STORY AT-A-GLANCE
- Certain pre-existing conditions may make you more vulnerable to coronavirus, including being overweight and having a heart condition or diabetes
- While there are no proven treatments for COVID-19 yet, some doctors are reporting success with intravenous doses of vitamin C
- The FDA has given the go ahead for the administration of plasma from previously infected patients to help critically ill people with the virus
- One way to fight coronavirus and other infections is to boost your microbiome diversity with healthy foods and probiotics and/or certain supplements
- Learning relaxation techniques and stress management can help, too — studies show that relaxation therapy increases levels of secretory immunoglobulin-A, one of the molecules protecting mucosal surfaces, like those in the lungs, from infection
