Hello again Sports Fans!
So while trying to avoid the great debate about what and why … let’s talk about something that is actually in YOUR influence … YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM! You can’t really increase your immune system as some people advocate but you CAN make sure it is running as close to 100% as possible. So, regardless of what you think about covid, there ARE some VERY effective things you can do to help YOU stay HEALTHY from not only covid but ALL the other wonderful “bugs” that are ALWAYS floating around IN and AROUND us … MOVE ~ your lymphatic system works much better when you are active AND your body simply works better with movement and exercise. This can be anything from a full workout to just walking around the park … and pretty much (like chocolate syrup on ice cream) the more regular the better! EAT YOUR VEGGIES ~ and your fruits and berries and your multivitamin and maybe even some extra vitamin c with some Zinc (which is HUGE for your immune system ~ anyone wanna take a guess at one of the main active ingredients in the wonderful cold & flu medication called “Zicam” is). GET YOUR REST ~ sleep, specific to healing and repair (which is what you are doing when you have a cold or flu) is more important than exercise and nutrition combined! What does an animal do when it’s sick … sleep, what do you feel like doing when you are sick … sleeping … what do most medications help you do … sleep … do you see a pattern? SUNLIGHT ~ natural sunlight is amazing for your body! It helps with body processes, mental function, and mood regulation. So even if you do it with social distancing in a park, get some natural sunlight on you! FOREST BATHING ~ being in nature is so good for you the Japanese have a word for “forest bathing!” Being around plants has been shown to do everything from drop stress, to improve mood, to improve your immune function! So get out there and hug that tree and thank it for helping to take care of you! STAY WARM ON PURPOSE ~ I like to call it, creating a fake fever (some people call it “sweating it out”) … try taking a hot bath, or stay wrapped up in a blanket or sleeping bag or use a sauna or even a steam room if you have access to one. It creates a rise in your core temperature (which is what a fever does) and helps to kill the ‘bugs’ in you! Just make sure you stay hydrated and replenish your lost fluids. LAUGH ~ they don’t say laughter is the best medicine for nothing. Laughing helps you to drop stress. Dropping stress helps your body recover and repair ANYTHING more efficiently. So put on some cartoons or some stand-up comedy (like some of our news channels or something similar) and enjoy some good ole belly laughs! BE AROUND GOOD PEOPLE ~ staying isolated is HORRIBLE for your mental health and therefore causes stress which is the OPPOSITE of what you want! So, even if you choose to do it virtually, (or 6 feet apart, which is how I’ve always preferred people I don’t know) CONNECT with people! … and maybe MOVE with them by walking in the SUN in the WOODS, and then go EAT good food with them and LAUGH, then RELAX with them while you hang out in a SAUNA or something lol (hey I’m trying here)! *** Note ~ hopefully you read some of this with some humor and sarcasm … see “laugh” as something that will help with the immune system … try not to take EVERYTHING so serious or personal. There are many more things you can do to help keep your own natural immune system (that is just so designed to help protect you from pesky viruses like covid) running at 100% but these are some of the top ones. Share what YOU do to keep from getting sick during the cold/flu season? Illegitimi non Carborundum!
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