COVID-19 Answers: Politically Correct vs. Medically Correct - Episode 21

Ask Dr. Drew

Dr. Drew

Health & Fitness, News Commentary, News, Politics

4.7 • 759 Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2020

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

Many states are reporting an increase in COVID-19 cases. Is it safe to travel? Should we wear masks? Who is at risk? Dr. Drew is joined by experts Dr. Cate Shanahan and Dr. Lori Pennington-Gray to discuss Coronavirus data and the differences between being politically correct and medically correct. • Dr. Cate Shanahan is a board certified family physician. Her expertise is diet-driven metabolic disease, specifically the twin roles of PUFAs and sugar in promoting weight gain, insulin resistance, prediabetes and other common conditions. Her passion is educational programs that improve productivity & reduce employer healthcare costs by cultivating healthy habits at the individual and organization-wide levels. More: http://drcate.com • Dr. Lori Pennington-Gray is the director of the Eric Friedheim Tourism Institute and a UF professor for the Department of Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management. She is a member of The International Ecotourism Society, Travel and Tourism Research Association, World Travel and Tourism Council, DMAI, AH&LA, and USTA. Ask Dr. Drew is produced by Kaleb Nation (@KalebNation) and Susan Pinsky (@FirstLadyOfLove). THE SHOW: For over 30 years, Dr. Drew Pinsky has taken calls from all corners of the globe, answering thousands of questions from teens and young adults. To millions, he is a beacon of truth, integrity, fairness, and common sense. Now, after decades of hosting Loveline and multiple hit TV shows – including Celebrity Rehab, Teen Mom OG, Lifechangers, and more – Dr. Drew is opening his phone lines to the world by streaming LIVE from his home studio in California. On Ask Dr. Drew, no question is too extreme or embarrassing because the Dr. has heard it all. Don’t hold in your deepest, darkest questions any longer. Ask Dr. Drew and get real answers today. This show is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. All information exchanged during participation in this program, including interactions with DrDrew.com and any affiliated websites, are intended for educational and/or entertainment purposes only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, welcome to Ask Dr. Drew. We are going to have some very interesting guests today.
0:04.0	Kate Shanahan, of course, she's at the front line of dietary recommendations, particularly as it pretends to preventing the complications of COVID.
0:11.9	And in just a moment, I'm going to be introducing Dr. Lori Pennington Gray, director of the Tourism Crisis Management Initiative at University of Florida.
0:19.5	Our laws as it pertain to substances are draconian and bizarre.
0:23.6	The psychopaths start this way.
0:24.6	He was an alcoholic because of social media and pornography, PTSD, love addiction.
0:29.6	Fentanyl and heroin.
0:30.6	Ridiculous.
0:31.6	I'm a doctor for a same.
0:33.6	Where the hell you think I learned that?
0:34.6	And you say, you go to treatment before you kill people.
0:38.3	I am a clinician.
0:39.3	I observe things about these chemicals.
0:41.3	Let's just deal with what's real.
0:42.3	We used to get these calls on Lovelin all the time.
0:44.3	Educate adolescents and to prevent and to treat.
0:47.3	You have trouble, you can't stop and you might help stop it.
0:49.3	I can help.
0:50.3	I got a lot to say.
0:51.3	I got a lot more to say.
1:03.0	I want to get into some different aspects of COVID today, including travel. Speaking of travel, I just got these very, very, very cool travel-related UV lights.
1:10.0	You can scan over your equipment, your luggage, your airline seat, your Uber, whatever it might be.
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