Far from the response to SARS-CoV, the unprecedented global restrictions associated with COVID-19 have had unknown benefits so far. At this stage, however, we can clearly identify some of the huge costs we’ve paid — biologically, economically and more.

We must listen critically to what we are being told! Let’s examine and dispel some common misunderstandings so we can discuss the issues instead of merely taking a side to “win” an argument.

There is no “zero risk.” There is only acceptable risk and each of us should decide for ourselves how much risk we’re willing to accept for the benefit of our health, our finances, our families, and all the other trappings of our lives. To do that, we’ll need to question what we’re being told to think.

The most important factor to restore and preserve our adrenals is balance. If we strive for a pathway of moderate stress — somewhere between air traffic control and “finishing” Netflix — and learn to recognize and redirect our bodies’ Ancestral reactions, the prize of health is ours for the taking.

There’s a tug-of-war going on inside us. On one side of the rope is our psychological response to daily stressors, and on the other side is our biologic response. Why are they at odds?

It’s important to note that these positive scientific discoveries were only realized because the heroic villagers of Eyam quarantined themselves inside the town with the infected. Unlike our current practice of social distancing, they did not cut themselves off from one another.

Let's talk about the health benefits of physical touch and it's implications for social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.