HOW YOUR EMOTIONAL WELLNESS IS AFFECTING YOUR IMMUNITY A f r e e - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

1 HOW YOUR EMOTIONAL WELLNESS IS AFFECTING YOUR IMMUNITY A f r e e w e b i n a r d i s c u s s i n g t h e c o n n e c t i o n b e t w e e n o u r p h y s i c a l a n d e m o t i o n a l h e a l t h a n d w h a t w e c a n d o t o b o o s t o u r i m m u n e s y s t e m s a n d s t a y h e a l t h y i n t h e m o n t h s t o c o m e

2 WEBINAR HOSTS D r . N e i l B o m a r D r . S a r a B o m a r V P , M e d i c a l S e r v i c e s a t M i l e s t o n e s F u n c t i o n a l M e d i c i n e P h y s i c i a n

3 The content in this webinar is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended to serve as medical advice or as a substitute for the medical advice of your physician. If you have any concerns or questions about your health, you should always consult with a physician or other healthcare professional.

4 MORNING ROUTINE Start the Day Right

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6 CONNECTING Connection Matters

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11 THE GUT What’s Your Gut Telling You?

SUGAR AND THE GUT 12 Cut out sugar and high glycemic index foods: “The Effect of Short-Term Hyperglycemia on the Innate Immune System” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26897277 Support your gut with probiotics: Double-blind controlled clinical trial with 136 subjects showed reduced severity and length of URI on probiotics https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5995450/

13 MOVE YOUR BODY The Body Keeps the Score

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15 Exercise and URTI Risk

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IMMUNE SUPPORT THROUGH EXERCISE 17 Walking briskly : : 30-45 minutes, 4x/week HIIT (H (High Inten tensity ty Inter terval l Training): ): 20 minutes, 3-4x/week Weight Training : : 20 minutes, 3-4x/week ü Protects against oxidative stress ü Lowers inflammation due to fat storage ü Decreases T-cell aging ü Protects telomere length (DNA)

18 STRESS REDUCTION Your Breath is Always with You

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22 Mean trait anxiety from the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (24) measured separately by group and time. Error bars reflect means ± SE.

23 Means ± SE antibody rise from the 3- to 5-week to the 8- to 9-week blood draw in the Meditation and Control groups. The ordinate displays the difference in the log-transformed antibody rise between the 3- to 5- and the 8- to 9-week blood draws derived from the hemagglutination inhibition assay

24 MEDICATORS nk It’s Helping You Just Thi Think

SMOKING / ALCOHOL EFFECT ON IMMUNITY 25 Smoki Sm king / vaping lower ers immunity, y, is pro-in inflam ammat atory, an and increas in ases AC ACE-II II receptor expressio ion https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9030841 Alcohol limit to 1 serving wine per day: § Increases blood glucose level § Increases stress on liver “Alcohol’s Effect on Host Defense,” PMID: 26695755

26 SUPPLEMENTS Boosting Your Immune System

SUPPLEMENTS FOR IMMUNE SUPPORT 27 § Mixed Retinol and Beta Carotene Vitamin A § 10,000 IU/day § Ester C is best tolerated Vitamin C § 1,000 mg/da § 2,000 – 5,000 IU with 90 mcg Vit. K Vitamin D § 15-30 mg/day with Copper 2-4 mg/day Zinc

OTHER SUPPLEMENTS TO SUPPORT IMMUNITY 28 NA NAC : 600/day or twice/day El Elder derber berry : 2 tsp/day = 100mg Qu Quer ercet etain : 500 mg/day Me Melaton tonin : 1-5 mg/day

29 SLEEP Your Most Important 8 Hours

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