FIGHTING THE CORONAVIRUS WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM NUTRITION

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WE KNOW THE BASICS:

  • WASH YOUR HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER FOR 20 SECONDS
  • COVER YOUR MOUTH WHEN COUGHING
  • WASH YOUR DESK AND COMPUTER AT WORK
  • USE ONE PEN AND DON’T SHARE IT WITH OTHERS AT SCHOOL OR WORK
  • SPRAY DOORKNOBS AND LIGHT SWITCHES WITH LYSOL
  • RESPECT OTHERS AROUND YOU AND THEIR SPACE – DON’T LEAN IN AND BREATH ON SOMEONE

BUT WHAT ELSE?  I HAVE A SON WHO HAS HAD 3 HEART SURGERIES AND LOST A KIDNEY, WHAT ABOUT SOMEONE WHO HAS MEDICAL PROBLEMS THAT MAKE THEM HIT HARDER WHEN A VIRUS ATTACKS?  ONE WAY TO FIGHT BACK, IS KEEPING UP THEIR IMMUNE SYSTEM.

  • EXERCISE – GO FOR WALKS OUT IN THE FRESH AIR, KEEP YOUR BODY AND LUNGS STRONG
  • EAT FOOD HIGH IN VITAMIN C – ORANGES, BANANAS, KIWI, STRAWBERRIES, LEMONS, BROCCOLI, RED AND ORANGE PEPPERS AND TOMATOES
  • TAKE A VITAMIN C SUPPLEMENT
  • DRINK LOTS OF WATER WITH LEMON
  • DRINK GINGER TEA OR GREEN TEA – ANIT-INFLAMMATORY GINGER CAN BOOST YOUR IMMUNITY, GREEN TEA IS A SUPER FOOD
  • EAT BLUEBERRIES – FULL ON ANTI- OXIDANTS
  • GET LOTS OF REST.  EVEN WHEN FEELING HEALTHY, IT KEEPS YOUR BODY STRONG

YOU CAN’T ALWAYS PREVENT A VIRUS OF ANY KIND FROM FINDING YOU, BUT YOU CAN HELP MAKE YOUR BODY A FIGHTING MACHINE BY TAKING PRECAUTIONS AND EATING HEALTHY.