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RE-INFECTION with COVID IS POSSIBLE As many of you already know, California is experiencing a significant increase in COVID infection, increased hospitalization, increased in ICU admission, and increased in COVID deaths. It is time to look beyond the usual wearing mask, social distancing, healthy immune, and any potential treatment. The question is WHY such an increase. Maybe it’s because of complacency since we are approaching one year of having COVID Pandemic. Maybe it’...s because we don’t think it’s a big deal. Maybe we think that because we got COVID, we cannot get it again. Think again. Although the original report stated that re-infection is rare. It’s not as rare as you think. For a small community of Monterey County, we already experienced this. The sad part is, Monterey County instructed all of its people that people can return to work after 10 days of tested positive as long as they are asymptomatic or within 3 days of improvement of symptoms/24 hours without fever (link below) https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/home/showpublisheddocument No retesting COVID is recommended by Monterey County. As a result, many Monterey County people do not get retested and go back to the workforce. At AthenaMed and AriaMed, we retest to be safe. Of course, a number of COVID POS patients subsequently tested negative. The problem is after such a negative test, a number of months later, there are patients who had potential exposure, and now tested positive the second time. Lesson learned: Yes, the Reinfection of Covid is possible and is not as rare as you think. With COVID spreading at an exponential rate, I highly recommend all of you to do what we apply at AriaMed & AthenaMed. Test - ReTest. Take extra precautions as long as you are tested POS no matter what. You can never be too careful in this pandemic. See more

Make yourself a priority! With the various complications and stress that this year has brought for many of us, it's important to intentionally carve our time for yourself. Self care CAN look like candles, at-home spa, or pampering, but it also looks like: making sure you're eating nutritious meals, getting enough sleep, and setting boundaries. We hope that you keep this in mind this week and prioritize yourself! #MindfulnessMonday #MotivationalMonday

As the world continues to battle against the pandemic, our team is continuously dedicated to providing patients with comprehensive services to benefit their health and well-being. We offer services INCLUDING and BEYOND COVID testing: 1. Screening and Triage... 2. Test & Retesting for COVID-19 3. Contact Tracing 4. Timely results 5. Treatment & Follow Up Call today to schedule an appointment with us

Our community is growing and we would love for YOU to be a part of it! Looking for tools to improve the quality of your life? Hungry for knowledge about living a healthy life? Join our exclusive, members-only forum! ... Our members-only forum is for direct dialogue with our senior medical director, William Khieu, MD, FACS, FACOG on how to nurture a healthy life. Submit a request to join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/athenamedk

We're back with another #WellnessWednesday, and today we're sharing one of our favorite daily body-boosting recipes! Have you heard of Artichoke Tea? You may have heard it mentioned in one of our livestreams. It is a simple, effective, and natural way to cleanse the liver. Simply boil the artichoke with water in a large pot for 1 hour. When you drink this boiled artichoke tea, it will increase the production of bile, overall liver function capacities. This helps to remove harmful toxins from your liver, protect it from damage, and promote the growth of new tissue. To access more insightful tips to be the best version of you, join our exclusive Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/athenamedk) for direct dialogue with our Senior Medical Director, William Khieu, MD.

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out. Change does not come overnight, but happens gradually with active, healthy decision making. As we learn to love the process, we'll find that the smaller success will have added up to a big win over time! Trust yourself and the path that you are on, and let Athena Medical Group support you along the way! #MotivationalMonday