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FOR MANY PEOPLE, HEALTH AND
WELLNESS HAVE BEEN TOP OF MIND
GIVEN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
NOW THE MINNESOTA'S LOOSENING
ITS RESTRICTIONS YOU MAY BE
WONDERING HOW TO KEEP YOU AND
YOUR FAMILY SAFE.
TONIGHT I FACE-TIMED PAUL
KRIEGER.
HE IS A DIETITIAN AT LIFETIME.
HE HAD SOME ADVICE FOR GIVING
-- WERE KEEPING AN INSISTENCE
ON.
LIST REPORTED.
OTHER LINK BETWEEN POOR HEALTH
HABITS AND SOMEONE'S RISK FOR
COVID-19?
YES.
IT LOOKS LIKE THAT WAY IN THE
EVIDENCE.
IT APPEARS THAT IF YOU HAVE
CHRONIC UNDERLYING HEALTH
CONDITIONS, YOUR EXPENSE WITH
COVID-19 IS SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE.
Reporter: HOW CAN PEOPLE
IMPROVE.
YOU TALK ABOUT THEIR METABOLIC
AND IMMUNE HEALTH, HOW THE
PEOPLE IMPROVE THAT TO WHAT
THEY'RE EATING?
IF THEY ARE CONSUMING A DIET
THAT IS LARGELY UNPROCESSED, A
LOT OF PRODUCE, LOTS OF
COLORFUL VEGETABLES, ANIMAL
PROTEIN, SOME FRUIT, AND
MINIMIZING ADDED SUGARS AND
ALCOHOL, THAT PUTS YOU IN SYSTEM
AND REALLY THE WHOLE BODY IN A
BETTER SCENARIO TO BE ABLE TO
BE RESILIENT AGAINST ANY TYPE
OF PATHOGEN, INCLUDING THE
VIRUS THAT CAUSES COVID-19.
Reporter: DO THINK
SETTLEMENTS CAN BE A GOOD IDEA
IN THE SITUATION?
THEY CAN BE.
BUT NO SUPPLEMENT IS GOOD
ENOUGH TO UNDO A POOR DIETARY
PATTERN.
NO DIETARY PATTERN IS GOOD
ENOUGH TO NOT BENEFIT FROM
SUPPLEMENTS IN SOME WAY.
Reporter: WHAT SHOULD PEOPLE
BE LOOKING FOR IF THEY ARE
GOING TO CONSIDER A SUPPLEMENT
TO THE RIGHT?
I WAS START WITH JUST A
QUALITY MULTIVITAMIN THAT
INCLUDES ALL THE MAJOR VITAMINS
AND MINERALS THAT OLIVER SELLS
HER BODY, INCLUDING YOUR IMMUNE
SYSTEM NEED TO FUNCTION AS
DESIGNED.
INCLUDING M&A, VITAMIN D,
VITAMIN D, VITAMIN C AS WELL AS
A HOST OF OTHER VITAMINS AND
MINERALS THAT OUR BODIES DEPEND
ON.
Reporter: YOU TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT THE FOODS WE SHOULD
BE GETTING?
WHAT ABOUT THE ONES WE
SHOULDN'T.
WE PROBABLY KNOW THIS, WHAT
SHOULD WE NOT BE EATING WE
REALLY WANT TO OPTIMIZE OUR
IMMUNE HEALTH?
THE FOODS THAT SHOULD BE
MOST SELDOM CONSUMED ARE ADDED
SUGARS, WHICH ARE COMMON IN
PROCESSED FOOD ITEMS.
REFINED GRAINS, A LOT OF
VEGETABLE OILS, SO REFINED
VEGETABLE OILS AND EXCESS
ALCOHOL.
THOSE TEND TO BE THE TYPES OF
FOODS THAT INCREASE
INFLAMMATION IN THE BODY AND
LEAD TO CHRONIC DISEASE AND
LEAD TO POOR OUTCOMES WITH ANY
TYPE OF INFECTION AND IMMUNE
RESPONSE.
Reporter: THIS CAN BE REALLY
DIFFICULT.
FAMILIES HAVE BEEN REALLY
COOPED UP FOR THE LAST COUPLE
OF MONTHS AND WE ARE SNACKING
MORE.
WE ARE NOT MOVING AS MUCH.
DOES EXERCISE PLAY A ROLE AS
WELL?
IS THAT BENEFICIAL?
ABSOLUTELY.
EXERCISE IS A GREAT WAY TO
STIMULATE THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND
SUPPORT HOW IT FUNCTIONS.
THE LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION
THAT YOU CREATE IN A BOUT OF
EXERCISE, EVEN IF IT IS A SHORT
BOUT OF EXERCISE, 20 OR 30
MINUTES OR EVEN JUST 15 OR 20
MINUTE WALK AFTER DINNER, THAT
IS ENOUGH TO STIMULATE THE
IMMUNE SYSTEM AND GET IT TO
FUNCTION THE WAY IT IS
DESIGNED.
Reporter: I THINK A LOT OF
PEOPLE WANT TO BE WORKING OUT
OR MAYBE SOMEONE NEEDS HELP,
THEY MIGHT BE AFRAID TO REACH
OUT FOR HELP.
WHAT IS LIFETIME DOING TO HELP
KEEP PEOPLE SAFE?
WE HAVE MADE A TON OF OUR
VIRTUAL AND ON-DEMAND CLASSES
AVAILABLE FOR MEMBERS AND
NONMEMBERS ON A WEBSITE.
BECAUSE WE KNOW PEOPLE ARE
RESTRICTED TO STAYING AT HOME
MORE THAN NORMAL.
UNTIL THIS WEEK, THEY DIDN'T
REALLY HAVE ACCESS TO A FITNESS
FACILITY.
OUTSIDE OF THE HOME, WE HAVE
DONE OUR BEST TO CREATE A LOT
OF CONTENT THE PEOPLE CAN
ACCESS WHETHER IT IS OUR
LIFETIME TRAINING FACEBOOK
GROUP, OUR MAIN LIFETIME
WEBSITE, THAT HAS ALL OF OUR ON-
DEMAND FITNESS CLASSES, WE ARE
TRYING TO BE PART OF THE
SOLUTION FOR THE COMMUNITY.
WE KNOW PEOPLE WANT TO BE
HEALTHY AND ESPECIALLY THIS
TIME OF YEAR.
Reporter: I WAS A PRICE ON
THAT ON-DEMAND CONTENT IS FREE.
EVEN FOR NON-NUMBERS.
THAT IS REALLY COOL.
LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT ARE THE
BENEFITS OF SOMEONE HELPING YOU
ON YOUR HEALTH JOURNEY?
WEATHER IS A DIETITIAN OR A
TRAINER, DOES THAT MAKE A
DIFFERENCE?
Reporter: --
JILLI DEVICES GOOD
INFRINGEMENT CLASSES ARE GREAT,
BUT EVERYONE IS UNIQUE.
SOMETIMES IT TAKES AN EXPERT --
WHETHER THEY ARE GETTING
SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS OR WHETHER
THERE HELPING US TO ENTRAP WITH
ACCOUNTABILITY AND SUPPORT.
HAVING THE ADVICE AND THE
PARTNERSHIP OF A COACH WHO IS
EXPERIENCED IN GETTING
INDIVIDUALS TO A VERY UNIQUE
PROGRAM FOR THEMSELVES, THAT
CAN BE TRANSMITTED.
Reporter: THANK YOU SO MUCH.