Boosting Your Immune System With Diet & Supplements To Protect Yourself Against The Coronavirus

I feel that it is really important to share this information because it could be incredibly helpful to so many people at this time. We have become so accustomed & conditioned to think that we need a magic pill or injection to enable us to get through illnesses, that we have ended up in an unnecessary state of powerlessness. At present, we do not have either pills or vaccines that can help us recover from Covid-19, only emergency medical equipment that may help us to survive.

Believing in this paradigm means that we have to wait for a year, or so, until a coronavirus vaccine is invented or hope that if we get Covid-19, that we are lucky enough to survive it. In fact, our bodies have an incredible natural capacity to fight & overcome viruses such as the coronavirus – indeed, our immune systems are the only things that have enabled people to overcome Covid-19 so far.

Our immune systems have developed over 1000s of years to protect our bodies against new viruses. (At the same time, the viruses have been constantly mutating in an attempt to get past our defence systems). As such, our bodies have an innate capacity to identify & destroy these viruses. For sure this is a totally new virus that is very contagious & can be fatal to an unexpectedly high proportion of the population, yet people are recovering from the illness which means that their bodies have developed the capacity to do so. The main differences between those who more easily overcome this virus & those who become very ill or die is how strong their immune systems are, how heavy their viral load is & if their bodies are already compromised by another illness.

Our Immune Systems Are Our Main Weapon Against Covid-19

There are 2 parts to our immune system:

• The Innate Immune System – this is how our bodies instantly react to pathogens.
• The Acquired or Adaptive Immune System – this is the aspect of our immune system that learns to respond to new threats.

Having a strong immune system is therefore invaluable for our initial response to the coronavirus & in how our bodies learn how to overcome it. There seem to be some factors that will increase people’s susceptibility to the virus such as (biological*) age, gender (more men are affected), hypertension, diabetes & some other preconditions but similarly, there are factors that can weaken our immune systems e.g. poor diet, poor sleep, stress & lack of exercise.

*A person’s biological age can be higher or lower than their actual age, depending on how well they have looked after their health & wellbeing.

The good news is that we can strengthen our immune systems!

 By improving our diet, sleep, exercise & state of emotional wellbeing, we can improve our immune response. In this blog post & the 3 videos below, I am going to focus on how we can boost our immune systems with diet & nutritional supplements, as these can be particularly effective in the short term. The first of these videos looks at diet, the second at supplements that can support your innate immune system to repel the virus & the third one looks at what supplements might be helpful for your adaptive immune system response to support your body to overcome the virus.

For useful nutritional supplements & natural remedy suggestions that could be really helpful for overcoming the Covid-19 virus, you can download a pdf with all the recommended suggestions by clicking the green button at the bottom of this page.

N.B. Whilst these supplement & diet suggestions may be useful in helping you to overcome this virus, it is always essential to get medical advice & support if you become very ill with covid-19. 

Good Diet & the Coronavirus

Diet is your first line of defence at a time like this. In it’s simplest form, the best thing to do is increase your fresh fruits & vegetables which have vitamins, minerals, enzymes & phyto-nutrients that can all support your immune system & your body to stay strong & healthy.

At the same time, there are certain foods that it would be wise to greatly reduce or emove from your diet, as these negatively impact your immune system. These include: sugar, carbs, alcohol, wheat, meat, eggs & dairy.

But it will not be enough to rely just on food as much of our produce can be low in the vital nutrients due to decades of over farming.

When & How To Eat

The timing of when you eat can also have a big impact on your immunity & health. I have written another blog post about the value of intermittent fasting that addresses this. You can find this here.

Basic Supplements & the Coronavirus

To improve your immune system’s innate response, there are some basic supplements that it would be helpful for you to be taking daily. They include:

• Vitamin C (3g + daily)
• Zinc (25-50mg daily)
• Vitamin D3 (2000-5000ius)
• Ginger tea
• Lemon balm tea
• Thyme tea
• Cats Claw 

If you actually become ill with Covid-19 it could help you to take more supplements & at higher doses (see video & information below) to support yourself whilst also seeking medical support & advice. 
– Do Not Take Echinaccea for this virus! 

Advanced Supplements To Support With Overcoming The Coronavirus

These suggestions are for if you actually become ill with Covid-19. In this case, you will need to take more supplements & at higher doses to support your immune system. Do Not Take Echinaccea for this virus!
Download full recommendations on a pdf by clicking the green button.
N.B. Always seek medical support & advice as well.  

Medical Support with the Coronavirus

If you become seriously ill with the coronavirus it is incredibly important that contact the NHS health line to see if you need to be sent to the hospital & be given the latest medical advice on what you should do. You can ring them directly in the UK on 111.

It is, of course, still very important to practice meticulous hygiene, to social distance & self-quarantine if needed too. In this way, we are less likely to spread &/or catch the disease or to contribute to the overwhelming of our amazing health service.

Please follow the latest Government guidelines for the most recent advice about hygiene, NHS services, testing, etc. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/