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The New Normal: A Roadmap to Resilience in the Pandemic Era Kindle Edition
From Dr. Jennifer Ashton—the Chief Medical Correspondent at ABC News covering breaking medical news for Good Morning America and GMA3: What You Need to Know—comes a doctor’s guide to finding resilience in the time of COVID, while staying safe and sane in a rapidly changing world.
In March 2020, “normal” life changed, perhaps forever. In its place we were confronted with life and routines that were unusual and different: the new normal. As we’ve all learned since then, the new normal isn’t just about wearing masks and standing six feet apart—it’s about recognizing how to stay safe and sane in a world that is suddenly unfamiliar. And no one understands this evolving landscape better than Dr. Jennifer Ashton. As ABC’s Chief Medical Correspondent, Dr. Ashton has been reporting on the novel coronavirus daily, helping Americans comprehend the urgent medical updates that have shaped the nation’s continued response to this public health crisis.
Now in The New Normal, Dr. Ashton offers the essential toolkit for life in this unfamiliar reality. Rooted in her reporting on COVID-19 and the understanding that the virus isn’t going anywhere overnight, The New Normal is built on a simple foundation: thriving in this evolving world demands accepting the new normal for what it is, not what we want it to be. No longer is wellness a buzzword, but an imperative for surviving this unprecedented time. Using her trademark practical, easy-to-follow advice, Dr. Ashton gives you all the necessary information to reclaim control of your life and live safely—from exercise, to diet, to general health—showing how to prepare your body and mind for challenges such as:
- Taking proper medical precautions to protect yourself and your loved ones
- Exercising during the pandemic, even if you no longer feel safe at the gym
- Finding emotional balance through these uncertain times
- Deciphering complicated medical news to learn what to trust and what to ignore
With these straightforward and accessible strategies and many more, Dr. Ashtonhelps empower you to make the unexpectedly hard decisions about socializing, food-shopping, seeing doctors, and most of all, finding normalcy. At once reassuring and urgent, The New Normal is a holistic roadmap through the ongoing struggles of the pandemic, providing the guidance you need to navigate this unsettling time and take charge of your future wellbeing.
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherWilliam Morrow
- Publication dateFebruary 9, 2021
- File size1232 KB
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“Dr. Ashton has brilliantly crafted a comprehensive guide to navigating all facets of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the face of a devastating infectious disease, this book importantly demonstrates that it’s possible to adapt to the new normal.” — Barbara Alexander, M.D., FIDSA, president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
About the Author
Jennifer Ashton, M.D., M.S., the chief medical correspondent for ABC News, including Good Morning America, World News Tonight with David Muir, Nightline, and GMA3: What You Need to Know. A graduate of Columbia University’s medical school, Dr. Ashton is board certified in OB-GYN and obesity medicine, and maintains a private clinical practice in New Jersey. She lives in New York City with her two children.
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- ASIN : B08G1CR4XY
- Publisher : William Morrow; 1st edition (February 9, 2021)
- Publication date : February 9, 2021
- Language : English
- File size : 1232 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 281 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #821,450 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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About the author
Retiring stiff paper gowns and unrelatable medical advice, Dr. Jennifer Ashton, a Board-certified Ob-Gyn, author, and TV medical correspondent, breaks the barrier between doctor and patient. Affectionately referred to as your all-in-one ‘BFF’/Ob-Gyn, Dr. Jennifer Ashton marries an unparalleled medical background with an accessible ‘girl’s-girl’ attitude. Though Dr. Ashton can easily speak to the latest beauty and fashion trends, this Ivy League graduate means business when it comes to women’s health.
From the onset, you might wonder how Dr. Ashton does it. Hailing from a family of 6 physicians and 1 nurse, this wife and mother of two possess a uniquely well-rounded understanding of the human body. Leading by example, Dr. Ashton not only ‘talks the talk,’ but ‘walks the walk.’ When she’s not in the office, she can be found training for triathlons or following her very own Five-Day/Two- Day Eating Plan. Dr. Ashton demonstrates first-hand how to embrace and feel empowered at every stage of womanhood. This relatable and modern approach is highlighted in her latest book Your Body Beautiful (Penguin), a coveted resource for the medical community and women at every stage of their lives.
THE PRACTICE
Dr. Ashton opened her private medical practice, Hygeia Gynecology, in Englewood, New Jersey in 2008. Physically and aesthetically unmatched, Hygeia Gynecology is aptly named after Hygeia the Greek goddess of health, healing, and cleanliness. Resembling a spa more than a doctor’s office, patients are immediately escorted from a Zen-like reception area to examination rooms where they are surrounded by luxurious materials and high-tech equipment. Instead of scratchy and uncomfortable paper gowns, patients are enveloped in plush Kashwére robes, much like the ones you’ll find at a hotel. Patients are physically and metaphorically “wrapped in comfort,” explains Dr. Ashton.
The first eco-friendly medical practice in Bergen County, Hygeia is officially GreenOffice Certified. Ninety-nine percent of the office’s contents are green and non-toxic, including energy-efficient light-bulbs, low-VOC paint, sustainable furniture and organic cotton fabrics.
EDUCATION
While she spent her early years coloring at nursing stations while her parents (a doctor and a nurse) worked, Dr. Ashton recognized at a young age that she was destined to be a doctor. Attending Columbia College, Columbia University as an undergrad, Dr. Ashton went on to receive her medical degree from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, where she served as Class President for four consecutive years.
Dr. Ashton immediately gravitated towards gynecology, as it encompassed virtually every facet of the medical field. From surgical (think c-sections and GYN cancers) to psychiatry, Dr. Ashton’s knowledge runs the gamut. More importantly, Dr. Ashton is drawn to the primary care issues affecting women; she explains: “I feel like being a female Ob/Gyn is like being captain of a great sisterhood team! There is so much that a woman goes through that I can say, ‘I know exactly how you feel.’”
A big believer in perpetual education, Dr. Ashton has just completed a 3-year program at Columbia University’s Institute of Human Nutrition and has received her Master’s Degree in Human Nutrition in 2016, making her one of the only M.D.’s with a national media platform who is also formally credentialed in Nutrition. Dr. Ashton is also board certified in Obesity Medicine.
MEDICINE IN THE MEDIA
In October 2017, ABC announced Dr. Ashton as the Chief Medical Correspondent & Health Editor, making her only the third person at the network to ever hold this title. In 2015, Dr. Ashton was named Chief Women’s Health Correspondent for ABC News, where she has been Senior Medical Contributor since 2012, and appears several times a week on the nation’s number one rated morning news broadcast, Good Morning America. In 2013, she was named co-host of the nationally- syndicated, Emmy Award-winning daytime medical show, The Doctors. Previously, Dr. Ashton worked as the Medical Correspondent for CBS News Network and The Fox News Channel and has regularly contributed to a number of shows including The Early Show, The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, The Dr. Oz Show and TLC’s A Baby Story. One of the few practicing physicians with a national media platform, Dr. Ashton’s dual roles in clinical medicine and medical media keep her on the cutting edge of medical and health news and advances.
AUTHOR
Dr. Ashton’s award-winning book, The Body Scoop for Girls (Penguin) was released in January 2010 and is an approachable guide to teenage health. In her second book, Your Body Beautiful (Penguin), released in January 2012, Dr. Ashton calls on her own beauty regimens, eating plan and fitness routines to offer a comprehensive health and lifestyle guide for women age 30-50. From heart disease to teeth whitening, Your Body Beautiful is the ultimate resource empowering women to stay strong and sexy in their 30’s and beyond. The book launched in soft-cover in December 2012.
In May 2016, Dr. Ashton released her third book, Eat This Not That When You’re Expecting, co-authored with Dave Zinczenko. The book is a doctor-recommended eating plan for pregnant women written from her experience as a Board-certified Ob-Gyn who now has a degree in Nutrition. It provides a trimester-by-trimester eating plan for mom and baby and is available at Amazon.com
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まず本書のあとがきがおもしろい。著者は夜9時半にしずかに就寝するも、深夜の午前1時3分に目が覚める。その1分後に、突然電話がなり、「米国トランプ大統領がCOVID-19 に感染した」と伝えられる。その20分後にABCニュースにリモート出演し、その後24時間テレビに出演しつづけたという逸話です。評者の経験でも、疲れてしまって仕事を途中にして午後9時に就寝するが、深夜の1時過ぎに目がさめて寝付かれず起床して仕事をし終えた経験はあるが、彼女の場合は虫の知らせでしょう。
本書は、このコロナ禍での日常生活を生き抜く智恵を、身体(1章)、心(2章)、医療機関による健康管理(3章)、食べ物(4章)、運動(5章)、睡眠(6章)、健康への恐れ(7章)、医療ニュース(8章)、家族と友人(9章)、公共の場所(10章)と最後の Silver Linings(前向きな助言、11章)についてとりまとめた好著です。健康の3本柱「睡眠、栄養、身体活動」のうち著者が一番大事と思う「睡眠」(6章)から、コロナ禍といった危機的条件下で良き睡眠をうるためのノウハウ6つの内から一つを紹介してみよう。犬を飼っている人について、犬の散歩が睡眠によいように、人間の場合も良き睡眠を獲得するための第一は「運動を始めること」であり、第二は「思考をアクティブにすること」であり、これには新しい外国語の学習、実体験でも仮想空間でもよいが図書クラブに入ってみる、君自身の小説を書いてみる、ギターやチェスを習うなどの趣味活動の開始、新しい本をむさぼり読む(これは評者が実践)や新しい料理レシピに挑戦などを著者は勧めている。」。
もう一つ、最終章の11章の「前向きの7つの医学的助言」から一つ紹介してみる。これを紹介するのは、茂木健一郎著『記憶の森を育てる』第II部のII-1「記憶の森を育てる」中の文章「想像の中で、瓦礫を一つ拾う。原発事故は、一度起こったことは仕方がないと忘れ去るには重大過ぎるし。。。日本人が苦手としてきた、粘り強く、そして精緻に過去を振り返り、検証する作業が求められてきている」を読んだ時の感想(そのときは、我が国の自己防衛という至極当たり前のことの憲法改正の民意が広がらないことの歴史的背景であったが)を思い出したからである。7つの助言の6番目に「われわれが動物を扱ってきた仕方を再検討してみる必要がある」において、新型コロナウイルスが中国武漢市の動物市場からと疑われていることに関連して、家畜の飼育方法に関する助言である。これについて著者は「人と獣に共通の感染症リスクを減らすためにも、よりゆったりとした空間とより少ない抗生物質使用下で家畜を育てることを優先する時になっている」という。私たちは毎日といっていいほど何らかの形の卵料理のお世話になっているし、スーパーにいっても大量の卵ケースが並んでいる。表だってはいわないが、内心では、これらの卵が人工的環境下で大量生産されている様を想像して申し訳ないとの感情をもっていることは、評者だけではない。
最後に、著者の本は主として我々消費者・生活者向けの本であるが、これの供給者向けの本があってもよいと感じたことを述べたい。10章の公共場所の中で、航空機利用の安全性について説明している。民間航空機はHEPA空気フィルターを設置していて、数分間に一度の頻度で、通常の公共交通機関では見られない程の高性能の換気能力を備えている。また、全乗員がマスクを着用していれば、2時間のフライトでCVID-19ウイルスをキャッチする頻度は4300分の一と低いこと。さらに、航空機の中央席が空席(両窓際の座席のみ販売)ならば、この頻度は7700分の一に下がること。この頻度は米国の通勤者が一日の仕事で感染する頻度である5900分の一よりも低いというMITの研究成果を紹介している。たとえば、全日空でもネットで航空券を予約すると座席図が表示されて、それから座席を選択出来るが、感染リスクをおさえるために中央席を空席にして供給する飛行機利用がはたして長期的に持続可能なのかとの疑問がわく。著者の力説するコロナ禍以前の「旧常態(old normal)」には我々は戻れない、「我々が必要としているのは、如何にしてウイルスと共存し、ウイルスを管理するかであり、でないとウイルスが我々を制御することなる」との観点からは、日常生活の供給側の話も知りたい。たとえば、上述の鶏卵生産例でいえば、有機型鶏卵飼育をされている全国の生産者がリモート通信で連携して、需用者対応をして販路拡大をするなどの新しい試みなどがあれば例となる。