Nutrition. Vitamins. You.
Have you ever suffered from bronchitis? Millions of people deal with this every single fall and winter, but the good news is that there are nutrients that can help protect your respiratory system and bolster up your immune defenses.
It’s never too early to start making sure your immune system is working to its best ability. Learn about the nutrients you need to help defend your body this winter in Part 2 of this podcast from Jerry Hickey, Ph.
winter
InViteⓇ Health Podcast, Episode hosted by Jerry Hickey, Ph.
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There are concrete reasons why we get sick with a virus more frequently in the winter than in the summer. The atmosphere itself directly contributes to the risk of getting sick. The air outside in the summer is a lot heavier because it’s loaded with moisture. If somebody sneezes or coughs, the virus only goes a short distance and it crashes down to the sidewalk because the air is so laden with moisture.†
In the winter, it’s a different story. In the winter, the air is very dry, so coughs and sneezes go further. A cough can shoot a virus for 10 feet at 100 miles per hour, while a sneeze travels at about half that rate for about five feet. It’s also very cold outside, so we are more frequently clustered together inside at a pretty close proximity. Inside, the air is even drier and more arid, so that sneeze or cough can really travel further or faster.†
To make things worse, many viruses thrive in colder air. For instance, the flu and cold viruses are stronger and more infective in the winter than in the summer.†
There are some nutrients that are really key for our immune system. The problem is that there are seasonal variations in the levels of these nutrients in our body.†
These nutrients are key for the immune system to be able to fight off an infection and to survive an infection. They are Vitamin C, Vitamin D and zinc. There are seasonal variations in the body’s levels of zinc, Vitamin C and Vitamin D. Just when you need them the most to fight the infections that are more common in the winter, the level of these nutrients are declining. This means that there’s less to go around in the blood plasma in the fall and winter months and this is very bad news for immunity.†
IMMUNE BENEFITS OF VITAMIN C, ZINC & VITAMIN D – INVITE HEALTH PODCAST, EPISODE 118. Listen Now>>
Zinc is needed in a number of ways for the immune system. This mineral is poisonous to viruses. Secondly, zinc is needed to create immune cells, as well as antibodies. Taking zinc in the winter is a very good strategy for helping to achieve optimal immune system function. I would shoot for about 30mg a day to help shoot up your zinc level.†
Just like zinc, our level of Vitamin C declines in the winter. Vitamin C is required for chemotaxis and respiratory burst, which are really important activities for your immune system. This occurs early on when someone sneezes on you with an infection. Chemotaxis is the ability of your immune cells to travel to the site of the infection.†
What about Vitamin D? You’re never going to get enough Vitamin D from your food. You can get some Vitamin D by getting sun exposure, but there’s not a lot of sun in the winter. Plus, you’re covered up, so you really need to take a supplement. You need Vitamin D to help fight cancer, infections and other foreign cells. Generally, take 2000 units of Vitamin D3 a day. Research shows that taking Vitamin D every day works better than one huge dose once a week or once a month.†
In this episode, Jerry Hickey, Ph., discusses how the body can be more prone to infection during the fall and winter months. He focuses on three main nutrients that the body needs to protect itself and explains how these nutrients are impacted by the cold weather. Stay tuned for Part 2 of this podcast, coming soon.†
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back to school
InViteⓇ Health Podcast, Episode hosted by Amanda Williams, MPH
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It’s that time of year again. Kids are back to school, which means all of the little viruses will be flaring up. This is always the time of year where kids start to come down with more frequent colds. Of course, we’re still dealing with COVID, so we have to wonder what we should be doing in preparation for going back into school. It’s not just limited to kids. There are many people who have been working remotely who are now returning to the office environments. Oftentimes, people want to know what they should be doing when it comes to supporting their immune system each and every single day. Today, I want to highlight a couple of different options for you when it comes to the supplements you might need for back to school and back to work.†
Many parents are concerned about their children’s health as they go back to school. They wonder if they should be taking a multivitamin or Vitamin D? These are really good questions to be asking of yourselves.†
The straight answer is that yes, this is something you should be doing every day regardless. But, in particular, since we know that we will be having more frequent interactions with people, we can look at taking in different nutrients that can really help to support and bolster up our immune system defenses.†
We can look at something like the Multi Energy Powder, which is a complete multivitamin, multimineral formulation that can easily be incorporated into school-age children’s daily routines, as well as for college students and even everyday people who are off to work. This is because this formulation is packed with all of these powerful antioxidants.†
Taking a multivitamin, multimineral supplement is just one step in supporting the immune system. We also want to consider laying down good healthy bacteria because it is the microbiome that really helps to enhance the proper absorption of the vitamins and minerals we are taking in from supplementation and food. Something like Probiotic HxⓇ is helpful for this.†
We also need to ensure that our gut cells have rapid turnover. We want to make sure that we’re enhancing this. One way that we can really target this is through the inside of the cell. This is going to be through the genetic material, which some might call the “motherboard.” We’re going to include Nucleotide Complex into our back to school, back to work routine.†
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These supplements together pack a powerful punch for the immune system.†
In this episode, Amanda Williams, MPH discusses the important nutrients needed to help protect children as they go back to school, as well as professionals returning to the workplace. She focuses on the relationship between microbiome health and immune function and discusses how these nutrients work together within the body.†
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