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BY: DANIEL PEARCE, D.O., FCOI, AAHIVMS

FLU CASES

FLU CASES HIGHEST IN 10 YEARS over the healthy food diet is that the vitamin patients from the patient count there wasn’t a
There are two flu viruses this year so if you got and supplement companies make good difference between the groups saying that
the flu already the vaccine will lower your risks money. Food has the entire team to help you, those who have cancer or heart disease did so
for the other type that is looking for you. The not just a few players. much better when they didn’t skip meals, but
vaccine looks like good protection this season. people without these diseases were the same
One reason for the high rate of flu is that very HOW MUCH EXERCISE? with skipping meals or not. More research
few are getting vaccinated, they get infected 150 minutes of moderate exercise a week is needs to be done, but this is a signal that
and spread to others. The vaccines protect you recommended by the CDC, but 54 min of skipping meals may be harmful.
and those around you since you are less likely intensive exercise a week is also recom-
to spread it. mended. So working out 8 min of intensive SLUGGING (ON TIK TOK)
exercise a day is not too much to ask. I do it in Is putting petrolatum (Vaseline®) over skin
POTATOES OR BEANS FOR WEIGHT front of the TV and plan on doing this more, lotion on your face to lock in the moisture. I
CONTROL now that this article says this will decrease took the hint from my darker skinned patients
A short study showed that potatoes, as long as heart disease risk by 35%, and risk of any early and have been using petrolatum on my dry skin
they were cooked and then cooled, contributed death by 36%. Of course I am almost 70 now in the winter to cut down itching. Putting a light
to weight loss as well as the bean/pea group so what does “early” death mean to me? Now layer on right after a shower locks in the
which have more fiber and protein so should intensive exercise is equivalent to dancing in a moisture in the skin and is a big help. Using a
be better for weight loss than almost pure nightclub or carrying groceries upstairs— towel gets the water off the outside but the skin
starch. But these potatoes were not fried nor anything that gets your heart rate up or you is still moist under the petrolatum.
had toppings from the potato bar. They notice it is hard to complete a sentence since
contributed to weight loss as long as the calorie you are breathing too fast (huffing and puffing) N95 vs SURGICAL MASKS
count was followed. So the blood sugar did not like speed walking, shoveling snow, gym or The N95 mask fits tighter with strong rubber
jump up and turn to fat in either group. The floor exercises but not much resting in between bands attached to a thicker filter to screen out
refrigeration caused the carbohydrates to join each exercise. microbes. This same filter material is put in air
into longer chains, slowing the sugar level and For those who have joint pains if walking, filters too. Compare with the surgical mask
giving a stretched out peak. That is one of the jogging, speed walking, consider pool exercise (commonly blue/green) which is a thin, special
theories of weight gain/loss: the lower the classes, e.g. the YMCA has these classes at a paper, with ear loops and there is leaking of air
sugar peak, the less the sugar goes to fat. low price called Aquacise. around the edges with inspiration and
Another theory is that we eat enough food to expiration—I am wearing one right now. A new
satisfy a protein need. Potatoes have very little INTERMITTENT FASTING study showed that both masks might be the
protein, so you need to eat much to satisfy your Missing meals seems to be bad for your health. same in protecting health care workers in
protein need. Beans and peas have more A new study found that those eating only one transmitting Covid-19. More data is needed but
protein so less calories are needed to feel meal a day are more likely to die than those this is encouraging.
satisfied. who had more meals per day. People who skip
I have tried the first method for years and have breakfast were more likely to develop fatal Keep those questions coming and be safe!
not been successful at getting my weight down. cardiovascular diseases, while those who skip
I am always hungry. I have been trying the lunch or dinner increase their risk of death from dpearce@western.edu
protein method by incorporating peas in my all causes," compared with those who eat three Daniel Pearce, D.O., FACOI, AAHIVMS
morning smoothies. Of course I could buy meals a day. Associate Professor of Medicine, Loma Linda
protein powders, but then I would miss the "Based on these findings, we recommend University School of Medicine HIV, Hepatitis
other beneficial items in the peas. eating at least two to three meals spread B,C, Transgender, Suboxone Specialist, Neigh-
borhood Health (Riverside, Hemet), Loma Linda
We tend to want a magic pill that pulls an ingre- throughout the day." SACH (San Bernardino) Member, Coachella
dient out of the food and pay good money for But others say that there were no calorie Valley Clinical Research Initiative
that ingredient rather than eat the food. Many counts nor did they check who was eating a REFERENCES: Medscape®
studies show that vitamin pills main advantage healthier diet. When you removed the more ill

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