Covid, Fear And Precautions

Many people are frightened and fear is contagious. The hysteria and fear lower people's immune responses and also interfere with rational thinking, which makes it difficult to make good decisions.

The first lesson in survival is "don't panic."

When one is stressed and in constant fear, especially during this pandemic, the body releases a hormone known as Cortisol which reduces inflammation and white blood cells thereby compromising the immune system.

The challenge of fear is taking more toll on individuals than the COVID-19 pandemic itself, and we really need to watch it by practising positive stress management and taking care of our nutritional status,” the nutritionist Emma-Nwachukwu said. Nutrition has an important role in supporting the immune system and maintaining proper immune function to fight infections and disease such as COVID-19. Improving our immunity is the best way to be healthy.

Immunity is particularly compromised when eating foods such as refined sugar, perhaps the worst offender as it can lower immune function by up to 33% for 24 hours.

Mood boosting help
Mood Elevator is a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) formula that is used to relieve sagging energy.
It is helpful for sadness, depression, fatigue, insomnia and anxiety. Unlike modern Western approaches to depression which focus on the neurotransmitter serotonin, Mood Elevator works in a holistic manner to relieve depression and sadness by balancing liver, digestive, intestinal and nervous functions.

It is useful not only for depression, but for congestion and sluggishness of the liver (seat of mood!), abdominal bloating and pain, lymphatic congestion, anxiety and nervous tension and muscle spasms.

Boosting Immunity
1. Vitamin C time release
For an adult, it is safe to take up yo 5,000mgs every day to prevent cold/flu and keep your immune system strong.
Recommended use: you can take up to 5 tablets a day with food.

2. Zinc
Zinc is a nutrient that helps your immune system fight off infection. The upper limit of zinc in oral supplements is 40mg per day.
Recommended use: you can take 1 capsule twice a day.

3. Vitamin D3 60 tabs or Vitamin D3 180 tabs
Most people are very deficient in vitamin D and it is very safe to take in large amounts.
Research shows that vitamin D may help support a healthy immune system by regulating lymphocyte function, cytokine production and macrophage activity. Studies also show that Vitamin D may improve mood.
Based on current research, it seems that consuming 1,000–4,000 IU (25–100 mcg) of vitamin D daily should be ideal for most people to reach healthy vitamin D blood levels.
Recommended Use: Take 1–2 tablets daily with a meal.