One of the many side effects of living in the Covid-19 pandemic is the impact on your skin, caused by stress, increased screen time and wearing face masks. While government guidelines have encouraged us to keep our bodies active to stay healthy physically and mentally, here is a solution for the damage additional stress and anxiety has...
Before we get into the details of the Moon Salutation, let’s compare it to its more famous sister practice – the Sun Salutation or Surya Namaskara. The difference between Chandra Namaskar and Surya Namaskar is similar to the difference between yin and yang, feminine and masculine. The Moon Salutation is relaxing whereas the Sun Salutation...
By Dr. Chad Larson The number of COVID-19 cases that have been reported to the CDC since January 21, 2020 has exceeded 10 million. And the second wave the pandemic is seemingly worse than the first. So how can we continue to protect ourselves? While scientists continue to work toward effective treatments and to figure out...
Low levels of vitamin D have been linked to higher risk for severe COVID-19, but high vitamin D levels do not fix the problem. Increasing vitamin D levels in critically ill patients did not shorten their hospital stay or lower their odds of being moved to intensive care, needing mechanical ventilation, or dying, doctors...
A large study adds to evidence that people with type O or Rh-negative blood may be at slightly lower risk from the new coronavirus. Among 225,556 Canadians who were tested for the virus, the risk for a COVID-19 diagnosis was 12% lower and the risk for severe COVID-19 or death was 13% lower in...
Moderna Inc will apply for US and European emergency authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine after full results from a late-stage study showed it was 94.1% effective with no serious safety concerns, the company said. Moderna also reported that its vaccine's efficacy rate was consistent across age, race, ethnicity and gender demographics as well as having...
The federal government has reached a $1.95 billion deal with Pfizer to acquire 100 million doses of its vaccine candidate against the coronavirus if FDA okays it. The vaccine would be free to Americans, according to the deal, though health care providers could charge to administer it. The Department of Health and Human Services and...
by Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya MPH MD (Family Medicine) Sometimes pranayama is not enough to heal the severe difficulty in breathing. Many Ayurvedic formulations for severe respiratory diseases have healed people by treating the channel through which air moves, known as the prana-vaha-srotas in Sanskrit. Because Ayurveda treats the patient and not the disease, medicines are not chosen by organs...
by Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya MPH MD (Family Medicine) PhD (Ayurveda ‑ BHU) Yoga teachers love to boast about the popularity of yoga. Yoga Journal details a $16 B industry boosting the wellness economy of the USA for over a decade. Societies of yoga researchers hold conferences showing medical research on the efficacy of yoga. Endorsed at the highest...
