While exercising and eating well can be difficult during a shutdown, sheltering at home is an ideal time to put another immune-boosting tip into effect.
From overnight flights and peering into hand-held screens past midnight, to massive coffee intake, the modern-day lifestyle is no friend of sleep.
While you may not be able to book a sleep program at the nearest luxury hotel right now, you can set a sleep schedule, avoid blue screen devices within one hour of bedtime and exercise in the morning all from the comfort of home. "This will ultimately induce daytime fatigue and nighttime insomnia creating a vicious cycle between the pituitary gland, the adrenal glands and the immune system," said Dr. Tucker. "Compounding the situation today, disrupted sleep will also increase the risk and intensity of anxiety and depression."Generally speaking, immune-boosting foods and drinks are not going to provide a significant effect if you are not focusing on sleep nutrition and physical activity, said Dr.
"There is no evidence at present to support taking vitamin C, especially in high or super doses, to prevent or treat this infection," he said. "Most of this misinformation is probably from extrapolating the use of vitamin C to reduce the risk of getting the common cold, which is modest at best." "Most of these 'immune-boosting drinks' are anecdotal at best with respect to preventing or treating Covid-19," he said.
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