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ENJOY SOME SUNSHINE
With the awesome weather and weekend coming up, we encourage you to ENJOY SOME SUNSHINE!
- Sunshine is good for immunity and bad for viruses
- The influenza virus is transmitted best at cooler temperatures and low humidity
- Sunshine makes disease-fighting cells in the skin move faster and work more efficiently
- Sunlight helps our bodies to make Vitamin D
The World Health Organisation suggests 5 to 15 minutes of casual sun exposure a few times a week is more than sufficient to keep Vitamin D levels topped up.
A healthy level of immunity can help protect against a lengthy list of ailments, including multiple sclerosis, asthma, depression, heart disease and cancer. Public Health England advises that adults and children over the age of one should consider taking a daily supplement containing ten micrograms of Vitamin D, particularly during autumn and winter. (1)
A healthy level of immunity can help protect against a lengthy list of ailments, including multiple sclerosis, asthma, depression, heart disease and cancer. Public Health England advises that adults and children over the age of one should consider taking a daily supplement containing ten micrograms of Vitamin D, particularly during autumn and winter. (1)
References
1 Lecturer, Dr. “How You Can Strengthen Your Defence Against Covid-19”. Mail Online, 2020, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-8112331/How-boost-immune-help-fight-coronavirus.html. Accessed 18 Mar 2020.
2 “Letter: Boosting Your Immune System Helps Against COVID-19 – The Mercury News”. Mercurynews.Com, 2020, https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/03/18/letter-boosting-your-immune-system-beneficial-with-covid-19-and-always/. Accessed 18 Mar 2020.
