Coronavirus: Protecting Your Immune System

Coronavirus (COVID-19): What a Dietitian Knows, that Others Don’t

Healthy eating and lifestyle advice to strengthen your immune system during the COVID-19 pandemic. Whole food ideas, supplement guidelines, and evidenced-based nutrition and self-care advice to help you stay healthy.

Jennifer Broxterman, MSc, RD
Registered Dietitian, NutritionRx
www.nutritionrx.ca

SELF-CARE LIST SUMMARIZED

1. Shift your mindset to actions that you have TOTAL CONTROL over (vs. some or no control)

2. Whole foods = preventative medicine

3. Plan ahead (batch cook, but don’t panic buy or hoard food)

4. Nutrients of focus: protein, vitamin C, vitamin D, zinc

5. Stay hydrated (hot liquids help break up the mucus in the lungs)

6. Hand hygiene & frequently clean high touch surfaces

7. Parasympathetic recovery (support your rest, digest, and recovery pathways)

8. Sunlight & fresh air are natural germicidal agents

9. Practice gratitude & stoicism

10. Take action NOW and be proactive on what you have direct control over. Don’t panic, but be prepared.

DOWNLOADABLE FREE RESOURCES

Vegetables & Fruit Rainbow Challenge (PDF Download)

Whole Food Nutrition Guide (PDF Download)

FULL PRINTABLE NUTRITION & IMMUNITY INFOGRAPHIC

Download the COVID-19 Immunity Infographic

Co-Authored by Jennifer Broxterman, MSc, RD
Registered Dietitian, CEO of NutritionRx
Contract writer for Precision Nutrition

International Society for Immunonutrition Position Statement Regarding COVID-19 (March 2020)

Government of Canada: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and food safety