This evening, Dr. Oommen and Dr. Di Liello provide healthy ways to alleviate the feeling of “cabin fever” while under quarantine and address the issue of unhealthy coping mechanisms that can surface during isolation.
Cabin fever during quarantine can affect people in many different ways, primarily through restlessness, irritability, claustrophobia, anxiety and depression. If you are currently dealing with these symptoms, you can rest assured that these feelings are normal and can be dealt with.
An important note to take from this video is to not compare your quarantine experience to someone else’s as everyone’s living situation is entirely different. Making and taking time for yourself, and living in the moment, one day at a time, is the best way to alleviate any negative feelings.
Thank you all for watching and for the many kind messages!
We encourage you to send us more questions at info@cardiogenix.ca, but most importantly, if you believe that you are showing symptoms or may have come in contact with someone with COVID-19, please call the info-coronavirus line at 1-877-644-4545.
On behalf of Dr. Oommen, Dr. Di Liello and the whole Cardiogenix Team, we would like to share a moment of calm and reflection on this current situation we are living through. As Dr. Di Liello said, it is amazing that so many people are finding the time to better themselves while confined to their home, but for those who aren’t doing so well, that is normal and quite okay too.
Together, we will see brighter days because together, we will get through this.
We encourage you to send us questions at info@cardiogenix.ca, but most importantly, if you believe that you are showing symptoms or may have come in contact with someone with COVID-19, please call the info-coronavirus line at 1-877-644-4545.
As a response to a viewer’s question on whether or not we can over sanitize our homes and if this can negatively affect our immune system, Dr. Oommen and Dr. Di Liello delve into how our immune system develops from childhood into adulthood. They also address your concerns about current statistics in the news and whether or not the eventual COVID-19 vaccine will replace the current flu vaccine.
As you all have probably noticed now that we have been in self-isolation for the past few weeks, preparing our meals at home has become an important part of our daily routines. In this segment, the Doctors also share some nutritional tips and tricks for maintaining healthy eating habits at home. Dr. Oommen uses a great example from Okinawa, Japan emphasizing that we should only eat until around 80% full to avoid overeating… Watch at the end where he even surprises Dr. Di Liello with his Japanese skills!
Thank you all for watching! We appreciate every comment and question that we receive and encourage you to send us more questions at info@cardiogenix.ca, but most importantly, if you believe that you are showing symptoms or may have come in contact with someone with COVID-19, please call the info-coronavirus line at 1-877-644-4545.
As always, stay safe, happy and healthy everyone!
Your Cardiogenix Family
Dr. Oommen and Dr. Di Liello are back with more of your coronavirus questions! Today, they will address whether or not current asthma treatments can also be used as treatment for COVID-19 patients and if Vitamin D can actually aid in the prevention of the infectious disease. The Doctors also give tips and share their personal experience on ways to keep active at home as well as getting the most out of your sleep.
Exercise and sleep are two major key components to the 6 Pillars of Health along with diet, stress management, social life, and sometimes medications, and as they’ve mentioned in previous videos are both essential to maintaining a strong immune system.
Thank you for watching everyone!
We encourage you to send us more questions at info@cardiogenix.ca, but most importantly, if you believe that you are showing symptoms or may have come in contact with someone with COVID-19, please call the info-coronavirus line at 1-877-644-4545.
As always, stay safe, happy and healthy everyone!
Your Cardiogenix Family
As the weeks go by, most of us are still adjusting to our new at-home routines. Even though we may no longer have access to our gyms or fitness classes for the time being, there are still plenty of ways to keep healthy and active at home! In this video, our Athletic Therapist, Rosemary, demonstrates 8 easy strength and cardiovascular exercises for all ages!
Stay safe, happy and healthy everyone!
Your Cardiogenix Family
In today’s segment, Dr. Oommen and Dr. Di Liello address more of your coronavirus concerns such as possible contamination through our pets and whether or not we should allow our older parents to socialize with their friends who have been self-isolating as well. The Doctors also run through some good habits to adopt during a pandemic such as glove removal and sanitization, and breathing techniques to help control the stress in our day to day lives.
Deep breathing and meditation is highly beneficial when practiced on a regular basis, not only for when we are stressed. As Dr. Oommen points out, for the first time in many of our lives, we have plenty of time to create positive habits! Thank you for watching everyone!
We encourage you to send us more questions at info@cardiogenix.ca, but most importantly, if you believe that you are showing symptoms or may have come in contact with someone with COVID-19, please call the info-coronavirus line at 1-877-644-4545.
As always, stay safe, happy and healthy everyone!
Your Cardiogenix Family
At Cardiogenix, we have always said that in order to live a long and healthy life, not only must we sleep well, eat well and exercise, but as social beings people need to maintain a healthy social life as well. With the recent COVID-19 outbreak, measures such as self-isolation have inhibited many of our ability to fulfill our social needs and can cause us to feel more stressed than usual. Today, the Doctor’s delve into your questions regarding anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress and other mood disorders that are heightened due to the pandemic and their effect on our body and immune system.
If you are feeling any of these emotions during your self-isolation journey, rest assured that you are not the only one. It is normal to not feel okay during a pandemic and it is important for your health to talk about it with your loved ones or a health professional if needed.
Thank you all for your very incredible input! We encourage you to send us more questions at info@cardiogenix.ca, but most importantly, if you believe that you are showing symptoms or may have come in contact with someone with COVID-19, please call the info-coronavirus line at 1-877-644-4545.
As always, stay safe, happy and healthy everyone! Your Cardiogenix Family
It’s World Health Day today, and this year, the World Health Organization is shining a special light on all of the nurses and midwives around the globe. Representing over 50% of all healthcare workers worldwide, nurses and midwives are currently on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. These courageous, hardworking and selfless individuals aid not only in the treatment but also in the education and prevention of illness and disease. Thank you to all of the nurses and midwives who continue to care for each and every one of us.
In honor of World Health Day, Dr. Oommen and Dr. Di Liello highlight some of the positive medical advances that have been made in the past few weeks! We believe that it is important to remember the positive in times when we tend to feel overwhelmed with the uncertainty in the news. The Doctors also discuss Dr. Di Liello’s first-hand experience with getting tested for the coronavirus and address Premier François Legault’s most recent announcement about the reprioritization of COVID-19 testing.
Once again, we would like to thank not only our nurses and midwives, but ALL other essential workers getting us through this pandemic one day at a time.
Thank you for watching! We encourage you to send us your questions at info@cardiogenix.ca, but most importantly, if you believe that you are showing symptoms or may have come in contact with someone with COVID-19, please call the info-coronavirus line at 1-877-644-4545.
As always, stay safe, happy and healthy everyone!
Your Cardiogenix Family
This evening, Dr. Oommen and Dr. Di Liello discuss more of your COVID-19 questions, particularly on how people will be tested for immunity to the novel coronavirus and how to know if we have already gotten it. As people are now aware of what to look for in the virus, many have come forward reporting that they had experienced COVID-19-like symptoms a few weeks before it was a hot topic and suspect that they could have been affected. We must also keep in mind that a large number of those infected may show no symptoms at all, hence the importance of social distancing.
As testing continues, the number of cases will continue to rise, and eventually as time goes on, this will begin to slow down. For the time being, we would like to thank everyone that has been practicing self-isolation for the past few weeks. It may not always be easy, but remember, together we will get through this!
We encourage you to send us more questions at info@cardiogenix.ca, but most importantly, if you believe that you are showing symptoms or may have come in contact with someone with COVID-19, please call the info-coronavirus line at 1-877-644-4545.
Stay safe, happy and healthy everyone! Your Cardiogenix Family
In today’s segment, the Doctors answer your questions on how to maintain our health during self-isolation. Many of you asked for the quickest ways to boost your immune system to best prevent severe infection, what to do if we urgently need to see a dentist, if it is poor judgement to practice intermittent fasting during the pandemic, and more.
Whether or not you are part of an at-risk group such as the elderly, the immunocompromised, or someone with an underlying health condition, it is important to get around 6 to 7 hours of sleep and to continue to keep up with cardiovascular exercises. If you were not already exercising or sleeping properly, it’s not too late! In fact, now is the best time to create new healthy eating, sleeping, and exercise habits!
Thank you all again for tuning into these segments. We encourage you to send us more questions at info@cardiogenix.ca, but most importantly, if you believe that you are showing symptoms or may have come in contact with someone with COVID-19, please call the info-coronavirus line at 1-877-644-4545.
Stay safe, happy and healthy everyone!
Your Cardiogenix Family
