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[\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][et_pb_fullwidth_code admin_label=”Text – Fullwidth Leader Text” module_id=”fullwidth-leader-text” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ z_index_tablet=”500″] If you knew just about everything there is to know about prevention during a pandemic, what would you be doing to protect yourself? Besides wearing a mask, maintaining social distance, and instituting a routine of regular handwashing, that is. In a recent interview, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the US\u2019s best-known expert in infectious disease and a 2020 Time magazine<\/em> Top 100 influential person, was asked for some details on his prevention regi\u00admen. Dr. Fauci touted the immune-boosting basics \u2013 getting regular exercise and adequate sleep.<\/p>\n The 79-year-old former runner says he tries to get a 3.5-mile power walk into his busy schedule almost daily. But, interestingly, you won\u2019t find any exotic pills or powders in his medicine chest. Indeed, Fauci eschews immune-supportive supplements in favor of two humble vitamins \u2013 D and C. \u201cIf you are deficient in vitamin D, that does have an impact on your susceptibility to infection,\u201d he said on Instagram Live. Indeed, studies have confirmed that untreated vitamin D deficiencies raise a person\u2019s risk of contracting a viral respiratory tract infection. As for vitamin C, the doctor describes it as \u201ca good antioxidant,\u201d one that supports the immune system and various functions at the cellular level. The National Institutes of Health also showed in 2017 that vitamin C appears to both prevent viral infections and support the respiratory system. Dr. Fauci suggests supplementing with one or \u201cat most\u201d 2 g per day of vitamin C.<\/p>\n Suspecting a long cold winter, Dr. Fauci\u2019s final suggestion is a wise one \u2013 to \u201chunker down\u201d and await the arrival of a safe, proven vaccine.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you knew just about everything there is to know about prevention during a pandemic, what would you be doing to protect yourself? Besides wearing a mask, maintaining social distance, and instituting a routine of regular handwashing, that is. In a recent interview, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the US\u2019s best-known expert in infectious disease and a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36341,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-expert-advice","category-health","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"apple_news_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n