Posts tagged Pandemic
Why Losing Weight, Eating Well, and Quitting Smoking Are Less Important Than We Think

Unfortunately, we have an overwhelming tendency in the health profession to address diet, exercise, smoking, and drinking over the simple fact that just having a solid relationship is more important. Dr. Debbie Stoewen, a veterinarian and registered social worker, has observed that of the eight aspects of wellness, only two are commonly addressed in medicine; physical and environmental. As a result, I unintentionally spend much more time talking about them on this site and in my office to my patients. The other six components are intellectual, emotional, social, spiritual, vocational, and financial. 3 These remaining aspects of wellness have a high degree of overlap and interconnectedness. In this post, we will take a brief look at them.

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Functional Medicine, General HealthScott Solomons, DDSJulianne Holt-Lunstad, Social Connections, Pandemic, Exercise, Diet, Dr. Debbie Stoewen, Intelectual, Emotional, Spiritual, Vocational, Financial, The Four Agreements, Don Miguel RuizComment
Coronavirus Pandemic Statistics: Have We Lost the Forest For the Trees?

When looking at anything, as the saying goes, one can lose the forest for the trees. When we focus on fine details, they can be ugly, off-putting, and frightening. No matter how beautiful the person, the skin is scary up-close, no exceptions. Imagine a world where we could only see the microscopic view of everybody’s skin at first, only to draw out later to see how attractive they are. The first impression would be universal disgust. So it is with the Covid-19 death data. My post today will look at the bigger picture to help us get a (hopefully better) perspective on the recent focus on death.

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Scott Solomons, DDSCDC, death Rate, Covid-19, Pandemic, 1918 Flu, Spanish Flu, Cell Phone, Screen Time, Blue Light, Sleep, Nutrition, Processed Carbs, Lifestyle Changes, ChangeComment
What Do Sunspots Have to Do With Pandemics Like Influenza and Covid-19?

As Covid-19 is dominating this respiratory illness season, the flu season has disappeared. It turns out that the flu virus does not conform to many known properties of infectious diseases. It can appear simultaneously around the globe and disappear just as quickly. Additionally, there may be a relationship between Covid-19 and influenza activity as well. Lastly, there is a link to solar activity, sunspot activity, and pandemics that I explore in this post.

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Scott Solomons, DDSCovid-19, coronavirus, Pandemic, Epidemic, Infuenza, Flu, R. Edgar Hope-Simpson, Ivor Cummins, Epidemiological Studies, Seasonal Trigger, Vitamin D, UV, Solar Cycle, Solar Minimum, Grand Solar Minimum, Cosmic Radiation, Sunspots, Flu SeasonComment
To Lockdown and Mask or Not: A Tale of Two States

Today I am going to talk about known patterns of viral outbreaks, specifically respiratory-based infections, and how the lockdowns and mask mandates affected them. Since outbreak patterns are somewhat standard, differing mitigation strategies can be compared from region to region. If you are interested in the findings, read on.

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Scott Solomons, DDSPandemic, Epidemic, Outbreak, Infections, Lockdown, Masks, Mask Mandate, CorrelationComment