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How To Keep Produce Fresher

June 27, 2020 By Deborah

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Since we are all trying to make fewer visits to the grocery store, why not stretch those dollars and keep you fruits and veges as fresh as possible.

Here is a great article on just how to do that…

Keeping Produce Fresh Longer

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Withdrawal from Antidepressants

June 7, 2020 By Deborah

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Depression is a common condition involving 30 million office visits annually. There have been more cases of depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions especially in these uncertain times. Antidepressants are commonly prescribed for many people along with psychotherapy. When therapy goals are reached, many patients will need help tapering off their medications. Withdraw symptoms can occur in days or weeks from stopping antidepressants if it is done too quickly or not appropriately. Some of these symptoms include headache, nausea, diarrhea, electric shock sensations, insomnia or mood changes.

Expectations of the length of time it takes to completely stop medication use is important. It can take a minimum of 2 weeks to on average 2 months to taper. This is dependent on the length and dosage of medications and the half-life of the medication. Some people may also have other health conditions or medications that can affect drug metabolism which may take even longer.

It’s best to start the discussion to taper off antidepressants early…at least 2 months in advance.
Work with a practitioner who is experienced with medication withdraw to get the best results for you.

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COVID-19 May Be Transmissible Before Symptoms Start

May 21, 2020 By Deborah

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Different viruses can be most transmissible (able to spread) at different times. For instance, influenza (flu) is most transmissible at or just before the onset of symptoms. Whereas SARS is most transmissible at 7-10 days after symptom onset.
A team from Wuhan China created models based on data from two different studies of patients with COVID-19.

The researchers found that the highest viral loads on throat swabs collected were when symptoms started. The loads rapidly declined during the next 7 days. They concluded that about 44% of secondary cases among people in close contact (households) were infected in the 2 days prior to the onset of symptoms. Now this is based on modeling since no samples were collected in patients prior to onset of symptoms.

But if this is correct, then aggressive tracing of contacts will be even more critical than quarantining!

References: He X et L. Temporal dynamics in viral shedding and transmissibility of COVID-19. Nat Med 2020 April 15; [e-pub]. (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-0869-5)

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Immune Antibodies CAN Prevent COVID-19 Infection

April 29, 2020 By Deborah

According to Dr. Rishi Desai,

“The WHO said there’s ‘no evidence’ that people with antibodies are protected from a second infection. I strongly disagree. Our immune system works just fine, but the testing needs ongoing validation. Serology sensitivity and specificity are between 80-100%”.

Please watch this video. It will answer a lot of current questions about immunity and testing.

 

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A Plan To A Virus-Free Future

April 21, 2020 By Deborah

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This is a great article from a physician and anthropologist who has experience with fighting pandemics and developing a plan to transition people back to a virus-free future.

He calls it: Five Elements, five weapons: social distancing, testing, contact tracing, isolation and treatment.

Read more…

Transitioning To Safety

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Debbie is a board certified family nurse practitioner with an emphasis on women's health. During the past 22 years she has worked in women's health and family practice with a focus on the integration of conventional and alternative therapies.

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