what you eat and drink can make a huge
difference as you try to stay healthy
during the coronavirus care since
dietician Maya feller first tip drink
lots and lots of water hydration is
going to be incredibly important because
water is important for all of our
cellular functioning so making sure that
you get if you're a woman 2 liters of
water per day and a man 3 liters of
water 2 liters liters of water this is
the equivalent of 2 liters of water just
over a half gallon and 3 liters is about
three quarters of a gallon feller tells
reporter Allison Hall that certain foods
can boost your immune system so what you
really want to do is look toward foods
like these things that are in there
Whole and minimally processed form
berries are rich in antioxidants
strawberry specifically I really want to
take a bite of this one are a great
source of vitamin C we've got
blueberries these darker skin ones tend
to have resveratrol also really
important for your immune function
almonds one of my absolute favorite
filled with protein fiber vitamin E also
important for immune function garlic and
onion are known for their antioxidant
capabilities as well as antimicrobial
capabilities fiber is also important for
your immune system to ward off germs and
viruses so spinach and the Apple and the
eggplant really really great for getting
your daily fiber fish is highly
recommended salmon and their omega-3
fatty acids and the lean proteins also
really important in all of your body's
functions and what are the eggs I was
wahat my immune system - oh my goodness
eggs I mean actually eggs are like a
little superfood they've got choline
they have so many vitamins and minerals
in there incredible source of protein
foods to give you that extra punch
during these anxious days an anxious day
around the world with Wall Street
suffering its worst day since 2008
concerns for the economy due to
coronavirus have been exacerbated by an
oil price war and while the number of
coronavirus cases continues to decline
in China there have been spikes in Italy
Germany and in Spain here in this
country 34 states report at least one
case
and health experts say the best way to
prevent the spread is to keep a safe
distance from one another
Megan Alexander on what that means no
more hugs we're gonna do the show from
up here I won't be able to hug you and
shake hands and all that talk show host
Tamron hall today announcing she's
keeping her distance from the audience
we are just changing the way we're
interacting until more is known and we
can figure this out the same goes for
Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest
they walked onto their show with their
hands held high as if they were doctors
going into surgery and then debated
about how to greet their guests we hug
him do we elbow too weak social
distancing inaction the new coronavirus
buzz phrase mandatory social distancing
social distancing social distancing
across the USA festivals conferences
sporting events and vacations are being
canceled colleges and schools are
shutting down all this together with an
oil price war has wall street seriously
spooked us markets are on track to have
their worst day in more than a decade
the short-term risk here is we could
have a 1/4 downturn of a recession
because when people don't go out they
don't go to crowded areas they don't do
what they normally do in an economy
there's always that's the fear factory
around the country the prudent thing to
do is self quarantine if you think
you've had contact with a known
coronavirus patient and to stay home if
you're suffering a fever or flu-like
symptoms but how do you keep from going
stir-crazy
let's Transpo pwith a couple who are
healthy but they're staying home after
being at synagogue with a man now
hospitalized with the virus and here's
how they're coping this is one way Ellen
Heilmann copes with self quarantine
gardening and this is how her husband
Samuel gets his exercise walking laps
around the yard literally walking in
circles Samuel and Ellen are in
self-imposed isolation at their home in
Westchester County New York after
attending the same synagogue as lawyer
Lawrence Garbo's who
hospitalized in critical condition with
coronavirus we are currently in
quarantine until the 14th 73 year old
Samuel is a professor of sociology he's
trying to make the best of his situation
by working on a book at home 72 year old
Ellen a psychologist is seeing her
patients via FaceTime on downtime she's
also making the best of these difficult
days I'm trying to organize my household
catch up on reading and even a little
yoga Ellen you gotten stir-crazy they've
even made a light-hearted video for
their grandkids in which Ellen tries to
escape quarantine Ellen get away from
the window
thousands of Americans are now believed
to be in self quarantine now lifestyle
expert Trey bodge has advice for anyone
in quarantine or facing quarantine in
the future it's a good time to organize
your basement it's a good time to iron
your clothes or do some sewing projects
things like that to keep you busy will
be great especially if you're at home
for two to three weeks disinfecting the
home is a quarantine must those common
areas is what's really important here so
what that means is anything that you may
have touched that other members of your
family or guests may have touched so
doorknobs banisters counters anything
like that should be wiped down with
disinfectant wipes or a disinfectant
spray to make sure that you're killing
those germs and here's a quarantine no
no you don't want to share linens towels
anything like that with anyone else in
your family
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