{"id":14870,"date":"2020-05-13T14:32:36","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T21:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arthritisbroadcastnetwork.org\/?p=14870"},"modified":"2021-11-05T19:08:01","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T19:08:01","slug":"arthritisathome-episode-20-nutrition-vitamins-and-the-immune-system-during-covid19-with-cristina-montoya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arthritisbroadcastnetwork.org\/?p=14870","title":{"rendered":"#ArthritisAtHome Episode 20: Nutrition, vitamins and the immune system during #COVID19 with Cristina Montoya"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The twentieth episode of Arthritis Consumer Experts&#8217; #ArthritisAtHome features Cristina&nbsp;Montoya, a Registered Dietitian, on nutrition, vitamins and the immune system during COVID-19 and what people with autoimmune arthritis need to know. #WellnessWednesday<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Arthritis At Home Ep.20: Nutrition, vitamins &amp; the immune system during COVID-19 w\/ Cristina Montoya\" width=\"843\" height=\"474\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oSZ-gtmP7KE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>During cold\nseason, flu season and even this &#8220;Covid-19 season&#8221;, people living\nwith arthritis may be interested in taking supplements or vitamins to boost\ntheir immune system. However, for people living with autoimmune forms of\narthritis, this may not be the best idea.&nbsp;Cristina&nbsp;myth-busts\nsome popular immune boosting products and\/or practices and suggests foods and\nnutrients that can help people with autoimmune diseases stay healthy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cristina is a\nmember in good standing with the College of Ontario, Dietitians of Canada, and\nthe Arthritis Health Professions Association.&nbsp;\nAs a patient advocate living with rheumatoid arthritis and Sj\u00f6gren&#8217;s\nSyndrome,&nbsp;Cristina&nbsp;participates in\nthe Durham Region Sj\u00f6gren&#8217;s Syndrome Support Group from the Sj\u00f6gren&#8217;s Society\nof Canada as well as the Online Consumer Panel from the Arthritis Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note the material\ncontained in this video is provided for general information only, and should\nnot be relied on to suggest a course of treatment for a particular individual\nor as a substitute for consultation with qualified health professionals who are\nfamiliar with your individual medical needs. Before starting on any vitamin or\nsupplement plan, speak with your doctor. He or she will be able to tell you,\nbased on your own unique health situation, whether further supplementation may\nbe required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Visit Arthritis At Home online:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/arthritisathome.jointhealth.org\">https:\/\/arthritisathome.jointhealth.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Check out these helpful resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Arthritis Dietitian \u2013 Should you take immune boosters if you are\nimmunocompromised? <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arthritisdietitian.com\/post\/should-you-take-immune-boosters-if-you-are-immunocompromised\">https:\/\/www.arthritisdietitian.com\/post\/should-you-take-immune-boosters-if-you-are-immunocompromised<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Canadian Produce Marketing Association: Fruits &amp; Veggies! Half Your Plate: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.halfyourplate.ca\/\">https:\/\/www.halfyourplate.ca\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Doctor Albers: Eating Mindfully<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/eatingmindfully.com\/\">https:\/\/eatingmindfully.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pulse Canada \u2013 Downloadable Resources:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pulsecanada.com\/resources\/\">http:\/\/www.pulsecanada.com\/resources\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>An anti-inflammatory recipe from Cristina Montoya featured on the Arthritis Society: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/arthritis.ca\/living-well\/optimized-self\/eating-well\/recipe-video-easy-baked-avocado-feta-eggs\">https:\/\/arthritis.ca\/living-well\/optimized-self\/eating-well\/recipe-video-easy-baked-avocado-feta-eggs<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>#ArthritisAtHome Episode 13: Nutrition and\narthritis during COVID-19 with Cristina Montoya:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qwDw2tSx4P4\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/qwDw2tSx4P4<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s of Arthritis Consumer Experts&#8217; #ArthritisAtHome features Cristina Montoya, a Registered Dietitian, on nutrition, vitamins and the immune system during COVID-19 and what people with autoimmune arthritis need to know. #WellnessWednesday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15745,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,30,5,9],"tags":[91,82,74,94,23,103,124,125],"class_list":["post-14870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-en","category-life","category-most-popular","category-whats-on-abn-en","tag-arthritisathome","tag-covid19","tag-crushcovid19","tag-wellnesswednesday","tag-arthritis-consumer-experts","tag-arthritis-society","tag-diet-and-nutrition","tag-supplements"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arthritisbroadcastnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arthritisbroadcastnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arthritisbroadcastnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arthritisbroadcastnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arthritisbroadcastnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14870"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/arthritisbroadcastnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15817,"href":"https:\/\/arthritisbroadcastnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14870\/revisions\/15817"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arthritisbroadcastnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arthritisbroadcastnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arthritisbroadcastnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arthritisbroadcastnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}