CoronaVirus—Fortify Your Immune System

There is lots of fear and angst about the Corona Virus spreading through out the world. You can read/watch all about the disease, its spread, and projections on its length of stay in our midst in many places. Most of us, especially in the US are sheltering in place to minimize the spread—we are in our fourth week in North-East California. 

Many health officials refer to "underlying conditions" as reasons why many get very sick and some succumb to the virus as a result. Senior citizens are often in that category, at least they likely have a weaker immune system just because of age.

We're urged to stay at home and if we go out, stay 6 feet away from anyone plus wash our hands and sanitize everywhere we touch.

BUT—Here's the BIGGY that none of our leaders are talking about. Fortify Your Immune System!

Check this article to learn about the immune system.

No matter the age, we can have a robust immune system that gets us through an illness or helps us completely avoid it. That's what a healthy immune system does. That's how our bodies were designed.

It takes an investment in time and effort. We've got time now so make the effort.

If you stocked up on junk food for your isolation time, you are not going to be prepared to handle the virus. While we're fighting an invader to our body, we need nutrition (and a few other things) to fortify the immune system

Steps to Fortify Your Immune System

• Eat a diet rich in fresh vegetables, fruit, nuts, seeds, whole grains and beans. If you've been following me, you know I eat Whole-Food, Plant-Based (WFPB). No processed food, dairy and meat. I notice that the produce section is very well stocked in the grocery stores. No empty shelves there. Also the vegan food section is fully stocked. Good for me and my fellow WFPB eaters, but a dire picture of a populace making bad food choices.

Time to eat food that nourishes our body. Here's a great post from an investment group I belong to. It lays out the specifics of a healthy diet: How to Beat the Coronavirus.

There is evidence-based science galore on the matter of whole food, plant-based nutrition and its effect on health. Time to get on the bandwagon. It WILL save your life!

• Get plenty of sleep. It's nonsense that you can get away with 6 hours a night of sleep. Sleep is a necessary requirement for a healthy immune system. I call it Body Repair. While you sleep your cells are going through repair mode. That cannot happen while we're awake because the body is busy creating energy for activity, digestion, addressing stress and other functions in the body. Get 8 to 9 hours of sleep. You need it!

• Take targeted supplements that enhance your immune system. Here are the main ones in adult dosages—reduce dose for children based on weight:
• Vitamin C—I take 2,000 milligrams of Vitamin C everyday. Vitamin C has been used for treatment of many diseases including respiratory virus infections. You might take 3,000 milligrams daily in divided doses.
• Zinc—This mineral has shown to help your body fight viruses, bacteria and disease. See The Role of Zinc in Antiviral Immunity. 20 mg daily is a helpful dose.
• Vitamin D—You can take 3,000 International Units daily.
• Selenium—You can take 100 micrograms daily. Or as I do, eat two organic Brazil Nuts daily because they are rich in selenium.
• Magnesium—You can take 400mg daily in citrate, malate, chelate or chloride form.

• Get exercise. Outside is best. During our Shelter in Place (SIP) order, I've seen lots of people out walking the trails in the area where I live. Great! Fresh air, elevated heart rate and being immersed in nature is good for your body. Exercise will cause immune cells to muster to  regions that are susceptible to infection (e.g., lungs and guts) for a few hours after exercise.

• Avoid sugar. It is death to the body. It weakens the immune system and causes so much other damage. 

• Be grateful, practice kindness, offer grace, keep your amends list small, think positive and live in the moment. Pray for the world, our country and the healing of people with the virus. These practices will keep your stress levels down. Increased stress takes a toll on our immune system. Attitude is everything.

If you Get Sick...

If you do get the CoronaVirus, take care of yourself by continuing to do all of the above. Increase your rest and sleep so your body can tackle the virus.

Embrace the fever unless it reaches 103º F (39.4º C) or higher). Fever is your innate immune response attacking the invader. The high heat helps kill the invading virus or bacteria. Following the theme that heat kills disease, there is evidence that using saunas (17.25 minutes into video) can help kill the virus. Similarly, you can use a hot tub/spa.

Drink lots of water—filtered of course.

Keep in mind that most who succumb to the CoronaVirus have underlying conditions particularly obesity. 70% of those admitted to intensive care are obese and 61% of those die. This video covers the latest numbers and demographics.

Bottom Line 

If you take care of your body it will get you through this pandemic with no or minimal effects.

Tell me what you are doing to prevent the CoronaVirus from infecting you.

Stay safe and be cautious. Follow the President's Guidelines and we'll #GetThroughThisTogether.

Original Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

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FREE Cancer Guide

I’d like to introduce you to a good friend of mine, Marcus Freudenmann. You may have heard of him or his work, but if not I’ll briefly fill you in.

Marcus began his journey back in 2000 when his best friend was killed by the side effects of chemo. He was overcome with frustration about the lack of clear guidance if one decides NOT to have chemo. He promised himself that he would change that. In fact he promised to change the way cancer was treated in this world.

After several years of traveling around the world, from Asia to Europe, Mexico, USA and Canada, to gather information from the best practitioners on the planet, he put together the movie: CANCER is curable NOW, wrote a book: Healing Cancer with Common Sense, and consolidated all of his knowledge and experience into the TRULY HEAL academy where he educates health coaches and practitioners from all around the world in the most comprehensive cancer protocol ever created.

After laying the foundation with the TRULY HEAL academy for health professionals, he has now put together a massive amount of information and condensed it into the

"FREE CANCER GUIDE for patients and caregivers."

In this FREE CANCER GUIDE Marcus teaches you a very comprehensive self awareness protocol divided into 4 sections:

• SPIRITUAL: Your purpose and your motivation to live.
• MENTAL: Your mental and emotional state and how you handle life.
• VITAL: Your bad habits and daily lifestyle choices.
• PHYSICAL: Your physical health and whether you have infections, inflammation, toxicity, deficiencies, dental problems, gut related problems or hormone imbalances.

By following this guide, you will learn the means and the methods necessary to treat and prevent cancer and many other chronic degenerative diseases.

I suggest you click here and see what Marcus has created for you. I am certain you’ll be as thrilled as I am at what he has to share.

http://trulyheal.com/welcome/?secure=107

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Attitude Is Everything

Life is a shipwreck but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats. ~Voltaire

I've been reading a lot about the subject of attitude and healing lately. It is a huge component of optimum health and has risen to the top in discussions among health encouraging circles. It's worthwhile to go over the things about attitude that are important to deal with when working on avoiding illness and especially when on the road to healing from sickness.

I call Attitude the fourth root of optimum wellness. Together with diet, exercise and sleep, a healthy attitude will assure you stay healthy and live longer. Attitude encompasses a myriad of issues. You can do all the right things with diet, exercise and sleep, but if you are negative, take things personally or hold on to issues of hurt from your childhood, I guarantee your health will suffer.

Psychological Issues
Attitude is more than just positive thinking. There are some things we cannot think away. I put these into the category of psychological damage. Stuff that we endured in our childhood and likely carried into a marriage or other relationship. These are things that hold us back and keep us from believing what God says about us. They haunt us (oftentimes unconsciously) and cause us to react relationally in an unhealthy way.

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Sleep—Needed for Optimum Wellness

Problem
We live in a fast-paced world, filled with technology that consumes us and projects that drive us. Our desire to get the most out of every day pushes us to compromise on a very important aspect of health—sleep.

Thinking you can get by on a few hours of sleep, you push ahead and grab the coffee or energy drink to prop yourself up. It becomes such an ingrained pattern, you fool yourself into thinking you can do this. Who needs sleep?

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Exercise: Begin Now & Keep Moving

Exercise is one of the four roots of optimum wellness, but too few of us treat exercise as important for health. How many tell themselves they are too old to start exercise—that's for young people. Well… tell that to Olga Kotelko, who, at 94, began exercising at the age of 77 and hasn't stopped. She is so into exercise that she competes in senior track and field events and has amassed a collection of 200 medals.

Exercise is a key part of a healthy lifestyle. Along with diet, sleep and attitude it's a root to good health. Exercise contributes to being and staying healthy. So what motivates you to get out and exercise? For me, its knowing I feel so much better when I exercise.

My main source of exercise is running. I really don't like running, but I know its a quick way to get exercise with the most benefit. I currently run at a small lake about a mile from my house. The residents keep it interesting—copious Canada geese, a few mallard ducks and groups of coots are visited regularly by several swans, a couple of cranes and sometimes a bald eagle.

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The Road to Health Comes Down to Diet

Bad Food = Sick Bodies
It amazes me how people can get a diagnosis of cancer and NOT look at the diet they have been eating as a problem. The more I learn about the human body, the more I am in awe of my Creator.

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14a

It’s clear to me that our bodies were created to withstand a lot of abuse. There is no man-made thing that would survive the analogous ill-treatment some dish-out to their bodies. Artificial ingredients, hydrogenated oils, chemical sugars… the list of unpronounceable items is endless.

How long would you expect your car to work if you put junk in your gas tank?

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Sleep! Can't Live Without It

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Problem
We live in a fast-paced world, filled with technology that consumes us and projects that drive us. Our desire to get the most out of every day pushes us to compromise on a very important aspect of health—sleep.

Thinking you can get by on a few hours of sleep, you push ahead and grab the coffee or energy drink to prop yourself up. It becomes such an ingrained pattern, you fool yourself into thinking you can do this. Who needs sleep?

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