This video details how you can support your immune health, not just during the COVID-19 pandemic, but all year-round. We provide you with simple, natural and evidenced-based ways to support your immune health with special considerations for those with IBS or SIBO on a Low-FODMAP diet.
In this video we cover:
- What types of foods to eat to support immune health – including Low-FODMAP foods
- What types of beverages to drink to support immune health
- What types of foods & beverages to avoid
- Other ways to support your immune health beyond food
- Our approach to supplements
Please note, we are board certified nutritionists. We are not doctors and we are not claiming that this information will prevent, treat or cure COVID-19. Please check with the CDC and with your local resources for the latest recommendations on hygiene and social distancing.
We also want to share this list of resources that feature free or low-cost ways to help support you during this time. Please check out what these talented and generous professionals have to offer.
RESOURCES
Drugs & Supplements
National Institute of Health Dietary Supplement Fact Sheets – Look up supplement information & contraindications
Medscape Drug Interaction Checker – Look up drug and supplement interactions
Dr. Aviva Romm, Podcast “COVID-19 Prevention: From Commonsense to Natural Remedies (& Avoiding Nonsense!)” – Excellent summary of research on nutritional and herbal supplements.
Fitness
Saiki Lucy Cheah, PhD – Fitness & Movement Coach. Prescribes exercise programs for strength & conditioning, loaded/ body weight movement, mobility and postural restoration for people to use at home/ indoor and park/ outdoor – Saikiluchycheah@gmail.com
Anna Barsukova, Personal Trainer – Offers online and in-person training in the park in New York City (while maintaining social distance) – barsukovanna@gmail.com
Megan Kelly, Personal trainer and Pilates instructor – Offers free online workouts on YouTube
Sarah Petty, Nutritionist and Personal Trainer – Posting short workouts on her public Facebook page
Yoga, Meditation & Relaxation Techniques
Sara demonstrates simple breath work techniques to help invoke the nervous system’s “relaxation response”
Bamboo Moves Yoga – Offers free online or donation based yoga classes on YouTube
Roots Yoga & Nutrition – Offers free online or donation-based yoga classes
Sattva Yoga – Offering 2 weeks unlimited live stream yoga classes for only $39. They offer 3-5 classes daily
The Tapping Solution – Tapping Meditations; free 6-month access for all healthcare workers & first responders
Nutrition & Cooking
Emily Cerda Geil, Nutritionist – Offers Circle of Support free online support group
Home Chef Project – Basic Cooking Classes for everyone who is now eating at home but doesn’t know how to cook. Use code STACY for 15% off
Jamie Reisinger, Nutritionist – Shares daily cooking tips and easy to make at home meals/nutrition tips/daily affirmations and talking about positive mindset/ and providing follow along at home workout videos on her Instagram account
Jamie Truppi, Nutritionist – Offers Free Family Guide to Immune Wellness
Therapist
Jessica Shank, MFT, Telehealth therapist for those in CA. She takes insurance (not Kaiser): 707-285-7523 or jessicashanklmft@gmail.com
Sara Kahn, MS, CNS, CDN is a board-certified nutritionist specializing in digestive health conditions like SIBO, IBS, acid reflux and more. She’s the founder of Belly Bliss Nutrition and the Solving SIBO Program.
