#HEALTH

I listen to my body. Since I don't have access to machines that can measure everything in my body, I rely on what it tells me. If I'm too tired,
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ThreadFor the past couple of weeks, as the world dealt with the coronavirus, I dove deep into one way people, especially in the US, have mobilized to face it, and
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Reading between the lines, looks like Cummings basically got into a horrible situation and panicked. But his brand is so built on being a calm, calculating, ruthless figure that the
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Modellers and lockdown advocates everywhere seem awfully keen to pin excess mortality on unreported Covid deaths. There will be some of these, BUT:1/5 (1) The models' purpose was to estimate
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We know that the SARS-CoV-2 virus has evolved to bind to the ACE2 receptor approximately 10x stronger than SARS-CoV-1. ACE2 also circulates in the blood. There are several mechanisms whereby
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It’s a strange anniversary for me today, but it feels more hopeful than I expected.A year ago I entered a 2-month residential mental health treatment program in the Netherlands.Even
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I’m trying to emotionally come to terms with the fact that my job might be eliminated in four months. As a labor force, fac have tried to resist the all-online
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1/5 Yesterday afternoon ~120 physicians from @QCHOttawa attended a virtual meeting where a very smart ID physician explained that we might be reaching the peak of this pandemic. We are
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The "fighting" and "battle" and "beast" metaphors being uncritically used by public health officials, epidemiologists, and political leaders has really been illuminating in terms of our ongoing dependence on military
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It appears criticisms of WHO's responses to coronavirus outbreak among HKers and china experts largely left unnoticed in wider western audience. Here's a thread recapping some of our criticism of
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You brushed your teeth, took your bath.But you RINSED your mouth! With waterFrom tomorrow, try this:Brush your teeth, but don't rinse your mouth, just spit out the excess toothpasteRinsing washes
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(Thread) Would the wisest person have a very long life or very short life? what do you think @naval In both case they would have a significant amount of knowledge.
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Telling abused & oppressed people that they should do mindfulness or CBT to enable them to cope better with/think differently about their oppression, abuse or trauma is one of the
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11 Habits of Highly Effective People// Thread // 1. They Take ActionEffective people act fast and act often. They typically start before they even feel ready.Instead of making excuses or
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I've considered myself an "anxious sleeper" for many years now - can struggle to get to sleep, often wake up about 5am & struggle to get back to sleep, can
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Why do we continue to share gripes about distance teaching? Not because we hope it will get us back into the classroom. The safety of my students is always my
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