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Interesting info. I would also be curious to see if Vitamin D or lack of it has been explored to be a contributing factor in enhancing contractibility of this virus. I know for myself several years back when I began to develop one URI after another which was atypical for me my doctor decided to test my level and it was found to be severely low. With supplementation and getting my level to norm I experienced no further URIs following. When you consider in the US with the main hot spot zones being Washington state and NYC neither locations get very much sunlight where the bulk of our Vitamin D comes from this time of year so could low D be another contributing factor ??
There are many extrinsic things we can't control during this virus outbreak, but we do have some control over our own intrinsics which includes learning about and putting into practice the things we can do individually to promote our own immune health which IMO is as equally important as social distancing in reducing our vulnerability of contracting this virus.
Colorado is now under a stay home lock down everything closed order. They sent out one of those LOUD EAS notification things via cell phones at 7am today. I was sleeping so well too. Pot shops and liquor stores can stay open. Glad the state has its priorities.
Here's my opinion...if you're sick stay home. If you're scared stay home. Wear a goofy mask when you go out, don't pick your nose, don't lick door knobs. Whole thing is just nuts.
There's a post over in fashion and beauty on this and I saw a few articles as well as I perused the news this morning.
Manicures/pedicures/hair coloring/etc.....all these services that people use that are shut down now have many women feeling anxious. And few can do it themselves as they don't know how to go about it.
No more gym, yoga class, spa sessions either.
Yeah, yeah..first world problems. But...self esteem is part of your health and staying healthy is very important right now..mental health included.
This big pseudo lockdown is barely a week old. The longer it goes on the more people are going to stress over missing their routines.
Really never dawned on me since I'm an introvert and DIY so doing at home is how I live my life.
I'm not leaving for Minnesota until the end of April and the ban may be lifted by then but was glad to see that traveling back there from somewhere was not restricted. So many snowbirds who just want to get back to their main residence.
My husband (age 63) and I (age 66) are going into voluntary self-quarantine (except for neighborhood walks) starting 9 a.m. tomorrow. We have four stores to visit tomorrow before then (between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m.), but that will be all until we think the virus in the U.S. is back at late February levels. My hope and guess is that it will not be more than eight weeks of self-isolation -- we think that it will be mid-May until there are three successive weeks of the number of deaths being at least half of the week before -- but the only things we anticipate missing are eggs, milk, and fresh produce.
We have no underlying health conditions -- except that my husband takes meds for high blood pressure (genetic, he's been taking them for over 30 years), and we could both stand to lose 25 lbs. -- but we figure better safe than sorry.
Thank goodness we are both introverts and VERY compatible with each other!!!!
I've always been a proponent of phasing out tax deferred retirement savings programs and improving SS to compensate for the demise of pensions. Federal and state employees' retirement systems should also be phased out. We need everyone in on SS for it to function best. People can and should still save what they can on their own, but SS could be improved so it can provide a livable wage for all; livable based on the national (not local) cost of living.
Pres Trump stated that his administration would be taking a look at SS in his second term. Will the stock market volatility caused by CV-19 change the discussion from cutting SS as proposed by McConnell, to strengthening it as proposed by Sanders?
I've always been a proponent of phasing out tax deferred retirement savings programs and improving SS to compensate for the demise of pensions. Federal and state employees' retirement systems should also be phased out. We need everyone in on SS for it to function best. People can and should still save what they can on their own, but SS could be improved so it can provide a livable wage for all; livable based on the national (not local) cost of living.
Pres Trump stated that his administration would be taking a look at SS in his second term. Will the stock market volatility caused by CV-19 change the discussion from cutting SS as proposed by McConnell, to strengthening it as proposed by Sanders?
People with government pensions don't want a livable wage. They want the money they get now, that they contributed to, and retirement in their 50's. They would never go for your idea.
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Will The CV-19 Crisis Alter The SS Discussion?
