Coronavirus: Immune Boosting Foods & Good News From China
The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee
Physicians Committee
4.9 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 20 March 2020
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
What foods should we be eating to boost our immune system during the COVID-19 pandemic?
That what we explore on this episode of The Exam Room™ podcast as "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll is joined Dr. Jasmol Sardana. The pair discuss the vitamins and nutrients that are critical to building a healthy immune system and will tell you about additional steps you can take to help fight the virus.
Then there is good news from China where the coronavirus originated!
Dr. Jia Xu joins Chuck and reveals that life is returning to normal following weeks of quarantine and isolation. Restaurants and businesses are reopening as people begin emerging from their homes. Hopefully this is a sign of what is to come for those of use living in areas where the number of cases is still surging.
Plus, Jia details the steps that have been taken in China to address exotic meat markets which are believed to be ground zero for COVID-19. From his perspective, it appears that officials are learning from mistakes made in the past that may have prevented this deadly global outbreak.
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Chuck Carroll
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Dr. Jasmol Sardana
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Physicians Committee
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| 0:00.0 | I'm doing well, I'm in my home in Beijing, and things are getting back on track. |
| 0:05.3 | And the companies are reopening and people are returning to work. |
| 0:09.7 | Wet markets where the viruses believe to have originated. |
| 0:13.8 | Do you think that we'll see the loosening of those restrictions again? |
| 0:17.2 | I don't think so. I think this time they're getting serious. |
| 0:20.0 | Well, hello there, and welcome to the Exam Room Podcast brought to you by the Physicians Committee. |
| 0:32.8 | Hi, I am the Weight Loss Champion Chuck Carroll. |
| 0:35.8 | Thank you so very much for giving the show a listen this week, or a view, or a download. |
| 0:41.0 | Wherever it is in the world that you are, we appreciate the fact that you are here. |
| 0:48.8 | And today we have a big show on tap. |
| 0:52.4 | We're going to be talking about ways to boost your immune system so that you can push back against COVID-19. |
| 1:01.2 | But I want to start with a question. It's a simple one. |
| 1:05.2 | How are you? How are you doing? |
| 1:09.4 | There's a lot of uncertainty right now, a lot of panic, and a lifetime of worry. |
| 1:15.2 | What we're going through right now with this coronavirus pandemic is a once in a lifetime event. |
| 1:22.0 | Hopefully, it wants in a lifetime event. |
| 1:26.0 | In the span of 48 hours, let's just kind of bring you up to speed here. |
| 1:29.2 | In the span of the last 48 hours, the number of cases of COVID-19 in the US has more than doubled. |
| 1:35.2 | And everyone now living in California is being ordered to stay at home. |
| 1:41.2 | Hundreds of thousands of people are falling ill across the world. |
| 1:45.2 | Hospitals are overwhelmed. People are losing their lives because there simply aren't enough beds and ventilators to keep up with the crush of patients. |
| 1:56.4 | And it seems like the news is dire and it's getting worse by the day. |
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