Exploring the Gender Disparity in COVID

There are so many things that we still don’t know about the SARS-COV-2 virus and the COVID-19 disease that it causes. One aspect that has piqued my curiosity is the gender disparity and looking at why men seem to have a higher severity of symptoms and higher rates of fatality (approximately double) compared to women.…

The Stress-Immune-Hormone Connection

When you experience stress, your body shifts into a fight-or-flight state (aka the “sympathetic” nervous system response), and your physiological resources get focused on short term survival. Your body starts pumping sugar out to your muscles, quickening your breathing and heart rate, increasing your blood pressure, and dilating your pupils… all so you can fight or flee the dangerous threat.…