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Managing COVID severity.
Posted on 12/23/20 at 12:00 pm
Posted on 12/23/20 at 12:00 pm
This could be considered a spinoff of the obesity/COVID thread but somethings really been bugging me about the "authority's" approach to educating the public so I decided to do a little research on the topic of COVID mitigation and found the results interesting.
Damn near every source out there( WebMD, CDC, etc.) unanimously claims that there are certain underlying medical conditions that put people at increased risk of severe illness or fatality, namely:
Obesity
Diabetes
Heart conditions
Asthma
High Blood Pressure
Despite this fact, these same sources still won't come out and strongly mention that the improvement of these conditions would effectively be a:
- method to reduce symptoms
- method to eliminate/reduce the risk of fatality
Now I realize being 100% healthy can't prevent infection but if being that healthy can all but pretty much eliminate the risk of severe illness and fatality... why wouldn't they push that?
We've been locked down for about a year now which is plenty of time for most individuals to go from unhealthy to healthy. That's plenty of time to diet better, exercise more and establish healthier lifestyles.
Yet the entire focus is on distancing, masks and vaccines. This is huge missed opportunity to push healthy living. You've got a 100 year pandemic on your hands and the tools of TV and Social media to push this beneficial agenda that could save lives, reduce healthcare spending , drive up sales of fitness products, fitness apps, gym memberships etc. Why not? It's a 1 in a million shot to actually convince the laziest population in the world to move more and eat less but why not at least try?
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Damn near every source out there( WebMD, CDC, etc.) unanimously claims that there are certain underlying medical conditions that put people at increased risk of severe illness or fatality, namely:
Obesity
Diabetes
Heart conditions
Asthma
High Blood Pressure
Despite this fact, these same sources still won't come out and strongly mention that the improvement of these conditions would effectively be a:
- method to reduce symptoms
- method to eliminate/reduce the risk of fatality
Now I realize being 100% healthy can't prevent infection but if being that healthy can all but pretty much eliminate the risk of severe illness and fatality... why wouldn't they push that?
We've been locked down for about a year now which is plenty of time for most individuals to go from unhealthy to healthy. That's plenty of time to diet better, exercise more and establish healthier lifestyles.
Yet the entire focus is on distancing, masks and vaccines. This is huge missed opportunity to push healthy living. You've got a 100 year pandemic on your hands and the tools of TV and Social media to push this beneficial agenda that could save lives, reduce healthcare spending , drive up sales of fitness products, fitness apps, gym memberships etc. Why not? It's a 1 in a million shot to actually convince the laziest population in the world to move more and eat less but why not at least try?
end rant
Posted on 12/23/20 at 12:01 pm to TexasTiger34
Fat shaming is unacceptable in 2020
If you say Lizzo is fat you are a heathen
If you say Lizzo is fat you are a heathen
Posted on 12/23/20 at 12:02 pm to TexasTiger34
Because this is a disease no one wants to cure.
Posted on 12/23/20 at 12:02 pm to TexasTiger34
Because telling people to take personal responsibility for their own lives is a thing of the past.
We are now supposed to depend on the government for everything
We are now supposed to depend on the government for everything
This post was edited on 12/23/20 at 12:06 pm
Posted on 12/23/20 at 12:05 pm to TexasTiger34
Vitamin D has been correlated to better outcomes with COVID
Posted on 12/23/20 at 12:05 pm to TexasTiger34
quote:+1
This is huge missed opportunity to push healthy living.
This post was edited on 12/23/20 at 12:06 pm
Posted on 12/23/20 at 12:06 pm to TexasTiger34
How exactly does one get rid of their asthma? It’s not a lifestyle choice.
This post was edited on 12/23/20 at 12:07 pm
Posted on 12/23/20 at 12:06 pm to notiger1997
I had COVID before thanksgiving. I am in the 35-45 age range, not fat, don’t smoke, don’t use drugs, no health issues. I felt like total shite for 3-4 days, then a little sluggish for another 3-4 days, but then totally fine.
It’s complete bullshite that we have had all these restrictions for something that 99,995 out of 100,000 survive.
It’s complete bullshite that we have had all these restrictions for something that 99,995 out of 100,000 survive.
Posted on 12/23/20 at 12:07 pm to TexasTiger34
I am type 2 diabetic but on keto/low carb to keep my sugars in check. I haven't run my a1c yet but with all of the different amount of information out there...I don't really know if I'm in danger of dying or not since I have one of the underlying conditions.
I actually wonder if this is for people who are extremely obese & diabetic rather than just run of the mill type 2's.
I'm pretty fit for my size and not overweight. My doctor seems to think this is just a bunch of bs and isn't overly concerned...but who the hell knows anymore with all of the politicizing and mis-information about covid out there.
I actually wonder if this is for people who are extremely obese & diabetic rather than just run of the mill type 2's.
I'm pretty fit for my size and not overweight. My doctor seems to think this is just a bunch of bs and isn't overly concerned...but who the hell knows anymore with all of the politicizing and mis-information about covid out there.
Posted on 12/23/20 at 12:09 pm to TexasTiger34
Joe Rogan has been pushing this exact rant and Vitamin d deficiency for months
Posted on 12/23/20 at 12:10 pm to Gravitiger
quote:
What is the correlation?
I think those with a vitamin D deficiency have higher mortality and hospitalizations than those without a deficiency and IIRC people taking supplemental vitamin D are rarely found amongst the fatalities
Posted on 12/23/20 at 12:11 pm to TheWalrus
quote:
How exactly does one get rid of their asthma?
By turning off the Nintendo Switch
Posted on 12/23/20 at 12:12 pm to The Boat
quote:
By turning off the Nintendo Switch
damn
Posted on 12/23/20 at 12:15 pm to macaoidh
Many want this to go on forever, for various reasons. I heard someone on a cable news show this morning say “dealing with the next generation of Covid”. So I guess that’s the new buzzword/phrase, “next generation of Covid”, so tired of this shite.
Posted on 12/23/20 at 12:16 pm to TexasTiger34
Ain't no $$$$$$$ in prevention, chump/pocket change
Posted on 12/23/20 at 12:18 pm to TexasTiger34
Because most people have a hard enough time getting healthy when there isn’t a pandemic, what makes you think that would change now?
ETA: putting a mask on requires much less effort. People who are obese are going to do whatever requires less effort.
ETA: putting a mask on requires much less effort. People who are obese are going to do whatever requires less effort.
This post was edited on 12/23/20 at 12:22 pm
Posted on 12/23/20 at 12:19 pm to TexasTiger34
quote:
This is huge missed opportunity to push healthy living.
You’re 100% correct, but ain’t no money to be made in healthy living.
Posted on 12/23/20 at 12:24 pm to TexasTiger34
I'm not even scared of the Covid and have managed to haphazardly do a few things to improve my health overall.
1. Lost 45lbs by dieting being strict with keto and eliminating carbs and sugar. Down to boot camp weight.
2. Started exercising by walking mostly but trying to change from inactive lifestyle to a moderate lifestyle. I'm not athletic in the least so it's a chore, but I still feel better.
3. Started taking vitamins and dick juice. Hitting 50, I realized I'm not near as good as I once was, but with the dick juice I'm as good once as I ever was. Remember the part about being active? Well that part too. Life is too short to not be happy.
So basically, why not take this time to be a better version of yourself? I might take this 'pandemic' seriously if they started seriously talking about the real problem of obesity and telling the truth about who is dying.
1. Lost 45lbs by dieting being strict with keto and eliminating carbs and sugar. Down to boot camp weight.
2. Started exercising by walking mostly but trying to change from inactive lifestyle to a moderate lifestyle. I'm not athletic in the least so it's a chore, but I still feel better.
3. Started taking vitamins and dick juice. Hitting 50, I realized I'm not near as good as I once was, but with the dick juice I'm as good once as I ever was. Remember the part about being active? Well that part too. Life is too short to not be happy.
So basically, why not take this time to be a better version of yourself? I might take this 'pandemic' seriously if they started seriously talking about the real problem of obesity and telling the truth about who is dying.
Posted on 12/23/20 at 12:25 pm to TexasTiger34
quote:
Obesity
Diabetes
Heart conditions
Asthma
High Blood Pressure
Aren't scary like a new fangled virus
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