By Josh Wayne, MSW, MPHJuly 24, 2021 — Updated August 3rd, 2021 Vitamin D is a topic of interest year-round. 1 billion people around the world struggle to obtain the recommended amount of vitamin D. The elderly and nursing home residents, those struggling with obesity, and hospitalized patients all struggle to get sufficient amounts of vitamin D each year. While […]
Thanks to countless millions of dollars in advertising, almost everybody thinks they need milk. Over the past several decades, cow’s milk and its byproducts have come to be seen as an essential part of the diet of most Americans. Milk and milk products such as cheese, yogurt, ice cream, whey, kefir and butter have been […]
By Shabir A. Madhi Any notion that COVID-19 was going to last for just a few months was very much misplaced in 2020. Especially after it was recognized that the SARS-CoV-2 virus was largely spread through the airborne route, all indications were that it would cause repeat bouts of waves. This is what happened in […]
More evidence shows that a plant-based diet may help prevent severe COVID-19. The smartphone-based COVID Symptom Study, including 592,571 participants, found that dietary patterns that were highest in fruits, vegetables, and plant-based foods, in general, were associated with a 41% lower risk of severe COVID-19 and a 9% reduction of COVID-19 infection of any severity, […]
Washington — Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Biden, said Sunday that Americans who remain unvaccinated against the coronavirus are “propagating” the latest outbreak of cases of the highly contagious Delta variant. “We have 100 million people in this country … who are eligible to be vaccinated, who are not vaccinated,” Fauci said […]
