Tag: covid

TWIW 150: Florida judge voids US mask mandate

This Week In Wellness the US will no longer enforce mask mandates as a federal judge in Florida has ruled them unlawful forcing Joe Biden to concede the mandate would “not (be) in effect at this time”. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-19/florida-judge-voids-us-mask-mandate-for-planes-other-travel/100998116

TWIW 149: Freedom fighting website targeted by electoral commission

This Week In Wellness a website promoting “freedom fighting” election hopefuls, has been targeted by The Australian Electoral Commission for apparently breaching “political authorisation rules”. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-12/one-nation-candidate-website-donations-for-freedom-candidates/100982564 https://www.jointheconversation.net.au/

TWIW 142: Vitamin D may massively reduce Covid risk

This Week In Wellness as Israel deals with it’s 5th wave of Corona virus despite some of the highest vaccination and booster rates in the world a new study on Vitamin D supplementation in that country is showing a lot of promise. Described as “some of the most convincing evidence to date” Researchers from Bar… Continue reading TWIW 142: Vitamin D may massively reduce Covid risk

TWIW 141: Lockdowns didn’t work say John Hopkins Institute

This Week In Wellness economists from the Johns Hopkins Institute for Applied Economics have conducted a meta-analysis of the impact of Covid-19 lockdowns on mortality and concluded that they had “little to no effect” on saving lives. Their analysis of the data concluded that lockdowns across Europe and the USA had “reduced COVID-19 mortality by… Continue reading TWIW 141: Lockdowns didn’t work say John Hopkins Institute

100NO 460: Damo has COVID – here’s what he’s doing

Damo has come back from a trip to Europe and has tested positive to COVID-19. How is going? What symptoms has he had – and what most of us probably want to know – what has he been taking during this time? This episode is by no means prescriptive. It’s simply Damo sharing his experiences… Continue reading 100NO 460: Damo has COVID – here’s what he’s doing

TWIW 135: Could Vit D halve COVID deaths?

This Week In Wellness acute Vitamin D3 supplementation was shown to almost halve the risk of being hospitalized for more than 8 days in COVID cases with comorbidities compared to cases without comorbidities who did not supplement and decreased the mortality rate by over 2 times. You’ve been listening to This Week In Wellness with… Continue reading TWIW 135: Could Vit D halve COVID deaths?

TWIW 130: Zinc shortens respiratory tract infections

This Week In Wellness Australian researchers published in the BMJ Open have confirmed that zinc can help shorten respiratory tract infections including colds, flus, sinusitis and pneumonia whilst suggesting that many over the counter cold remedies only offer “marginal benefits”. https://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/news/20211102/zinc-might-help-shorten-your-cold-or-flu

TWIW 121: What if we can’t reach herd immunity?

This Week In Wellness with Iceland and Israel in the midst of their biggest Covid outbreaks despite 86% of those over 16 being fully vaccinated in Iceland and Israel having 78% of those 12 and over vaccinated, questions are being asked about whether we will ever be able to reach herd immunity. https://www.news.com.au/world/coronavirus/global/iceland-deals-with-growing-delta-outbreak-as-high-vaccination-rates-stop-deaths/news-story/b970a814615715e573d67b3a1c1525f0 https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-iceland-vaccines-idUSL1N2P918F https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/31/covid-19-recovery-vaccination-natural-immunity/… Continue reading TWIW 121: What if we can’t reach herd immunity?

100NO 438: What impact will 2021 have on us in 2025?

Today’s conversation stems from a question from a loyal listener of the podcast, Pete.  “Righto boys – I have a question. And not surprising it has to do with teenagers. I’m really concerned about the long-term impact covid, news saturation and lockdowns will have on the mental health of teenagers. We know from research (don’t… Continue reading 100NO 438: What impact will 2021 have on us in 2025?

TWIW 93: 2.5 million Britons get free Vit. D

This Week In Wellness 2.5 million care home residents in England will be offered a free supply of vitamin D by the Government as researchers investigate whether there is a link between Vitamin D levels and risk or severity of acute respiratory infections, including Covid-19. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/nov/28/more-than-25m-people-in-england-to-get-free-vitamin-d-supply Get personally mentored by me for 30 days for… Continue reading TWIW 93: 2.5 million Britons get free Vit. D