David Schuman shares with us some of the simple changes we can make to get healthier (1:48).
WCCO 4 News At 10 – March 3, 2021
>> THE CDC RANK MINNESOTA NOW THIRD IN THE COUNTRY IN THE PERCENTAGE OF ADMINISTERED DOSES. >>> INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERTS SAY IF YOU’RE GETTING VACCINATED, IT CAN’T HURT TO BOOST YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM BEFOREHAND. >> DAVID EXPLAINS HOW SOME SIMPLE CHANGES CAN BETTER PROTECT OURSELVES AGAINST COVID. >> Reporter: SINCE THE
PANDEMIC STARTED, MARY HAS HAD HERM IMMUNE SYSTEM ON HER MIND. VITAMINS BECAME PART OF THE DAILY ROUTINE. >> BECAUSE OF COVID, AND I’M GOING TO TRAVELING, SO I WANTED TO BE SURE THAT MY IMMUNE SYSTEM WAS STILL IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. >> Reporter: THE FOOD WE EAT PLAYS A BIG ROLE IN OUR
IMMUNITY. >> SO IN TERMS OF BOOSTING OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM IS HELPING US POWER IN OUR PANTRY. >> Reporter: JESSIE SAID THAT VITAMIN D IS IMPORTANT, SHE RECOMMENDS MUSHROOM, SUPPLEMENTS, AND LIVER. NOT THE MOST APPETIZING, BUT VITAMIN C. FINALLY, ZINC. SOMETIMES HARD TO FIND, BUT OYSTERS CAN DO THE TRICK.
HE SAID MOST ARE LACKING VITAMIN D AND B-12. >> EXERCISING, NOT BEING OVERWEIGHT IS GOING TO HELP PEOPLE IN EVERY SINGLE WAY THAT HEALTH CAN BE MEASURED. >> Reporter: BACK TO MARY. SHE HAD COVID, ASK IT WAS FORTUNATELY VERY MILD. I ASKED HER IF SHE THINKS THE VITAMINS HELPED. >> DON’T CARE.
>> Reporter: SHE DOESN’T