Coronavirus Part 2: Prevention
Help Stop the Spread of the Coronavirus
It might seem like common sense, but it never hurts to hear it one more time. Anything that can help you might make the difference in the long run.
- Wash your hands. Do not skip this step. This is one of the most important things you can do to prevent yourself from acquiring this virus.
- Lather with soap and wash for at least 15 -20 seconds every hour if you are in a public area. Only 70% of people wash their hands after using the toilet in the airport. And only half of those wash their hands correctly by using both water and soap and washing for at least 15 seconds [1].
- If you need a handwashing timer, the CDC recommends humming “Happy Birthday” from beginning to end twice.
- You must use friction to remove germs when washing. This is the same if you use hand sanitizer – two times through “Happy Birthday” rubbing your hands together.
- Avoid travel and attending large crowd group activities. If you must travel wear a mask.
- Stay home if you are sick.
- Cover your coughs and sneezes. Immediately wash your hands (as directed above) after sneezing or coughing.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces DAILY (tables, doorknobs, light switches, counter tops, handles, desks, phones, keyboards, toilets, faucets, and sinks).
- Put your body first and support your immune system:
- Stress management - Stress weakens the immune system. In my previous blog (Coronavirus Part 1) I said not to be paranoid. Basically, don’t panic. Easier said than done with a pandemic threat sniffing around the block. This fear can impact your immune system making it more susceptible to illness. But, in my previous blog, I also said to be smart and be safe. Put your body first.
- Sleep – Set a bedtime and stick to it.
- Physical Activity – Get moving. Now that it’s starting to get “nice” outside, skip the gym (and the crowds/germs there) and get outside. Bundle up if necessary.
- Maintain or develop a healthy diet - Consume foods that support the immune system, take supplements and herbs, and make sure you’re getting your vitamins and minerals.
- Wear a mask if you are going in public. Studies show that cough droplet ballistics and the latest research findings on the biology of transmission of the SARS-CoV2 virus (which causes COVID-19) that any physical barrier, as provided even by make-shift masks, may substantially reduce the spread of COVID 19.
Hang in there until my next blog (Coronavirus Part 3: Build Your Immune System)
for suggestions on specific supplements, herbs, minerals and vitamins that will help support your immune system and give you that extra boost that could make all the difference in warding off the coronavirus.
For more information, or to sign up for daily email updates on the virus, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/prevention.html
If you are experiencing health issues, you could really benefit from information on how to strengthen your immune system. Functional nutrition is great when it comes to helping the body overcome immune system challenges. Sign up for a 45-minute session with me for $150 where you'll get to talk with a real person about your real health issues.
Sources:
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/miot-sts021020.php
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