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hi my name is dr. William Lee I'm a
physician scientist and author and I
just wrote this best-selling book eight
to beat disease which breaks down the
scientific evidence behind healthy
eating I know we're all struggling to
understand what's happening in this
unprecedented time I am to the reason
I'm connecting with you today is because
I study how foods can help beat disease
and what I want to share with you is
that when it comes to food and your
health it's not just about the food it's
about how your body responds to what you
put in it and feeding your immune system
is one of the most important things you
can do for yourself right now I want to
tell you about ten things that you can
eat and drink that will help your
immunity and strengthen your body's
defenses during over nineteen
mushrooms these increased protective
antibodies in your saliva and ward off
infection white button mushrooms oyster
mushrooms shiitake they're all good and
here's the thing the good stuff is in
the stems as well as the caps so make
sure you eat both you can saute them
make them into a soup or put them into
pasta
broccoli sprouts these are baby broccoli
plants just a few days old and they're
great for salads to mix into smoothies
or to sprinkle onto a main dish and
researchers have shown that eating these
sprouts actually pumps up your immune
defenses against some viruses and if you
can't get the sprouts plain old regular
broccoli works too
extra-virgin olive oil healthy old
school very tasty extra virgin olive oil
ramps up the number of your immune cells
and activates them just what the doctor
ordered and that's me
pomegranate juice delicious and it helps
our body detect and block viruses to
fight infection
blueberries great for breakfast a
smoothie er for baking they can help
your immune system ramp up and get rid
of cells that have been already infected
by a virus
blackberry is one of my favorites they
are a great source of vitamin C and
dietary fiber which is good for your gut
bacteria which means it's good for your
immunity and they taste great any time
of the day
boy stur sauce if you like Chinese food
you've had oysters sauce because it's
used for brown sauces and it's actually
made from oysters scientists have shown
that oysters can boost the immune system
and call inflammation at the same time
tomato's a great source of vitamin C -
which supports immunity you can use
whole Tomatoes big Tomatoes small ones
tomato sauce tomato paste are good for
salads stews pastas vegetarian dishes
and great for your immunity
green tea I drink this every day it
helps me sharpen my mind and a natural
substance in tea called EGCG calms
inflammation and helps to reset immune
systems to healthy levels
pecans I love these because you can eat
them as a snack sprinkle them to a salad
or bake with them and they've got fiber
and omega-3 fats that support immunity
that's it ten foods that fuel the immune
system obviously if you have any disease
or think you have kovat 19 you need to
consult your doctor to get a proper
diagnosis and treatment so I'm not
giving you medical advice I just wanted
to share some information with you that
I'm using at home during these kovat 19
times so that you can fight back and
stay healthy too it's time to eat to
beat disease if you want more
information you can find me at dr.
william lee calm that's dr william lee
li calm and on facebook and instagram on
my handle at dr. william lee stay safe