Coronavirus COVID-19 and Your Best Pathway

Virus image from CDC site

Maybe you’re panicking, maybe you’re not.

I know some people in Perth, Western Australia, who have ‘prepped’ already for their worst nightmare.  They bought thousands of dollars’ worth of non-perishable food, water and toilet paper.

If you’re old and have an underlying medical condition, especially a reduced immune system, then you do need to be vigilant, but not panicked.

We all need to be vigilant and not panicked.

Here’s a sensible pathway:

1. Listen to and heed the advice of credible medical expertise (and their upgrades):
   1. Here’s WHO’s current myth busting info on the Coronavirus
   2. Here’s the US CDC site re the virus
2. Do not listen to ‘conspiracy theorists’ and the gossip on social media. Social media is never reliable.
3. Maintain your best health by:
   1. Eating quality food, the less processed the better. Do not overeat.
   2. Staying hydrated.
   3. Staying active (at least 30 minutes of walking per day plus 10 minutes of stretching and flexibility exercise).
   4. Get plenty of sleep – circa eight hours per night.
   5. Manage your personal hygiene:
      1. Cough or sneeze into tissues or your elbow – then dispose of tissues carefully.
      2. Follow the recommendations in the WHO link above – frequently washing hands with alcohol/chlorine-based cleansers, cleanse surfaces etc.
   6. Remain in a grateful state as much as possible. It’s the healthiest mental state to be in. Here’s a link to our short (less than 10 minutes) course on how to become grateful no matter what’s happening – it works and is free.

By frequently reminding yourself of why you are grateful, you’ll remain calm, centred and positive.  That means you’ll be less likely to be stressed.  Stress degrades your immunity.

Act on verifiable facts, not your worst nightmares, imaginings and other conspiracy theorists and rumour mongers.

Stay well, remain vigilant, yet calm and centred.