Year: 2020
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How your diet can help reduce the COVID-19 risk
In this article for CNN, Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, Dr. Simin Nikbin Meydani, and Dan Glickman talk about the importance of eating the right food in preventing complications from COVID-19. While there is no one diet that can ensure that we will never be infected by the coronavirus, the authors say that higher intake of the right…
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Research shows Vitamin D is crucial for boosting immune systems
Research from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinoty College Dublin shows that Vitamin D plays a crucial role in boosting the immune system and preventing respiratory infections. Moreover, in the case of older individuals, Vitamin D regulates the release and production of pro-inflammatory molecules in the case of infection. Editor’s Note: If Vitamin D is…
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Should you exercise during this time of COVID?
In an age of social distancing and lockdowns, exercise becomes even more essential. In his article for the American College of Sports Medicine, Dr. Richard Simpson says that exercise does not only re-energize immunity cells so that they are ready to “patrol” and fight off diseases, it also reduces stress, lowers the tendency for viral reactivation, and…
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What happens when you boost your immune system?
In this article from Popular Science we discover the two categories of the immune system and how each of them work. From this basic understanding of the innate and adaptive immune system, we are introduced to vaccines – how they are designed and how they work. Boosting your immune system does not mean that you become impenetrable…
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Dr. Knut Wittkowski: A second wave of coronavirus infections will come as a direct result of social distancing and self isolation
In this interview published by Ratical, epidemiologist Dr. Knut Wittkowski talks about the nature of the novel coronavirus, how similar its characteristics and outcomes are from coronaviruses of the past, as well as the implications of its differences. Wittkowski also asserts that containment (lockdowns) of low-risk individuals could lead to the second wave of infections. Editor’s…
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Happiness and health: what’s the connection?
In this 10-minute video for Be Inspired, Dr. Bruce Lipton explains how psychoneuroimmunology works through his own research. Lipton asserts that the body, like the cell, can only be in a state of growth or protection, not both. When the body is in a state of protection, stress signals are released, and several physiological responses may…
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When will this pandemic end?
ScienceNews writer Jonathan Lambert reports that many experts today say that we are past the point of containing the coronavirus. Only when we have achieved herd immunity [see How Can Herd Immunity Stop The Spread Of The Coronavirus?] will countries be able to lift quarantines and social distancing measures. People acquire immunity in two ways: either…
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Mapping the global spread of the coronavirus
How many people around the world are infected by the SARS-COV-2? How many countries have been affected since the virus was first reported in January 2020? The link below shows a daily update of the coronavirus cases worldwide categorized per country. Note that data found on site excludes the 712 cases and 10 deaths, all…
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The WHO declared the coronavirus a pandemic. What does it mean?
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) has finally declared the novel coronavirus a pandemic. While such pronouncements have led to fear and panic, WHO is quick to clarify that the declaration does not mean that the virus has become deadly. The following article written by Amy Mckeever for the National Geographic explains to us what the…
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COVID shows us that human, animal, and environmental health are interconnected
In this article for The Star, Jeff Wichtel underscores the reality that our changing world conditions have created the right environment for a virus like SARS-COV-2 to flourish. Wichtel says that human activity has made us susceptible to zoonotic diseases, and the solution to this problem requires more than the avoidance of animal markets. For Wichtel,…
