>>> AS WE GEAR UP FOR WINTER,
MANY OF US ARE PREPARING FOR
SHIFTS IN ROUTINE, CHILLIER
TEMPERATURES, LESS DAYLIGHT,
AND HOPE WE CAN AVOID CATCHING
ILLNESSES LIKE COVID-19.
CHRIS, A PERSONAL TRAINER AND
DIRECTOR OF CLIENT OPTIMIZATION
AT LIFETIME AND SHE HAS A GOOD
ADVICE ON HOW TO USE FOOD TO
STRENGTHEN YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
WE WILL START WITH OUR FIRST
QUESTION, WHY IS DIET SO
IMPORTANT TO HELPING OUR IMMUNE
SYSTEM?
>> NUTRITION IS EVERYTHING.
WHEN IT COMES TO WANTING TO
SEND YOUR BODY THE RIGHT
SIGNALS, WHETHER IT IS BUILDING
IT REALLY GOES TO WHAT YOU ARE
CONSUMING AND DIGESTING AND
ABSORBING.
AN ARE THERE CERTAIN FOODS YOU
RECOMMEND WE START EATING RIGHT
NOW IF WE WANT TO GO WITH THAT
DIRECTION OF BOOSTING OUR
IMMUNE SYSTEM?
WANT EASY AND QUICK CHECKS.
I HAVE A FEW DIFFERENT FOODS I
THINK YOU CAN DO TODAY, LIKE
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO ACTUALLY
BUILD THE FOUNDATION, BUT ON
THE REGULAR, IF YOU FEEL LIKE I
WANT TO BOOST MY IMMUNE SYSTEM,
DEFINITELY MORE FOODS THAT ARE
MORE NUTRITIOUS THAN OTHERS
THAT I WOULD ADVISE.
>> WHAT DO WE START WITH, IS IT
VEGETABLES PER SE, BEATS, A
LITTLE BIT OF BOTH?
>> A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH.
MY FIRST GO TO, BECAUSE I FEEL
LIKE MOST PEOPLE WILL CONSUME
IT, IT IS ACTUALLY BROCCOLI.
THAT IS ALWAYS A QUESTION TOO,
FRESH OR FROZEN? FROZEN IS JUST
AS GOOD.
KEEP IT IN YOUR FREEZER ALL
WINTER.
VERY EASY TO ADD TO CASSEROLES,
ALONG AS A SIDE DISH WITH FOODS
OR MEATS.
WE ALL KNOW THAT IS
SUPERCRITICAL FOR IMMUNE
HEALTH.
SECOND, I WOULD GO TO GRASS FED
BEEF, THAT IS WHAT I PRIORITIZE
THE MOST.
IF THERE WAS A MULTIVITAMIN, IT
WOULD BE GRASS FED GROUND BEEF,
OR EITHER A STEAK.
IT WOULD BE LOADED WITH ZINC,
WHICH IS SUPERCRITICAL, ALL
SORTS OF VITAMINS AND MINERALS,
INCLUDED OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS,
WHICH IS ALSO SUPERCRITICAL FOR
IMMUNE HEALTH AS WELL.
ANOTHER ONE, IF YOU LIKE FISH,
SALMON, I HAVE A COUPLE OF
DIFFERENT OPTIONS HERE.
I HAVE PATTIES, AN EASY GO TO.
IF YOU WANT TO DO QUICK AND
CONVENIENT, EVEN THE SALMON
POUCH, OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS,
SUPER IMPERATIVE FOR LIEN
HEALTH.
THAT IS FOR THOSE LOOKING TO
SUPPORT THEIR LOCAL RESTAURANTS
RIGHT NOW.
FISH, A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE TO
MAKE THAT AT HOME.
THAT WOULD BE A GREAT CHECKOUT
OPTION FOR SUPPORTING YOUR
LOCAL BUSINESSES TOO.
BASIS TOO.
AND SELFISH.
SHELLFISH BEING OYSTERS, NOT AS
POPULAR TO CONSUME AT HOME, BUT
THEY DO HAVE CONVENIENT OPTIONS
AT THE STORE TOO.
THEY ARE LOADED WITH ZINC.
SPECIFICALLY WITH YOUR IMMUNE
SYSTEM, THAT VIRUS GOING
AROUND, THAT IS ZAPPING YOUR
TASTE AND SMELL BECAUSE THE
ZINC IS BEING ZAPPED OUT OF
YOUR TASTE AND SMELL.
SPINACH. SPINACH AGAIN, GREAT
VITAMIN C. I LOVE SPINACH
BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAVE A HUGE
TASTE. YOU CAN JUST ADD IT TO
STUFF.
I LIKE TO DO IT OVER THE STOVE.
YOU CAN ADD IT TO YOUR PROTEIN
TASTE AT ALL.
GREAT VITAMINS AND MINERALS
THAT YOU CAN ADD TO YOUR
TYPICAL ROUTINE RIGHT NOW TOO.
>> LASTLY, I'VE HEARD PEOPLE
MENTION FERMENTED FOODS AS A
BENEFIT?
BECAUSE THEY ARE LOADED WITH
PROBIOTICS.
I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE YOU SEE
YOGURT OR COMBO TO, THAT IS A
POPULAR DRINK.
MAKE SURE TO LOOK FOR THE LOWER
ADDED SUGAR.
THE PLANE KINDS ARE A LITTLE
BETTER FOR YOUR IMMUNE HEALTH
THAN THE ONES WITH A TON OF
LABOR.
MY FAVORITE IS SAUERKRAUT.
SAUERKRAUT IS A GREAT COMFORT
FOOD THIS SEASON, GREAT FOR
YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM AS WELL.
>> THESE FOODS OBVIOUSLY ARE
ALL HEALTHY, IS THERE ANYTHING
EXTRA WE CAN ADD, WHETHER IT BE
A VITAMIN OR SUPPLEMENT TO KIND
OF GIVE A BOOST TO THESE FOODS?
>> I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE WITH
SUPPLEMENTS, THEY SHOULD
SUPPLEMENT YOUR DIET.
MOST OF US ARE NOT GETTING
ENOUGH ALONE, SO IF YOU ARE NOT
STARTING ANY SUPPLEMENTS, START
THERE.
WHEN IT COMES TO IMMUNE SYSTEM
PROBIOTIC AND A VITAMIN D.
VITAMIN D WITH THE VIRUS, THE
PEOPLE RESPONDED THE WORST
USUALLY HAVE LOW TO CRITICALLY
LOW VITAMIN D LEVELS.
THEY ARE NOT GETTING OUTSIDE ON
A REGULAR BASIS.
DEFINITELY START TAKING THE
>> ARE THE SUPPLEMENTS PEOPLE
WOULD TAKE WITH THEIR FOOD,
DAILY OR A COUPLE OF TIMES A
WEEK?
>> FOR THE MOST PART THEY ARE
DAILY SUPPLEMENTS.
THINK OF EVERY MEAL BEING A
SIGNAL TO YOUR BODY.
ON A REGULAR BASIS, YOUR BODY
WILL BUILD AN IMMUNE SYSTEM
RESPONSE FOR HEALTHY EATING.
>> ANY PARTICULAR RECIPES THAT
COME TO MIND THAT WOULD COMBINE
SOME OF THE RECIPES THAT WOULD
KNOCK OUT THOSE DIFFERENT
CATEGORIES AT ONCE?
>> MY FAVORITE IS DOING A GRASS
FED BEEF WITH PEPPERS OR
ALONE WITH THE ZINC, THOUGH
B12, SUPER AWESOME.
IF YOU REALLY WANT TO AMP IT
UP, THAT WOULD BE A GREAT TWICE
A WEEK RECIPE.