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I have allergies, I clear my throat. My kids have allergies, they haven't learned to clear their throats, they cough. They're little. Can't help it, it's a reflex. Needless to stay I've stayed on top of the allergy meds, so it hasn't been a huge issue.

I overheard the dentist office screening someone: Have you had a cough? *person answers, I assume saying well regular cough* But, not like a "covid cough"? Okay then. I'm not sure what to make of this conversation, it seems reasonable if they said "I have COPD, I always have a cough" or "my allergies are bad, I have an…

I wear a mask at the gym when I can't social distance. Which is never. I wear it to enter as per the requirements and am allowed to remove it when able to socially distance, which is almost right away. A distance of 12' while exercising is easily achievable (which is what our directive requires), most times it is greater…

I'm in Arkansas. Our Governor just announced yesterday a $10M grant (from one of the Covid relief packages, Govorner's discretion spending of some kind) to issue point of use Wifi spots across the states. It's mobile hotspot type devices, no data caps, available to students who do not have access to the internet. They will…

Of course, one size doesn't fit all. I can wear "one size fits most" KID sized masks (so no, they don't fit my kids). I can wear some "one size fits most" adult masks as well, but not others. I tie knots in the kids if they need them. Here, masks are not required for kids under 10. The rare occasions they are out of the…

I have the same problem (and for the record, I have been diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, so I won't disagree with the poster that said it may be it as it may be a symptom). I tend to think through my day, think about the emails I need to send when I go back to work, etc. I listen to music. I manage the…

Not related to lifting, a lot of people are vitamin D deficient, it's the most common deficiency in developed countries. Also, magnesium is the second most common deficiency. If you are of childbearing age and have the possibility of a child in the future, folate is recommended.

I take a lot of supplements. Not for weight loss though, for overall health. I take a multi to fill any holes in my diet. I take vitamin D because I know I don't get out a lot. It is the most common deficiency in my country. I take Fish Oil because I don't eat fish almost at all. I take Magnesium because it helps with my…

I have been to my old gym and my new gym (I switched to a closer, less crowded one). People are doing really good at social distancing. At my new gym - everyone cleans. At my old gym, I didn't see that many people cleaning. It was also busier and harder to maintain social distance. My new gym also has the doors open and…

I know what you mean, like a N95/KN95 type. Those are significantly more expensive, and it's generally frowned upon to wear those here still - they are still supposed to be saved for medical workers. I've only seen then for sale once. They were the same price for 3 as a box of 10 of the surgical mask style. Since they are…

Ducks bill? Link? I'm having a hard time picturing that. This is just regular cotton, fitted (not gathered) - one with a seam down the middle and fitted over the nose and chin. This one: https://www.target.com/p/kids-2pk-cloth-face-masks/-/A-80332858?preselect=7990964 I've also noticed the same thing wearing my neck…

I have always been able to catch my breath, but sucking in air hard enough to bring the mask to my mouth - which puts it far more danger of getting wet - which isn't good for it. I'm not claustrophobic, and I know what panic attacks feel like. I have had them. I just do my best to limit instances where I need them. Grocery…

Because wearing a mask is to protect other people, not me - I sanitize my hands going into and leaving stores, but not the rest of the time. I wash them when I get home. I'm not worried about getting my own germs from my own mask. I also rip my mask off the second I leave a store, in the open parking lot with sunshine,…

Maybe it's the kid corralling that is doing it to me. It only seems to happen when I'm with the kids. Either way, I don't like literally sucking my mask into my mouth because I'm trying to breathe. Still wearing it though.

The keyword here - desk. You sit for work. I wondered why I saw all the stockers at Kroger with their masks pushed down, I understand it now. I have difficulty breathing when I have to go upstairs. I have healthy lungs. By difficulty, I mean I'm sucking the mask into my mouth trying to get air faster than it will allow. I…

My sister is concerned the mask policy and usage puts her at risk. She's in healthcare. She said she feels she should be able to take her mask off between patients (for breathing) and get clean ones for each patient like she should. She is dictated by her job. Just because you haven't heard of them doesn't mean they aren't…

In our state, they are only required when social distance cannot be practiced. That guy working alone? He's alone. I understand company policy may be stricter, but what is the point if you aren't around other people?

Pollen particles are quite large (droplet size) - I have good money his mask is designed to filter pollen, not down to the filtration level that surgical masks are or that covid masks are recommended to be.

I don't think Walmart or Kroger or Target employees are given information about the impact of long term mask-wearing before their 8-hour shifts. I mean they probably take them off for breaks and lunch, but still. My sister is in healthcare and has to wear an N95 for her 12-hour shift, put it in a baggy, and wear it again…

There were two boys, days apart. And the man? Healthy adult joggers routinely get collapsed lungs?

I get that they were running, but there are lots of reasons a person would need to breathe heavy. https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/two-schoolboys-collapse-and-die-just-six-days-apart-in-china-while-wearing-face-masks-c-1017871 Those kids just DIED from mask usage. Everyone says it is a lie that you can die…

That article is ridiculous, it isn't when you first put it on, it's after hours of wear that it reduces your oxygen level. This study has it's limitations, but it shows a reduction in blood oxygen and increase in pulse rate after 1 hour of surgical mask wear, especially for those over 35. It was on surgeons. It admittedly…

So what I eat before I workout depends on when I can get to the gym. So there really isn't a set thing. For mornings, if I'm going first thing I'll take a sports drink with caffeine and drink it while I work out. Nothing before. For later mornings (when I usually go, what I shoot for) I eat my usual bagel with butter and…

When I started breastfeeding my first (and I was overweight) my breasts ballooned up, they were massive. As big as a 32N during my full-time breastfeeding days. The right one was bigger but like one size. I lost weight, still breastfeeding. The right one is at least two sizes bigger than the left. They are so different. I…

Here I was blaming that 10lb weight gain on Covid, it might have been the C.diff infection (and two months of antibiotics off and on) before covid? I recovered from C.Diff like a week before the shutdown. I have gained 10lbs it seems my body is not happy to part with. I'm still at a healthy weight, but I want to be where I…

Peanut butter is more of a fat in my book than a protein, so what else would it be?

Ugh, this doesn't make me hopeful about my TMJ getting better. Although I see why my dentist wants to hold off on any night guards until all my work is complete. I've been to the dentist several times since covid hit, I was not charged extra for PPE. It was said earlier - shouldn't dentists already be wearing masks and…

My daughter's hands break out terribly from almost all soaps, but sanitizer doesn't seem to bother her. Then again it's only like once a week she uses it (church, or she's been to the doctor once). They did a soap substitution that gave her the worst rash I've seen on her hands. We had another "unusual" soap once when it…

Why not hand sanitizer? I have small bottles in my car and purse, I use before and after going in places. I am required to use it going into the gym (the bathroom is across the building) - their stinks. I swear it is just alcohol. Really liquidy. Just wondered because I have almost never used hand sanitizer, my use has…

The first day of the shutdown here I got a 24-pack of store brand scott knock off. I also ordered a bidet (which helps). We still have 1/3 of the pack left. That stuff a) lasts forever, and b) sucks. Toilet paper came back in stock before we used all of that ONE 24-pack. Don't get me wrong, I was grateful to get it when I…