In my last podcast, I talked about how stress can impair the immune system, something we want to avoid right now with COVID-19 since those with a compromised immune system are most at risk. Fortunately, there are some very simple ways to stay calm and relaxed, not just now, but always. And what a better time to begin to change your lifestyle than now, at this stay at home time.
Today is March 13th, 2020. It’s been a few months since the COVID-19 coronavirus first broke out, now reportedly, in November of 2019. A month ago I did a podcast on boosting your immune system to help prevent an infection, such as COVID-19, the flu or the common cold. Today, I’d like to follow-up on that podcast with a thought. As COVID-19 has spread from China to other countries around the world, I feel that there is an important point we may be missing, which is this: ultimately, the risk for severe illness and death from COVID-19 is mostly dependent upon the state of one’s immune system, and the state of one’s immune system is greatly affected by lifestyle — health lifestyle, something that I feel strongly about and advocate for as a breast cancer survivor. We’ve already had SARS, now COVID-19, we don’t know what may be next. The point is this: COVID-19 raises a global call to improve our health. Here’s why.
The Center for Disease Control considers the 2019 novel coronavirus respiratory illness that broke out in China a serious illness but recoverable, the same as the flu. What the CDC recommends to prevent the illness is the same as what is recommended to prevent a cold or flu infection. Today, I’ll discuss what the CDC recommends, as well as simple ways you can boost and strengthen your immune system all year round.