{"id":2180,"date":"2020-03-17T12:07:03","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T19:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tybeeacupuncture.com\/?p=2180"},"modified":"2020-03-18T11:44:18","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T18:44:18","slug":"covid-19-immunity-and-our-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tybeeacupuncture.com\/covid-19-immunity-and-our-community\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: IMMUNITY AND OUR COMMUNITY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1022\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tybeeacupuncture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/coronoavirus-immunity-community-blog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"247\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear patients and our community,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you already know, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is very real and it is everyone\u2019s responsibility to help keep our community safe from the rapid spread of Coronavirus.\u00a0 To help slow the spread of this virus, it is now more important than ever to take an abundance of caution to help protect you, your family, our community, and our healthcare system.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because there are many unknowns about Coronavirus and things can change rapidly, we as acupuncture practitioners believe using common sense is the best measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are feeling ill, or experiencing any of the following symptoms, please stay home and limit your exposure to other people in your community.\u00a0 By taking action, you will significantly delay the spread of COVID-19:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Fever<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (oral temperature 100.4\u00b0 or higher) <\/span><b>or symptoms of fever<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (such as chills or body aches) <\/span><b>within the past 24 hours. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please do not consider yourself fever-free until your temperature has been normal for at least 24 hours without the use of Tylenol (acetaminophen). The World Health Organization (WHO) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/who-recommends-to-avoid-taking-ibuprofen-for-covid-19-symptoms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">currently recommends avoiding Advil (ibuprofen)<\/a> and other NSAIDs for COVID-19 symptoms until more information is available.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Shortness of breath and\/or cough that is not known to be caused by another condition<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (for example allergies).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Travel within the past 14 days to areas that have people known to be infected with COVID-19<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Close contact with a person known\/suspected to be infected with COVID-19<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> within the past 14 days.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Healthcare workers who have been in contact with patients known\/suspected to be infected with COVID-19<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> within the past 14 days.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Prevention is the best medicine.\u00a0 Here are some additional resources for patients and community during this critical time.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>What You Can Do To Take Care Of Yourself<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most important things you can do to support your immune system are really basic:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Don\u2019t panic<\/b><b>.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stress is bad for your immune system.\u00a0 It\u2019s normal to have worried thoughts&#8230;just don\u2019t entertain them for too long.\u00a0 Make some time to do something enjoyable each day and connect with loved ones.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Wash your hands<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">frequently and<\/span> <b>try not to touch your face<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get enough<\/span> <b>sleep<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turn off the screens and start winding down a little earlier.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drink lots of<\/span> <b>water<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to support healthy mucous membranes as a first line of defense.\u00a0 Hot water and tea have been shown to inhibit viruses in our throat.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eat<\/span> <b>more nutrient dense whole foods<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> soups, and bone broth.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eat<\/span> <b>less inflammatory foods<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sugar, industrial seed oils, processed foods, alcohol, and foods you are sensitive to (wheat, dairy, eggs, nightshades etc.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Support lung health by doing some even breathing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">preferably outdoors in fresh air, to move circulation and clear out toxins.\u00a0 Breath in through your nose for a count of 5, hold for 1 count, then out through your mouth for a count of 5, hold for 1 count. Repeat 5 times.\u00a0 Make the counts even and not too long that you struggle.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Up-to-date COVID-19 Data from the World Health Organization<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the current number of cases worldwide, the World Health Organization maintains a COVID-19 Situation Report worldwide. <a href=\"https:\/\/experience.arcgis.com\/experience\/685d0ace521648f8a5beeeee1b9125cd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As acupuncturists we are committed to the health and safety of our community. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With your help and support, we can all take part in mitigating the spread of COVID-19.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>While these times may feel unusually challenging, please know we will continue to monitor the current situation and evaluate additional measures to help support patients and community.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Thank you and stay safe.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>Dear patients and our community,<\/p>\n<p>As you already know, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is very real and it is everyone\u2019s responsibility to help keep our community safe from the rapid spread of Coronavirus.\u00a0 To help slow the spread of this virus, it is now more important than ever to take an abundance of caution to help protect you, your family,<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"readMore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tybeeacupuncture.com\/covid-19-immunity-and-our-community\/\">Continue reading <i class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2182,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[122,149],"tags":[369,370],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>COVID-19: IMMUNITY AND OUR COMMUNITY &raquo; 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