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How can you strengthen and support your immune system? When it’s working well, we take our immune systems for granted. But when we’re laid low by a virus or battling an auto-immune disease like arthritis, we quickly realize just how amazing and important our immune system can be – and how fragile. The stress of daily life can have long-lasting effects on your immune health. Fortunately, there are easy, accessible things you can do to help yourself ward off diseases and continue to support your immune health.
Today, I discuss what the immune system is and how its optimal function is vital for living a good, healthy life. I share my top tips for boosting the health of your immune system, from simple, easy-to-adopt health measures and small lifestyle changes to changing your diet and exercise routines. I recommend a fun, colorful way to approach healthy eating and discuss what foods you should avoid. I investigate the role that stress plays on immunity and the awful, lingering effects stress has on our long-term health. I also explain the difference between your biological age and your immunological age and share my favourite doctor-approved ways to relieve stress in your life.
“Your immune system is really fundamental for survival – and it’s essential for good health.”
– Dr. Mark Rowe
This week on In the Doctor’s Chair:
- Why the immune system is so essential to life
- Simple ways you can minimize your risk of infections
- Lifestyle habits to adopt for better immune health
- How food can help boost your immune system
- Foods to avoid for better immunity
- The role of stress in immune system health
- The difference between biological age and immunological age
- Ways to relieve stress to boost your immunity
Resources Mentioned:
- Article: Kaiser Permanente More exercise linked to less severe Covid-19 outomes
- Pause: A 1-Minute Mindful Breathing Exercise
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