The Blog
Articles by William A Shaver MD. PA.
The Blind Men and the Elephant
An Updated Allegory on the Six Blind Men and the Elephant (Apologies to Corona) Most of us learned the parable of the Six Blind Men and the Elephant as children. Originating...
The Art of War
“The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must...
Elihu’s Take
From around 2000 B.C., in what is thought to be the oldest book of the Bible, the Book of Job. The youngest of Job's companions, Elihu speaks: “We can choose the sounds we want...
Matrix Revisited
Many probably remember the 1999 cyber-adventure action film “The Matrix” where Neo, a soft-spoken computer programmer, ultimately awakens and becomes a Kung Fu, computer-hacking...
Learned Helplessness: Another untoward effect of the Pandemic
Another untoward effect of the pandemic is to create what psychologists call "Learned Helplessness". We were first instructed to practice shelter-in -place, socially distance,...
Dunkirk 2020
A friend and colleague Dr. Chetlin Crossnoe recommended we all watch the 2017 Christopher Nolan movie Dunkirk. Great advice and if you have not seen the movie, you should. The...
Notes from the Viral Underground: The Important Role Vitamin D in COVID19 Infections
COVID-19, Vitamin D, and Latitude From: University of Liverpool News | April 21, 2020 The original editorial was published in The journal Alimentary Pharmacology and...
Notes from the Viral Underground
Part II: The Gastrointestinal Tract and COVID19 (1) The COVID19 virus is incredibly infectious. Most of those with the virus are asymptomatic (and highly infectious) long before...
Quick Treat Antiviral Regimen
For general GI health: Consume 4 oz. Kefir milk once or twice daily and a 5000IU Vitamin D3 daily. Shoot for a 25-OH Vitamin D level of 80-90nmol/L. (Your Doc can check this)...