Immune System Support Against Viruses
Over the past month, I have been fielding many questions from patients concerning the Corona-virus, and what patients should, or shouldn’t, add to their current protocols to ensure protection from the virus. I was debating whether to write this newsletter because of the potential for this topic to stoke anxiety, but ultimately I felt this information is important for people to have. It’s important to remember that just because someone is exposed to a virus, this doesn’t equate to infection. The key factor in infection has to do with your own immune system’s state of health, and its ability to stop viral replication! Many of my patients tell me that their co-workers, one after the other, are out sick with the flu, but that they never get sick. If they do get a cold, it lasts for three days as opposed to their friends and colleagues who suffer for ten days or longer. Your immune system is enhanced if your stress is managed, you get enough sleep, you are on an Autoimmune Disorder