Vitamin D has been a tested and proven way to support and improve the immune system. In the case of COVID, it has continued to prove its sustenance. People who have taken Vitamin D are less likely to die from COVID 19 than those who haven’t. Taking just 30ng/mL can reduce your chance of dying from COVID Covid by 51.5%, and make you less likely to suffere severe complications if the virus than those in Vitamin D deficiency.

Key Takeaways:

• Studies have shown that COVID patients with a Vitamin D level of 30 ng/Ml or higher have a lower risk of dying from COVID.
• Vitamin D can strengthen a person’s immune system very fast and it can also save lives by correcting the vitamin D deficiency many people have.
• Vitamin D is extremely easy to produce because it is very cheap and therefore should be handed out in hospitals to help lower risk of serious infection and effects.

“Of those receiving calcifediol, only 2% required ICU admission, compared to 50% of those who did not get calcifediol. In other words, the addition of vitamin D reduced a patient’s risk of needing intensive care 25-fold.”

Read more: https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/10/05/dr-michael-f-holick-on-vitamin-d.aspx

Many house exercise equipment manufacturers went through a demand spike during the pandemic. We spent more time at home now and some of us started focusing on health and fitness more than we previously did. Peloton went through unprecedented growth and its customers are quite happy with the product. Their offering comes with instructors’ programs that are designed to suit different needs. Before you decide which one you are going to pick, analyze what is it that you want from the workout.

Key Takeaways:

• Becs Gentry is great at inspiring people during Peloton Tread workouts with stories from her running all around the world.
• Chase Tucker has a fun run with a hip hop theme while Jess Sims uses pop songs from the 90s.
• Jess King uses Elvis to motivate you or you could try Adrian Williams who places humor at the fore front.

“Having a cheer section in your workout is never a bad thing—and Amato effortlessly transitions between being a coach and being a one-woman pep squad. Expect a hard workout and good vibes whenever you choose to take a class, like the 45-minute pop run, with Amato.”

Read more: https://www.wellandgood.com/peloton-tread-plus-instructors/

The health benefits of green tea have been touted for quite some time now, but some still wonder whether this is more of the hype than anything else. Green tea has been used in China for more than eight centuries and it is one of the staples of traditional medicine in China. Unsurprisingly, China is the world’s largest producer of this tea. The benefits that green tea provides have been scrutinized enough to be believable. It is great for our heart and brain and it is shown to improve one’s mood.

Key Takeaways:

• Green tea is good for your heart as it has antioxidants that can help lower bad cholesterol.
• Green tea is good for your mood as it can help make you feel less anxious and can improve cognitive function as well.
• Green tea can protect against certain cancers as it consists of many different antioxidants that can lessen the risk of cancers and inhibit tumour growth.

“This, she says, is credited to its caffeine content as well as catechins, which are a type of polyphenol and antioxidant. “Catechins help protect the body from free radicals. This benefits the whole body and of course the brain as well,” Cochran says.”

Read more: https://www.wellandgood.com/health-benefits-green-tea/

Our ancestors ate more of the animal they slaughtered than we do nowadays. It’s not far from the truth to state that they ate it from head to tail, unlike us who pick meat that has no skin or bones. While they may not have been aware of the advantage of such diet, today we know that it provided plenty of collagen, which is found in all those parts like bones, tendons or cartilage. Collagen needs to be replenished in order for us to live healthy. It benefits our sleep pattern, makes our skin younger and stronger and improves our longevity. It also boost immune system and gut health.

Key Takeaways:

• The important amino acid glycine – which our bodies cannot produce enough of – is found in collagen.
• Collagen has been shown to reduce wrinkles and dryness of the skin.
• There is evidence that collagen can also benefit brain and gut health.

“As we age, we continually lose collagen, so it’s super important to replace the lost collagen.”

Read more: https://thenutritionwatchdog.com/7-things-you-never-knew-about-collagen/

There are many exercises often found in yoga that one can do to help their range of motion. To stretch the neck there is the rainbow and side neck stretches. To take care of the shoulders there is the four point shoulder exercise. To handle the hands try the wrist stretch. On can use the bottom up squats to bring range of motion to the lower body. The glute bridge and thread the needle exercises help move the core of the body. The tip toe and heel walk are great for working on the leg muscles.

Key Takeaways:

• There are many exercised one can do to improve their range of motion. A great one is the rainbow neck stretch. The neck is a common area of pain and stress.
• Shoulders often take a lot of stress even if a person does not have a physically demanding life. The Four Point Shoulder exercise will help stretch this critical area.
• To work on the abdomen and core muscles in the body one should do the thread the needle, glute bridge, and bottom up squat to hit these areas.

“Physical therapist Grayson Wickham, DPT, says regularly focusing on exercises for better range of motion allows “joints to move freely and smoothly through its full range of motion with control and without compensation.””

Read more: https://www.wellandgood.com/beginner-exercises-range-of-motion/

Every health crisis revives the old discussion of the benefits provided by traditional, natural and alternative medicines. As the drug prices go constantly upward and we know more about pharmaceutical companies and their role in opioid crisis, people turn to remedies that are provided by nature. The fact is conventional medicine is treating many conditions that we struggled with for centuries. Balanced approach and combination of both is probably the approach will give the best results on an individual level.

Key Takeaways:

• Pharmaceuticals are often very effective, but can be expensive and may create dependency.
• Natural and herbal treatments aren’t regulated and aren’t always safe to use.
• Natural treatments tend to be less potent and thus may not be effective for serious health concerns.

“Both natural and pharmaceutical treatments have pros and cons. Examining the pros and cons as well as understanding the differences between natural and pharmaceutical treatments are the first step toward choosing the right remedy for you.”

Read more: https://artofhealthyliving.com/choosing-the-right-remedy-striking-a-balance-between-natural-and-pharmaceutical-treatments/

A health organization, GrassrootsHealth, did a study on the relationship between vitamin D and strong immune systems. The researchers found that vitamin D played a very strong role in preventing viral infections, of multiple types, and when the subjects did become sick, vitamin D reduced the severity of the illness. The study also concluded that vitamin D helped improve prevention and symptoms of the coronavirus specifically, and that high vitamin D levels correlated directly with COVID disease symptom severity.

Key Takeaways:

• With the Covid-19 pandemic, interest in nutrition, particularly as it applies to immunity had skyrocketed. This has brought vitamin D and its immune-boosting capabilities into the limelight.
• One doctor, Bruce Hollis, who has numerous vitamin D tests to his credit, attests that no untoward side effects have ever been experienced by his subjects.
• Hollis holds a PHD and works out of the Medical University of South Carolina. He has been investigating vitamin D for about fifty years.

“Those with the mildest disease had the highest vitamin D levels, and vice versa.”

Read more: https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/06/21/vitamin-d-combats-viral-infections-boosts-immune-system.aspx

Society, especially groups that are pursuing alternative medications and treatments, has accepted essential oils and health benefits they provide. For most people, these oils provide stress and tension relief, they soothe soreness in muscles and yield other body and mind benefits. Lavender and eucalyptus are most widely used, but rosemary should not be neglected. Although we associate it to spiced up foods, as an oil it boosts our cognitive abilities in general. Specifically, it improves memory, by increasing our focus and concentration.

Key Takeaways:

• Rosemary oil can help improve your memory as it decreases the metabolism of brain chemicals that harm focus and concentration.
• Rosemary essential oil can help support hair growth and has been found to be just as effective as Rogaine.
• Rosemary oil may be able to prevent or aid symptoms that come with Alzheimer’s disease although more research is needed.

“The herb has been used as a culinary condiment, a food preservative, an ornamental shrub, an ingredient in perfume and skin-care products, as well as an essential oil all over the world thanks to its medicinal and healing properties.”

Read more: https://www.wellandgood.com/rosemary-essential-oil-benefits/