How to Care for Your Body and Mind While Social Distancing

Spending more time in our homes doesn’t mean we should lie around for extended periods of time and abandon our regular health and fitness goals. If anything, the COVID-19 outbreak means we should do more to nourish our minds and bodies—as good self-care could help to keep us stronger and healthier during the global crisis we’re facing. For some tips on caring for your mind and body during this difficult time, check out the resources below. 

Manage Anxiety, Stress, and Negative Emotions

The pandemic is no time to put your mental health on the back burner. Finding ways to cope with stress is crucial during this difficult time. 

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Clearing Bad Energy from Your Home

Get Physically Fit at Home or Outside

There are many creative ways to incorporate at-home fitness into your routine, regardless of the space requirements you may be working with. If you venture outside, make sure you take safety precautions, and if you’re able to go to your gym or studio, try to attend smaller classes if possible. 

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Relax and Unwind with Yoga and Meditation

Strength and flexibility benefits aside, Yoga and Meditation can be powerful stress reduction tools. These helpful links can guide you through your practice, with no need to leave the home.

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Free Online Yoga Classes to Try at Home

Build a Home Gym or Yoga Studio

While waiting for the pandemic to pass, find space in your home to exercise. This could be an extra bedroom or rarely used dining room, or you can build out a new workout space. 

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Even if your gym, meditation center, yoga studio, or therapist’s office is closed during the COVID-19 outbreak, you can still care for your mind and body from the comfort and safety of your home. With access to these great tips and resources, you’ll have all the information you need to nourish your mind and body, burn calories, build strength and alleviate anxiety while continuing to maintain distance from others. 

Dr. Blake Pearson is an internationally recognized expert in the field of functional and cannabinoid-based medicine with extensive experience helping individuals manage chronic pain, sleep disorders and mental health conditions. Grounded in evidence, Dr. Pearson’s patient-centred, virtual care model enables him to work with patients to address multiple symptoms at once and improve overall well-being. Visit www.pearsonhealth.ca or call 519-339-9233 to book a consultation.

Written by Stephanie Haywood at mylifeboost.com

CBD and terpenes show promise for COVID-19 Inflammation

“Early results from an ongoing Israeli study are adding to the chorus of researchers suggesting that cannabis’ ingredients could be a game changing treatment in the fight against Covid-19.”

The ongoing study has found that the combination of CBD with terpenes was three times more effective in treating Covid-19 inflammation than conventional treatments like corticosteroids.

These results still needed to be reviewed and validated by the larger scientific community, but if they prove accurate, they could offer great promise for treating patients who develop the most severe symptoms of Covid-19.

Full article available here: https://www.forbes.com/…/new-research-suggests-terpenes-a…/…

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Could cannabis extracts help in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19?

Could cannabis extracts help in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19? Researchers at the University of Lethbridge say their data looks promising. 

New research coming out of Alberta shows “cannabis extracts can modulate the levels of the receptors in highly relevant tissues, such as the mouth, lungs and intestinal cells,” which are target areas for the COVID-19 virus.

This early research (which still requires further investigation) draws conclusions that high CBD cannabis extracts can ultimately help to slow the virus by restricting their entry points into the body. I’ve shared more of my thoughts on this in this short video. 

Full article available here.

Sarnia doctor launching self-care webinar series

A Sarnia doctor who is the mental-health lead with the local health integration network is hosting a new Lockdown Leaning webinar series.

The half-hour live webinar series hosted by Dr. Blake Pearson kicks off Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

The idea behind the series is to encourage community connection and self-care as people socially and physically distance amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Other planned topics include nutrition, relationships and medicine, while members of the public can suggest others.

“Being indoors and social distancing, it can be tough,” Carswell said, “but getting through this time, hopefully this allows us to help with that.”

Read the full article here.