More things I have learned about the virus!

[Tigger56]

I realized I have learned a few more things about the virus and our great leadership..... the value of the mask and staying at home!

 

1. Social distancing works says our leaders yet. better to wear your mask.
2. The mask really works but since it protects you, you should definitely get in other people's business and tell them they must wear one too, thus says our leaders.
3. The mask really works thus we need to keep businesses closed.
4. The mask really works but stay at home!
5. Kids are least susceptible to the virus, so close the schools, stay at home and wear a mask.  ALSO:

 

• Sunshine helps build the immunity against the virus, so stay indoors, at home and wear your mask.
• Herd immunity has been proven many times over, but stay at home and wear your mask.
• The virus is more viable with humans than animals, thus blame it on a bat, stay at home and wear your mask.
• Isolation increases depressions and suicide, but trust us, stay at home and wear your mask.
• Our economy is being devastated and people are losing their livelihood, but trust us, stay at home and wear your mask.
• This is a free country, we aren't trying to take away your rights, so be sure to report anyone who violates our unconstitutional verdicts, and stay at home and wear your mask.
• The elderly are more susceptible, so send those with the virus to the nursing homes but don't allow family there since family could encourage and help, trust us, stay at home and wear your mask.
• There is a need to do temperature testing and tracing since the mask works so well! best to stay at home and wear your mask.
• We are your leaders, we know what is best, trust us, stay at home and wear your mask.
• Keep all people at home but let the felons loose from the prisons and imprison anyone who fails to comply. So stay at home and wear your mask.
• OH, I also found out that those with O positive blood are the least likely to get the virus. I am O positive, so I better fear these leaders! I will now wear a necklace of garlic, stay at home and wear a mask! ?

[Daniel Marsh]

A.  smoking weed makes one immune to the virus 

"“It’s now pretty clear that there is data to show that if you are a smoker, you’re more likely to have adverse outcomes from COVID-19, need mechanical ventilation and to die than if you’re not a smoker,” said Richard Castriotta, a doctor specializing in pulmonary critical care at Keck Medicine of USC.

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What does science say?

Early data was conflicting. Some reports indicated that smoking was not associated with increased adverse outcomes and that smokers were underrepresented in hospital settings, leading some — such as the celebrated painter David Hockney — to claim that smokers might even have immunity to the virus that has claimed more than 1,500 lives in California."

https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-04-23/coronavirus-smoking-cigarettes-vaping-marijuana

https://www.healtheuropa.eu/can-cannabis-and-cbd-affect-coronavirus/98732/

https://cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/2001-03-04-5.pdf

 

B.   hugs improves our immune system.

Here are 10 surprising health benefits of hugs:

1. Hugs boost oxytocin levels.  Elevated oxytocin levels lead to lessening of feelings of anger, loneliness, and isolation.

2. Hugs raise serotonin levels.  Elevated Serotonin levels improve your mood, create happiness, and help to regulate your sleep cycle.

3. Hugs release endorphins.  Endorphins are the body's natural pain relievers, so getting a hug will actually soothe your aches and pains!

4. Hugs increase production of dopamine.  Dopamine is produced in the reward center of the brain and makes you happy, relieves depression, and just makes you feel good all over.

5. Hugs reduce levels of circulating cortisol in the blood.  Cortisol is known as the stress hormone.  By reducing the amount of cortisol circulating in the blood, hugs can alleviate stress and calm the mind.

6. Hugs lower blood pressure.  Hugs activate pressure receptors in the skin called pacinian corpuscles, which send signals to the part of your brain responsible for lowering blood pressure.

7. Hugs strengthen your immune system.  Hugs can help stimulate the thymus gland which regulates the body's production of white blood cells, which fight off disease.

8. Hugs relax your muscles.  Hugs relieve tension in the body and soothe pain.  As a result, they increase circulation to the soft tissue and relax the muscles.

9. Hugs balance the nervous system.  The same pacinian corpuscles which help to lower blood pressure also help balance out the nervous system.  The longer the hug, the more balanced the nervous system becomes.

10. Hugs are awesome!  You didn't need to read about the physiology behind hugs to know that they are awesome!  Hugs help us connect with the loved ones in our lives and they feel great.  They have a similar effect on the body as laughter and meditation by detaching you from stress and connecting you with mindfulness and happiness.  So give someone you love a hug today.  The bigger the better and the more the merrier!

https://communitycare.com/News/Health-Blog-Article?URLName=Surprising Health Benefits Hugs

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A is true

B is true

C both are true

D both are false