1 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:04,560 Speaker 1: Welcome to Wellness on Mass I'm doctor Nicole Sapphire and 2 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: this is your weekly rundown. Well The CDC has issued 3 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: a level to travel advisory. This is for mainland China 4 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 1: as well as Bolivia and some nation islands off the 5 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:18,119 Speaker 1: Indian Ocean. And why is this. This is because of 6 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 1: the chicken gunya virus. Now, I know that sounds a 7 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:23,800 Speaker 1: little bit scary, but the reality is this virus has 8 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: been around since at least the nineteen fifties. It's a 9 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: mosquito born illness, meaning you have to be bit by 10 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:32,839 Speaker 1: a mosquito to get it. We have not seen cases 11 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 1: of human human transmission. So it's the summertime and 'tis 12 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:39,840 Speaker 1: the season for these vector born illnesses, whether it's lyme 13 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 1: disease from ticks, or chicken gunya from mosquitoes, or even 14 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 1: zeka danghi some of the other things. The good news 15 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 1: is if you're in the United States and you don't 16 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:53,599 Speaker 1: have any plan on traveling to some of these other countries, 17 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 1: you probably don't need to worry about it. Although I 18 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 1: always try to protect myself and my family from mosquito bites, 19 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: not because the diseases they carry, but I don't know, 20 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:04,839 Speaker 1: I just don't like being stung by mosquitos. They're itchy. 21 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 1: If you are traveling to some of these other areas, 22 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: you want to take some precautions, specifically wearing long sleeve clothing, 23 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: make sure you're using mosquito controls, whether it's the deep sprays, whatnot. 24 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 1: Sleep with the net around you because you don't want 25 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,119 Speaker 1: to get chicken goodia virus. I'll tell you why. It's 26 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:25,320 Speaker 1: a high fever and also severe joint pain. Now, for 27 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: most people the joint pain does go away, but up 28 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:30,399 Speaker 1: to sixty percent of the time, the joint pain can 29 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 1: last weeks, if not months. So no, it's probably not 30 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 1: going to kill you, but it's not fun. You don't 31 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: want to get it. You don't want to go on vacation, 32 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:40,680 Speaker 1: come back and then be sick for a couple of weeks. 33 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:43,560 Speaker 1: There are two vaccines that have been approved if you 34 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: want to prevent this illness if you have to travel. 35 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:50,559 Speaker 1: One vaccine is not recommended in kids or elderly because 36 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 1: of some of the potential side effects. Another one has 37 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 1: been determined to be safer, So again, talk to your 38 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: doctor if you have to travel to these areas. If 39 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: you're traveling anywhere, tell you whether you're going to the Caribbean, 40 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: Central America, South America. You can find viruses in these mosquitoes. 41 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: So it's always important to know where you're going, know 42 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 1: what the health concerns are, and do what you can 43 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 1: to protect yourself and your family from these doctor born illnesses. 44 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 1: Some are more serious than other. In a much needed 45 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 1: dose of nutritional sanity, RFK Junior and the AHHS have 46 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 1: been working with state lawmakers, with many states across the 47 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: country now saying that the SNAP or the food stamps, 48 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: you know, the federally or state funded program for helping 49 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 1: people who can't afford food get food. They're saying they're 50 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:39,079 Speaker 1: no longer going to cover soda, candy, ultra processed chips, 51 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 1: and cookies because well, why is that. Well, we know 52 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 1: that these contribute to obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Over 53 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 1: forty million Americans rely on SNAP, so the system should 54 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 1: be supporting health, not undermine it, especially because a huge 55 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: amount of people on SNAP are also receiving Medicaid. This 56 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: is healthcare that's also being paid for by tax dollars 57 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:03,919 Speaker 1: for those who can't afford it. It is a very 58 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: ugly cycle. You eat unhealthy because of what snap is covering, 59 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: and now you're having to use the healthcare system to 60 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: pay for all of the issues that have come from 61 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 1: this unhealthy eating. Now, while this is a great small 62 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:18,520 Speaker 1: step to making America healthy again, it has to go 63 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:22,080 Speaker 1: much farther. The reality is, yes, we can restrict these things, 64 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: but that will not make someone healthier. We need to 65 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 1: make sure fresh fruits and vegetables and other healthier items 66 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:31,920 Speaker 1: are not just available, but affordable and accessible. Did you 67 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:34,360 Speaker 1: know that there is a much higher percentage of people 68 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: getting their groceries from convenience stores in low income areas well, 69 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: Buying groceries at convenience stores is directly linked with obesity 70 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:45,839 Speaker 1: and illness. We have to encourage businesses to get into 71 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: these neighborhoods so that people can afford some of these 72 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 1: healthier alternatives, whether that is making sure that there're security 73 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 1: and that it is safe to have these big businesses 74 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 1: in these areas. Whatever we're doing, we need to be 75 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 1: doing more to make sure healthy food is affordable to everyone. 76 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 1: This is not about shaming, it's about responsibility. Let's not 77 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: pretend it's compassionate to hand someone with soda and send 78 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 1: them down the road to like insulin dependence diabetes. It's 79 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:16,840 Speaker 1: not fair. If they want to spend any of their 80 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 1: extra spending money and get candy or soda, that's fine, 81 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 1: but taxpayer dollars shouldn't go for it because at the 82 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 1: end of the day, those taxpayer dollars are having to 83 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 1: pay twofold because then they're having to pay the consequences 84 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:32,359 Speaker 1: of that unhealthy diet. Thanks for listening to Wellness Unmass 85 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 1: on America's number one podcast network, iHeart. Follow Wellness Unmass 86 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:39,040 Speaker 1: with doctor Nicole Saffire and start listening on the free 87 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 1: iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts, and we 88 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: will catch you next time.