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KY_EnviroGuy

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35. Boosting our immune system to the very best it can be....
Thu Mar 12, 2020, 07:40 AM
Mar 2020

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with a good balanced diet and herbs and vitamins if needed and desired, and stay hydrated.

I think it's up to each individual to study this subject and make decisions based on your individual dietary environment, special health needs and the medications you take (some rob us of nutrients).

Regarding supplements, perhaps at a minimum if your situation allows (*) would be a quality multivitamin, a Vitamin C booster (or lots of citrus fruit) and a Vitamin D supplement. Your doctor or pharmacist should be willing to help make these decisions.

I also take a lot of herbal products for a number of health issues and for general health maintenance but won't mention any of those here because it can be quite controversial. In addition, those are best chosen by each individual based on his/her research.

There's tons of info on the web, but be sure to use those based at a respected university or hospital, or health research organization that's not trying to sell you something.

There's also thousands of good books available on preventative nutrition - all at your local library or on-line outlets like B&N or Amazon.

(cross-posted to Health)

KY...........

(*) For example, I have a highly sensitive system to some nutritional supplements, many prescription drugs and some OTC medications. I wanted a controlled amount of Vitamin B12 to help my depression, but standard OTC capsules gave me way too much and made me hyper and sleepless. I found that a kid's chewable multivitamin contained the standard RDA for B!2, and each day I break one in half to get just enough.

Posted this earlier...A reminder to those stocking up NOW in response to COVID-19... hlthe2b Mar 2020 #1
Perfect example, thanks. intrepidity Mar 2020 #2
Dryer on high cycle, if you have one. Mine heats to 150-169. 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #4
Take some gloves (either latex, nitrile or common garden gloves) in the car & don hlthe2b Mar 2020 #5
My vet told me that peroxide isn't a particularly strong antiseptic. Karadeniz Mar 2020 #9
I was ambivalent on it until intrepidity Mar 2020 #10
Switch to credit card and coin for cash. roamer65 Mar 2020 #19
I believe the virus lives longer on metal than paper. n/t Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #25
No copper coin is only second to the air. roamer65 Mar 2020 #29
Spraying my sidewalk with cleaner and using a brush. I spray my mail box daily, my garbage can, 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #3
You are a warrior! intrepidity Mar 2020 #6
Thanks. I feel OC. I am also worried, which is why I am seriously stocking up. 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #8
I prepared a squirt bottle of bleach solution today. jeffreyi Mar 2020 #7
What is the recommended solution of bleach to water? northoftheborder Mar 2020 #11
1/3 cup to 1 gallon. Native Mar 2020 #13
Thanks! northoftheborder Mar 2020 #20
Don't forget the contents of that parcel. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #22
I bought a Homesoap. My nephew is a chemist at the CDC in Atlanta. He has raved about the Phonesoap Native Mar 2020 #12
Thanks for the link intrepidity Mar 2020 #17
I literally just received an email from King Soopers (Krogers) CEO on their activities hlthe2b Mar 2020 #14
Thanks for posting this! Mme. Defarge Mar 2020 #27
I think a whole group would actually be better, rather than one long huge thread that WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2020 #15
At this point, great idea nt intrepidity Mar 2020 #16
I wrote to the admins tonight, asking if they would start a covid 19 group. Dem2theMax Mar 2020 #31
Thanks for doing that! intrepidity Mar 2020 #32
Distancing from elderly folks. roamer65 Mar 2020 #18
I like that! As an elderly folk, it would moonscape Mar 2020 #30
My daily routine for the last week: Roland99 Mar 2020 #21
Great. 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #24
Don't forget the toilet flush lever. cwydro Mar 2020 #34
Mentioned that. At least at home. We have auto flush detectors at work Roland99 Mar 2020 #37
Great ideas, everyone. K&R crickets Mar 2020 #23
I've been periodically washing things in the building Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #26
That's it. One virion at a time. nt intrepidity Mar 2020 #33
This is a great idea for a thread! Thanks. hamsterjill Mar 2020 #28
Boosting our immune system to the very best it can be.... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #35
My recommendation is thermometers GusBob Mar 2020 #36
Keep our airways moisturized and flushed. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #38
Keep our skin moisturized. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #39
I have trained myself to redirect my hand iwillalwayswonderwhy Mar 2020 #40
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