Author: tremendousblog
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There are two types of COVID tests: PCR Tests. The most accurate available, but the turnaround time is often several days. That makes the result less useful because we don’t know to isolate or how to treat as soon as we need to. Antigen Tests. Fast (about 15 minutes) and…
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If we ever needed a laugh, this is the year. Lately, I’ve been relaxing with videos by two different very funny men: James Blackwood – Raccoon Whisperer, a nice man from Canada who feeds dozens of raccoons hot dogs in his back yard nightly. They love hot dogs, cookies, and…
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In my prior career in medical software, I worked both five and four day weeks. Guess which one I preferred? Correct! But I was also rested and refreshed on Monday when I worked 4 day weeks. 5 day weeks? Not so much. Late in my tenure in software, I was…
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Sometimes, we all miss the mark. When I do, I have the tendency to yell at myself in the most hectoring tones imaginable. Maybe you do too. Most of us would never talk to a friend that way. If we did, we wouldn’t have many friends for long. Enter Kristen…
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If I want to bring about positive change during these turbulent and polarized times, then first I’m going to have to deal with the turbulence and polarity within me. Swami Asokananda I have a lot of friends and family whose political views are quite different from mine. In normal times,…
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I love Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, but given the nutritional profile (22g of sugar), I can’t justify eating them on a regular basis. I recently discovered Evolved’s Keto Cups at Whole Foods, which are now an after-workout staple for me. The chocolate is higher quality than the Reese’s, and the…
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Today, we are all thinking the same thing. Where are these vaccines? And are they safe? In this podcast, Dr. Peter Attia (Stanford Med, NIH, Johns Hopkins) interviews Dr. Paul Offitt (CHOP, vaccine expert, on the FDA committee that will approve any COVID vaccine). This is the best discussion I’ve…
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With evidence indicating that cloth masks may be less effective than surgical/N95/KN95 masks, what type of mask should we choose? And how do we know that the one we’ve chosen is safe? I’ve been wearing these KN95 masks for several weeks and have come to love them. They only touch…
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There is no such thing as perfect safety. If you live in an apartment, even if you stayed home 100% of the time, viral particles could potentially make it through a faulty ventilation system. (This may have been the cause of numerous SARS infections in 2003 at a Hong Kong…
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I recently had a possible COVID-19 exposure when a close friend tested positive. I needed to know right away whether I was infected so I could avoid exposing my wife. With multi-hour waits at many test sites and long turnaround times for results, I knew the usual test sites weren’t…
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