Be Resourceful--Equip Your Body to Fight The Flu

A must read article if you want to avoid the flu! The Flu Fighters --In Your Food is a WSJ article (written by Laura Landro) explaining practical ways to equip your body to fight germs during this flu season, which by all accounts, could prove to be pretty intense. The science of nutrition is amazingly complex so, even though I devour the information provided in my nutrition classes at NYU, I really value good resources, such as this article, that provide practical nutritional advice backed up with solid science. A quick article summary to get you interested--The field of nutritional immunology is discovering the direct role nutrition plays in our immune response and is directing us to eat specific foods to fight specific types of illnesses. Just what the doctor ordered! Before you get too busy getting ready for Thanksgiving, stop, take a breath and read this article. Then, store this article on your phone or laptop so you can easily refer to it when you are food shopping or planning your weekly menus. If you are low-tech or no- tech, print the article (on post consumer paper please) and keep the copy with you to refer to as often as needed. This simple step will help you become proactive about nutrition and therefore your health. We know that not everyone gets the flu so why not work to be one of the lucky flu-free individuals. But the holidays, as enjoyable as they, do not help us avoid the flu.  In some ways, this season encourages it as many of us neglect our sleep and eat on the run, two factors which deplete our body's defenses. Choose instead to turn your ordinary eating decisions into health decisons. Happy Thanksgiving!