How are you "mentally" handling this outbreak? Does it scare you? I just read online where Experts are telling Seniors not to get into large crowds, like shopping, movie theaters, restaurants, church services, etc.. I just really wonder how many, in age group, are taking precautions during this problem? A little "off topic" , but my wife still has some stomach flu problems and will be seeing her PCP this coming Wednesday for her regular 3-times a year checkup. Just wonder if he will suggest the virus test for her. She doesn't have any of the listed symptoms, but. Unfortunately, she just found out that she has an in-person job interview this coming Tuesday afternoon. She doesn't want to miss it.
Given my current health issues I don't get out much anyway.Don't have desire for large crowds anyway. I disenfect on regular basis anyway. More concerned about GD bringing it home from school @Cody Fousnaugh ..but not any real big concerns yet. It is scary how fast it is spreading.
I am not panicked or at a high concern level, but I am paying attention to the news. I wouldn't be surprised by a "voluntary quarantine" at some point so I've picked up a few extras when grocery shopping. I've always been one to stockpile so we have plenty of supplies. Like Gloria, I don't go out much anymore. I don't like crowds and I have started having my groceries delivered, so I can easily go a week or more without leaving the house at all. I hate to see the stock market going nuts; that volatility is more concerning to me at this point.
Although I have no doubt that it's a real virus, I tend to believe it was designed in a Chinese virology facility, and probably released accidentally when someone got sloppy. From everything I have read in places, unlike the news, which has an interest in spreading panic, it's not so big of a deal unless you're already dying of something else. If you are otherwise reasonably healthy when you catch the virus, your chances of survival are pretty close to a hundred percent. Mostly, it's a political ploy that will either run its course before the election or mysteriously be forgotten once the election season is over, here in the United States, as have all of the other pandemics that come along to kill us all during an election season. No, I'm not worried at all. If I say that I take precautions, they're no more than I would have taken before this came along. Knowing that it's harder to shake off disease as a senior, I generally avoid crowded places, but I'll still attend a Trump rally if it's close enough to me. Overall, I don't have the urge to go out and socialize so much anymore, anyhow. When I get a cold or the one time that I had the flu, I would catch it from my wife, who seems compelled to go out and catch anything that might be going around. I sleep in another room if she has a cold, or is sneezing or something, but I generally end with it anyhow. Vitamin C does wonders, both in helping to avoid such things but in speeding recovery times, so I don't rush to a doctor when I get the sniffles. In fact, one of the most common places for people to catch a disease is in a hospital or clinic waiting room because, after all, that's where sick people congregate. So I buy a bag of oranges, a bag of grapefruits, some orange juice, and maybe some prepared Vitamin C, and I take large doses of that until the problem is gone. On my Facebook page, I posted a video about a family in China who recovered from COVID-19 with Vitamin C. It seems to work.
I am also a BIG believer in Vitamins ! We buy our vitamin C in powder form, and each easily get over 1,000mg every day, and more if we think we needed it for some reason. It is important to keep your gut healthy, because that is where all of the good bacteria reside, and they eat fiber. Green smoothies are a good way to get both your vitamins and your fiber. I add a gram of vitamin C (plus iodine, magnesium, trace minerals, and niacin) to my green smoothies. I remember reading an article about a hospital, and the flu of some sort was hitting everywhere except on the floor with all of the mental patients. No one could figure out why they weren’t getting sick. Finally, it came out that the doctor in charge was giving them vitamin D supplement because it was helping with depression, and that was the only difference they could find. So, the whole hospital immediately put staff and patients on extra vitamin D, and it almost totally stopped the flu at that hospital. Another thing that really kills off unwanted viruses is iodine. We have all had iodine put on a wound to disinfect it, at least when we were kids, if not more recently. Of course, you can’t just swallow a spoonful of iodine, but there are two ways that you can safely get extra iodine in your system. The first way , is to use a small paintbrush and paint some on your skin, and it will absorb, just like it did when we had some on a cut or scrape. The second way is to get Lugol’s Iodine, which is a tiny bottle with an eye dropper, and you can add a few drops into juice or something and get iodine. Every gland in your body needs iodine, not just the thyroid, breasts, and prostate, like most people think. Those are just the first places we think of as needing enough iodine, and some people only think of the thyroid, because we have heard about goiter. Anyway, iodine in an adequate supply, will also help kill unwanted virus and bacteria. https://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=1413057
It hasn't escaped notice that this virus suddenly sprung up at the height of the demonstrations in Hong Kong.
Other than being kind, the only reason I suggested that it was an accidental release is that I don't think they would have intentionally released it a few blocks from the virology lab. Likely, it was being prepared, either for a stockpile or for some specific purpose. There's no need to hate the Chinese though, because the US its part in weaponizing disease, too.
Was reading that some boffins in my country are likening this COVID-19 to the Spanish Flu pandemic.. which if we need reminding killed between 50-100 million people worldwide in 1918. Fear mongering or they on the money? Mecca, Saudi Arabia before and after. Satellite imagery shows the impact coronavirus has had on crowds at the Great Mosque and Kaaba.
The flu is far more dangerous than COVID-19, yet we don't routinely close schools or cancel events because of the flu.
This is what I was reading about it today, and it looks like, so far we are doing fine here in the us. Only 17 people have died from the new virus, and those were people who already had underlying health issues. CORONAVIRUS: BE SENSIBLE, REJECT HYSTERIA, READ AND SHARE Separating what is true from what is false about Coronavirus is difficult, because this is a new pathogen. I am the last person to ever recommend risky behavior, so I did a lot of homework before coming to the conclusions you will read here. The best information I could find tells me that in 80% of the cases of those who have actually contracted the Coronavirus, the symptoms are mild. Out of 350 million Americans, as of today, 17 have died. And, in almost every one of those cases, there were serious pre-existing health issues. In the field of viruses, I trust Doctor Marc Siegel as much as anyone. He has been on the frontline of several of these kinds of incidents. He said, “I have never seen a new virus or bacteria handled as well by our public health officials as this one, with sober attention paid to identifying, isolating and tracing contacts of known or suspected cases along with restricting travel as best they can.” The bottom line is this: That by no means is an excuse for reckless behavior. We are still facing an unknown outcome. We must be vigilant but not terrorized. At the very least wash your hands frequently and thoroughly. That means using soap for longer than 20 seconds. And avoid touching your face.
Iodine is added to salt to make iodized salt, but doctors say to cut back on salt because it raises blood pressure.
Ed, a recent study by the medical community has indicated that salt really doesn't raise the blood pressure at all. But, if fluid is being retained due to an excessive use of salt, not only will your pressure rise, a host of other problems can ensue as well. The old adage, all things in moderation is a good one to follow. If one has a pre-existing kidney or heart condition, your doctor will no doubt tell you to use either a low salt or no salt diet. But, he will want to keep your blood chemistry stable so sodium is an essential for muscle tone. Often we can get it through eating just the right foods. There are lists and that sodium is natural to our systems.