FEATURED ISSUE
There is something you can do
During the COVID-19 pandemic, please remember that you get to choose how you respond to what is happening. When things get too negative or troubling, what do you personally need to do to find a way to not sink into despair, but rather feel solid enough to find out what you CAN do for a positive, healthy outcome. Here are a few suggestions to consider. Call a friend who will let you vent your fears. Meditate to reach your calm inner self. Stand in the sunshine to feel its nurturing energy. Set a goal, such as being robustly healthy six months from now. You can review the CDC recommendations for not picking up the virus and then examine your current lifestyle choices related to diet, sleep, exercise, and social communications. You can also research changes you can make in your life that might actually improve your body’s immune system to successfully fight the viral invasion. Consider how to reduce or stop what might limit your immune system from working, such as reducing stress, sugar, and alcohol and stopping smoking or vaping. As you do all this research, however, be aware that you may discover contradictory information online. When this happens regarding something you are especially interest in, be sure to search out multiple articles on each side of the discussion so that you uncover all the nuances. You will, of course, decide for yourself what positions seem well researched and logical for you. Also be sure to double-check with your personal physician and/or healthcare team that the changes you are contemplating are appropriate for you. Stay safe and healthy!

Issue: Which immune system support options make sense for you?

AHHA strives to maintain a neutral position on issues and viewsknowledge as power. For those interested in this month’s issue and learning more about this topic, the articles cited below were selected to offer you some resources to begin your research for what might impact you and your loved ones.

General COVID-19 information…
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Coronavirus (COVID-19)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

How to Protect Yourself (3/18/20)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Against supplements for prevention…
Vitamin D and Influenza—Prevention or Therapy? (2018)
by Beata M. Gruber-Bzura
National Center for Biotechnology Information

Why vitamin C won’t ‘boost’ your immune system against the coronavirus (3/8/20)
by Nicoletta Lanese
Consumer Reports

Fears Of The COVID-19 Coronavirus Provide More Opportunity For Misinformation About ‘Miracle Cures’ (3/1/20)
by Nina Shapiro
Forbes

For supplements for prevention…
Vitamin D and Immune Function (2013)
by Barbara Prietl, Gerlies Treiber, Thomas R. Pieber, Karin Amrein
National Center for Biotechnology Information

With the growing fears of coronavirus COVID-19 where is vitamin C? (3/2/20)
by Walter Lemmo, ND
Lemmo

The effectiveness of vitamin C in preventing and relieving the symptoms of virus-induced respiratory infections (1999)
by HC Gorton, K Jarvis
National Center for Biotechnology Information

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