
Your coronavirus questions---3rd installment
This is the third installment of answers to your coronavirus questions. I will keep going until ALL of the questions you have sent me are addressed. Everybody’s concerns are equally important, and there are no questions that do not have merit. Here are today’s questions: 1) It has now been said that the virus is airborne, so does this mean that no amount of washing hands, and cleanliness will help you avoid getting...

Your coronavirus questions---2nd installment
This is the second installment of answers to your coronavirus questions. I will keep going until ALL of the questions you have sent me are addressed. Again, I will remind you: To preserve privacy, I will not include anyone’s name or other identifying information but will show your question or an excerpt therefrom. I will also number them in each installment, as some questions are very similar, and I can just refer to the...

Answers to your coronavirus questions (part 1)
I’m happy to have had such a tremendous response to my invitation to pass along your coronavirus questions to me! I have compiled all your questions in date order and will address them over a series of several blogs. To preserve privacy, I will not include anyone’s name or other identifying information, but will show your question or an excerpt therefrom. I will also number them in each installment, as some questions are very...

Corona and other viruses—what you need to know
Currently, few topics outdo viruses in terms of instilling fear and panic in the general population. While there certainly can be a health risk with viruses, when you understand them and take measures to protect yourself, then the virus “monster” doesn’t appear as scary. [[big3]]Tiny germs[[end]] Viruses are tiny germs that are totally dependent on you for survival and reproduction. Scientists estimate that viruses have been around for about 50,000 – 100,000 years, so...

The #1 reason we’re sick, fat and dying younger
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the US currently spends about $3.5 trillion every year on healthcare—that’s about two and one half times more per capita than any other developed nation. You’d think that would translate into 330 million healthy citizens, but you would be wrong. Americans are getting sicker and fatter by the day, and rank an alarming 49th in the world for life expectancy! There are many factors...

10 smart tips for a longer, healthier life
As much as I would like to say otherwise, despite all our scientific and medical “advances,” we’ve reached a very dismal point in our human existence. For the first time ever, children of today are not expected to live as long as their parents did. There are many factors that are contributing to this grim fact—overuse of pharmaceuticals, environmental toxins, degradation of our food supply, and unhealthy lifestyle habits are some of the major...