Cut your risk of COVID-19
Top up your vitamin D
The ‘sunshine’ vitamin is essential for a healthy immune system and studies suggest it may help fight coronavirus. In a review in July by the Academy of Medical Scientists, it was found that low levels of vitamin D may contribute to susceptibility of Covid-19. An estimated 20% of us don’t get enough during the winter months, when the NHS recommends taking a 10 microgram supplement.
BUY AN OXIMETER
This little device clips onto the end of your. ‘But the odd thing about Covid-19 is that your oxygen levels can fall quite low before you start gasping, and we don’t understand why. It may be the virus is also affecting the brain. Oxygen saturation levels should be 98% to 99%. If it falls below 95% you would usually notice it, but in Covid-19 that’s not always the case. It can go lower without you gasping. That’s when a pulse oximeter can be useful.’
