Sunday, June 14, 2020

Coronavirus: What To Do?


While there are many pieces to the COVID 19
COVID 19

puzzle, and I certainly cannot address them all, I would like to give you first some practical advice, then explain the science behind it, and lastly, relate it to a somewhat more philosophical argument.
 
So, what to do in the context of the coronavirus
 
coronavirus

to protect our health (apart from washing hands and self-)? I suggest we go back to basics, namely: water, air, sun, and earth. These are basic resources, available freely from nature. As an aside: notice that even where these basic natural energy resources were not available until receisolatingntly due to environmental pollution, the drastic measures we have been taking to limit the spread of the coronavirus have really permitted us to appreciate more clear waters, blue skies and fresher air (which Europeans can inhale from their overhangs).
 
Now, let us look at how water, air, sun, and earth might interact with your body, strengthen it, and help our immune system
 immune system

in these times of pandemic (but also in general). We as a whole realize that the body is for the most part water (actually, something like 99.2% of the human body is/ought to be water). We all know that the body is mostly water (in fact, something like 99.2% of the human body is/should be water). We also know that babies are hydrated the most, while older people are the most dehydrated part of the population. And we know that as we age, we not only become progressively dehydrated but our immune system also declines. Note though that dehydration-weaker immune system may not be a direct causal relationship, or at least not the only direct causal relationship playing out. Nevertheless, it is hard to overlook the robust correlation between hydration and immune system function. In fact, a similar correlation can be observed in the function of many other body parts and processes. Thus, it is not a secret that dehydration often goes together with asthma, constipation, poor lymphatic drainage, migraines, chronic joint pain, fatigue, and so on.
 
On the face of it, there is no doubt that hydration is perhaps the number 1 factor we need to take care of if we want to take care of our health. But you probably knew that already. What you may have not known, however, is that earth energy, oxygen, and light help hydration on a cellular level. Without grounding through the Earth, light from the Sun and oxygen from the Air, you can drink as much water as you want, and still remain dehydrated (and perhaps bloated on the top of that).

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