The Viral Wellness

Hey everybody.
It's been one week into lockdown, and we know that the cabin fever might be hitting you hard, family might be getting on your nerves, or if you are alone, you might be starting to feel the effects of isolation.
We've been hard at work to produce this special episode just for you, to empower you to better understand how to stay mentally well and what you might expect from this time.
To lead our discussion, we're in the capable hands of Professor Maria Marchetti-Mercer, who takes us on an empathic, human and relatable journey through all you need to know to be equipped to deal with the rest of these isolation periods. Whether you are here in South Africa or cooped up somewhere else in the world at the moment, we sincerely hope this episode speaks to your heart as much as it does your mind.
As per their style, Kagiso Rabada and Cameron Scott also pepper these serious conversations with good humor.
Listen up and stay well out there.
Details:
The Viral Wellness Show, Episode 3. Mental Health: The Infection Depression.
Our Discussion Lead: Professor Maria Marchetti-Mercer, Clinical Psychologist at the University of Witwatersrand.
Topics Covered:

• Introduction
• Stress, fear & anxiety; what is the difference?
• COVID-19 trauma
• The psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
• Establishing coping mechanisms
• A special time for reflection
• The importance of social media
• The dangers of social media
• Human connection
• Solutions to the problems

Please note that this talk was recorded on the 25th of March, 2020 and the episode was edited on the 2nd of April, 2020 for publishing on the 3rd of April.
All statistics since then have been subject to change and we encourage you to stay up to date. We've now crossed the 1 Million mark worldwide.

A huge thank you to Maria for working with us through the preparations of lockdown and remote recording.

Recorded using New Reality Gear, in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Produced by Kingdom Kome, we seek to entertain, inform and inspire.

This episode was hosted by Cameron Scott and Kagiso Rabada
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Next Up: Fake News: How to tell phony COVID19 news from the real deal

Cool Apps to use to stay in touch:
https://www.training.com.au/ed/how-to-virtually-stay-in-touch/Sources used in this video:
https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/history-of-ptsd-and-shell-shockSounds Used:
https://www.myinstants.com/
https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary

Due to the lockdown, we are unable to facilitate a translation for this episode at this time.
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Greetings beloved audience, thank you for your patience with us as we took the leap into evolving the Viral Wellness!
We've missed you, and our next two episodes have topics that are especially important to us all.
Also, we're on Youtube now. We're live at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnYMv3gcu566RDQwdUohfSg
We're tackling the scourge of Gender Based Violence, assessing the weighted statement by South African president Cyril Ramaphosa about the men of the country waging a "war on women" in the instances of Gender Based Violence (GBV) due to its prevalence in the country, a sad sad reality.
Here are the details:
TOPIC: The “War on Women”: GENDER BASED VIOLENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA UNDER COVID19.

Topics:

• Assessing the statement "A War on Women"
• Horizontal action and GBV
• GBV and COVID19
• Lack of support and a perpetuating cycle
• The duty of men to step up
• Rape and its causes
• Violence as a plague on society
• Potential solutions for combating GBV

Next Up: Episode 10: Children in Need: COVID, Children and the threat to our Future
References

https://www.cracked.com/personal-experiences-1846-5-things-everyone-gets-wrong-about-domestic-violence.html

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/15/africa/south-africa-student-murder-sentence/index.html

https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/man-accused-of-tshegofatso-pules-murder-confesses-to-previous-failed-attempt-report-20200618

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/27/633199277/why-now

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/64a7/9f89a714dc4d2d845597bb342a72443ace71.pdf

https://theconversation.com/has-trumps-presidency-triggered-the-movement-against-sexual-harassment-88219

https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2018/06/07/the-stark-relationship-between-income-inequality-and-crime

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/abuse/help-for-men-who-are-being-abused.htm

https://www.psychologytoday.com/za/blog/toxic-relationships/201704/forms-emotional-and-verbal-abuse-you-may-be-overlooking

Stay safe out there, our thoughts and support are with those fighting against Gender Based Violence.

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Beloved audience, hello again and happy Earth Day, here's a special episode for you!
We trust you are well during these times, and we hope to make lockdown better for you.
Our next episode is on the Environment, its fair to say that without natural resources there would be no human existence, and one has to wonder if we as humans realise the importance nature plays in our our lives.
In this 46 minute concise episode, we speak to Peggy Liu, the chairperson of JUCCCE about the importance of going green, what it means for our environment, and what the status of our environment is at the moment.
We have come to find out that its about taking responsibility and initiative by participating in some of the practices constructed to ensure a safer, healthier, and greener Earth.
Social responsibility acted on by well known people and organisations is key to driving initiatives, and adidas are leading by example when it comes to caring for the environment. we elaborate in the episode on how they are pulling their weight.
We have established this episode as one of our most interesting so far, so sit back relax, and enjoy the listen.
Feel free to comment. Its an open discussion!
Include us in your tweets - @viralwellnessSA
We are now at 200 likes on Facebook @theviralwellness
Instagram @theviralwellness
We've had our first few engagements and it thrilled us! Leave us your thoughts in the comments, we're now over 500+ downloads!
Episode Topics:
- The superwomen Peggy Liu.
- What is an Environmentalist really?
- The Food Heroes program.
- The Giga-changes for the Environment in China.
- How one person can make a difference.
- Living in Harmony with nature.
- Solutions to our problems
- The need to connect with our world.
Sources:

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/himalayas-visible-lockdown-india-scli-intl/index.html

http://loadshedding.eskom.co.za/LoadShedding/Description

https://www.unenvironment.org/explore-topics/oceans-seas

https://www.sas.org.uk/our-work/plastic-pollution/plastic-pollution-facts-figures/

https://www.iflscience.com/environment/fish-and-dolphins-return-to-the-waters-of-italy-after-the-covid19-quarantine-measures/

https://www.un.org/en/sections/issues-depth/food/index.html

https://sacoronavirus.co.za/

https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/who-health-alert-brings-covid-19-facts-to-billions-via-whatsapp

https://online-learning.harvard.edu/catalog/free

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_UK_electricity_supply_industry

https://www.juccce.org/

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17 July 2020

Brief Description: Food is personal, food is comfort and food is health.
In this episode we unpack the world of food and nutrition to figure out what the current state of our nutritions is and how you can approach dieting with a healthy mindset.

Hosts: Cameron Scott & Kagiso Rabada

Featured Guest: Aziwe Booi (Health with Azi on YouTube, @azibooi on Twitter)

Research, Writing and Pre-production: Kibare Njuguna and Yalezo Njuguna

Editing: Gareth King

Social Media: Julianne Scott

Production Team: Claudia Somjen

Follow Us: @theviralwellness on FB and Insta or @ViralWellnessSA on Twitter
Let us know what you think! We love hearing from you! Shout out to YT users;
Nascent Narley, Maphuti Africa & Ayanda Yanda for the input!

Research Source Material

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/healthy-diet

https://www.who.int/nutrition/topics/5keys_healthydiet/en/

https://www.who.int/behealthy/healthy-diet

https://www.who.int/health-topics/nutrition

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/malnutrition#:~:text=Malnutrition%20refers%20to%20deficiencies%2C%20excesses,of%20energy%20and%2For%20nutrients.&text=micronutrient%2Drelated%20malnutrition%2C%20which%20includes,minerals)%20or%20micronutrient%20excess%3B%20and

https://time.com/12366/global-diet-becomes-homogenized/

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322268#getting-a-good-nights-sleep

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/is-there-really-any-benefit-to-multivitamins#:~:text=The%20researchers%20concluded%20that%20multivitamins,harmful%2C%20especially%20at%20high%20doses.

https://www.healthline.com/health/depression-and-overeating

https://qz.com/africa/1573448/sugar-tax-pits-jobs-versus-health-diabetes-in-south-africa/#:~:text=First%20tabled%20in%202016%20and,country%20to%20implement%20the%20tax.

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/621563128

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In Episode 25 with Kagiso Rabada, Steve Pinto and Nikhil Ranchod we look into The 4th Industrial Revolution, what it means and its link to growing the economy and innovation.
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