Tonight's picture was taken in April of 2008. Mattie came home from school and it was a lovely weather day. He wanted to fly his kite. Fortunately we have an outdoor area in our complex that is completely fenced in and has the perfect wind drafts for kite flying. Mattie learned to fly a kite and ride a bicycle here!
Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.
- number of people diagnosed with the virus: 782,159
- number of people who died from the virus: 41,816
This morning I heard about a study that discussed the power of exercise at reducing acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a major cause of death in patients with the COVID-19 virus. ARDS affects between 3% and 17% of all patients with COVID-19. Based on available information, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 20% to 42% of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 will develop ARDS.
A researcher at the University of Virginia Medical School asked the following question.... why do approximately 80% of confirmed COVID-19 patients have mild symptoms with no need of respiratory support? His research seems to indicate that an antioxidant enzyme may be the explaination. Our muscles naturally make ExtraCellular Superoxide Dismutase, or EcSOD, but its production is increased by cardiovascular exercise. EcSOD is proposed to help in aiding acute respiratory distress syndrome and the article below talks about specific potential treatments using EcSOD.
All I know is daily, Peter and I have a walk routine of 5-8 miles. I have no idea what it does for our EcSOD production, but I certainly can speak to how it helps our mental health and stability!
EXERCISE MAY PROTECT AGAINST DEADLY COVID-19 COMPLICATION, RESEARCH SUGGESTS:
https://news.virginia.edu/content/exercise-may-protect-against-deadly-covid-19-complication-research-suggests
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