out, and we're much stronger and better, and numbers have never been greater.
Michelle: Yeah. As you go throughout your day, Amanda, how do you find ease and flow in the day-to-day grind and hustle? Like, you wake up, and what makes you feel powerful, like, "Okay. I'm ready to go."?
Amanda: Yes. So, I have a very consistent morning routine that I have established and maintained for several years. I always get in the shower very first thing in the morning. I love to be in water by water, and for me, that's important.
I listen to professional development every single morning as well without exception every single day of the week. I then usually dive into work after, you know, I've been able to kind of do that morning ritual with professional development.
At night, I also am in the shower or the bath for the better part of an hour. I just love to kind of wash the stress off from the day. Prayer and meditation, of course, is really…
Michelle: I like this. You're going into the show and you're like, "I'm washing the stress off."
Amanda: Yes. Yes. And that's on days, especially that, you know, sometimes we go to the beach, and I like to get into the water at the beach and kind of wash the stress away there as well. And, of course, you know, I exercise on a daily basis. That is absolutely vital. It's important to me.
Michelle: Happy hormones for free right there.
Amanda: Yes, exactly. Yes. So that's very, very important.
Michelle: A few more questions. On the topic, let's go back a little bit on the topic of money. Tell us about your relationship with money. How did you grow up around money?
Amanda: Yeah. That's a great question. When I was growing up, I think I was aware that, you know, we pinched pennies.
Money was tight. We lived in Long Island when I was in elementary school and then transition to Pennsylvania, where, you know, money was a little bit less tight.
But I watched my older sister work really, really hard, but spend all of her money and actually go bankrupt when she was fairly young. And because of that experience, I decided at a young age that I was not going to go through that situation. I was not going to get a credit card. I was, you know, not going to spend more than I made.
I started working, you know, in early high school before I could even drive. And saving money, I worked five jobs simultaneously in college and saved quite a bit of money. I didn't have a credit card until like a couple years ago. Like, I mean, it was we got through the first few years of marriage without even a credit card.
Brandon and I, you know, we are elementary school sweethearts, and we had a business together in the summers, where we would paint for people and do mulching for people. And we would listen to financial investment advice while we were painting, and so that was kind of funny. So we had a very similar money mindset.
He is an accountant by background as well. So, you know, I am the type of person who likes to save and invest, and he also is the type of person who likes to save and invest. So, it's a good combination. You know, I think a lot of times you have people who are opposites. We both have a similar standpoint on being good stewards. It's been good for us.
Michelle: Now, right now, you have then, you know, the possibility to, and I don't know if you're starting to do that already, you know, allocating some of those profits and diversifying perhaps investments, or do you reinvest everything back into the company?
Amanda: We do invest quite a bit back into the company, and we recirculate quite a bit of our income to our coaches and influencers. However, we do have strategic investments for the business and, of course, a substantial emergency fund. And then we've been really strategic on the personal wealth side as well in regard to investments and, you know, different ways to protect our assets.
Michelle: Since you're both, you know, conservative, I would consider myself and Jack also conservative. Like, what are some of the things that, you know, make you say, yay or nay on an investment? You know, what are you investing in and why kind of?
Amanda: Yeah. That's a great question, and it's one that has come up quite a bit recently because, you know, when we did have this former COO in place, he had seven or eight big massive investments that he was moving forward without even checking the income statements. And my big thing is like, "Listen. Gross income is one thing, but what I really look at is net income. Let's be clear."
Every single day, I look at the numbers, and I say, "How much are we keeping? What can we then reinvest? What can we then allocate to other parallel efforts that we're going to move forward?" One of the big initiatives that we are pursuing right now is purchasing a building. So we are growing a more substantial local team. We are looking at buildings on a regular basis.
Michelle: And that's why you're in your bedroom, right? Because your entire house has been taken.
Amanda: It's [inaudible 00:34:53] why I am sitting in my bedroom right now. We have a lean startup perspective even as we transition to a business, and for my clients, that's a big advantage because, listen, we are filming workouts out of my home. I am sitting in my bedroom right now doing this podcast. We try to keep overhead low so that we could keep cost down for our clients, which I feel is really important. And that way too, I'm able to recirculate more of the income we do earn to our coaches and give more people opportunities to work for the company for a substantial income. But the building is an investment that we're pursuing, and we will own the building, which will be a great hard asset for us for the future. You could, of course, [crosstalk 00:35:43].
Michelle: And you can use depreciation against some of your income. So this is good. Yeah. It's all around a really good…yeah, a good thing. What do you have for women? What are three top pieces of advice, you know, that you would have for an entrepreneur out there? Well, either an entrepreneur, or actually, if I think about it, a person that is not feeling well right now that is feeling like, you know, "I used to be this," and they have, you know, this vision of what they used to be and how energy-wise and how fit-wise. What do you have to say to someone like that? You know, what are three pieces of advice that you would have, whether it's a woman starting a business or just a potential client?
Amanda: Yeah, absolutely. Well, first and foremost, as you mentioned in the intro, health and wellness is absolutely key. We don't have much without our health and wellness. And even this past week, I've been sick, and it negatively impacted my mood and just reminded me not to take my health for granted, being sure that we're intentional about eating healthy and exercising and implementing important action items like, for example, intermittent fasting, so we can have more health, wellness, vitality, energy. That's key.
And for anyone listening who's not feeling 100% about their own health, that's the very first thing that I would address. Of course, the "FASTer Way to Fat Loss" is a great program, and I'd love to have many of your listeners join but absolutely.
Michelle: And, Amanda, it is so incredibly…Jack's like…he was, you know, "All the support that I'm getting." I'm like, "This is so cheap." Can we say how much it is for an amazing round of…? Go for it.
Amanda: Right. It's $199 for your first 8-week experience, and it is the very best $199 you will ever spend on your health and wellness. The price should be much higher, but I, like I mentioned, want to keep costs low for our clients. And, you know, that's important to me to make it an affordable no-brainer offer, but yeah, absolutely key to find your health and wellness.
I would say that the next piece of advice I have is to pursue professional development on a consistent basis. Listening to podcasts like yours, Michelle, and, you know, other good podcasts or reading books is so important. If I'm not listening to professional development or, you know, reading some helpful books, I can feel that, you know, as well. I think it's key to continue growing and learning on a regular basis.
Michelle: Yeah, absolutely.
Amanda: The third piece of advice I have is to ask for help, and, you know, this coincides with my current passion to build out the dream team and bring the right people to the table to support me and help us take the movement, the FASTer Way Company to the next level. But team is everything, and ask for help, whether it's in your personal life, whether it's at home, whether it's as you ramp up a small business. It's so key to be in community and have people that are truly, you know, rooting for you and working toward the same vision.
Michelle: Absolutely. And if you want to, again, learn more about Amanda, go to www.fasterwaytofatloss.com/#inflow. Where else can people find more about you and what you do and follow you? I follow you I know on Instagram, but where else can they go?
Amanda: Yeah, great question. You can follow me @amandatress or @fasterwaytofatloss on Instagram. I'm also on Facebook as well.
Michelle: Wonderful. Thank you so much, Amanda. This has been a wonderful conversation. I love how, you know, it's not only the nice and rah-rah, but it was a little bit about the struggles, the challenges, you know, that we all go through as we are, you know, trying to bring our visions and our missions into reality. So, thank you so much, my friend. I honor you. You are a complete inspiration to me. So thank you so much.
Amanda: Thank you.
Michelle: This woman is truly caring. I remember the first time I met her, she's like, "Oh, I think, you know, you need to look into, you know, a functional doctor. I think this is what's going on just by what you're telling me." And, you know, there was no expectation. She just wanted to help me. So, I mean, she cares just us, you know, with anyone that is right in front of you. I know that the same level of care is going through each and every coach that is working with you and your clients. So, thank you so much, Amanda.
Amanda: You're welcome. I appreciate you. It's my pleasure.
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