Welcome to the Dr. Gundry Podcast, the weekly there's a lot of confusing information out there right now and plenty of people

aren't sure what they should be doing to protect themselves and their families from the COVID-19 virus.

So that's why on today's episode of the podcast,

I'm going to tackle some virus myths

that I've been hearing out there.

Explain what you should be doing today to keep you and your family safe

and discuss why this virus has completely shut down countries across the world,

not just the United States.

So whether you are safely at home or out working on the front lines of this pandemic, I want to first

thank you for doing your part to prevent the spread of the

coronavirus. I also want to remind you that we're actually all in this together

and the more we all continue to be on the same page, the easier

it's going to be able to rebound from this stronger than ever whenever that's going to be.

Now because of that, this may be just the most important episode I've ever recorded.

And as you know, I've already recorded one episode on the coronavirus when it first started so please don't

miss a second of this one so let's start with some basic safety questions.

Why is social distancing so important?

Well, let's talk about kind of who this virus is,

what it is, how it behaves. First of all, coronaviruses are nothing new. The common

cold is a coronavirus and there's nothing new about the common cold.

But knowing that the current coronavirus is a cousin of the common cold helps us understand why this particular

virus is so mischievous.

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