As we are in the midst of a pandemic the likes of which this country has not seen in over a century, it is natural for people to be concerned about their immune systems. The coronavirus, or COVID-19, has put a scare into the population and health is one of our top concerns right now. A renewed interest in eating right and exercising is great, but something that people are ignoring, that is extremely detrimental to our immune systems, is stress. 
Stress is a major disruptor of our immune system. There is no shortage of articles and studies going over this topic. The Mayo Clinic has a nice article titled “Chronic stress puts your health at risk,” which goes on to discuss that stress can lead to:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Digestive problems
- Headaches
- Heart disease
- Sleep problems
- Weight gain
- Memory and concentration impairment
Most of this sounds like life, but especially life during the coronavirus. During the last couple of months have you experienced anxiety (do we have enough toilet paper?), depression (will I ever see people or the sun again?), digestive problems (who knew the burrito in the back of the freezer would do that to me?), sleep problems (I remember sleep); who hasn’t experienced some of these? This is stress running rampant through your body and it will not only lower your quality of life, but can make you more susceptible to illness, allergies, and viral infections. Bluntly, stressing about the pandemic can put you in danger of becoming part of it.
There is some good news, you can manage stress in many different ways. Making better choices with your diet is a great start, as is exercising. Even if it is going for a social distanced walk, or participating in an exercise class in your living room, exercise is not just about getting fit, it is also about getting healthy. Another living room option is yoga. Yoga has long been touted as an excellent stress release, and with nothing but time and the confines of your home, it may be a great time to give it a try. If that isn’t your speed, this is the time to dust off some old hobbies or pick up some new ones. Devoting some time to focus on an outlet will get your mind off the current situation and allow some escapism which will reduce stress.
Something else to consider is the mechanism in which stress causes all this harm, and that is cortisol. Cortisol is the hormone that our bodies release in response to stress, and to put it simply, too much cortisol is a bad thing and has a cascade effect on our bodies and immune system. We want to regulate cortisol as much as possible, and while your new habits will help you down that path, there are additional measures to ensure that we control cortisol. Lean Xtreme is currently the best product on the market at doing this. You can read our write-up to understand how it does this, but it is safe to say that it works and is extremely effectively.
A combination of Lean Xtreme and some new habits (in addition to some time away from watching the news) will help you reduce stress and strengthen your immune system. At a time like this, these are the best choices you can make to better your life. Hopefully this will help you down that road.