In this podcast, host Angie Gust discusses the importance of diet and exercise in defending ourselves against the coronavirus.  Consumer Reports analyzed 5 years’ worth of data from the Dept. of Agriculture on pesticides on fruits and vegetables and recommended choosing organic whenever possible for yourself and for others. Another study showed that moderate-intensity exercise may contribute to increased immune protection in all populations. Compound extreme weather events are becoming more common as a result of global warming.

References

Borenstein, S. Sept 20, 2020.Climate change magnified weather extremes with parts of US on fire while others are under water.https://www.dailypress.com/nation-world/ct-nw-climate-change-extreme-weather-20200920-jqk6slivlrchhb5uzxhxxr4ugy-story.html

Consumer Reports 2020. Stop Eating Pesticides. October 2020. Cr.org/pesticideratings1020

Eskenazi B, Marks AR, Bradman A, et al. Organophosphate pesticide exposure and neurodevelopment in young Mexican-American children. Environ Health Perspect. 2007;115(5):792-798. doi:10.1289/ehp.9828

Leandro CG, Ferreira E Silva WT, Lima-Silva AE. Covid-19 and Exercise-Induced Immunomodulation. Neuroimmunomodulation. 2020;27(1):75-78. doi:10.1159/000508951

Mostafalou S, Abdollahi M. Pesticides and human chronic diseases: evidences, mechanisms, and perspectives. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2013;268(2):157-177. doi:10.1016/j.taap.2013.01.025

Rahmati-Ahmadabad S, Hosseini F. Exercise against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19): Does workout intensity matter? (A mini review of some indirect evidence related to obesity). Obes Med. 2020;19:100245. doi:10.1016/j.obmed.2020.100245

The Japan Times. China unveils plan to reduce single-use plastic by 2025. Jan 2020.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/01/20/business/china-unveils-plan-reduce-single-use-plastic-2025/

Walker, C. Sept 9, 2020 California's wildfires show how climate change is making forced evacuations and power shut-offs the norm. CNN
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/09/us/california-wildfires-climate-change/