We all go through grief and mourning at some point in our lives. Millions of us lost loved ones due to the Covid-19 pandemic within the past year and experienced grief and mourning. There is no wrong way to grief because everyone grieves differently and it’s ok to seek help. In this episode, I share…
Ayurveda is India’s 5000 year old holistic medical practice and it has been used to treat and prevent symptoms of Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. Ayurvedic and holistic family doctor, Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya, MD, discusses some of Ayurveda’s basic pillars such as alignment with nature, eating based on the body’s needs, and observing…
My daughter, Ani, came home from school with symptoms of COVID-19 last March. There were many unknowns back then and we weren’t able to get tested. I treated Ani at home and she fully recovered within a few days.. My husband, Paul, also came home with symptoms of COVID-19 a few days after Ani got…
Risa interviewed Amanda Thebes back in July 2020 when she was at week 14 of her Covid-19 recovery journey. At that point she was starting to feel better, but she couldn’t get over her symptoms completely. When Amanda first started feeling under the weather, she presented with the classic symptoms of Covid-19 like cough and…
In this episode of Modern Aging, Risa interviews a family friend Elaine who got Covid back in the Spring. She had a variety of symptoms and it took her months to recover. On the night that Elaine first got sick on March 16th, she experienced chills, and body ache and then, later a cough. Interestingly,…
A good friend of mine contracted Covid-19 and treated her Covid symptoms with a combination of Western medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). She had a wide range of early signs such as cough, sore throat, and nausea. Like most people, she managed at home and has now recovered using an integrative approach. She is…
When Risa’s daughter first showed symptoms of Covid-19, she panicked just realizing how serious and prevalent the disease is. Panic and fear are caused by a lack of knowledge, preparation, and understanding. Listen to gain some knowledge and how to prepare properly. Risa shares tips about how to treat Covid-19 symptoms at home, how to…
On this episode of Modern Aging, host Risa Morimoto shares her family’s experience with getting Covid-19. Her daughter came home with symptoms of Covid-19 in March during the beginning weeks of the pandemic. A few days later, her husband also fell ill, but experienced different symptoms. Although her daughter and her husband contracted Covid-19 back…
We are officially a year in on the Covid-19 pandemic, and finally there is light at the end of the tunnel with the distribution of the Covid-19 vaccines. The fear and anxiety levels are still high though and people are continuing to get sick. Some people are now being called Long Haulers — people who…
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