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Tennessee's Covid dashboard was updated today, but the Excel file I use for graphs was not current, so I'll have no graphs today.
According to the Tennessee Department of Health, positivity over the last 7 days averaged 37.3%, deaths averaged 61 per day, and hospitalizations increased by an average of 19 per day.
Ballad Health reported 441 patients in their hospitals in Northeast Tennessee, 94% of critical care patients were unvaccinated, and 97% of patients on ventilators were unvaccinated.
Canada is talking openly about using their military against their citizens in Ottawa, as the trucker protest continues. Tow truck operators are refusing to tow trucks from the border crossing they are occupying in Coutts, Alberta, and local farmers are joining the blockade of the border. The media is going out of its way to paint these protests in the worst light possible.
I hope that over the past five years or so, the garish light of day has shown enough on the official media sources to highlight their role as mouthpieces for official sources, rather than genuinely reporting events that go against those with power. They are doing their absolute best to disempower those people protesting the mandates and other economic interferences in the name of safety.
It's more and more about obedience rather than observable realities, in my opinion.
I'm know that this post and the last one sound more political than usual, and that's something I've done my best to avoid here. For that, I ask your indulgence.
Take your Vitamin D!
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 ...
