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What is a healthy diet during the COVID-19 pandemic?- Nutrition and Immunity

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Nutrition and Immunity During the flu season or times of illness, people often seek special foods or vitamin supplements that are believed to boost immunity. Vitamin C and foods like citrus fruits, chicken soup, and tea with honey are popular examples. Yet the design of our immune system is complex and influenced by an ideal balance of many factors, not just diet, and especially not by any one specific food or nutrient. However, a balanced diet consisting of a range of vitamins and minerals, combined with healthy lifestyle factors like adequate sleep and exercise and low stress, most effectively primes the body to fight infection and disease. What Is Our Immune System? On a daily basis, we are constantly exposed to potentially harmful microbes of all sorts. Our immune system, a network of intricate stages and pathways in the body, protects us against these harmful microbes as well as certain diseases. It recognizes foreign invaders like bacteria, viruses, and parasites and takes immedi

Slim Down For Good With These 15-Minute Workouts, Trainer Says

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  Slim Down For Good With These 15-Minute Workouts, Trainer Says You don't have to spend hours at the gym in order to achieve your fitness goals. BY TIM LIU, FACT CHECKED BY ALEXA MELLARDO Shutterstock Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via e-mail One of the biggest myths in fitness is that you need to train at least an hour a day in order to get results. This might prevent you from even starting your workout journey, because, amid a busy schedule, the thought of carving out an hour or more for exercise may seem unattainable. But believe it or not, you don't have to spend a ton of time sweating at the gym in order to reach your fitness goals. In fact,  shorter workouts  can be just as effective, as long as you choose the right  exercises . And that's where these trainer-backed, 15-minute  workouts  come in handy—they will help you  slim down  for good. That's right—these  15-minute  workouts are super effective, and the best part is, they won't take up a large