How To Upgrade Your Immune System To Fight Viruses And Prevent Disease with Dr. Roger Seheult

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the most impact. To me, a key underlying issue of the pandemic is
that we aren’t addressing the health of the host. With the virus
actively looking for a new home, it’s within our power to make our
bodies the least appealing place for it to settle down.  Today
on The Doctor’s Farmacy, I talk to Dr. Roger Seheult about giving
our bodies the best inputs to stay resilient against Covid and
other infectious diseases. Dr. Roger Seheult is currently an
Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California,
Riverside School of Medicine, and an Assistant Clinical Professor
at the School of Medicine and Allied Health at Loma Linda
University. Dr. Seheult is quadruple board-certified in Internal
Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases, Critical Care Medicine, and Sleep
Medicine through the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is
also the co-founder of MedCram, an online medical education company
that helps healthcare professionals and laypeople understand
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from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber
version):  Top things we can do to protect our immune systems
and fight Covid-19 (5:45 / 2:53)  The link between
inflammation and immunity (7:43 / 4:50)  Vitamin D
supplementation and Covid-19 (10:25 / 7:26)  Natural remedies
for upgrading your immune system (14:46 / 11:54)  Exercise and
immune function (20:32 / 17:42)  How sleep regulates our
immune system (27:33 / 22:43)  Practical tips for improving
sleep quality (32:14 / 27:37)   The science behind hot
and cold therapy (36:09 / 31:09)  Foods to eat and avoid to
support the immune system (48:45 / 43:55)   Plant vs.
animal proteins (55:36 / 50:50)  Learn more about Dr.
Seheult’s work at medcram.com.