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Tennessee's Covid numbers today:
New confirmed positive SARS-CoV2 infections: 2,789
New Covid-19 deaths: 11
Hospitalizations: 3,841
Positivity: 18.11%
The uproar over the newly-announced federal anti-Covid actions is deafening right now, and I don't need to add any more noise to it. Any of you who have read me for any length of time know that it is possible to support vaccination and masking without expecting government to impose our preferences on everyone. The likelihood of this "plan" causing civil disorder is greater than zero.
So the best advice I have for you is to do what I always advise: be prepared for disruptions of all supplies at home and in your car, keep an eye on where protests are occurring, and have plans to relocate if necessary. I don't expect things to get that bad, but if they do, being unprepared is not a great position.
Speaking of unrest, I'm seeing more and more people dancing on the edge of insanity. I say that technically. People are stressed, angry, and generally out of sorts. It wouldn't take much to push a lot of folks over the edge, and that is not hyperbole.
I watched a friend do a live post today that left me a bit disconcerted. He ranted about how the pandemic isn't real, how it's just a power grab (I object only to the term "just" in this phrase), how the vaccine is killing people, and how the executive orders are forcing this "dangerous drug" on us. I know who he follows, and he was reflecting the points that his hero has been screaming since early on. He and many like him really do believe that this they are going to be forced to accept a toxic substance into their bodies, and that genocide will occur as a result.
Once you realize how it looks to them (no matter how crazy that sounds), then you see how it's not far at all to physical violence in resistance, with a feeling of justification for any violence they respond with.
I do hope, deeply, that it will not come to blows. I hope the Administration backs down from their safety-over-freedom paradigm.
But I doubt that they will.
Don't fight with these people. At all.
It's not worth it.
Also, a number of boards of medicine and the Federation of State Medical Boards have made a strong statement against "Disinformation."
My question is "Who decides where the line is between acceptable info and disinformation?" Am I spreading disinformation when I highlight natural immunity? Are they going to pull Dr Pierre Kory's medical license? Time will tell.
Stay healthy!
I'm on a weekend night call schedule this weekend, which always leaves me feeling under-rested and generally icky.
But I wanted to remind you that outdoor exercise without screens is really good for your mental health.
Go outdoors, preferably into the woods.
Get in tune with those surroundings, the sights, the sounds, the smells, even the movement of air and the varying temperatures as you walk.
We were made to be outdoors.
We were definitely not made to work in cubicles.
One Degree!
What you want from your body will dictate what you need to set as goals, and the goals will determine what you'll end up having to change to attain them.
I've spoken many times about systems being better than goals, and my position has not changed.
But goals are easier to discuss and to understand, so for this week, we'll be very specific about goals.
Do you want more muscle mass?
Do you want to be stronger?
Do you want to run faster?
Do you want to gain weight?
Do you want to lose weight?
Do you want to improve general fitness?
Do you want longevity?
Do you want strong bones?
Do you want to earn a Black Belt?
Understanding the benefits and costs of each particular goal may help you decide what you want.
For example, if you want to compete in body-building competitions, you'll not be doing the same thing as if you were focused on longevity. Same with strength competitions.
But general fitness and longevity go fairly well together.
Running is great but will increase the likelihood of needing knee or hip ...
I'll make this one short and to the point.
Spring time change is hard on all of us. Having to get up an hour early doesn't make going to bed an hour earlier much easier.
Yes, it's nice to have more productive time in the evening.
But it's at the cost of forcing us out of be an hour earlier, as we all know.
Our challenge is to adjust our circadian rhythm to match the world's expectations around us.
My main strategy is supplementing with a dose of melatonin about a half hour before I need to be asleep. It helps most people fall asleep more readily.
If you need a nap during your day, take it between mid-morning and early afternoon. Limit it to 20 minutes.
Taking a longer or later nap may make it even harder to get off to sleep in time.
All of the other normal advice applies even moreso:
- Take a 20-minute walk after supper.
- No screen time for the last hour before bed.
- Listen to calm music after supper.
- Don't eat for 2 hours before bed.
- Don't have conflict-laden conversations ...
