OK, let’s be real. This virus is not going to just up and disappear, and civilization will not survive if we continue to “isolate” as we are. Even if a miracle drug or vaccine gets invented, it won’t be soon enough, who knows what the side effects are going to be, and at best we can only expect a 40-60% effectiveness.1 That’s just reality. Very soon governments are going to have to lift social restrictions. Hopefully the “curve” will have been flattened, but the bottom line is that you have to assume that eventually you are going to be exposed/infected. And how your body responds will make all the difference between mild or fatal! Here are three key steps you can take to maximize your ability to fight off this or any other infection.
LIFESTYLE
The very first and most important thing you can possibly do is to clean-up your lifestyle and build a strong immune system. Not only will a healthy lifestyle greatly mitigate your risk of experiencing corona complications, but it is also proven to drastically reduce your risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and Alzheimer’s to name a few. So, you should be living like that anyway!
The problem is that the internet is chock full of so much misinformation about what a healthy lifestyle really is, some by total idiots and some by people who really should know better, that for the average person sorting out fact from fiction can be a real challenge. This summer I’ve been taking a deep dive into lifestyle science and evidence in preparation for a board examination with the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine. And honestly, even for a dedicated professional like myself, you have to be very careful sorting out all the bias and prejudice that inevitably filters in on all sides.
In a nutshell, here is what I can tell you about lifestyle facts: Read more…