
Overweight and obesity raise the risk of worse covid-19 outcomes, with London data showing more than 70 percent of critical care admissions had a BMI over 25.
Learn how to calculate your BMI using weight in kilograms and height in meters, interpret the categories from underweight to obesity, and assess covid-19 risk.
Identifies risk factors such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, COPD or asthma, chronic kidney disease, HIV/AIDS, cancer, or immune-suppressing drugs, and urges extra precautions to protect and bolster immunity.
Trace how SARS-CoV-2 emerged from animals to humans, explain covid-19 symptoms and the 2–14 day incubation, and summarize prevention steps.
Choose real foods over packaged items by focusing on single-ingredient, whole foods from nature. Keep ingredient lists short or absent to support your immune system.
Cut refined carbohydrates to lower chronic inflammation and strengthen immunity, substitute with almond or coconut flour options and low-carb foods, and choose ancestral tubers and low-sugar fruits.
Identify added sugars in your diet, since 100 grams can suppress immune cell function for up to five hours, and minimize sources like fruit juice, sodas, and sauces.
Discover which fats support immune health, focusing on omega-3s, monounsaturated fats, and cholesterol's role in vitamin D synthesis, while limiting omega-6 oils, trans fats, and white sugar.
Learn how protein supports immune function through essential amino acids and taurine, and why animal protein, fish, or dairy may be preferable to plant sources.
Examine why common nightshade vegetables and lecterns in seeds and legumes may contribute to inflammation and sensitivities, and learn strategies like peeling, pressure cooking, and avoiding the top seven sensitivities.
Calculate your caloric needs using basal metabolic rate and activity multipliers, inputting weight, height, and age and converting to metric units.
Calculate your maintenance calories by matching daily intake to calories burned, then create a 500-calorie daily deficit to lose about one pound per week (3500 calories per pound).
Encourage learners to leave a review after taking this coronavirus diet course to help others discover valuable information more easily.
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Are you worried about exposure to the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, and the disease it causes, COVID-19?
Maybe you are in good health, but you are worried about your parents or grandparents contracting the disease. Or you are probably worried about your significant other who has one of the risk factors for worse COVID-19 outcomes: overweight/obese, heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, asthma, lung disease, kidney disease, etc...
That's understandable and that is why I have created this course. In this course, I put together my decades of teaching and working in the health and nutrition field to present you with the knowledge that is so urgent to have during these uncertain times.
In this course, you will learn what really strengthens your immune system, and no it's not kale! A lot of "common knowledge" about what is healthy for us does not hold up under scrutiny.
There is so much misinformation about what a healthy diet constitutes that it can be very frustrating for the average person who just wants to improve their health without getting a Ph.D. in the process.
For that reason, I simplify what foods are essential for improving our immune system function and which foods can wreak havoc on our physical health.
I also provide you with concise straight-to-the-point explanations for my recommendations.
If you are ready to take back control of your and your loved ones' health, then I will see you on the inside!
In Health,
Dr. Z