Strengthening Your Immune System for Coronavirus

Although there is no vaccine or known way to guarantee that someone does not contract coronavirus there are practices which do improve immunity and help your body to deal with the virus if you do contract it.

First – follow all recommendations of the CDC relative to social distancing and hygiene:

Wash your hands

If sick stay at home

Cough and sneeze into your elbow

Keep your distance from other people whenever possible

Nutrition

Proper nutrition is essential to keep your immune system in tip top shape.    This means adequate intake of high-quality protein (minimum of 50 grams per day for a female and 60 grams for a male.

At least five servings of fruits and vegetables

Minimize sugar intake which diminishes immune response

Stay hydrated with water – still the best!

Ensure adequate intake of omega 3 fatty acids from cold water fish or supplements – see below.

Minimize intake of omega 6 fatty acids like soybean oil (mayonnaise and many other vegetable oils with the exception of Olive Oil and Avocado oil)

Stick with naturally occurring healthy fats like Olive Oil, Avocado, nuts, seeds, whole eggs, cold water fatty fish like Salmon, etc.

Nutrition Supplements

Although it is ideal to get all your micronutrients from food – it is almost impossible to get optimal levels of these important nutrition factors from food alone.

Key supplements to consider:

High-quality multiple vitamin and mineral – will cover MANY bases and help ensure that your cells have key micronutrients like all B-Vitamins, Selenium, etc.

Zinc – is VERY important for immunity and supplementation is particularly important for vegetarians and vegans because there are few good sources of zinc in these diets other than things like Pumpkin Seeds.   If you eat animal foods regularly this is less important.      The RDA for zinc is 11mg for adults and most high-quality multiples have 15mg.      30mg per day is even more effective but higher doses can actually cause problems if prolonged.     Look for Zinc Acetate, Zinc Glycinate, Zinc Picolinate or Zinc Gluconate.     If you want to focus on optimizing zinc intake through food (ideal!) great food choices include:

Oysters

Other Shellfish

Pumpkin Seeds

Meat

Dark Meat Chicken

Eggs

Vitamin D – is HUGELY important from overall health in general and proper immune function in particular.    If you do nothing else with supplement get your D levels tested and optimize them through supplementation!     High normal Vitamin D levels are directly linked to lower viral infection rates and less severe symptoms and shorter duration of illness if you do contract a virus.    See this previous blog post to learn how to optimize your Vitamin D levels:  http://workoutanytime.blogspot.com/2019/01/how-to-optimize-vitamin-d-levels-in.html

Vitamin C – adequate vitamin C intake is crucial for immune cell function.       If you eat high levels of fruits and vegetables it is easy to get plenty of C.    But if you contract any type of respiratory illness it is wise to dramatically increase your Vitamin C intake to what is known as bowel tolerance (see this link for more information on what this means and how to do it: https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2019/12/16/vitamin-c-health-effects.aspxThe best form or oral C is Liposomal Vitamin C.

Exercise to Optimize Immune Function

Exercise is crucial for your health for many reasons, but one of the most important reasons is its ability to help with mental stress which can become debilitating.     We all know that excessive worry and stress are bad for us, prevent adequate high-quality sleep, and ruin our quality of life overall.   Exercise is amazingly effective for reducing mental stress and worry and it produces these benefits almost immediately!    Most people immediately feel better after any type of exercise.

   

Science shows a clear inverse relationship between moderate exercise and illness risk.

Exercise has an anti-inflammatory effect through multiple pathways.

Exercise is a proven anti-depressant.

Like all good things too much exercise can be counter-productive, and there is an inverse relationship between exercise intensity and duration.    So if doing Higher Intensity Exercise keep the exercise sessions short (under a half hour and twenty minutes is plenty!).     Extremely long duration exercise can also blunt immune response so keep low intensity exercise under an hour to insure you do not reduce immune function.

Also ideal to eat a meal of carbs and protein immediately after exercise which has proven to dramatically boost recovery and accelerate the benefits of exercise.

The Dumbbell Snatch – a Safer Power Exercise!

The Barbell Snatch is unquestionably one of the most amazing exercises you can do to develop power – the ability to produce lots of force quickly!   Power is king in athletic performance and it helps us mere mortals in many situations as well.      There are several popular power exercises but the barbell snatch is thought by many professional conditioning coaches to the best way to develop total body power.   Unfortunately it is not an easy exercise to learn, and it can take months of work with an experienced Olympic Lifting Coach to master the movement.    More importantly if you do not do it correctly or if you have issues with shoulder, hip or ankle mobility you can hurt yourself trying to do this lift!

Enter the dumbbell snatch!  Start with feet apart and feet rotated out slightly from your hips.  Feet should be slightly wider than shoulder width.   Hold a dumbbell with one hand in front of your thighs with your knuckles facing forward.   Squat down keeping torso upright and maintaining a slight arch in your lower back.   Arm holding dumbbell is kept straight with dumbbell between the legs knuckles still facing forward.   Do not let the shoulder slouch forward or down!   

The movement is initiated by driving up quickly by extending the knees and hips.    Picture yourself jumping up in the air holding a dumbbell.  As you come up shrug your shoulders and pull the dumbbell upward allowing your elbow to pull up and to the side of your head.   Keep the elbow over the dumbbell as long as possible.     Then pull your body under the dumbbell catching it at arm’s length while moving into the squat position.    Once you catch the dumbbell over your head stand up with dumbbell overhead.   Lower dumbbell to your shoulder then down to the original position in front of your thigh and repeat!

Simply put think: jump, shrug, drive elbow, and catch the dumbbell overhead!

Here is a great video of the dumbbell snatch from Michael Boyle:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRA_8jrlT3Uand another view here:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpE1ZtbZQpQ

Start with a relatively light weight – 20 – 25lbs men – 15 – 20lbs woman.    However once you get a little feel for the movement you need to go up in weight – you want to use enough load that you have to use the power of your legs and hips to generate the power to throw the weight up – your upper body just guides the dumbbell – it does not do the heavy lifting!

After a dynamic warm-up do sets of 3 – 5 reps on each side starting with 2 – 3 sets each side to 5 sets each side with sufficient recovery between sets so that you can focus on doing each repetition with good form!

Tips for Preventing Viral Infections

It is that time year again when viral illnesses typically proliferate.      This happens for several reasons, but the good news is that there are steps you can take to help protect you and your family from viruses.   Dry air and cold temperatures are known to promote the spread of the flu and other viral illnesses.     At the same time people spend more time cooped up inside and this creates a fertile environment for the spread of viral illness.   In addition, lack of sunlight results in drops in vitamin D levels in the body and this is directly linked to decreased immunity.

Here are some steps you can take to help protect you and your family:

Use a humidifier in your bedroom will help reduce the survival of many viruses including most strains of the flu.   Not only does increased humidity lower the survival of viruses in the air – it also influences your response to viral infection.   However, it is also important to keep the humidifier clean to prevent mold.  You can also add a few drops of essential oil like eucalyptus to help prevent any mold growth.

Wash your hands – yes, this simple step can prevent many infections!      We contract viruses through our mouth, eyes, and nose, and the most common transmissions occur when we touch our unwashed hands to one or more of these areas.      Frequent hand washing with soap for at least 20 seconds is the single best protection to avoid viral infection.     Always have alcohol sanitizer in your car and on your person and use whenever you are not able to wash your hands with soap and water. 

Maintain a Healthy Diet – with adequate protein and high in fruits and vegetables – at least 1 gram of protein per kilogram of bodyweight (about 56 grams for a man and 46 for a woman).    

  

Stay Hydrated – particularly during plane travel.     Dehydration lowers immunity and during dry winter months dehydration is common.

Vitamin C and Zinc – while there are many nutrients that support optimal immune function two that are critical are vitamin C and Zinc.      Vitamin C can be obtained by a good diet high in fruits and vegetables.   Zinc is highest red meat.     If you are not a meat eater other good sources of zinc include oysters and pumpkin seeds.    Supplementation is also an option and can quickly boost levels of both nutrients.     Either liposomal or buffered C with bioflavonoids are the most effective types of supplement for C.      For zinc choose a high-quality chelated zinc supplement like zinc glycinate, picolinate, or acetate.   For Zinc 30 mg per day is plenty and should be taken with food while for C 500 – 1,000 mg or more than enough on a daily basis.

   

During onset of sickness the body can tolerate much higher doses of C and this is beneficial in shortening the duration of viral illness.

Optimize Vitamin D Levels - Absolutely crucial for prevention of illness and optimizing immune function.     Each person is unique in terms of how much supplemental D is required to optimize blood levels so blood testing is essential to optimize results.     See this previous blogpost to learn how to optimize your levels of this crucial nutrient:  http://workoutanytime.blogspot.com/2020/01/vitamin-d-optimization-to-prevent.html

Elderberry Extract – elderberry has long been recognized as a potent anti-viral compound in folk medicine, but the good news is that science has proven this designation is on target and how elderberry extract can be used to prevent and treat viral illnesses.  One example is a recent 2019 study where the researchers concluded:   “What our study has shown is that common elderberry has a potent direct antiviral effect against the flu virus.   It inhibits the early stages of an infection by blocking key viral proteins responsible for both the viral attachment and entry into the host cells.”

In another study using the leading brand of elderberry called “Sambucol” was shown to reduce the duration of flu symptoms to 3-4 days which is amazing!   Sambucol was also shown to directly boost key immune chemicals and activate the immune system so it works directly to help prevent viral infection and replication while at the same time boosting your immune system.

The great news is that Sambucol is completely safe for all ages and has no known contraindication and is available in vitamin stores and pharmacies everywhere for a very low price!     It comes as a sweet tasting syrup liquid or as gummy chews (delicious).  For more information on Sambucol go to https://sambucolusa.com/

Jepang Hadirkan Internet 10Gbps dengan Harga Kurang dari 1 Juta?

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Dengan kecepatan segitu, kalian bisa download dan melakukan kegiatan ala Youtuber streamer dengan lancar dan gembira!

Di Indonesia, kemarin saja PT. Telkom Indonesia meluncurkan salah satu paket internet 1Gbps dengan harga yang fantastis, harga yang dibandrol adalah 1 Juta/bulan untuk berlangganan paket dengan kecepatan terbesar di Indonesia untuk kalangan konsumer. Tapi itupun masih UpTo. Jika anda memiliki uang lebih besar, anda bisa berlangganan paket Enterprise yang memang diperuntukan untuk perusahaan.

Sedangkan di Jepang? Mereka malah meluncurkan kecepatan 10Gbps dong! Bahkan kecepatan ini bisa digunakan untuk kegiatan enterprise terlebih dibidang live streaming, seperti kita tahu, streaming video membutuhkan banyak sumber daya kecepatan pertukaran data antara server dan komputer klien. Hal tersebut ditawarkan oleh NTT (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone) West dan East dengan biaya sekitar hanya Rp 770.000,-, sangat jauh harganya dibandingkan Telkom, namun layanan tersebut hanya tersedia di Jepang.

Jepang memang tercatat memiliki kecepatan internet yang luar biasa, terlebih lagi untuk koneksi mobile seperti ponsel. Kecepatannya memang tidak pernah mengecewakan. Maka dari itu NTT mengembangkan kecepatan hingga pada puncaknya, 10Gbps. Seperti dikutip techweez.com, kecepatan ini akan ditawarkan kepada konsumer untuk memaksimalkan pengalaman teknologi 4k, 8k, game online dan VR, AR.

Hal ini dianggap maklum, bahkan kantor berita dan televisi NHK juga telah meluncurkan siaran berbasis 8k pada Desember 2018 lalu, bahkan untuk Olimpiade dunia yang akan diadakan di Tokyo nanti, akan ditransmisikan ke seluruh dunia dengan resolusi 8k.

NTT memastikan layanan ini akan hadir pada bulan April mendatang di Osaka, kemudian akan disusul Nagoya pada awal Juli 2020. Hal ini menjadikan semua masyarakat harus memiliki koneksi berupa Fiber Optic. Indonesia kapan? Bukannya kemarin sudah di sebut-sebut sebagai negara maju oleh Amerika? Hehe



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PV Anime Musim ke 2 Gotoubun no Hanayome ∬ Ditayangkan

Promotion Video untuk Anime Gotoubun no Hanayome ditayangkan.

Musim keduanya akan meneruskan kehareman Futaro yang menjadi guru les privat bagi si kembar lima. Dalam musim kedua ini, Gotoubun no Hanayome menyematkan "∬" di akhir judulnya.

Visual Key Untuk Musim ke-2

Di halaman resmi TBS, serial ke-2 anime ini nantinya akan diproduksi oleh Bibury Animation Studios, bukan Tezuka Productions lagi. Sedangkan sutradara yang dulunya di jabat oleh Satoshi Kuwahara, nantinya akan digantikan oleh Kaori, dan kompositor serisnya masih akan dijabat Ouichi Keiichiro.

Anime ini akan dijadwalkan tayang pada bulan Oktober tahun ini.


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Anime Jasin-chan Dropkick Tampilkan Visual Untuk Musim ke-2

Keseharian para Iblis dan kelaparan Pekola akan dimulai kembali!

Anime Slice-of-life Jashin-chan Dropkick menampilan visual animenya untuk musim ke-dua. Tidak ada perubahan untuk staff anime dan produksi akan tetap di serahkan kepada studio Nomad.

Visual Key Untuk Musim ke-2

Untuk pelantun lagu pembuka, halca akan membawakan lagu berjudul Tokitoshite Violence. Informasi yang kami kutip di situs resminya, anime ini akan mengudara pada bulan April 2020 mendatang.

Jashin-chan Dropkick musim pertama telah mengudara pada bulan Juli 2018 dengan 1 episode tambahan pada bulan Oktober 2018, animasinya mengadaptasi dari serial manga aslinya yang dikarang oleh Yukiwo. Manganya sendiri sudah diserialsasi oleh Comic Meteor berbasis web yang dikelola oleh Flex Comic sejak April 2012.

Jashin-chan Dropkick menceritakan keseharian Jashin-chan, seorang iblis dengan wujud setengah ular yang dipanggil oleh Yurine Hanazono kedunia. Sayangnya Yurine tidak tahu bagaimana mengembalikan Jashin-chan kembali ke neraka. Maka untuk itu Jashin-chan berniat membunuh Yurine, dengan matinya Yurine sang pemanggil, maka Jashin-chan bisa kembali ke neraka asalnya. Namun segala usaha menjadi sia-sia dan berakhir dengan kegagalan yang konyol.



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Arnica Montana - The Best Kept Secret for Injuries!

Sooner or later we all experience a traumatic physical injury from a fall, contact during sports,  from a dental procedure or surgery; or twisting or straining joints or muscles.     While over the counter pain relievers like Acetaminophen (Tylenol) or Ibuprofen reduce pain they come with a list of potentially serious side effects.  

Fortunately, there is an excellent homeopathic remedy that can safely be used by anyone and brings with it zero drug interactions!    That remedy is made from the herb Arnica Montana or Arnica for short.    It is also known as Leopard’s Bane, Mountain Tobacco or Wolf’s Bane.    In addition to its pain-relieving properties,Arnica also reduces inflammation from traumatic injury.  

In fact, it is so successful in reducing inflammation, bruising and swelling from traumatic injury that it is routinely prescribed by plastic surgeons because excess post-surgery inflammation and swelling can negatively affect the results of these surgeries.

Arnica is a flowing perennial plant related to the Daisy and Sunflower – so those with allergies to either of these flowers should avoid using the actual herb.

Homeopathic Arnica is derived from the herb but like all homeopathic remedies is NOT the same as an herbal remedy.  To produce homeopathic Arnica the herb is harvested, chopped up and place in a container with alcohol and left for approximately one month.   Then the particulate matter is strained out so that the alcohol is left which acts as a solvent and is full of all the plant chemicals from Arnica.

This liquid is known as “Mother Tincture”.  Next, they take one drop of this liquid and mix it with either 9 drops or 99 drops of alcohol and the mixture is shaken through a particular process known as succession.     The dilution is now either 1 part per 10 or 1 part per 100.     This process is repeated again using the diluted mixture – one drop mixed with either 10 drops or 100 drops.     The liquid is then poured onto small pellets of lactose.  Depending on how many times this process is repeated determines a homeopathic remedy’s “potency” and there are several potency scales used in homeopathy:

Decimal potencies which come marked as 3X, 6X, 100X, etc.  Centesimal potencies which come marked as 3C, 9C, 12C, 30C, or 1M(1,000 dilutions) and 10M (10,000 dilutions)  

So How Do Homeopathic Remedies Produce Effects Since They are so Diluted?

The key to understanding how homeopathic remedies work is understanding the process of hormesis.  Hormesis refers to a biphasic dose response to a chemical whereby an extremely low dose can cause stimulation and beneficial effect on a biological system and a higher dose can cause an inhibitory or toxic effect.   Put another way hormesis refers to the fact that a beneficial effect (improved health, stress tolerance, growth or longevity) can result from exposure to low doses of an agent that is other toxic at higher doses.    

There are many examples of hormesis including physical stress from lifting weights – provide enough load and stress and not too much and the body gets stronger – try to lift too much weight or do too much weight lifting too soon and injury results.

In the case of many beneficial plant chemicals – these phytochemicals are actually known toxins which at high doses produce negative or toxic effects but at low doses stimulate a positive adaptive response by the body.

So -  dose is VERY important!

How do you use Arnica for injuries?

Homeopathic Remedies are produced in strict compliance with pharmaceutical Good Manufacturing Processes in FDA inspected facilities.    They usually come in small tubes full of pellets of lactose with a twist top that allows you to select 3 – 5 pellets.   You simply place them under your tongue and allow them to dissolve.        Dosage instructions are included on the tubes and a tube of homeopathic Arnica is very inexpensive - $6 - $9 for many doses worth!

To treat any traumatic injury, take 3 – 5 pellets and repeat as often as every 15 minutes until you feel improvement.     There is no possibility of overdose or poisoning the best potency for most injuries is 30C but any potency you find will work.    For really serious injuries look for 200C potency.      

Once you experience how effective this remedy can be you will want to have it with you all the time!

Topical Arnica

Arnica can also be used topically and comes in the form of gels, creams, liquids.  This form of Arnica is herbal meaning that it DOES contain significant quantities of plant chemicals from Arnica, and it is proven to be highly effective for traumatic injury.       It should NOT be used on any broken skin, and no form of herbal Arnica should every be taken internally!

You can use both topical Arnica and homeopathic Arnica in cases like sprains, strains and impact injuries without broken skin.