Posts Tagged ‘empoweredhealth’
How Changing Your Diet Might Help Fight COVID
While most of us are doing all we can to avoid contracting COVID-19, it is still a very real threat to the health of all of us. Especially as more businesses continue opening and school beginning around the corner, the potential of catching the novel coronavirus is a real possibility for many of us. So…
Read the RecipeWhy Exercise Helps Battle COVID-19
As we enter month four of COVID-19 quarantine, our pre-COVID daily routine may feel distant as our new routines take shape. With gyms closed and people staying inside more often, this unfortunately means that your day-to-day activity probably involves less exercise than it used it. But in our current situation, this is the exact opposite of what should…
Read the RecipeCharacter Strengths in the time of COVID
It has been a long couple of months. Many of us have had to make major adjustments to our way of living because of the stay at home orders caused by COVID-19. Even if your day-to-day has not changed that much, you may still be struggling with grief, anxiety, fear, and the added stress that…
Read the RecipeUnderstanding the COVID-19 Response & Potential Benefit of NAC
If you’ve been reading our COVID-19 blog posts you’ve probably read about something called a “Cytokine storm.” While we haven’t yet given much explanation about it, you probably understand that it’s damaging to our bodies. So what is it, and why is it hurting us? Normally when our body encounters an antigen in our system, we have a number…
Read the RecipeCOVID-19 & Co-morbidities
Chronic Conditions May Be a Factor The novel coronavirus appears to have a high mortality rate compared to other viruses like the seasonal flu or common cold, and has been found to hit some individuals especially hard. Understanding why this virus causes such severe cases in certain patients has been a focus for some researchers,…
Read the RecipeCOVID-19: The Potential Effectiveness of Melatonin
Can Melatonin Disrupt the Virus’ Pathology? One of the most dangerous aspects of this novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is its newness. We have never experienced this virus before and thus have to start from scratch when looking at treatment options. Thankfully many new studies are rapidly arising to answer this question. One such study was recently…
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