Eight Ways to Get Healthy Now

May 19

Staying safe and healthy is at the top of everyone's mind today. Right?

How to Get Healthy Now

Sleep: Sleep quality and quantity are imperative for good health and your immune system. Without proper rest, you are at risk for lowered immunity. Better immunity = better health. Better sleep is essential for healthy hormones and ensuring your body can handle the everyday curveballs that may come your way. Poor sleep leads to sugar cravings and an increase in quality food choices, reduces blood sugar control, and puts you at a higher risk for insulin resistance and diabetes.

So..Yea - GET YOUR SLEEP

Ditch the Sugar and Simple Carbohydrates: You hear this continuously for a damn good reason. REDUCING YOUR SUGAR intake and eating for optimal blood sugar is necessary to reduce inflammation, reduce pain, to keep your metabolism flexible, and cognition sharp. High blood sugar dampens your immune system. When you experience low and high blood sugar fluctuations, it will tank your mood or lead to anxiety.

Get Outdoors: Studies prove that going for a walk outside (will create short-term boosts in your immune system. More than 90 percent of our Vitamin D stems from casual exposure to sunlight. Sunlight is the most natural virus-killing source on the planet. Being exposed to the UV light from the Sun enhances the activity of your "infection-fighting" T-cells and other cells that KILL VIRUSES.*

Exercise and Include Strength Training - Exercise is essential daily. The key is to keep moving for blood glucose regulation, activating immune-boosting cells, releasing endorphins, which are immune boosters. Bonus - strength training decreases the risk of all-cause mortality by 46%!

Feel Great and Look Great.

Stress Less: While maybe extraordinarily challenging, we all could use a bit less, would you not agree? Make it a practice to pause, take a breath, and move away from being reactionary. Finding ways to decrease your stress response will keep your immune system healthy to fight off viruses and other illnesses. Set up your daily non-negotiables for self-care. Schedule time on your calendar to relax and re-energize your mind and spirit.

Probiotics: A good quality prebiotic and probiotic can be beneficial to keep your gut healthy, which directly impact your brain health and immune system. Close to 80% of your immune system stems from your gut. Seed, A Daily Synbiotic, is what I take daily.

Immune Boosting Foods: Food is Medicine - Grab this list Foods to Boost Your Immune System.

Supplementation:

Vitamin C is excellent for immune boosting I take a liposomal form for easier assimilation (500 - 1,000mg throughout the day).

Zinc is a powerful immune-supporting and gut-healing nutrient, a vital immune booster, and essential for hormones.

Vitamin D is a steroid hormone; it is necessary for the function of thousands of enzymatic processes in our body to work and is crucial for lung and respiratory functions.

The above are the tried and true methods to boost your immunity and get healthy now.

Embrace a healthier, more vibrant lifestyle today. It is possible!

Start today, and build on the momentum each day.

Because - Now is the time!

(Please Note: You should check with your physician before taking any supplements. I am not a medical practitioner.)

Article Sources and Notes

*A study of patients in New Orleans found that 84.6% of the COVID-19 patients in the ICU were deficient in Vitamin D while only 4% of the patients in the ICU had sufficient levels of Vitamin D.

https://www.nature.com/articles/srep39479

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2821804/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29727694

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5721806/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31031411

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2515351/

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Deborah Gutierrez