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Right now everyone is focused on COVID-19. Testing, masking, vaccines, and preventing the spread of the virus. So, anytime anyone feels the slightest bit ill, COVID-19 is the first thing on everyone's minds.
Our laser focus on the "Covid Pandemic" may seem like the right thing to do, but unfortunately, when Physicians have a single focus on a single virus it can hurt many people.
Recently, someone close to me experienced a fever, along with pain in his back. The first thing he was instructed to do was get a COVID-19 test - even his close friends had discussed it amongst themselves and decided that he "better get a test". While awaiting the results, his fever passed and he started experiencing chest and neck pain. He was then told that it might be pneumonia. That's when the COVID test came back negative - his wife and friends were overjoyed, and the next day he thought he'd try to get some work done.
He didn't have COVID, so everyone started to let their guard down, including his doctor.
A couple days later he was in the hospital with Pericarditis, which is a pretty scary heart condition. Luckily, after some treatment and two nights in the hospital, he was back home recovering. And he
was lucky, and smart enough to go to the hospital when something didn't feel right.
Stroke, heart disease, cancer, and lung diseases — the leading causes of death in the U.S. — have not gone away just because Covid-19 has emerged. It concerns me that patients and doctors are potentially missing or ignoring worrisome symptoms unrelated to Covid-19 and not addressing them, since this interruption of care for patients with chronic conditions can lead to disastrous outcomes.
Part of the problem is seeing everything through a coronavirus lens. There are catastrophic risks when doctors and patients wear Covid-19 blinders.
There are widespread reports of fewer visits in emergency departments and doctors’ offices for strokes, heart attacks, and routine medical care. And this means less early detection and more fatal outcomes.
My friend was smart to go to the ER based on his instincts of just not feeling right. And he was lucky that his condition was not yet severe. For many others, this is not the case. They are told to stay home and wait for the symptoms to progress.
This is unacceptable under any circumstance, and it not only wrong, but in many cases can be fatal.
I will encourage my friend to do some additional testing to determine what the cause of the inflammation was that triggered the pericarditis, so we can prevent it from happening again.
Conventional medicine will often prescribe medication, monitor your condition, and recommend procedures, but they do little to investigate the root cause and restore function to the body.
If you are experiencing symptoms that are more than a common cold and your COVID test comes back negative, keep searching for answers regarding why you are experiencing symptoms. Even if those symptoms have been with you for a while (Especially if they have!)
It is now more important than ever to understand your symptoms and what they mean for your body. Having the foundational knowledge of how your body works and being able to decode the signs of dysfunction is one of the most valuable tools you can have in this day and age.
Not only does it improve your overall wellness, reducing inflammation and restoring function to the body and protecting you from viruses and other pathogens, lowering the severity of your illness should you become infected.....
But living in a body that is functioning properly improves your quality of life, relationships, performance, longevity and happiness.
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