TMHS 423: The Meaning Behind Skyrocketing COVID-19 Cases & Hospitalizations - With Dr. Alan Preston

The Model Health Show

Shawn Stevenson

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.8 • 7.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2020

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

You don’t have to look far to find data (and opinions!) about the current pandemic. From news outlets to social media feeds, it can feel overwhelming to be constantly submerged into a plethora of information and scary statistics. But from a scientific perspective, it’s important to put context to the data in order to have a comprehensive grasp on what’s really happening. There’s no one better suited to help us gain a deeper understanding of reporting statistics and infection rates than Dr. Alan Preston. Dr. Preston is an expert in the field of epidemiology. On today’s show, he’s back to paint a broader picture when it comes to public health and virus transmission. You’re going to hear what goes into coronavirus testing and reporting, the importance of understanding measurement periods, and how to understand the burden of disease. Dr. Preston is also diving into the truth about death rates, economic implications, and why taking responsibility for your own health is so critical during this time. In this episode you’ll discover: The three ways that COVID-19 cases are reported. What it means to be presumed positive. The difference between a PCR test and an antigen test. Why understanding subtypes is important when interpreting data. How to calculate a mortality rate. The difference between dying from COVID-19 and dying with COVID-19. How COVID-19 deaths and chronic illnesses are linked. The importance of taking ownership of your own health. How to actually boost the production of your natural killer cells. What herd immunity is. The far-reaching implications of the economic shutdown. What you need to know about hospital capacities. How stress impacts the immune system. The importance of being considerate and compassionate to others. Items mentioned in this episode include: Foursigmatic.com/model — Get 15% off your daily health elixirs and coffee! Beekeepersnaturals.com/model — Get 15% off raw honey & other natural remedies! Why Quarantine Has Us More Unhealthy Than Ever – Episode 411 Accurate Reporting & Epidemiology with Dr. Alan Preston – Episode 414 Connect with Dr. Alan Preston LinkedIn Mask Facts: The Science & The History of Masks in Medicine * Download Transcript Be sure you are subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes: Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spotify Soundcloud Join TMHS Facebook community - Model Nation

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0:00.0	You are now listening to The Model Health Show with Sean Stevenson.
0:04.0	For more, visit TheModelHealthShow.com.
0:12.0	Welcome to The Model Health Show. This is Finns and Nutrition Expert, Sean Stevenson.
0:16.0	And I'm so grateful for you tuning in with me today.
0:18.0	I'm so pumped about this episode.
0:20.0	I've got back on for round two, Nepademiologist,
0:24.0	who is far more than Nepademiologist,
0:27.0	just to help us to make a little bit more sense of some of the data that we're hearing out there in major media.
0:33.0	And I think this is more important than ever right now to actually have some context around some of the information that we're hearing.
0:39.0	And at the same time, you know, this is a time in human history where we're all experiencing things that are very, very new and very different,
0:48.0	and to have compassion on ourselves and understand that there's a figuring out threshold or process
0:56.0	that we're all going to have to go through. And that's okay.
0:59.0	We've done some episodes recently just to really talk about taking more responsibility for our inner processing
1:05.0	and our perspective right now.
1:07.0	And there's so much information, there's so much that's influx, so much new data to process and make sense of.
1:14.0	But we have to stand guard to the doors of our mind.
1:17.0	We have to really be able to take care of our mental hygiene and our mental well-being.
1:21.0	And also our physical health right now. It's more important than ever.
1:24.0	We did an episode dedicated to how during this time of quarantine and COVID-19, our health has gotten significantly worse as a society.
1:34.0	Outside the context of the virus, with increasing rates of depression and diabetes and heart disease, and the list goes on and on,
1:43.0	because so many people have cut off their lifeline to relationships, to movement, just basic levels of nutrition, process, food,
1:53.0	consumption, and skyrocketed. And in that episode, we'll put that in the show notes. We've got the numbers.
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