DID YOU KNOW THESE SIMPLE 5 HEALTH PRACTICES CAN BOOST YOUR IMMUNITY AND REDUCE RECOVERY TIME IN COVID TIMES?
ESE MAGEGE FOUNDER, HEALTH COACH, EMERGENCY ROOM PA, & MBA Ese Magege ER PA & MBA is a seasoned Health Professional with over 12 years of Blended Health Care experience. She holds 2 Bachelors', an MBA, and several professional board certifications. She is a graduate of the Sophie Davis School of Biomedicine, City College in 2009 where she undertook her physician assistant studies. She has been practicing as a PA for over a decade in multiple specialties of medicine. Her practice areas include internal medicine, family medicine, cardiology, Critical care, pulmonary, and Emergency Medicine. She currently practices in the Department of Emergency Medicine at NYU. She believes in an integrative approach to healing. One that explores emotional, mental, and physical health- the totality of being. Ese developed a passion for helping people make healthy choices because early identification and modification of unhealthy behaviors/ lifestyle can decrease the prevalence of the disease. This belief led her to further advanced studies and recently completed her integrative health studies at Duke integrative medicine. After this, she founded the Alchemical Center of Change (ACC) wellness center in New York City with a mission to transform lives and create a positive impact on society. She is also the founder and chief executive of Touching Hearts Foundation USA- a non for profit organization devoted to the alleviation of human pain and suffering by providing food, disaster relief, and education. She has been speaker and presenter at various professional conferences within the United States and internationally in her homeland Nigeria, on mindful practices. Her latest research and presentation titled: “ Food on the Endocrine glands” explored mindful eating. Her book “Happiness for no reason” will be released this winter. https://www.alchemicalcenter.com/ Alchemical - Center Of Change
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Copyright Ese Magege As an Emergency Room physician Assistant &
majority of people do not drink adequate
a Duke certified integrative health coach car-
water. Water is essential for radiant health.
ing for patients sick with the COVID 19 virus, I
Your body depends on water to survive. Wa-
find these 5 simple health practices very help-
ter makes up about 60 percent of your body
ful in boosting immunity and shortening heal-
weight. The national academies of science,
ing time when battling with the virus.
engineering, and medicine note that adequate
1)
daily fluid intake is about 2.7 liters for women
Eating Plant-based Foods:
Eating a balanced diet is important for radiant
and 3.7 liters for men. Anyone with underlying
health. Your daily diet should include a por-
medical conditions such as heart failure, hypo-
tion of plant-based foods. Plant-based food
natremia, SIADH, or anyone on medications
includes fruits and vegetables. There are so
that retain water should seek medical advice
many health reasons to eat plant-based foods
on how much water to consume.
but for the purpose of this article, we will stick
3)
to the antioxidant benefits in fruits & vegeta-
During inhalation, air flows into the lungs and
bles. Most fruits and vegetables contain anti-
fills the tiny air sacs. These air sacs contain
oxidants which are nutrients that can boost
small blood vessels that circulate blood. Oxy-
your immunity when down with a viral illness.
gen and carbon dioxide are exchanged at the
Some foods are higher in antioxidants than
point where the blood vessels and air sac
others. Examples of antioxidants are beta-
meet. The airways and blood vessels can be-
carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E, Zinc, Copper,
come stiffened by respiratory infections,
Selenium, etc. Foods high in antioxidants in-
smoking, air pollutants, and so forth. Doing
clude blueberries, broccoli, spinach, sweet
deep breathing exercises regularly can im-
potatoes, ginger, garlic, almonds, and so forth.
prove lung function and endurance. A deep
To learn more about antioxidants see the
breathing exercise entails taking in full breaths
article by Harvard health publishing https://
to completely expand the lungs and then ex-
www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/
haling completely. Deep breathing has also
understanding-antioxidants
been shown to reduce stress and anxiety.
2)
4)
Drinking Adequate Water;
Deep Breathing Exercises:
Get Morning Sunlight:
It might shock you to know that this basic
Excessive sun exposure can be detrimental to
practice is so often ignored. An overwhelming
your health however lack of sunlight can also
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