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Most Australians are feeling frightened and unsure about how to protect others and themselves from the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. Following the rules established by the Australian Government and the World Health Organization (WHO), including good hygiene, sanitization, and disinfection measures, is advised by experts as the best defense.

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Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): What is it? According to the WHO, COVID-19 (also known as "Coronavirus disease") is an infectious disease brought on by a fresh strain of coronavirus that was only recently detected in humans. The name "coronavirus" often refers to a group of viruses that can cause anything from the common cold to more severe conditions like Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

Fever, exhaustion, a dry cough, shortness of breath or other breathing issues, body aches, nasal congestion, a runny nose, sore throat, or diarrhea are typical symptoms. When the condition is severe, it can result in pneumonia, kidney failure, SARS, and even death. When an infected person coughs, sneezes, or exhales, droplets from their mouth or nose are released into the air and can be inhaled or come into contact with. These droplets travel through the air and land on nearby surfaces. When people touch or breathe in these areas, they may potentially contract the disease.

Effects of COVID-19 The rapidly spreading COVID-19 epidemic is now regarded as a global pandemic, which denotes that a new illness is thought to have spread "worldwide." Over 700 COVID-19 instances have been confirmed as of the time of publication in Australia, with New South Wales and Victoria accounting for the majority of cases. In Australia, more than 100,000 people have undergone viral testing, and regrettably, six people have already passed away.

Australian authorities currently advise frequently washing hands with soap and water or using hand sanitizer when hand washing is not an option to prevent contracting or spreading the virus. using the crook of your elbow or arm, not your hands, to cough and sneeze Avoid touching your face as much as you can practice social distance by staying 1.5 meters away from other people whenever you can isolate yourself if you feel ill, have recently been abroad, or have come into contact with a confirmed case

How can I clean in a way that keeps both myself and others safe? It is more important than ever that we all adhere to best practices for personal hygiene, surface sanitization, and disinfection, especially in locations with limited space, like commercial office complexes.

How long can a virus remain on a surface? Although the solution is now unknown, experts think the virus functions similarly to other coronaviruses. In light of this, it is likely that the virus can survive on surfaces for anywhere between a few hours and many days, depending on elements like the type of surface and climatic variables like temperature. Disinfectants should be used to clean surfaces that are thought to be contaminated in order to eradicate the virus and lessen the risk of injury to you and others.

Cleaning vs. Disinfecting for COVID-19 The practice of disinfecting involves destroying or deactivating disease-causing bacteria and viruses on surfaces, whereas sanitizing will generally only reduce the number of bacteria on surfaces to acceptable levels and is ineffective against some viruses. Disinfecting is chosen for treating surfaces at a higher risk of contamination, especially if such contamination relates to a highly contagious virus like the new coronavirus, even though cleaning is typically sufficient for low risk circumstances.

Do I require expert cleaners for my property? Publicly accessible locations like malls, food courts, grocery stores, pharmacies, community services buildings, schools, daycare centers, and other establishments that frequently house large crowds of people should receive special attention from trained cleaning specialists during an outbreak and, in fact, during a pandemic. Hospitals, nursing homes, community centers, and medical institutions all need frequent specialized cleaning since they care for the most vulnerable people (the old and those with weakened immune systems). It might mean the difference between life and death.

Why hire experts in this case? Quality and experienced professional cleaners are trained and equipped to apply best practices to disinfection and sanitization of surfaces suspected of – or at risk of – contamination resulting from coronaviruses. Professional cleaners are also fully equipped and prepared to protect themselves from potential infection when cleaning hazardous areas and have the means to ensure proper disposal of contaminated waste. In a time when supermarket shelves are bare and supplies available to the general public are low, you can rest assured that reputable professional cleaners will have access to cleaning agents, equipment and personal protective supplies. An established set of protocols will be used by a respectable professional cleaning service to guarantee adherence to the most recent recommendations made by the Australian Government and the World Health Organization. We at Keen To Clean recognize that this is a difficult time for everyone. Our experienced and dedicated team of professional cleaners are here to help alleviate some of that stress and anxiety by ensuring your premises are appropriately sanitized and disinfected, and helping you to do your part to reduce the spread of the outbreak. Currently, we provide services to clients in Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney's suburbs as well as the city center. Get in touch today to discuss your needs and obtain a free quote.

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Coronavirus: क्या है कोरोना के हल्के और गंभीर लक्षण में अंतर? इस तरह करें पहचान

Coronavirus: क्या है कोरोना के हल्के और गंभीर लक्षण में अंतर? इस तरह करें पहचान

<p style="text-align: justify;">कोरोना वायरस की दूसरी लहर का प्रकोप भारत पर सबसे ज्यादा हुआ है. अप्रैल से मई तक हजारों लोगों की जान जा चुकी है और लाखों लोग अभी भी कोरोना से संक्रमित हैं. शहर से लेकर गांव, अब हर जगह इस वायरस ने अपने पैर पसार दिए हैं. हालांकि पिछले एक हफ्ते से स्थिति में थोड़ा सुधार जरूर है. कोरोना के नए ममालों में भी कमी आई है, लेकिन अभी भी इसे हल्के में नहीं लेना चाहिए.</p> <p…

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Coronavirus: India's Covid-19 Cases Surge Past 23 Lakh-Mark, Over 60K New Cases Reported In A Day

Coronavirus: India’s Covid-19 Cases Surge Past 23 Lakh-Mark, Over 60K New Cases Reported In A Day

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Coronavirus India: With no respite in Covid-19 transmission, India again witnessed over 60,000 fresh cases on Wednesday, adding another lakh to its overall tally. As per the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, single-day spike of 60,963 cases and 834 deaths were reported in India, in the last 24 hours. So far 46,000 people have succumbed to the viral disease. Also Read| Sp…

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Exclusive: कोरोना को हराने के लिए वैक्सीन का ‘पंच’, सीरम इंस्टीट्यूट के निदेशक से खास बातचीत

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सीरम इंस्टीट्यूट ऑफ इंडिया के क���र्यकारी निदेशक डॉ. सुरेश जाधव – फोटो : Amar Ujala

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कोरोना वायरस संक्रमण के हर दिन बढ़ते मामले देश और दुनिया की चिंता बढ़ा रहे हैं। जल्द से जल्द कोरोना की दवा और वैक्सीन तैयार हो, इसके लिए सरकारें प्रयासरत हैं। विभिन्न देशों के वैज्ञानिक, दवा कंपनियां और स्वास्थ्य संस्थान इसके लिए शोध कर रहे हैं। कोरोना की वैक्सीन का इंतजार…

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Exclusive: कोरोना को हराने के लिए वैक्सीन का 'पंच', सीरम इंस्टीट्यूट के निदेशक से खास बातचीत

Exclusive: कोरोना को हराने के लिए वैक्सीन का ‘पंच’, सीरम इंस्टीट्यूट के निदेशक से खास बातचीत

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सीरम इंस्टीट्यूट ऑफ इंडिया के कार्यकारी निदेशक डॉ. सुरेश जाधव – फोटो : Amar Ujala

ख़बर सुनें

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कोरोना वायरस संक्रमण के हर दिन बढ़ते मामले देश और दुनिया की चिंता बढ़ा रहे हैं। जल्द से जल्द कोरोना की दवा और वैक्सीन तैयार हो, इसके लिए सरकारें प्रयासरत हैं। विभिन्न देशों के वैज्ञानिक, दवा कंपनियां और स्वास्थ्य संस्थान इसके लिए शोध कर रहे हैं। कोरोना की वैक्सीन का इंतजार…

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A compilation of tweets on recognizing COVID-19 symptoms vs allergies/colds/the flu

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Hey lovely! I was reading (stalking? procrastinating with? Either way your art is gorgeous) your blog and scrolled down a fair way and I just wanted to let you know that that Twitter feed about treating COVID-19 at home has been debunked! The ‘don’t drink cold water’ and ‘get up every two hours to walk around’ thing especially. https://www.snopes.com/news/2020/12/29/fight-covid-home/ . Have a lovely day!

First off, thank you for the compliment ^_^ and secondly, thanks for letting me know. I’ve done the bare min if that in researching anything to do with COVID-19 myself because it stresses me out and I’ve been pretty isolated and healthy as of late...But of course information is important so hopefully my followers can see this and get re-informed (also found a few quick references about COVID stuff to add below).

https://www.jhsph.edu/covid-19/articles/coronavirus-facts-vs-myths.html

Webmd.com and cnn.com are supporting the lying prone/on side IN SOME CASES while under Hospital supervision...at the end of the day see your doctor and listen to them about what your body and your specific symptoms need.

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Pluralistic: 27 Mar 2020 (Mar-a-Lago Virus, plutes cash in on stimulus, postal voting vs USPS collapse, "civility" and the Confederate playbook, Bojo has covid, reasonable covid food-safety advice, SF cocktail delivery, flu pandemic photos, free hi-rez covid stock art, Warren campaign frees its software)

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The US is now the epicenter of the pandemic: Trump has murdered millions.

Plutes cash in on stimulus: $170B for real-estate tycoons.

States prep for postal voting: But the GOP has all but murdered the USPS.

"Civility" and the Confederate playbook: The right's call for "civility" has a long, dishonorable history.

Boris Johnson has coronavirus: He greenlit national pox-parties, now he has it.

Reasonable covid food-safety advice: Sanitize your hands and your cart, practice social distancing, and…you're done.

San Francisco cocktail delivery: Courtesy of the DNA Lounge.

Flu pandemic photos: Mask-slackers beware!

Free hi-rez covid stock art: Make your pandemic more visually varied.

Warren campaign frees its software: Free, open and universal campaigning tools.

This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2019

Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

The US is now the epicenter of the pandemic (permalink)

The US is now the epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic, henceforth known as the Mar-a-Lago Virus. It has the highest number of infections of any country in the world.

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html

There have "only" been 1,000 US deaths so far. The "only" is there because there are so many more to come, when the vast number of incubating cases start manifesting symptoms and begin to die.

Trump wants the country to go back to work by Easter, because in his version of the Trolley Problem, the most important thing is saving the trolley.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/25/21193670/trump-easter-coronavirus-isolation-relax-rules-economy-social-distancing

We had so much warning. But the president said it wasn't anything to worry about.

Now, a lot of people are going to die.

Most of the dead will be old – from the demographic most likely to have voted for Trump (which isn't to imply that only Trump voters will die, or that they deserve to die – only that Trump chose to put his base at risk).

https://pluralistic.net/2020/03/24/grandparents-optional-party/#turkey-shoot

Many will have contracted their infections by deliberately seeking out crowded public places as the pandemic started spreading, because Fox News told them that doing so was a way to own the libs.

Fox News viewers – who skew elderly, even by the standards of TV watchers – are also disproportionately at risk from coronavirus. Fox News is now a suicide cult.

https://pluralistic.net/2020/03/19/gb-whatsapp/#fox-cult

But so many people will die because of this. Old people. Young people. People with disabilities. People who just had very bad luck. Kids.

And that's before you get to all the people who have car wrecks or heart attacks or slip-and-falls and can't get treatment in overloaded hospitals.

When Hoover fucked up by giving in to plutes and crashed the economy, he got tent cities, or "Hoovervilles."

Trump's fuckup will end with mass graves. Trump Mausoleums? Mar-a-Plague-Pits?

We will get through this. But Trump will have murdered so many of us before it's over.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/26/21196267/coronavirus-usa-cases-covid-19-pandemic-china-number-positive-trump

Plutes cash in on stimulus (permalink)

The stimulus package that the GOP Senate passed has the largest-ever giveaway for real-estate plutes in US tax history: $170 billion in tax-cuts over 10 years for couples with more than $500K in annual capital gains.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/business/coronavirus-real-estate-investors-stimulus.html

The President who will sign the bill into law is a real-estate investor who stands to make a fortune from it. His inner circle is packed with similarly situated rentiers.

It's the second-biggest giveaway in the stimulus package, and it will also give windfalls to wealthy oil and gas investors.

The House is expected to vote on it today.

(Image: Rich Brooks, CC BY, modified)

States prep for postal voting (permalink)

States are scrambling to prepare for a postal ballot-based election next November.

https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2020/03/23/states-begin-prep-for-mail-in-voting-in-presidential-election

Postal ballots tend to benefit Democrats, whose voters are disproportionately unable to get off work to vote, and who are more likely to live in regions where GOP statehouses have closed polling places, adding long drives and long queues for in-person voting.

That's why Red States often have state laws that prohibit unrestricted postal voting, insisting that voters must provide a "good reason" for their desire to exercise their franchise to a bureaucrat who gets to decide whether or not they can participate in elections.

Of course, if Trump throws hundreds of thousands – or millions – of (disproportionately GOP-voting) seniors into the coronavirus volcano to appease the market-gods, the survivors may be gunshy about voting in person, even if they continue as fully paid-up Trump cultists.

There are serious challenges to reorienting towards a largely postal election, including mobilizing printing resources during a lockdown.

But even more challenging is the post office itself, which is on the verge of collapse.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/23/coronavirus-postal-service-june-145683

The USPS is a miracle of self-funding resilience, a universal, small-d democratic institution that serves the whole nation. But its existence is a thorn in the side of shareholders UPS and Fedex, who donate lavishly to Congressjerks who fuck with the post office.

Requiring the post office to fund pension liabilities for workers who aren't born yet is transparent fuckery. Combine that with a sharp decline in mail usage during the lockdown and the service is now on the brink.

That would be bad news, and not just for elections. The USPS is key to America's emergency preparedness, and has been since the Cold War, when it was projected to serve as a survivor-counting/corpse-hauling service after nuclear armageddon.

It's the only institution that could deliver covid meds to every household in America in a single day.

https://pluralistic.net/2020/03/25/national-emergency-library/#going-postal

"Civility" and the Confederate playbook (permalink)

You may have heard conservatives insist that the reason they stick up for eugenicists and other cryptofascists is that they're standing up for "civility" against the "social justice mobs."

This rhetoric isn't new: it's literally the same thing that slavery apologists said in the runup to, and aftermath of, the Civil War: "we're not in favor of slavery, we're just opposed to the shaming and social exclusion of slavery advocates.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/08/29/conservatives-say-weve-abandoned-reason-civility-old-south-said-that-too/

When we learn about the antebellum slavery debate, we hear about slavery's defenders – but the mainstream debate over slavery wasn't about its merits, it was about the incivility of abolitionists, and how that compromised the free speech of enslavers.

Slavery advocates were cast as a disfavored minority, shouted down by mobs who refused to hear them out. But discrimination against slavers was a funny kind of discrimination: half the millionaires in America were slavers in a single southern town.

Likewise, the right-wing figures who today claim that they are censored and cast out by the intolerant left are millionaires who fill arenas and appear regularly on Fox News, the most popular cable network in America.

They publish books with Big Five publishers and go on multicity tours. They're courted by "progressive" news outlets as paid on-air commentators to provide "balance." If that's discrimination, sign me up.

John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, professed love of Black people, and claimed he was animated by anger at the suppression of honest debate on racial politics, unable to share "my thoughts or sentiments" about slavery in polite society.

Slavers cast anti-slavery rhetoric as "orthodoxy" and cast themselves as realists who were willing to speak truth to power.

Does that sound familiar?

The abolition movement – including Lincoln – focused on these slavery apologists, understanding that they provided the cover for the continuation of slavery.

Lincoln insisted that Douglas go beyond lamenting the angry rhetoric of abolitionists and instead describe what he stood for – beyond his support of slavers' right to "choose how they wanted to live."

He demanded that Douglas go beyond his campaign speeches against "mob rule" and state plainly whether he wanted an America with or without slavery.

In her Washington Post op-ed, Eve Fairbanks suggests that we do the same for the "reasonable right" – pin them down. Sure, you don't like "cancel culture," but what do you stand for? What kind of world do you want?

(Image: Anthony Crider, CC BY)

Boris Johnson has coronavirus (permalink)

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has coronavirus.

https://twitter.com/borisjohnson/status/1243496858095411200

Under Johnson's leadership, the UK pursued a month-long plan to turn the nation into a giant pox-party, hoping to attain quick "herd immunity."

He was following a promising strategy devised for less-lethal, less-contagious flus, which was manifestly unsuited to coronavirus, as experts argued at the time. As a result, infections now rage out of control in the UK.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fnl0n6/im_a_critical_care_doctor_working_in_a_uk_high/#fla1iq6

During the planning of this "herd immunity" strategy, Johnson's chief advisor Dominic Cummings acknowledged that it would likely murder elderly people: "if that means some pensioners die, too bad."

https://pluralistic.net/2020/03/24/grandparents-optional-party/#death-panels

After Johnson tested positive for coronavirus, Cummings was seen fleeing Number 10 Downing Street at a dead run.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/dominic-cummings-seen-running-no-114514496.html

(Image: Think London, CC-BY, modified)

Reasonable covid food-safety advice (permalink)

There's a viral (ugh) video going around in which an MD in scrubs (at home!) shows you what you should do when you come back from the grocery store. It's frankly terrifying. It's also wrong.

As Don Schaffner, a food microbiologist, notes in his thread, not only is this advice wrong, it could make you very sick — either because you ate the soap that you washed your food in, or because you left your groceries on your stoop for 3 days.

https://twitter.com/bugcounter/status/1243319180851580929

There's no evidence that washing your food with soap will kill coronavirus, and even less evidence that you can get the virus from eating. There is, however, millennias' worth of evidence that you can die from food poisoning.

Schaffner's advice for groceries boils down to: wash your hands before and after grocery shopping. Wipe down the cart handle. Shop efficiently. Keep your distance from other shoppers.

You know, common sense.

(Image: Lyza, CC BY-SA, modified)

San Francisco cocktail delivery (permalink)

Hey, San Francisco! Craving a cocktail? The DNA Lounge will deliver a mason jar's worth (~3 servings) of Black Manhattan (w/Slow and Low honey & orange infused rye), Sazerac, brown sugar margarita (w/a little orange) or lavender lemonade gin cooler.

https://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/log/2020/03/26.html

The DNA is a San Francisco institution, one that runs on a shoestring and is continuing to pay its employees, even as other SF venues (snapped up by predatory corporate behemoths) shut down.

https://pluralistic.net/2020/03/22/preppers-are-larpers/#help-dna

They've also got a bunch of livestream events coming up, including a benefit for the Gay Gaming Professionals, a Death Guild set, and Hubba Hubba Revue's Burlesquerpiece Theatre.

Flu pandemic photos (permalink)

During the 1918 flu pandemic, California went on lockdown. The governor ordered statewide shutdowns, and "mask slackers" who refused to wear masks faced arrest.

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/f/flu/0030flu.0009.300/1

The California Sun has rounded up an amazing set of images of California life during the 1918 flu from libraries, museums, and other sources," in gorgeous hi-rez.

Free hi-rez covid stock art (permalink)

If this image seems familiar, that's because it's one of the only open-licensed images of the novel coronavirus, courtesy of the CDC. It's been used millions of times in just a few weeks.

https://tinyurl.com/u457y2d

An effects house called Covert has stepped in to fill the visual gap with a collection of gorgeous,crazy hi-rez covid renders: "No licensing, royalties or any credit is required for their use."

https://wearecovert.com/free-covid-19-animations-renders-images/

Warren campaign frees its software (permalink)

Elizabeth Warren's campaign has released seven of its sophisticated campaigning tools as free/open software.

https://medium.com/@teamwarren/open-source-tools-from-the-warren-for-president-tech-team-f1f27d2c7551

The Warren campaign had a large cohort of software developers and created a suite of outstanding tools, as well as making improvements to standard tools, including improvements to the texting tool Spoke that reduces the cost of using it by ~97%!

https://www.wired.com/story/elizabeth-warren-campaign-open-source-tech/

The projects are hosted on Github:

https://github.com/Elizabeth-Warren/

This isn't just an opportunity for campaigns, but also for small shops that provide integration and support to them. Obviously election campaigning is in a mess at the moment, but this is seismic.

This day in history (permalink)

#15yrsago Nepali media crackdown thwarted by bloggers https://web.archive.org/web/20050328204722/http://insn.org/

#10yrsago LibDem MPs won't fight for debate on Digital Economy Bill https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/2010/lib-dems-tories-and-labour-pledge-to-ram-disconnection-through

#5yrsago Top homeland security Congressjerk only just heard about crypto, and he doesn't like it https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150327/07312030462/congressional-rep-john-carter-discovers-encryption-worries-it-may-one-day-be-used-computers-to-protect-your-data.shtml

#5yrsago NSA-proof passwords https://theintercept.com/2015/03/26/passphrases-can-memorize-attackers-cant-guess/

#5yrsago Welfare encourages entrepreneurship https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/03/welfare-makes-america-more-entrepreneurial/388598/

#5yrsago Here's the TSA's stupid, secret list of behavioral terrorism tells https://theintercept.com/2015/03/27/revealed-tsas-closely-held-behavior-checklist-spot-terrorists/

#5yrsago San Francisco Sheriff's Deputy ring accused of pit-fighting inmates https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/S-F-jail-inmates-forced-to-fight-Adachi-says-6161221.php

#1yrago Elizabeth Warren's latest campaign plank is a national Right-to-Repair law for farm equipment https://medium.com/@teamwarren/leveling-the-playing-field-for-americas-family-farmers-823d1994f067

#1yrago Mystery solved: why has a beach in France been blighted by washed-up parts for toy Garfield phones for more than 30 years? https://www.lemonde.fr/big-browser/article/2019/03/27/l-affaire-des-echouages-de-telephones-garfield-en-bretagne-enfin-resolue_5442290_4832693.html

#1yrago McDonald's will drop opposition to increases in the federal minimum wage https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/26/mcdonalds-lobbying-minimum-wage-1238284

#1yrago Front-line programmers default to insecure practices unless they are instructed to do otherwise https://net.cs.uni-bonn.de/fileadmin/user_upload/naiakshi/Naiakshina_Password_Study.pdf

#1yrago Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez schools Republicans on the true costs and beneficiaries of the Green New Deal https://twitter.com/briantylercohen/status/1110700996282343424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Colophon (permalink)

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Currently writing: I'm getting geared up to start work my next novel, "The Lost Cause," a post-GND novel about truth and reconciliation.

Currently reading: Just started Lauren Beukes's forthcoming Afterland: it's Y the Last Man plus plus, and two chapters in, it's amazeballs. Last month, I finished Andrea Bernstein's "American Oligarchs"; it's a magnificent history of the Kushner and Trump families, showing how they cheated, stole and lied their way into power. I'm getting really into Anna Weiner's memoir about tech, "Uncanny Valley." I just loaded Matt Stoller's "Goliath" onto my underwater MP3 player and I'm listening to it as I swim laps.

Latest podcast: Data – the new oil, or potential for a toxic oil spill? https://craphound.com/podcast/2020/03/23/data-the-new-oil-or-potential-for-a-toxic-oil-spill/

Upcoming appearances:

Quarantine Book Club, April 1, 3PM Pacific https://www.eventbrite.com/e/quarantine-book-club-cory-doctorow-tickets-100931360416

Museums and the Web, April 2, 12PM-3PM Pacific https://mw20.museweb.net/

Upcoming books: "Poesy the Monster Slayer" (Jul 2020), a picture book about monsters, bedtime, gender, and kicking ass. Pre-order here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781626723627?utm_source=socialmedia&utm_medium=socialpost&utm_term=na-poesycorypreorder&utm_content=na-preorder-buynow&utm_campaign=9781626723627

(we're having a launch for it in Burbank on July 11 at Dark Delicacies and you can get me AND Poesy to sign it and Dark Del will ship it to the monster kids in your life in time for the release date).

"Attack Surface": The third Little Brother book, Oct 20, 2020. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250757531

"Little Brother/Homeland": A reissue omnibus edition with a new introduction by Edward Snowden: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250774583

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When live gives you SARS, you make sarsaparilla -Joey "Accordion Guy" DeVilla

[firespirited]

eeh

If everything’s super close cropped this week it’s because my hand looks like it’s gone moldy (I don’t bruise usually) and that’s the blood draw that went well, I couldn’t use my right arm for two days my elbow muscle was so messed up. Nurse M forgot to use the baby needle and I was too low blood pressured to remind her.

The blood draw happened 3 months to the day since, mid-“really bad cold” my extremities swole up and I went slightly yellow, so I wasn’t expecting much from the COVID test, it pinged but not enough for a positive. I’ve searched the internet re: efficiency of a c19 antibody test and official websites are like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 30-50% correct. Thanks, should have had a lab tech consult their tea leaves for me instead.

As for the rest: kidneys are fine thank goodness but liver and pancreas are damaged. Coronavirus tests being what they are, we may never know if this was covid or a short sudden bout of autoimmune hepatitis. Though um seriously the odds of your pancreas and liver crapping out in the middle of a “bad cold” with shortness of breath and extreme fatigue about a week after being exposed to a ill helper exposed to a dying covid19 patient vs random autoimmune attack that hasn’t hapened before unless you count the thyroid 20 years ago makes you go hmm. I’m just so grateful exposure was minimal and things havn’t been worse.

Helper C had just taken two weeks to isolate but felt ill when she arrived, went down with a nasty flu like thing the next day. Sis and I got the same fluey thing shortly after but a few days in, I got a bunch of distinctively not-flu symptoms (massive feral hunger, no appetite, weight gain of 8kg in just over ten days, sallow skin, extremities swollen, cold and purple, dark circles under the eyes, blue lips and eye sockets). We all tested negative for C19 but hers was post exposure but pre-symtoms and ours was 3 months later.

Pancreatic levels don’t show a huge change but when you’re already chronically ill it doesn’t take much to tip the balance. I can remedy this by going on a taking all sugar out of my diet as it kinda crept back there in this year, I’ve been using sugar as a crutch to get stuff done when exhausted... And switching to whole grain carbs to keep it at bay. Gonna ask to be re-tested in a month see if going sugar free does the trick.

No idea how I’m going to help my liver. Health websites say my results are consistent with alcohol abuse which is like yep I have a bad vinegar on salad habit, tell me I’m pregnant next LMAO. Fatty liver would come with different results so changes in diet are not going to be the cure all. I’m already on a low fat diet with just a couple of things I can remove just to help a little. Pretty sure the Dr is gonna ask me to just wait and see if it doesn’t recover on it’s own. Again I really want a follow up test as an autoimmune hepatitis leaves IgG mess, if it was a one time thing I can leave it to rest, if it’s ongoing I need targeted treatment. I don’t know if my white blood cells being right up is old standard sinusitus or autoimmune crapola because it’s not specific enough. In any case, it all has to wait three weeks as our Dr is on vacation.

Sis is OK, she had a rough ride, she had breathing trouble but used her inhalers, steam and sleep apnea machine to cope. Seems to not have had major organ damage but is generally just knackered. We both spent most of march barely moving from our beds and have felt more worn down than usual since.

Isolate if you can folks, wear masks (learn to use properly and change them regularly) and sanitize everything.

[thessalian]

Thess vs Sick Leave

One of the things I notice about the whole coronavirus thing is that the Americans are now talking about unionising to get paid sick leave so that people won’t go to work sick and spread this stuff.

Speaking from a country that has mandatory statutory sick pay ... it doesn’t help.

There is still the corporate culture that probably comes partly from the American monoculture and partly from that ‘stiff upper lip’ bullshit wherein you are expected to come into work unless you literally cannot get out of bed. The rallying cry is “Take some Lemsip; you’ll be fine!”

This happens in hospitals. One of my colleagues went into work with what was probably the flu or at the very least something viral and unpleasant that wasn’t ‘just a cold’ - she could barely speak above a croak, all sniffling and sneezing and obviously suffering, and there she was, working in a hospital, where a lot of the patients probably don’t have the strongest immune systems. Yeah, they have the signs saying that if you should stay home if you have any of the symptoms of norovirus (basically the technical term for stomach flu), and these days there are warnings about coronavirus (particularly since the outbreak in Canary Wharf) but anything else - like, anything else - you’re encouraged to power through it regardless. In fact, you’re often bullied if you don’t come in to work when you’re ill. “Surely you could have just downed some Lemsip and come in regardless?” “Oh, it can’t be that bad, surely! Just power through!” “Oh, maybe just try a half-day and see how you feel!”

Having the option to take paid sick leave is a good step, but it’s not the only one that needs to be taken. Before anything else, we need to snuff out the idea that the companies and faceless entities by whom we are employed are more important than our physical health; that we owe our lives to our employer above and beyond all else. Right now, we’re treated as disposable cogs to be worked as hard as possible for as long as possible and then replaced.

I agree that we need to not be financially penalised for being too sick to work, but we need to agree that ‘too sick to work�� involves more than ‘maybe I should go to the hospital’ in terms of severity.

[livebloggingmydescentintomadness]

How likely is it that someone with asthma would have barely any symptoms is it more likely its just a cold because like yeah I really don't wanna get other people sick or anything and I get staying at home but I will legit go fucking crazy if I don't interact with people face to face a least a couple times a week like I mean suicidal and everything but like I don't want to spread the disease either but like all I've got symptom wise is a cough and the occasional sneeze like that's it but yeah

this chart compares the symptoms of COVID vs flu vs cold, but you also need to keep in mind that you can absolutely be a carrier of the virus while showing zero symptoms. that means you need to do your best to a) avoid large crowds, b) avoid contact with the elderly and immunocompromised, which includes people with cancer, autoimmune disorders, organ transplants, HIV, and many others. you could be asymptomatic but contribute to spreading the disease to those at risk.

however, you don’t have to sit in a room utterly by yourself and never speak to people, you just need to be really mindful of who you’re in contact with and how. you can visit your friends and chat with people face to face, but try not to touch hands, share food or drinks, and keep washing/sanitizing your hands. 

if you start showing worse symptoms, that’s when you need to stay completely isolated. and yes, that will absolutely suck, but if you KNOW you’re sick you HAVE to keep yourself away from others. try to video chat with people to get something close to face-to-face contact. even if it’s just a cold rather than COVID, you still don’t want to be passing it along.

since you have asthma, you’ve also gotta be really really mindful of protecting yourself here, because asthma ups the seriousness of the coronavirus if you do get it. COVID attacks the lungs, and your lungs are less than the healthiest. take every precaution possible not just for others, but for yourself. you don’t have to maintain zero human contact, just be smart about it. take care.

[popculty]

Surviving the Coronapocalypse: A Masterpost

Living in the current coronavirus capital of the U.S., I’ve been thinking a lot about how woefully unprepared my city was, and how I can help other people who will likely be in the situation we’ve been in within the next few weeks or months. There have been a LOT of posts - from memes to crap advice to solid advice to a misspelled hashtag that somehow blew up without anyone noticing. It’s been all over the place and kind of overwhelming, honestly. So instead of reblogging a million individual posts, I wanted to consolidate some of the most useful information/resources I’ve come across into one handy, update-able reference post. And because this a pop culture blog, there’s gonna be plenty of that sprinkled in. This isn’t going to be an exhaustive list, by any means - that would be impossible, considering how many angles there are to this thing and how quickly it’s evolving. But feel free to use this as a starter, and add to it as you come across other resources worth sharing.

First, protect your health:

1. I can’t believe in the year 2020, 150 years after germs were discovered, that we have to even say this, but: Wash your hands, people. This seems obvious, and we hear it constantly, and yet I keep seeing people use hand sanitizer like it’s the same as hand-washing. Not-so-fun fact: IT ISN’T. Not even close (so double fuck this guy!). First of all, it’s only effective against some types of germs. Secondly, it does NOT kill or remove those germs, it just temporarily neutralizes them, allowing them to resurface later. Hand sanitizer should only be used when hand-washing is not an option. It’s better than nothing, but is not a long-term habit that will save you. If you are going to use hand sanitizer, it needs to contain at least 60% alcohol to be effective. Alcohol, however, dries the fuck out of your hands, and germs love dry skin because they can hide in the cracks. So it’s important to moisturize afterward. But I’ll say it louder for the people in the back (esp. men who still haven’t figured out how bathroom hygiene works and then wonder why they’re dying at much higher rates from this): JUST 👏 WASH 👏 YOUR 👏 DAMN 👏 HANDS! 👏 Scrub for 20-30 seconds, like Kristen Bell told you. There are a million memes for this. Find one that speaks to you, or make your own, and use it.

2. “Social distancing” - By now we’ve all heard of this, and it’s a good thing for everyone to start doing right about now, regardless of whether or not you are feeling symptoms, because as Idris Elba just reminded us (bless), many people do not show symptoms, for weeks or even ever. So: try to stay six feet away from other people as much as possible. If you can’t avoid getting close to people, just make it quick. The latest info is that it’s not airborne (thank god), but transmitted via droplets (i.e. from coughing), so it really doesn’t matter whether you’re inside or outdoors.

3. And now a word from my infectious disease specialist mom who is working on the front-lines of this: 📣  If you have symptoms (fever, cough, shortness of breath), stay home and take care of yourself like you would if you had the flu. Do not go out in public unless you absolutely have to, (i.e. you are literally dying and require medical attention) and if you do, WEAR A SURGICAL MASK. IF YOU ARE NOT EXPERIENCING SYMPTOMS, YOU DO NOT NEED TO WEAR A MASK – THEY SHOULD ONLY BE WORN BY PEOPLE WHO ARE SICK/COUGHING (to stop those droplets), AND BY HEALTH CARE WORKERS. DO NOT HOARD MASKS FOR PERSONAL USE - THEY ARE ESSENTIALLY USELESS TO YOU AND IT DIVERTS THEM FROM THE DOCTORS AND NURSES WHO ACTUALLY NEED THEM. 📣 Thank you.

4. If you can stay home, stay home. Simple as that. Sure, flights are cheap and we all love a deal but at what cost, Becky?? Just because you can fly (you’re young! you’re healthy! you’re feeling lucky! you *hair flip* just don’t give a fuck!), doesn’t mean you can’t show some goddamn personal restraint and concern for your fellow (elderly, at-risk) human beings. If you won’t listen to me, listen to Wonder Woman. Participate in the #stayhomechallenge and #dontbeaspreader.

5. Inform yourself. The news is doing a really good job of sowing general panic and not much else. And obviously, the situation is literally changing everyday, but here are the basics you should know, via handy infographics. To keep up with the latest, I recommend this interactive map and Science Vs., an investigative science podcast that is currently doing a series of episodes on the ever-changing COVID-19 situation. It does a really good job of painting a picture of how this virus actually spreads, who is at risk, and what a pandemic would actually look like. The “Pandemic” episode of Explained on Netflix is also proving incredibly prescient right now.

Be a decent human being:

The truth is, if you know the facts, coronavirus isn’t actually that scary. What is scary is uninformed people acting impulsively and selfishly. Like, there is no logical reason for the run on toilet paper (coronavirus doesn’t even make you shit!). The reason there is no toilet paper in your grocery store is because a handful of excitable people panicked and bought up all the Charmin they saw. Then other people panicked when they saw the empty shelf and thought, “I guess I should be stockpiling tp too ??” So they did. Then other people came to the grocery store, saw the empty shelves, and posted pictures of those empty shelves on social media. And now everyone in the entire world is freaking out about toilet paper, for no goddamn reason. This scarcity (of tp, of Purell, etc), is a human-created problem, not an outbreak-created problem. Whereas, if everyone had remained calm and bought only what they needed, we could have avoided this entire headache. But people are gonna people, I guess. (If you’re still freaking out about toilet paper though, you should really just invest in a bidet, which is far more sanitary and better for the environment anyway.)

All this is to say: Think before you act. Stop tweeting pictures of empty shelves - you’re only fueling the fire. And don’t use the climate of fear and uncertainty as an excuse to act like a shitty person. When things return to normal, your actions right now will be remembered by those around you. So:

1. Take a look at this graph. If you’re healthy and young (under 60), don’t be a dick. Before you snatch every last roll of toilet paper or bottle of cold remedy off the shelf, considering leaving some for the grandmother behind you who’s probably terrified and has only just now risked leaving her house for this one grocery run, only to find the shelves bare.

2. Moreover, instead of getting swept up into the panic-buying and selfish hoarding, consider buying/delivering groceries for the elderly and at-risk, who are unable to leave their homes. Find out what volunteer opportunities have sprung up in your community to specifically address outbreak-related needs.

3. Donate to food banks - People who have been furloughed from their jobs will have an even harder time putting food on the table, and kids that depend on free school meals will still need to eat if their school is closed.

4. Support local businesses. Big businesses will weather this just fine, but your mom-and-pop store down the street? Your local grocer? They’re hurting already and might not be able to survive weeks or months of low sales or even closing down for a period of time. So...

Buy from local stores rather than big chains as much as possible.

If you are eating/ordering out, choose local, and especially Asian restaurants, who are really hurting right now, and because again: YOU CANNOT GET CORONAVIRUS FROM FOOD. YOU’RE JUST BEING RACIST.

If you don’t want to eat out at all right now (probably advisable), buy gift cards to local restaurants for yourself or others – This will support struggling business now when they need it, and then you can cash in on them when things calm down a bit.

Likewise, if you have tickets to a play, show, etc that gets cancelled, consider not asking for a refund and instead making that a donation to your local stage company, independent cinema, arts center, etc.

If you live in a city where a large event with many local vendors gets cancelled, find out if there is an alternative pop-up event to support those vendors, or buy from them on Etsy. Many artists and craftspeople depend on one huge, annual event like a fair or Con for their entire year’s earnings, so having that event postponed or cancelled is a huge financial blow to them. For example, when Emerald City Comic-Con got pushed til August, this lovely Twitter thread popped up to support the artists.

Maintain your sanity:

The other big thing we are starting to realize is that this social distancing is going to cause a loneliness epidemic in countries that are already some of the loneliest in the world. We don’t know how long these measures will be in place, so we need to prepare ourselves, mentally/emotionally:

1. Take a breath - Even worst-case scenario, this isn’t the end of the world. Try to keep perspective. Apps like Happify, Calm, or any of these can help keep obtrusive thoughts at bay, provide guided mindfulness meditations and breathing exercises, and help center you when you feel like the world is spinning out of control. This is likely going to be a marathon, not a sprint, so pace yourself and be proactive about your mental health.

2. Stay connected – We have more ways to keep in touch virtually now than ever before.

FaceTime, Marco Polo, Discord – Use technology to check in with your friends and family.

Podcasts are a great way to feel connected to others right now. Death, Sex, and Money just did a listener call-in episode, which was a good reminder that this outbreak is affecting people differently across city, state, country, race, class, gender, and ability. Another one of my faves that is going to be applicable to more people than ever in these coming months is The Hilarious World of Depression, in which comedians like Rachel Bloom, Solomon Georgio, and Margaret Cho talk about mental illness and comedy. In one especially relevant episode, Mara Wilson talks about how people with anxiety tend to handle crisis much better than neurotypicals (which explains how I’m so zen right now...)

3. Keep busy - Not being able to go out and socialize like we are used to is likely to make a lot of us stir-crazy. But there are a ton of things you can do and see from the comfort of your own home.

Go on a virtual museum tour, or see the Palace of Versailles.

Take a soothing, 8-hour virtual drive through Iceland.

Watch operas at The Met.

Explore NASA’s stunning media library.

Tackle your book list.

Start writing that novel (or finish that fic!)

File your taxes (Get that return!)

Do your spring cleaning.

Plant a victory garden to reduce the strain on producers and avoid crowded stores.

Binge the shows your friends keep telling you about (follow this blog and podcast for recs!)

If you have kids, here’s a list of all the free educational courses being offered right now.

Libraries may be closed, but you can still get free ebooks, music, movies and TV shows on the Hoopla app, and movies on Kanopy for free if you have a library card or are a student or teacher.

Some upcoming theatrical releases have been postponed (No Time to Die, indeed), but others, like Emma and The Invisible Man, will hit streaming platforms immediately, so you can still get your new movie fix.

So many things to do! Try not to see it as being confined, but rather as an opportunity to do all the things you’ve been putting off. If getting shit done makes you feel good, do it! But hey - remember that you really don’t have to be productive right now just because capitalism tells you to. This is also a great time to be still and relish doing absolutely nothing.

4. Perspective - Remember that this is not the only thing happening in the world right now (psst, the U.S. government is using this distraction to fuck with our privacy, AGAIN.) Also, this is not the first pandemic humanity has endured and it will be nowhere near the worst, so soothe yourself by reading about past pandemics and how we got through them.

Alright. Back to covering pop culture for me (we’re gonna need escapism now more than ever). I’m not gonna even try to update this regularly, that’s just too daunting. But I encourage you to add to this and share as needed in the coming weeks/months.

Stay safe out there, and

[rahavivarthani]

What is cold and how it is formed?

Cold is a very common and natural contagious disease that everyone will experience. The common cold is viral infection attacking the nose and throat, usually, it is harmless but it causes some discomfort. The common cold is expected to be treated on its own, it normally stays 7 days in the body. We can only reduce the risk of getting but cannot avoid completely. Cold is common during winter and rainy season. As of today’s situation, even common cold can threat people because it is a very common and prevailed symptoms of coronavirus.

What is the common cold?

the common cold is caused by many different types of virus and it is medically referred to as viral upper respiratory tract infection. they many difference for cold vs flu, but there are few common things too. people with flu or cold often experience this illness like runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, general fatigue, body aches. but flu causes few other major symptoms which differ abruptly from cold and flu are more severe than cold.

To determine whether it is flu or cold you have to properly consult a doctor they will go through the symptoms and determine the seriousness. if it is cold then you can treat it by over the counter cold medication, by staying hydrated and getting enough rest.

for instances, if it is flu, you will be benefitted by taking OTC flu medicine which you will find in online medicine delivery 24 hours along with rest and hydration.

Symptoms 

The common cold symptoms are 

Nasal symptoms like 

congestion

loss of smell and taste

stuffy  or running nose

sneezing

watery nasal secretion

sinus pressure

drainage in the back throat.

 head symptoms are

watery eyes

sore throat

cough

headache

swollen lymph nodes

 major symptoms include

body aches

chillness

low-grade fever

chest discomfort

breathing difficulty

however, the initial symptoms of cold are hard to find.

Does the common cold spread?

Yes, common cold spread. Cold is a contagious infection it spreads to people. It spreads via infectious liquid, mucus, or by the things that 

has been used by the infected person, sharing foods and through the usage of the same dress etc. 

It is better to use a tissue and threw it away after usage. Wash your hands frequently to prevent from cold. Normally a cold lasts for 7 to 10  days . it can be treated at home. It is not very much needed to take medication, it is guided to take medications only under severe conditions. 

We protect ourselves by washing hands with soap and water, avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth without unwashed hands, stay away from sick people.  

Common cold treatments 

A general practitioner can treat the common cold, for children you can prefer for paediatricians. there is no cure for the common cold, the common cold itself is self-limiting illness will resolve after 10 days, if not consult your doctor.

You can treat common cold by taking over the counter drugs like throat lozenges, cough drops, cough syrup, and decongestant drugs like pseudoephedrine or antihistamine can be used for nasal symptoms, the saline spray is highly recommended. You can get these from best healthcare service provider in India. 

Common cold treatment drugs include acetaminophen, ibuprofen, aspirin. but aspirin is suggested for adults, not for children. there are few alternative medicines like vitamin C, zinc, Echinacea and other home remedies.

Other complications

A cold can trigger an asthma attack, acute sinusitis in children or adult, it can lead to inflammation and infection, it can also cause other secondary infections like strep throat, pneumonia, and bronchiolitis, it also cause an acute ear infection.

Home remedies

Few home remedies for cold are staying hydrated, take enough rest , don't strain your eyes too much, soothe the sore throat by goggling with salt hot water, steam inhalation will also help a lot, drink hot water, use honey as much as possible.

Try drinking hot tea with honey, don’t take any antibiotic it will not help you. As everyone knows a healthy yoga exercise like pranayama will also help in curing a cold. It is very simple yet effective. We can also add pepper in our daily foods during cold it is also proven to cure a common cold and most followed home remedy in desi-family.

Conclusion 

Take care of your health always, colds make you feel miserable and discomfort, keep yourself and clean. these days it is necessary to care even about the small changes in body and health.

[transadvice]

Hello, So I started T recently, and while I know a good deal about the changes that will occur, I have a specific question. How do I know the difference between the scratchyness/soreness of my voice starting to change, vs the scratchyness/soreness that comes with the onset of a respiratory illness? This is important as I need to know whether I should be wearing a mask, due to the concentration of COVID19 cases in my area. Thanks!

I think a lot of us are struggling right now with the question of, “Is it COVID-19 or is it an unrelated, but similar symptom?” I’m not a doctor, but based on my crash course via public health announcements and articles in the last few weeks, here’s what I believe to be true:* The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever and cough. If you don’t have those symptoms, it’s likely (but not 100%) to be something else. How You Can Tell The Difference Between COVID-19, Cold, Flu, and Allergies* Sore throat is possible, but not a common symptom of COVID-19. Only about 14% of the 55,000 confirmed COVID-19 patients in laboratory tests reported a sore throat. https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus* Face makes protect others from droplets when you cough or sneeze. If you’re not coughing or sneezing, you don’t need a face mask. https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/when-and-how-to-use-masksOne of the hardest things to accept, I think, is going to be that you might get sick and you might never find out if it was COVID-19.In some sense, it doesn’t matter. In my area, at least, tests are hard to come by, doctors’ offices are full, and doctors don’t want sick people to spread the virus to others in the hospital, so they are urging people who do not need ventilators or other emergency care to stay home and treat the symptoms with home remedies, such as over-the-counter painkillers, cough medicine, fluids, and rest. Whatever your symptoms are, regardless of if they are from COVID-19 or another reason, treat them at home, and prevent the spread to other people with social distancing and hand-washing. Because we’re in the middle of a global pandemic and because COVID-19 has an incubation period, we should all be washing our hands and practicing social distancing, regardless of if we have symptoms. In other words, if you’re sick, stay home / wash your hands / treat your symptoms. If you’re well, stay home / wash your hands / treat your symptoms (if any). As far as the testosterone sore throat, based on my totally nonscientific observation, it usually happens within a few weeks after you start T, and can last weeks or months on and off (some people experience it the whole time their voice deepens, which typically takes about a year). It can be accompanied by hoarseness or croaky voice, or voice breaking (just like cis pubescent guys). This is another treat-the-symptom situation, whatever makes you feel more comfortable with a sore throat: tea with honey, ice cream, cough drops, hot steam from the shower, etc.Also: congratulations for getting on T! EDITED TO ADD: As long as this is my trans men and COVID-19 post, here’s some good info about binding in this time

[hempoilfrog1]

Top 5 Benefits Of Hemp Oil For Weight Loss

Cannabis is currently making waves in the medical industry. This is all thanks to that one natural compound found in cannabis plant– CBD, short for cannabidiol. And we’re not talking about the high-inducing marijuana-derived CBD (although some States already or looking to legalize it for medical and recreational use), we’re talking about its calming sibling, the hemp plant. Read Here: 15 Easy Ways to Lose Weight for Lazy People

The hemp plant has long been used by the clothing and industrial industry. And now, it is taking the spotlight in the medical industry, promising lots of health benefits and symptom-relieving attributes. From reducing anxiety to fighting acne, CBD, or hemp oil has been dubbed as the miracle worker. Currently, researchers are also looking at the possible benefits of hemp oil for weight loss as well as reducing their risk of experiencing problems connected with a weight such as metabolic disorder and diabetes.

So, are there any benefits of hemp oil for weight loss? Or is it just another fast weight loss scam? In this article, we shall discuss the possible benefits of hemp oil for weight loss, including whether or not science and research actually back up the hype.

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Hemp and CBD: What Are These?

Hemp is one of the many varieties of the Cannabis plant. As mentioned before, hemp has long been used in the industrial and clothing industry. Unlike the more popular known Cannabis variety, Marijuana, hemp does not make you high and addictive.

Both cannabis variety contains cannabinoids. However, marijuana contains higher amounts of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) than hemp, which is the main cause of its high-inducing attribute.

Hemp, on the other hand, has a higher concentration of CBD (cannabidiol). Unlike THC, CBD doesn’t contain any psychoactive effects, so it won’t cause you to be twitchy addicts. Instead, it affects the body in other ways and is believed to stimulate particular receptors in order to reduce anxiety, pain, and inflammation.

  This compound is also believed to stop anandamide breakdown, a chemical known as the “bliss molecule” in the brain. It allows anandamide to stay in the system for longer and helps in relieving pain as well as boosting brain functioning.

Not only that, but CBD also helps in regulating the production of cytokines– inflammatory molecules– thus reducing pain and inflammation. In addition, CBD is also being studied for its ability to help treat symptoms of anxiety and depression as well as epileptic seizures.

Read More:

Top 5 Benefits Of Hemp Oil For Weight Loss

Hemp Extract Benefits, Side Effects, Types & How To Take It

Hemp oil vs. CBD Oil For Dogs: What’s The Difference?

Full-Spectrum Hemp Oils vs. CBD Isolates – What’s The Difference?

15 Tips on How to Deal With Your Coronavirus Anxiety

Are There Any Benefits of Hemp Oil For Weight Loss?

Cannabidiol has been purported to improve other aspects of your health. Today, it is even believed to help promote weight loss.

But, are the claims true?

1) Possible Metabolism Boost And Food Intake Reduction

Initial studies on CBD suggest that hemp oil or CBD may actually reduce food intake while boosting metabolism, which are key factors in promoting weight loss.

In animal studies, CBD has shown significant effects on the weight by interacting with the CB2 and CB1 receptors in the brain and lymphoid tissue. These receptors are through to play significant roles in food intake and metabolism. 

  Meanwhile, in a 2-week rat study, subjects were injected CBD every day at doses of 2.3mg and 1.1mg per pound of weight (5mg per kg and 2.5 mg per kg). Both doses did produce a dramatic reduction in weight, with the higher dosing having the most visible effect.

Take note: It was injected and not orally given.

In another study on rats, CBD has to lead to a dramatic reduction in food intake compared to other cannabinoids, including cannabinol and cannabigerol. While such results and benefits of hemp oil for weight loss seem promising, there are not enough human studies to support these findings, and more research is required to establish its efficacy.

2) May Burn Fat

Another claimed benefit of hemp oil for weight loss is that CBD can actually melt away fat in the body by breaking down your fat and eliminating it from the body as waste.

A 2018 research helps explain this claim. There are 2 types of fat in the body– brown and white fats. White fat is the most dominant form, responsible for the storage and supplication of energy while also cushioning and insulating your organs. This is also the type of fat mostly associated with chronic diseases like heart disease and diabetes when accumulated in excess.

Meanwhile, the brown fat is responsible for generating heat by burning off calories. It is known that individuals with healthy weight have more brown fat than overweight individuals. You can convert white fat to brown fat by getting enough sleep, exercising, and exposing yourself to cold temperatures. Interestingly, studies show that CBD can aid this process.

A study found out that CBD causes the “browning” in white fat cells and even enhanced the expression of particular proteins and genes which promote brown fat. However, human research is still required to confirm these effects.

3) Reduces Risks of Metabolic Disorders

Another 2018 research revealed that there’s a close link between obesity a few metabolic disorders such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes.

Overacting CB receptors in the body can be partly responsible for this. For instance, overacting CB1 receptors in the fat tissue in the body can contribute to metabolic risks and obesity. CBD can help block off CB1 receptors, which also means reducing the risk of obesity.

  In addition, A Cannabis and Cannabinoid REsearch review also noted some highlights of past studies surrounding metabolic factors and CBD, mainly in animal models.

  For example, a CBD treatment has reduced the total cholesterol of obese rats by 25 percent. The antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of CBD also appeared to reduce blood sugar levels as well as increasing markers for liver health.

4) Marijuana Use is Associated With a lower body weight

Although most people think that marijuana use means higher food intake, those who use and addicted to marijuana products tend to weigh less than those who do not.

For instance, a research review in more than 50,000 people noted an obesity rate of 14 – 17 percent among those who used cannabis such as marijuana and hemp at least 3 days a week, compared to the 22 – 25 percent of those reporting no marijuana use in the past year.

Since CBD is prevalent in marijuana, it is likely involved in the relationship, however, it is still unclear how. With that said, scientists and researchers believed that the cannabinoids as a whole, including CBD, affect metabolism, appetite, and other weight-related functions of the body.

Considerations and Risks

While preliminary research results on the benefits of hemp oil for weight loss put forth some promising suggestions, there are several things that you need to carefully consider.

CBD, like most other supplements, compounds, or drugs, is not a treatment for obesity. These compounds and supplements don’t replace regular exercise and a healthy diet. An individual who likes to add CBD to their comprehensive weight loss plan without eating healthily and exercising regularly may not see any results or benefits at all.

At best, individuals can consider CBD and hemp oil as a complementary therapy. In addition, not all individuals are the same, and each may need a different dosage. Someone who regularly takes cannabis or has more bodyweight might need a higher dose. Meanwhile, someone who is highly sensitive to CBD or cannabis might only need to take small amounts of the compound to be effective.

Lastly, it is crucial that you work directly with a doctor when considering CBD or hemp oil for weight loss. You might also want to discuss any other medication that you might be currently taking since CBD can cause adverse interactions with other drugs.

What To Look For In CBD or Hemp Oil?

Here are the factors you need to look for when shopping for CBD.

1) Full-Spectrum VS. Broad Spectrum

Make sure to look for CBD products made with broad or full-spectrum hemp oil instead of isolate and distillate in order to get the full scope of benefits.

Full-spectrum hemp oils contain all the cannabinoids in the cannabis plant, including both THC and CBD. Don’t be worried about the THC content as it is required by law for manufacturers to only include less than 0.3 percent of THC so as not to induce the feeling of high.

  If you do not want any THC contents in the hemp oil, then you can consider the broad-spectrum type since it contains most cannabinoids without the THC. However, research revealed that CBD and THC can work better when taken together than when taken alone. This phenomenon is called the entourage effect.

Not only that, both broad and full-spectrum hemp products are also less processed. This helps in the preservation of some of the volatile organic compounds of the plant such as terpenes.

2) US Grown, Organic Cannabis

In addition, you also need to look for products that are made from organic, US-grown hemp plants. Cannabis grown in the US is subjected to agricultural regulations and cannot contain over 0.3 percent of THC. In addition, organic ingredients meant that you are less likely to consume pesticides, herbicides, and other chemicals.

3) Lab-Tested

Lastly, and most importantly, you need CBD products that are lab-tested by a third-party. Since CBD products are not currently regulated by the Food and Drug Administration or FDA, a lab-tested product ensures safety and compliance.

This should allow you to see exactly what you are putting into your body, and verifying that the product actually contains what it says on the packaging.

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Forms of CBD Products

Edibles

Edibles are a discreet way of trying CBD. You can find various CBD edibles today including truffles, gummies, cookies, and even mints that do a great job of masking that “weedy” taste.

However, there are several caveats with edibles. Studies revealed that eating CBD subjects the compound to “first-pass effect”. During this process, CBD is broken down by the digestive tract and the liver. The result, the CBD can take an hour or two before it kicks. Not only that, since it is broken down, but you will also be able to absorb at least 20 – 30 percent of CBD. 

Sublingual Products

Most edibles contain preservatives and sugar. So, if you don’t want additives, then you might want to consider sublingual CBD products. These products including tinctures, lozenges, oil, and sprays, are designed to be absorbed under the tongue. Letting the product absorb under your tongue instead of subjecting it to your digestive tract can preserve more CBD, thus faster results.

Topicals

CBD topicals are made to be applied directly to your skin. You can find hemp oil-infused lotions, creams, balms, gels, transdermal patches, and salves available today. Topicals are a great choice in terms of treating localized pain or some skin conditions such as eczema.

A 2015 study on rats showed that CBD gels greatly reduce joint swelling which offers promising results for people with arthritis and other joint-related problems. Although studies on topicals have not given a bio-availability estimated, we do know some things:

The permeability of the skin is pretty poor relative to mucous membranes such as sublingual tissues. This means that when using topical products, you will need to choose one with a higher concentration of CBD and generously applying it to your skin.

Topicals are not subjected to the first-pass effect, providing concentrated relief to a specific area.

Take note:

Using products that contain extra analgesics including camphor, menthol and capsaicin can even bring more potential therapeutic benefits to the mix.

Smoking and Vaping

You can now also smoke high-CBD cannabis flowers in a joint, inhale CBD concentrated such as sugar waxes with any vaping pens with a chamber for concentrated, or use a vaporizer with a cartridge that contains hemp oil.

Smoking and vaping allow the CBD to go directly into the bloodstream so that you will feel the effects much faster than other methods. In just 10 minutes or less, you will be able to absorb 34 – 56 percent of CBD.

However, there are a few things to note:

Smoking cannabis can actually expose you to carcinogens. Although vaping can circumvent this by heating up the cannabis to just below the point of combustion, its safety is still questionable.

If you go the vaping route, consider avoiding CBD vape cartridges that are made with thinning agents or carriers like MCT, vegetable glycerin, and propylene glycol. A 2017 study revealed that these compounds can actually damage the lung tissue.

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Talk To A Professional

Although there are many ways for you to take CBD, there is no best or right way. It is important that you try different methods and see what will work for you. However, before you even try any CBD oil products, you might want to talk to a professional first, particularly if you are currently on any medications. AS mentioned before, CBD can interact with prescription medications such as blood thinners, antidepressants, antibiotics, and more!

Should You Try Hemp Oil To Lose Weight?

Although the benefits of hemp oil for weight loss is still unclear, it has been shown to improve your health in other ways. Plus, it is relatively safe with a little risk of side effects.

More research, particularly in humans, is needed to determine how hemp oil products affect the weight and whether it can help in losing weight. The findings and research that exist are relatively inconsistent and weak, however, they do show promising results.

So, instead of relying on the benefits of hemp oil for weight loss alone, it is best to try other scientific-proven weight loss methods, or if you want, incorporate CBD with these methods.

3 Science-Backed Ways To Lose Weight

Search for the keyword “weight loss” and you will be flooded with millions of results of how-tos as well as fad diets promising instant results. With that said, most diet plans will leave you unsatisfied or feeling HANGRY (it’s short for hungry + angry, btw).

If you really want to lose weight, you might want to follow the scientifically-backed ways. That and incorporating CBD oil in your weight loss plan can actually reap effective and satisfying results. 

1) Cutting The Carbs

The first and most important step to lose weight is to cut back on the starches and sugars or carbs. Doing so will keep your hunger levels down, so you eat fewer calories. Read More: Ditch Dieting and Calorie Counting with CBD Oil for Weight Loss

Now, since you have lower carb consumption, the body will need to find a new source of energy. The body will start to burn stored, stubborn fats for energy. Another benefit of reducing your carb intake is that it helps in lowering your insulin levels, which causes the kidneys to shed excess water and sodium.

As a result, it reduces bloating as well as unnecessary water weight. Research suggests that a low-carb diet can help in reducing appetite, resulting in eating fewer calories without feeling hungry.

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2) Add Veggies, Fat and Protein To Your Diet

Each one of your meals needs to include a fat source, protein source, and low-carb veggies. Also, try eating 2 – 3 meals per day. Now, if you find yourself hungry in the afternoon, you can add a 4th meal. By constructing your meals this way, you should be able to reduce your carb intake for up to 20 – 50 grams a day.

PROTEIN

Evidence suggests that eating lots of protein can boost your calorie expenditure by up to 80 – 100 calories a day. High protein diets can help reduce your obsessive thoughts about food and cravings by up to 60 percent, reducing the desire to snack at midnight by half and making you feel full. When it comes to losing weight, you need healthy protein sources. These include:

Plant-based proteins such as soy, legumes, and beans

Eggs Fish and seafood such as shrimp, trout, and salmon

Meat such as lamb, pork, chicken and beef

HEALTHY FATS

Do not be afraid of fats. Fats are essential for overall body functioning and can help in losing weight. Some of the best sources of healthy fats are:

Butter

Avocado oil

Coconut oil

Olive oil

IF you really want to lose weight, do not be picky about your veggies. Not only are they packed with nutrients but you can eat a huge amount of veggies without going over 20 – 50 net carbs a day. A diet based mostly on veggies and lean protein sources contains all the necessary vitamins, fiber, and minerals you for a healthy body.

Some of the best low-carb veggies include:

Kale

Broccoli

Cucumber

Cabbage

Cauliflower

Lettuce

Spinach

Brussels sprouts

Tomatoes

Swiss chard

3) Lift Weights 3x A Week

By lifting weight, you can burn lots of calories and preventing your metabolism from slowing down which is an annoying side effect of losing weight.

Research on low-carb diets shows that you can obtain a bit of muscle while also losing good amounts of body fat. You can try going to the gym 3 – 4 times a week in order to lift weights. You can even ask a trainer for some advice.

If you don’t like lifting weights, then you can just do some cardio workouts such as jogging, walking, cycling, running, or swimming. Both weightlifting and cardio can help with weight loss.

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Final Thoughts

So, are there any benefits of hemp oil for weight loss? Well, the initial results of studies into hemp or CBD oil and weight loss are promising. However, it still requires more research into the connection between them. Remember, CBD or hemp oil may be helpful for people looking to burn calories, lose weight, or suppress appetite. However, it is important not to overstate these claims.

Until more research is done, it is best to rely on other more scientific-backed methods including plenty of exercises and a healthy diet in order to lose weight. You can also incorporate CBD with a comprehensive weight-loss plan which might cause faster and more effective weight loss results.

Lastly, CBD or hemp oil should not be used to replace any other medications that a person is taking for chronic diseases. We always recommend that you talk to your doctor before using CBD for any reason including weight loss, as it can interact with your current medications.

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