2932: How to Stay Healthy During Cold & Flu Season - How to Boost Your Immune System
Description
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com.
Episode 2932:
Dr. Neal shares how to truly strengthen your immune system during cold and flu season, emphasizing foundational habits over trendy supplements. He explains how proper nutrition, regular exercise, sleep, and a healthy gut all work together to keep your defenses strong, especially in winter climates like Minnesota’s.
Quotes to ponder:
"Pretty much all of the vitamins and minerals have some role in keeping the immune system working at its best but some are more involved than others."
"Exercise makes our immune cells more active and ready to fight off dangerous microbes."
"It’s estimated that about 70% of our immune cells can be found in the gut."
Episode references:
The Sleep Foundation - How Sleep Affects Immunity: https://www.sleepfoundation.org/physical-health/how-sleep-affects-immunity
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Fiber: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates/fiber/
The National Institutes of Health - Vitamin D Fact Sheet: https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminD-Consumer/
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
![3225: [Part 2] Suck at New Year's Resolutions? Here's How to Fix Them by Steve Kamb of Nerd Fitness on Goal Setting Strategies](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/284f3bfe-d063-11f0-9ec5-3b08c01cb47f/image/103f498e567e2c7792dfc551466f4772.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress "3225: [Part 2] Suck at New Year's Resolutions? Here's How to Fix Them by Steve Kamb of Nerd Fitness on Goal Setting Strategies")
![3224: [Part 1] Suck at New Year's Resolutions? Here's How to Fix Them by Steve Kamb of Nerd Fitness on Goal Setting Strategies](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/36a30eda-d061-11f0-90c3-57c74df1243c/image/b8e53f148a441bbe1ccf462a19c58ae9.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress "3224: [Part 1] Suck at New Year's Resolutions? Here's How to Fix Them by Steve Kamb of Nerd Fitness on Goal Setting Strategies")
![3217: [Part 2] 7 Big Benefits of Blending, 5 Shocking But Healthy Foods You Can Safely Put In Your Blender and Does Blending Destroy Fiber by Ben Greenfield](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/606fc3e4-cc64-11f0-9652-53cc3c359317/image/5699ea69caeabf65830807ef92c3761f.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress "3217: [Part 2] 7 Big Benefits of Blending, 5 Shocking But Healthy Foods You Can Safely Put In Your Blender and Does Blending Destroy Fiber by Ben Greenfield")
![3216: [Part 1] 7 Big Benefits of Blending, 5 Shocking But Healthy Foods You Can Safely Put In Your Blender and Does Blending Destroy Fiber by Ben Greenfield](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/e46c3854-cc63-11f0-9e5f-6f574f40c9fa/image/4dce8378fe3c5e0d295ba9b4976bf9c1.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress "3216: [Part 1] 7 Big Benefits of Blending, 5 Shocking But Healthy Foods You Can Safely Put In Your Blender and Does Blending Destroy Fiber by Ben Greenfield")
![3209: [Part 2] Health Habits Guide: The How-To's For Body Transformation by JC Deen of JCD Fitness on Starting Healthy Habits](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/c6bc9e80-c631-11f0-989f-f3ae6cbdc96e/image/a715a457f154823187c25463424db338.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress "3209: [Part 2] Health Habits Guide: The How-To's For Body Transformation by JC Deen of JCD Fitness on Starting Healthy Habits")
United States
