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Inspectah_Eck9 karma

Well, if your crush the garlic first, it releases Allicin, which is an organsulfur compound that does a lot of the heavy lifting for garlic, but also helps bind to other molecules!

Inspectah_Eck4 karma

Hi John,

As a swim instructor, I’m interested in knowing what sort of mindfulness techniques you’re using, and how you incorporate them. Are these guided meditations on land that lead to better performance in the water? Or are your swimmers actively visualizing and focusing on the body/breathing technique while they’re in the water? It’s a very cool idea, and I appreciate the work you’re doing! Thank you!

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Hi docs, not sure if you’re reading this, as it may be too late in the thread.

I‘m a pool operations manager at a swim school in Michigan. I was born and raised in a college town with the largest research hospital in Michigan (take a guess which one.) I teach MANY families that are from out of country, and around mid November/Early December, I presented many of these symptoms, requiring the use of my at-home nebulizer. It spread around our staff like wildfire, and my GP at the time told me that it wasn’t the flu but was something viral spreading recently. There’s a current theory that COVID-19 spread in the states roughly around the November-January period, but didn’t see the same death rates. Be that as it may, it’s currently spreading (and killing) in Michigan like wild fire. My Mother, a CNP, suggested that there should be a way for people who have potentially dealt with the virus (if the rumor is true) to report it/their experience to the CDC.

Are you guys aware of any such service? I’m O- so I’m more than willing to be on a first name basis with some phlebotomists if that’s the case!

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John,

Thank you for replying! The program I work with focuses on the introduction to water for many students, especially those of special needs. Although mindfulness can be a concept which is hard to grasp, I’m sure I couldn’t do it as well as you, but I would love to emulate your concept on a smaller scale, especially for those of my students who aren’t great on social skills. Any tips or tricks for an instructor who wants to reach his students out of water?