by Ingrid Yang | May 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
As of yesterday, San Diego fully entered Phase 2b, which means restaurants and retail businesses can have in-person customers with modifications to operations. I wanted to offer some words of warning as we begin to venture out. We have entered that stage of the...
by Ingrid Yang | May 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
Why should I wear a mask? Here’s why: Masks provide “source control”—blocking the spread of respiratory droplets from a person with active, but perhaps unrecognized, infection. A study published in Nature showed that surgical masks are effective at blocking 99% of...
by Ingrid Yang | May 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
I had the loveliest facetime catch up with my amazing friend Diane today. She is not just a deeply knowledgeable and heartfelt yoga teacher, but also a wise and connected human and friend. We were talking about social isolation, as many of us do today, and I jokingly...
by taylorsmith | May 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
Did you know that we have pulmonary vagal irritant receptors? Irritant receptors lie between airway epithelial cells and are stimulated by noxious gases, cold, and inhaled dusts. Once activated, they send action potentials via the vagus nerve leading to...
by Ingrid Yang | Apr 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
*The beaches are closed. The parks are closed. But our hearts must stay open.* Today, the US now has more confirmed COVID-19 cases than any other nation. That is over 82,000 confirmed infections across the country. And this is despite having performed a...