In monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic, I'm feeling more optimistic than I was about a week ago, primarily because it's clear that more countries are understanding the importance of social distancing, canceling unnecessary gatherings, avoiding non-essential travel, and supporting the health care system.
Canada and the United States appear to be learning from what is happening in Italy, Spain, and other European countries. Read more
A tip for those experiencing some degree of chronic inflammation: install an app on your phone, tablet, or computer that tracks your macros - that is, the total number of grams of carbohydrates, fat, and protein you ingest daily. I personally use:
In tracking your macros, aim to keep the total number of carbohydrates you ingest to less than 150 grams per day. If you have significant issues with blood sugar regulation, inflammation, or obesity, aim for no more than 100 grams of carbohydrates per day. Read more
In tracking rate of spread of COVID-19, it's encouraging to see that this rate - denoted as R zero or R nought - is falling in China. This is a testament to the extreme measures that the Chinese government has taken to enforce lockdowns throughout their country once they realized the potential cost of not taking such action. Read more
In striving to keep up with coronavirus developments, I believe it's fair to assume that this virus will continue to spread rapidly in densely populated countries that lie above the equator. The heat of summer appears to be warding off contagion in the southern hemisphere.
With that said, for a variety of reasons, I also believe that reported numbers of those being infected are far lower than reality.
My contacts in Wuhan tell me that there are countless people who have symptoms but have quarantined themselves and have no plans to get tested. Read more
The next time you experience a cold or the flu, remember this: rather than take conventional drugs to suppress uncomfortable symptoms, it's better for your health to allow the cold or flu to run its course while you get plenty of physical and emotional rest.
Conventional medicine and the pharmaceutical industry would have you believe that there is no "cure" for the common cold, that you should protect yourself against the flu with a vaccine that is laden with toxic chemicals, and that during the midst of a cold or flu, it is favorable to ease your discomfort with a variety of medications that can suppress your symptoms. Read more
In the event that an emergency requires that we stay at home for an extended period of time, it's prudent to have a stockpile of everyday essentials, enough to meet the needs of a household for at least three weeks. What follows are some suggestions for what to keep in storage in the event that we need to quarantine ourselves at home.
This is an ultra simple and delicious Moroccan dish that my wife Margaret learned many moons ago. It's rich in a number of nutrients, including healthy protein, folate, fatty acids, and fiber.
If you have access to ripe avocados, be sure to include some on the side, as avocados combine beautifully with chickpeas and fresh lemon. Read more
Here are some of the most common questions that I receive on a weekly basis from people seeking guidance on how to cleanse and detoxify their bodies: Read more
If I can share just one bit of relationship advice to our sons before I no longer have much influence on their development, it is this:
A genuine apology from the heart can heal, nourish, and inspire in ways that no amount of money or counselling can.
I feel this holds true in every type of relationship, including between life partners, parents and their children, friends, work colleagues, teachers and students, and businesses and their clients. Based on my life experiences thus far, I've come to believe that many humans don't appreciate the value of delivering a heartfelt sorry.
In the moment that we realize that we have made a mistake or we are told by someone that we have hurt their feelings, whether our mistake was purposeful or inadvertent, do we have the emotional intelligence to process our mistake, take full responsibility for it, and deliver a genuine apology? Read more
The step that is often missed is washing the tips of the fingers, which is partly intended to clean the underside of the ends of our fingernails where pathogens tend to thrive.
All things being equal, it's best to keep fingernails trimmed, as longer nails pick up and hold more potential pathogens. Read more
