Category: Move-Virtual WC

I’m sure many of us are happy to say goodbye to 2020 and have plans to kick off the new year with resolutions, lifestyle changes and programs to improve our well-being. I am not a fan of New Year’s resolutions as I always break them so I prefer to make small changes as I go. So in this blog, I’m providing some simple tips and guidelines on diet and exercise that you could consider and easily adopt as part of your new lifestyle in 2021. Diet It’s often easier to add something to a diet than to eliminate something completely. So, here are some suggestions on what to add to your diet to improve your overall well-being when it comes to eating. Fat – Opt for healthy fats like olives, avocados, flax seeds, MCT oil and fat from pasture-raised meats and wild-caught small fishFruit – Stick with low-glycemic fruits like berries and grapefruit and eat them whole with the fiber, not in juice formNon-starchy veggies, cruciferous vegetables and mushrooms – Kale, Swiss chard, lettuces, fennel, leeks,...

Separating Fact from Fiction There’s so much information (and misinformation) out there about COVID-19 that it’s becoming mind-boggling even for me – everything from supplements and dietary recommendations to the latest medical treatments purported to treat the coronavirus. In the first of a series of blogs I will be posting, here are three of the common ‘myths’ that are currently in circulation, reviewed from the perspective of scientific evidence base. There’s no evidence that Vitamin C can prevent or treat coronavirus While there’s minimal published data on COVID-19 given the novelty of this virus, there is plenty of evidence on the impact of vitamin C on the common cold and how deficiency can be associated with respiratory illnesses like pneumonia (here’s just one example). There are more than 400 published articles on PubMed on vitamin C interventions for viral conditions. As mentioned in my previous blog, seriously ill coronavirus patients in New York’s largest hospital system ar...

Separating Fact from FictionHere’s part two of our Coronavirus Myth Buster series and two more common ‘myths’ that are currently in circulation, reviewed from the perspective of scientific evidence.1. Does staying indoors impact your immunity?We’ve all done our part during the pandemic by staying at home and only stepping out for essential supplies. While this greatly reduced our chances of exposing ourselves and others, it unfortunately has led us to be more vulnerable in other ways. Being outdoors enables our body to produce vitamin D in response to sun exposure.  While the major natural source of vitamin D is from the sun, it can also be absorbed through nutritional supplementation. There are already numerous reported health benefits of vitamin D in boosting immunity, including this randomized trial of vitamin D supplementation to prevent seasonal influenza in schoolchildren.Vitamin D enables our lungs to activate immune cells and to produce an antimicrobial peptide called cathelici...