5 Things That Should Be Part of Rebuilding After Coronavirus

Available for Interviews: Dr. David J. Calabro

Dr. Calabro, , DC, CCN, FICPA, CEG, practices Functional Medicine at the Calabro Chiropractic and Wellness Center. Dr. Calabro specializes in functional medicine, clinical nutrition, essential oils, and BrainTap therapy.

 

What Dr. Calabro can say in an interview:

In order to build a sense of wellness we need to:

1)  Create a Culture of Hope. We have to focus not on what is wrong, but what is possible. Hope gives us an amazing foundation to build a new future. It allows us to believe that things could be different, better . . . that we can create an environment of better well-being. Hope is not rooted in what the government is going to give us. It’s created with belief.

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The Promise of Contact Tracing in Public Health

Available for Interviews: Phil Crowley.

Philip P. Crowley, is a dedicated attorney who has been handling legal matters for pharmaceutical, biomedical, medical devices, information technology and other technology companies for over 30 years. He has also spent nearly 25 years on the board of trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology, with substantial involvement in the oversight of academic innovation and entrepreneurship.

 

What Phil Crowley Can Say in an Interview 
on Contact Tracing:

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the topic of contact tracing has come center stage. The Use of CT technology is promising, indeed, though many issues still need to be explored. 

What Contact Tracing Is

Contact tracing is a multi-step process of (1) identifying those infected with a pathogen, (2) finding out their movements while they were infected, (3) learning the places they have visited and the people with whom they may have come into contact, and (4) alerting those potential contacts of the need to be tested to determine whether they have been infected. Steps after the contact tracing process can include quarantine of those contacts for a period to determine whether they develop symptoms or are assumed to be uninfected or recovered. This can prevent further transmission of the disease.

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Pandemic Self-Care: Striving to Thrive in Tumultuous Times

Interview: Dr. Mimi Secor.

Dr. Mimi Secor is Nurse Practitioner from the Boston area. She has been specializing in Women’s Health for over 40 years now, is a national speaker and consultant, and is an international bestselling author of Debut a New You: Transforming Your Life At Any Age.

 

What Dr. Mimi Secor Can Say in an Interview 
About Self-Care During the Pandemic:

  • For many, the silver lining (and for some the curse) in this pandemic is having extra time for self-reflection. 

 

  • Despite many of my speaking events being cancelled I’ve been very busy teaching online. Yes, Zoom is my friend. But even as busy as I have been, I’ve found myself with more time than usual on my hands. 

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Contact Tracing: Cautious Optimism in Public Health

Available for Interviews: Phil Crowley.

Philip P. Crowley, is a dedicated attorney who has been handling legal matters for pharmaceutical, biomedical, medical devices, information technology and other technology companies for over 30 years. He has also spent nearly 25 years on the board of trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology, with substantial involvement in the oversight of academic innovation and entrepreneurship.

 

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on the Legalities and Inplications for CT:

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the topic of contact tracing has come center stage. Contact tracing can allow us to track positive cases of viruses such as COVID-19 in hope of slowing the spread of the disease. Recently, Apple and Google partnered on COVID-19 contact tracing technology. As world governments and health authorities work hard to combat COVID-19 both in terms of health and the economy, technology companies are trying to also help in creating software that could help control the spread of the virus and save lives. This could be accomplished by using contact tracing as a tool whereby data would be accessible to governments and health agencies. The Use of CT technology is surely promising, though many health, social, and legal issues still need to be explored. 

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4 Ways Parents Can Maintain Productivity During Lockdown

Available for Interviews:  Dr. Colleen Cira

Dr. Colleen Cira, Psy.D., is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who specializes in Women and Trauma, and has worked with hundreds of people struggling with mental health issues.

 

Talking Points on What Dr. Cira Can Say in an Interview
On How Parents Can Maintain Productivity During Lockdown:

Dr. Colleen Cira is the Founder and Executive Director of The Cira Center for Behavioral Health in Illinois—a practice that  serves close to 1,000 clients a month during the pandemic.  Dr. Cira is also a parent to a 7 and 5 year old, so she is well-equipped to offer some advice about productivity while parenting and working from home. Here’s some suggestions to make lockdown more productive:

    1. Batch the things that you need to do. A rigid schedule might be too much to expect of yourself or your kids right now, but chunking the day into different activities helps to a) create structure and routine that also allows for a bit more chaos than an hour-by-hour break-down of the day; b) helps your kids adjust to life at home because they know what they can expect; c) keeps you on task when you’re too overwhelmed to figure out how to best use a chunk of available time.

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Top 3 Natural Antiviral Approaches to Protect Yourself

Interview: Dr. Michael Evangel

Dr. Michael S. Evangel, Chiropractic Physician, is the owner of the Chiropractic Wellness Center in Paramus, NJ. For over 30 years, his mission is to provide state of the art, high-quality care to people of all ages. 

 

What Dr. Micheal Evangel Can Say in an Interview
on 3 Important Natural Supplements:

The following supplements are my top three choices for bolstering the immune system to protect the body from viruses, including SARS- CoV-2:

1. Vitamin D   

Vitamin D regulates a minimum of 291 human genes. Vitamin D is vital for a robust immune system. 

The “cytokine storm” that has been associated with severe COVID-19 cases has been shown to occur to a much greater extent with patients having lower vitamin D levels. A cytokine storm is an overreaction of the immune system that can fill the lungs with fluid. 

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How to Get Through Airport Health & Security Screening Faster This Summer

Available for Interviews: Dr. Tammy Penhollow

Dr. Tammy Penhollow is a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, specializing in anesthesiology, pain management, and regenerative medicine. Having over 20 years of experience has helped her to cultivate a passion for regenerative medicine and holistic healing. Dr. Penhollow practices at Precision Regenerative Medicine in the greater Phoenix area.

 

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How to Get Through Airport Health & Security This Summer:

1) TSA changes include the following:

  • TSA is allowing one liquid hand sanitizer container, up to 12 ounces per passenger, in carry-on bags until further notice. Since these containers exceed the standard allowance typically permitted through a checkpoint, they will need to be screened separately. This will add some time to your checkpoint screening experience. Please keep in mind that all other liquids, gels, and aerosols brought to a checkpoint continue to be limited to 3.4 ounces or 100ml carried in a one quart-size bag.

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Coping With Cancelled Summertime Events

Available for Interviews:  Dr. Colleen Cira

Dr. Colleen Cira, Psy.D., is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who specializes in Women and Trauma, and has worked with hundreds of people struggling with mental health issues.

 

Talking Points on What Dr. Cira Can Say in an Interview
On the Emotional Impact of Cancelled Summertime Events:

  • How do we deal with disappointment?
  • Do we need to put this in perspective as more than 100,000 have died?
  • What are some strategies that can help us manage our emotions

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How Do I Check My Temperature and What Does It Mean? 

Available for Interviews: Dr. Tammy Penhollow

Dr. Tammy Penhollow is a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, specializing in anesthesiology, pain management, and regenerative medicine. Having over 20 years of experience has helped her to cultivate a passion for regenerative medicine and holistic healing. Dr. Penhollow practices at Precision Regenerative Medicine in the greater Phoenix area.

 

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How to Correctly Check and Read Your Temperature:

As the country starts to reopen, one of the measures often put into place is the temperature check. A temperature is a single data point in time and cannot stand on its own to rule in or rule out COVID-19 or any other infectious illness. It can be a symptom of an infection and that is all the weight that can be assigned to it. We cannot identify the cause of the infection based solely on the temperature, but it is a starting point.

1)  How is the temperature check being used? In the medical community, it can be on the honor system—each employee is responsible for taking their own temperature twice a day—and base their ability to work on that, PLUS other possible COVID-19 symptoms they may have. Others have a staff member at the door of the facility taking the temperature of each staff member walking through the door and logging it along with the person’s name, and YES/NO answer to several screening questions. In other industries, it may be one person taking the temperature of each worker on arrival to the job site and each employee is responsible for daily screening themselves. Yet others are deploying thermal scanners at job site entries. (Thermal scanners are a contentious topic in and of themselves that I’ve written on previously.)

2) What does an elevated temperature >/= 100.0F mean? It simply means the temperature of THAT one measurement—oral, rectal, temporal, tympanic (ear), or axillary (under the armpit)—is above the normal standard of 98.6F.  

      • WHAT is normal? The average normal body temperature is accepted as 98.5F (37C).  Many studies show normal can actually have a wide range from 97-99F (36.1-37.2C).  GENERALLY a temperature over 100.4F (38C) most often indicates presence of fever caused by infection or illness. What constitutes a “fever” as it pertains to COVID-19? The CDC has changed the recommendation of what constitutes fever from 100.4F to 100.0F. “Fever” is either measured temp >/= 100.0 or subjective fever. This change translates down the decision tree and thresholds for screening and discussing COVID-19 symptoms with the patient and when staff members take temps at home to assess their ability to work.
      • WHERE was the temperature taken? Tympanic temperature is 0.5-1F higher than oral temperature, and armpit temperature is usually 0.5-1F lower than oral temperature. The most accurate (but clearly the least likely to be utilized anywhere even in the hospital) is rectal temperature. 
      • WHO is taking the temperature? A medically trained person who knows the device they are using and is using it according to manufacturer’s directions is most likely to be accurate.  Someone without familiarity of the thermometer or how to use it may not yield an accurate reading.  
      • WHEN is the temperature taken? Take your temperature in both the morning and the evening. Body temperature can vary as much as 1F (0.6C) during the day. Wait at least 30 minutes after you drink cold or hot liquid, eat, or smoke if you take a temperature by mouth.  Wait at least 15 minutes after activity or exercise, or if coming in from the cold or from the heat.

A diagnosis of any disease, let alone COVID-19, cannot be made based on a single temperature. An endoscopy center I know is having patients keep a temperature log for 14 days prior to their elective colonoscopy or endoscopy procedure and that log is reviewed by the nurse who is admitting the patient prior to bringing the patient back for the procedure. Doing this, at least 14 data points are available to review for a trend, but even that is only one symptom—fever.  

Additional data points need to be considered including other symptoms as per the CDC including cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, sore throat, chills, muscle pain, new loss of taste or smell.  Even these symptoms are not exhaustive as some patients have gastrointestinal distress such as abdominal pain, nausea, or diarrhea.

 

Interviews: Dr. Tammy Penhollow

Dr. Tammy Penhollow practices at Precision Regenerative Medicine in Scottsdale, Arizona, where develops individualized treatment plans for musculoskeletal and spine interventions with PRP and bone marrow aspirate using image guidance, as well as micro-needling with PRP for skin, hair and anti-aging conditions. She also stays active in teaching as an Instructor in Anesthesiology for the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science and as a Supplemental Consultant for the Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix.

A former active duty US Naval Officer, Dr. Penhollow has lived, practiced, and has been deployed around the US and overseas. She embodies the lifestyle she recommends to her patients and is an active hiker, gardener and yogi as well as a French trained home chef and an aspiring sommelier.

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MLB is DOA: Cancelling Baseball Could Be Catastrophic for the Sport

Available for Interviews: Rob Cornilles.

For a quarter century Rob Cornilles has been known as the “sales coach for sports.” His firm, Game Face, Inc., pioneered executive training for professional and collegiate sports teams and has since advised more than 40,000 executives at more than 300 sports brands worldwide, forever changing how sports and entertainment properties connect with their fans.

What Rob Cornilles Could Say in an Interview:

  • MLB is about to shoot itself in the foot and cancel the entire season could be catastrophic for that league (Think 1994, following the strike).

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