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In dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic plus all the USA is experiencing in confronting racism and injustice head-on, our nutrition may seem like an irrelevant or meaningless topic.  I was grateful to share my thoughts in an interview by Cindy Bubniak, the VP of Customer Experience at Ideal Protein.  We delved into the multiple pandemics we face as a nation, how best to support patient care, and why addressing weight-related health concerns is even more critical now.  Link to my interview

We are in a frantic race towards drug development to treat the SARS-CoV-19, otherwise known as the novel Coronavirus - as we should be.  You may have seen Remdesivir touted in the media as the golden ticket we have all been waiting for.  As much as we are all hoping for a Tamiflu-like agent, I don't think we are quite there yet. 

The often-quoted JAMA research had some giant flaws, including a very small sample size and lack of statistical significance.  But what is most important to understand overall is that drug development takes a tremendous amount of time. 

The median amount of time needed to develop a new antiviral drug from the lab to clinical use is 6.4 YEARS.  Over that amount of time, I'd argue that pretty much all of us will have been infected with the Coronavirus, and a number of us will be facing the possibility of severe disease and death. 

Don't get me wrong - we need research going forward, full speed ahead.  In the meantime, we must accept that we'll be fighting this virus head-on for the better part of the next decade.  This means we've got to make ourselves as strong as possible.  Excess weight and its associated conditions seem to be a giant risk factor for severe disease even amount the young.  So we can't afford to wait over 6 years!  Fortifying our metabolic health now makes the most amount of sense to give us all the best possible chances.

With all the media news about COVID-19, there's an awful lot of uncertainty going around, which leads to a whole lot of anxiety.  In fact, COVID-19 and anxiety do have some symptoms in common such as shortness of breath - it can be hard to tell the difference!

While it's important to be informed and proactive, unnecessary stress over COVID-19's potential impact can have health consequences- including interference with your weight loss journey.  Stress less by staying informed on the facts on what to do to protect yourself, including important hand sanitizer info.    MORE

February is Women's Heart Month!  You might be surprised to know that more women diet annually of heart disease than breast cancer.  Also, unlike men fewer women survive their first heart attack.  Optimizing weight is critical to lowering your chance of heart disease.  MORE

It's the most wonderful time of the year - which means many of us will unfortunately catch Upper Respiratory Tract infections.  But these don't have to blow your commitment to staying low-carb.  Read how HERE.