Chasing Life Is Your Immune System Ready for Fall? Here’s How to Support It
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Sep 2, 2025 Discover how classroom exposure can affect your immune health, especially for teachers and caregivers. Learn smart strategies to boost your immunity as the cold and flu season approaches. Dr. Sanjay Gupta shares tips on optimizing sleep, highlighting its crucial role in overall health. Explore practical advice on creating the perfect sleep environment and dietary changes that can enhance rest. Finally, get ready for fall by understanding essential nutrients that support your immune system.
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Classrooms Are Pathogen Hotspots
- Classrooms act like giant petri dishes where many pathogens circulate and spread quickly.
- Teachers and caregivers face higher exposure simply because they spend prolonged time around many children with imperfect hygiene.
Kids' Immune Systems Need Training
- Children's immune systems are still learning because they haven't been exposed to many pathogens yet.
- Those repeated early infections act as immune training that helps build future defenses.
Practical Ways To Support Immunity
- Support your immune system with sleep, a balanced diet rich in fruits and vegetables, exercise, and by not smoking.
- Also stay up to date with vaccines, manage stress, and prioritize mental health to optimize infection-fighting molecules.