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Optimize your Health & Immunity

Optimize your Health & Immunity


Covid19 is gradually moving from a Pandemic to Endemic state. Increasingly it is becoming apparent that 'Covid Zero' is no longer an achievable public health target. Accordingly, public health strategy needs move towards optimizing population level health in order to minimize the impact of this virus which it now appears is here to stay.

The adjusted target now would be to prevent healthcare systems getting overwhelmed and allowing the economy to function as normal in the presence of sustained community transmission of SARS-COV2 virus. This can only be achieved when vast majority of infections are asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic not requiring hospital admission. 

Introduction of novel early out patient therapies such as Monoclonal Antibodies and Oral Antivirals should further assist in an effort to 'normalize' the effects of this virus. The best defence against Covid19 complications remains Vaccination.

To put it in lay terms, all of us have a date with the virus and we need to ensure that we are well prepared for that eventuality. 

 

Get Vaccinated against COVID19 and other pathogens

Book Covid19 Vaccination in Ontario 

COVID19 assessment & testing in Ontario

Sunnybrook Hospital Virtual Emergency Department


Childhood Immunization schedule in Ontario-Blog

Childhood Immunization in Ontario-5 min YT video 

Childhood Immunization-short 3 min YT video 

Vaccine Preventable Diseases in children-short 3 min YT video

 

Adult Immunization in Ontario-Blog

Vaccination & Cancer Screening in Adults-5 min YT video

 

Optimize your health through diet and lifestyle 

Lifestyle & Diet YT Playlist

 

 

Stress Management with CBT-short 3 min YT video

https://web.ntw.nhs.uk/selfhelp/

https://www.getselfhelp.co.uk/ 

https://llttf.com/

https://patient.info/mental-health/stress-management 

https://bouncebackontario.ca/


Anti-Inflammatory Diet & Lifestyle-Blog 

Anti-inflammatory Diet 5 min YT Video 

Anti-inflammatory Diet short 3 min YT video 

Anti-inflammatory Diet long YT livestream video-IL6 

Anti-inflammatory Diet long YT livestream video-JAK-STAT 


Obesity management blog

Obesity Management-5 min YT video

Obesity Management long YT livestream video

 

Hypertension management blog 

Hypertension management 5 min YT Video

Hypertension management long YT livestream video 

Snoring / Obstructive Sleep Apnoea short 3 min YT video

 

Diabetes and Prediabetes management Blog 

Diabetes & Prediabetes management-5 min YT video


Cholesterol management blog

Cholesterol Management 5 min YT video

 

Fatty Liver Blog 

Fatty Liver-5 min YT Video 

Fatty Liver-short 3 min YT video 

Fatty liver-long YT livestream video 


Vitamin D Blog

Vitamin D- 5 min YT video 

Vitamin D-short 3 min YT video 

Vitamin D-long YT livestream video

 

Low testosterone in Men-Blog 

Low testosterone in Men-5 min YT Video 



COVID19 Treatment in Increased Risk Patients:

The most scientific and evidence based method of treating COVID19 is through 

-antibodies derived through vaccination

-oral antivirals such as protease inhibitor Paxlovid ( Pfizer ) 

-passive synthetic immunity derived through monoclonal antibodies

Check Ontario Science Table & NIH Websites for updates on this which has been summarized in the following blog and video 

YT Video , blog & provincial guidance




YT Video about Isolation and Rapid Testing

https://youtu.be/hIZoNqMevhc

How to do Covid Test- Rapid Response

How to do a Covid Test- Abbott Panbio

COVID19 Symptoms Online Screening 


Find COVID19 Assessment Centres in Ontario


Book COVID19 Assessment in North York ( Finch & Bathurst site ) 


Book COVID19 Assessment in Scarborough 

 

Toronto Virtual Emergency Department Central Website 

Sunnybrook Hospital

 University Health Network 

https://www.uhn.ca/PatientsFamilies/Visit_UHN/Emergency/Pages/ED_Virtual_Visit_Pilot_Program_Consent_Form.aspx

Unity Health 

https://unityhealth.to/areas-of-care/programs-and-clinics/emergency/virtual-emergency-department/ 

 

COVID19 Treatment in India discussed on separate blogs and videos.

COVID19 Rx in India-Blog 

COVID19 Rx in India- 5 min YT video

 

Boost Immunity during period of Viral Illness

Refer to blog below and two YT videos for more detail on the use of supplements, dietary and lifestyle modifications during a period of acute viral illness in order to boost immunity

Ayurveda derived supplements, dietary & lifestyle modifications to boost immunity during illness-Blog 

Ayurveda derived Immune Boosting Supplements-5 min YT Video

Supplements for Acute Viral Illness-short 3 min YT video

Supplements and Vitamins must not replace vaccination, testing and scientifically proven treatment options which are licensed, authorized and available. Consider these as 'add on' only, when it is safe to do so. Always discuss possible interactions with existing drugs / conditions with Pharmacist / Healthcare provider. Treatment options recommended by Health Canada / Ontario Science Table / NIH have been scientifically validated for efficacy and safety while supplements have not.

 

INFORMATION & DISCLAIMER: 

I obtained my primary medical education from India and post graduate MD in Family Medicine from the United Kingdom. After working in National Health Service, England for 15 years, I moved to  Canada five years ago.  As a Family Physician, I consider my speciality as engaging patients, interpreting medical information for them, guiding them through their health journey, promoting wise health choices and encouraging early detection and management of disease. 

The information on this blog is accurate as per time of publishing. Scientific information and evidence changes dynamically and my opinions would change accordingly. 

The recommendations on this blog are not prescriptions and any patients considering these should consult with a physician to check if these are applicable to their unique situation.
 
Physician websites I commonly use for reference include 

 
Patient reference websites I commonly recommend to patients include
 

 
 
https://patient.info/

Patient confidentiality must be upheld at all times and any patients wishing to discuss specific medical scenarios on social media are requested to do so anonymously in 'third party' sense. 

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