Optimizing Your Immune System Response is Easier Than You Think — Finding a Silver Lining In Today’s Crisis With Dr. David L. Katz

Today’s episode is densely packed with information, tips, and incredible insights on the current COVID19 crisis. 

 

My guest today, Dr. David L. Katz, is a preventative medicine specialist and a globally recognized authority on lifestyle medicine. He is a regular guest expert on CNN, Fox News, and Bill Maher and he has just co-authored How to Eat with New York Times columnist Mark Bittman.

 

Strap in for a deep dive on how to imagine the future even in this state of crisis, what you can do right now to balance your immune system, the COVID-19 risk factors you can influence, and how to find your bearings when information and opinions are so profoundly polarized.

Tips For Better Health, Balance and Clarity

 

Manage your risk — Dr. Katz says that aside from age, many of the risk factors for a severe COVID-19 illness can be potentially mitigated right now, including: weight, hypertension, coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes, and inflammation.

 

Find your balance — Good immune systems are balanced, adjust what Dr. Katz calls the 6-cylinder engine of your lifestyle: Feet, Fork, Fingers, Sleep, Stress, Love.

 

Invest in yourself — In this time of loss of structure, build a program for your health: take better care of yourself. That’s one less thing you will have to worry about. 

 

Reduce your stress — Be proactive about managing your stress levels. In addition to exercise, there are a myriad of free meditation, relaxation, and mindfulness tools online.

 

Diet ID — Normally a B2B tool, Dr. Katz has opened up his DietID tool to the public during the Coronavirus crisis; follow this link, take the quiz, and start optimizing your immunity through diet.  https://www.dietid.com

 

Stay informed with the facts.  Dr. Katz offers a few ideas on how to find reliable sources of information: look at credentials, training, and temperament, and don’t only shop for people who agree with you.  You can also visit True Health Initiative Total Harm Minimization for information and resources.

About Karen Tiber Leland

 

Karen Tiber Leland is the founder of Sterling Marketing Group, a branding, marketing, and color strategy and implementation firm helping CEOs, executives, and entrepreneurs develop stronger personal, business, and team brands. Her clients include Cisco, American Express, Marriott Hotels, Apple Computer, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

 

She is also the best-selling author of nine traditionally published business books which have sold over 400,000 copies and been translated into 10 languages. Her most recent book is The Brand Mapping Strategy: Design, Build, and Accelerate Your Brand. She regularly writes for Inc.com and Entrepreneur.com and has had articles published in Self, The Los Angeles Times, American Way, The Boston Globe, and many others.

 

Karen has spoken for Harvard, The AMA, Direct Marketing Association, and Stanford, among others. She has been interviewed on The Today Show, CNN, CNBC, and Oprah.

 

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About Our Guest

David L. Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP, FACLM is a Preventive Medicine specialist and globally recognized authority on lifestyle medicine. He is the founding director of Yale University’s Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center (1998-2019). The recipient of numerous awards for teaching, writing, and contributions to public health, Katz was a 2019 nominee for a James Beard Foundation Award in health journalism and has received three honorary doctorates. He holds multiple U.S. patents; has over 200 peer-reviewed publications; has published many hundreds of on-line and newspaper columns; and has authored/co-authored 17 books to date, including multiple editions of leading textbooks in both nutrition and preventive medicine. Recognized by colleagues as the “poet laureate of health promotion,” Katz has given keynote addresses in all 50 United States and in countries on six continents. He has appeared on most major media outlets and reaches a social media following of nearly one million.

 

He is the co-author with Mark Bittman of the acclaimed book How to Eat: All Your Food and Diet Questions Answered.

 

You can learn more about Dr. David Katz on Twitter|LinkedIn|Website

 

Mentioned

“The Last Conversation You’ll Ever Need to Have About Eating Right,” by Mark Bittman and Dr. David L. Katz

“Is Our Fight Against Coronavirus Worse Than the Disease?” by Dr. David L. Katz

True Health Initiative

Diet ID

Cuisinicity

Resources

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