Covid-19 Archives - Experience Life

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PUMPING IRONY: Locked Out

By Craig Cox

While COVID-19 has exacted a huge toll on those coping with a chronic disease, few have suffered more than older adults struggling with dementia.

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- Fitness Tips -

Does Exercise Boost the Immune System?

By Craig Cox

Exercise is an immune booster, but if you've been exposed to or are recovering from COVID-19, you might want to take it easy, according to a recent analysis.

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A Dose of Uncertainty

By Craig Cox

As we wait impatiently for a COVID-19 vaccine to free us from the current pandemic, a recent survey indicates surprising skepticism, and healthcare experts suggest we temper our expectations.

Experience Life editor in chief Jamie Martin

- Personal Development -

EDITOR’S NOTE: A Different Kind of Recovery

By Jamie Martin

In tough times, we tend to move through distinct phases of coping before learning to move ahead.

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Why T Cells in Your Immune System May Be Your Strongest COVID-19 Defense

By Michael Dregni

Coronavirus antibodies might not be long-lasting, but the latest research has found new hope for battling the virus — your adaptive T cells. And it may lead the way to a vaccine.

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- Functional Medicine -

5 Ways to Boost Your Immunity

By Michael Dregni

Lifestyle factors — like exercise and nutrition — can boost your immunity and help tackle COVID-19.

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PUMPING IRONY: The Perils of Normalcy

By Craig Cox

Six months into the current pandemic, I realize I’ve begun to forget the lessons it’s been trying to teach me.

- Fitness Tips -

Exercise Can Boost Immunity and May Reduce Risk of COVID-19

By Craig Cox

New guidelines by the American College of Sports Medicine recommend exercise as a strategy to avoid a severe case of the virus.

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PUMPING IRONY: Faulty Connections

By Craig Cox

The current pandemic has sparked a boom in telemedicine, but a new study notes the many reasons why it’s not a viable option for many seniors.

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How to Relieve Stress During a Pandemic

By Kaelyn Riley

You may be experiencing a chronic state of stress activation known as “allostatic load.” Our experts offer five techniques to help you de-stress and re-center.

A child takes a ride on his grandfather's back out in the country.

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PUMPING IRONY: The Kids Are Alright?

By Craig Cox

Some evidence suggests that young people are carrying the virus into their multigenerational households, triggering the pandemic’s recent surge. Does that mean we should cancel visits from our grandson?

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PUMPING IRONY: Calm Amid the Storm

By Craig Cox

A pair of new studies suggests that my geezer compatriots — those of us who are still alive, anyway — are actually coping with the pandemic a lot better than you might expect.

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- Personal Development -

How to Build Love and Trust During a Pandemic

By Heidi Wachter

Relationship coach and author Margot Schulman offers practices for building resiliency and deepening our relationships during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond.

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PUMPING IRONY: Wedding-Bell Blues

By Craig Cox

Our daughter is planning a big wedding this fall, despite the surging pandemic. This is forcing her geezer parents to make some heartbreaking decisions.

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PUMPING IRONY: A Painful Transformation?

By Craig Cox

My neighbor’s long-sought surgery tempers my desire to see COVID-19 remodel the American healthcare system.

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- General Health -

What’s the Future of the COVID-19 Pandemic?

By Michael Dregni

Leading epidemiologist Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH, outlines what we need to do to eradicate the coronavirus pandemic.

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- Aging -

PUMPING IRONY: The Quarantine Quandary

By Craig Cox

A long-delayed visit with a septuagenarian friend reminds me how pandemic-induced isolation can threaten our well-being nearly as much as the virus itself.