Hello, Hello, HELLO friends,
With COVID and the vaccines, everyone has been talking about blood clots. We wanted to give you all the facts from the Blood Clot Doc herself. From her mind-blowing personal story, Dr. April Allen’s passion for healing people suffering from blood clots grew. Listen in to learn the signs and symptoms of blood clots, how to keep blood clots at bay, and how to heal from blood clots.
Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode about blood clots and COVID:
- All about Pinot Nior, Tennessee Honey, and Crown Apple
- What is anticoagulation
- How Blood Clots impacted Dr. April’s life and Career
- How rat poison has helped so many
- How to prevent Blood Clots during travel
- How Blood Clots impact the body
- The relationship between Blood Clots and COVID (VITT)
- The latest news about COVID vaccines and Blood Clots
- How High Protein Diets can lead to clotting
Links:
- https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings/downloads/slides-2021-05-12/07-COVID-Shimabukuro-508.pdf
- https://ashpublications.org/blood/article/129/21/2864/36268/Heparin-induced-thrombocytopenia
About Dr. April Allen:
Dr. April Y. Allen is a registered pharmacist, speaker, servant leader, and consultant practicing in anticoagulation. She developed an interest and passion for anticoagulation after her near-death experience related to blood clots in February 2001. Over the past 20 years, Dr. Allen has taken anticoagulants or “blood thinners”and had family members with blood clots. For these reasons, Dr. Allen has dedicated most of her pharmacy career practicing and teaching others about anticoagulation. She utterly understands what it means to be an anticoagulation provider and patient. Dr. Allen has experienced multiple medical procedures that impacted her anticoagulation therapy, too.
Dr. Allen received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in 2002 and completed a Pharmacy Practice with Ambulatory Care Emphasis Residency at the Regional Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee in 2003. She obtained pharmacy licenses in Tennessee, Texas, and Arizona. Dr. Allen has certifications in diabetes patient care, pharmacy immunization delivery, and as a Certified Anticoagulation Care Provider (2005-2010). Additionally, Dr. Allen has an interest in the COVID 19 vaccines, healthy lifestyles, and health care disparities. Dr. Allen is originally from Tennessee but currently resides in Dallas, Texas.
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