Resilience And Resistance: Defying The Presumption Of Inevitable Mental Decline
January 27, 2021
For some of us, every birthday that passes and every memory lapse instills a fear of what may come: that is, many of us worry about an inevitable slip in our mental capacity or a slide into the world of dementia. Maybe it “runs in our family” or maybe we’ve…
A Race Against Time: How To Protect Yourself From New Covid-19 Variants
January 20, 2021
At this point in the pandemic, all eyes are on the triple “Vs”: The virus, the vaccines, and the variants. As we cross the demarcation of 400,000 Covid deaths and deal with the mismanagement of the vaccine roll-out, we now need to keep a close eye on the multiple variants…
The “D” Debate Continues: Is Vitamin D Valuable For Covid Protection?
January 13, 2021
Back in June 2020, we reported on the debate as to whether Vitamin D was a valuable tool in the fight against COVID. Now, this many months into the pandemic, the debate rages on, with some additional research and analysis suggesting there may be a role for Vitamin D in…
Pandemic Predictions: What COVID Experts Expect For 2021
January 6, 2021
So you’ve thrown away your 2020 calendar and are staring at the blank slate for 2021 and wondering, when will life return to some level of normalcy? When will I be able to go to a movie, or dine inside a restaurant or hug loved ones, all without fear of…
Hot Shot: What You Need To Know About COVID Vaccines
December 16, 2020
So it looks like we’re at the beginning of the end…or, are we at the end of the beginning? There’s no doubt that the arrival of safe and effective vaccines for COVID-19 is an unprecedented scientific breakthrough that will potentially save an untold number of lives and prevent serious illness…
Risk Assessment: Avoiding COVID Over The Next Few Months
December 9, 2020
While it feels like a long time coming, the reality is that the development of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines has come at a remarkable speed and it appears that very soon, vaccinations will begin in this country, as they already have in Britain and elsewhere. And while there remain…