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The Many Ways to Protect Yourself in a Post-COVID Lockdown World

Here’s a silver lining in the pandemic we’re all stuck in the middle of. With each passing day, we learn more about the COVID-19 virus and how it behaves. That, in turn, inches us closer to winning the battle against it. But we’re still in the early stages, with many more questions than answers.

Weekly Roundup 5/24 – The Latest Informative Coronavirus News

Weekly roundup of the latest informative coronavirus news hand selected by Dr. Frank Lipman. Check back for more each week.

How To Get Started With Medicinal Mushrooms

Medicinal mushrooms are in a class of their own. These health-supporting fungi, also known as functional mushrooms, are just beginning to be celebrated again in the mainstream as the powerful medicines they’ve always been since ancient times.

6 New Mental Health Rules for the COVID-19 Era

Living through the COVID-19 era has taught us quite a few lessons, as well as given us the time to contemplate them. Though no one can say for sure what’s next, safe to say things will be different and, in ways we can’t yet imagine, challenging. Going forward, supporting our mental health will be just as important as taking care of our physical health as we make the transition to life after lockdown.

Weekly Roundup 5/17 – The Latest Informative Coronavirus News

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Health Coach Tip - Grow Some Food

Strengthen Your Viral Defenses with Vitamin D

We all can do a lot more to fortify our immune systems to help keep COVID-19 scourge at bay, namely: trading processed foods for healthy, whole foods; cutting sugar to the bone; getting plenty of sleep; practicing meditation and relaxation techniques; and moving as much as possible (without over-doing it) throughout the day. But here’s one more essential element to add to your anti-COVID-19 arsenal – vitamin D.

Weekly Roundup 5/10 – The Latest Informative Coronavirus News

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Self Care for Stressful Times - Tips & Tricks for Taking Care of Yourself at Home

While you might not be able to go to the spa to get a relaxing massage, to the gym to sweat out the stress, or other ways you alleviate stress, there are things you can do at home.

24 Ways to Fight COVID-19 - While You Sleep

When it comes to sleep, you need to give it all you’ve got, as in, use every healthy trick in the book to make sure you do it well. The body does much of its cellular maintenance and repair work during sleep, so falling short doesn’t just leave you groggy in the morning – it can torpedo the body’s defenses and make getting sick far too easy, hardly the prescription for the COVID-19 era.

Weekly Roundup 5/3 – The Latest Informative Coronavirus News

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Health Coach Tip - Smartphone Boundaries

With the Coronavirus shelter-in-place orders, many of us are spending way more time on our smartphones, tablets and computers. While staying connected with friends and family during the pandemic is especially important, it’s easy to find ourselves overloaded...

9 Ways to Curb Carb Cravings Despite COVID-19

As rumors of possible shelter-in-place orders started to heat up a few weeks ago, the rush to the supermarket began and with it, a whole lot of panic-buying. Even those who’d steered clear of pasta or rice for decades found themselves standing on long lines, shopping carts filled to bursting with extra-long-shelf-life processed foods, sweets and carbs, carbs, carbs.

Weekly Roundup 4/26 – The Latest Informative Coronavirus News

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Health Coach Tip - Improv in the Kitchen

People are cooking at home now more than ever. It's time to get creative and try some new recipes. Missing an ingredient, no problem, make a substitution.

6 Songs to Chase Away the COVID-19 Blues

As the days and weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic grind on, millions of people continue to wrestle with isolation, uncertainty and stress, whether they’re directly affected by the virus or not. It’s a strain on both mental and physical health.

Weekly Roundup 4/19 – The Latest Informative Coronavirus News

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Health Coach Tip - Step Away from Your (Home) Desk

I’m sure you’ve heard that “sitting is the new smoking.” If this is true, I know many of us had better start some new habits. With “sheltering in place” comes new work from home routines - sitting at your home desk (or makeshift desk), not going outside to pick up lunch, no time in the conference room or chatting at a coworker’s desk, generally... less movement.

8 Ways to Fight Springtime Allergies in the COVID-19 Era

Daffodils, forsythia, crocuses -- they are, for most of us, those first harbingers of spring. The start of blooming season is usually a hopeful sight and an uplifting reminder that the cold dark days of winter are on the wane. But not everyone greets the new season with open arms.

Obesity and Chronic Metabolic Disease are Killing COVID-19 Patients

Obesity and chronic metabolic disease is killing COVID -19 patients: now is the time to eat real food, protect the healthcare system, and save lives.

Weekly Roundup 4/12 – The Latest Informative Coronavirus News

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Health Coach Tip - Cut the Carbs, Improve Your Immune Response

In these stressful times, comfort eating is a soothing treat that many of us look forward to. But it’s also an extremely important time to take responsibility for our health, managing what is in our control.

13 Ways to Optimize Your Health to Fight COVID-19 and Beyond

As quarantining has continued over the past few weeks, I’ve found inspiration in Albert Einstein’s famous quote: “in the midst of every crisis lies great opportunity.” When it comes to our wellness, these times have given us the opportunity to put our everyday concerns on pause and rededicate ourselves to building healthy routines and habits (or upgrading our existing ones).

Weekly Roundup 4/5 – The Latest Informative Coronavirus News

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