While most of us have a general idea that our immune system helps us fight off infections – like COVID19, most of us haven’t given too much thought to this important defense system.

The coronavirus has upended almost all aspects of daily life for almost everyone. This is perhaps most strongly evident for the millions of school children who are now learning from home.

If possible, Well Living Lab experts encourage you to create a workspace at home during COVID-19 pandemic that has sounds or quiet to your liking and that is not distracting and has windows so you can look outside, with shading as needed to avoid glare on your computer screen.

Just as what you put in your mouth affects your health and well-being, so does what you put into your home environment, even the news you are consuming on TV and your devices that fill your home with messages.

It’s normal to have anxiety, fear and stress during this unsettling time of a COVID-19 pandemic. What we consume in the media, what we hear from friends and family and what we experience as we stay inside our homes or apartments for long periods of time all contribute to our personal responses.