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Ward off fall viruses
Woman's World
|November 04, 2024
Heading out on hayrides, going leaf-peeping, preparing for trick-or-treaters—there's so much we love about fall. But dips in temperature and humidity this time of year can cause respiratory viruses such as colds, flu and COVID to spread more easily, a report in the journal The Science of the Total Environment suggests. Fortunately, these strategies increase your immune system's antiviral armor so you can enjoy the season to the fullest
Dip apples in peanut butter
Just 2 Tbs. of the tasty treat delivers 49 mg of magnesium. That's key since the mineral is crucial for optimal function of virus-fighting T cells and natural killer cells, say experts at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City, Missouri. And in a Frontiers in Nutrition study, people whose diets were high in magnesium were 68% less likely to suffer from COVID complications than their low-magnesium counterparts. Other foods that pack a payload of magnesium: peanuts, almonds, cashews, potatoes and pumpkin seeds.
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This story is from the November 04, 2024 edition of Woman's World.
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