DID YOU KNOW…
I hope everyone reading this is healthy and not too badly stressed out!
Did you know….
According to Dr. Barnard with the Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine, anti-oxidant rich foods may help give us a leg-up in aiding to protect ourselves from the coronavirus by helping to boost our immune systems. The science is new but hopeful. Here is a short list of high anti-oxidant foods that may be helpful:
Beta-carotene: carrots and sweet potatoes
Lycopene: tomatoes, pink grapefruit and watermelon
Vitamin E: nuts and seeds (a small amount is all that is needed)
Dr. Barnard discusses the virus in the most recent Exam Room Podcast entitled “Covid-19 Q & A with Dr. Neal Barnard” and encourages us to include these foods on our shopping lists.
Please everyone, remember to keep washing your hands (for a full 20 seconds – yes that means you!) and practice common sense social distancing. I hope you will listen to the podcast. Here is the link:
https://www.pcrm.org/news/exam-room-podcast/coronavirus-qa-dr-neal-barnard