Introduction
As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, a virus expert has warned of a potential “spike” in cases. To help protect yourself and your family from the virus, it is important to make sure you are eating the right foods. Eating the right foods can help boost your immune system and reduce your risk of getting sick. In this article, we will discuss the foods you should be eating to help protect yourself from the virus and the foods you should avoid. We will also provide some tips on how to make sure you are eating the right foods. By following these tips, you can help protect yourself and your family from the virus.
Virus Expert Just Warned of This COVID “Spike” — Eat This Not That
A leading virus expert has warned that the world is on the brink of a new COVID-19 “spike” that could be even more devastating than the first wave. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has urged people to take extra precautions to protect themselves and their families.
The best way to protect yourself and your family is to practice good hygiene and social distancing. But there are also some dietary changes you can make to help boost your immune system and reduce your risk of infection. Here are some of the foods you should be eating to stay healthy during this pandemic.
Eat This
- Fruits and vegetables: Eating plenty of fruits and vegetables is one of the best ways to get the vitamins and minerals your body needs to stay healthy. Fruits and vegetables are also packed with antioxidants, which can help protect your cells from damage.
- Whole grains: Whole grains are a great source of fiber, which can help keep your digestive system running smoothly. They also contain essential vitamins and minerals that can help boost your immune system.
- Lean proteins: Lean proteins like fish, chicken, and beans are a great source of protein, which can help keep your muscles strong and your immune system functioning properly.
- Nuts and seeds: Nuts and seeds are a great source of healthy fats, which can help keep your heart healthy and your immune system functioning properly.
- Herbs and spices: Herbs and spices are packed with antioxidants and other nutrients that can help boost your immune system and reduce inflammation.
Not That
- Processed foods: Processed foods are often high in sugar, sodium, and unhealthy fats, which can weaken your immune system and increase your risk of infection.
- Refined carbohydrates: Refined carbohydrates like white bread and pasta can cause blood sugar spikes, which can weaken your immune system.
- Sugary drinks: Sugary drinks like soda and energy drinks can cause inflammation and weaken your immune system.
- Alcohol: Alcohol can weaken your immune system and increase your risk of infection.
- Fried foods: Fried foods are high in unhealthy fats, which can weaken your immune system and increase your risk of infection.
By making some simple dietary changes, you can help boost your immune system and reduce your risk of infection. Eating a healthy, balanced diet is one of the best ways to stay healthy during this pandemic.
The coronavirus cases are rising again, and the timing couldn’t be worse, with holiday travel and colder months approaching. How can you stay safe out there, and what does the “end” of this pandemic look like? Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former head of the FDA, appeared on Face the Nation yesterday morning. Read on for five life-saving pieces of advice he shared, as well as his warnings about where COVID will strike next—and to ensure your health and the health of others, don’t miss these Sure Signs You’ve Already Had COVID.
“Well, look, we’re going to see a post-holiday spike,” warned Gottlieb. “There’s no question about that. People are exhausted right now, but we need to remain vigilant just for a little bit longer. I think we can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel in terms of declining prevalence on the backend of this Delta wave. And also with the deployment of new technology that we have, we now have orally available drugs that should be available in the first quarter. We have vaccines available to children. So we see a point in time when this is going to still be a pervasive risk COVID, but it’s not going to be the prevalent risk. It is right now where it dominates our lives.”
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“Now, when you look across the country, though, you really have to look at the country in terms of about 10 different regions and how this coronavirus has been experienced all through this pandemic,” said Gottlieb. “So if you’re in parts of the south right now or the Southeast, even if you’re in the Pacific Northwest, where cases are coming down quite dramatically, or the Plain states or certain Mountain states, things are looking pretty good. And south—in the south, the prevalence is very low and unlikely to bump up substantially. But if you’re in the Southwest right now, you’re in the Great Lakes region, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, you’re in parts of New England or Western Pennsylvania, Northern New York or certain Mountain states like Colorado. Things don’t look good. You haven’t experienced the Delta wave yet. And things are going to get worse before they get better.”
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“We may have to get revaccinated for this on an annual basis, but this is not going to be sort of the pervasive risks that it is right now, where it dominates our lives and dominates the economy. But there are some parts of the country that still haven’t had their had their Delta wave that unfortunately are going to be hit pretty hard, especially the unvaccinated or under vaccinated parts of the country, like the Southwest right now, or certain states around the great lakes. There’s a question. What happens in the tri-state region or the mid Atlantic? We have higher vaccination rates and higher rates of prior infection so far. They’re not seeing the big upticks. I think there’s still some risk in those parts of the country as well.”
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“I think COVID is going to be under control on the back end of this Delta wave through a combination of population wide immunity. We’re going to have a lot of people with immunity, either through vaccination or through infection. People who choose not to get backstage. They’re probably going to get infected by this Delta variant, as well as the more rapid and widespread deployment of the tools that we’re now getting available. The orally available antiviral drugs that people should have available in the first quarter of things go well, including one drug from the company I’m on the board of Pfizer, as well as the widespread availability of vaccines, including for children. We now have the tools to really get this under control of COVID is not going away. This is going to be an endemic virus. It stays with us a lot like the flu.”
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“I think when we look back, this may be a very big missed opportunity to try to get ahead of this Delta wave again, because this is going to be the fastest way that we can increase the total immunity in the population. We have to look at the immunity in terms of not just how many people have been vaccinated, but also the depth of immunity. How many people have a lot of residual immune protection against this virus and are going to be what we call a dead end host and not going to be someone who can catch and spread this virus. And the fastest way to turn someone into a dead end host is to get them fully vaccinated. There’s a lot of people with declining vaccine effectiveness right now who can both catch and spread this virus. If we give them a boost and we restore the full effectiveness of that vaccine, the other way, unfortunately, is to get immunity into the population quickly is to get people infected. And unfortunately, that’s the way a lot of people are choosing to do this. If you go out and start vaccinating someone right now for the first time, it might take five or six weeks for them to get full immunity. In many parts of the country, this Delta wave will be over in five or six weeks. So we need to do what we can right now.” So get vaccinated ASAP and to protect your life and the lives of others, don’t visit any of these 35 Places You’re Most Likely to Catch COVID.