The Paleo Medical Clinic - Dr. Cathryn Zapf

12/13/2021

05/11/2020

This is an amazing story of adaptation. These boys worked out how to survive by collaborating.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/09/the-real-lord-of-the-flies-what-happened-when-six-boys-were-shipwrecked-for-15-months

When a group of schoolboys were marooned on an island in 1965, it turned out very differently to William Golding’s bestseller, writes Rutger Bregman

05/07/2020

Dr Hugh Sinclair almost 100 years ago observed; ‘The deficiency of any nutrient which is essential for every tissue will eventually lead to abnormal function in every tissue. That is so incontrovertibly obvious that I am continually astonished it must be repeatedly forcefully restated’.

https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m1548/rr-6

Article Related content Article metrics Rapid responses Response Rapid Response: COVID-19 ’ICU’ risk – 20-fold greater in the Vitamin D Deficient. BAME, African Americans, the Older, Institutionalised and Obese, are at greatest risk. Sun and ‘D’-supplementation – Game-changers? Research ...

05/05/2020

How to stay safe when shopping and how to handle food when you get home.

https://t.co/5ZXCJTDJ75?amp=1

‎Show JAMA Clinical Reviews, Ep Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Safe Shopping at Stores and Pharmacies - Apr 3, 2020

05/01/2020

https://twitter.com/profvrr/status/1255889250870067202

“What have I been saying for months about purported reinfections with SARS-CoV-2? There are none! RT-PCR detects pieces of RNA not infectious virus!! https://t.co/9iKmTwV6TM Tests in recovered patients found false positives, not reinfections, experts say”

04/21/2020

Dr Mark Hyman has produced an eight part master course about sleep. At a time when we need our immunity good sleep is essential. He's now made it free.

https://courses.drhyman.com/sleep-course-own

04/10/2020

Sugar is immunosuppressive even if you do not have diabetes. Eat real eggs on Easter Day not chocolate. suppression of the innate immune system is not recommended at a time of COVID19.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26897277/

In summary, acute hyperglycemia can significantly alter innate immune responses to infection, and this potentially explains some of the poor outcomes in hospitalized patients who develop hyperglycemia.

04/09/2020

Top tips to reduce stress during lock down. Simple and effective.

https://www.ifm.org/news-insights/top-6-strategies-managing-stress-around-infectious-disease/

Spending too much time researching coronavirus can negatively impact your sense of wellbeing and compromise your physical health.

04/08/2020

Struggling to sleep at this time of high anxiety? This is normally and to be expected however poor sleep is immunosuppressive so worth improving. This guide shows you how to get a better night’s sleep.

https://www.ifm.org/news-insights/good-sleep-hygiene-may-help-protect-infectious-diseases/

Consistent sleep better prepares your body to fight off unexpected illness, and getting enough of it supports your overall health and well-being.

04/07/2020

Get off the couch and introduce micro workouts during the course of the day. Walk around when making phone calls. Mark Sisson explains the benefit of such an approach.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifF85u3X-jQ

Are You Doing Microworkouts? Here’s Why You Should. The fitness industry is in the midst of a renaissance. Flawed and dated strategies like sedentary recover...

04/06/2020

Although this does not replace the information from the Chief Medical Officer these botanicals and supplement may help with COVID19 prevention. This is a statement letter from the Institute for Functional Medicine.

https://www.ifm.org/news-insights/the-functional-medicine-approach-to-covid-19-virus-specific-nutraceutical-and-botanical-agents/?utm_campaign=Covid-19&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=85736821&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_PlYMrtNTdO2dpdrjk2cXkjIpGuVX6_iX9bzQLC-KNxd2P2HA7VHfTTO6le2NPHaYVXtlS12WBpdvkLzns0ucnMArwOA&_hsmi=85736821

the scope of this document will be to assess the scientific plausibility of promising prevention approaches and therapeutic (nutraceutical and botanical) interventions and then to offer clinical recommendations.

04/01/2020

Please eat real food during the pandemic to reduce inflammation.

https://robertlustig.com/2020/03/real-food-coronavirus/

03/31/2020

https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/topics/Page17012.aspx

Mental Wellness Moment with Dr. Nicholas Mitchell, AHS Provincial Medical Director of Addiction and Mental Health.

03/30/2020

Please check here for updates from AHS during covid-19: www.ahs.ca/covidphc

Information for Primary Care Providers on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

03/27/2020

25,000 years ago in Russia humans used mammoth bones to build a dwelling in the extreme cold.

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/gnarled-pile-fossils-was-once-giant-structure-made-ice-age-mammoths

Russia’s oldest mammoth bone ring may have held ritual significance

03/25/2020

How regenerative agriculture works, how vital a part animals play and why they are important for your healthy diet.

https://youtu.be/MxW-JKLeu1k

Most people out there are telling you to eat less meat Here's why they're wrong This is the whole story of why meat is the foundation of human health in one ...

03/24/2020

This short clip from Dr Mark Hyman's Farmacy podcast discusses how the run off of pesticides and fertilisers is killing fish in the sea. Is it time to boycott industrial agriculture's monocrops when they are so bad for the environment and our health?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SqmrVWsOL8

There are many reasons fish populations are in danger and a big one is monoculture. The way we grow food is leading to dead zones in our lakes and oceans. Ad...

03/24/2020

Bill Gates prediction is sadly coming true. We are woefully unprepared for the Corona outbreak. This TED is a few years old but he was spot on.

https://youtu.be/6Af6b_wyiwI

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. In 2014, the world avoide...