Covid-19 Treatment and Prevention [Archive] - The Project Avalon Community Forum

onawah

29th January 2020, 18:53

I focus on prevention, and I haven't had a cold or flu in years.
I credit 2 regular ingredients in my diet the most for my strong immune system:
Fresh aloe vera gel
Aloe vera for consumption (a different variety than for topical treatment). Aloe vera leaves for consumption are large--from 1 to 3 or 4 lbs. each.
They can be purchased in Mexican Markets in the US or shipped from Aloe Labs in Harlingen, Texas.
I use 1/2 lb to 1 lb. per day in my morning smoothie.
Very easy to make.
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Aloe is anti-viral, anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, a perfect food for prevention as well as cure.
It's full of oxygen, helps with digestion, keeps the colon clean, the joints lubricated, the immune system strong.
Has a shelf life of a month or more if kept dry and well ventilated, but will keep longer if refrigerated.
I wrap each leaf in cloth rags to help keep them dry in the 'fridge.

Spirulina
Spirulina is a form of blue-green algae, which is the basis of the food chain. It is a whole food--you can live on Spirulina alone.
As a supplement, I take about a 2 teaspoons per day
It is high in chlorophyll, in a comparatively inexpensive form, Vitamin D, all the essential amino acids.
Keeps indefinitely in an air-tight container.
I think the best brand on the market now is Phoenix Rising Biolumina. See:http://bioluminaspirulina.com/
"It has so much concentrated nutrition that it’s been studied by agencies and organizations as diverse as NASA and the United Nations, which has hailed spirulina as being “The Perfect Food of the Future” for feeding the people of our world!"
Spirulina was first brought to the Western market by my late mentor, Dr. Christopher Hills. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Hills

I also take iodine, magnesium, a combo medicinal mushroom powder, Vitamin D-3 and Vitamin C daily, I eat organic as much as I can, eat sprouted foods
See:
https://www.vegetariantimes.com/skills/how-to-soak-sprout-nuts-seeds-grains-beans
... I drink a lot of spring water, a lot of fresh fruit and vegie juices, to which I add fresh ginger or garlic.
I make a brew of several different herb teas ( including Tulsi, Ashwaghanda, Pau d' Arco, Astragalus, Olive Leaf ) which I drink daily, along with my homemade kefir.
I make my own fermented vegies, usually cabbage and beet, and I use fresh celery juice instead of salt water to ferment them in.
(Much cheaper than buying saurrkraut in a bottle, and much better since the vegies are RAW.)
I have an essential oil diffuser which I use every day with a combination of Oregano Oil, Rosemary, Lavender and Sage.

I am 72 now, but people often say I look more like I am in my 50s.

Good article here from Dr. Sircus, who was a colleague of Dr. Hills: https://drsircus.com/general/cornonavirus-killing-even-healthy-people/

"Cornonavirus Killing Even Healthy People?
Published on January 28, 2020
The number of cases confirmed by the Chinese government rose to 4,515 as of Jan. 27, up from 2,835 a day earlier — although the true figures are generally expected to be much higher. The virus has now spread across China and into at least 16 countries globally. Meaning that the number of people infected by the cornonavirus almost doubles in 1 day as the death toll hits 106. This virus is a new type, and this makes it especially dangerous as humanity may have limited immunity to viruses that are sufficiently different from existing variations.

The fear is growing yet people are flying out of China in droves to points all over the world so the stage is being set for a massive world pandemic yet Hong Kong’s leader announced Tuesday that all rail links to mainland China will be cut starting Friday as fears grow about the spread of a new virus. Mongolia has also shut its borders. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday confirmed a fifth case of coronavirus in the United States. The latest two cases were in California. Dr Chris Martenson is convinced this is the black swan event that will bring the world economy to it knees. It certainly is bringing China to its knees as they begin to shut Peking down.

“In an economy that’s already teetering on recession, quarantines, disruption of travel and commerce and a generalized “circle the wagons” response to uncertainty will push the precarious economy over the cliff. Once tourists cancel trips, incomes plummet and businesses are forced to close,” writes Charles Hugh Smith.

There are no vaccines or new drugs to arrest the expanding epidemic yet there are many natural agents like vitamin C and D, bicarbonate, magnesium chloride, iodine and selenium that can be used to prevent and treat this pulmonary infection. Meaning people do not have to die from this coronavirus. All of these natural medicines have been used in emergency rooms and intensive care departments successfully for decades.

Physician (MD) and scientist (PhD) Dr. Dena Graysonsaid said, “In addition to being highly contagious, this novel coronavirus can cause a SEVERE infection that can kill even healthy people.” This is an interesting statement because the question comes up, who is healthy in our day and age of toxicity in our air, water and food?

Who is healthy as stress and conflict is going off the Rector scale? How many in the general population eat junk food and are obese? How many can keep a reasonable balance of oxygen and hydrogen atoms in their bodies meaning keeping an alkaline leaning physiology?

Probably only 10 percent of the population in America has enough magnesium and iodine in their blood, and that perhaps is an overstatement. The official numbers for magnesium are already terrible enough and the only doctor I know reporting on iodine deficiency reports 97 percent of his patients are deficient. (Dr. Brownstein from Detroit tested 7 thousand of his patients.)
The Huffington Post writes, “The very fact that flu season is so routine might seem like a reason to shrug it off. Mild cases bring about symptoms that are similar to colds or other minor ailments, making it seem like less of a big deal. But that kind of thinking could be dangerous, especially if you or someone in your home is susceptible to the worst effects of the virus. Such people include little kids, senior citizens, pregnant women and people with health conditions like asthma, diabetes and heart disease.”

Your body is going to be susceptible if it is plagued with toxicity and nutritional deficiencies starting with the most basic nutritional deficiency there is—which is oxygen. When it comes to dealing with nutritional deficiencies (safe to say over 90% of the population is affected) and toxic exposure (closer to 100%) western medical officials are deaf, dumb and blind and that is why they hurt more than they help.

It is not the time to panic but it is time to become knowledgeable about viruses and how to treat them unless you want to be a good sheep and just do what the CDC and world health officials tell you to do, which at this point is nothing. Just shut up and wear a mask. It is time to learn the truth, about the environment, about medicine and about our current governing constitutions.

Former CIA spy Robert David Steele said, “The CDC is lying to everyone about this, just like they lied about SARS. The CDC is a criminal organization that works for the pharmaceutical companies and it cannot be trusted at all.” There are so many reasons to not trust the CDC one could easily write a book about it.

Jon Rappoport has been investigating and writing about fake epidemics for over 30 years. He says, “One of my prime strategies: were there hidden and unreported causes that would explain people’s symptoms and illnesses—causes having nothing to do with viruses? I found them. “The virus” turned out to be a convenient and very effective cover story that would obscure the true causes that important forces wanted to hide.”

“The foul air of dozens of fast-expanding cities across China contains cocktails of toxic contaminants unprecedented in the range of pollutants they contain at high concentrations. Now, new research into these swirling maelstroms of gases and tiny particulates suggests that they may be incubating chemical reactions that compound the health effects in ways not seen before – effects that doctors say are cutting five years off the expected lifespan of half a billion people in northern China…China has the world’s most dangerous outdoor air pollution.”

As the cases overflow the hospitals in Wuhan we are not hearing one word about people dropping dead from pulmonary failure from breathing such toxic air 24/7 are we. The WHO admits millions die of such air pollution around the world each year, so people do die but did you ever read in the papers of a person dying of air pollution?

And have you ever read about a person dying from a bad diet? Unhealthy diets now kill more people than tobacco and high blood pressure. Poor diet is associated with 1 in 5 deaths worldwide, according to a new, large study. That’s equivalent to 11 million deaths a year, making unhealthy eating habits responsible for more deaths than tobacco and high blood pressure. Unhealthy diets cause cancer and extremely healthy diets are important in any patients cancer treatment. One of the reasons is that most people’s diets are unhealthy is because the food they eat are full of pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, hormones, additives and in the case of milk, sometimes even radioactive particles.

So all these people dying from poor diets and air pollution they have to list something in the death certificate. How about we just blame the flu and this and other viruses just so health officials and doctors do not have to address the real health problems facing the public.

How often do you hear in the press of someone dying of their properly prescribed medicine? Doesn’t it feel strange, though they admit about 100,000 Americans die from their properly prescribed medications each year, you never hear one case of it in the news?

So many people are dying everyday from many causes, many of them preventable. Since the doctors and the government are not going to help we have to learn ourselves what to do for our loved ones and ourselves against this virus if it comes near. We should already be doing that for flu season but the CDC will have the public doing none of that. Just wait for the vaccine and take your chances until then. Pathetic medical advise.

Conclusion

The CDC never likes to spell out the underlying causes of these clinical situations for they pretend not to know that massive magnesium deficiencies are behind most cases of diabetes and chronic heart, lung and even liver disease. Nor will they admit that massive mercury contamination from multiple sources, including the vaccines, are seriously compromising peoples overall health by collapsing the sensitive sulfur bonds in insulin and many other large proteins.

The western medical establishment abhors speaking about the tremendous quantity of poisons the average person is exposed to and has been accumulating in peoples’ bodies and how those toxic loads are colliding head on with dramatically worsening nutritional deficiencies including something as basic as the lack of full sun exposure. The belief that most healthy individuals get all the vitamins and minerals they need from eating a balanced diet is a lie.

For Treatment Recommendations see my essay:

https://drsircus.com/general/treatment-recommendations-for-new-virus-that-is-shutting-down-entire-cities/ "

EFO

29th January 2020, 18:57

Smoke tabs.

Drink beer.

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

From the first minor symptom:
10-12 drops of Hydrogen Peroxide food grade in 250-300ml of pure spring water and
3 full tea spoon of vit. C three times a day.

Also during year we take vit. C from time to time and we also added to salads replacing vinegar.

There are three years now that me and my wife are not ill :)

Craig

29th January 2020, 20:04

Bill Ryan

29th January 2020, 20:48

Sarah Rainsong

29th January 2020, 21:33

Great post indeed,

Would it also be possible for those who aren't readily in a position to obtain most of these suggestions, to find out how to get them? For example I am in a country town in NSW Australia so how would i go about getting oil of oregano, colloidal silver etc, I can get tumeric, and will be trying Bill's honey and garlic suggestion. Just after pointers on safe and reliable sources without fear of being taking for a ride if you know what I mean.

Cheers

There's a lot of things that you can get a regular grocery store that will help you stay healthy and get healthy if you're sick.

What you get in oil of oregano is the exact stuff in the oregano herb in your grocery store, just not as concentrated. Oregano, thyme, rosemary are all great anti-virals that also support your respiratory system. You can make a tea from the dried herb you get in the spice section or from the fresh ones in the produce section.

Fresh ginger is a strong anti-viral that is easily found in the produce section here in the US. Dried ginger is not as effective, but you can freeze the fresh rhizome. Make a tea with fresh ginger and lemon and honey and thyme...amazing for respiratory issues.

Garlic needs to be fresh and allowed to sit for about 10 minutes before you take it to get the most out of it.

My grocery stores all carry turmeric, too, but you can usually find that in dried form which works good too (don't forget to add black pepper to turmeric).

Shiitake mushrooms aren't as strong as reishi or other medicinal mushrooms, but they're still good and are a lot easier to find in stores (if you have any kind of Asian market, those almost always have a good selection of mushrooms).

Make a simple bone broth with a whole chicken and unflavored gelatin.

Onions, leeks, broccoli, cabbage, and Brussels sprouts are all great for the immune system. Make a nice soup with them, mushrooms & bone broth.

Wild-caught, cold water fish like salmon and cod are high in vitamin D and usually easy to find prepackaged in the freezer section. Canned salmon and tuna work good, too. And I am convinced that smoked oysters are superfood.

Aloe leaf is very good for you. It's summer in Australia, so it's in season there, you might could find that in the produce section.

Add lots of berries and nuts to your diet, along with green or black tea. Frozen berries are great.

And oranges, scrape the white part off the inside of the peel and eat that too, it's got lots of vitamin C and other good stuff

As far as actual supplements:
Emergen-C Immune+ is something all the grocery stores where I'm at carry. It's extra vitamin C, D & zinc. I add it to orange juice for my kids' at breakfast. A little more processed than I like, but it's easy.

Magnesium, vitamin D3 (you want the one that says D3, not just D), and vitamin C (I look for the kind with bioflavonoids) are all common supplements that are easy to find. You don't have to get a special brand for those.

Milk of magnesia will give you the magnesium, too, it's sold OTC as a laxative, and yes, it might give you runs, too.

Borax is in the laundry aisle and will give you boron (read up on how to use that).

Iodine is usually found in the first aid section (read up on how to use that, too).

If you're interested in more herbal stuff, I recommend one or both of these:
Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients into Foods and Remedies That Heal (https://www.amazon.com/Alchemy-Herbs-Transform-Everyday-Ingredients/dp/140195006X/ref=sr_1_4?gclid=CjwKCAiA98TxBRBtEiwAVRLqu3m5zLGxowGSThIOq8QERe60sVMnuz9HlOwQ7R9J1LuOEzgVZcVh5RoCM3k QAvD_BwE&hvadid=409943032242&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9011076&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=16102894044515384447&hvtargid=aud-840076997981%3Akwd-1456293305&hydadcr=24657_11410751&keywords=the+herbal+kitchen&qid=1580329882&sr=8-4) by Rosalee De La Foret (https://www.herbalremediesadvice.org/)
and
The Herbal Kitchen: Bring Lasting Health to You and Your Family with 50 Easy-To-Find Common Herbs and Over 250 Recipes (https://www.amazon.com/Herbal-Kitchen-Lasting-Easy-Find/dp/1573247456/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1LRCDSJBK8GKL&keywords=kami+mcbride&qid=1580329995&s=books&sprefix=kami+mcbr%2Caps%2C157&sr=1-1) by Kami McBride (https://kamimcbride.com/)

Both of these authors are highly respected herbalists here in the U.S. Their websites have a lot of info on them, too.

angelfire

29th January 2020, 21:39

waves

29th January 2020, 21:49

angelfire

29th January 2020, 23:33

From Mr Keshe "One Cup One Life", gans home production specifically for the Coronavirus. It seems like a fairly simple process, even for me!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08UZ7eeN7k4

EFO

30th January 2020, 00:28

Olam

30th January 2020, 01:25

From Mr Keshe "One Cup One Life", gans home production specifically for the Coronavirus. It seems like a fairly simple process, even for me!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08UZ7eeN7k4

Can anybody explain what is produced and how is it effective?
thanks

DeDukshyn

30th January 2020, 01:33

Strat

30th January 2020, 02:19

Sunny

30th January 2020, 02:31

I was in touch with my Homeopath today and she has confirmed that Gelsemium in a 200c potency should be taken as often as needed, IF one contracts the virus. Homeopathy has worked many apparent miracles for me, my family and pets.

Homeopathy had an astonishingly high success rate in the 1918 flu epidemic. This info is from an article by Dana Ullman on Dr. Mercola's website:

Dr. T. A. McCann was a respected homeopathic physician who interacted considerably with conventional physicians. In fact, he was one of the few homeopathic doctors to work with the nationwide Federation of State Medical Examining Boards, serving as vice president in 1914 to 1915. McCann is often quoted today as a result of his report on the impressive successes of homeopathic treatment during the flu epidemic of 1918.

In 1921 at the 77th annual convention of the American Institute of Homeopathy in Washington, D.C., he reported that 24,000 cases of flu treated in conventional medical hospitals had a mortality rate of 28.2 percent while 26,000 cases of flu treated in homeopathic hospitals had a mortality rate of 1.05 percent.12

The dean of medicine at Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia was Dr. W. A. Pearson, and he evaluated 26,795 cases of influenza treated by homeopathic physicians in its hospital with a mortality of only 1.05 percent.

Dr. H.A. Roberts, who later became the editor of a leading homeopathic journal, recorded his experience in treating soldiers during World War I. In the transporting of soldiers to Europe, he recorded 81 cases of influenza, where all recovered and none died. In comparison, it was common for ships to lose dozens of soldiers.

Dr. Royal Samuel Copeland (1868-1938) was appointed president of the New York Board of Health from 1918 to 1923. Copeland was a homeopathic physician and previously a professor of ophthalmology and otology (eyes and ear health). He is widely credited with helping to keep the public calm during this worldwide epidemic.
Further, four leading hospitals in New York City at the time were homeopathic hospitals, all of which had extremely low death rates during this epidemic. Copeland actually bragged that the results that these hospitals experienced during the influenza epidemic of 1918 showed the fewest deaths by percentage than any other city in the world.13

Bringing this historical experience up to date, three large modern studies have tested Oscillococcinum, a popular homeopathic medicine from France in the treatment of the flu, and found this medicine to be clinically effective.17,18 One of these studies showed that 70 percent more people who took this homeopathic medicine were healed from the flu within 48 hours than those given a placebo.19

Besides Oscillococcinum, there are also various other homeopathic medicines that are used in treating people with the flu, though the effective use of these medicines requires individualization of treatment based on each person’s unique syndrome of symptoms. Some of the most common homeopathic medicines are:

Gelsemium (yellow jessamine)
Bryonia (wild hops)
Arsenicum album (arsenic trioxide)
Eupatorium perfoliatum (boneset)
Rhus toxicodendron (poison ivy)
Nux vomica (poison nut)
Belladonna (deadly nightshade)

[Another] protocol is to use Influenzinum 9C (some homeopathic companies create a new version of this medicine each year and include in it the three most common flu viruses, as determined by the Pasteur Institute.

https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2018/12/06/homeopathic-remedies-for-influenza.aspx

Sadieblue

30th January 2020, 04:36

Drink lots of fluids and take 3 tablespoons of elderberry jelly three times a day
at the first sign of colds, flu, sinus. You can order the dried elderberries and make your own,
juice or jelly....add ginger or other spices, also raw honey.

onevoice

30th January 2020, 04:53

If you're interested in more herbal stuff, I recommend one or both of these:
Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients into Foods and Remedies That Heal (https://www.amazon.com/Alchemy-Herbs-Transform-Everyday-Ingredients/dp/140195006X/ref=sr_1_4?gclid=CjwKCAiA98TxBRBtEiwAVRLqu3m5zLGxowGSThIOq8QERe60sVMnuz9HlOwQ7R9J1LuOEzgVZcVh5RoCM3k QAvD_BwE&hvadid=409943032242&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9011076&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=16102894044515384447&hvtargid=aud-840076997981%3Akwd-1456293305&hydadcr=24657_11410751&keywords=the+herbal+kitchen&qid=1580329882&sr=8-4) by Rosalee De La Foret (https://www.herbalremediesadvice.org/)
and
The Herbal Kitchen: Bring Lasting Health to You and Your Family with 50 Easy-To-Find Common Herbs and Over 250 Recipes (https://www.amazon.com/Herbal-Kitchen-Lasting-Easy-Find/dp/1573247456/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1LRCDSJBK8GKL&keywords=kami+mcbride&qid=1580329995&s=books&sprefix=kami+mcbr%2Caps%2C157&sr=1-1) by Kami McBride (https://kamimcbride.com/)

Both of these authors are highly respected herbalists here in the U.S. Their websites have a lot of info on them, too.

The "Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients into Foods and Remedies That Heal" can be downloaded here (https://drive.google.com/open?id=11ILPk0XVuJT-zOl9jJes2ljK-ku21jlW).

The "The Herbal Kitchen: Bring Lasting Health to You and Your Family with 50 Easy-To-Find Common Herbs and Over 250 Recipes" can be downloaded from here (https://b-ok.cc/book/3718252/f57b12). In the 2nd link, there is an option to download the PDF version if you register a free account at the site.

pyrangello

30th January 2020, 05:23

My grandmother made the cup of tea called the hot totty . Hot water, honey, lemon, tea, shot of whiskey or brandy, and I add a splash of apple cider vinegar and dash of cayenne pepper. Drink as hot as you can .

Another drink is a soda pop called vernors. It is from Detroit but is now being shipped to other states . You heat that up like tea and to drink that with the carbonation

Finally Vicks vapor rub. Boil some in water and breathe this is, at night put some under your nose,rub it on your chest and neck and rub on the bottom of your feet. It will soak in overnight. This stuff will help you breathe .

Kryztian

30th January 2020, 07:41

Bringing this historical experience up to date, three large modern studies have tested Oscillococcinum, a popular homeopathic medicine from France in the treatment of the flu, and found this medicine to be clinically effective.17,18 One of these studies showed that 70 percent more people who took this homeopathic medicine were healed from the flu within 48 hours than those given a placebo.19

Yes, Oscillococcinum is the #1 remedy that has kept the flu away from me.

https://i.imgur.com/oCaoKzx.jpg

There are two ways/times to take Oscillococcinum:

Take is preventatively, like a "vaccine". I usually take is once or twice during flu season. Some people take in monthly or weekly. My twice a year has kept me flu free for over two decades. If you are a coffee drinker, this will not work, as coffee (caffeinated or not) anti-dotes many homeopathic remedies.

Take is when you first come down with the flu, when you feel the symptoms of the flu taking hold of you. If you've had the flu for 24 hours or more, Oscillococcinum probably will not be helpful.

A few more tips on taking Oscillococcinum:

You want to take it while your mouth is in it's "natural" state. Wait 15 minutes after eating, chewing or drinking, or wait 60 minutes after tooth brushing or after you've had other strong and flavored substances in your mouth.

Oscillococcinum is packaged in little containers which they define as "1 dose". You really don't need to take the whole container. There are hundreds of little pellets in each dose, all a fraction of a millimeter in diameter. As long as say 10 hit your mouth, you've had a dose that will do the trick. Taking the whole container/"dose" will be no more or less powerful.

It is amazing how homeopathic remedies are considered woo-woo pseudoscience, yet in the last 10 years almost every pharmacy in the U.S.A. now carries Oscillococcinum.

Sunny

30th January 2020, 08:08

I was in touch with my Homeopath today and she has confirmed that Gelsemium in a 200c potency should be taken as often as needed, IF one contracts the virus. Homeopathy has worked many apparent miracles for me, my family and pets.

Gelsemium was widely used in the 1918 flu. It is for "flu with prostration" -- i.e., if you are too sick to stand up -- which would be most people, I guess -- gelsemium sounds like a winner.

But just to throw this out there -- most homeopathic remedies will treat a wide range of conditions. For instance, arnica, which many people have at home for sprains and falls, is also a flu remedy.

If you have homeopathic remedies around the house, and you want to know if they would be useful for a particular illness, you can go to abchomeopathy.com and put the name of your remedy into their search engine. It will give you a list of all the things that remedy can treat. https://abchomeopathy.com/

The Moss Trooper

30th January 2020, 08:49

Bill Ryan

30th January 2020, 10:44

EFO

30th January 2020, 13:12

There was a really interesting caller to Infowars about half an hour ago. He cited research with mice, in which they were each given a drop of iodine on their noses, and then surrounded with the flu virus. None of the mice became infected.

The caller says that he now does the same: drops iodine in his nostrils whenever there's a risk of picking something up from others. He's never come down with a thing.

Following Dr. Humphries example of sniffing vit. C and it hurt like h...ll,I'll try also iodine and see what's happening?!?!?!:facepalm:

I've DONE it!

Don't try this if you are pain sensitive!!!

I took a good hot bath,I wash inside the nostrils with water and home made soap then clean them again.

I dripped carefully one drop on each nostril.
After 2-3 seconds the burning begin together with strong sensation of sneezing and an avalanche of liquid.I blow my nose easily making the big mistake:the burning sensation became more pronounced.So don't blow your nose,just wipe it.

The burning sensation last for about 15 minutes and liquid flowing has stopped.That's all.

I will try again other time. :)

Iodine concentration used was 2%.

Thank you Mr. Ryan!:thumbsup:

Pam

30th January 2020, 13:34

For those that live in colder areas where they are staying in heated homes a humidifier works wonders at keeping the nasal passages and lungs moist. If a humidifier is unavailable using a saline nasal spray (without preservatives) is an inexpensive and easy way to do this although not quite as effective.

Tintin

30th January 2020, 13:39

Moderator note from Tintin: Avalon member angelfire thought it would be a good idea to include this post from Ron Mauer here, and I agree, it is a good idea, so, here it is, below. I'm also adding links that weren't on the original posting. Thank you again Ron and angelfire

[Copied from Jim Humble's newsletter (https://jimhumble.co/blog/a-word-on-coronavirus)].

Original post from The Wuhan Coronavirus thread: Post #101 (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?109753-The-Wuhan-Coronavirus&p=1333274&viewfull=1#post1333274)

A Word on Coronavirus

Hello,

Some of you have written asking for my thoughts on the latest coronavirus which is making headlines these days.

To start, here is one definition of coronavirus:

Coronaviruses are types of viruses that typically affect the respiratory tract of mammals, including humans. They are associated with the common cold, pneumonia, and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and can also affect the gut.

News agencies report that the recent outbreak of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China is rapidly evolving and reportedly (at the time of this writing), infections from the virus have now been found on other continents and several other countries in Asia have reported cases as well.

Signs of the virus are fever and symptoms of respiratory illness, such as coughing, difficulty breathing or shortness of breath—however, it has been reported that some carriers of this strain of coronavirus show no respiratory symptoms at all. This makes it extremely difficult to detect carriers of the virus, taking into account that health officials are looking for respiratory symptoms such as coughing, sneezing and breathing difficulties. Another report said some carriers have no fever and no coughing, but instead are exhibiting symptoms of diarrhea, vomiting and chest pains.

At the time of writing this, statistics vary according to the news as to how many confirmed cases there are worldwide, as well as deaths. It has been reported that China is moving to restrict travel and schools in Hong Kong and the mainland are postponing classes. Some say the situation is far worse than what is being reported, others suggest it is a hoax.

The purpose of this newsletter is not to analyze or speculate what is behind all of this, or try to project where it is all going. As most would agree, we live in very unique times—whether you believe this and other similar outbreaks are part of a great conspiracy, or signs of the times according to Biblical predictions, or whatever other reason—I would like to say, it’s a good time to have some MMS on hand and educate yourself in its use.

MMS (sodium chlorite activated with a food grade acid which then produces chlorine dioxide) kills most of the diseases of mankind. I don't know for sure about the coronavirus at this time—but we know that MMS kills viruses as well as pathogens of all kinds and is an immune system builder. There is much anecdotal evidence that says MMS has proven very effective in eradicating viruses including Ebola, Swine Flu, TB, and other respiratory diseases. Chlorine dioxide was completely effective against Anthrax in 2001, and used by US Military for Ebola in 2014. It's been proven by the Red Cross in 2012 to eradicate malaria in just four hours, to name a few. I have been receiving feedback for over 22 years from people all around the world who have given testimony of how they recovered their health from a vast variety of disease, many life-threatening, with MMS. Therefore, I have every reason to believe it can be effective in stopping and preventing the current novel coronavirus going around today.

For more information and some important facts on MMS, as well as the history of MMS, go here:

- MMS (Chlorine Dioxide) – Some History (https://jimhumble.co/mms-history)

- Important Facts Regarding MMS (https://jimhumble.co/important-facts-regarding-mms)

Again, I have reason to believe, MMS (chlorine dioxide), can be very effective in both preventing and eradicating the coronavirus. With the barrage of health issues in the world today, I would say, let MMS be your first line of defense. Why not be prepared for whatever may come your way? It's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. The point is, we never know when an emergency or “outbreak” of some illness is going to happen. Weather it is a stroke, or a heart attack, an accident or this year’s epidemic. We need to be prepared ahead of time and not wait until it's too late. A great way to prepare is to educate yourself on MMS. The best way you can do this, in my opinion, is get the MMS Health Recovery Guidebook, available here: jhbooks.org (https://jimhumble.co/bookstore) This book is a clear and concise guide to all you need to know in order to recover health with MMS, as well as how to strengthen your immune system by staying overall toxin free. So get the Guidebook, study it, familiarize yourself with it and have MMS on hand.

Regarding the coronavirus, at this point in time if you have it, I would suggest trying MMS first as MMS has eradicated a wide range of maladies. In my own personal experience traveling around the world and helping people with many different diseases, I have to say there have been positive results at least 95% of the time. I would say those are pretty good odds. At this time MMS is being used by thousands and thousands of people in more than 185 countries.

Below are provisional steps one can take, a variation of my standard protocols and Health Recovery Plan, but something to try immediately in the case of coronavirus until you can get the MMS Health Recovery Guidebook. Here's my suggestion:

MMS must be activated drop for drop with the activator. Mix the drops in a clean dry glass, count 30 seconds so the drops can activate—they should turn amber color. After the 30 second count add 1/2 cup (4 ounces/120ml) of water, then immediately drink it down. (Do not leave this to sit for more than a few seconds, it must be taken immediately or it will begin to lose potency.) First, take six activated drops of MMS in 1/2 cup of water. Wait one hour, and then take six more activated drops in 1/2 cup of water. That may do it. You will know within two hours if it killed the disease by how you feel. What to do next depends upon how those first two doses made you feel. Follow these next directions carefully:

Step 1. If you feel better after taking the two 6-drop doses of MMS, reduce your intake to 3 activated drops in 1/2 cup of water every hour for eight hours a day, until completely well. You may want to continue this for up to 21 days to be sure you are free of disease and as an overall detoxification of the body. Always take the MMS within seconds of mixing up the dose. Any time you should feel worse when taking MMS, proceed with Step 2 below.

Step 2. Any time after taking MMS activated drops you feel worse, cut your intake by one half but do not stop hourly doses. If you still feel worse cut your intake by one half again, but continue with hourly doses. Feeling worse after taking the MMS drops such as showing signs of nausea, diarrhea or headache is actually a sign that you are ridding your body of toxins. It is called a Herxheimer reaction. It indicates you are killing the disease, but you are killing it too fast—the point is go slow enough so as not to make yourself unnecessarily uncomfortable.

These suggestions are only to get you started should you come down with a life threatening virus. You need the MMS Health Recovery Guidebook for complete instructions. There are more details and important things to know for getting well, such as do not take things that neutralize MMS such as coffee, tea, orange juice, milk, alcohol, things very high in antioxidants and so on, at the same time you take MMS doses. I wrote the Guidebook with all the details in mind, I simply cannot repeat it all here—so get the book. In the MMS Health Recovery Guidebook, I have outlined a Health Recovery Plan which gives full instructions and protocols on how to handle other illness and disease.

If you do not have coronavirus, but you think you have been exposed, you might want to take two 6-drop doses of MMS, an hour apart. I would then suggest doing the Starting Procedure, followed by Protocol 1000, as a preventative measure and as an overall detoxification of your body. And last, but not least, I recommend a daily maintenance dose of MMS for all. Full details of these protocols are found in the MMS Health Recovery Guidebook, available here: jhbooks.org (https://jimhumble.co/bookstore)

As mentioned above, educate yourself now—familiarize yourself with MMS today, don’t wait until you are in the middle of a crisis.

All the best and good fortune to you along the way,

Jim Humble

This is my disclaimer as it seems everyone must have a disclaimer now days: I have shared certain views and opinions in the above Newsletter. I would follow this information myself if I had need, but everybody has to take responsibility for their own health. I am not a doctor. I do not diagnose, prescribe, treat, or cure. I merely provide information (for educational purposes) based on my experience and the experience of others. I do not suggest anyone follow my advice without getting the advice of a qualified health professional, and then decide what you want to do about your own health. Again, each person must take responsibility for his/her own health. So, please do what you feel is best

Sarah Rainsong

30th January 2020, 15:45

Can Herbal Medicines Fight Wuhan Coronavirus? (https://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/can-herbal-medicines-fight-wuhan-coronavirus?fbclid=IwAR28cTWU_suM-ffphn2hwmAwPNzDM1krZHQcpZ7GggGvm6xajC8mTqp7vUo)

A few highlights:

Red algae Griffithsin has also proven to be antiviral against HIV-1 (human immunodeficiency virus), HSV-2 (Herpes simplex virus), HCV (Hepatitis C) and the Ebola virus.

What do these viruses have in common? Along with nCoV-2019, they all have glycoprotein shells around them. According to doctors at the University of California at Davis:

"Griffithsin is a marine algal lectin that exhibits broad-spectrum antiviral activity by binding oligomannose glycans on viral envelope glycoproteins."

The researchers are discussing what is also called a mannose-binding lectin. Mannose-binding lectins have been shown to penetrate and break down the shells that surround this class of viruses - which includes nCoV-2019 virus.

The red algae extract above was found in the Griffithsia species of red algae. This is not the only species of red algae that contains mannose-binding lectins.

The researchers studied known plant lectins from 33 different plants in the laboratory, using infected cells. Of the 33 plants tested, 15 extracts inhibited replication of both coronaviruses. Those antiviral lectins were successful in inhibiting the replication of the viruses.

The 15 coronavirus-inhibiting plants were:

• Amaryllis (Hippeastrum hybrid)
• Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis)
• Daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus)
• Red spider lily (Lycoris radiate)
• Leek (Allium porrum)
• Ramsons (Allium ursinum)
• Taro (Colocasia esculenta)
• Cymbidium orchid (Cymbidium hybrid)
• Twayblade (Listera ovata)
• Broad-leaved helleborine (Epipactis helleborine)
• Tulip (Tulipa hybrid)
• Black mulberry tree (Morus Nigra)
• Tabacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
• Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica)

The plants I bolded are commonly used as food and easy to incorporate into your diet!

Kryztian

30th January 2020, 16:00

And if Oscillococcinum it my #1 method for driving away the flu, Elderberry is my #2.

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It comes in many forms, the simplest and easiest is tea. Every time I hear someone talking about flu and feel concerned I might get it (about 4 - 5 times every winter) I make myself a cup of this tea. You can take this as a preventative, or take is while you are having the flu.

Ben

30th January 2020, 17:18

Turpentine (oil from the pine tree) is a very powerful remedy that's been used for treating all sorts of illnesses, by many peoples, for probably thousands of years.

It's properties include anti- oxidant, anti- fungal, anti-parasitic, anti- bacterial, anti-inflammatory and is cytotoxic to cancer cells.

I tried it a few years ago, and took a half teaspoon, poured onto a teaspoon of sugar, 5 days out of 7, for about 2 months. I didn't have anything particularly wrong with me, but wanted to see what effect it would have on me generally, as an all-round preventative.

I have to say I felt great, with lots of energy and mental clarity.

It seems to do a lot the same things as MMS, only it's incredibly cheap and easy to get hold of (good hardware shops will have it).

Make sure it's PURE turpentine GUM, as some turpentine brands contain toxic additives.

Here's a good article covering the history, medicinal uses, FDA approval, warnings etc.
http://www.soul-guidance.com/health/turpentine.html

DeDukshyn

30th January 2020, 19:44

Smoke tabs.

Drink beer.

It might sound weird, but beer and weed seem to be very anti-viral. Worked with a guy that drank about a 6 pack of beer an evening "religiously". Had almost perfect work attendance over several years ... never even got a cold. Not recommended ... just an anecdote. (everything in moderation)

Whoa there........ I better clarify my "smoke tabs, drink beer" stance.

"Tabs" is Northern (UK) slang for cigarettes, specifically rolling tobacco. And beer, well, that's beer!

But.......

I better come-clean. I'm more-or-less T-Total. I don't enjoy the feeling of alcohol or weed...... Just my personal view, quite happy for others to indulge.

So my statement of "smoke tabs, drink beer" was.................... Just for................... Effect.

Bah.

Lol, well, I wasn't condoning alcoholism to combat the flu, nor was I condemning nor supporting you for thinking that I was thinking that this was the case ;). Mine were just added real life observations - that people who smoke cannabis and drink beer regularly, seem to not come down with colds and flus as often as people who do not.

onawah

30th January 2020, 20:06

Corona Virus: What To Do --from Vaccine Impact News
by David Brownstein, M.D.
DrBrownstein.com
https://vaccineimpact.com/2020/dr-brownstein-corona-virus-is-nothing-new-heres-what-to-do/

"I am sure you aware of the corona virus infection that is causing concern around the world. A January 24, 2020 study in The Lancet reported the latest statistics. (1) The fatality rate (so far) from the corona infection is approaching 15%. That is not good news.

There is a big HOWEVER here: This Lancet report is based on only 41 laboratory confirmed cases of the recent corona virus strain (2019-nCoV). Keep in mind, the 15% fatality rate is the percentage of hospitalized patients suffering with corona virus. There must be many more people who became ill with this corona virus and recovered uneventfully and therefore, did not seek care.

The symptoms of corona virus initially mimic the flu—fever, headache, cough, fatigue and muscle aches. The 41 patients admitted to the hospital all developed pneumonia.

Corona virus is nothing new. It has been with us for a long time. Corona virus can affect both animals and humans. It is important to keep in mind that most corona viral infections are mild. In the last two decades, there were two serious corona virus infections–severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) which both had elevated death rates.

So, what can you do? Wearing a mask will not help protect you from becoming ill with any viral infection—corona virus included. I would check that off the list.

First, it is important to maintain optimal levels of nutrients, particularly vitamins A, C, and D.

Most people have suboptimal vitamin A and C levels. Both of these nutrients have antiviral abilities and are able to support the immune system when it is under viral attack.

If you are not ill, I suggest taking 3-5,000 mg/day of vitamin C. At the first sign of an illness, I would suggest taking 1,000 mg/hour until diarrhea develops, then back off for a time period.

For vitamin A, I suggest using 5,000 Units/day if you are not sick and 100,000 Units/day for four days at the first sign of an illness. Pregnant women cannot take these doses. (Note: Take vitamin A, not beta carotene.)

Also, vitamin D is very important for fighting infections. I suggest, at the onset of an illness, taking 50,000 IU of vitamin D3/day for four days.

Iodine is essential to not only fighting off an infection it is necessary for proper immune system functioning. There is no bacteria, virus, parasite or fungus that is known to be resistant to iodine.

As I have written in my book, Iodine: Why You Need It, Why You Can’t Live Without It, most of the population is low in iodine. If fact, iodine levels have fallen nearly 60% over the last 40 years.

The RDA for iodine is inadequate to supply enough iodine for all the bodily tissues. For the majority of my patients, I suggest taking 25 mg/day as a daily dose and more (sometimes 50-100 mg/day) at the first sign of an illness. Iodine can cause adverse effects and it is best used under the guidance of an iodine-knowledgeable doctor.

To prevent becoming ill and to avoid having a poorly responding immune system, it is vitally important to eat a healthy diet free of all sources of refined sugar. Refined sugar has been shown to negatively alter the functioning of the white blood cells for hours after ingestion.

Finally, it is important to maintain optimal hydration—drink water! Take your body weight in pounds, divide by two and the resultant number is the amount of water to drink per day in ounces. Dehydration ensures you will be much more likely to suffer serious problems from any infectious process.

Conventional medicine has little to offer to prevent or treat corona virus infections other than washing your hands–I agree with that one. It is time for you to take the initiative and learn what other therapies are out there. Your conventional doctor simply has no effective tools in his/her toolkit for this.

As for getting the flu shot? Fugetaboutit. It won’t help corona infections and there was a study which found an increased risk in non-influenza infections, including coronavirus, in those that received the trivalent flu vaccine. (2)

My last recommendation is to work with a holistic doctor who can give you nutrient IVs when you become ill. Vitamin C, hydrogen peroxide, and ozone IVs can help anyone suffering from an infection. At my office, The Center for Holistic Medicine, we have seen the positive results a holistic approach to combatting viruses can provide. To find a holistic doctor near you go to: www.icimed.com.

To All Our Health,
~DrB

Read the full article at DrBrownstein.com https://www.drbrownstein.com/corona-virus-what-to-do-2/

Comment on this article at HealthImpactNews.com.

See Also:

Vitamin C Protects Against Coronavirus: https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/vitamin-c-protects-against-coronavirus/
Did Bill Gates & World Economic Forum Predict Coronavirus Outbreak? Will There be an Internet Blackout to Control Information? https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/vitamin-c-protects-against-coronavirus/
References
(1) https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30183-5/fulltext
(2) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3404712/

Franny

30th January 2020, 20:47

Coronavirus: Self treatment recommendations for new virus that is shutting down entire cities

Coronavirus: Self treatment recommendations for new virus that is shutting down entire cities (https://www.sott.net/article/428245-Coronavirus-Self-treatment-recommendations-for-new-virus-that-is-shutting-down-entire-cities)

Dr. Mark Sircus
DrSircus
Fri, 24 Jan 2020 00:00 UTC

The Headlines read: China Quarantines a City of 11 Million Over Deadly New Virus. Little is known about the new virus, making it more challenging for authorities to figure out the appropriate action to take, experts say. Unfortunately, they will not take appropriate action because they refuse to look at the fundamental weakness of all viruses, which can be easily and cheaply exploited.

People die of viruses all the time but the death rates can be sharply reduced if we pull the rug out from under them with rapid changes in pH and with heavy dosages of iodine, selenium and magnesium chloride. Modern medicine refuses to look at these basic medicines, which are commonly used in ICU departments that save lives everyday; refuses to entertain the idea that these same medicines could be perfect medicines to both prevent and treat this new viral disease.

Authorities do not know the incubation period which makes it difficult to know how to respond. But we do know the virus spreads easily and quickly. The province of Hubei, of which Wuhan is the capital and largest city, late Wednesday reported a total 444 confirmed cases, up from 270 announced the previous day.

Comment: Since the writing of this article the number of confirmed cases is over 6,000.

The Chinese National Health Commission reported early Friday that there have been 25 deaths from and 830 cases of the coronavirus, a sharp increase. The death toll increased by more than a half-dozen in 24 hours, while the number of confirmed cases jumped by more than 200.

The media and medical system do not know how to respond except to create a panic. However, even worse infections are spreading but you will not read about them in the media.

There is a hushed panic playing out in hospitals around the world as a deadly fungus is spreading killing a lot of people. The fungus known as Candida Auris, kills almost half of all patients who contract it within 90 days, according to the CDC - as it's impervious to most major anti-fungal medications. First described in 2009 after a 70-year-old Japanese woman showed up at a Tokyo hospital with C. Auris in her ear canal, the aggressive yeast infection has spread across Asia and Europe - arriving in the US by 2016.

Residents inside Wuhan have reported long lines at the city's hospitals, with some patients seeking advice or treatment waiting hours to be seen. Videos posted to social media showed tense scenes as staff tried to maintain order in jam-packed hospital corridors.

Now we read: China extended has extended its quarantine on the city of Wuhan over a deadly virus to two more cities on Thursday, cutting off a total of almost 19 million people.

"It's Like Cancelling Christmas" - Beijing Scraps Lunar New Year Festivities Amid Virus Outbreak

The virus — which was first diagnosed less than a month ago — has already killed at least 18 people and infected more than 650 people around the world, including confirmed reports in Singapore and Saudi Arabia.

One patient in Wuhan infected more than a dozen medical staff. There is one confirmed case in the US. That person arrived by plane from China. Potentially everyone on the plane could now be a carrier and we may not know for a week or more. It could be spreading around the world rapidly as many Chinese have already traveled to every continent. The following weeks will be telling.

In Wuhan, a city of 11 million in central China, where the new coronavirus originated, will halt all outbound flights and trains and shut down its public transportation system from Thursday morning, the Chinese government said, a dramatic escalation in China's battle to contain a pneumonia outbreak that has now killed 17 people.

Several provinces and territories in China, including Fujian, Anhui, Liaoning and Guizhou, announced their first confirmed infection cases on Wednesday, according to CCTV and local Chinese authorities.

Treatments for Viral Infection

If you do not want your loved ones to die of a viral infection the first thing you need to know is that the minute you or your kids get the sniffles you have to treat aggressively with natural not pharmaceutical drugs. Better yet, the same medicines can be used to prevent infection in the first place so people interested in protecting their families from this virus (and all others) would be well advised to start treatments before, treat preemptively.

We are talking about sodium bicarbonate, magnesium chloride, selenium and iodine all of which can be applied at high dosages to head viruses off at the pass before they take hold and choke a person to death. All of these medicines can be administered at home safely and legally and one does not need a prescription because they are nutritional in nature, not pharmaceutical.

Comment: And Vitamin C.

Susceptibility to infectious diseases is common in malnourished and toxic human populations. This has traditionally been viewed as simply a consequence of the fact that the immune system must be maintained by adequate nutrition in order to function optimally. Only recently has data begun to accumulate in support of the idea that nutritional factors (http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/content/182/Supplement_1/S93.full) may sometimes have a direct effect on pathogens, and that passage through nutritionally deficient hosts may facilitate evolutionary changes in infectious agents.

Killing Viral Infections with Sodium Bicarbonate

Certain viruses (including the rhinoviruses and coronaviruses that are most often responsible for the common cold and influenza viruses that produce flu) infect host cells by fusion with cellular membranes at low pH. Thus they are classified as "pH-dependent viruses."

Fusion of viral and cellular membranes is pH dependent. "Fusion depends on the acidification of the endosomal compartment. (http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2005000600002) Fusion at the endosome level is triggered by conformational changes in viral glycoproteins induced by the low pH of this cellular compartment."

"In 1918 and 1919 while fighting the 'Flu' with the U. S. Public Health Service it was brought to my attention that rarely anyone who had been thoroughly alkalinized with bicarbonate of soda (https://drsircus.com/medicine/sodium-bicarbonate-baking-soda/) contracted the disease, and those who did contract it, if alkalinized early, would invariably have mild attacks. I have since that time treated all cases of 'cold,' influenza and 'la gripe' by first giving generous doses of bicarbonate of soda, and in many, many instances within 36 hours the symptoms would have entirely abated," wrote Dr. Volney S. Cheney (https://drsircus.com/medicine/sodium-bicarbonate-baking-soda/arm-hammer-soda-company) to the Arm & Hammer Company.

Dr. Jerry Tennant writes, "As oxygen levels continue to drop (http://tennantinstitute.us/oxygenhyperbaric-oxygen.html), you get infections. Each of us contain about a trillion "bugs". They are suppressed when oxygen is present. However, as oxygen drops, the "bugs" wake up and want to have lunch — -they want to have you for lunch. Since they don't have teeth to take a bite out of your cells, they put out digestive enzymes to dissolve your cells. As they consume your cells, you get sick."

The most important factor in creating proper pH is increasing oxygen because no wastes or toxins can leave the body without first combining. with oxygen. The more alkaline you are, the more oxygen your fluids can hold and keep. The position of the oxygen disassociation curve (ODC) is influenced directly by pH, core body temperature and carbon dioxide pressure. According to Warburg, it is the increased amounts of carcinogens, toxicity and pollution that cause cells to be unable to uptake oxygen efficiently.

Never Forget Iodine

"Extremely high doses of iodine can have serious side effects, but only a small fraction of such extreme doses are necessary to kill influenza viruses, (https://drsircus.com/medicine/avoiding-serious-complications-from-viral-infections)" writes Dr. David Derry of Canada. In 1945, a breakthrough occurred when J. D. Stone and Sir McFarland Burnet (who later went on to win a Nobel Prize for his Clonal Selection Theory) exposed mice to lethal effects of influenza viral mists. Pathology was prevented by putting iodine solution on mice snouts just prior to placing them in chambers containing influenza viruses. Dr. Derry also reminds us that a long time ago students in classrooms were protected from influenza by iodine aerosol therapy. Aerosol iodine also is effective against freshly sprayed influenza virus.

Iodine is a must (https://drsircus.com/medicine/iodine/iodine-rescue) when dealing with deadly viruses and would go a long way in decreasing the death rate from Ebola. Dr. Gabriel Cousens (http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.gabrielcousens.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=RzjJOxzDamo%3d&tabid=364&mid=6700&language=en-US&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHuSt0S9wF9FsBePwAGXOVkEIZHbQ) wrote, "Historically, as early as 1911, people normally took between 300,000-900,000 micrograms of iodine daily without incident. Other researchers have used between 3,000 and 6,000 micrograms/day to prevent goiter." Deficiencies in iodine (https://drsircus.com/medicine/cancer/iodine-and-immune-system-strength) have a great effect on the immune system.

Vitamin D - Perfect Helpmate to Vitamin C

Vitamin D reduces the risk of dying (https://drsircus.com/medicine/flu/vitamin-d-and-the-flu) from a viral infection. Researchers from Winthrop University Hospital in Mineola, New York found that giving supplements of vitamin D to a group of volunteers reduced episodes of infection with colds and flu by 70% over three years. The researchers said that vitamin D stimulates "innate immunity" to viruses and bacteria. Very few have any idea that Vitamin D can be taken in high dosages like Vitamin C can.

Magnesium for Acute Illness

Magnesium chloride (magnesium oil) (https://drsircus.com/medicine/magnesium/uses-of-magnesium-oil) has always been and remains my favorite first line medicine that affects overall physiology. Dr. Raul Vergini (https://drsircus.com/?p=3833) from Italy says, "Magnesium chloride has a unique healing power on acute viral and bacterial diseases. It cured polio and diphtheria and that was the main subject of my magnesium book. A few grams of magnesium chloride every few hours will clear nearly most acute illnesses, which can be beaten in a few hours. I have seen a lot of flu cases healed in 24-48 hours with 3 grams of magnesium chloride taken every 6-8 hours." My recommendation would be to follow Dr. Vergini's suggestion and augmenting that with Transdermal Magnesium Therapy. (https://drsircus.com/books/e-book/transdermal-magnesium-therapy/) The second edition of Transsdermal Magnesium Therapy is also available in hardcopy from Amazon.com.

Selenium Medicine

Selenium deficiency may allow invading viruses to mutate and cause longer-lasting, more severe illness. Animal research has shown selenium and vitamin E have synergistic effects, enhancing the body's response to bacterial and parasitic infections.

In that selenium is a potent immune stimulator is an 18-month study of 262 patients with AIDS that found those who took a daily capsule containing 200 micrograms of selenium ended up with lower levels of the AIDS virus and more health-giving CD4 immune system cells in their bloodstreams than those taking a dummy pill.

These AIDS patients who took selenium were able to suppress the deadly virus in their bodies and boost their fragile immune systems, adding to evidence that selenium has healing powers that should be employed for all viral threats.

The clinical investigations in sepsis studies indicate that higher doses of selenium are well tolerated as continuous infusions of selenium as sodium selenite (4,000 μg selenium as sodium selenite pentahydrat on the first day, 1,000 μg selenium/day on the nine following days) and had no reported toxicity issues. In view of this new information, Biosyn introduced the 1,000 µg dose vials for such high selenium clinical usage.

Using Sunlight to Ramp Up Immune Response

Sunlight Offers Surprise Benefit, It Energizes Infection Fighting T Cells reads the headlines. Georgetown University Medical Center researchers have found that sunlight (https://gumc.georgetown.edu/news-release/sunlight-offers-surprise-benefit-it-energizes-infection-fighting-t-cells/), through a mechanism separate than vitamin D production, energizes T cells that play a central role in human immunity.

Professor Gerard Ahern, who lead the study at Georgetown said, "We all know sunlight provides vitamin D, which is suggested to have an impact on immunity, among other things. "But what we found is a completely separate role of sunlight on immunity. Some of the roles attributed to vitamin D on immunity may be due to this new mechanism."

One of the greatest triggers of influenza, the swine flu and deaths from pulmonary deficiency is vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D reduces the risk of dying from all causes including the flu. Researchers from Winthrop University Hospital in Mineola, New York found that giving supplements of vitamin D to a group of volunteers reduced episodes of infection with colds and flu by 70% over three years. The researchers said that the vitamin stimulated "innate immunity" to viruses and bacteria. Very few have any idea that Vitamin D can be taken in extremely high dosages like Vitamin C can.

When our immune system is already depressed, we die more easily when confronted with infection. Emerging viruses are becoming more virile and aggressive, and traditional medications are becoming less effective against them. Viruses are smart, mutating and becoming resistant to antiviral pharmaceuticals. Global crises such as Ebola, SARS and dengue fever spread more quickly than we can develop medicines to fight them, and every season there are new flu strains that challenge the effectiveness of vaccines.

About The Author

Dr. Mark Sircus AC., OMD, DM (P) Professor of Natural Oncology, Da Vinci Institute of Holistic Medicine, Doctor of Oriental and Pastoral Medicine, Founder of Natural Allopathic Medicine

Comment: As the author suggests, it is far better to think of treating coronavirus (and other emerging viruses) preemptively - rather than have to rely on the medical system should this sickness spread much further.

That said, here are a few other excellent ways to boost one's own natural immune system.

How to make Thieves Oil and why it should be used daily (https://www.sott.net/article/402543-How-to-make-Thieves-Oil-and-why-it-should-be-used-daily)
Immune system-boosting nutrients we're in more need of during fall and winter (https://www.sott.net/article/401655-Immune-system-boosting-nutrients-we-re-in-more-need-of-during-fall-and-winter)
The immune system can be rebooted in three days by fasting (https://www.sott.net/article/353756-The-immune-system-can-be-rebooted-in-three-days-by-fasting)
The false argument for herd immunity and vaccination vs. naturally-made host resistance and strong immune systems (https://www.sott.net/article/344558-The-false-argument-for-herd-immunity-and-vaccination-vs-naturally-made-host-resistance-and-strong-immune-systems)
Selenium: An essential mineral that helps the immune system prevent chronic and infectious disease (https://www.sott.net/article/317054-Selenium-An-essential-mineral-that-helps-the-immune-system-prevent-chronic-and-infectious-disease)
Detoxify and improve immune functioning with activated charcoal (https://www.sott.net/article/306703-Detoxify-and-improve-immune-functioning-with-activated-charcoal)
High salt diet protects against infection & increases immune function (https://www.sott.net/article/293814-High-salt-diet-protects-against-infection-increases-immune-function)

And one of the best things one could possibly do - which we hear about all too seldom - is to eat animal fats and go low-carb to help boost your immune system: Ketogenic diet helps tame flu virus (https://www.sott.net/article/424021-Ketogenic-diet-helps-tame-flu-virus)

silvanelf

30th January 2020, 21:33

Selenium Medicine

Selenium deficiency may allow invading viruses to mutate and cause longer-lasting, more severe illness. Animal research has shown selenium and vitamin E have synergistic effects, enhancing the body's response to bacterial and parasitic infections.

Brazil nuts are very high in selen -- I got the tip from a natural doctor. See here:

Brazil nuts are among the richest dietary sources of selenium, an essential mineral with antioxidant properties. Selenium plays an important role in reproduction, metabolism, and immune health.

A single Brazil nut contains 68 to 91 micrograms (mcg) of selenium, meaning that just one nut per day can provide the daily recommended adult allowance of 55 mcg. In addition to selenium, Brazil nuts contain plenty of protein, essential minerals, and healthful fats.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325000.php

onawah

30th January 2020, 22:26

I forgot to add to my regimen (posted here: http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?109824-Flu-Treatment-and-Prevention&p=1333526&viewfull=1#post1333526)
,,,list the newest addition, High Potency CBD tincture from Lazarus Naturals, which Avalonian Dennis Leahy (who is an organic farmer) checked out thoroughly, and recommends. See:
https://www.lazarusnaturals.com/shop/tinctures/cbd-high-potency
Very reputable, and they have an Assistance Program for low income customers.

Justplain

31st January 2020, 05:24

Take 10 grams of vitamin C as soon as you feel the symptoms of a cold or flu coming on.

High dosages of tumeric and echanacea help as well.

Trisher

31st January 2020, 07:21

Whatever you take to keep healthy or to heal, fully believe in its healing powers. The Placebo effect is immense.

Trisher

Rhydwyn

31st January 2020, 09:01

If you have the flu, do not lie on your back, (http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread1254960/pg1#pid24891564) at any time. Incline your bed, or prop yourself up with a wedge pillow, or sit up.

When people lie down, nasal drip builds up, blocking their throat, and/or their lungs. This makes their throat sore and triggers a cough. If they are in a deep sleep (or a medicated sleep), they can choke to death on their mucus.

A common way of inclining the bed is to put bed/furniture risers under the feet at the head of the bed. (https://inclinedbedtherapy.com/faq/methods-of-raising-a-bed-for-inclined-bed-therapy/102-plastic-furniture-bed-raisers-risers-for-inclined-bed-therapy) If that does not work for your bed, there are many other methods. (https://inclinedbedtherapy.com/faq/methods-of-raising-a-bed-for-inclined-bed-therapy) The elevation is typically between 2" and 8", the higher the better. A problem is that if you have two mattresses and do not have a footboard, elevating the bed more than 2" will make the top mattress slide down in the night. Elevating the bed 2" will help a bit, but if you have a severe flu, or severe sinusitis, etc.. it is necessary to raise the bed 8", or use a wedge pillow to give your head extra elevation. Given the many benefits of inclined bed therapy, (https://inclinedbedtherapy.com/testimonials) if you're buying a new bed you should get one with a footboard. If you're not getting a new bed, if you have two mattresses you should install a footboard on your current bed.

Antagenet

31st January 2020, 19:41

Because I have too much inflammation, and inflammation can cause cytokine storms that can kill a person,
my first line of defense is to try and lower my inflammation. There are 4 things in the body which contribute
to raising inflammation levels.
inflammatory cytokine, TNF (tumor necrosis factor)
inflammatory cytokine, IL-1b
inflammatory cytokine, IL-6
protein complex transcription factor NF-kB

Here is my list of foods to eat to inhibit these four things.
Alfalfa - Inhibits IL-1b, IL-6
Ashwaganda - inhibits TNF, IL-1b,
Astaxanthin - inhibits NF-kB
Astragalus - inhibits TNF, IL-1b, NF-kB
Basil - inhibits NF-kB
Bay leaves - Inhibits IL-6
Black pepper - Inhibits IL-6
Blueberries - inhibits TNF, NF-kB, IL-6
Bromelain - inhibits NF-kB
Calcium - Inhibits IL-6
Cashews - inhibit IL-6
Cayenne - inhibits NF-kB
Celery - inhibit NF-kB
Cinnamon - inhibits TNF, IL-1b, IL-6, NF-kB
Choline - Inhibits IL-6
Chromium - inhibits NF-kB
Clove - inhibits NF-kB
CoQ10 - inhibits TNF,
Cruciferous vegetables, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cabbage - inhibits TNF, IL-1b, NF-kB
Cumin - inhibits NF-kB
Dandelion - inhibits TNF,
Fennel - inhibits NF-kB
Feverfew - inhibits NF-kB
Fish Oil - inhibits TNF, IL-1b, IL-6, NF-kB
Flax - inhibit NF-kB
Fo-Ti - inhibits NF-kB
Garlic - inhibits IL-6 Garlic (allicin): Garlic is a very effective antiviral. It is most
effective in its raw form and needs to be crushed. It must be consumed within 1
hour of crushing.
Ginger - Inhibits IL-1b, NF-kB
Glusosamine - inhibits TNF,
Glycine - inhibits TNF,
Grape Seed Extract - inhibits IL-1b, NF-kB
Green Tea may be used as an alternative to the current anti-viral medications, Tamiflu
and Relenza. Green tea catechins act as effective antivirals. They decrease the
production of the cytokine TNF-a, inhibit neuraminidase and may have antiviral
activity equivalent to other antivirals including Tamiflu.
Jasmine Tea - inhibits IL-1b, NF-kB
Licorice - inhibits TNF, NF-kB
Listen to Music - Inhibits IL-6
Magnesium - inhibits IL-6, NF-kB, NF-kB
Milk Thistle/Silymarin - inhibits IL-1b, NF-kB
MSM - inhibits IL-6
NAC - inhibits NF-kB
Oats - inhibit IL-6
Olive Leaf - Inhibits IL-6, NF-kB
Olives - inhibit NF-kB
Olive Oil - inhibitors NG-kB, IL-6
Oregano - Inhibits IL-6
Raspberries - Inhibits IL-1b,
Reishi Mushrooms 0 Inhibits IL-1b,
Resveratrol: has antiviral properties. Inhibits TNF. Inhibits IL-6. addition to inhibiting
neuraminidase, it also helps to block virus production in the body. Japanese
Knotwood Root (richest source), raisins and red grapes.
Rhodiola - inhibits IL-1b,
Rooibos Tea - inhibit NF-kB
Rosemary - inhibits NF-kB
Pomegranate - inhibit NF-kB
Probiotics, Binfantis, S boulardii, L casei, L Salivarius - inhibit IL-6
Slippery Elm - inhibits TNF, IL-1b,
Soy - inhibits TNF, NF-kB, IL-6
St. John’s Wort (Hypericum): is an effective antiviral. Hypericum, the active ingredient in St Johns Wort decreases the production of cytokine IL-6
Tart Cherry - inhibits NF-kB
Tomato powder - inhibits NF-kB
Quercitin -inhibits TNF, IL-6, NF-kB
Vitamin B12 - Inhibits IL-6
Vitamin C: Vitamin C boosts the immune system and acts as antiviral by blocking the enzyme neuraminadase. Viruses need neuraminadase to reproduce. There are
anecdotal stories of people that took large amounts of Vitamin C and lived
through the Spanish Flu pandemic. Vitamin C may also be effective by reducing
the body’s natural production of two cytokines, TNF-a and IL-6. Another study
also validated the effectiveness of taking Vitamin C when flu is suspected. In
this report, a group of 470 people took 1000 milligrams of Vitamin C every hour
for six hours in a row, and then took 1000 milligrams of Vitamin C 3 times a
day. They experienced an 85% decrease in flu symptoms.
Vitamin D3 - Inhibits IL-6
Vitamin E: Vitamin E boosts the immune system and decreases the production of
cytokine TNF-a.) Inhibits IL-6. Vitamin E is very beneficial for people and pets
with compromised immune systems, especially in older individuals. The
beneficial effects of Vitamin E are enhanced further when it is taken along with
Vitamin C.
Zinc - Inhibits IL-1b, IL-6, NF-kB

And these are the things I will AVOID completely, since they activate or promote the 4 inflammatory processes.

AVOID - may contribute to cytokine storm
Best to avoid the following foods/herbs. These increase production of the cytokines
(interleukin) IL-6 & (tumor necrosis factor a) TNF-a or both. These two particular
cytokines are responsible for inducing cytokine storms.
( I also added IL-1b and NF-kB)

Acrylamide - black olives, prunes, dried pears - increases IL-6

Cats Claw - increases levels of IL-1b

Chlorella and Spirulina - Increases production of cytokine TNF-a.

Chocolate, cocoa powder - Increases production of cytokines TNF-a and IL-6.

Coffee - Increase TNF, increases IL-6

Echinacea - Increases production of cytokines TNF-a and IL-6.

Elderberry extract or juice - Increases production of cytokines TNF-a and IL-6. Increases in these cytokines may trigger a lethal cytokine storm.

Goji Berries - Increase levels of IL-1b, activates NF-kB

Honey - Increases production of cytokines TNF-a and IL-6.

Lactobacillus acidophilus- significantly induced the production of more IL-6, and TNF-á than any beneficial bacteria (probiotic) tested.

Lithium - increases levels of IL-1b, activates NF-kB

Melatonin - increases levels of IL-1b, IL-6

Yogurt

Sugar/Glucose, High Glycemic index foods - Raises IL-1b and IL-6, activates NF-kB

Sun/UV raises IL-1b and TNF

TrumanCash

31st January 2020, 19:52

The Wim Hof Method of deep breathing and cold therapy has been scientifically shown to enhance the immune system. See this post for details: http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?109653-Wim-Hof-This-Will-Revolutionize-Our-Future-&p=1331346&viewfull=1#post1331346

justalight

31st January 2020, 22:31

EFO

1st February 2020, 00:23

There was a really interesting caller to Infowars about half an hour ago. He cited research with mice, in which they were each given a drop of iodine on their noses, and then surrounded with the flu virus. None of the mice became infected.

The caller says that he now does the same: drops iodine in his nostrils whenever there's a risk of picking something up from others. He's never come down with a thing.

This information really was so interesting to me, that I had to read more about it. I found a most interesting pdf that covers a concept for fighting a pandemic with iodine - especially face masks refined with iodine as very effective protection. Also the mice experiment was mentioned and explained there.

https://realrawfood.com/sites/default/files/article/Iodine-Weapon%20Against%20Viruses.pdf

Today I went into a pharmacy here to find out that classic iodine tincture, as I know it from childhood days, was banned within the EU since 2009. Shocking ...

In Romania is not banned,it was before,but not now.If you want I can send to you as much as you want.:) Pharmacists will be glad to sell :) also potassium permanganate and methylene blue.
Prices:
-iodine tincture conc. 2%: about 1 euro/40 grams;
-potassium permanganate (crystals): 30 euro/kg;
-methylene blue conc. 1%: 0,8 euro/25 grams.

I posted here (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?109824-Flu-Treatment-and-Prevention&p=1333653&viewfull=1#post1333653) my experiment of what Mr. Ryan heard on Infowars and you quote it.

My iodine tincture :) the price from the top of the box is in RON.
42410

Manufacturer web site (https://www.pfarma.ro/marci/vitalia-pharma/pag-2)

Bill Ryan

1st February 2020, 13:48

Sarah Rainsong

1st February 2020, 15:08

I think that's a great theory, Bill. Talking about improvised masks, I've also wondered about using a pure wool scarf as a mask. Wool is naturally antimicrobial, so I wonder if that would improve its effectiveness. And since the antimicrobial nature comes from the lanolin, and lanolin can be bought separately, maybe using some extra of that?

While none of these would be as good as having a good medical respiratory mask, maybe they could be helpful as an alternative.

Sarah Rainsong

1st February 2020, 16:12

Does anyone have any good reports showing how long the ncov lasts on surfaces?

Olam

1st February 2020, 18:01

Does anyone have any good reports showing how long the ncov lasts on surfaces?

I have seen a number of 5 days on a countertop but I'm not sure who exactly said it.
I have read so much in the last week, I can't find the source.
This being said, I'm due to take the plane in one week to Amsterdam.
I bought cotton gloves that I will dispose of in between hand washes.
I will also find a seat in the airport, swab the important parts with alcohol swipes and stay put in between flight.
I will certainly not sit in those airport restaurants.
Lastly I will meditate as much as I can which I feel is one part of the solution for my travels.
Wish me luck!

Bill Ryan

1st February 2020, 18:15

Does anyone have any good reports showing how long the ncov lasts on surfaces?

I have seen a number of 5 days on a countertop but I'm not sure who exactly said it.
I have read so much in the last week, I can't find the source.
I did some searching. Most medical authorities state that the survival time on surfaces is variable and unknown. But this is what I found on Accuweather. (!)

https://accuweather.com/en/weather-news/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-wuhan-coronavirus/669458

According to the 2010 study "Effects of Air Temperature and Relative Humidity on Coronavirus Survival and Surfaces (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2863430/)," by Lisa M. Casanova, et al., air temperature and relative humidity both impact the survival of other coronavirus strains on stainless steel.

The study found that the infectious virus could survive longer at lower temperatures and inactivation, or the point where the virus can no longer affect people, occurred more rapidly around room temperatures or warmer environments. In the lower temperatures, the virus could survive on a stainless steel surface from 5 to 28 days at all humidity levels. It took longer for inactivation to occur with a low relative humidity, or a drier environment. In short, the coronaviruses typically survive longer and stay active longer at lower temperatures in a dry environment.

Franny

1st February 2020, 19:35

This is purely speculative, but I welcome others' informed thoughts. There's a huge shortage of virus-filtering masks already. Of course, there are improvised poor substitutes, like other kinds of masks, and even bandanas. (And note: most medical authorities state that no kind of mask is really effective in preventing infection, and that their best use is to avoid infecting others.)

But if one puts iodine, or iodine solution, in a simple aerosol bottle, and sprays a regular painter's or chemical mask to saturate it, I bet that might help at least a tiny bit. In an extreme situation, that surely has to be better than nothing at all. I'm thinking aloud here, just brainstorming, and welcome informed opinion. :)

I had the same idea. Since there are very few masks in my area I went to Amazon to see what they have. They still have masks, including paper and cotton masks. A small spray bottle with iodine solution and washing the cotton mask between uses may be an answer if is isn't the optimal answer.

Cotton mask (https://www.amazon.com/Universal-4521-Anti-Flu-Masks/dp/B07VGKQ1PV/ref=sr_1_10?keywords=medical+mask+cotton&qid=1580582961&sr=8-10)

Paper Mask (https://www.amazon.com/FWPP-Disposable-Surgical-Bacteria-Procedure/dp/B0789FBQW9/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=medical+mask+cotton&qid=1580585657&sr=8-2)

Purchasing some medical gloves while they still have them to wear while out and about.

As a last resort, carrying tissues to hold while you touch surfaces if hand sanitizer or gloves aren't available - and carrying the small spray bottle of iodine solution.

A cold vaporizer in the house with iodine or Oil of Oregano is another idea.

Wearing swim or other goggles to protect the eyes and training yourself not to touch them unless hands are disinfected.

Betadine is still available on Amazon. It will disinfect water and skin. (I don't know if it can be ingested.)

I can't find if chlorine kills the virus on surfaces or water etc. Has anyone been able to find that information?

Stay well, be well, my friends :heart:

Sarah Rainsong

2nd February 2020, 00:06

Thanks, Olam and Bill!

I was at Lowe's today, and the shelf for the N95 masks was wiped. However, I found some hanging on the pesticide aisle.

Also, there are air filters for your return air vents that will filter out viruses. Another DIY idea is to cut those to fit your face and use medical tape to seal and hold it in place.

ETA: Those filters are a good idea to have on hand in case someone gets sick in your house. You can also cut them to fit your air vents.

Delight

2nd February 2020, 03:23

I was looking for the post about iodine to reply but couldn't find it...

Iodine: the Forgotten Weapon
Against Influenza Viruses
David Derry, MD, PhD (https://realrawfood.com/sites/default/files/article/Iodine-Weapon%20Against%20Viruses.pdf)

Abstract. After the 1918 Influenza Pandemic which killed an estimated 30 million people, governments
financed research on the Pandemic’s causes. Over 25 years, influenza viruses were isolated and methods
for killing them with various agents discovered. Iodine was the most effective agent for killing viruses,
especially influenza viruses. Aerosol iodine was found to kill viruses in sprayed mists, and solutions of
iodine were equally effective. In 1945, Burnet and Stone found that putting iodine on mice snouts prevented the mice from being infected with live influenza virus in mists. They suggested that impregnating
masks with iodine would help stop viral spread. They also recommended that medical personnel have
iodine-aerosol-treated rooms for examination and treatment of highly infected patients. Current methods
of dealing with influenza infection are isolation, hand washing, antiviral drugs, and vaccinations. All of
these methods can be improved by incorporating iodine into them. When impregnated with iodine, masks
become much more effective, and hand washing is more effect when done with mild iodine solutions.
Isolation techniques coupled with aerosol iodine would make them safer for patients, medical personnel,
and all persons working with the public. Public health authorities could organize the distribution of iodine
and at the same time educate the public in the effective use of iodine. Oral iodine might also boost body
defense mechanisms in the upper oral and respiratory mucus. Conclusion: Iodine incorporated into masks,
solutions, aerosols, and oral preparations could help to kill influenza viruses

Antagenet

3rd February 2020, 03:30

My Coronavirus Fighting Protocol

Alkalinize with Bicarbonate of Soda
Coronaviruses infect host cells by fusion with cellular membranes at
low pH. So keep your PH levels high.

Increase Oxygen in Body, lowers PH levels
The more alkaline you are, the more oxygen you can hold and keep.

Detox
The less toxins the more oxygen the body can uptake efficiently.

Iodine can detox you. There’s no virus that can adapt to being in an iodine-rich
environment. Foods high in Iodine include, Seaweed, especially Kombu,
Wakame, Nori. Yogurt and Milk, Cottage cheese and eggs. Iodized Salt.

Flush the lymphatic system (detox) with Ginger
Ginger tea can also ease sore throat and coughing.

Support the Immune System with vitamins A and C
Effective at preventing viral infections.

Stimulate Immune System with Selenium and Vitamin E together
Selenium and Vitamin E have synergistic effects

Stimulate Immune System with Vitamin D
Vitamin D also reduces length of flu/viruses by 70%.

Bolster Immune System with licorice root
triterpenoids in root, are extremely effective for viral immunity.

Boost Immune System’s T-cells with Astragalus
T-cells—are responsible for killing off virus-infected cells.

Stop eating or drinking all refined sugars
Refined sugar has been shown to negatively alter the functioning of the
white blood cells for hours after ingestion.

Block attachment of virus cells onto healthy cells with Olive Leaf
It’s main compound, oleuropein inhibits the spreading of viruses by not
allowing them to attach to healthy cells.

Block attachment of virus cells onto healthy cells with Lemon Balm
Lemon balm also reduces anxiety and depression

IF one gets the Virus

Inhibit Virus Replication with Pau d’arco
contains quinoids that inhibit virus replication by damaging the DNA and RNA inside the viral
protein that would insert itself in a healthy human cell and replicate.

Inhibit Lung inflammation naturally with the following foods
Tomatoes - lycopene reduces inflammations in lungs and body
Olive Oil - contains vitamin E and helps lung function
Spinach, Kale, Leafy greens. Contain Vitamin E
Walnuts and Almonds - antioxidants that help fight off inflammation
Fatty Fish - sardines, tuna, salmon. Reduce inflammation
Fruits - Berries, Cherries, Oranges help lungs transfer oxygen
Beets - reduce inflammation

Boost steroid levels to reduce inflammation and mucus production
(cholesterol, oestrogen, cortisol, testosterone, androstenone, androstenol)
Celery -high in androstenone and androstenol
Egg Yolks - high in cholesterol
Quinoa, java beans, avocados and coconut oil - boost testosterone

Do Not Use Fever Reducing Drugs
ibuprofen, aspirin, paracetamol, acetaminophen
Fever is part of the body's immune response to infection
fever suppression causes at least 1% more influenza deaths in the United
States, or 700 extra deaths per year

Prevent blood clots because of lying still
Move around as much as possible, especially legs.
Drink Tonka Beans tea
Maintain Hydration

Do Not Lie on your back
Sit up
Incline your bed up with risers at head of the bed. 2 to 8 inches higher.
or use many pillows to prop yourself higher.

They are reporting from treating coronavirus patients, that the only effective treatments so far
are IV drips, Hormonal injections, and the HIV Drugs lopinavir and ritonavir.

onawah

5th February 2020, 22:19

Glutathione Against the Coronavirus
Published on February 3, 2020
Dr. Sircus
https://drsircus.com/general/glutathione-against-the-coronavirus/

"Before we get into our main topic today on glutathione first some good news: A 35-year-old Seattle-area man identified as the nation’s first person with coronavirus developed pneumonia while in the hospital but has improved after getting antiviral medication, according to a report published last Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine. This is the first indication we have that the coronavirus is treatable.

Thailand’s Health Ministry announced Sunday that a 71-year-old Chinese woman who was infected with the 2019-nCoV coronavirus has exhibited a dramatic improvement just 48 hours after being treated with a cocktail of antiviral medications used for influenza and HIV.

Fortunately for us there are many anti-viral medications. However, the best ones are not the ones they are going to push because they have side-effects that can be threatening, to say the least. The best happen to be natural medicines used in ICU departments, like bicarbonate, iodine, selenium, magnesium chloride and as we shall see today, glutathione. All of these substances strengthen the body and do not have nasty side-effects.

The coronavirus is spreading rapidly and at this point we all have to tune into what is happening. The CDC has issued a quarantine, first time in over in 50 years. And seems like half of China has been shutdown over the virus. As of Saturday afternoon, at least 21 provinces, municipalities and other regions in China have told businesses not to resume work before Feb. 10, at the earliest. The northern city of Tianjin, home to some 15 million, suspended all schools and businesses until further notice.

There is not one sign that this will not develop into a pandemic that will crush everyday life, if not from the virus itself then with the health authorities closing down cities and even locking people in their own homes. Travel and economic activity is quickly grinding to a halt in China and that could be the model we will see in the coming weeks all over the globe. Time will tell.

Nobody knows the endgame to this viral outbreak yet. It is still the early days of the epidemic, and its dynamics will take time to fully understand. The scale of the impact will depend on how contagious and lethal it reveals itself and that should become clearer in the next two to four weeks.

National Institutes of Health’s infectious disease chief, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said, “The mortality rate looks like 2% to 3% but could be much lower if many mild cases or infections with no symptoms are going undetected.” SARS proved fatal in about 10% of cases. The flu’s mortality rate is only 0.1%, yet it kills hundreds of thousands around the world each year (if you trust official statistics) because it infects millions.
Only the Chinese will be able to build 1,000 bed hospitals in a week so expect health systems around the world to collapse under the weight of mass infections in worst case scenarios.

Few will avail themselves in advance of the knowledge that can save them from death or avoid the coronavirus infection altogether. The smart ones will begin treatment in their homes long before panic sets in in one’s town or city. If one is not prepared to take care of themselves in such epidemics one could run into substantial trouble.

On the front lines of defense are magnesium, bicarbonate, iodine and selenium, as well as Vitamins A, D and C. Another principle nutritional agent that can be applied intravenously, if one is already suffering the worst, is glutathione.

Importantly glutathione can be Nebulized directly into the lungs with bicarbonate for an excellent treatment when the lungs become inflamed. This can be important for ICU and emergency room doctors as well as patients at home who are suffering with the flu that is affecting the lungs.

Glutathione a Tiger Against Viruses

Glutathione is the most important cellular defense that allows the body to prevent and fight infections and disease. Gutathione plays crucial roles in the immune response, DNA repair, and the detoxification process that neutralizes drugs, chemicals, radiation, metabolic wastes, beats down viruses, bacteria and reduces toxins and carcinogens that are increasingly present in our environment.

The immune system cannot function properly without plentiful glutathione and antioxidants such as vitamins C and E rely on it to function properly within the body. Glutathione (GSH) and the GSH-replenishing enzymes keep the antioxidant status of normal cells at a level where they can avert oxyradical-derived mutations. When we talk about sulfur pathways and sulfur sufficiency we are at the same time touching on glutathione because glutathione is a sulfur enzyme.[1]

Glutathione is manufactured by every one of our trillions of cells, and the level of glutathione in our cells is predictive of how long we will live. Without the cleaning and chelating work of Glutathione (magnesium and sulphates needed) cells begin to decay as cellular filth and heavy metals accumulate – excellent environments to attract deadly infections. Without sufficient GSH, the body accumulates toxins and acid residues, degenerates rapidly, ages prematurely and dies more easily from viral and bacterial infections.

Low glutathione levels, low cg syndrome or low GSH levels are associated with over 74 diseases or conditions and is a major biological player when it comes to dealing with viral infections. Supplemental GSH has been studied extensively and seen to inhibit viral production indicating and has been seen to be valuable in the prevention and treatment of other hemorrhagic viral infections like dengue.[2]

Over 98,000 scientific studies and articles on Glutathione are recorded in PubMed, the official U.S. Government library of medical research. Those articles reveal the remarkable role glutathione plays in the protection and function of every cell in the human body and the support of optimal health and function. They also show the terrible consequences of low glutathione levels, and how those lower levels accelerate the aging process.

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Gluathione is a sulfur based enzyme and can float up to anything and attach itself to it. It is like sticky flypaper, whatever GSH attaches itself to cannot escape and is removed from the body. GSH is our body’s natural scavenger, knows what is normal and belongs and what does not. Obviously, anything that is not normal like bacteria, viruses and fungi will be quickly removed if there is enough GSH present to do the job.

In another major active defensive pathway, glutathione makes sure that all components of the immune system are strong and operating efficiently. Without the interaction of GSH with the immune system it remains weak and unbalanced thus leaving patients with infections, vulnerable to death. It does not matter if a virus or bacteria has mutated or not, it will be recognized by GSH and removed. GSH is a basic first line of defense and should be used for all life threatening infections. Bottom line when fighting nasty infections—without sufficient GSH you will die but you will not see it listed by the authorities as a treatment for the coronavirus.

The first step in anti-viral or bacterial medicine is to build the strength of the immune system. Our immune cells are designed to protect us, but what protects the immune cell? Glutathione is the protector of the immune cell and allows newly formed immune cells to proliferate to attack germs and viruses. Glutathione feeds, protects, and strengthens our immune system.

Glutathione boosts white blood cell production to fight infection, particularly the T-cells, which are called lymphocytes. T-cells are at the core of our immunity, and tailor the body’s immune response to pathogens, viral and bacterial infections or anything the cells recognize as being invasive. Studies have shown that Glutathione is food for the immune cells, boosting the strength of lymphocytes. B-cell lymphocytes identify the unwanted pathogen that the T-cells then attack.

GSH protects us from viruses, such as the herpes virus, flu viruses, and probably from Ebola as well. Our white blood cells are cells help fight off viruses. They need an abundant supply of glutathione to be able to effectively protect us from invading micro-organisms and viruses. Inhibition of cellular respiration, oxidation of glutathione and induction of apoptosis have been reported in epithelial cells infected in vitro with influenza A virus (IAV).[3]

Extracellular human immunodeficiency virus type 1 viral protein R causes reductions in astrocytic ATP and glutathione levels compromising the antioxidant reservoir.[4] Reduced and oxidized glutathione levels were determined in liver biopsy specimens obtained from patients with chronic liver disease including chronic active hepatitis and cirrhosis. In patients with hepatitis B virus infections, GSH and GSH/GSSG levels were significantly low compared with those in controls.[5]

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This is the strongest Glutathione 1.5 (1,500mg reduced glutathione) available on the market. The product I have been recommending for years is less expensive but offers much less glutathione per dose. Ingesting Glutathione does not raise Glutathione levels since it is poorly absorbed through the digestive system. The fragile tripeptide (3-amino acid) structure of Glutathione makes surviving the digestive tract a near impossibility. This is why using the above suppositories brings excellent results as do glutathione IVs.

Health care providers give glutathione by injection into the muscle for preventing poisonous side effects of cancer treatment (chemotherapy) and for treating the inability to father a child (male infertility). IV glutathione is used to treat diseases related to the brain (Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, MS), liver (alcoholism) or help those with suppressed immunity (HIV or patients undergoing some chemotherapies like cisplatin). When it’s administered by a medical doctor who has a total picture of your health and body chemistry it is safe. When administered by one’s self at home via suppositories it is even safer. Many people on IV glutathione go once or twice a week and at upward of $900 each administration so one can see how cost effective suppositories are.

Healthcare providers also give glutathione intravenously for preventing “tired blood” (anemia) in kidney patients undergoing hemodialysis treatment, preventing kidney problems after heart bypass surgery, treating Parkinson’s disease, improving blood flow and decreasing clotting in individuals with “hardening of the arteries” (atherosclerosis), treating diabetes, and preventing toxic side effects of chemotherapy.

Glutathione can be nebulized for treating lung diseases, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, and lung disease in people with HIV disease.

Dr. Julian Whitaker writes, “Alpha lipoic acid also ramps up glutathione synthesis and significantly enhances detoxification, and we use it at the clinic, along with selenium and silymarin, to treat hepatitis and other liver diseases. Recent research suggests that the “sleep hormone” melatonin boosts glutathione status too, by stimulating production of the antioxidant enzyme glutathione peroxidase. We’ve had particularly good success treating patients who are recovering from strokes and those with hepatitis, neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, and other chronic illnesses—conditions associated with dramatic increases in oxidative stress and depletions in glutathione. IV glutathione isn’t a slam-dunk, and it’s always used in conjunction with hyperbaric oxygen and other therapies, but we’ve seen remarkable improvements, particularly in patients who’d been told that nothing else could be done.”

Nutritional Status and Viral Disease

The association between viral disease and nutrition has long been thought to be due to effects on the host immune system.[6] This theory suggests that when a host is malnourished, the immune system is compromised, and thus increased susceptibility to viral infection will occur. However, the virus itself may also be affected by the nutritional status of the host. This is true for all viral infections and no less true for the coronavirus. It is one of the basic reasons that separate the survivors from the majority who perish. The difference between life and death can be measured in the severity of cellular stress.

When it comes to human papilloma virus or HPV, or any virus problem for that matter, it is crucial that you are getting adequate amounts of selenium in your diet or using a supplement. Glutathione requires selenium for its production. Selenium is a trace mineral that the body incorporates into proteins to make over 25 different selenoproteins including the enzyme glutathione peroxidase. Researchers working with the flu virus discovered that animals deficient in selenium were more susceptible to infectious diseases. Animals with a selenium deficiency, when contaminated with the flu virus, the flu virus mutated into a far more virulent form when it was passed on to the next animal. The AIDS infection rate is highest in those African countries with low levels of selenium in their soil.

https://drsircus.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Glutathione-Against-the-Coronavirus3.jpg

The pre-cursors of glutathione synthesis are the amino acids glutamate, glycine and cysteine, with cysteine being the most important amino acid. As people age or experience disease, glutathione levels in the blood decrease, causing a reduction in this life-sustaining antioxidant. Dietary sources of glutathione are therefore necessary to replenish stores and avoid losses.

Magnesium deficiencies cause glutathione depletion and production of glutathione is also dependent on magnesium.[7] Glutathione synthetase requires-glutamyl cysteine, glycine, ATP, and magnesium ions to form glutathione.[8] According to Dr. Russell Blaylock, low magnesium is associated with dramatic increases in free radical generation as well as glutathione depletion and this is vital since glutathione is one of the few antioxidant molecules known to neutralize mercury.

Dr. Melinda Beck, a virologist at the University of North Carolina, and Dr. Orville Levander, a nutritional chemist at the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, described how a run-of-the-mill coxsackievirus mutated into the deadly, rapidly reproducing strain when an infected person or animal was deficient in selenium or vitamin E. When selenium is deficient, we can assume that glutathione levels will be lower."

SEE REFERENCES ▼
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfur_assimilation

[2] http://beyotime.com/reference/d2206-1-rg005-rg006-ref3.pdf

[3] Cellular bioenergetics, caspase activity and glutathione in murine lungs infected with influenza A virus; Ahmed Alsuwaidia, etVirology;Volume 446, Issues 1–2, November 2013, Pages 180–188; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0042682213004546

[4] Extracellular human immunodeficiency virus type 1 viral protein R causes reductions in astrocytic ATP and glutathione levels compromising the antioxidant reservoir; Adriano Ferrucci et al; Virus Research

Volume 167, Issue 2, August 2012, Pages 358–369; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168170212001980 b

[5] The effects of chronic hepatitis C and B virus infections on liver reduced and oxidized glutathione concentrations; Tijen Tanyalcin wt al; Hepatology Research; Volume 18, Issue 2; August 2000, Pages 104–109; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1386634699000881

[6] Selenium and host defence towards viruses; Beck MA; Proc Nutr Soc. 1999 Aug;58(3):707-11: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10604206

[7] Linus Pauling Institutehttp://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/minerals/magnesium/index.html#function

[8] Virginia Minnich, M. B. Smith, M. J. Brauner, and Philip W. Majerus. Glutathione biosynthesis in human erythrocytes. Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, J Clin Invest. 1971 March; 50(3): 507–513

Marta

8th February 2020, 13:34

Lastly and this is a big one for me:

Stay in grace within the eye of the storm.
Meditate, laugh, enjoy safe company...lol
Do whatever you can to lift your spirits and move away from anxiety as much as possible.
High stress can cancel all of the above very fast
I absolutely agree with this.
DON’T BE AFRAID. This is the same as calling for the virus to enter your body. If you’re already healthy, why do you worry about it? If you’re not, search for what your body feels that is good for you. Everybody is different. We all heal in different ways. You can die because of Flu or a car can run over you at the corner of the street. Enjoy the ride while you’re here. When you die, you can incarnate in a world so much better than this one if you want to.

Pam

8th February 2020, 14:31

This is purely speculative, but I welcome others' informed thoughts. There's a huge shortage of virus-filtering masks already. Of course, there are improvised poor substitutes, like other kinds of masks, and even bandanas. (And note: most medical authorities state that no kind of mask is really effective in preventing infection, and that their best use is to avoid infecting others.)

But if one puts iodine, or iodine solution, in a simple aerosol bottle, and sprays a regular painter's or chemical mask to saturate it, I bet that might help at least a tiny bit. In an extreme situation, that surely has to be better than nothing at all. I'm thinking aloud here, just brainstorming, and welcome informed opinion. :)

This is a wonderful idea. I am thinking of a bit of a variation for extreme situations. What about taking one of those saline nasal sprayers you can buy and adding iodine to it? I am thinking along the lines of having cotton permeated in this solution in each nostril and keeping it moist with additions to it from the saline/iodine sprayer. If you combine the mask and the nasal technique I think you would have the nasal route of entry pretty much covered. Of course , this would be for extreme conditions. I purchased this "nose filters" because I couldn't find any masks and I think they might work really well permeated with the saline/iodine solution. I also like the idea of wool with the solution. Maybe wool yarn?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07LGYJJNP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

My only question on this would be how much iodine in the bottle would be effective as I wouldn't want to overdo it? Does anybody have any ideas here on what might be a good ratio of saline to iodine? Can anyone see any drawback?

I am not trying to monger fear here. Like Bill said, it is a method on the back burner if needed. Preparation allows us to act confidently and reasonably where denial will breed panic and fear.

Sadieblue

8th February 2020, 18:20

What type and brand of iodine is needed, I have checked on amazon, and there are several
different kinds and brands, I would like to order a good tried an true brand.

Bill Ryan

8th February 2020, 19:03

What type and brand of iodine is needed, I have checked on amazon, and there are several
different kinds and brands, I would like to order a good tried an true brand.

Here's one of the best, as best I know: (But NOT available on Amazon.com in the 5% solution... Amazon in the US only stocks the 2% (https://www.amazon.com/J-CROWS%C2%AE-Lugols-Solution-Iodine-2/dp/B001AEFM9Y) solution.)

https://jcrowsllc.com/products/j-crows-lugols-solution-of-iodine-5-1-oz-bottle-free-us-canada-shipping

I take one drop per day in my morning coffee, and one bottle lasted me 18 months.

http://projectavalon.net/J_Crow's_Lugol's_Iodine_5%25.jpg

Sadieblue

8th February 2020, 22:36

Thanks Bill, will order some now.

Hym

8th February 2020, 23:11

Thanks everyone for all of the suggestions. As usual this site often reminds me of healthy solutions and habits, along with all of the other vital reminders of living a balanced and healthy life.....

Was reminded of this recently by some friends:

One cup of apple cider vinegar in a warm bath for 20 to 30 minutes has helped dramatically relieve many of their flu symptoms.

Drinking a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water daily helps digestion and healthy digestion is an important factor in the strength of a healthy immune system.

Delight

9th February 2020, 00:47

Franny

9th February 2020, 08:38

Commercial hand sanitizers are getting hard to find so I thought I'd take a look at homemade recipes. Most are a variation on the two below. Don't forget Oil of Oregano or iodine! :sun:

By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D.
Updated August 05, 2019

Homemade Hand Sanitizer

2/3 cup 99% rubbing alcohol (isopropyl alcohol) or ethanol
1/3 cup aloe vera gel
8-10 drops essential oil, optional (such as lavender, vanilla, peppermint, grapefruit)
bowl and spoon
funnel
recycled liquid soap or hand sanitizer bottle

Make Hand Sanitizer
Nothing could be easier! Simply mix the ingredients together and then use the funnel to pour them into the bottle. Screw the pump back onto the bottle, shake, shake, shake, and you're ready to go.

How It Works
The active ingredient in this hand sanitizer recipe is the alcohol, which needs to comprise at least 60% of the product in order to be an effective disinfectant.

Essential Oils in Hand Sanitizer
In addition to adding fragrance to your hand sanitizer, the essential oil you choose may also help protect you against germs. For example, thyme and clove oil have antimicrobial properties.

If you are using antimicrobial oils, only use a drop or two, since these oils tend to be very powerful and might irritate your skin. Other oils, such as lavender or chamomile, may help soothe your skin. NEVER use these oils undiluted.

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Hand Sanitizer #2

When you’re making this hand sanitizer, you can either use vodka or alcohol-free witch hazel to help dilute the essential oils into the mixture. Both vodka and witch hazel have natural anti-microbial properties (I do believe the alcohol is slightly better at killing germs), so either will work. It honestly just depends on your personal preference. I used to buy witch hazel, but I never got around to buying another bottle when I finished my last one. I’ve been using vodka ever since (which we always have on hand).

I put most of my essential-oil based recipes into these blue bottles (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VV21FU/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000VV21FU&linkCode=as2&tag=batohero-20)or these amber ones (http://amzn.to/2BRPzcg).

Why? Well, the dark glass helps protect the essential oils from UV light (which can break them down), and the sprayer is a very fine mist that is perfect for things like homemade hand sanitizer.

MAKES 2 OUNCES (IF YOU HAVE A LARGER SPRAY BOTTLE, JUST ADJUST THE RECIPE ACCORDINGLY)
prep time: 5 MINUTES
total time: 5 MINUTES

Sometimes you don’t have easy access to a sink with soap and hot water. Those times call for this anti-viral and anti-bacterial Homemade Hand Sanitizer made with all-natural ingredients.

2 ounce spray bottle
5 drops vitamin E oil (optional, this makes for soft hands!)
2 tablespoons witch hazel with aloe vera or vodka
5 drops lemon essential oil
5 drops orange essential oil
5 drops tea tree essential oil
Distilled (or at least filtered, boiled, and cooled) water

Instructions
In the spray bottle, combine the vitamin E oil, witch hazel or vodka, and essential oils. Place the sprayer on tightly and shake well for 15-20 seconds to combine.

Open the bottle, and fill to the top with the clean water. Replace sprayer, and shake again for 15-20 seconds. Done!

Stick a paper label on the bottle topped with heavy tape.

Spray liberally on your hands whenever you feel like they need a bit of a deep clean. Rub hands together until dry.

Pam

9th February 2020, 12:46

Iodine and the 1918 Influenza Pandemic

Dr. David Derry, MD, wrote a very interesting article entitled “Iodine: the Forgotten Weapon Against Influenza Viruses”. The abstract of his article is shown below.

“Abstract.

After the 1918 Influenza Pandemic which killed an estimated 30 million people, governments financed research on the Pandemic’s causes. Over 25 years, influenza viruses were isolated and methods for killing them with various agents discovered. Iodine was the most effective agent for killing viruses, especially influenza viruses. Aerosol iodine was found to kill viruses in sprayed mists, and solutions of iodine were equally effective. In 1945, Burnet and Stone found that putting iodine on mice snouts prevented the mice from being infected with live influenza virus in mists. They suggested that impregnating masks with iodine would help stop viral spread. They also recommended that medical personnel have iodine-aerosol-treated rooms for examination and treatment of highly infected patients. Current methods of dealing with influenza infection are isolation, hand washing, antiviral drugs, and vaccinations. All of these methods can be improved by incorporating iodine into them. When impregnated with iodine, masks become much more effective, and hand washing is more effect when done with mild iodine solutions. Isolation techniques coupled with aerosol iodine would make them safer for patients, medical personnel, and all persons working with the public. Public health authorities could organize the distribution of iodine and at the same time educate the public in the effective use of iodine. Oral iodine might also boost body defense mechanisms in the upper oral and respiratory mucus.

I have been researching the use of iodine/saline as a nasal spray to kill the corona virus and found numerous accounts of it being done for fungal, viral and bacterial purposes. the 3M company even makes a product of this to kill MRSA that has colonized in the nasal passages. It seems that the 10% povidine iodine seems to be the go to iodine for diluting with saline into nasal passages as it is not irritating to the nasal passages. Of course making sure you are not internally deficient will also be of great benefit to your immune system.

I will be adding a couple drops to a small bottle of prepared nasal saline to have on hand if needed.

I also found a preparation for sale that combine the iodine with colloidal silver.

Don't forget to take your iodine folks!

Delight

9th February 2020, 19:01

There is much more to read in this article but taking a quote out that is important IMO

The American Conservative
Rod Dreher
Plague Pushes China To Breaking Point
(https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/the-plague-pushes-china-to-breaking-point-coronavirus/)What I can also tell you – based on my wife’s multiple conversations with friends back home – is that this is really beginning to stir the hearts and minds of the Chinese people. Thoughts about Xi Xinping that would have been never thought to say out loud are being said now – and the whole country seems to be galvanizing around the fact that they have been seriously let down by the Communist Party. I am not sure what will come of that – but this could not have happened at a worse time for Xi – the Hong Kong fiasco – the pork virus disaster – and the trade war with the USA – and now this – the country will soon be at the breaking point.

My other question is for us in the USA. Our supply lines – especially in things like medicine are DEPENDENT now on China. I have been saying for years this is a national security issue. And now their industrial heartland is on its knees. I do not know anything about auto parts and widgets – I do know a lot about medicine. There are many many things (saline bags, cardiac IV meds, antibiotics, blood pressure meds, diabetes meds, I can go on and on) that are only made in China. For the first time since this crisis began – late last week saw the very first issues I am having with my patients not being able to get things. We are promised this will just be the beginning. [emphasis mine — rd] There is no way that we can re-engineer factories quickly to start making things here – it will be at least a year. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? When will the Chinese be able to get back to work – is an open question….. This situation was brought on by globalization and neo-liberal policies. It is truly a national security issue at this point – and I think we are all about to get a big dose of blowback. OUR ELITES ON BOTH SIDES HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED US. THE COUNTRY NEEDS A POLITICAL ENEMA IN THE WORST WAY.

Having been a nurse and being the person who hears for others about their medical issues, people are already insecure about themselves. People feel dependent on the medications prescribed.

We will probably have a really serious issue with many medications which have been exclusively manufactured in China because I know "just in time" is a general supply chain philosophy where large stocks are not kept in some warehouse.

The cut off of what we think is needed to keep the body alive will terrify the populace. Lots of people don't feel at all connected to their own power and the ability to tap in to a larger field for sustenance.

What are people going to DO if their life saving medication and all the emergency supplies disappear? Now is the time to really focus on one's over all health. There is the biological ground of nutrition, secondary support from herbs and homeopathy and there is MORE.

I know that many here may think what I am going to propose is worthless woowoo. However, from the testimonials of hundreds of people which I have heard in the last few months, directed meditation is a proactive way to change the body condition. I am going to link the PROMISING OPPORTUNITY of Joe Dispenza (drjoedispenza.com) because his body of evidence gleaned from the seminars he conducts. This youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/drjoedispenza/videos) is powerful anecdotal evidence that we can use the power of our coherence (connection between mind and heart and intention) to create (in some cases instant) changes to the body. You do not need to do it his way or go to a seminar. You do need the science base to understand, the PRACTICE daily to experience the new states, the COMMITTMENT to change your mind and body. This is going against major programming.

From time to time people post his meditations. This one is powerful as it has you walking into a different state. It will be removed soon as it is copy righted. I bought several of his meditations and recommend them.

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In an event where we are left without recourse, we have to move to a next level or ELSE WHAT? If we feel victimized and spiral into a worsening and dead end we lose. Yes, globalization and moving all our real manufacturing of necessities has left us at the mercy of others and possibly high and dry (at least temporarily). The corporatization of our leadership started years ago and the signs have been in place that the "economy" hangs by thread. When we are not locally creating our needed supplies, what can we expect? I have heard these threats FOR YEARS. People don't know what to do about it and along with the tendency to go with the crisis of a moment, we just make do day to day.

BUT we have a big opportunity to look at our BODY HEALTH in a very different way. That is first and then we LOOK at our power base next. We look at what we expect to experience. We don't REALLY prefer that everything we need and use and want must come on a container form a Country that is at WAR with human beings. DO WE? We will have to RISE UP and demand a new order of priority.

So back to meditation. It is a Panacea. However the KIND of meditation counts. Going to the "within", feeling the zero point void FULL of possibility, bringing THAT out to experience is focused mediation. The easiest way to know it works is in the REAL healing that happens for people who do the work. No more need for authorities and their drastic means which can be cut off by supply chains ( there are UNLIMITED OPTIONS while alive to heal). master the confidence and move on to then create new healthy social VITALITY, new visions... a WHOLE NEW WORLD

IF YOU CAN TAKE IT. Good luck to us.

James Newell

9th February 2020, 22:06

MMS can knock out the flu. It is good for several things. Tastes and smells like bleach though.
http://projectcamelotportal.com/2020/02/03/jim-humble-coronavirus-mms/

Dick

9th February 2020, 22:10

Delight

9th February 2020, 23:58

Found this from a comment on youtube

It Is Not Just Folklore: The Aqueous Extract of Mung Bean Coat Is Protective against Sepsis (https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2012/498467/)

Abstract
Mung bean (Vigna Radiata) has been traditionally used in China both as nutritional food and herbal medicine against a number of inflammatory conditions since the 1050s. A nucleosomal protein, HMGB1, has recently been established as a late mediator of lethal systemic inflammation with a relatively wider therapeutic window for pharmacological interventions. Here we explored the HMGB1-inhibiting capacity and therapeutic potential of mung bean coat (MBC) extract in vitro and in vivo. We found that MBC extract dose-dependently attenuated LPS-induced release of HMGB1 and several chemokines in macrophage cultures. Oral administration of MBC extract significantly increased animal survival rates from 29.4% (in saline group, mice) to 70% (in experimental MBC extract group, mice, ). In vitro, MBC extract stimulated HMGB1 protein aggregation and facilitated both the formation of microtubule-associatedprotein-1-light-chain-3-(LC3-)containing cytoplasmic vesicles, and the production of LC3-II in macrophage cultures. Consequently, MBC extract treatment led to reduction of cellular HMGB1 levels in macrophage cultures, which was impaired by coaddition of two autophagy inhibitors (bafilomycin A1 and 3-methyladenine). Conclusion. MBC extract is protective against lethal sepsis possibly by stimulating autophagic HMGB1 degradation

Effect of mung bean ethanol extract on pro-inflammtory cytokines in LPS stimulated macrophages
Article in Food science and biotechnology 20(2):519-524 · April 2011 (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/251297770_Effect_of_mung_bean_ethanol_extract_on_pro-inflammtory_cytokines_in_LPS_stimulated_macrophages)

The anti-inflammatory effect of mung bean ethanol extract on lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulated macrophages (J774) was evaluated. The mung bean extract was separated into 5 fractions by normal phase silica gel column chromatography and the mRNA expressions of pro-inflammatory cytokines were examined after incubation with each fraction in LPS stimulated macrophages. All pro-inflammatory cytokines including interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, IL-12β, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and inducible NO synthase (iNOS) were remarkably decreased in the cells treated with 3.7 mg/mL of F3 fraction. The active F3 fraction did not show any cytotoxcity according to propidium iodide staining and no inhibitory effects on J774 cell proliferation were observed by MTT assay. The active fraction contained gallic acid, vitexin, and isovitexin as major components.

Delight

10th February 2020, 19:24

Underlying all other discussion of our biological interface with the exterior is immune response. It is a Goldie Locks story... too much reaction, not enough reaction and one has issues. JUST RIGHT and we respond and build greater strength. I am very very worried about our human future because of the lack of willingness to honor our innate biological imperatives. Rip up the biosuit and pass on the rip and add more toxins and then die off as a species.

This kind of info reaches beyond prevention of illness from flu and other presented challenges. I have not listened long enough to say its great but it seems very good so far....

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Ron Mauer Sr

11th February 2020, 00:05

Sue (Ayt)

11th February 2020, 06:29

I think it would be very very helpful if everyone could be educated in how to prevent and/or handle pneumonia, as pneumonia has always been a serious cause of death.
Just a quick Google search says:
What are the leading causes of death in the US?
Heart disease.
Cancer.
Unintentional injuries.
Chronic lower respiratory disease.
Stroke and cerebrovascular diseases.
Alzheimer's disease.
Diabetes.
Influenza and pneumonia.

There is a huge spike of respiratory illness (flu?) going on in the US right now. Almost everyone I know has had a bout of it where I live. Supposedly it is influenza B, although I don't know of anyone who has been tested. I know of 2 friends left with pneumonia, and several left with bronchitis. The coughing seems to last for weeks.

So anyway, I thought I would escape it as I have not had a cold or flu for 20+ years, but no such luck this time. Kind of gave myself a "trial run" for dealing with a respiratory infection, and used some of the tools I had read about here and elsewhere. Observing myself, the symptoms I had were intense sneezing and runny nose to start, at which time I took lots of extra vitamin C. I also used a personalized vaporizer inhaler that I had purchased on ebay, to which I added various essential oils. I hoped to nip it in the bud, but that did not happen.

Next thing that started was sinus aching, ear aching, even my gums seemed to flare up like abscessed in various places. Another odd symptom was runny, crusty, eyes. Also, a fever kicked in, although not above 100. So I then added Selenium, Zinc, extra coconut oil in my coffee, and Lysine. Clove oil and colloidal silver seemed to solve the gum problems fast, pushed gently under the gums with a toothpick.

Next it did go to my lungs, and a wild productive cough started. It had me up every hour throughout the night with cough attacks. No way I could keep laying there without getting up to treat it. I would get up, drink a full glass or 2 of water, and start up the steamer. I noticed that panic coughing would only make it worse, while relaxing with circular breathing really toned it down. (in thru the nose, hold it, then slowly out through pursed lips, hold that, repeat) Each day I made a large glass pitcher of my "magic water" (haha) which included magnesium water solution, a few drops of Lugol iodine, Boron water, and a quartz crystal on the bottom for good mojo. This is what I drank all day long. Besides this routine, I also did gentle stretching movement to keep things flowing, tapping on my chest to loosen congestion, and no guilt about sleeping as much as needed. Also NAC twice a day helped to keep things loose, and coughing with my head lowered to my knees while sitting brought congestion out.

So that was my trial run, of actually practicing what I preach. And happy to say, I kicked that sucker fairly fast! I had about 2 days of real misery, 6 days in total. Still feeling a bit wiped, but well now. Everyone has told me to expect at least 4 weeks of hacking, and many friends have had bronchitis treatments from doctors, which consisted of antibiotics and steroids, which I really feel is counterproductive to healing and would not choose to take. Others have been diagnosed with pneumonia from this, and also were placed on antibiotics.

So - basic strategy in my opinion is to keep flowing. Lots of water, Lots of steam, gentle movement for lymph circulation, and flush everything out out out. I think stagnation, dryness, and panic would have made things a whole lot worse.

spade

11th February 2020, 11:34

Try to search on the internet to buy mms, but couldn’t find any shop in this region, found out that it is forbidden to sell here in Holland,:( the RIVM, the dutch centre for disease control says its not safe and a scam !!

Guess they cant earn anything if you don’t get ill.:o

In the distant past I've read that MMS can be made at home.
Maybe there is information in this MMS link. Sorry about the advertising.

(https://genesis2church.ch/)
https://genesis2church.ch/

Message from Jim Humble :

A Word on Coronavirus

By Jim Humble

Hello,

Some of you have written asking for my thoughts on the latest coronavirus which is making headlines these days.

To start, here is one definition of coronavirus:

Coronaviruses are types of viruses that typically affect the respiratory tract of mammals, including humans. They are associated with the common cold, pneumonia, and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and can also affect the gut.

News agencies report that the recent outbreak of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China is rapidly evolving and reportedly (at the time of this writing), infections from the virus have now been found on other continents and several other countries in Asia have reported cases as well.

Signs of the virus are fever and symptoms of respiratory illness, such as coughing, difficulty breathing or shortness of breath—however, it has been reported that some carriers of this strain of coronavirus show no respiratory symptoms at all. This makes it extremely difficult to detect carriers of the virus, taking into account that health officials are looking for respiratory symptoms such as coughing, sneezing and breathing difficulties. Another report said some carriers have no fever and no coughing, but instead are exhibiting symptoms of diarrhea, vomiting and chest pains.

At the time of writing this, statistics vary according to the news as to how many confirmed cases there are worldwide, as well as deaths. It has been reported that China is moving to restrict travel and schools in Hong Kong and the mainland are postponing classes. Some say the situation is far worse than what is being reported, others suggest it is a hoax.

The purpose of this newsletter is not to analyze or speculate what is behind all of this, or try to project where it is all going. As most would agree, we live in very unique times—whether you believe this and other similar outbreaks are part of a great conspiracy, or signs of the times according to Biblical predictions, or whatever other reason—I would like to say, it’s a good time to have some MMS on hand and educate yourself in its use.

MMS (sodium chlorite activated with a food grade acid which then produces chlorine dioxide) kills most of the diseases of mankind. I don't know for sure about the coronavirus at this time—but we know that MMS kills viruses as well as pathogens of all kinds and is an immune system builder. There is much anecdotal evidence that says MMS has proven very effective in eradicating viruses including Ebola, Swine Flu, TB, and other respiratory diseases. Chlorine dioxide was completely effective against Anthrax in 2001, and used by US Military for Ebola in 2014. It's been proven by the Red Cross in 2012 to eradicate malaria in just four hours, to name a few. I have been receiving feedback for over 22 years from people all around the world who have given testimony of how they recovered their health from a vast variety of disease, many life-threatening, with MMS. Therefore, I have every reason to believe it can be effective in stopping and preventing the current novel coronavirus going around today.

For more information and some important facts on MMS, as well as the history of MMS, go here:

- MMS (Chlorine Dioxide) – Some History

- Important Facts Regarding MMS

Again, I have reason to believe, MMS (chlorine dioxide), can be very effective in both preventing and eradicating the coronavirus. With the barrage of health issues in the world today, I would say, let MMS be your first line of defense. Why not be prepared for whatever may come your way? It's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. The point is, we never know when an emergency or “outbreak” of some illness is going to happen. Weather it is a stroke, or a heart attack, an accident or this year’s epidemic. We need to be prepared ahead of time and not wait until it's too late. A great way to prepare is to educate yourself on MMS. The best way you can do this, in my opinion, is get the MMS Health Recovery Guidebook, available here: jhbooks.org This book is a clear and concise guide to all you need to know in order to recover health with MMS, as well as how to strengthen your immune system by staying overall toxin free. So get the Guidebook, study it, familiarize yourself with it and have MMS on hand.

Regarding the coronavirus, at this point in time if you have it, I would suggest trying MMS first as MMS has eradicated a wide range of maladies. In my own personal experience traveling around the world and helping people with many different diseases, I have to say there have been positive results at least 95% of the time. I would say those are pretty good odds. At this time MMS is being used by thousands and thousands of people in more than 185 countries.

Below are provisional steps one can take, a variation of my standard protocols and Health Recovery Plan, but something to try immediately in the case of coronavirus until you can get the MMS Health Recovery Guidebook. Here's my suggestion:

MMS must be activated drop for drop with the activator. Mix the drops in a clean dry glass, count 30 seconds so the drops can activate—they should turn amber color. After the 30 second count add 1/2 cup (4 ounces/120ml) of water, then immediately drink it down. (Do not leave this to sit for more than a few seconds, it must be taken immediately or it will begin to lose potency.) First, take six activated drops of MMS in 1/2 cup of water. Wait one hour, and then take six more activated drops in 1/2 cup of water. That may do it. You will know within two hours if it killed the disease by how you feel. What to do next depends upon how those first two doses made you feel. Follow these next directions carefully:

Step 1. If you feel better after taking the two 6-drop doses of MMS, reduce your intake to 3 activated drops in 1/2 cup of water every hour for eight hours a day, until completely well. You may want to continue this for up to 21 days to be sure you are free of disease and as an overall detoxification of the body. Always take the MMS within seconds of mixing up the dose. Any time you should feel worse when taking MMS, proceed with Step 2 below.

Step 2. Any time after taking MMS activated drops you feel worse, cut your intake by one half but do not stop hourly doses. If you still feel worse cut your intake by one half again, but continue with hourly doses. Feeling worse after taking the MMS drops such as showing signs of nausea, diarrhea or headache is actually a sign that you are ridding your body of toxins. It is called a Herxheimer reaction. It indicates you are killing the disease, but you are killing it too fast—the point is go slow enough so as not to make yourself unnecessarily uncomfortable.

These suggestions are only to get you started should you come down with a life threatening virus. You need the MMS Health Recovery Guidebook for complete instructions. There are more details and important things to know for getting well, such as do not take things that neutralize MMS such as coffee, tea, orange juice, milk, alcohol, things very high in antioxidants and so on, at the same time you take MMS doses. I wrote the Guidebook with all the details in mind, I simply cannot repeat it all here—so get the book. In the MMS Health Recovery Guidebook, I have outlined a Health Recovery Plan which gives full instructions and protocols on how to handle other illness and disease.

If you do not have coronavirus, but you think you have been exposed, you might want to take two 6-drop doses of MMS, an hour apart. I would then suggest doing the Starting Procedure, followed by Protocol 1000, as a preventative measure and as an overall detoxification of your body. And last, but not least, I recommend a daily maintenance dose of MMS for all. Full details of these protocols are found in the MMS Health Recovery Guidebook, available here: jhbooks.org

As mentioned above, educate yourself now—familiarize yourself with MMS today, don’t wait until you are in the middle of a crisis.

All the best and good fortune to you along the way,

Jim Humble

Karen (Geophyz)

11th February 2020, 21:20

I drink Chaga tea daily. You must be careful where you get your Chaga, it must come from a Birch tree and not be grown in sawdust. I gargle with Colloidal Silver at the first hint of sickness. I keep Serrapeptase around the house, Serrapeptase is an enzyme isolated from bacteria found in silkworms. It has been used for years in Japan and Europe for reducing inflammation and pain due to surgery, trauma, and other inflammatory conditions. I also cleanse my house and office with sage smudge daily. A 2007 study published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacol that linked burning sage to reducing airborne bacteria. “Research has shown that burning herbs or medicinal smoke can purify the air and [eliminate] up to 94 percent of harmful bacteria for up to 24 hours.” I make a cocktail of honey and onion, sounds horrid I know but it is really not that bad.

Delight

12th February 2020, 04:26

ARDS is a deadly sequelae to flu and a serious issue with the covid-19 infections. I found this article and in general curcurmin is a great anti-inflammatory and may help with ARDS?

Curcumin modulates the inflammatory response and inhibits subsequent fibrosis in a mouse model of viral-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Avasarala S1, Zhang F, Liu G, Wang R, London SD, London L.
Author information (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23437361)
Erratum in
Correction: Curcumin Modulates the Inflammatory Response and Inhibits Subsequent Fibrosis in a Mouse Model of Viral-induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. [PLoS One. 2015]
Abstract
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is a clinical syndrome characterized by diffuse alveolar damage usually secondary to an intense host inflammatory response of the lung to a pulmonary or extrapulmonary infectious or non-infectious insult often leading to the development of intra-alveolar and interstitial fibrosis. Curcumin, the principal curcumoid of the popular Indian spice turmeric, has been demonstrated as an anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory agent in a broad spectrum of diseases. Using our well-established model of reovirus 1/L-induced acute viral pneumonia, which displays many of the characteristics of the human ALI/ARDS, we evaluated the anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic effects of curcumin. Female CBA/J mice were treated with curcumin (50 mg/kg) 5 days prior to intranasal inoculation with 10(7)pfu reovirus 1/L and daily, thereafter. Mice were evaluated for key features associated with ALI/ARDS. Administration of curcumin significantly modulated inflammation and fibrosis, as revealed by histological and biochemical analysis. The expression of IL-6, IL-10, IFNγ, and MCP-1, key chemokines/cytokines implicated in the development of ALI/ARDS, from both the inflammatory infiltrate and whole lung tissue were modulated by curcumin potentially through a reduction in the phosphorylated form of NFκB p65. While the expression of TGFß1 was not modulated by curcumin, TGFß Receptor II, which is required for TGFß signaling, was significantly reduced. In addition, curcumin also significantly inhibited the expression of α-smooth muscle actin and Tenascin-C, key markers of myofibroblast activation. This data strongly supports a role for curcumin in modulating the pathogenesis of viral-induced ALI/ARDS in a pre-clinical model potentially manifested through the alteration of inflammation and myofibroblast differentiation.

July 5, 2014
WHY CURCUMIN MAY BE THE MOST AMAZING BOTANICAL IN THE WORLD (https://www.erewhonmarket.com/why-curcumin-may-be-the-most-amazing-botanical-in-the-world/)

Amazed. Definition: greatly surprised; astounded; suddenly filled with wonder.

That’s what one will experience after spending time reading the existing literature about curcumin.

Curcumin seems like a “nice” antioxidant and just simply part of the tasty spice turmeric-until you read the research and articles on supplements about it (and there are many.)

There is an enormous amount of research that’s been done on curcumin, and the vast areas of metabolism it seems to impact.

Even if you believe it’s valuable for optimal health, it’s sometimes difficult to appreciate just how valuable something like curcumin is until you invest the time to read a number of research reports about it.

In lieu of spending the upcoming weeks reading research reports, below is a summary of some of the most important information.

Be prepared.

You might want to head to your favorite Indian or Thai restaurant for some curry after you read this, and start supplementing with curcumin on a regular basis.

HISTORY OF CURCUMIN

Chances are good that you’ve heard of curcumin. If not, how about turmeric? If you do a little bit of cooking, you’ve probably used this spice. Or maybe you’ve eaten a curried dish at your favorite Indian or Thai restaurant.

Turmeric contains four major curcuminoids: curcumin, demethoxycurcumin, bisdemethoxycurcumin, and cyclocurcumin.[i]

In addition to its use in cooking, turmeric is commonly used in Ayurvedic medicine, where its use can be documented as far back as 3000 BC.

The first study for its use in humans was done in 1937.[ii] Then in 1949 and 1972 it was shown to have a beneficial impact on blood sugar levels in humans.[iii]*

To date more than 3,000 studies have been conducted on curcumin.

Curcumin acts on more than 100 genetic pathways, so it has the potential to have positive effects on many functions in the body, helping to support the function of the neurological, cardiovascular, endocrine, musculoskeletal, respiratory, and gastrointestinal systems.[iv]*

Because of these effects, it can be an important nutritional supplement for non-chronic, exercise-induced pain and soreness.*

One of curcumin’s most studied effects is its ability to help maintain the body’s ongoing normal inflammatory responses.* It does so through a large number of various biochemical pathways, some of which are yet to be fully understood.*

Because different, undesirable conditions can be brought about through different biochemical pathways, curcumin’s wide responses in the body can offer benefits in a number of different areas.*

MUSCLE AND TISSUE RECOVERY

Hindu medicine has long used curcumin to treat sprains and other swelling that results from injury.[v]*

An animal study showed that using curcumin following an injury to skeletal muscle enhanced muscle regeneration after just a few days use.[vi]*

In summarizing their study, the authors stated:

“curcumin is the first example of a pharmacological agent with a potent effect on stimulating muscle regeneration after trauma. Localized, as well as diffuse, muscle injuries could be treated with curcumin, because it is administered systemically. Enhanced repair of muscle would be beneficial not only in muscle trauma but also in reconstructive surgery and sports-related injuries.”*

One question that remains to be answered is the timing of taking curcumin. For an injury, or mild but acute trauma from an exercise session, a small amount of the body’s normal inflammatory response is desirable to initiate the repair process. An excessive inflammatory response is not so good.

That being said, given the other benefits that curcumin provides, it is not worth obsessing about the ideal timing because the use of curcumin supports optimal health and performance in other ways beyond alleviating soreness and supporting muscle recovery.*

Curcumin has also been shown to increase vasodilation similar to the effects of aerobic exercise, which can increase blood flow and nutrient delivery to tissues in need of repair.[vii]*

OBESITY, METABOLIC SYNDROME, AND FAT METABOLISM

Body fat is viewed as an endocrine organ, meaning fat cells aren’t simply balls of fatty acids that accumulate from too many cans of beer or dishes of ice cream.

Fat cells secrete a number of hormones, some of which increase inflammation. Adipose tissue secretes leptin, resistin, plasminogen, activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1), and adiponectin. They also release interleukin-6 and interleukin-1, monocyte chemotactic protein (MCP)-1, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF).[viii]

Excess body fat can be devastating to one’s health.

In mice, curcumin administration had a positive effect on body weight in a dose-dependent manner.[ix]* Its positive effects on body weight probably comes through a number of metabolic effects.*

Adiponectin levels increase with the use of curcumin.* Adiponectin levels are often reduced in obese individuals. Elevated adiponectin levels appear to be desirable in obesity.[x]*

Curcumin has also been shown to stimulate fatty acid oxidation in fat cells,* although these studies have not been followed up with human studies on curcumin’s effect on fat metabolism.[xi]

Curcumin supplementation demonstrated positive benefits in triglycerides and cholesterol in rats, with the benefit for cholesterol coming from the LDL-VLDL fraction.[xii]*

Another animal study showed the use of curcumin had positive impacts on free fatty acid levels, total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL, and apolipoprotein A-1 levels.[xiii]* In vitro research shows LDL oxidation is reduced with curcumin as well.[xiv]*

A human study showed the use of curcumin has a beneficial impact on blood sugar levels.[xv]* Another human study showed curcumin use has beneficial impacts on HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, Apo A, and Apo B.[xvi]*

DIGESTIVE HEALTH

One of the most difficult conversations for a healthcare professional to have with a client relates to digestive function. In fact, many patients will speak more freely about their sex life and how they hope nutrition and exercise programs will improve it, than they will about bowel movements, gas, and digestive troubles.

It’s a huge mistake to overlook this topic. Immune function, nutrient absorption, autoimmune conditions, and protein, fat, and carbohydrate metabolism all depend on a fully functioning digestive system.

As is the case in other parts of the body, long-term inflammation in the digestive tract can lead to more serious gastrointestinal problems.[xvii] One of curcumin’s many effects is to help maintain normal levels of inflammation in the cells lining the digestive tract.*

DEPRESSION

Curcumin has been shown to help modulate a number of neurotransmitters, including norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin.*

Dopamine is important for experiencing pleasure.* Serotonin is important for proper appetite, learning, mood, muscle relaxation, sleep, and metabolic health.* Norepinephrine affects alertness, emotions, dreaming, and learning.[xviii]*

Curcumin has been shown to support the growth of new brain cells, likely as a result of increasing brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels.[xix]*

Long-term use of curcumin has been shown to help support normal serotonin and dopamine levels.[xx]*

ISSUES WITH BIOAVAILABILITY

The research on curcumin is nothing short of significant.

Although the largest amount of the curcumin research is in vitro cell studies, there is a growing library of animal research.

The challenge for humans, however, was that until recently standard curcumin extract absorption was poor. Doses up to 12 grams per day showed little to no curcumin in the bloodstream.

This is important for consumers to understand, because many nutritional supplements only contain simple turmeric root or “curcumin extract.” Curcumin’s reputation can make the product look desirable, but if the curcumin is not absorbed, then it won’t provide much, if any, benefit.

If you want to get the most out of the curcumin in your diet, or are a fan of curry, then make sure your meal contains fat. It is the oil in traditional curry dishes that enhances the absorption of dietary curcumin.

Fortunately, a number of curcumin delivery forms have been developed. Some of the delivery forms include nanocrystals, emulsions, liposomes, self-assemblies, and nonogels.xxi

One method to increase curcumin absorption is to take it with piperine, a constituent of black pepper. This has been shown to increase absorption rates, although there is some concern about the means in which it does so.

To date, the most promising method in terms of absorption and its supporting research is curcumin phytosome.

Phytosome technology was invented by botanical supplier, Indena. Curcumin phytosome technology combines phosphatidylcholine with the curcuminoids in curcumin, resulting in a compound that is very well absorbed across the intestinal wall and into the bloodstream.*

Curcumin phytosome has been shown to be absorbed 29 times better than a standard curcumin extract.* Curcumin phytosome has been well studied as a nutritional supplement. Research shows this form of curcumin delivers the expected physiological results after being absorbed.*

Although phosphatidylcholine is used to facilitate the delivery of curcumin into the circulation, it has its own benefits as well. It is most commonly known to support liver and brain function.*

For now, cucumin phytosome seems to be the superior curcumin option available. Nineteen clinical studies have specifically studied curcumin phytosome and found significant benefits to health and wellbeing.*

It there weren’t so much research to support curcumin, it would almost be hard to believe how many ways it can support health.*

But with over 5,000 years of use, and more than 3,000 research studies, it could be one of the most important botanical supplements in the world.*

Thorne Research offers Meriva-SR, a curcumin product made with curcumin phytosome. The SR stands for sustained release and contains Time-Sorb®, a time-release fiber matrix that creates a sustained-release formula allowing for an optimal curcumin blood level over time* A 2 capsule dose contains 500 mg of curcumin phytosome which is a great baseline level of curcumin.

Individuals with higher levels of exercised-induced soreness might benefit from 2-3 grams of Meriva per day.

CITATIONS FOR THIS ARTICLE

[i] Ahsan H, Parveen N, Khan NU, et al. Pro-oxidant, anti-oxidant and cleavage activities on DNA of curcumin and its derivatives demethoxycurcumin and bisdemethoxycurcumin. Chem Biol Interact 1999;121:161-175.

[ii] Albert O. Turmeric (curcumin) in biliary diseases. Lancet 1937;229:619-621.

[iii] Aggarwal B, Sung B. Pharmacological basis for the role of curcumin in chronic diseases: an age-old spice with modern targets. Trends Pharmacol Sci 2009;30:85-94.

[iv] Zhou H, Beevers C, Huang S. Targets of curcumin. Curr Dru Targets 2011;1:12(3):332-347.

[v] Ammon H, Wahl M. Pharmacology of Curcuma longa. Planta Med 1991;57:1-7.

[vi] Thaloor D, Miller K, Gephart J, et al. Systemic administration of the NF-kappa B inhibitor curcumin stimulates muscle regeneration after traumatic injury. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 1999;277:320-329.

[vii] Vareed S, Kakarala M, Ruffin M, et al. Biomarkers Prev 2008;17:1411-1417.

[viii] Aggarwal B. Targeting inflammation-induced obesity and metabolic diseases by curcumin and other nutraceuticals. Annu Rev Nutr 2010;30:173-199.

[ix] Seely K, Levi M, Prather P. The dietary polyphenols trans-resveratrol and curcumin selectively bind human CB1 cannabinoid receptors with nanomolar affinities and function as antagonists/inverse agonists. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2009;330:31-39.

[x] Weisberg S, Leibel R, Tortoriello D. Dietary curcumin significantly improves obesity-associated inflammation and diabetes in mouse models of diabesity. Endocrinology 2008;149:3549-3558.

[xi] Ejaz A, Wu D, Kwan P, Meydani M. Curcumin inhibits adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 adipocytes and angiogenesis and obesity in C57/BL mice. J Nutr 2009;139:919-925.

[xii] Babu P, Srinivasan K. Hypolipidemic action of curcumin, the active principle of turmeric (Curcuma longa) in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. Mol Cell Biochem 1997;166:169-175.

[xiii] Jang E, Choi M, Jung U, et al. Beneficial effects of curcumin on hyperlipidemia and insulin resistance in high-fat-fed hamsters. Metabolism 2008;57:1576-1583.

[xiv] Ramirez-Tortosa M, Aguilera C, Quiles J, Gil A. Influence of dietary lipids on lipoprotein composition and LDL Cu(2+)-induced oxidation in rabbits with experimental atherosclerosis. Biofactors 1998;8:79-85.

[xv] Srinivasan M. Effect of curcumin on blood sugar as seen in a diabetic subject. Indian J Med Sci1972;26:269-270.

[xvi] Ramirez-Bosca A, Soler A, Carrion M, et al. An hydroalcoholic extract of Curcuma longa lowers the apo B/apo A ratio. Implications for atherogenesis prevention. Mech Ageing Dev 2000;119:41-47.

[xvii] Camilleri M. Dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome, and constipation: review and what’s new. RevGastroenterol Disord 2001;1:2-17.

[xviii] Kulkarni S, Dhir A, Akula K. Potentials of curcumin as an antidepressant. The Scientific World J2009;9:1233-1241.

[xix] Xu Y, Ku B, Cui L, et al. Curcumin reverses impaired hippocampal neurogenesis and increases serotonin receptor 1A mRNA and brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression in chronically stressed rats.Brain Res 2007;1162:9-18.

[xx] Bhutani M, Bishnoi M, Kulkarni S. Antidepressant-like effect of curcumin and its combination with piperine in unpredictable chronic stress-induced behavioral, biochemical and neurochemical changes.Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2009;92:39-43.

*This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

The posts on this blog are not intended to suggest or recommend the diagnosis, treatment, cure, or prevention of any disease, nor to substitute for medical treatment, nor to be an alternative to medical advice. The use of the suggestions and recommendations on this blog post is at the choice and risk of the reader.

Curcumin: A Review of Its’ Effects on Human Health
Susan J. Hewlings and Douglas S. Kalman (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5664031/)

Abstract
Turmeric, a spice that has long been recognized for its medicinal properties, has received interest from both the medical/scientific world and from culinary enthusiasts, as it is the major source of the polyphenol curcumin. It aids in the management of oxidative and inflammatory conditions, metabolic syndrome, arthritis, anxiety, and hyperlipidemia. It may also help in the management of exercise-induced inflammation and muscle soreness, thus enhancing recovery and performance in active people. In addition, a relatively low dose of the complex can provide health benefits for people that do not have diagnosed health conditions. Most of these benefits can be attributed to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. Ingesting curcumin by itself does not lead to the associated health benefits due to its poor bioavailability, which appears to be primarily due to poor absorption, rapid metabolism, and rapid elimination. There are several components that can increase bioavailability. For example, piperine is the major active component of black pepper and, when combined in a complex with curcumin, has been shown to increase bioavailability by 2000%. Curcumin combined with enhancing agents provides multiple health benefits. The purpose of this review is to provide a brief overview of the plethora of research regarding the health benefits of curcumin. continue here (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5664031/)

Ron Mauer Sr

12th February 2020, 20:11

Success!

An email to Jim Humble brought this response:

Dear Ron,
Yes, MMS can be made at home. Instructions are on Jim's Website jimhumble.co (http://jimhumble.co) under MMS there is a drop down menu How to Make. https://jimhumble.co/how-to-make-mms
Wishing you all the best,
Ashley (for Jim Humble)

I had no luck saving the info in pdf format.

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Bill Ryan

12th February 2020, 20:51

Success!

An email to Jim Humble brought this response:

Dear Ron,
Yes, MMS can be made at home. Instructions are on Jim's Website jimhumble.co (http://jimhumble.co) under MMS there is a drop down menu How to Make. https://jimhumble.co/how-to-make-mms
Wishing you all the best,
Ashley (for Jim Humble)

I had no luck saving the info in pdf format.

Here it is. :thumbsup:

http://avalonlibrary.net/How_to_make_MMS_(by_Jim_Humble).pdf

http://avalonlibrary.net/How_to_make_MMS_(by_Jim_Humble).pdf

Bill Ryan

13th February 2020, 18:23

Here, Dr Roger Seheult from MedCram explains that the most effective, peer-reviewed, single thing you can do to enhance your immune response against ANY viruses is..... GET ENOUGH SLEEP.

(And he also explains exactly why. Those who get less than 7 hours sleep a night are most at risk. Of course, that includes MANY healthcare workers, all over the world.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqZYEgREuZ8

Bill Ryan

14th February 2020, 16:55

Here's a very useful new article from the South China Morning Post about how to improvise a pretty effective face mask.

https://scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3050689/how-make-your-own-mask-hong-kong-scientists

It all looks very sound. It comes from medically qualified sources. It's downloadable here as a PDF, and I've embedded it below.

http://avalonlibrary.net/Coronavirus_(Wuhan_2019-nCov)/How_to_improvise_a_coronavirus_face_mask.pdf (http://avalonlibrary.net/Coronavirus_(Wuhan_2019-nCov)/How_to_improvise_a_coronavirusl_face_mask.pdf)

Required items: kitchen roll, strong tissue paper, elastic bands, a hole punch, paper tape, scissors, plastic-coated steel wire, a pair of glasses, plastic file folders and binder clips.

As a taster so you get the idea, here's a photo.

https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/methode/2020/02/14/4137681e-4f11-11ea-9b4e-9c10402c07b7_1320x770_212258.png

http://avalonlibrary.net/Coronavirus_(Wuhan_2019-nCov)/How_to_improvise_a_coronavirus_face_mask.pdf

Delight

14th February 2020, 17:58

Spread this one IMO.

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Seabreeze

14th February 2020, 18:32

I usually do hot lemon water with a spoon honey inside....and zinc does boost the immune system....

but I will see how the Wim Hof breathing technique works to stop a virus.....:wave:

Bill Ryan

14th February 2020, 22:01

Another Dr Roger Seheult (Medcram) video explaining in research detail how and why sleep is super-important — the science of how poor or insufficient sleep greatly effects the production of antibodies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlbM6VVkVZM

Dennis Leahy

15th February 2020, 01:03

I usually do hot lemon water with a spoon honey inside....and zinc does boost the immune system....

but I will see how the Wim Hof breathing technique works to stop a virus.....:wave:
Yes, zinc has been clinically shown to reduce the length of colds (maybe flu as well.) But I got some information from a bright neurologist recently about taking zinc. The human body needs zinc, and it needs copper. When both copper and zinc are present, zinc always "wins" (gets into cells), and copper is excluded. This can cause neurological problems. I had been taking a daily zinc supplement, but now think of zinc as a required element that should only be taken sporadically (or maybe alternating zinc and copper.)

Kudos to you for embracing Wim Hof's methods. I personally wouldn't make it my only modality (like he did when they injected him with some altered flu virus), but my gut instinct is that it will be a very major, very powerful tool in your arsenal.

Delight

15th February 2020, 02:02

I think people should pay attention to Chris Martenson

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Will mushrooms be the way to down regulate a cytokine storm?

Antiinflammatory and Immunomodulating Properties of Fungal Metabolites
Cristina Lull, Harry J. Wichers, and Huub F. J. Savelkoul (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1160565/)

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https://plantmedicines.org/medicinal-mushrooms-proven-to-help-fight-influenza/

What Are Chaga Mushrooms and Are They Healthy?
HealthlineFeb. 28, 2019 (https://www.ecowatch.com/chaga-mushrooms-2630072445.html)
Chaga mushrooms have been used for centuries in Siberia and other parts of Asia as a medicine to boost immunity and improve overall health (1).

Though ugly in appearance, the chaga mushroom is gaining popularity in the Western world for its potential health benefits.

What's more, a cup of tea made from chaga is packed with antioxidants.

However, consumption of this special mushroom may come with some risks.

This article examines the uses, benefits and potential side effects of chaga mushrooms.

What Are Chaga Mushrooms?
Chaga mushroom (Inonotus obliquus) is a type of fungus that grows mainly on the bark of birch trees in cold climates, such as Northern Europe, Siberia, Russia, Korea, Northern Canada and Alaska.

Chaga is also known by other names, such as black mass, clinker polypore, birch canker polypore, cinder conk and the sterile conk trunk rot (of birch).

Chaga produces a woody growth, or conk, which looks similar to a clump of burnt charcoal — roughly 10–15 inches (25–38 centimeters) in size. However, the inside reveals a soft core with an orange color.

For centuries, chaga has been used as a traditional medicine in Russia and other Northern European countries, mainly to boost immunity and overall health.

It has also been used to treat diabetes, certain cancers and heart disease (1).

Traditionally, chaga was grated into a fine powder and brewed as an herbal tea.

Nowadays, it's not only available as a tea but also as a powdered or capsuled supplement. The tea may feature chaga alone or in combination with other mushrooms, such as cordyceps.

Taking chaga with either warm or cold water is believed to release its medicinal properties.

Keep in mind that reliable information on chaga's nutritional content is extremely limited.

That said, they're low in calories, very high in fiber and loaded with antioxidants (2, 3).

Summary

Chaga mushroom is a fungus that grows primarily on birch trees in cold climates. With an appearance similar to burnt charcoal, it has been harvested for centuries as a traditional medicine.

Potential Health Benefits
Though research is ongoing, some scientific studies indicate that chaga extract may provide certain health benefits.

Boosts Your Immune System and Fights Inflammation
Inflammation is a natural response of your immune system that can protect against disease. However, long-term inflammation is linked to conditions like heart disease and rheumatoid arthritis (4).

Animal and test-tube studies suggest that chaga extract can positively impact immunity by reducing long-term inflammation and fighting harmful bacteria and viruses.

By promoting the formation of beneficial cytokines — specialized proteins that regulate the immune system — chaga stimulates white blood cells, which are essential for fighting off harmful bacteria or viruses (5, 6).

As a result, this mushroom could help fight infections — from minor colds to serious illnesses.

Additionally, other animal and test-tube studies demonstrate that chaga can prevent the production of harmful cytokines, which trigger inflammation and are associated with disease (5, 7).

For example, in a study in mice, chaga extract reduced inflammation and gut damage by inhibiting inflammatory cytokines (8).

Prevents and Fights Cancer
Several animal and test-tube studies show that chaga can prevent and slow cancer growth (9).

In a study in mice with cancer, chaga supplements resulted in a 60% reduction in tumor size (10).

In a test-tube study, chaga extract prevented the growth of cancer in human liver cells. Similar results were observed with cancer cells of the lung, breast, prostate and colon (11, 12, 13, 14).

It's thought that the anticancer effect of chaga is partly due to its high content of antioxidants, which protect cells from damage by free radicals (15).

In particular, chaga contains the antioxidant triterpene. Test-tube studies reveal that very concentrated triterpene extract can help kill cancer cells (15).

Keep in mind that human studies are needed in order to make strong conclusions about chaga's anticancer potential.

Lowers Blood Sugar
Several animal studies link chaga to lower blood sugar levels. Therefore, it may help manage diabetes (16, 17).

A recent study in obese, diabetic mice observed that chaga extract reduced blood sugar levels and insulin resistance compared to diabetic mice who did not receive the supplement (18).

In another study in diabetic mice, chaga supplements led to a 31% decrease in blood sugar levels over three weeks (17).

Similar results have been seen in other studies (19, 20).

However, as human research is unavailable, it's unclear whether chaga can help manage diabetes in humans.

Lowers Cholesterol
Chaga extract may also benefit cholesterol levels, reducing your risk of heart disease.

In an eight-week study in rats with high cholesterol, chaga extract reduced "bad" LDL cholesterol, total cholesterol and triglycerides while increasing antioxidant levels (21).

Similar studies gave the same results and observed that — in addition to reducing "bad" LDL cholesterol — chaga increases "good" HDL cholesterol (17, 18).

Researchers believe that the antioxidants present in chaga are responsible for its effects on cholesterol.

Again, more research in humans is needed to clearly understand chaga's cholesterol impact.

Summary

Animal and test-tube studies found that chaga extract may boost immunity, prevent chronic inflammation, fight cancer, lower blood sugar levels and reduce cholesterol. However, more human studies are needed.

Safety and Side Effects
Chaga is generally well-tolerated. However, no human studies have been conducted to determine its safety or appropriate dosage.

In fact, chaga can interact with some common medications, causing potentially harmful effects.

For example, chaga could pose risks for people on insulin or those with diabetes due to its impact on blood sugar.

Chaga also contains a protein that can prevent blood clotting. Therefore, if you are on blood-thinning medications, have a bleeding disorder or are preparing for surgery, consult with your doctor before taking chaga (22).

Though some research shows that chaga may help reduce inflammation, it may also cause your immune system to become more active. Thus, people with autoimmune diseases should seek medical advice before taking chaga.

There is no research on the safety of chaga for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. Therefore, the safest option is to avoid use.

Finally, remember to buy supplements from reputable sources, as chaga is not monitored by the FDA.

Summary

No studies have analyzed the safety or appropriate dosage of chaga. Unwanted side effects could occur if you have a bleeding disorder or autoimmune disease, take blood thinners or are pregnant or breastfeeding.

The Bottom Line
For centuries, people have used chaga mushrooms for medicinal purposes.

Packed with antioxidants, chaga mushroom is available in tea or supplement form.

Its extract may fight cancer and improve immunity, chronic inflammation, blood sugar and cholesterol levels.

Still, human studies are needed to confirm these benefits and to determine its safety, side effects and optimal dosage.

If you're interested in trying chaga mushroom tea or supplement but have concerns about side effects or possible interactions with medications your taking, talk to your doctor first.

Reposted with permission from our media associate Healthline.

Ron Mauer Sr

16th February 2020, 17:34

This information comes from a local M.D.
A friend told me that she knows many people who used this procedure to quickly rid themselves of respiratory infections.

For colds, flu, and respiratory illnesses:

Purchase a cool mist, ultrasonic humidifier and several pint bottles of 3% hydrogen peroxide at local pharmacy. (COOL MIST IS CRITICAL AND IS HARD TO FIND....TARGET USUALLY HAS THEM. DO NOT USE A WARM MIST HUMIDIFIER)

Into the reservoir of the humidifier, pour the entire contents of one pint bottle of 3% hydrogen peroxide.

Next, pour two pints of water into the reservoir of the humidifier which results in a 1% solution of hydrogen peroxide.

Set up the ultrasound humidifier by your bedside or wherever you are resting and breathe in deeply the cool vapors for several hours.

This will help your immune system fight the viral, bacterial, and/or fungal infection in your sinuses, throat and lungs. Your white blood immune cells actually use little, intracellular packets filled with hydrogen peroxide, called peroxisomes, to effectively fight off infectious pathogens.

Note: Children's coolmist humidifiers that have animal decals are usually cheaper than the conservative Adult cold mist humidifiers!

Ron Mauer Sr

17th February 2020, 01:44

Colloidal Silver may be another path to treat the virus.
Dr Mercola offered his opinion years ago in this Project Avalon post/thread Link (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?59660-Treatment-of-humans-with-colloidal-silver-composition--US20080181951-A1-&p=696778&viewfull=1#post696778)

Bill Ryan

17th February 2020, 16:59

My friend Patrick Coady (http://southamericanhealth.com), the best naturopath I've ever come across, has sent me this document.

http://projectavalon.net/Supporting_Immunity.pdf

http://projectavalon.net/Supporting_Immunity.pdf

Karen (Geophyz)

17th February 2020, 19:14

I have been a daily consumer of Chaga for years. I rarely get sick. Just be careful where you get it from. Chaga grows on Birch trees but it is sold on the internet from places that grow it in sawdust. I get mine in the raw form and then pound it with a hammer to a powder. I add it to my daily cup of coffee.

thepainterdoug

18th February 2020, 14:25

At this point , with what we all know here so far, what would be your protocol should you suspect you have this virus?

I have recently picked up Anti V formula with Echinamide soft gels by natural factors. And VirAttack immune support bottle and dropper form by herb pharm.

As of now , I would take these two along with oil of oregano and colloidal silver , drinking plenty of filtered water as I go

I have an oil of oregano soap which is pretty potent and washing my hands with this every day when I return home. Keeping my fingers out of my eyes and mouth when out and keeping a healthy and positive attitude with all. I bought a good thermometer to have in the house as well.
i will only begin this should I show a fever and don't feel well

any suggestion to add, or adjustment I should make ? I'm assuming nothing is going to stop this and it will be a pandemic .

James

18th February 2020, 16:02

I think the biggest thing to remember going into fly season every year is that the season actually starts when the last flu season finishes.

Building immunity and making your body a place where viruses and troublesome bacteria won’t thrive is a long term process. It takes months to elevate Vitamin D levels in the bloodstream to a sufficient level, and it takes continual monitoring and dosing to keep it there, especially if you live up north!

Proper sleep and distress management helps control a variety of hormonal, muscular, glymphatic, lymphatic, and other processes that all compound and work synergistically to make the body better suited to nullify foreign invaders - and more importantly - not “freak out” and cause an autoimmune cascade of even worse issues than the sniffles. Suppressing (corticosteroids) or ramping up the immune system (mycelium, etc...) temporarily can sometimes have the same effect in the long run.

Olam

19th February 2020, 12:07

As I mentioned before, I was in Amsterdam last week for the ISE convention, the biggest international electronic show in the world. I met hundreds of people from everywhere and yes, shook many hands. All was well when I came back Sunday, only to wake up Monday morning with a very very bad feeling body. It's clear to me that I caught something and it's amazingly strong. I literally felt invaded, I could feel the virus multiplying every second.
I have to say, my body is very resiliant and have not been sick in ages. This time though, I took a huge blow, very impressive.
This being said, I "fixed" it in 2 days...
Prior to the trip I had taken 10,000 mg of vitamin C as prevention and I'm sure it helped much.
Starting Monday morning, I upped the dose to 20,000 mg a day and also took 20,000 UI of vitamin D.
Added to this I also upped my Omega 3 dose to 2000 mg a day and Magnesium to 500mg a day.
I also took much Oregano oil under the tongue to remove the itch, that worked great and so I had no cough.
No fever all thru this challenge.

I am now on day 3 and I feel great!
I can't say that I'm done, but I can't complain as I have no symptoms apart from being tired.

I also can't say if it was THE virus or just a regular version, but I have to say that it was very nasty.
I will continue the protocol above, kill em all viruses, down to the very last little bugger...

I hope this can help others, the mega doses of vit C and D do work.
I had read about how certain doctors treat cancer with even bigger doses of C and D and so I knew I could try it out.

Let's see where this goes, but I'm confident that I can take back my body and move on to other things!

Pam

19th February 2020, 14:04

This is a tad off topic, but it shows the power of oil of oregano and iodine so I am going to share it. Every once in awhile I will get a cold sore and they can get pretty nasty.I could tell this was going to be a bad one. In my recent research on oil of oregano I read that if you apply oil of oregano to the site when you first get the tingling sign of a cold sore it will stop it. I applied oil of oregano and some iodine for good measure and massaged it into the skin. When I woke up this morning the cold sore was stopped in its track. I wish I had known about this years ago. Oil of Oregano is the real deal for doubters.

Olam

21st February 2020, 02:54

Something differential came on my mind yesterday concerning origin of the coronavirus. Can’t really discard the option completely even if it sounds half delirious neither I’m contesting any prevailing theories of the viruses origin.
Most of our local Himalayan community already believe it’s some kind of mysterious super weapon, anyway.

What occurred to me was a connection to the burning bush and wildfires in Australia. The fires were huge. I don’t know even the numbers out of my head but I’m sure they were visible from the International Space Station.
Acres of bush burnt with most of animals within them. The heat had to force snakes and all the rest of underground dwellers out of their holes. So much of the wild life burnt. Though it seems that koalas were on the wild market menu in Wuhan alongside other creatures.
Yeah got me right, the clouds of smoke had to reach quite high in the atmosphere and disperse.

Australian summer coincides with the beginning of our winter that’s when people started dying out of sudden.

Dr Yeshi Dondhen (https://www.buddhistdoor.net/news/yeshi-dhonden-former-personal-physician-to-the-dalai-lama-dies) , Tibetan most famous doctor, cancer expert, former physician of the Dalailama passed away after developing sudden respiratory difficulties, at 2.53 AM on November 26, 2019. He was 93 true but he was in excellent health. It was a shock for the community since it all happened overnight.

Nextly, similar case occurred on December 30th 2019, with sudden passing of Garje Khamthul Rinpoche (https://www.buddhistdoor.net/news/lhundrub-chime-gatsal-ling-announces-passing-of-garje-khamtrul-rinpoche) who was a senior tutor of H.H.Dalailamas, Karmapas and many Nyigma ( old school) lamas , held by great respect for his master ship of inner yogas as well as scholarly accomplishments,
Rinpoche passed out to the final samadhi state after developing sudden respiratory difficulties.

There seemed to be severe virosis going through and around at Xmas, long before Chinese media announced the outbreak. I’m not saying it was the coronavirus but could have been another one, certainly something new.

It felt really badly for about 3 or 4 days to a week, depending on your overall condition I guess. Coupled with any other issues one may have had it certainly caused restricted breathing, gasping for breath and extreme fatigue among else.

Almost everyone got it and each person it seems had slightly different symptoms.

I repeat I’m not saying it was Covid-19 but it was something new and unusual.

Friend in the UK was hit by what he described as severe hit of flu at exactly the same time.

So we have talked about viruses and the danger precognitively at that time.

The problem with any new viruses is that vital response depends on how strong or smart is our immunity system is, there is no way to test them all or get ready.
There are ways to keep yourself well and golden rules of cleanliness and purity and reducing exposure to the dirtiness but ultimately, someone has to deal with it anyway.

In either case, forgive my rant and hope I’m wrong with my atmospheric dispersal theory because if I was correct it would be worse already.

🙏

Sounds a lot like what I got coming back from Europe on Sunday. I'm all good now, energy is back too.
Large doses of vitamin C seem to have helped much.

Olam

21st February 2020, 14:23

Pam

21st February 2020, 14:51

Olam

21st February 2020, 15:13

Delight

21st February 2020, 16:49

Delight

21st February 2020, 18:11

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Here's to miracles.

https://youtu.be/VrhkoFcOMII If you watch this video, you will see that the entire ICU staff put it in writing that in no way could Mr. Smith survive these illnesses and should be allowed to die. 60 Minutes New Zealand ran this story years ago about how IV vitamin c saved Alan Smith from swine flu and hairy cell leukemia, IV C is expensive but Liposomal vitamin C is highly absorbable being that it is encapsulated inside non GMO sunflower lecithin. He recovered from swine flu and hairy cell leukemia.

At the end of the video Alan’s wife is giving him liposomal encapsulated vitamin C, 1000 mg per packet, 6 packets a day.

There are probably 20+ companies offering Lipo C on Amazon, Vitaminshoppe carries it, Vitamins Plus, GNC, pretty much everyone.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/could-deadly-infections-be-cured-vitamin-c-180963843/

Yes, vitamin C, the ubiquitous nutrient that children are encouraged to consume by eating dark leafy greens as well as citrus, peppers and other orange-hued produce. It’s well-known to prevent scurvy and help with heart function. But Marik, who is chief of the pulmonary and critical care medicine unit at Eastern Virginia Medical School, had been reading research papers that also showed some success treating sepsis patients with intravenous vitamin C—along with a steroid to reduce inflammation and thiamine to help with absorption.

www.VitaminCFoundation.org www.RiordanClinic.org www.DoctorYourself.com

Effect of Vitamin C and anti-oxidative nutrition on radiation-

induced gene expression in Fukushima nuclear plant workers

p.p. 39 and 40 gastric cancer with skeletal mets, treated with IV Vitamin C http://www.doctoryourself.com/Radiation_VitC.pptx.pdf

http://orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/v12n16.shtml

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, September 10, 2016
Vitamin C Prevents Side Effects from the MMR Vaccine by Helen Saul Case

(OMNS, September 10, 2016) This is not an article about whether vaccinations are "good" or "bad." This is an article about how high-dose vitamin C can protect children from vaccination side effects. Until we have real choice as to whether or not we vaccinate our children, we must seek ways to make immunizations safer. High-dose vitamin C makes immunizations safer: http://orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/v08n07.shtml
Giving the MMR Shot to a Child with Known Vaccination Sensitivity

Our daughter recently received the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccination. In fact, she received two. New York State recently changed the law requiring an additional MMR shot in order for children to attend kindergarten. We had to make sure that she received both injections this summer before school started. We were concerned about giving her two MMR shots (and so close together) because after a previous vaccination she had a serious reaction.

Years ago, before we learned to give huge doses of vitamin C before, during, and after immunizations, our daughter (then age 15 months) had a severe reaction to the DPT (diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus) vaccination: she lost her coordination, was screaming, falling over, and spiked a high fever. High-dose, saturation-level vitamin C cured her reaction to the DPT vaccine and taught us an important lesson: give more vitamin C. Much, much more. Now, in order to protect our children from any vaccination side effects, we give very high doses of vitamin C before, during (yes, even at the doctor's office) and after immunizations. To read more see: http://www.orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/v11n09.shtml and http://www.orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/v12n07.shtml

Sarah Rainsong

21st February 2020, 21:24

Olam

21st February 2020, 23:33

This is what I am taking still.

https://www.amazon.ca/Aurora-Nutrascience-Mega-Liposomal-Vitamin-C/dp/B01N6NSW2X/ref=sr_1_6?crid=2NCCGHX4PQD1V&keywords=liposomal+vitamin+c&qid=1582297979&sprefix=liposomal%2Caps%2C462&sr=8-6

With this form of Vit C, do you still get the gastrointestinal upset that comes with high doses of vitamin C?

I don't think I'm a good example for that detail as I seem to have stainless steel intestines...lol
but for sure ramp up the dose over a few days. If I remember right, I started with a 5000mg dose on the first day and it was fine.
I guess everyone would have a different response based on your system.

Sarah Rainsong

22nd February 2020, 02:59

That brand also puts out a liposoma glutathione! Aurora Nutrascience, Mega-Liposoma Glutathione+ 750 mg with Vitamin C (https://www.amazon.com/Nutrascience-Mega-Liposoma-Glutathione-Vida-Lifescience/dp/B07XTPJHGP/ref=sr_1_27?keywords=liposomal+glutathione&qid=1582339767&s=hpc&sr=1-27)

But dang, this stuff (and the lip. vit. C) is expensive! I don't know if I could afford it as a preventative. I'm thinking maybe I could have some on hand in case the other stuff isn't cutting it.

Agape

22nd February 2020, 09:47

Hi Olam, see how this could turn to “me too” conversation easily but that’s not why I posted it. The thing is far more severe than expected and has different range of symptoms than the casual flu and travel exhaustion.
I don’t think one would get through public transport with it when in acute stage. You can get to bed and “keep dying” till it’s over:)

I seem to be very soft hearted individual compared to the majority of our governed humans however my input seems to be misguiding and attract “blonds” times to times.
No I’m not dull, charmed or suffering from “me too” syndrome.

I’m pretty upset with what’s going on globally and this isn’t the place to fix it all either.

This is serious topic so hope we can keep discussion on level.

Thank you

:focus:

It's all good Agape, thanks for your reply. I was just sharing my experience as it's similar. Don't under estimate what I caught, the symptoms came on two days after I arrived and was totally floored like never before. I can't say it was that virus, but it was extreme and right in the lungs. I have a robust health and prepared before the trip with heavy doses of vit C, which I upped the dose once the symptoms showed up. This did the job, I beleive that if I had not prepared and followed thru with the right "medication" I would not be good right now.

Great to know you have recovered with high dose of vitamin C, I can but agree on being intuitive and not afraid to use herbal remedies to improve ones condition helps- at least one can’t cause him/herself harms,
as preventative and at early stages of flu.

What kind of remedies work is individual question though.

Vitamin C -for example- in any form never improved my flu symptoms and that despite I’m vitamin C lover:) As a kid, I’d just chew the effervescent C tablets like bonbons. Not given up on C quite yet but we all may have metabolic rates and specific deficiencies that we aren’t aware of neither labs do detect them on spot.
But in long term studies it’s been observed that 40% of the civilized “northern” populace are vitamin D deficient( one of their “predictable estimates” I presume- no they actually did not test 40% of populace for vitamin deficiency).

With viruses and influenzas I think it’s a lot about trial and error so far. They can take down a civilization if much of the populace are starved,
in some aspect.

One doctor specialist in internal medicine (who had good laboratory to perform detailed blood analysis for all kinds of “elements” etc) tried to explain to me in good chat we had years ago how results of starvation do not always show at plain sight, not even in casual blood profile( unless the patient is in acute condition) but may cause long lasting degradation of metabolic functions, unnoticed.

It sometimes concerns people on various types of “mono diets” ( eating just one type of food or very restricted choice of) for long time, extreme diets and situation of prisoners or generations of people who lived through famines.

If you think of the Chinese elder generation for example but this is a worldwide spread problem of many of our “seniors”,
survivors of several wars and famines, the trauma of insufficient feeding affects them together with willingness to “eat better”, mostly because the society does not care a lot and the underlying fear of “eating too much” or “investing to themselves”.

Old age is a state of vulnerability and weakness on this planet and human society neglects old people a lot instead respecting and working with them.

It’s not that they could not improve or would not be willing to improve but it requires effort and sensitive approach.

I think of it as one underlying cause behind the current epidemics( probably not the main one) but think population control, cause and effect.

In real time - and to be honest- I don’t think we have the real numbers- no country so far releases accurate statistics on how many seniors pass away as result of “unidentified flu” every year. True, most are weak and have underlying condition. So once they get “simple flu” it may be all over.
The bad side of it is: most medical institutions do not perform autopsies in people over 60 or 65 (the number may differ from country to country, slightly) and they certainly can’t be bothered about identifying viruses unless they are known, cause local epidemics in hospital( such are rarely announced in any sort of media unless they’d affect public) or get out of hand ( and the bag).

Why because viruses are very small and virological labs that are “in the system” perform tests for known and approved viral strains.

To identify “new ones” and approve testing methods is a big task for research labs.

Well, sorry I get carried away in my mind to “all the problems we really have”.

But: searching and trying herbal remedies is even more important, in my opinion.

The funny bit about it is once I get flu I totally don’t know what I would like really :)

At the end of the day Fentimans Curiosity Cola (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fentimans_Curiosity_Cola) always helps if only because there is never enough of it.

With C :)

To elucidate this grim topic: the doctor mentioned above was mums specialist and friend working in experimental institute so I’ve got thorough blood profile test whenever it was necessary,
particularly after coming back from India after 6 years, in 2005. I had bad bronchitis that winter for which I had to take antibiotic( according to them anyway and it took long time before they worked it out - despite not taking any for 6 years, probably even longer). In the meantime, they couldn’t find any known pathogens at all and the lab results were in perfect norm- I knew it was due to my pure and healthy life style- for them I was an exotic and being vegetarian was labeled “extreme diet”.
Such as they would refuse any special treatments and would say “our methods will never work on you”. So I bowed out respectfully.

Hughe

22nd February 2020, 09:51

How to DEFEAT a coronavirus infection:
Maintain health
- Boost immune system
- Good nutrition
- Natural medicine
- Basic health knowledge

https://www.brighteon.com/11fcf57e-3348-45ef-bfa1-8ab9c9f85f49

Benefits of Flaxseeds for Inflammation
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Olam

22nd February 2020, 13:26

Bill Ryan

22nd February 2020, 13:39

Vitamin D is also capped at 1000 UI max per dose.

Just a note for our Canadian friends: on Amazon.com (http://Amazon.com) (not Amazon.ca (http://Amazon.ca)), 10,000 IU per D3 capsule is readily available.

https://amazon.com/s?k=vitamin+d3+10000+iu

Agape

22nd February 2020, 14:12

Yes Olam and the rest of dear readers but and again, high doses of anything not even the vitamin C or D are not panacea for all diseases neither can guarantee success.

Liposomal forms of vitamins and other supplements are now readily available in Europe, the pharmaceuticals and natural supplements market is HUGE really and sucks money from people’s pockets. There is always “better choice” of product made by nano technologies, laced with zinc and whatever specific combination you prefer or require. That said, human health is being pried on and exploited and turned to commodity, enshrined in golden capsules, feeding on human milk tranferrase to rejuvenate aged cells and placental extracts in your face creams,
all nano and surpassing even your brain barriers. Nuff said.

I’d dare to say that “they” have the right medicine already but can’t be bothered to release it.

Due to my current exile situation on planet Earth I stopped buying to most of these people’s fancy products and retreated to old good sources of vitamins in fruits,
mountain garlic and onions, real life mushrooms and some herbs.

I know it’s imperfect but it can keep you for years

🙏😀🙏

onawah

24th February 2020, 20:34

Vitamin C Works for Sepsis. Will It Work for Coronavirus?
by Dr. Joseph Mercola
February 24, 2020
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/02/24/iv-vitamin-c.aspx?cid_source=dnl&cid_medium=email&cid_content=art1ReadMore&cid=20200224Z1&et_cid=DM466559&et_rid=816968196

"STORY AT-A-GLANCE
Sepsis is responsible for 1 in 5 deaths worldwide each year, killing 11 million out of 56 million people in 2017 alone. Sepsis is also one of the leading causes for influenza deaths
An IV protocol has been shown to dramatically improve chances of survival in septic patients. Giving adult patients 200 mg of thiamine every 12 hours, 1,500 mg of ascorbic acid every six hours, and 50 mg of hydrocortisone every six hours for two days reduced mortality from 40% to 8.5%
Recent research has demonstrated the vitamin C-hydrocortisone-thiamine protocol lowers mortality in pediatric patients as well, from 28% to 9% in the first 30 days
In 2009, IV vitamin C was shown to be a potentially lifesaving treatment against severe swine flu. Even before that, many studies had demonstrated the usefulness of vitamin C against infections of various kinds
A randomized double-blind study published in 1994 found elderly patients given 200 milligrams of vitamin C per day while hospitalized for acute respiratory infection fared significantly better than those receiving a placebo
According to the most comprehensive global analysis1,2,3 done to date, sepsis is responsible for 1 in 5 deaths worldwide each year, killing 11 million out of 56 million people in 2017 alone. The researchers call the finding “alarming,” as their updated figures are double that of previous estimates.

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition triggered by a systemic infection that causes your body to overreact and launch an excessive and highly damaging immune response.

Unless promptly diagnosed and treated, it can rapidly progress to multiple-organ failure and death, so it’s crucial to be on the lookout for its signs and symptoms4,5,6 whenever you’re ill or in the hospital.

This includes cases of suspected influenza, as sepsis can mimic many of the signs and symptoms of flu. In fact, as discussed in “The Alarming Reason Some People Die From the Flu,” sepsis is one of the leading causes for influenza deaths.7

Vitamin C Protocol Lowers Sepsis Mortality
The good news is, a protocol of intravenous (IV) vitamin C with hydrocortisone and thiamine (vitamin B1) has been shown to dramatically improve chances of survival.8

This sepsis treatment protocol was developed Dr. Paul Marik, a critical care doctor at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in East Virginia. His retrospective before-after clinical study9,10 showed giving patients 200 mg of thiamine every 12 hours, 1,500 mg of ascorbic acid every six hours, and 50 mg of hydrocortisone every six hours for two days reduced mortality from 40% to 8.5%.

Importantly, the treatment has no side effects and is inexpensive, readily available and simple to administer, so there’s virtually no risk involved. More recent research,11,12 published online January 9, 2020, found Marik’s sepsis protocol lowered mortality in pediatric patients as well.

The study was performed at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, and as noted by Science Daily,13 the preliminary data from this study “supports the promising outcomes seen in adults.” Between January 2014 and February 2019, 557 pediatric patients with septic shock met the criteria for inclusion in the study.

Forty-three received Mariks’s vitamin C-B1-hydrocortisone protocol, 181 received hydrocortisone-only therapy, and 333 received neither of these treatments. The 43 patients receiving the vitamin C treatment were matched based on clinical status with 43 untreated controls and 43 hydrocortisone-only patients.

At the 30-day mark, controls and the hydrocortisone-only groups had a mortality rate of 28% while the treatment group had a mortality rate of just 9%. At 90 days, 35% of the controls and 33% of those receiving hydrocortisone-only had died, compared to just 14% of the treatment group.14

As noted by the authors, “Our results suggest that HAT [hydrocortisone, ascorbic acid and thiamine] therapy, when administered early in the clinical course, reduces mortality in children with septic shock.”

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Vitamin C Put to the Test Against Coronavirus
In 2009, IV vitamin C was shown to be a potentially lifesaving treatment against severe swine flu. Even before that, many studies had demonstrated the usefulness of vitamin C against infections of various kinds.

For example, a randomized double-blind study15 published in 1994 found elderly patients given 200 milligrams of vitamin C per day while hospitalized for acute respiratory infection fared significantly better than those receiving a placebo.

According to the authors, “This was particularly the case for those commencing the trial most severely ill, many of whom had very low plasma and white cell vitamin C concentrations on admission.”

Now, vitamin C will be put to the test against coronavirus as well. The study,16 “Vitamin C Infusion for the Treatment of Severe 2019-nCoV Infected Pneumonia” was posted to ClinicalTrials.gov February 11, 2020, and has not yet started recruiting patients. According to the study description:17

“At the end of 2019, patients with unexplained pneumonia appeared in Wuhan, China … Subsequently, the World Health Organization officially named the new coronavirus that caused the pneumonia epidemic in Wuhan as 2019 new coronavirus (2019-nCoV), and the pneumonia was named severe acute respiratory infection (SARI).

Up to February 4, 2020, over 20,000 cases have been diagnosed in China, 406 of which have died, and 154 cases have been discovered in other countries around the world. Most of the deaths were elderly patients or patients with severe underlying diseases …

Statistics of the 41 patients with SARI published in JAMA initially showed that 13 patients were transferred into the ICU, of which 11 (85%) had ARDS and 3 (23%) had shock. Of these, 10 (77%) required mechanical ventilation support, and 2 (15%) required ECMO support. Of the above 13 patients, 5 (38%) eventually died and 7 (38%) were transferred out of the ICU.

Viral pneumonia is a dangerous condition with a poor clinical prognosis … Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, has antioxidant properties. When sepsis happens, the cytokine surge caused by sepsis is activated, and neutrophils in the lungs accumulate in the lungs, destroying alveolar capillaries. Early clinical studies have shown that vitamin C can effectively prevent this process.

In addition, vitamin C can help to eliminate alveolar fluid by preventing the activation and accumulation of neutrophils, and reducing alveolar epithelial water channel damage. At the same time, vitamin C can prevent the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps, which is a biological event of vascular injury caused by neutrophil activation.”

The researchers intend to treat patients with 24 grams of IV vitamin C per day for seven days at a speed of 7 milliliters per hour. The placebo group will receive an IV of normal saline.

The primary outcome measure will be the number of days without ventilation support during 28 days of hospitalization. Secondary outcome measures will include mortality, ICU length of stay, the rate of CPR required, vasopressor use, respiratory function, sepsis-related organ failure and more.

Time will tell what the outcome will be, but chances are it will be favorable. Back in 2003 during the SARS pandemic, a Finnish researcher called for an investigation into the use of vitamin C, stating:18

“Recently, a new coronavirus was identified as the cause of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). In the absence of a specific treatment for SARS, the possibility that vitamin C may show nonspecific effects on several viral respiratory tract infections should be considered.

There are numerous reports indicating that vitamin C may affect the immune system, for example the function of phagocytes, transformation of T lymphocytes and production of interferon. In particular, vitamin C increased the resistance of chick embryo tracheal organ cultures to infection caused by an avian coronavirus.19”

He goes on to cite research showing vitamin C also protects broiler chicks against avian coronavirus, cuts the duration and severity of common cold in humans and significantly lowers susceptibility to pneumonia. Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear as though vitamin C was ever studied in relation to SARS, but it’s encouraging that China is now investigating its use against 2019-nCoV.

Health Benefits of Vitamin C Are Vastly Underappreciated
Vitamin C has two major functions that help explain its potent health benefits. First, it acts as a powerful antioxidant. It also acts as a cofactor for enzymatic processes. One of the most famous forerunners of high dose vitamin C treatment for colds and other disease was Linus Carl Pauling (1901-1994), a biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1954.

Despite that, many felt he was too far out of his field of expertise with his research into nutrition, and his advocacy for vitamin C was largely ignored or mocked by mainstream medicine and nutritional science — with medical bloggers leading the pack as self-appointed judges of Pauling’s findings.20

Others, however, have picked up on what Pauling was trying to point out, and are now trying to awaken the world to just how important vitamin C is for good health and vitality.21 As explained by the Linus Pauling Institute:22

“Vitamin C is the primary water-soluble, non-enzymatic antioxidant in plasma and tissues. Even in small amounts vitamin C can protect indispensable molecules in the body, such as proteins, lipids (fats), carbohydrates, and nucleic acids (DNA and RNA), from damage by free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS) that are generated during normal metabolism, by active immune cells, and through exposure to toxins and pollutants ...”

According to Dr. Ronald Hunninghake, an internationally recognized expert on vitamin C who has personally supervised tens of thousands of IV vitamin C administrations, vitamin C is “definitely a very underutilized modality in infectious disease,” considering “it’s really a premiere treatment” for infections.

In my interview with him, Hunninghake suggested one of the reasons why conventional medicine has been so slow to recognize the importance of vitamin C has to do with the fact that they’ve been looking at it as a mere vitamin, when in fact it’s a potent oxidizing agent that can help eliminate pathogens when given in high doses.

There are also financial factors. In short, it’s too inexpensive. Conventional medicine, as a general rule, is notoriously uninterested in solutions that cannot produce significant profits.

However, considering sepsis is now the most expensive condition treated in the U.S., costing $23.6 billion annually,23,24 the need for an affordable solution is becoming critical. This is particularly true for lower income nations, where an estimated 85% of sepsis-related deaths occur.25 Global pandemics like the coronavirus also call for lower-cost treatments that actually work.

Recognize the Symptoms of Sepsis
When it comes to sepsis, which can result from just about any infection, time is of the essence. It’s really important to familiarize yourself with its signs and symptoms, and to take immediate action if you suspect sepsis.

While the signs can be subtle at first, sepsis typically produces the following signs and symptoms:26,27,28 Many of these symptoms may be confused with a bad cold or flu. However, they tend to develop quicker than you would normally expect.

A high fever with chills and shivering

Rapid heartbeat (tachycardia)

Rapid breathing (tachypnea)

Unusual level of sweating (diaphoresis)

Dizziness

Confusion or disorientation

Slurred speech

Diarrhea, nausea or vomiting

Difficulty breathing, shortness of breath

Severe muscle pain

Low urine output

Cold and clammy skin and/or skin rash

The Sepsis Alliance recommends using the acronym TIME to remember some of the more common symptoms:29

T — Temperature higher or lower than normal?
I — Have you now or recently had any signs of an infection?
M — Are there any changes in mental status, such as confusion or excessive sleepiness?
E — Are you experiencing any extreme pain or illness; do you have a “feeling you may die?”
Another acronym you could use to memorize the signs and symptoms is SEPSIS, described in the video above:

S — Shivering (fever, cold)
E — Extreme pain
P — Pale, clammy skin
S — Shortness of breath
I — “I feel like I might die”
S — Sleepy (confused)
Educational Resources for Your Doctor
Marik’s sepsis protocol can be a lifesaver, so you’d be wise to discuss it with your doctor any time you’re hospitalized. Remember, sepsis is often the result of a secondary infection contracted while in the hospital, so it’s prudent to be prepared.

This way, should you develop sepsis while you’re admitted, your medical team already knows your wishes and can act swiftly. According to Marik, the best results are obtained when the concoction is administered within the first six hours of presentation of symptoms.30 The longer you delay treatment, the less likely it will be successful.

If your doctor refuses to consider it offhand, convince him or her to review the studies cited here.31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39 While there are certain situations in which the hospital may still deny this treatment, if you are an adult who is sick, you will usually have the right to insist on it. I will actually be interviewing Marik shortly and hope to work with him on developing a process to make it easier for patients to implement this strategy in their local hospital.

In most cases, you’d probably just need to sign an “Against Medical Advice — Acknowledgment and Waiver” form (samples of which can be found in the references40), which states you’ve elected to not follow the standard of care recommended by your doctor.

Contraindication for IV Vitamin C Treatment
The only contraindication to high-dose vitamin C treatments such as Marik’s sepsis protocol is if you are glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficient, which is a genetic disorder.41 G6PD is required for your body to produce NADPH, which is a cousin of NAD+ and necessary to transfer reductive potential to keep your antioxidants, like glutathione and vitamin C, functional.

Because your red blood cells do not contain any mitochondria, the only way it can provide reduced glutathione is through NADPH, and since G6PD eliminates this, it causes red blood cells to rupture due to inability to compensate for oxidative stress.

Fortunately, G6PD deficiency is relatively uncommon, and can be tested for. People of Mediterranean and African decent are at greater risk of being G6PD deficient. Worldwide, G6PD deficiency is thought to affect 400 million individuals, and in the U.S., an estimated 1 in 10 African-American males has it. 42"
- Sources and References
1, 25 The Lancet January 18, 2020; 395(10219): 168-170
2 BBC News January 16, 2020
3 NPR January 16, 2020
4, 26 National Institute of General Medical Sciences, Sepsis
5, 27 World Sepsis Day, Sepsis
6, 28 Medical News Today, October 23, 2018
7 Virulence January 1, 2014; 5(1): 137–142
8 NPR March 23, 2017
9 Chest June 2017; 151(6): 1229-1238
10 Dr. Malcolm Kendrick, January 28, 2017
11 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineJanuary 9, 2020 [Epub ahead of print]
12, 13 Science Daily January 22, 2020
14 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineJanuary 9, 2020 [Epub ahead of print], Results
15 Int J Vitam Nutr Res. 1994;64(3):212-9
16 Clinical Trials February 11, 2020
17 Clinical Trials February 11, 2020, Detailed Description
18 Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkch002, Vitamin C and SARS Coronavirus, Page 1049 (PDF)
19 Archives of Virology 1978;56(3):195-9
20 Quackwatch Linus Pauling
21 Jeffrey Dach MD
22 Linus Pauling Institute, Vitamin C, Function
23 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, May 2016
24 Sepsis Alliance News, July 30, 2016
29 Sepsis Alliance, December 14, 2018
30 PowerPoint Presentation: Hydrocortisone, Ascorbic Acid and Thiamine for the Treatment of Severe Sepsis & Septic Shock, Paul E. Marik, MD, page 16-17
31 J Clin Med. 2019 Apr 9;8(4). pii: E478
32 Ann Intensive Care. 2019 May 20;9(1):58
33 Trials. 2019 Jul 11;20(1):420
34 Crit Care. 2019 Jul 30;23(1):265
35 Nutrients. 2019 Aug 23;11(9). pii: E1994
36 Journal of Clinical Medicine January 16, 2019’ 8(1): E102
37 Indian Journal of Anaesthesia December 2018; 62(12): 934-939
38 Nutrients November 14, 2018; 10(11): E1762
39 Critical Care October 29, 2018; 22(1): 283
40 Against Medical Advice — Acknowledgment and Waiver Sample Forms (PDF)
41, 42 NIH.gov Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogen

onawah

24th February 2020, 20:44

More Vitamin C Studies Approved in China to Fight Coronavirus: Therapy Censored in U.S.
February 24, 2020
https://vaccineimpact.com/2020/more-vitamin-c-studies-approved-in-china-to-fight-coronavirus-therapy-censored-in-u-s/
Comments by Brian Shilhavy
Editor, Health Impact News

"On January 27, 2020 we published a press release from Orthomolecular Medicine News Service regarding Vitamin C and its use in treating the Coronavirus. See:
Vitamin C Protects Against Coronavirus https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/vitamin-c-protects-against-coronavirus/
It soon went viral on Facebook, until Facebook labeled it as “Fake News.” Facebook partners with a website called “Lead Stories” to discredit news stories they do not want becoming popular on Facebook. Health Impact News is a popular target of “Lead Stories.”

https://healthimpactnews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/02/Lead-stories-Vitamin-C-coronavirus.jpg

Since we published this news release in January, however, several hospitals in China have begun to conduct trials on intravenous Vitamin C therapy, so it is hardly “Fake News” as Facebook is claiming.

In fact, Facebook is the one guilty of promoting “Fake News” by erroneously claiming there is no proof that Vitamin C can help combat the Coronavirus, when in fact clinical research trials are well underway in China with ample evidence that should be shared with the public, and not suppressed, simply because U.S. sources in bed with Big Pharma do not want the public to have this information.

Orthomolecular Medicine News Service editor Andrew Saul has just published an updated report, and he notes:

The World Health Organization (WHO) has, literally, met with Google and Facebook and other media giants to stop the spread of what they declare to be wrong information.

Physician-directed, hospital-based administration of intravenous vitamin C has been marginalized or discredited. Scientific debate over COVID-19 appears to not be allowed.

Ironically, Facebook, blocking any significant users’ sharing of the news of approved vitamin therapy research, is itself blocked in China by the Chinese government. As for the internet, yes, China has it. And yes, it is censored. But, significantly, the Chinese government has not blocked this real news on how intravenous vitamin C will save lives in the COVID-19 epidemic.

Hence, the news about Vitamin C therapy helping with the Coronavirus outbreak is found mostly in Chinese language websites, endorsed by the Communist China Government’s controlled media, but mostly banned in the English language social media platforms like Facebook, or censored from Google search results.

Three Intravenous Vitamin C Research Studies Approved for Treating COVID-19
by Andrew W. Saul, Editor
Orthomolecular Medicine News Service

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(OMNS February 21, 2020) Intravenous vitamin C is already being employed in China against COVID-19 coronavirus. I am receiving regular updates because I am part of the Medical and Scientific Advisory Board to the International Intravenous Vitamin C China Epidemic Medical Support Team. Its director is Richard Z. Cheng, MD, PhD; associate director is Hong Zhang, PhD. Among other team members are Qi Chen, PhD (Associate Professor, Kansas University Medical School); Jeanne Drisko, MD (Professor, University of Kansas Medical School); Thomas E. Levy, MD, JD; and Atsuo Yanagisawa, MD, PhD. (Professor, Kyorin University, Tokyo).

To read the treatment protocol information in English: http://orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/v16n07.shtml
(Protocol in Chinese at http://www.doctoryourself.com/Coronavirus_Chinese_IV_C_Protocol.pdf)

Direct report from China
OMNS Chinese edition editor Dr. Richard Cheng is reporting from China about the first approved study of 12,000 to 24,000 mg/day of vitamin C by IV. The doctor also specifically calls for immediate use of vitamin C for prevention of coronavirus (COVID-19).
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February 24, 2020
More Vitamin C Studies Approved in China to Fight Coronavirus: Therapy Censored in U.S.

Comments by Brian Shilhavy
Editor, Health Impact News

On January 27, 2020 we published a press release from Orthomolecular Medicine News Service regarding Vitamin C and its use in treating the Coronavirus. See:

Vitamin C Protects Against Coronavirus
It soon went viral on Facebook, until Facebook labeled it as “Fake News.” Facebook partners with a website called “Lead Stories” to discredit news stories they do not want becoming popular on Facebook. Health Impact News is a popular target of “Lead Stories.”

Since we published this news release in January, however, several hospitals in China have begun to conduct trials on intravenous Vitamin C therapy, so it is hardly “Fake News” as Facebook is claiming.

In fact, Facebook is the one guilty of promoting “Fake News” by erroneously claiming there is no proof that Vitamin C can help combat the Coronavirus, when in fact clinical research trials are well underway in China with ample evidence that should be shared with the public, and not suppressed, simply because U.S. sources in bed with Big Pharma do not want the public to have this information.

Orthomolecular Medicine News Service editor Andrew Saul has just published an updated report, and he notes:

The World Health Organization (WHO) has, literally, met with Google and Facebook and other media giants to stop the spread of what they declare to be wrong information.

Physician-directed, hospital-based administration of intravenous vitamin C has been marginalized or discredited. Scientific debate over COVID-19 appears to not be allowed.

Ironically, Facebook, blocking any significant users’ sharing of the news of approved vitamin therapy research, is itself blocked in China by the Chinese government. As for the internet, yes, China has it. And yes, it is censored. But, significantly, the Chinese government has not blocked this real news on how intravenous vitamin C will save lives in the COVID-19 epidemic.

Hence, the news about Vitamin C therapy helping with the Coronavirus outbreak is found mostly in Chinese language websites, endorsed by the Communist China Government’s controlled media, but mostly banned in the English language social media platforms like Facebook, or censored from Google search results.

Three Intravenous Vitamin C Research Studies Approved for Treating COVID-19
by Andrew W. Saul, Editor
Orthomolecular Medicine News Service

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(OMNS February 21, 2020) Intravenous vitamin C is already being employed in China against COVID-19 coronavirus. I am receiving regular updates because I am part of the Medical and Scientific Advisory Board to the International Intravenous Vitamin C China Epidemic Medical Support Team. Its director is Richard Z. Cheng, MD, PhD; associate director is Hong Zhang, PhD. Among other team members are Qi Chen, PhD (Associate Professor, Kansas University Medical School); Jeanne Drisko, MD (Professor, University of Kansas Medical School); Thomas E. Levy, MD, JD; and Atsuo Yanagisawa, MD, PhD. (Professor, Kyorin University, Tokyo).

To read the treatment protocol information in English: http://orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/v16n07.shtml
(Protocol in Chinese at http://www.doctoryourself.com/Coronavirus_Chinese_IV_C_Protocol.pdf)

Direct report from China
OMNS Chinese edition editor Dr. Richard Cheng is reporting from China about the first approved study of 12,000 to 24,000 mg/day of vitamin C by IV. The doctor also specifically calls for immediate use of vitamin C for prevention of coronavirus (COVID-19).

A second clinical trial of intravenous vitamin C was announced in China on Feb. 13th. In this second study, says Dr. Cheng,

“They plan to give 6,000 mg/day and 12,000 mg/day per day for moderate and severe cases. We are also communicating with other hospitals about starting more intravenous vitamin C clinical studies. We would like to see oral vitamin C included in these studies, as the oral forms can be applied to more patients and at home.”

Additional information at http://orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/v16n11.shtml

And on Feb 21, 2020, announcement has been made of a third research trial now approved for intravenous vitamin C for COVID-19.

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Dr. Cheng, who is a US board-certified specialist in anti-aging medicine, adds:

“Vitamin C is very promising for prevention, and especially important to treat dying patients when there is no better treatment. Over 2,000 people have died of the COIV-19 outbreak and yet I have not seen or heard large dose intravenous vitamin C being used in any of the cases. The current sole focus on vaccine and specific antiviral drugs for epidemics is misplaced.”

He adds that:

“Early and sufficiently large doses of intravenous vitamin C are critical. Vitamin C is not only a prototypical antioxidant, but also involved in virus killing and prevention of viral replication. The significance of large dose intravenous vitamin C is not just at antiviral level. It is acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) that kills most people from coronaviral pandemics (SARS, MERS and now NCP). ARDS is a common final pathway leading to death.

“We therefore call for a worldwide discussion and debate on this topic.”

News of vitamin C research for COVID-19 is being actively suppressed
Anyone saying that vitamin therapy can stop coronavirus is already being labeled as “promoting false information” and promulgating “fake news.” Even the sharing of verifiable news, and direct quotes from credentialed medical professionals, is being restricted or blocked on social media. You can see sequential examples of this phenomenon at my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/themegavitaminman .

Indeed, the World Health Organization (WHO) has, literally, met with Google and Facebook and other media giants to stop the spread of what they declare to be wrong information. https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/02/14/facebook-google-amazon-met-with-who-to-talk-coronavirus-misinformation.html?__twitter_impression=true

Physician-directed, hospital-based administration of intravenous vitamin C has been marginalized or discredited. Scientific debate over COVID-19 appears to not be allowed.

Ironically, Facebook, blocking any significant users’ sharing of the news of approved vitamin therapy research, is itself blocked in China by the Chinese government. As for the internet, yes, China has it. And yes, it is censored. But, significantly, the Chinese government has not blocked this real news on how intravenous vitamin C will save lives in the COVID-19 epidemic. Here is the protocol as published in Chinese: http://orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/v16n11-chi.shtml

Medical orthodoxy obsessively focuses on searching for a vaccine and/or drug for coronavirus COVID-19). While they are looking for what would be fabulously profitable approaches, we have with vitamin C an existing, plausible, clinically demonstrated method to treat what coronavirus patients die from: severe acute respiratory syndrome, or pneumonia.

And it is available right now.

Read the full press release at Orthomolecular.com. https://orthomolecular.activehosted.com/index.php?action=social&chash=013d407166ec4fa56eb1e1f8cbe183b9.142&

Comment on this article at HealthImpactNews.com. https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/more-vitamin-c-studies-approved-in-china-to-fight-coronavirus-therapy-censored-in-u-s/ "

Delight

28th February 2020, 03:28

Liposomal vitamin C is more easily absorbed because of the lipid coating. Larry Cook (thanks to John) is good here

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It is possible to DIY a very useful recipe. The cost of the equipment is an issue but it will pay for itself over time and you can make for your friends.

9th Sep, 2016
Ali A R Aldallal
University Of Kufa
How to Make Liposomal Vitamin C (https://www.researchgate.net/post/Protocols_for_liposomal_vitamin_formulations)
Update 2014-2015: A fellow researcher by the name of Philip provided us with a new way to make accurate liposomal vitamin C every time. The emphasis is on using sunflower lecithin powder, not soy lecithin.
Liposomal Vitamin C - Mixing Formula
This formula was produced after many tests using diverse milligram measurements of lecithin and ascorbic acid to one litre of distilled water and completing the ultrasonic cycle. At the end of each process the results were observed, until finally the successful blend was achieved. By following this formula you will have 100 percent success every time.
The formula for making 1 litre liposomal vitamin C.
What you will need:
· 88 grams sunflower lecithin powder. (See notes at end.)
· 27 grams ascorbic acid (vitamin C).
· One litre of steam-distilled water.
· One 2 litre flat-bottomed borosilicate glass flask.
· One 1 litre flat-bottomed borosilicate glass flask.
· Two 200 millilitre flat-bottomed borosilicate glass flasks.
· A glass rod or glass spoon. Do not use metal.
· A small Pyrex glass saucepan.
· A milligram scale
· An electric hand whisk or a food blender with a glass mixing bowl.
· An ultrasonic cleaner of 2 litre capacity. (See notes at end.)
· A 1 litre glass bottle. (Do not use plastic.)
The process:
Pour 900 millilitres steam-distilled water into the 2 litre borosilicate glass flask.
Weigh 88 grams of sunflower lecithin, add it to the above and stir with glass spoon or glass rod.
Pour 100 millilitres steam-distilled water into a glass saucepan and bring to near boiling.
Weigh 27 grams ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and place it into a 200 millilitre borosilicate glass flask. When the water in 3 above is near boiling pour it over the ascorbic acid and swirl it until dissolved. (This happens very quickly when using very hot water.)
Then, partly fill the saucepan with cold water and place the 200ml borosilicate glass flask with dissolved ascorbic acid into it to cool. When it is sufficiently cool or cold pour the ascorbic acid fluid into the 2 litre borosilicate glass flask and stir with the glass rod or glass spoon. Put a saucer or plate on top and allow it to stand for several hours or overnight.
Use the electric hand food whisk for five minutes to blend the lecithin and ascorbic acid mix. (Use a food blender if you do not have an electric food whisk.)
Pour the now thoroughly blended lecithin and ascorbic acid, (but not yet liposomal), into the 1 litre flat bottomed borosilicate glass flask and place it into the ultrasonic unit.
Fill the steel well of the ultrasonic unit with water to its maximum level and switch on, and let it run it for a total of 100 minutes. Your ultrasonic unit probably has short timing durations, in which case, switch it on again and let it run until you complete the full 100 minutes. Periodically stir the solution with the glass spoon or glass rod.
Now you have the best mix of liposomal vitamin C, which you can pour into a 1 litre glass bottle and place it into the fridge to use when needed.
A note on ultrasonic frequencies
When the lecithin-ascorbic acid mix is poured directly into the steel well of the ultrasonic unit the ultrasonic vibrations will cause nanoparticles of metal to migrate into the liposomal vitamin C solution. Therefore it is better to use borosilicate glass as the receptacle to hold the lecithin-ascorbic acid solution. The ultrasonic waves pass from the metal bottom of the ultrasonic unit directly through the borosilicate glass flask and into the fluid. (For good reason, scientific laboratories use borosilicate glass, rather than metal for their research work.)
The ultrasonic cleaner machine needs to be of sufficient size – 2 litres to hold the 1 litre flat bottomed borosilicate flask. Small jewellery ultrasonic cleaners are not suitable for this purpose.
Sometimes you will notice a very thin film of sediment at the bottom of your bottle of liposomal vitamin C – just swill it around and pour it into your glass and drink. The occasional tiny amount of sediment is because not all particles of sunflower lecithin are equal; some are slightly larger and will eventually sink to the bottom after the ultrasonic cycle. Bear in mind also that all activities are influenced by Lunar Cycles that influence result.
Do not use soy lecithin! Period! All forms of soy products that have not gone through a fermentation process are harmful to health, including soymilk and Tofu. Use only organic sunflower lecithin powder. (I purchase organic sunflower lecithin from Germany.)
Use a glass spoon, not metal or plastic, for measuring; mixing can be performed with a glass rod.
Borosilicate glass flasks can be purchased from a laboratory supplier; purchase thick walled borosilicate glass.
Update 2014-2015: Another fellow researcher by the name of Chris provided us with a new and novel way to make the highest quality liposomal vitamin C.
You can visit his website by clicking HERE.
Vitamin C is the most used supplement in the world. There is good reason for this as the science behind the many benefits of vitamin C is solid. Dr. Svent Gyorgi and Dr. Linus Pauling performed innumerable experiments proving that man, unlike most animals, is dependent upon vitamin C for a healthy existence. For decades we have relied upon various ascorbic formulas for our supplemental needs, but now a whole new vista opens up with Liposomal technology.
Increase Absorption Dramatically - Regular vitamin C is absorbed at approximately 19%, the balance remains in the gastrointestinal tract to attract water and loosen the bowels. Nanotechnology, liposomalized vitamin C is absorbed at 93%, measurable in the blood stream. A 390% increase in absorption! Get IV results with oral dosage!Heat one cup of distilled water in a ceramic coated or stainless steel pan on your stove (do not heat it in a microwave oven) until almost boiling.
Pour the water into your blender and add three level tablespoons of lecithin and blend until all of the lecithin is totally dissolved in the water.
In one cup of cold distilled water, dissolve one level tablespoon of ascorbic acid. Make sure it is totally dissolved, very important!
Add the ascorbic acid mixture to the lecithin mixture and blend well.
Pour the mixture into the ultrasonic cleaner and turn it on. Stir frequently.
The cleaner will turn itself off about every two minutes or so. You continue to stir frequently and turn the cleaner back on until ALL of the foam is gone. Repeat: Continue to stir and turn the cleaner back on until ALL OF THE FOAM IS GONE!! This will take about 30 minutes or so. When done you will have a mix that is about the color of milk. There will be some settling but shouldn't be much, less than 5% of the mix or so.
When done, pour mix into a reseal able GLASS jar and store in your refrigerator.
Take one teaspoon full of mix once a day.
You can experiment with this amount after you have taken it for awhile to see how it effects you.
Take on an empty stomach and wait at least 15 minutes before eating anything.
Many take it in the morning before breakfast.
It is really sour tasting so many chase it with water to get the taste out of the mouth.
Another Excellent Recipe is Shown Here:
This recipe will give you a product between 7.0 and 7.5 (measured with Alkalive pH Stix) or similar pH to human blood so there is no risk of over acidifying your blood should you take significant amounts of your homemade Liposomal Vitamin C Ascorbate.
(Blood pH is tightly controlled by the body at near 7.35 pH. If your blood pH were much above or below that number you would be a very sick person.)
Creating an identical pH in your liposomal brew is simply a matter of carefully adjusting the level of bicarbonate of soda.
This Vitamin C Ascorbate recipe is a compilation of several postings on forums and Pdazzler’s own trials in the kitchen.
Using a small (2 cup) Ultrasonic cleaner, (Item #03305, obtainable from Harbor Freight @ about $30.00), we performed the following:
1. In qt mixing jar pour 1 cup of distilled water. Add 3 level Tablespoons of granular soy lecithin (NOW has non-genetically modified soy lecithin) and agitate vigorously for 3 – 5 minutes.
Then place the lecithin mixture in the refrigerator for two or more hours. (You can leave in refrigerator overnight if you prefer.) This allows lecithin granules to soak up water for easy mixing into solution.
Note: Mixing can be accomplished easier if you raise the temperature of the distilled water being used to 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit). I have found this unnecessary in getting high quality mixtures but others have found this warmer temperature helpful.
After 2 hour soaking period vigorously agitate the mixture for another 3 – 5 minutes. At the conclusion there should be no lecithin granules visible. Set this smooth lecithin mixture aside.
2. Dissolved 1 level Tablespoon of Pharmaceutical grade Vitamin C powder in 2 oz. of distilled water. We recommend you use a 6 oz. or larger screw lid jar so you can shake vigorously.
3. Dissolve 1 Heaping Tablespoon of bicarbonate of soda (Arm & Hammer is just fine and aluminum free despite the inferences by other companies that their's are aluminum free) in 2 oz. of distilled water using a separate 6 oz. or larger screw lid jar. Shake or agitate the mixture 3 minutes or until soda dissolved.
*One mole of sodium bicarbonate is 84 grams, and one mole of ascorbic acid is 176 grams. So, the correct (stoichiometric) ratio of sodium bicarbonate to ascorbic acid is 84/176 = 0.477. For example, it would take 477 milligrams of sodium bicarbonate to neutralize 1000 milligrams of ascorbic acid.
**What follows is often the most difficult part of the process for those new to making homemade liposomal Vitamin C Ascorbate.
While stirring the Vitamin C / distilled water solution very slowly pour/dribble the dissolved bicarbonate of soda/water mixture into the Vitamin C / distilled water solution. (Pour soda solution very slowly as the resulting mixture will bubble. By pouring slowing and constantly stirring you will be able to mix the two without bubbling over.)
At the conclusion of mixing the bicarbonate of soda mixture into the Vitamin C mixture all bubbling will cease. If you have any soda settled in the jar pour the resulting total mix together into that jar, swirl and pour the resulting Vitamin C / Bicarbonate of Soda mixture into the Ultrasonic Cleaner.
4. Pour the Lecithin solution into ultrasonic cleaner bowl with the Vitamin C / Bicarbonate of Soda mixture and stir the contents together.
5. Turn the ultrasonic cleaner on and using a plastic straw (leaving the top of the cleaner opened), gently, slowly, stirred the contents.
Note: The cleaner will, automatically, self-stop about every 2 minutes. Just push ON button to continue. Repeat for a total of 6 series (12 – 18 minutes). By that time the entire solution should be blended into a cloudy, homogeneous, milk-like mixture. The LET solution is now well formed.
You can raise the level of encapsulation by continuing several more ultrasonic cycles if desired.
This protocol furnishes 12 grams (12000mg.) of Vitamin C Ascorbate. At an estimated/theoretical 70% – 90% encapsulation efficiency, 8400 mg would be of theLET type. This solution will keep, acceptably, at room temperature for 3 to 4 days. Refrigerated, it will keep much longer.
Note: A larger, more powerful, ultrasonic cleaner is available at Harbor Freight. Item number 91593. 2+ liters, for about $80.00. Both units perform well. The larger unit will allow you to make higher quality liposomal or more encapsulated supplement at one time, depending on the amount you mix.
This article was written and submitted by an anonymous Australian researcher and this method has yielded excellent results everytime we have use it. For informational and educational purposes only. Void where prohibited.
https://www.quantumbalancing.com/liposomalC.htm

Rhydwyn

3rd March 2020, 08:01

Vitamin D reduces the chance of getting the flu. (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170216110002.htm) However Vitamin D without Vitamin K2 leads to arterial calcification, (https://www.precisionnutrition.com/stop-vitamin-d) so Vitamin K2 should be taken along with Vitamin D. Vitamin D and Vitamin K2 require cofactors including magnesium, zinc and vitamin A (https://www.bioceuticals.com.au/mobile/article/all/vitamin-d-and-its-helper-nutrients) to work well. Organic magnesium is very bioavailable, but not magnesium oxide, which has a bioavailability of only 4%. (https://www.vitacost.com/blog/vitamins-supplements/supplements/types-of-magnesium.html)

Therefore, to resist the flu without getting side effects like arterial calcification, people should take a supplement with Vitamin D, Vitamin K2, and organic magnesium. Supplemental Vitamin K2 comes in the form of menatetrenone (MK-4) and/or menaquinone-7 (MK-7). An intake of 1,500 mcg/day of MK-4 is necessary to observably carboxylate osteocalcin, while only 45 to 90 (average of 67.5) mcg/day of MK-7 is necessary, (https://www.vitamink2.ca/best-form-of-vitamink2) so MK-7 is about 1,500 / 67.5 = 22 ~ 20 times more powerful. Therefore if a supplement contains Vitamin K2, but does not say what amount is in the form of MK-7, there is no way to know if it has enough MK-7 to have a significant effect. It should have at least 45 mcg of Vitamin K2 MK-7, more will have a greater protective effect, but also have a greater chance of causing adverse effects. (https://melioguide.com/osteoporosis-nutrition/vitamin-k2-for-osteoporosis/#vk2-cautions)

Looking through the supplements listed by labdoor, (https://labdoor.com/rankings/multivitamins) and by multivitaminguide, (https://www.multivitaminguide.org/best-multivitamin.html) only four multivitamins had Vitamin D to protect against the flu, along with organic magnesium, and a sufficient Vitamin K2 MK-7 to prevent arterial calcification. In alphabetic order, those supplements were Controlled Labs - Orange Triad Multi (http://www.controlledlabs.com/product/orange-triad-orange-triad-best-supplement-for-serious-athletes/) with 120 mcg of Vitamin K2 in 6 tablets, Douglas Laboratories - Ultra Preventive X (https://www.douglaslabs.com/our-products/shop-by/products-a-z/ultra-preventiver-x-dl.html) with 45 mcg of Vitamin K2 in 8 capsules, Legion - Triumph Multivitamin for Men (https://legionathletics.com/products/supplements/triumph-men/)/Women (https://legionathletics.com/products/supplements/triumph-women/) both with 100 mcg of Vitamin K2 in 8 capsules, and Naturelo - One Daily for Men (https://www.naturelo.com/product/one-daily-multivitamin-for-men/)/Women (https://www.naturelo.com/product/one-daily-multivitamin-for-women/) both in 1 capsule with 120 mcg of Vitamin K2, Whole Food for Men (https://www.naturelo.com/product/whole-food-multivitamin-for-men-240-count/)/Women (https://www.naturelo.com/product/whole-food-multivitamin-for-women-240-capsules/) both in 4 capsules, also with 120 mcg of Vitamin K2.

Only Naturelo - One Daily for Men (https://www.naturelo.com/product/one-daily-multivitamin-for-men/)/Women (https://www.naturelo.com/product/one-daily-multivitamin-for-women/) gives a sufficient amount of Vitamin K2 with only one capsule, all other products require multiple capsules to get a sufficient amount of Vitamin K2.

Multivitamins typically have around 1,000 IU of Vitamin D. This is helpful, but to further reduce flu risk, more is better. If taking Vitamin K2, then up to 4,000 IU/day of Vitamin D is very safe, so besides the multivitamin, an extra 3,000 IU/day from three 1,000 IU Vitamin D drops, or two 10,000 IU capsules per week should be very safe. If the flu is rampant in an area, then for even more protection, it would be worth taking up to 10,000 IU/day by capsule or drops, or one 50,000 IU capsule per week.

Below are some other multivitamins that were analyzed, with their deficiencies in brackets.

Advocare Coreplex (No Vitamin K2)
Amway Nutrilite Daily (Magnesium Oxide, No Vitamin K2)
Applied Nutrition Men's Liquid Soft-Gel Multivitamin (No Vitamin K2)
Bodybuilding.com Foundation Series Multivitamin (Magnesium Oxide, No Vitamin K2)
Carlson Labs Super 2 Daily (Magnesium Oxide, No Vitamin K2)
CBH Super Multivitamin For Men And Women (Unknown amount of Vitamin K2 MK-7)
Child Life Essentials Multivitamin & Mineral (No Vitamin K2)
Deva Vegan Multivitamin (Magnesium Oxide, No Vitamin K2)
Dr. Mercola Children's Multivitamin/Whole Food Multivitamin (No Vitamin K2)
Garden of Life Vitamin Code for Men/Women (No Vitamin K2)
GNC Mega Men® One Daily (Magnesium Oxide, No Vitamin K2)
Heaven Sent Naturals Balanced Essentials (No Vitamin K2)
Herbalife Formula 2 Multivitamin Complex (Magnesium Oxide, No Vitamin K2)
Irwin Naturals Men/Women's Living Green Liquid-Gel Multi (No Vitamin K2)
Kirkland Signature Daily Multi/Adults 50+ Mature Multi (Magnesium Oxide, No Vitamin K2)
Life Extension Two Per Day (Magnesium Oxide, No Vitamin K2)
MaxiSorb Max For Men (Magnesium Oxide, No Vitamin K2)
MegaFood Women Over 40, One Daily (No Magnesium, No Vitamin K2)
MET-Rx Active Man (Magnesium Oxide, No Vitamin K2)
Myogenix MyoVite (No Vitamin K2)
MusclePharm Armor-V (No Magnesium)
Natrol My Favorite Multiple, Original Multivitamin (Magnesium Oxide, No Vitamin K2)
Nature Made Men's Pack/Multi For Her/Multi For Him (Magnesium Oxide, No Vitamin K2)
Nature's Plus Animal Parade Liquid Multi-Vitamin (Magnesium Oxide, No Vitamin K2)
Nature's Way Alive Liquid Multivitamin/Max Potency (No Vitamin K2)
New Chapter Every Man/Woman's One Daily Multi/Organics, Only One Multi (Magnesium Oxide, Unknown amount of Vitamin K2)
Now Foods Adam Men's/Eve Women's Multivitamin (Unknown amount of Vitamin K2 MK-7)
Now Foods Daily Vits (Magnesium Oxide, No Vitamin K2)
One A Day Men's Health Formula/Women's Multivitamin Plus Healthy Skin Support/One A Day Women's 50+ Healthy Advantage (Magnesium Oxide, No Vitamin K2)
One A Day Multivitamin Gummies/Men's/Women’s Gummies Multivitamin (No Magnesium, No Vitamin K2)
Optimum Nutrition Opti-Men Multivitamin (Magnesium Oxide, No Vitamin K2)
Rainbow Light Kid's One (Magnesium Oxide, No Vitamin K2)
Rainbow Light Men/Women's One (No Vitamin K2)
Shaklee Vitalizer (Magnesium Oxide, No Vitamin K2)
Source Naturals Life Force Multiple Iron Free Daily Multivitamin (No Vitamin K2)
Trace Minerals Kids Multivitamin (No Vitamin K2)
Trusted Nutrients Men's Daily Complete (No Vitamin K2)
Twinlab Daily One Caps Multi-Vitamin and Multi-Minerals (Magnesium Oxide, No Vitamin K2)
Universal Nutrition Animal Pak/Uni-Vite (Magnesium Oxide, No Vitamin K2)
Universal Naturals Daily Formula (Magnesium Oxide, No Vitamin K2)
USANA HealthPak (Insufficient Vitamin K2 MK-7: 30 mcg)
Vitafusion MultiVites Gummy Vitamins/Men's/Women's Gummy Multivitamin (No Magnesium, No Vitamin K2)
Xtend-Life Total Balance Unisex (No Vitamin K2 MK-7, Insufficient Vitamin K2 MK-4: 180 mcg)
Yummi Bears Organics Multivitamin (No Magnesium, No Vitamin K2)

Maia Gabrial

4th March 2020, 21:39

Boil Tumeric and {take off stove, of course}, cover your head with a towel over it and inhale through nose and mouth. Great for getting rid of colds and flu. My lungs have felt better too.

I learned that this is what they do down in South America.....

yiolas

5th March 2020, 14:04

Colloidal silver is also great to use in an inhaler or nebulizer machine. Kills all the bad bugs in the lungs and sinuses.

onawah

5th March 2020, 17:30

Baking Soda--Viruses are pH Sensitive
Dr. Marc Sircus
March 4, 2020
https://drsircus.com/general/viruses-are-ph-sensitive/

(many hyperlinks in the article to other relevant articles which are not provided here)

"There are certain important subjects that doctors and world health officials do not want you to know about. The fact that most viruses and all physiological processes in the body are pH sensitive is one of them. Despite the fact that pH medicine offers us a key to treating viral infections that is easy, safe and inexpensive, they and even alternative health care providers just cannot wrap their heads around baking soda as one of the most important medicines we can use to fight the coronavirus.

Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in the US have uncovered the ‘Achilles’ heel’ of most viruses which plague mankind are on target, there are vulnerabilities that can be exploited but what they are looking at is not practical or helpful in our fight against viral infections. The so-called ‘Achilles heel’ (or vulnerable point) of most viruses can be exploited by pulling the pH rug out from under them.

The ability of influenza virus to release its genome under different acidic conditions is linked to the transmission of influenza virus. The threshold pH at which fusion is first observed can vary among different serotypes of membrane protein hemagglutinin (HA) and may correlate with virulence. The acid stability of HA has been linked to the successful transmission of virus between avian and human hosts.

Coronavirus infectivity is exquisitely sensitive to pH. For example, the MHV-A59 strain of coronavirus is quite stable at pH 6.0 (acidic) but becomes rapidly and irreversibly inactivated by brief treatment at pH 8.0 (alkaline). Human coronavirus strain 229E is maximally infective at pH 6.0. Infection of cells by murine coronavirus A59 at pH 6.0 (acidic) rather than pH 7.0 (neutral) yields a tenfold increase in the infectivity of the virus.

Data suggests that the coronavirus IBV employs a direct, low-pH-dependent virus-cell fusion activation reaction. “Fusion of the coronavirus IBV with host cells does not occur at neutral pH and that fusion activation is a low-pH-dependent process, with a half-maximal rate of fusion at pH 5.5. Little or no fusion occurred above a pH of 6.0.”

Raising pH (to an alkaline state) increases the immune system’s ability to kill bacteria, concludes The Royal Free Hospital and School of Medicine in London. The viruses and bacteria which cause bronchitis and colds thrive in an acidic environment. Keeping our pH in the slightly alkaline range of 6.8-7.2 can reduce the risk and lessen the severity of colds, sore throats and bouts of influenza.

When we thoroughly add alkalinity we invariably have mild attacks of viral infections and the same is true for bacterial and fungus infections. There is significant decrease in median number of colony forming bacteria and fungi in the lungs of pneumonia patients when sodium bicarbonate is used compared to saline.

Medical scientists have already concluded that a 8.4% solution of bicarbonate is safe inhibitory drug for respiratory bacterial, fungal, and mycobacterial growth. Slow infusions of NaHCO3 (bicarbonate) can also be used to treat non-anion gap metabolic acidosis and some forms of increased anion gap acidosis, a common enough problem in ICU patients with serious lung infections.

Viruses infect host cells by fusion with cellular membranes at low pH. Thus they are classified as “pH-dependent viruses.” Drugs that increase intracellular pH (alkalinity within the cell) have been shown to decrease infectivity of pH-dependent viruses. Since such drugs can provoke negative side effects, the obvious answer are natural techniques that can produce the same results. There is no pharmaceutical that can compete with sodium bicarbonate for changing the pH of the bodies fluids.

Fusion of viral and cellular membranes is pH dependent. “Fusion depends on the acidification of the endosomal compartment. Fusion at the endosome level is triggered by conformational changes in viral glycoproteins induced by the low pH of this cellular compartment.”[1] In membrane biology, fusion is the process by which two initially distinct lipid bilayers merge their hydrophobic cores, resulting in one interconnected structure. It has been suggested that the hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects host cells through a pH-dependent internalization mechanism. This HCVpp-mediated fusion was dependent on low pH, with a threshold of 6.3 and an optimum at about 5.5.[2] When pH drops to 6 or below, rapid fusion between the membranes of viruses and the liposomes occurs.

Takeda Pharmaceutical is joining Gilead Sciences and AbbVie as the latest drugmaker to work on developing a coronavirus vaccine. The experimental drug would be derived from the blood of coronavirus patients who have recovered from the respiratory disease. “While we don’t know for sure that it will work, we think it’s definitely a relevant asset that could be of help here,” said Dr. Rajeev Venkayya, president of Takeda’s vaccines business. pH medicine will definitively work because viruses are pH dependent and sodium bicarbonate is available everywhere and costs almost next to nothing. In hospitals bicarbonate is easily administered intravenously.

Inhibition of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) replication in LB cells by interferon (IFN) is pH sensitive. Using sensitive intracellular pH (pHi) indicators, researchers found that IFN treatment significantly raised the pHi. The increase in pHi correlated with an enhancement of the antiviral activity of IFN by primary amines. These results indicated that the IFN-induced increase in pHi may be responsible for the accumulation of G in the TGN, thereby producing G-deficient virus particles with reduced infectivity.[3]

Solar light is another important factor producing viral
inactivation, through the action of UV radiation. Viruses
survive better in the dark than when exposed to sunlight.

The foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) capsid is highly acid labile and tends to dissociate into pentameric subunits at acidic condition to release viral RNA for initiating virus replication.

Understanding Cell Voltage, pH and Oxygen Levels

Wherever the body has low voltage, the cells begin to have problems that get more serious the lower the voltage (pH) goes. The lower the voltage goes, the lower the pH goes, and the lower oxygen levels go, and that means CO2 levels are going south as well. Chronic disease is associated with loss of voltage, lower pH values (acid conditions), as well as low O2 and CO2 levels. This means that alkaline tissues have more oxygen in them.

Wherever the body becomes acidic, voltage drops as does tissue oxygen levels. What is pH after all? It is ultimately a measure of redox potential. Redox potential is a measure of whether electrons are available in surplus (and thus are “electron donors”) or whether electrons are deficient (and thus are “electron stealers”). Electrons are necessary for life and are needed for health and in high quantities for healing and the growth of new cells.

Dr. David Brownstein wrote, “The human body is constantly removing old and injured cells and replacing them with healthy new cells. This process can only occur if the voltage of the cells is maintained at an optimal level. This process works more effectively when we are young as compared to when we are older. In the body (or in a solution), voltage is a direct reflection of pH, which is a measure of the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a solution, measured on a scale of 1 to 14. The human body’s pH level is a direct reflection of its voltage. A low pH reading (highly acidic) indicates a low voltage state. Conversely, a high pH reading (highly alkaline) means a high voltage state.”

The amount of oxygen in cells is determined by voltage. If a cell has adequate voltage, it will also have adequate oxygen. If cellular voltage is low, the amount of oxygen in the tissues will be low. This applies to metabolism as well. When voltage and oxygen are low, metabolism becomes anaerobic, which means that oxygen is unavailable.

What’s Happening

Jan 24: Treatment Recommendations For New Virus That Is Shutting Down Entire Cities
Jan 27: Coronavirus Epidemic – Should We Panic Yet?
Jan 28: Coronavirus Killing Even Healthy People?
Jan 29: The Joke of Medical Quarantines
Jan 30: Navigating Viral Storms and Avoiding Death
Jan 31: Dosages and Treatments for Coronavirus Infections
Feb 3: Glutathione Against the Coronavirus
Feb 6: They Don’t Want You to Know Basic Viral Treatments – Water is the Most Basic Treatment
Feb 10: World Ready to Freak?
Feb 13: World Health Experts Have It Wrong
Feb 17: Deadly Viral and Economic Reapers
Feb 19: Mild Mannered Coronavirus
Feb 24: The World Is Running Out Of Time
Feb 28: Virus, 5G and Pollution Combine to Destroy Wuhan
Mar 2: Untrustworthy Coronavirus Tests and Statistics
SEE REFERENCES ▼
[1] Viral membrane fusion: is glycoprotein G of rhabdoviruses a representative of a new class of viral fusion proteins? Braz J Med Biol Res ;vol.38 no.6; Ribeirão Preto June 2005; http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2005000600002

[2] Hepatitis C virus glycoproteins mediate low pH-dependent membrane fusion with liposomes; Lavillette D et al; J Biol Chem. 2006 Feb 17;281(7):3909-17. Epub 2005 Dec 15; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16356932

[3] Primary amines enhance the antiviral activity of interferon against a membrane virus: role of intracellular pH; Maheshwari RK et al; J Gen Virol.; 1991 Sep;72 ( Pt 9):2143-52. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1654374

Antagenet

6th March 2020, 23:03

Mari

7th March 2020, 18:48

Yin Chiao Chieh Tu Pien
For colds/flu's.

As common as aspirin in China, now one of the only of 1000's of Chinese concoctions popping up in major supermarkets/drug stores.

Best brand to me is Plum Flower and I greatly prefer the 'blister packs' over the sugar coated pills. They are in sealed packets in another sealed packet in groups of 4, seem the most sterile and greatest attention to quality.

IMPORTANT DIRECTIONS: A 'dose' is 4 pills. When the vaguest first thought crosses your mind... hmmm, do I feel something funny...take a dose. Take 3 or 4 more doses in 4-5 hour increments. DO NOT WAIT until symptoms worsen and you're 'sure' you're getting sick.

I've done this for over 20 years. Worked every time. EVERY time.

Be well.

Thanks. I just ordered some.

Thanks. I do the same with Gelsenium 30c (Homeopathy) for colds, bugs etc. At the first twinge of anything amiss, I take two tablets every 2 hours for the first six doses, then the next day I take as and when needed, then stop (very important) upon feeling better. Works for me, every time, & I'll be using this If I feel that I may be coming down with this CV thingy.....We'll see if this works?

thepainterdoug

7th March 2020, 19:24

I POSTED THIS IN THE CORONA VIRUS THREAD/

I may have the virus. I cannot be sure , didn't get a test due to the weekend but had these symptoms. Dry Hacking cough . Headache, some mild chills, sweats, and a 102 fever.

Tuesday night I went to a hockey game in Brooklyn and an asian woman sitting behind and above me, sneezed and caughed without protecting it . I was right below her and this disturbed me for sure.
Thursday morning the symptoms began but I was all ready. I began colloidal silver 500 ppm 3 times a day, Elderberry and electrolyte in big bottle of water which I have been drinking everyday. Liposomal VIT C 400 mg 3 times a day with Grape complete. Oil of Oregano ,Anti V formula , Vit D 3 and Coltsfoot. and a few other things

As of today Saturday afternoon, Im feeling back to normal, fever gone, cough subsided , no headache or chills. So Covid virus or not I feel my plan worked and got me back in several days.
Monday I will see if I can confirm this. If so, this worked for me

Sue (Ayt)

11th March 2020, 06:20

Here is a really interesting article about the curative properties of fresh air and sunlight for pneumonia, flu, and even sepsis:
The Open-Air Treatment of PANDEMIC INFLUENZA (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4504358/)

DeeMetrios

11th March 2020, 06:56

onawah

11th March 2020, 21:40

I have an inexpensive little essential oil diffuser I got online from Vitacost that was less than $30 and works a charm.
The label is worn off now from much use, but I think it's this one: https://www.vitacost.com/greenair-scenttrekker-essential-oil-diffuser
I've had other more expensive diffusers before, in which I barely put any oil because the directions cautioned against using too much, and also advised rinsing out with soapy water after each use.
I couldn't even smell the essential oils!
But this one I have now I can put LOTS of oil in and don't have to rinse it until I've used up a whole quart of water.
I've been using a combo of oregano oil, rosemary, and lavender (sage often too) every day, which is very pleasant smelling and very good for healing and prevention.
I can't take oregano oil internally because it makes me belch, but breathing it in feels wonderful.
I think one can get a lot of relief for infected lungs and sinuses this way. Eucalyptus oil would be good too, and there are many others for specific conditions.
Colloidal silver can be used this way as well.
Sometimes topical treatment is better than taking things internally because so much depends on the state of your colon and how good your digestion is with the latter, while breathing things in can be instantly effective.
Listening to some healing music or frequencies can help with staying positive. Keeping some healing plants around, like aloe, and taking fresh aloe gel internally is always helpful; among many other benefits (anti-viral, anti-fungal, anti-bacterial).
It has lots of oxygen, which is always helpful when your lungs and sinuses are congested.

thepainterdoug

11th March 2020, 23:19

Dee Metrious/ I have been using colloidal silver for 40 years after I saw a woman friend putting it in her dogs eyes to cure it of infection.

since, I have cured countless unirary track infections, absessed teeth, and any number of things that have come my way.
Im not on any pharma products and live a pretty good and healthy life up to present at 66.

I actually went 30 years without health ins. and navigated the terrain with self healing, colloidal leading the charge. I swear by it, and yet so many of my so called, "cutting edge" friends go running to their doctor asking , do you think I can use it ?? makes me laugh

its harmless, and you would need to drink a swimming pool of it to turn you grey. its a cure all and cheap, and you body doesn't build an immunity to it like anti biotics.

cheap and effective. no wonder they do all they can to play it down

d

DeeMetrios

11th March 2020, 23:52

Colloidal silver is also great to use in an inhaler or nebulizer machine. Kills all the bad bugs in the lungs and sinuses.

Yes Doug ... my story is similiar since first learning about CS back in the late 90's "it leads the charge"
I also must mention , i failed too see the post up higher were yiolas mentions using it with a nebulizer .
I just ordered a portable unit to use along with drinking it & using the nasal spray .
cheers

Dorishaktiblue

12th March 2020, 02:40

Please post all your flu knowledge on this thread. It can be your personal experience, or academic knowledge. This thread is public domain, the information is meant to be shared. The more this information gets out there, the safer we'll all be.

This thread is for flu treatment and prevention only. Other discussion about the Wuhan Flu, like how bad it is, where it is, etc.., should go somewhere else, like the Wuhan Coronavirus (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?109753-The-Wuhan-Coronavirus) thread.

This is the same idea as the Folk Remedies for the Flu (http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread1254960/pg1) thread on the abovetopsecret (http://www.abovetopsecret.com) forum.

1. MMS 10 drops per day in water, enemas with MMS

2.Avoid sugar, meat and dairy products

3. Bowel movements 3times daily, use senna, magnesium, prunes, any non toxic product to promote evacuation and/or coffee or salt water enema once daily

4. Drink 1 liter of water for each 50lbs body weight, distilled, Zen water filtered, Berkey filtered

5. After accomplishing adequate hydration and BMs take turpentine and sugar as taught by Jennifer Daniels vitalitycapsules.com. Put in your email address and she will send a free report on how to use turpentine to boost health and immunity.
I suggest only using turpentine from Diamondgforestproducts in Georgia unless you know a farmer who makes his own turpentine from pine sap.

6. Activated charcoal 1 tsp at night to absorb toxins and make the work of the liver easier

Sarah Rainsong

12th March 2020, 18:45

I don't think this has been shared here. It's a very good explanation of how COVID-19 works and how to approach treating it.

https://classicalchinesemedicine.org/report-from-front-line-wuhan/?fbclid=IwAR1d6W2upMEhVaGT2kkzlFIcnPniYU2aLY8IIWgzkABgqkFy2fOPyHIiURM

Report from the Front Line in Wuhan
COVID-19By Liu Lihong
Institute for the Research and Preservation of Classical Chinese Medicine, Guanxi University of TCM

Translated by Heiner Fruehauf
National University of Natural Medicine, College of Classical Chinese Medicine

_____________

On the evening of February 21, carrying the mandate of my teachers Lu Chonghan, Yang Haiying and Yang Zhenhai as well as the expectations of the Tongyou Sanhe community of Chinese medicine practitioners, I arrived in Hankou together with Dr. Lei Ming. The 3rd member of our coronavirus treatment team, Dr. Zhao Jiangbin, arrived the next day.

During the first three days, we underwent intensive training about hospital rules and protective gear at Hankou Hospital No. 8. In the afternoon of February 24, we entered into the clinical section of the hospital. The inviting unit, the Hemorrhoid Department No. 3 at Hankou Hospital No. 8, had so far received 20+ patients in all stages of COVID-19 pneumonia. Some of them had been there for almost 2 months, while on the shorter end some had been in inpatient care for about 3 weeks. Quite a few of them never tested positive for the virus, but all CT images revealed typical signs of coronavirus-based pneumonia.

Altogether, we have so far diagnosed and treated more than 10 patients with obvious signs of discomfort. The others either didn’t exhibit any symptoms, or they did not wish to be treated with Chinese medicine modalities. According to our own observations and those of other practitioners reporting from the front lines of the outbreak, it has become clear that the initial stage of the infection is not at all characterized by typical pneumonia symptoms such as fever and coughing. Many coronavirus patients cough only little or not at all, while their X-ray images show clear evidence of pathological changes due to COVID-19 pneumonia.

Although I have published a variety of opinions and recommendations on potential approaches to the epidemic in recent weeks, I have to admit that after seeing actual patients for 6 days now things have turned out a bit differently from my initial thoughts. I am very aware that all of my friends, colleagues and students are eager to receive news from our treatment team in Wuhan about the actual nature of the epidemic. Therefore, please find our initial impressions below:

I. Understanding the Nature of the Disease and Developing Appropriate Treatment Approaches
Dampness (shi): Almost everyone agrees that dampness is at the core of this disease. All of the cases we have encountered so far display a thick, white, sticky tongue coating. Since our arrival in Wuhan, every one of us has observed an increase in sticky coating on our own tongues, as well as the onset of incomplete bowel movements.
Pulse (mai): The biggest common denominator among patients has been the fact that virtually everyone exhibits a slippery pulse in the cun position of the right hand. This phenomenon signifies that turbid damp obstructing the Lung is the main characteristic of this epidemic.
Absence of Phlegm (wutan) or Low Phlegm Production (shaotan): Typical symptomology includes either a dry cough or no cough. Because on one hand the normal way of phlegm expulsion by coughing is missing and on the other turbid damp pathogens are obstructing the middle burner, the resultant blockage of normal transformative pathways causes turbid phlegm to congeal into a rubbery and glue-like material that severely interferes with proper airway function and has no way out. This is the most important reason for the lingering “stalemate” quality of the disease, as well as the tendency to take a sudden turn for the worse.
Complexity Syndrome (hebing) and Dual Affliction (lianggan): According to my own observations, from the very beginning of the epidemic all the way until now at the front line, as well as the opinions shared by my Chinese medicine colleagues working in Wuhan, the etiology of COVID-19 pneumonia is very much a manifestation of Zhang Zhongjing’s classical theory of syndrome complexity and dual pathogenesis. In other words, one can confidently say that this particular epidemic from beginning to end bears the characteristics of what is called Complexity Syndrome and Dual Affliction in the Shanghan zabing lun (Treatise on Disorders Caused by Cold and Miscellaneous Disorders). None of the cases we encountered manifested with simple Taiyang Syndrome in the initial stages of the disease, but they all came down right away with Taiyang Yangming Combination Syndrome, or even a situation where all three yang channel systems (taiyang, yangming, shaoyang) were involved. Many patients exhibit signs of dual pathogenesis right from the get-go, by coming down with a rapidly progressing respiratory infection with signs of both taiyang and shaoyang disease. In some instances, the disease lingers at the yangming taiyin dual affliction stage, while others suffer from taiyang shaoyang dual affliction that is further complicated by yangming taiyin issues. Comparatively speaking, shaoyang jueyin dual afflictions are rare. As for the Complexity Syndrome (hebing) variant, which specifically refers to a situation where both the surface and the interior and zang and fu organ systems are involved at the same time, an example would be the simultaneous affliction of the Lung and the Large Intestine. An appropriate prescription needs to take all of these aspects into consideration. Many of the recently publicized anti-COVID-19 formulas display this characteristic of complexity.Drs. Ming, Liu, and Jiangbin
DRS. MING, LIU, AND JIANGBIN

The Cinnamon Method (Guizhi Fa) approach suggested by my Fire Spirit School mentor Dr. Lu Chonghan, furthermore, represents a typical approach to Taiyang Yangming Complexity Syndrome. Other suggestions, such as Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang (Ephedra, Apricot Seed, Gypsum, and Licorice Decoction) and similar remedies, or Mahuang Tang (Ephedra Decoction) plus Weijing Tang (Phragmites Decoction) are all examples for approaches to more complex syndromes. For dual affliction (lianggan) conditions, moreover, the Aconite Method (Sini Fa) of the Fire Spirit School is also an important method to consider. Especially in situations where “dampness is pronounced and yang is feeble” (shisheng yangwei) the inclusion of aconite containing formulas is particularly appropriate. Aconite, of course, should always be used cautiously—proper differential diagnostics is always the most important prerequisite for any prescription!

Moisten Dryness and Transform Phlegm, Remove Zang Disease via the Corresponding Fu Organ
How is it possible to liberate the airways by expelling the sticky, rubbery, glue-like phlegm that is obstructing the lungs all the way into the alveoli? This question is most relevant for the eventual outcome of the disease process! Why is the typical COVID-19 patient hardly coughing or not coughing at all? I believe that this specific characteristic of the disease is mostly due to the presence of sticky phlegm, which occupies the available airway space normally required for the generation of a productive cough. From the perspective of Chinese medicine, this phenomenon belongs to the category of dry phlegm (zaotan). This kind of issue requires an approach that involves moisturizing dryness and transforming phlegm (runzao huatan). The herb Dongguaren (Benincasa), for instance, from the afore-mentioned remedy Weijing Tang is a representative herb in this category. Many other seeds possess this type of therapeutic function, i.e. Gualouren (Trichosanthes seed), Laifuzi (Radish seed), Baijiezi (Mustard seed), etc. However, this type of super-sticky phlegm cannot necessarily be completely expelled via the prescription of moisturizing and phlegm transforming herbs. This is where the maneuver of utilizing the zang-fu relationship of Lung and Large Intestine comes into play, by removing zang disease by way of the associated fu organ; by addressing yin disease via its yang counterpart. This approach has often been used within the versatile arsenal of Chinese medicine modalities. Examples can be found in historical case studies. Specifically, this means that the seed varietals of phlegm transforming herbs, if used in sufficient amounts, can expel residual glue-phlegm from the Lung via the Large Intestine. In the arena of acupuncture, the corresponding method would be to needle Taiyuan (LU9) all the way connecting to Yangxi (LI5), or Yangxi all the way to Taiyuan.

II. The Importance of Acupuncture Therapy
Our team began treating every single patient with acupuncture starting on our first day in the coronavirus section. Because of the logistics associated with buying and preparing herbs, our patients started imbibing herbal decoctions only 3 days later. I remember how I felt slightly awkward when approaching my first patient with a needle. For one, the protective gear with its plastic eye goggles blurs the vision. Secondly, three layers of gloves greatly dull sensitivity in the needling hand. And thirdly, I was worried that the patient would trust me, a doctor who had never treated this kind of disease before. I was therefore completely taken by surprise when the patient exclaimed: “This works like a miracle! The stuffy feeling in my chest is completely gone!” And another patient said shortly thereafter: “My throat and chest area used to feel as blocked as a road during rush hour—now it has become like an open road without a single soul on it.”

This sort of feedback was a pleasant and unexpected surprise for us, providing us with hope and strength at the same time. Most of the accompanying symptoms, such as stuffiness in the chest, shortness of breath, abdominal discomfort, itchy throat with the urge to cough, dizziness, cold sensation in the upper back, connective tissue pain, sweating, etc, did either decrease with the acupuncture treatments or resolve entirely.

Coronavirus team at Hankou Hospital No. 8
CORONAVIRUS TEAM AT HANKOU HOSPITAL NO. 8

This experience proved that my earlier suggestion to “use acupuncture and herbal medicine together” in the treatment of this epidemic was realistic. Perhaps the greatest benefit of acupuncture is the immediate improvement in the emotional outlook of patients, since they get to experience a noticeable improvement in a short period of time. This aspect cannot be underestimated in the process of curing this disease. Overall, however, the term “cure” needs to be used with extreme caution in the context of this pneumonia epidemic. This is definitely not the kind of situation where one is all better once the fever has broken, or one is OK once the coughing spells come to an end, or when the virus test turns from positive to negative. There are at least 3 additional elements that are prerequisites for a complete cure of COVID-19 related issues: 1) The complete remission of pneumonia signs on CT images; 2) The normalization of all Lung channel abnormalities; 3) The disappearance of sticky tongue coating. Otherwise, the disease may come roaring back for another round!

Sarah Rainsong

12th March 2020, 19:45

And something from Herbalist Matthew Wood (https://www.facebook.com/matthewwoodinstituteofherbalism/posts/2599864420293140?__xts__[0]=68.ARDdRecxd2d4nyeFLEdOk1bn3zlFEuCHrOCDPjq4cPTIjQHGQZlx5lllvwkdbaXsY4BeRriI-Jltq1MiEddRq_f9uMnV4swGFeB20MrU337AYTp_XL5F8iXnrt3mp9VRwGRVM1z0pzeDAcHwgUM_v9bpm2tj_S9FhwuSnIGYVA13Z 17UYt4dbFoLxe7ZK-kv84xVjeygf7NcbwGvyNSG5CDC-Q_8wjt6j70bonG2qjEo2fPoG3GXN-hrUcB-ImM7iU0fGHgWe8JPafbAwASAZPMTROIL-pbDF9zLTLDJlO3ioKMc_S3Fp6kud1PH7mb6PPiIbTUTEJw1X7c5gXjqCVT0e44Ek_CMnPEp5Y2FiFwGb0fCDeg7iZc&__tn__=-R)

Matthew Wood
Yesterday at 2:51 PM
RESPIRATORY AND INFLUENZA HERBS, Post I.
I am going to start posting general material on this subject.
Whether related to the current pandemic or not.

People look at viruses in terms of killing them but In holistic medicine we look at changing the environment so the stronger body can resist. They also emphasize strengthening the immune system. The first line of defense of the immune system is the “intrinsic epithelial barrier,” or skin and mucosa. Anything that strengthens this helps resistance, slowing viral multiplication, and strengthening against the damaging effects of virus and bacteria on the mucosa. Vitamin C strengthens the endotheial layer under the epithelial layer. The next line of defense is the thermoregulatory system (open and close the pores in the intrinsic epithelial barrier). This brings blood to or from the surface; opens and closes sweat pores to pour out heat (or preserve in winter). The herbal/Ayurvedic theory is: warm the center, thin the fluids, mucus, to preserve circulation to the surface, and keep the pores open.
Posting details from my knowledge of herbs. Please share. Although I am retaining a copyright on these posts, share without hesitation. I don’t want Facebook to own this material.

Lomatium, Bear Root (Lomatium dissectum). Warm, bitter, sweet, spicy, very oily. Warms the center, thins mucus, brings the circulation to the surface to protect. It is not an antiviral of any significance, but it was the great remedy in the 1918 flu epidemic. Report from Ernest T. Krebs, M.D, during the flu epidemic published in The Bulletin of the State Board of Health of Nevada (1920, 7), entitled, “An Indian Remedy for Influenza.”
“During the fall of 1918 when the influenza epidemic visited this section of Nevada, the Washoe Indians used a root in the treatment of their sick which was gathered along the foot-hills of this slope of the Sierra. The plant proved to be a rare species of the parsley family (Leptotoemia dissecta), according to a report from the University of California. [Correct spelling: Leptotaenia; Modern name: Lomatium dissectum. Not rare in many parts of its range in the Northwestern Rockies, but it is a perennial that is somewhat slow growing and is rare on the edges of its range]. There is not enough Lomatium in herbal commerce to supply the amount used by the Washoes or Dr. Krebs—a pound per case. I suggest 5-25 drop doses of the tincture. Also, large doses can cause a terrible rash. “Whether a coincidence or not, there was not a single death in the Washoe tribe from influenza or its complications, although Indians living in other parts of the State where the root did not grow died in numbers. It was such a remarkable coincidence that it was investigated by a practicing physician . . . apparently hopeless cases recover without any other medication or care of any kind. A preparation was prepared and employed in a great many cases among the whites, from the mildest to the most virulent types of influenza, and it proved, among other things, that it is the nearest approach we have today to a specific in epidemic influenza and the accompanying pneumonia. When used early it proved itself to be reliable agent in preventing pulmonary complications. Other physicians were induced to give it a trial, with the same results. It is beyond the experimental stage, as its therapeutic action in this direction is established and beyond any doubt. The cases in which it has been used run into the hundreds. There is probably no therapeutic agent so valuable in the treatment of influenza pneumonia and, as far as being tried, in ordinary lobar pneumonia if started early.”
“Its action on coughs is more certain than the opiate expectorants and its benefit is lasting. It is a bronchial, intestinal and urinary antiseptic and is excreted by those organs. It seems to stimulate the [vagus nerve, autonomic nervous system] and causes a slow pulse with increased volume and reduced tension. It is a pronounced diaphoretic and somewhat diuretic, and it is a stimulating and sedative expectorant. In large doses it is a laxative, and in extreme doses emetic.” Note: in coronavirus the cough is suppressed, not active, as described in this paragraph.

Angelica archangelica. Almost any local angelica will do in place of the officinal species, although Chinese angelica is slightly different. They are the closest common relative to Lomatium. It is warm, spicey, slightly bitter, sweet, faintly acrid, and oily (but less so than Lomatium). Native American name from ND to CA: “Grizzy Bear Medicine.” Properties similar to Lomatium and was used for epidemics in olden times in Europe. This genus or related plants worn as a mojo on the chest for protection against contagion and bad vibes is just about every indigenous society where it grows (Kat Harrison). These people were/are not fools. Energy: this plant opens the mind to the imagination, calming it, so it works differently than Lomatium.
Can be used in “fire cider” (Cayenne, Horseradish, Angelica, Bayberry, etc.) on the tongue to increase circulation to the head, upper respiratory tract, nose, to increase white blood cells and immunity. Used at the end of a bad influenza, pneumonia or bronchitis, when the person is worn out, damp, swollen under and around the eyes; warms and disperses the water. Colic in the stomach and intestines; calming, relaxing. It does act like Chinese angelica on menstrual colic.
This remedy is excellent for “stirring the blood.” When the big veins under the tongue are black/blue towards the bottom, with menstrual pain, it is a specific. Stagnant blood is not considered conventional medical condition, but it drags on the cardiovascular system. Lomatium and Osha probably have the same abilities but I don’t know.

Osha Root (Ligusticum porteri, L. greggi). Similar to the above but environmentally more challenged. Please consider the others first.

Sunny

13th March 2020, 02:24

Luke Holiday

13th March 2020, 02:35

Hello Everyone,

Wow some great info on this thread.

In my past I worked with a homeopath who became super busy every flu season.

She would typically choose from the same 3-5 different remedies based the patients presentation and targeted intake. THe results were remarkable and in many cases the healing was miraculously quick.

BLessings Luke

Michael Moewes

13th March 2020, 06:53

I've been woring at an exposition in Gernay surronded by Asian companies.
I used two natural remedies to avoid infection.

1. Artemisia annua - this plant reinforces the imune system by 400% 3xday

2. CDL = Chlordioxide 0,3% concentrate 3ml in the morning and evening

This virus isn't very dangerous but it's highly infectious.
Stay save and healthy.

Hym

13th March 2020, 06:53

I'm taking a copy of the TCM doctors' treatment protocols and their analysis from rainsong's post #121, "Report from the front line in Wuhan", to a Chinese native TCM practitioner and see what his take on it, as it seems very helpful and accurate.
I have used some of the basics of my understanding of TCM to help others and they have always been successful. From my view, the diagnosis and treatment of this/these adaptive/mutagenic strain(s) from the viewpoint of skilled TCM doctors offers a much more effective and scientifically detailed approach.

Using the knowledge of the pairing of major organs has helped me understand the workings of the system, as in the pairing of the Lung (LU) and the Large Intestine (LI) in the successful treatment of asthma (for a loved one) which, once used and understood in a whole system sense (TCM, emotional, environmental, nutritional), never returned. This is but a small snippet of treatment but it gives a layman's understanding to the effectiveness of being open to using every available source for prevention and healing. I have wondered why, amongst the many valuable things that could be taught in elementary schools, mid schools and high schools, TCM, Herbology and anatomy are not required subjects.

I also have used Lomatium successfully for quickly dealing with the flu, but because I don't get ill by conventional means or exposures it has been very long since I have needed anything like it. In the past I used Lomatium, as with other herbs, as a small dose of a preventative, like I now use Black Walnut Hull and Wormwood tinctures. When this all appeared, again, especially with its added complexity, making it apparently more virulent, I immediately went to a local herbalist and bought a couple of bottles of Lomatium tincture to help those who may be in need.

Delight

13th March 2020, 06:59

Hello Everyone,

Wow some great info on this thread.

In my past I worked with a homeopath who would become busy every flu season. She would typically choose from the the same 3-5 different remedies based the patients presentation and targeted intake. THe results were remarkable and in many cases miraculously quick.

BLessings Luke

Do you recall which remedies were used?

Here is something about selenium

Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
RICHARD SEXTON·SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2020·4 MINUTES
(https://www.facebook.com/notes/richard-sexton/lipinski-2015-ebola-and-selenium-how-not-to-catch-the-2019-novel-coronavirus-201/10156477705211673/)

The only people that can be infected by the 2019-n Coronavirus have less than 98.7 µg/L of Selenium in plasma or serum. Those who have enough Selenium are immune to this and all other enveloped viruses. Selenium can be obtained from Brazil nuts, Selenium pills or Astragalus tea.
This is why only some people get the flu and why others get it infrequently or never at all.
We only found this out in 2015 when Lipinski @ Harvard figured out why some people were immune to Ebola, a fact well documented in medical archives.
Two Brazil nuts a day will do it. An Asia astragalus tea is the primary source of selenium.
2014 NYTimes: Many in West Africa May Be Immune to Ebola Virus http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/06/health/ebola-immunity.html
2000 Gonzales: Ebola and Marburg virus antibody prevalence in selected populations of the Central African Republic https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10717539
2010-Becquart: High Prevalence of Both Humoral and Cellular Immunity to Zaire ebolavirus among Rural Populations in Gabon http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0009126
2010-IRD: A surprisingly high proportion of the Gabonese population could have immunity against Ebola. Antibodies to the virus were found in 15.3% of rural communities http://en.ird.fr/the-media-centre/scientific-newssheets/337-possible-natural-immunity-to-ebola
2016 Richardson: "The phenomenon of previously undetected, minimally symptomatic EBOV infection was evident around the discovery of the virus in 1976." http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0005087
2015 BBC: "We've now seen several cases that don't have any symptoms at all, asymptomatic cases," https://www.bbc.com/news/health-31019097
"29 Jan 2015 - Liberia: Harvard Scientist Lipinski Claims Selenium Can Treat Ebola" https://allafrica.com/stories/201501291709.html
2015 Lipinski - Can Selenite Be An Ultimate Inhibitor Of Ebola And Other Viral Infections?
“It is known that the virulence of Ebola and other RNA enveloped viruses involves in the first step their attachment to host cell membranes. Following this initial step the virus enters the target cell cytoplasm by forming hydrophobic spikes that make holes in the membrane lipid bilayer. Formation of such spikes is catalyzed by the reduced form of viral protein disulfide isomerase (PDIred) thus initiating chain of disulfide exchange reactions. Consequently, hydrophobic protein epitopes become exposed, which in the absence of proper chaperones form hydrophobic ‘spikes’ capable of penetrating the host cell membranes.
In this communication evidence is discussed showing that the chain of disulfide exchange events can be inhibited by a small redox molecule – sodium selenite.
It is suggested that this inexpensive and readily available food supplement can be an ultimate inhibitor of Ebola and other enveloped viral infections.”
“other enveloped viral infections” - that’s pretty much all of them.
http://www.journalrepository.org/media/journals/BJMMR_12/2014/Dec/Lipinski632014BJMMR14858.pdf
2015 Stoffenell: "98.7 µg/L of Se in plasma or serum are required to optimize GPx activity" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4377864/
2008 Thomson: Brazil nuts: an effective way to improve selenium status http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/87/2/379.full
Dr. Damien Downing, former editor of the Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine, writes: "Swine flu, bird flu, and SARS, all developed in selenium-deficient China. When patients were given selenium, viral mutation rates dropped and immunity improved."
Map of coronavirus deaths in China:
https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/JH-coronavirus.jpg
Maps of selenium deficient soil in China:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3967180/bin/nutrients-06-01103-g001.jpg

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320292106/figure/fig8/AS:547762517561345@1507608169112/Water-soluble-selenium-content-in-soil-of-each-city-in-China-ug-kg.png?fbclid=IwAR2R4c17xqWpMeB1S8sss7YfybrBginyb3tzOnBy9E5YmTjGOSzbey9hTBY

https://media.springernature.com/m685/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1038%2Fsrep20953/MediaObjects/41598_2016_Article_BFsrep20953_Fig1_HTML.jpg?fbclid=IwAR11D4Gngcm76IQ447uNZvHFvDgZyrRcMwBjSTwUGu8uAD 6o99CH5n3YMmY
https://www.mdpi.com/viruses/viruses-07-00333/article_deploy/html/images/viruses-07-00333-g001-1024.png?fbclid=IwAR0R5wf6KpTHBaOYVbbhiqOFKwB380ZgUXATOnHgzN0y8WEEpXNPx_yYdrY
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/MKDITWGEvOaey1kJU00I_1NzcQxYD-AtOCcfMZKOLlBIjgcO_g7rYavmNVflg8KJCkDwtLN3H64_n-GUAUe6IhKGAS1DY8wOl00w?fbclid=IwAR2mzPyxpJ7O__jjo_7XPmE-IFZjDtstnZkCefnbcu92iT7VcQ2_iTuo4jA
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michael_Dermience/publication/265619914/figure/fig2/AS:669507517427733@1536634439848/Soil-selenium-deficiency-in-PR-China-Li-et-al-2009.png?fbclid=IwAR3AlBg5j8ORseUSfu2XPHEkZN-zsMx1WzsqIZbe1yCHYEcwgGbLPBMTcT4
See also:

The Changing Selenium Nutritional Status of Chinese Residents
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3967180/

Agape

13th March 2020, 12:40

I wonder if anyone tested one of the cryogenic chambers or what about one of these ice hotels (https://www.icehotel.com/art-suite) followed by hot sauna and cleansing perhaps,
certainly our ancestors used this protocol to “freeze and thaw” thus destroy pathogens.

Count in your blood pressure, diabetes and heart condition, it may not be the way for everyone- except perhaps if such protocol was fastened.

Would the stress itself caused death of old and infirm, quite possibly so.

It’s important to asses our own individual condition everyday. With ourselves, our friends and the Universe ...

(It’s full of Stars ..🌟🌟🌟.)

thepainterdoug

13th March 2020, 15:34

I have a Hulda Clarke Zapper. Anyone know anything about zapping for virus?

Caliban

13th March 2020, 16:06

Tomkoyote

13th March 2020, 20:13

I have a Hulda Clarke Zapper. Anyone know anything about zapping for virus?
Yes I have one and use it regularly when needed as soon as I feel a flu is lurking. I am petty sure it can help in the present situation.

EFO

13th March 2020, 20:49

Dr. John Bergman

How to wipe out the corona virus THT in 10 min
(12:44 min.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC4s6-8De_o

Mike

13th March 2020, 22:03

lots of great suggestions here. my go to's have always been garlic (raw and marinated in bone broth), elderberry, vit c lozenges, colloidal silver, and oregano.

however, don't forget about good ol' tylenol cold and flu gel caps. nothing will lessen the symptoms of a flu better or faster. no need to suffer needlessly while you're strengthening the immune system with all the other good stuff

Sarah Rainsong

14th March 2020, 00:45

Another update from Herbalist Matthew Wood

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Matthew Wood Institute of Herbalism
(https://www.facebook.com/matthewwoodinstituteofherbalism/posts/2600822476864001?__tn__=K-R)18 hrs ·
RESPIRATORY AND INFLUENZA HERBS. Post II.

More emphasis on expectoration of mucus with this group of herbs. Please share. Although I am retaining a copyright on these posts, share without hesitation. I don’t want Facebook to own this material. Tomorrow, more emphasis on plants that open the pores of mucosa and skin to remove fluids. Yesterday: herbs to warm the center, circulate the blood, thin the fluids, open the pores.

Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum). This is a good, time-tested expectorant which is widely, widely available throughout the world and as a food, in many stores. Nutritious as a food as well. A comprehensive account of the traditional Mediterranean uses is rendered by David Osborne (greekmedicine.net). He includes the Ayurvedic and TCM indications as well.

The seeds are the usual part used. The taste is warm, slightly spicy, slightly acrid, slightly sweet, gummy, oily, mucilaginous. In short, it is a gently warming, soothing, coating, lubricating, yet mucus-raising and expelling carminative/expectorant.
Respiratory. An infusion of the seed is used to loosen and expel excess phlegm from the head, sinuses, and respiratory tract. It can be used in acute or sub-acute conditions and the seeds are also used for convalescence from respiratory disease (cf. with Slippery Elm or inner bark of Siberian Elm if you have to harvest hourself). David Osborne has a beautiful personal testimony about the effects of Fenugreek seed tea on upper respiratory congestion but we leave that story for him to tell (greekmedicine.net).

For mucus congestion with infection, Dr. Christopher’s formula: Fenugreek and Thyme. For harder, thicker congestion, the gentle warmth of Fenugreek seed is combined with the irritative, burning Mustard seed to make plasters for the chest used in pneumonia (Osborne).

Digestive. Slightly warming, relaxing, fibrous, Fenugreek improves digestion, removes gas, spasm, bloating, and phlegm, and improves elimination. By improving hepatic and digestive functions, and with its high protein, lipid, and carbohydrate content, it is nutritive. Traditionally used as a “blood purifier,” which usually means that it sharpens the metabolism. This action is often attributed to the liver but is, of course, shared between that organ and all the cells.

As a very mild bitter it can stimulate the flow of bile. These properties combine with its ability to remove phlegm and cleanse the bowels. A classic formula is Nigella seed and Fenugreek seed, which increases the metabolism, dissolves phlegm, and normalizes inflammatory processes.

Cardiovascular. The coumarins, native to so many of the legumes, have a “beneficial effect on blood consistency and circulation” (David Osborne), or what we call in Western herbalism “equalizing the circulation.” The blood is more evenly distributed, the blood moves out to the periphery and down to the feet. If on coumarins already, I would not advice use of this herb.

After dispersing the fluids down through the lymphatic system, Fenugreek operates as a gentle, warming diuretic. By opening the skin it may take a burden off overworked kidneys.

Immune. There has been a great deal of research on this subject with Fenugreek coming in as an immune modulator and stimulant.

The following from David Osborne (paraphrase):
Preparation: Infusion of the seeds used mainly as an expectorant to loosen and expel excess phlegm in the head, sinuses, lungs and respiratory tract. Decoction is more a digestive herb, nutritive tonic and genitourinary tonic. The powdered seeds and herb are used mainly as a nutritive tonic, as a galactogogue. Fenugreek, in either powder or decoction form, can be used as a nutritive tonic and restorative for recovery from chronic respiratory illness. Dosage: “When making a tea of Fenugreek, use standard proportions of a heaping tablespoon per cup of water, whether it be an infusion or a decoction. The powder may even be taken in doses of one tablespoon or more, two to three times per day, even as a nutritive tonic or superfood; teaspoonful doses are also effective.”

Cautions: “Very gentle and mild in nature, and high in nutritive value; therefore, virtually no possibility of an overdose.” Note on coumarins above.

Elecampane (Inula helenium). Bitter, pungent/spicy, diffusive. The root is used in the West; flowers in the East. I have used this remedy successfully for twenty-five years for the specific indication: green mucus or mucus turning from yellow to green. This is without question an indication for a bacterial infection; which influenza is not. However, it still may be for thick, tenacious mucus such is associated with viral pneumonia.

It is probably the most popular remedy among the people who have responded to my posts. An additional specific symptom taught by herbalist David Hoffmann is: swallowing of mucus creating a seriously upset stomach. This is common in the bronchitis of children. As he notes, the remedy is both expectorant and carminative (settles the stomach).

One correspondent, Teri Owens, commented, “I am wondering if ‘lingering’ or potential reinfection is due, in large part, to the nature of the sputum and difficulty in expectorating it? I have formulated a working hypothesis over the last decade or so of observing patients and their habits, that, frequently, when sputum is thick and hard to cough up, or minimal coughing is present, or it is simply inconvenient to spit it out in the moment, many people simply or accidentally swallow said sputum.

My hypothesis is that, as that sputum, with trapped microbial or vital invaders, both alive and dead, travels the GI tract, it gets naturally broken down, thus re-releasing those invaders back into the body through the GI tract, which could, in turn, either re-infect a newly recovered patient, or cause lingering symptoms in a patient who is on the mend.” This fits Elecampane very well.

On March 7, 2020, I received the following from a correspondent, “Recently I took elecampane, after feeling poorly for the last month. It called to me as I was organizing my tinctures. After taking three drops of the tincture 3x a day – I found that not only did it reduce the swelling in my sinuses, removed the heaviness in my chest – there was a stirring in my chest and it remedied my lungs as well as my heart. Though for the heart it restored courage that had been over come and clouded by sadness. I strongly believe this plant has the ability to restore health, and repair tears to the soul and heart.” It is a remedy for grief and homesickness.

But, this appears to be the flu that was going around November to the present that was very lingering. I had this too – a few bad days in mid-January, mucus, exhaustion, preceded and following by days, weeks, and even two months of slight itchiness in the throat sometimes the chest, a bit of mucus. I took Elecampane after receiving this: I could immediately feel it expelling from the nose and lungs, though very gently. Well since, but that has just been four days.

Yerba Mansa (Anemopsis californica). This California native was named by Spanish who knew of its cousin in Florida, also named Yerba Mansa (Calmative Herb). That explains why the name is different from the use: it is not to calm but to remove water from boggy mucosal membranes.

I am not expert here, so notes from Rebecca Altman that are several years old: Hot, pungent, astringent. In other words, warms up, stimulates, dries (like sun hitting the water on the sidewalk and vaporizing the puddle). Stops the bogginess and starts the flow of water more efficiently. Swollen tongue. Scalloped tongue. Tissue laxity. Inflammation. In sinuses and the gut and in the urinary tract. Snoring, sinuses, sluggish digestion, sneezing. Sluggish walk. Melancholic. Marshmallow combines well---this is cooling and moistening; the opposite. But in herbalism opposites are often synergistic. Might also combine with Plantain (cooling, moistening, astringent).

Baby Steps

14th March 2020, 12:19

From an awake Doctor:

‘A bit of whako stuff...but you never know till you do a double blinded RCT. Plants don't like insects eating them, nor do they like going rotten, or getting viruses. Their immune systems are not able to do complicated stuff like ours, so instead they produce numerous chemicals to disrupt these invading organisms. Every plant without exception is full of them. In 2007 scientists were looking at plant activity against Sars Corona with a view to developing antiviral drugs. The virus they were looking at was extremely similar to today's Covid19. The plants with the most antiviral activity were: Leek, stinging Nettle, Black Mulberry, and Mistletoe. It is possible that these taken uncooked may have antiviral effects against Covid19. The study also indicated some other plants of use, as well as a lack of efficacy of commonly taken herbal remedies Garlic and Elderberry.‘

Pam

14th March 2020, 12:51

This is a rather old 60 minutes Austrailia episode about a man that was on life support due to swine flu that they were ready to remove until the family insisted that they do Vitamin C therapy first. I found it really an interesting case.

Au-mp6RZjCQ

Mari

14th March 2020, 14:15

Philippe

14th March 2020, 17:22

There is impressive knowledge for treatments on this thread.
But hereby as basic prevention measure the explanation why using soap to wash hands is working against the virus . And that is easely understandable for the broader population of all ages.

The science of soap – here’s how it kills the coronavirus

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/coronavirus/the-science-of-soap-–-heres-how-it-kills-the-coronavirus/ar-BB118S62

Bill Ryan

15th March 2020, 17:24

A very kind guest from France sent us this email. I absolutely agree with her: fever is a natural response and as long as it's not dangerously high, it's doing the body's magical job just perfectly. :muscle:

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Dear Bill, dear Moderators,

http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?109753-The-Wuhan-Coronavirus-Covid-19&p=1340940&viewfull=1#post1340940

"France's Minister of Health advised yesterday via Twitter: (translation of a friend) if you take anti-inflammatory pills, (like ibuprofen, cortisone), this could worsen your infection.
If you have fever, take paracetamol"
I am not registered in the forum but reading you from France and thanking you for the wealth of the Avalon Forum.

Neither have I time to see and read, understand and fill the necessary info to be eligible to the forum (I'm half blind).

But I must write you because of the above message. How can one give the advice of taking down the fever by taking Paracetamol?

The advice should be:

If you have fever, it means that your body has the strength to self-defend. Don't take the fever down, the fever is our own power acting.

If you are ill and don't have fever, do what is needed to raise your temperature (See for example Dr. Eugene Salmanov: hot baths and the keyword Hyperthermie.)

Fever will simply kill the disease. We have it for this purpose. Don't kill the fever, let your fever kill the disease.

Don't take Paracetamol! It kills the liver and the eyesight (the eyes being the opening of the liver).

We have a long tradition of using essential oils. They are more effective than those pharmaceutical chemicals.

Thank you very much if you can forward my message.
Love to you all from France,
[name given]

Conaire

15th March 2020, 19:12

Wonderful information being posted on this thread. Nice one!

Oil defusers have already been mentioned. However, I'd like to add that I'm putting Lemon Myrtle oil into mine. Lemon Myrtle has disinfectant properties and when used in a defuser can disinfect the air. I've no empirical evidence to support this, only my own intuition; by breathing the Lemon Myrtle into my nasal cavity and lungs it can kill off pathogenic material that may be present.

Maybe someone with a better understanding of essential oils can confirm or deny my 'theory'.

Dennis Leahy

16th March 2020, 02:06

Mike

16th March 2020, 02:19

...don't forget about good ol' tylenol cold and flu gel caps. nothing will lessen the symptoms of a flu better or faster. no need to suffer needlessly while you're strengthening the immune system with all the other good stuff

The tylenol (acetaminophen) stops fever "symptoms", but this "symptom" (fever) is a powerful immune response that should be allowed to occur. In fact, when you get a fever, you should bundle up, take hot baths, and drink hot liquids to help raise your body's temperature. For a headache associated with a fever, I would take curcumin with a little black pepper, maybe add CBD (or CBD + THC) tincture. And water. Dehydration is the source of many headaches - so in the case of fever with headache: hot water, hot herbal tea.

I'm sure you are 100% correct.

I was reticent to take the stuff myself. I took it for one day when I began having symptoms of pressure headache and fever. And then I didn't take it again.

I had a pretty brutal flu about a year ago, and I was sniffling uncontrollably, and suffering thru fever and headache and all sorts of very unpleasant symptoms. After I got done telling my Dad about all the garlic and vitamin C I was taking, and various supplements, I heard a barely audible groan on the other end of the phone. And then he said "you need some tylenol cold and flu".

It hadn't even occurred to me get something like that. Anyway, I was really suffering badly so I got the stuff. The relief was a Godsend. I still continued with all the other stuff I was doing, but now I wasn't so damn miserable.

Anyway, i keep it available for cases of extreme discomfort..only resorting to it if I feel I absolutely need it.

Dennis Leahy

16th March 2020, 02:54

The antihistamine in the Tylenol cold and flu took care of the runny nose/sinuses. (I don't have a natural antihistamine suggestion.)
The shot of alcohol did what people who swear by "hot toddies" does. (relax you?)
It's the namesake Tylenol, suppressing natural (and possibly life-saving) fever, that is the bad guy. I'd say, the sicker you are, the more important the fever. Possibly consider, for the next time (that I hope never comes): Do a shot of Jack or Cuervo, take a Benadryl, and cheer on and assist the fever with a hot bath followed by swaddling yourself in blankies.

Your recommendation of raw garlic is on-target. Powerful anti-microbial. Lucky for me I love the taste and have no problem eating relatively large amounts.

Mike

16th March 2020, 05:00

Delight

16th March 2020, 05:05

[LIST]
The antihistamine in the Tylenol cold and flu took care of the runny nose/sinuses. (I don't have a natural antihistamine suggestion.)

Helichrysum (https://www.healthline.com/health/helichrysum-essential-oil#benefits)

Colds and cough

Helichrysum essential oil may have antimicrobial properties that help fight colds and coughs. Additionally, colds and coughs can cause inflammation in your airways and inside your nose.

Evidence suggests that helichrysum may also help reduce inflammation. The best way to treat colds and coughs with helichrysum oil is to use a diffuser.

Latest from Dr. Cheng

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Dennis Leahy

16th March 2020, 14:57

I just happened upon an interesting exchange about elderberry syrup, looking at it as
1.) a preventative (immune booster)
and
2.) treatment (specific to covid-19)

I get advertising emails from a company now called Strictly Medicinal Seeds (a seed vendor, primarily medicinal herbs, strictlymedicinalseeds.com), and there was a link to an article about How to Make Elderberry Syrup (https://blog.strictlymedicinalseeds.com/how-to-make-elderberry-syrup/).

In the comments, the following exchange occurred: (the takeaway is that elderberry syrup is a good preventative, but problematic as a covid-19 treatment)

Dana on March 13, 2020 (https://blog.strictlymedicinalseeds.com/how-to-make-elderberry-syrup/#comment-803)
What are your thoughts on this?

Can other herbalists chime in their thoughts?
Shared from a friend to whom I forwarded your elderberry link: re: elderberry syrup and COVID-19

With COVID-19 so rampant, I’m seeing people hunt for elderberry syrup for prevention and healing.

And elderberry is *excellent* and medically sound as an antiviral for many flu and respiratory issues.

BUT for the coronavirus, its best to AVOID elderberry at this time.
I know that’s counterintuitive for a respiratory issue, but let me explain why. As an immune stimulant, it can basically cause your lungs to damage themselves with this particular virus.

The mechanism in question is a “cytokine storm” as referenced in the very credible The Lancet: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30305-6/fulltext

Elderberry increases cytokine response, basically, so when the body is already attacking itself in a cytokine storm, the elderberry further strengthens the response.

Pretty much all my herbalism mentors who usually swear by elderberry are urging extreme caution.

We understand the elderberry mechanisms pretty well, and we understand that the COVID-19 is seeing a lot of cytokine damage in the most acute cases and fatalities. The virus hasn’t been known long enough for more solid science than that on the direct interactions yet.

So it’s basically “don’t use a thing we know feeds this immune response, because this immune response is causing harm with this organism until we know more” in the same way we don’t pour accelerant on a fire.
Usnea and reishi mushrooom are what I’m seeing most recommended right now, in place of elderberry.

That’s as much as I can offer at current.

Richo Cech on March 14, 2020 (https://blog.strictlymedicinalseeds.com/how-to-make-elderberry-syrup/#comment-804)
Hello,
I’ve steered away from too much discussion about COVID 19 because I don’t want to contribute to the hysteria. The “Cytokine Storm” theory has done exactly that–contributed to the hysteria. Here are some thoughts:
First off, I don’t see anyone stating the obvious. We have at least 3 stages we should be talking about and developing strategies for: Prevention, Treatment and Recuperation.

In terms of prevention, there are social (or antisocial) issues that are relevant. Go on retreat and focus on your homelife. Fumigate with white sage. Meditate, wash your hands and don’t touch your nose. Take Eleuthero, Ashwagandha, Tulsi and ELDERBERRY SYRUP. “It inhibits the early stages of an infection by blocking key viral proteins responsible for both the viral attachment and entry into the host cells.”

In terms of treatment, that is once flu-like symptoms appear, stop taking the preventive things and start to take the warming herbs. Every herbalist is going to tell you different stuff, because they have different plants in their back yard and tinctures in their apothecary. I respect that, its fine, I simply go out to my environs and collect the herbs and make the tincture. If it is outside my comfort zone (for instance I like green plants, not mushrooms and lichens) then I just don’t use it. Some of the herbs I would dig and use would be Lomatium mixed with dandelion which saved a lot of people in the last pandemic, lesser galangal (Alpinia officinarum) which is an incredibly warming and anti-dysenteric and underappreciated herb that I have growing here, Osha kills most pathogens and has a deep influence on the upper respiratory tract, elecampane for the same reasons. Calamus that is warming and bitter. All of these could be combined with dandelion and chickweed which is coming on right now and will help relieve the system of toxins.

For recuperative phase I suggest burdock, astragalus and (despite my leanings against shrooms) the widely available shiitake, all boiled up in soup until it is mushy and taken hot.
Richo

pacificator

17th March 2020, 18:52

I had an interesting experience with Guaco (Mikania glomerata)
Me and my wife got hit with a mild dry cough, sore throat and borderline fever about 3 weeks ago.
We tried our favorite drink: Turmeric, fresh ginger, whole cloves, black peppers ball, cinnamon, lemon juice and honey.
plus extra Vit C, D, B complex,
It worked but not fully.
Then I red about Guaco leaves. and decided to make a syrup.

And after just 2 days nothing we were just fine.

Also here https://books.google.com.br/books?id=Zs2gDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA301&lpg=PA301&dq=guaco+e+Cytokine&source=bl&ots=aFn7LbvoAD&sig=ACfU3U1D2txU4ekfBlFXb4FzojAZolcKRA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjFkNy3-p_oAhXcILkGHQhnB_gQ6AEwAnoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=guaco%20e%20Cytokine&f=false

Guaco can fight Cytokine storm.

People Just need to be careful with the Guaco leaves: one can be allergic, and it can be hemorrhagic if taken abusively.
One can see all counter indication and if taking other drug always ask your doctor.
do not take it over 2 weeks.
1 teaspoon 3 time a day.

5 gr dry Guaco leave
5 gr Organic fresh ginger root
200 gr coconut sugar
500 ml filtered water
Add a little water to the sugar then make a slight caramel, then add the Guaco and the Ginger cut in small pieces
then add the rest of the water, let it boil for 15 mn and let it rest.
that is it.

Sue (Ayt)

17th March 2020, 23:26

This couple talk about their experience with the virus, from start to finish. (They were hospitalized.) I found it very interesting at 20min in how the man was able to avoid intubation.
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Delight

18th March 2020, 20:09

This talks about a major schism that is developing in the perception of the body and health.

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I am quite OK at the moment with completely releasing fear of Covid-19. I am now really sure that the radical approach may be the best... work on self, work on immune strength, refuse to be taken hostage, BE OK with the fact that I will die and so stop trying to protect myself from an unknown.

I trust. I love. I will that we all be well in the midst of an upheaval which is like a moment of sitting on a fence where we choose our reality.

Rhydwyn

22nd March 2020, 07:28

In theory, luteolin should be great against the coronavirus because it dampens the harmful cytokine storm, prevents the coronavirus from using furin, and interferes with its entry by interacting with its S2 protein. There are no human studies about luteolin against the coronavirus yet, however because it should work so well, it's worth a try.

Luteolin dampens the cytokine storm by suppressing inflammatory mediator release by blocking NF-kB and MAPKs pathway activation in HMC-11 cells. (https://plumdragonherbs.com/blogs/news/coronavirus) Luteolin restricts dengue virus replication through inhibition of the proprotein convertase furin. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28389141) Furin is also necessary for the coronavirus to infect humans. (http://www.virology.ws/2020/02/13/furin-cleavage-site-in-the-sars-cov-2-coronavirus-glycoprotein/) Luteolin was found to interfere with the entry of SARS-CoV by interacting with the S2 protein of SARS CoV viruses. (https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/2/184/htm) So luteolin is good against the flu in general, and should be great against the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in particular.

Luteolin is a flavone, (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ijc.22790) like apigenin. The Japanese eat 0.3 mg/day of luteolin. (https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/428e/86d70d5ed021434f13816f49721a50cd6418.pdf) Far larger amounts are sometimes used in treatments, in an autism study an adult dose equivalent of 500 mg/day (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23688534) was used. Supplements typically have 100 mg/day, (https://www.amazon.com/Supersmart-FlavoLife-Bioflavnoids-Supplement-Vegetarian/dp/B084B1QNPM) 50 mg/day should be pretty safe.

Luteolin protects against many problems, (https://selfhacked.com/blog/luteolin-benefits/) including allergies, alzheimer's, autism, (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23688534) bacterial infections, some cancers, diabetes complications, heart disease, (https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2017.00692/full) seizures, skin damage, and viral infections.

On the downside, (https://selfhacked.com/blog/luteolin-benefits/) luteolin blocks the effects of progesterone, which might be detrimental in cases of uterine and cervical cancer. While luteolin prevented spontaneous colitis (colon inflammation) in animals, it worsened chemically-induced colitis. By inhibiting NF-kB, it blocked protective molecules in intestinal cells. At an adult dose equivalent of 500 mg/day, treatment with luteolin and other flavonoids temporarily increased irritability (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23688534) in 50% of children with autism spectrum disorders. Luteolin might decrease the survival rate of women with breast cancer. (https://foodforbreastcancer.com/news/increasing-levels-of-resveratrol%2C-genistein%2C-or-luteolin-linked-to-worse-five-year-breast-cancer-survival)

A safe way of alleviating colitis, a possible downside of luteolin supplementation, is to use a toilet footstool. (https://www.amazon.com/Squatty-Potty-Original-Bathroom-Toilet/dp/B00ESKVN7W)

Overall, unless someone is vulnerable to one of the downsides, given the many benefits it is reasonable to add 50 mg/day of luteolin powder (https://www.amazon.ca/20gm-Luteolin-98-Natural-Powder/dp/B07GX89XH9) to a supplement mix or drink. If someone actually gets the coronavirus, they should try adding 500 mg/day to everything else they're doing, until they're cured.

Denise/Dizi

22nd March 2020, 19:02

all things listed so far are good, even the beer. but colloidal silver a must. been using for 30 years. cheap safe and effective. and of course, drink water

How do you us the colloidal silver Doug? As jewelers, we have access to precious metals. And we have had a customer buying silver from us and making massive amounts of this, then bringing me bottles as a kind gesture. He has apparently made it for so long he knows the ratio or parts "per whatever it is" (giggle) they register it in, and I have thus far gotten four bottles of it, but have yet to touch it for fear I would us the wrong amount in the wrong way.

Bill Ryan

22nd March 2020, 19:17

Denise/Dizi

22nd March 2020, 20:07

Delight

22nd March 2020, 20:12

rgray222

22nd March 2020, 20:25

This is essentially how a surgeon washes her/his hands. Most of us will find out that we are not doing it correctly after we watch this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbX0xwKORjk

Dolor-Rose

22nd March 2020, 20:34

Also, a good source to check out is from Cliff High on you tube that the COVID-19 is a bio-weapon but more importantly talks about what to take. https://youtu.be/O1Vofr7IpY8
40% to 70% will be hit by this virus.
Best protection [and links of what I ordered via Amazon]:
Chaga powder or tea [I got the tea; put in warm/hot water to be effective. Found out the powder is more potent].
3 of Blue Earth Organics Chaga Mushroom Chunks, Wild Harvested in Western Maine. Reuse Chunks for 120+ Cups! (4oz)
Liposomal Vitamin C
2 of Premium Liposomal Vitamin C - HMS Nutrition - Superior Absorption Immune and Nervous System Booster Fat Soluable 180 Capsules 90 Day Supply Non-GMO Soy Dairy Gluten Free
40,000-50,000 Vitamin D3
2 of Nivagen Pharmaceuticals Inc Vitamin D3 50,000 IU (100)
Sold by: Nivagen Pharmaceuticals
Hope this helps. Love2All.

samildamach

22nd March 2020, 20:37

Would you believe that the BBC did a fake news article on colidial silver.
Side effects; turning blue,kidney failure and brain seizure.
To top the article of they said it will do nothing against catching a cold.
So they didnot say it doesn't work against viruses but colds while doing a covid-19 article for the news

thepainterdoug

22nd March 2020, 20:54

hi Denise

everytime I ever heard of or had an infection etc, I used colloidal silver over anti biotics. I must have had 10 urinary tract infections I cured, along with an absessed tooth, eye stye and so on over many years. colloidal in the eye, the ear the nose the mouth etc all very harmless.
No Bill don't make myself but should. I usually use 250ppm and when sick of any kind do a dropper full 3-4 times a day under the tongue , then swallow. So no anti biotics for the good part of my life since using. and the body doesn't build an immunity. and thats key
as for a virus, well I can't really say, but I do the same with antivirals etc combined.

colloidal silver can't hurt you. its cheap and effective. thats what its attacked as being woo woo.

IChingUChing

22nd March 2020, 21:03

Bill Ryan

22nd March 2020, 21:19

Is there a thread or link to let us all know how much colloidal silver to use when ill? Also, is there such a thing as a maintenance dose?
If one makes it oneself, how to know how many ppm it is? How long to keep it connected to the electricity supply? Is it necessary to stir whilst making or can one just stir after it's finished?
Many thanks to anyone who can help!Here's a thread, but it's only embryonic right now. There's some info about generators already, but it'd be super-helpful for people to continue this valuable discussion there.

Colloidal Silver (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?101499-Colloidal-Silver)

thepainterdoug

22nd March 2020, 21:29

I have used 500 ppm full long dropper full, 4- 5 times a day. Drinking plenty of water in between with no adverse effects. And after a 7 - 10 day run, I will start taking pro biotics to restore the good bacteria it killed in my gut etc.
been working like a charm for a long time. but with this virus, just don't know.

Dennis Leahy

22nd March 2020, 23:52

Oil of Oregano, as a treatment protocol

Sharing, from my experience against a respiratory virus (not COVID-19.) I'm not a certified herbalist or naturopath, just an ordinary guy. From my research, oil of oregano is the strongest anti-viral plant-based substance, and one of the strongest antibacterial substances (it can even kill MRSA - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.)

Oil of Oregano is well-known in herbal circles as anti-bacterial, anti-viral, and even anti-fungal. It is the anti-viral properties that are important here.

My own experience: A few years ago, I had done some research, and had bought oil of oregano in gel capsules. I put the bottle in with a bunch of different herbs and supplements, and sort of forgot about it. Then, I got the mother of all viral flu infections. All the usual flu symptoms (by the way, vomiting is not a typical symptom of influenza), fever, chills and sweats, body aches, cough, headache, lethargy. Only it was greatly magnified, and the symptoms increased very quickly to something like I had never experienced (in all the instances of flu that I had ever had.) It quickly got to the point where I finally realized that a flu really could kill a person, and this time, it was me. I have never had an infection that bad, before or after.

Somehow, I remembered that I had bought oil of oregano. I was desperate to try something. I don't remember how I decided on dosing, whether I looked it up or, more typical for me, read the pill bottle and took even more than the recommendation. I found out quickly that I would burp back a very strong taste of oregano if I took it on an empty stomach, so, even though not hungry, I then made sure to have at least a little bit of food in my stomach, first.

I took 2 oil of oregano capsules. Honestly, I wasn't expecting miracles - all my experiences with herbs had pretty subtle results. I was actually a bit skeptical of what I had read about oil of oregano, so what happened was not a placebo effect.

A couple of hours later, I ate something (like a piece of toast), and took 2 more. In another couple of hours, I ate a bit of food and took 2 more. By the time another couple of hours elapsed and it was time for more, I had started feeling the symptoms lessen. Bite of food and 2 more... and in that next few hours, the fever and chills and body aches dramatically reduced. I remember thinking that I had won the battle. Between doses, I was laying down, covered up, shifting around trying to find a comfortable way to lay when every joint aches, and now I finally had enough relief to fall asleep. I don't remember if I also took doses when I awoke during the night or not. I remember being totally exhausted in the morning - but all of the other symptoms were gone. It was an amazing turnaround. I kept taking doses that next day, on a looser schedule (like, 4 hours between doses), just to make sure all the little invading bastards were really dead.

The details of that story aren't really that important, except that it was classic viral flu symptoms, with the volume knob turned to eleven, and that oil of oregano beat it. The oil of oregano was an inexpensive "house brand" (repackaged and labeled) from an internet vitamin/supplement company. I'll never know the strength (amount of carvacrol) in those capsules, but it was obviously enough to get the job done.
Protocol I'd recommend, at onset of symptoms:
Eat something (piece of toast, or a handful of rice, ...), then, take 2 gel caps.*
Wait 2 hours.
Eat something (piece of toast, or a handful of rice, ...), then, take 2 gel caps.*
Wait 2 hours
Eat something (piece of toast, or a handful of rice, ...), then, take 2 gel caps.*
Wait 2 hours
Eat something (piece of toast, or a handful of rice, ...), then, take 2 gel caps.*

Continue this protocol until you feel symptoms substantially lessen in severity

Then, you can back off to less frequent dosing:
Eat something (piece of toast, or a handful of rice, ...), then, take 2 gel caps.*
Wait 4 hours
Eat something (piece of toast, or a handful of rice, ...), then, take 2 gel caps.*
Wait 4 hours
Eat something (piece of toast, or a handful of rice, ...), then, take 2 gel caps.*

I would continue this looser protocol for a day after the symptoms dramatically lessen or disappear
Get good sleep
Drink lots of fluids (hot fluids when you still have a fever)

The oil of oregano is in addition to whatever other protocol you are throwing at the virus, like Vitamin C and D3, and zinc...

Once you are in a recovery phase, you can stop taking the oil of oregano, but continue taking supplements/herbs/foods that help with immunity. Get more good sleep, and give yourself at least a day to recover your energy from the battle that you and your immune system - and oil of oregano - just won.

*("2 capsules" is a pretty wide interpretation, because the oil of oregano capsules available range in strength - strength is the amount of carvacrol naturally occurring in the oil. I have tried at least 4 different brands that I can think of, some that list the carvacrol amount or percentage, and some that don't, and they all have worked. To my thinking, you basically want to get about as much oil of oregano in you as you can stand when the fight starts, and then taper off. If you got a weak brand, maybe you'll need 3 or 4 of the capsules at once, at first. If you diligently eat something right before taking the capsules, and you still get a horrendous oregano burp back, try a little bit less next time and/or eat a bit more food. If I could only stand to take 1 pill at a time, I'd take them twice as often. I found that almond and cashew-based yogurt does a nice job of "buffering" the possibility of burp back.

In the US, there is a relatively cheap brand called "Nature's Way", 60 (vegan) capsules, about $12 online or about $23 in a health food store, last time I purchased. That brand lists that it contains at least 75% carvacrol, with at least 37.5mg of carvacrol per capsule. The lowest percentage I have seen listed on other brands is 65% carvacrol, and depending on the amount of oil in the capsule, could be around the same - maybe a bit higher. Like I said, it's such a powerful substance that 4 different brands that I tried all worked, so I'm convinced you don't need a specific brand.

Note that there is also liquid tincture/dropper bottles by various manufacturers, and a drop or two in a glass of water could be an adjunct to capsules - but I don't think anyone could get enough of that in their body as is possible with the capsules - it's a pretty potent taste/spicy burn in the mouth.)

{edit, to add}
Bill made such a good point in this (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?109824-Covid-19--and-flu---Treatment-and-Prevention&p=1342966&viewfull=1#post1342966) post that I am adding an addendum to my post:
You may be able to get enough liquid oil of oregano in you to effectively fight a nasty virus by putting liquid drops of oil of oregano into a milder, 'carrier' oil, and swallowing it.

Bill mentioned olive oil; my first thought would be coconut oil. I have only tried putting liquid oil of oregano in a glass of water - and for me, I could never swallow enough oil of oregano in water to equal taking 2 capsules, so didn't pursue the liquid option further. And, come to think of it, if there are any tincture drops on the market that are recommended to be used sublingually, it certainly must be diluted with a lot more carrier oil than the capsules have.

kudzy

23rd March 2020, 02:15

I found the following 22 minute long podcast to be so profoundly insightful and helpful that I just can’t help myself from sharing it with everyone. I sincerely hope that you find it equally helpful in these trying times.

https://samharris.org/podcasts/193-meditation-emergency/

Be safe and smart.
Much love,
Darren

thepainterdoug

23rd March 2020, 02:26

Dennis/ your description of the flu you had is harrowing, and a carbon copy of the one I had in January.Nevr had anything like it. And now that I think of it, I had little to no taste or appetite and was amazed how long I went not being hungry at all. And believe me, I said the same thing, that I knew i could die from what I had.

at that time I didn't have much of anything to treat it with and just sweat it out alone in my home. wow, most unusual thing about it was It mentally messed me up. I couldn't think right, and i was not right mentally for a good 7 days after I recovered. I read this about President Wilson during the 1918 flu. It altered him drastically, mentally .
glad you got past it Dennis .

DeeMetrios

23rd March 2020, 03:06

He did suggest as much, but of course my family said "No don't do that" hahaha. I will err on the side of caution and use small amounts with the rest of my arsenol of goodies in my cabinet. Thank You Bill.

Hello Denise ,
Put some in a nasal spray also , its good to have in yr handbag for a few squirts up each nostral & in the mouth if you think you have come accross someone unwell .
cheers
D

Denise/Dizi

23rd March 2020, 04:09

I just have to say that I love Avalon.. And when I say Avalon, I mean the people that comprise the membership of Avalon.

I am humbled that you guys are all reaching out to educate everyone, and care enough to make sure we are well... My sincere Thank You's to all of you offering up advice to others... it matters...

thepainterdoug

23rd March 2020, 04:28

Dee Metrious / great idea regarding the nasal spray. the nose is a key entry point

DeeMetrios

23rd March 2020, 05:34

Dee Metrious / great idea regarding the nasal spray. the nose is a key entry point

it is doug & in the past 12 mnths discovered somewhere whilst reading "that the roof of the mouth is where our skin is its thinest", thus most absorbent of anything thats in it .( i think im correct :idea: )

Longjohn

23rd March 2020, 11:50

Dear All,

I've been looking at the possibilities for what we can do to prevent and treat infection by the COVID-19 virus, and few days ago I came across a report that a doctor in Wuhan by the name of Doctor Richard Cheng has been working with vitamin C as a means of both preventing infection and even treating terminal cases that are in the final stages of Sepsis.

See the following two short videos and the others on his YouTube channel. It's amazing that millions of people have not been viewing them!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvXpgY8scqw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwbCCm8Y8G8
In one of his videos, he briefly mentioned orthomolecular medicine (similar to functional medicine), which I've been following for quite some time. Here's a very relevant, but brief article:

Vitamin C Protects Against Coronavirus (http://orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/v16n04.shtml)

Note the other supplements mentioned, such as Vitamin D3, magnesium, zinc and selenium.

The writer of this article, Andrew Saul, is also responsible for one of my favourite medical websites, DoctorYourself.com (http://www.doctoryourself.com/). Over the last few years, I have found this extremely helpful in dealing with basic health problems. On this page, read the very interesting text on the coronavirus.

A video presented by him (on Brighteon):

Coronavirus, Vitamin C, Fake News and Censorship (https://www.brighteon.com/646ad120-775a-4464-a0d1-609be7a0a9dc)

Other articles worth reading:

Vitamin C Works for Sepsis. Will It Work for Coronavirus? (https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/02/24/iv-vitamin-c.aspx)

Essential Nutrition to Protect Yourself From Coronavirus (https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/03/09/coronavirus-prevention.aspx)

Last, but not least, an interesting perspective on the whole coronavirus epidemic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_AyuhbnPOI
If you're one of those people who doesn't believe in the efficacy of Vitamin C, you should at least listen to Wolfgang Wodarg!

Caliban

23rd March 2020, 14:35

Bill Ryan

23rd March 2020, 15:07

To piggyback on Dennis' Oil of Oregano post-- yes, it's terrific. I got Puritan's Pride brand, don't even know if it's a good or great one, but it works. Haven't really had symptoms (only sore throat) but you can actually feel it working on you somehow, adding strength. It's like it's "cleaning you out," in a way.

I'm still taking one or two a day. Really GREAT supplement especially now.I have exactly that brand too, and highly recommend it. But I also have pure oregano oil in a bottle.

If you drop anything up to 12 drops into a tablespoon of olive (or any) oil, then you can take it straight without burning. (And that's a lot.) The advantage of that is that it then coats the throat, rather going straight to the stomach to be digested.

Caliban

23rd March 2020, 17:43

And don't forget exercise. Get out of breath, important. Jumping jacks, marine style (1-2-3/1), stretching, sit ups, push ups. And get outside at least once a day.

Delight

23rd March 2020, 20:36

This couple talk about their experience with the virus, from start to finish. (They were hospitalized.) I found it very interesting at 20min in how the man was able to avoid intubation.
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Yes, this is really helpful to hear!

I know people are really wanting to figure out WHY people are so ill and WHO may have unleashed this ill and WHEN they first knew and HOW we will manage and maybe WHERE we can place the blame.

BUT IMO people would really benefit from WHAT we can do to need no respirator IF we develop ARDS. Some have been studying the techniques like Wim Hof, researching supplements, etc. In a crisis it is really HARD to learn new info and practice is difficult. This insult is NOT going to be withstood without some intervention we do,especially if it spreads as it is seeming to spread. I am just sayin that the time to make inner WORK is before you have to call on it. This gentleman avoided a respirator and it wasn't an accident and he used what he KNEW to do it.

I am just saying please be aware that if we spend a few of the hours investing in practice of a mind/body enhancing tool, it will pay off no matter what happens.

This is real

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Delight

23rd March 2020, 21:34

Commune with your immune
relate to your innate
make the hidden do your bidden

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Baby Steps

24th March 2020, 08:32

melatonin is being suggested as useful

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R2KtMB3NSU&feature=youtu.be

Franny

25th March 2020, 23:26

Dr Mercola's suggestions and directions for keeping surfaces clean and disinfected.

What Is the Best Disinfectant for Surfaces? (https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/03/25/best-surface-disinfectant.aspx?cid_source=dnl&cid_medium=email&cid_content=art1ReadMore&cid=20200325Z1&et_cid=DM489193&et_rid=837019427
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/03/25/best-surface-disinfectant.aspx?cid_source=dnl&cid_medium=email&cid_content=art1ReadMore&cid=20200325Z1&et_cid=DM489193&et_rid=837019427)

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

Due to it being an enveloped virus (meaning its single-strand RNA is enveloped in a bubble of lipid or fatty molecules), COVID-19 (as all other coronaviruses) is highly susceptible to soap and disinfectants

To disinfect and sterilize surfaces around your home, you need to clean the surface first. Soap and water is a good choice. Once the surface is clean of dirt and sticky grime, spray your chosen disinfectant on the surface and let it set for up to several minutes before wiping

If using an alcohol-based disinfectant to inactivate and protect against coronaviruses on surfaces around your home, make sure it contains between 60% and 80% alcohol. Higher concentrations are less potent

Chlorine disinfectants such as household bleach have broad antimicrobial activity and effectively kills bacteria, fungi and viruses, including influenza viruses

Accelerated hydrogen peroxide (AHP) is more effective than 3% hydrogen peroxide and appears to be the most effective virucide overall. It can kill viruses in as little as 30 seconds. Other easy but effective home disinfectants include 10% malt vinegar and distilled white vinegar in combination with 3% hydrogen peroxide (see safety precautions)

What Is the Best Disinfectant for Surfaces?

COVID-19, the novel coronavirus identified in Wuhan City, China, in December 2019, is part of a family of viruses with a crown- or halo-like (corona) appearance.1 As explained on the Virginia Department of Health website, seven human coronaviruses have currently been identified:

• Types 229E, NL63, OC43 and KHU1 are quite common and cause mild to moderate respiratory infections such as the common cold.

• SARS-CoV (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus), discovered in China in 2002, spread to 26 countries3 before disappearing in 2003. No SARS cases have been reported since 2004, anywhere in the world. As the name implies, SARS-CoV is associated with severe respiratory illness4 and had a mortality rate of approximately 10%.

• MERS-CoV (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus), discovered in 2012, originated in Saudi Arabia and spread to 27 countries before being contained. Like SARS, MERS causes more severe respiratory infections than the four common coronaviruses and has a mortality rate of about 35%.

•SARS COV-2 (initially called 2019-nCoV) has, since December 2019, spread to 127 countries and regions. While causing milder symptoms than SARS, and having a far lower mortality rate than either SARS or MERS, its infection rate appears far more accelerated.

There may be several reasons for this. According to preliminary findings, SARS COV-2 can remain airborne for three hours, and can survive on plastic and stainless steel surfaces for up to three days, thus facilitating its spread.

Bioweapons expert Francis Boyle also believes SARS COV-2 has been weaponized (https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/03/08/dr-francis-boyle-bioterrorism.aspx) with so-called “gain of function” properties that allow it to spread through the air up to 7 feet, which is greater than normal.

SARS COV-2 (https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/03/08/dr-francis-boyle-bioterrorism.aspx) appears to affect a disproportionate number of older people; the older you are, the greater your susceptibility. At present, the mortality rate for SARS COV-2 is estimated to be between 3% and 6%.

Due to it being an enveloped virus (meaning its single-strand RNA is enveloped in a bubble of lipid or fatty molecules), COVID-19 (as all other coronaviruses) is highly susceptible to soap and disinfectants, which is good news. Some disinfectants are more effective than others, however, which is the focus of this article.

While there are many chemical disinfectants, I’ll focus on those that are most readily available for home use. You can learn more about other disinfectants and sterilizing agents used in health care settings on the CDC’s Chemical Disinfectants for Infection Control webpage.

Alcohol-Based Disinfectants

Alcohol-based disinfectants will contain either ethyl alcohol or isopropyl alcohol at various levels of strength (50% or greater). While alcohol primarily kills bacteria, it also has potent fungicidal and viricidal activity at concentrations above 60%.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the microbial action of alcohol is thought to be due to its ability to denature proteins. Straight ethyl alcohol is less bactericidal than alcohol mixed with water, as the presence of water allows proteins to be denatured more rapidly.

When it comes to viruses, different alcohols are more or less effective depending on the type of virus in question.

Ethyl alcohol — Provided the concentration is higher than 60%, ethyl alcohol effectively inactivates lipophilic viruses such as influenza viruses (https://articles.mercola.com/how-long-does-the-flu-last.aspx), coronaviruses and many (but not all) hydrophilic viruses

Isopropyl alcohol — While killing lipid viruses such as coronavirus, isopropyl alcohol is ineffective against nonlipid enteroviruses

If using an alcohol-based disinfectant to inactivate and protect against coronaviruses on surfaces around your home, make sure it contains between 60% and 80% alcohol. According to the World Health Organization:

"Alcohol solutions containing 60–80% alcohol are most effective, with higher concentrations being less potent. This paradox results from the fact that proteins are not denatured easily in the absence of water …"

What’s more, while alcohol-based disinfectants are highly effective against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, they can be more or less effective against viruses, depending on the type of virus.

They’re quite ineffective against nonenveloped (nonlipophilic) viruses, but tend to work better against enveloped viruses, which is what SARS COV-2 (https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/03/08/dr-francis-boyle-bioterrorism.aspx) is. Keep in mind that for hand sanitation, soap and warm water is the most effective (https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/03/23/best-hand-soap-for-frequent-hand-washing.aspx). Only use alcohol-based hand sanitizers if soap and water are unavailable.

Chlorine Bleach

Chlorine disinfectants such as household bleach, which typically contains 5.25% to 6.15% sodium hypochlorite, have broad antimicrobial activity and effectively kills bacteria, fungi and viruses, including influenza viruses. It has several major biological drawbacks, however. For example, bleach:

• Can irritate your mucus membranes

• Decomposes, forming deadly gasses, when exposed to heat or light

• Can damage some household surfaces

• Can be highly reactive if mixed with other chemicals. Never mix bleach with another product as deadly gasses can form, and make sure you have good ventilation in the area. Examples of common household cleaning agents (https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/03/09/household-chemical-exposure.aspx) that should never be mixed with bleach to avoid serious injury or death include:

◦ Bleach and vinegar — forms highly irritating chlorine gas

◦ Bleach and ammonia — forms toxic chloramine gas

◦ Bleach and rubbing alcohol — forms highly toxic chloroform gas

• Decomposes over time, so buy recently produced stock and avoid overstocking

Also make sure you dilute bleach with cold water, as hot water will inactivate it, rendering it ineffective for sterilization. Ideally, use mask and gloves when using bleach. You should also dilute it before using. “Infection Prevention and Control of Epidemic- and Pandemic-Prone Acute Respiratory Infections in Health Care” recommends diluting bleach containing 5% sodium hypochlorite to 0.05% before using.

Hydrogen Peroxide and Accelerated Hydrogen Peroxide

Hydrogen peroxide (https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2016/06/11/hydrogen-peroxide-wound-cleaning.aspx) has the ability to kill or inactivate bacteria, viruses, spores, yeast and fungi. A list of brand name sterilants and disinfectants cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that contain 1% to 7.5% hydrogen peroxide can be found on the FDA’s website. As explained by the CDC:

“Hydrogen peroxide works by producing destructive hydroxyl free radicals that can attack membrane lipids, DNA, and other essential cell components.

Catalase, produced by aerobic organisms and facultative anaerobes that possess cytochrome systems, can protect cells from metabolically produced hydrogen peroxide by degrading hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen. This defense is overwhelmed by the concentrations used for disinfection.”

Commercially available 3% hydrogen peroxide is stable and effective for disinfecting a wide variety of surfaces. Contrary to bleach, hydrogen peroxide is molecularly very similar to water — it just has an additional oxygen atom — so it doesn’t produce any dangerous compounds when breaking down. Its inherent safety (provided you don’t drink it) makes it an excellent choice for home sanitation.

An even better alternative is accelerated hydrogen peroxide (AHP), sold under the brand name Rescue and some others. Compared to pharmaceutical grade 3% hydrogen peroxide, AHP works much faster, so you don’t need to wet the surface for as long. AHP can kill viruses in as little as 30 seconds. According to Solutions Designed for Health Care:

“AHP® is composed of hydrogen peroxide, surface acting agents (surfactants), wetting agents (a substance that reduces the surface tension of a liquid, causing the liquid to spread across or penetrate more easily the surface of a solid) and chelating agents (a substance that helps to reduce metal content and/or hardness of water).

The ingredients are all listed on the EPA and Health Canada Inerts lists and the FDA Generally Regarded as Safe List (GRAS). All chemicals used in the formulation of AHP® are commonly found in commercial and industrial cleaners and disinfectants.”

According to Virox Technologies Inc. (a manufacturer of AHP), Health Canada named AHP the surface disinfectant of choice for health care facilities during the 2003 SARS outbreaks. Overall, AHP appears to be one of the best and safest broad-spectrum viricidals available.

Malt Vinegar and Plain Soap Both Work

Another common household staple that can be used to disinfect viruses is 10% malt vinegar (made from malted barley grain, which is also used to make beer; a second fermentation turns the ale into vinegar).

As noted in the 2010 article, “Effectiveness of Common Household Cleaning Agents in Reducing the Viability of Human Influenza A/H1N1,” published in PLOS ONE:

“Our findings indicate that it is possible to use common, low-technology agents such as 1% bleach, 10% malt vinegar, or 0.01% washing-up liquid to rapidly and completely inactivate influenza virus.

Thus, in the context of the ongoing pandemic, and especially in low-resource settings, the public does not need to source specialized cleaning products, but can rapidly disinfect potentially contaminated surfaces with agents readily available in most homes …

The addition of any of 1% bleach, 50% and 10% malt vinegar and 1%, 0.1% and 0.01% washing up liquid were all effective at rapidly reducing viable virus below the limit of detection, while a low concentration of vinegar (1%) was no more effective than hot water alone …

While a strong oxidizing agent such as bleach is effective at reducing both genome detection and virus infectivity, low pH and detergent are equally efficacious virucidal agents. These results also indicate that whilst vinegar and detergent disrupt the viral envelope proteins reducing infectivity, only bleach disrupts the viral genome.”

White Vinegar Is Not a Good Disinfectant

While 10% malt vinegar appears to be effective enough as a viral disinfectant, distilled white vinegar with an ascetic acid range of 4% to 8% is a rather poor choice, according to Talk CLEAN to Me, a blog by experts in chemical disinfection for infection prevention:

“… the various organic acid disinfectants … typically lack a broad spectrum of kill compared to higher level disinfectants such as bleach and hydrogen peroxide … You may be thinking ‘Hey, wait! Vinegar and acetic acid have been used for hundreds of years as methods of disinfection and sanitization.’

However, it is important to note that these only show strength against relatively easy to kill organisms such as pseudomonas. There is no current data that concludes that organic acids bolster a broad spectrum of kill.”

How to Safely Use Vinegar With Hydrogen Peroxide

In short, white vinegar has a low speed of disinfection (you’d have to leave it on for at least 10 minutes), and kills only the most easily destroyed microbes. That said, you could boost the effectiveness of white vinegar by using it in combination with hydrogen peroxide.

An important caveat here is that you must use them separately and not mixed together, as the chemical reaction will form a highly corrosive and unstable form of peracetic acid. A recipe by Susan Sumner, associate dean of College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, is offered by Cleaning Business Today:

Pour 3% hydrogen peroxide into one spray bottle and distilled white vinegar (5% ascetic acid) into a second bottle. Do NOT mix together in one bottle as they will create an unstable and highly corrosive form of peracetic acid
Clean the surface with soap and water. Dry with clean cloth or paper towel
Spray the surface with either the hydrogen peroxide or the vinegar. The order does not matter; just don’t spray them on at the same time as when mixed they will create an unstable form of peracetic acid
Let it set for at least five minutes before wiping off with a clean cloth or paper towel
Repeat with the second bottle

Clean First, Disinfect After

If your aim is to disinfect and sterilize, keep in mind that you need to clean the surface first. Soap and water is likely one of the best alternatives here, as the soap will effectively inactivate viruses.

Once the surface is clean of dirt and sticky grime, spray you chosen disinfectant on the surface and let it set for up to several minutes before wiping. The time required will depend on the disinfectant you use.

Baby Steps

26th March 2020, 08:04

A bit more on curcumin, the following paper lists a number of substances

https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202003.0226/v1/download

A Doc has speculated that plant lectins, active against earlier versions of SARS are probably useful, and suggests leek juice

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/6399009_Plant_lectins_are_potent_inhibitors_of_coronaviruses_by_interfering_with_two_targets_in_the_ viral_replication_cycle

Longjohn

26th March 2020, 14:52

More success with large doses of vitamin C:

Daughter‘s story: family saved from Covid-19 by taking VC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8tTNx4J7gA

It's tragic that only 3,600 people have viewed this video so far.

Dr. Cheng recommends large amounts of vitamin C for prevention (5,000 to 10,0000 mg) and even more for treatment (15,000 to 25,000 mg). This table summarises his proposed doses for COVID-19:

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Note: The quantity used for prevention in children should be 5,000 mg (i.e., 5 gms)

However, Andrew Saul in Orthomolecular.org (http://orthomolecular.org/index.shtml) recommends only 3 gms a day for prevention, as described in this article: 'Vitamin C Protects Against Coronavirus' (http://orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/v16n04.shtml), but contains a very useful list of vital supplements to take:

Vitamin C: 3,000 milligrams (or more) daily, in divided doses.
Vitamin D3: 2,000 International Units daily. (Start with 5,000 IU/day for two weeks, then reduce to 2,000).
Magnesium: 400 mg daily (in citrate, malate, chelate, or chloride form).
Zinc: 20 mg daily.
Selenium: 100 mcg (micrograms) daily.

These are not esoteric remedies. In the West, the medical profession remains hidebound by its absolute obsession with pharmaceuticals, whereas the Chinese with their long history of alternative medicine have no such qualms.

Is this (and their possible use of Interferon Alpha-2B (https://www.newsweek.com/cuba-drug-fight-coronavirus-us-sanctions-1493872)?) the reason why their outbreak has subsided so rapidly?

This next article appears to confirm their serious commitment to Vitamin C:

50 TONS OF VITAMIN C TO WUHAN! (http://www.orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/v16n13.shtml)

Practically everyone knows about vitamin C, and you don't have to explain it to them in too many words. You just have to tell them to take more!

Best, Longjohn

Alan

28th March 2020, 16:05

https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/health-care/item/35241-how-to-fight-coronavirus-without-causing-a-global-depression

Tuesday, 24 March 2020
How to Fight Coronavirus (Without Causing a Global Depression)
Written by Luis Miguel

How to Fight Coronavirus (Without Causing a Global Depression)

In a letter to President Trump, Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai (shown) offers a plan for protecting those vulnerable to COVID-19 while allowing the healthy to return to work.

States and cities are shutting down businesses, closing schools, prohibiting crowds, imposing curfews—all to contain the spread of coronavirus.

The draconian measures are a major subversion of Americans’ constitutional liberties, yet proponents of such policies claim they are a necessary evil to prevent this latest pandemic from causing mass fatalities. The disastrous effect on our economy, they say, is to be preferred to the deaths of millions.

But what if we didn’t have to choose one or the other? What if protecting American lives and preserving our freedom and economic stability weren’t mutually exclusive?

Sound too good to be true? Not according to Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai.

In a letter to President Trump, Dr. Ayyadurai, a world-renowned systems scientist and pioneer in the field of systems biology, outlined a solution to the current crisis that he said would restore the immune health of the American people without jeopardizing the nation’s economic health.

Ayyadurai holds four degrees from MIT, to which he returned in 2003 to complete doctoral work within the Department of Biological Engineering—work that led him to develop CytoSolve, a “scalable computational platform for modeling the cell by dynamic integration of molecular pathways models.”

In his letter to the president, Dr. Ayyadurai rejects the response model pushed by Dr. Anthony Fauci, who serves as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and is seen as the guiding force behind the Trump administration’s coronavirus policy.

“The current trajectory of Dr. Fauci’s public ‘health’ policy will result in the short-and long-term destruction of citizens’ immune health as well as our nation’s economic health,” Dr. Ayyadurai asserts. “Dr. Fauci’s policy, at best, is based on a 1950s outdated ‘one-size-fits-all,’ non-personalized approach to medicine and public health; and at worst, is derived from a ‘fake science’ understanding of the immune system … .”

Dr. Ayyadurai argues that “[t]here is no need to shut down our entire country. There is no need to quarantine all of our citizens. The solution herein provides a path to advance the immune health of all our citizens while getting our healthy people back to work — now.”

The MIT-grad lays the foundation for his proposal by explaining that, contrary to the common misconception, it is not the virus — coronavirus or otherwise — that harms individuals, but a person’s own faulty immune system.

The modern science of the immune system informs us that it is the over reaction [sic] of our OWN weakened and dysfunctional immune system attacking tissues and cells of our own body that harms and kills, versus the virus — be it COVID-19 or any other virus.... In healthy individuals, the immune system processes pathogens with a natural immune response that is mild and non-lethal; however, in those who are immune-compromised — elderly and those with pre-existing conditions—their own immune systems may overreact; and in the case of COVID-19, attacking lung epithelial cells and tissues leading to hospitalization and mortality.

It is commonly acknowledged that even though all Americans are being asked to self-quarantine and refrain from their regular business, coronavirus generally provokes serious symptoms in the elderly and those who have weakened immune systems due to conditions like heart disease, diabetes, or obesity.

Healthy adults are usually either asymptomatic or at most experience a brief fever and flu-like symptoms, while cases of affliction in children are rare.

Dr. Ayyadurai holds that because most Americans will not be severely impacted by the virus, it is not necessary to quarantine everyone. And because the risk is the result of a weakened immune system, the key is to strengthen people’s immunity.

He then goes on to outline “the solution that can lead America back to health—immune and economic:”

STEP 1 - Organize our citizens into four (4) groups

Group I - Testing positive for COVID-19

Group II - Hospitalized and in critical condition

Group III - Immuno-compromised & NOT COVID-19 positive

Group IV - Healthy individuals & NOT COVID-19 positive

STEP 2 - Deliver a Personalized Protocol for Each Group

Group I Protocol

• Quarantine until they test negative for COVID-19

• 400,000 IU of Vitamin A Palmitate per day for 2 days

• 50,000 IU of Vitamin D per day for 2 days

Group II Protocol

• 400,000 IU of Vitamin A Palmitate per day for 2 days

• 50,000 IU of Vitamin D per day for 2 days

• Deliver intravenous Vitamin C - 100 mg drip per day until they are back to normal.

Group III Protocol

[Immuno-compromised are those, though not limited to, with: AIDS, CVID, Diabetes (Type I & Type II e.g. high blood sugar), COPD, Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis, autoimmune disorders, and those taking monoclonal antibody drugs]. This protocol will support boosting their internal defense mechanisms.

For Children:

• 400,000 IU of Vitamin A Palmitate per day for 2 days

• 50,000 IU of Vitamin D per day for 2 days

• 500 mg of Vitamin C per day

• Iodine/Iodide - e.g. Brand Lugols - 3 drops per drink, once per day

For Adults:

• 400,000 IU of Vitamin A Palmitate per day for 2 days

• 50,000 IU of Vitamin D per day for 2 days

• 1,000 mg of Vitamin C per day on going

• Iodine/Iodide - e.g. Brand Lugols - 6 drops per drink, once per day

Group IV Protocol

[These are healthy individuals, who do not fall into Group I or Group II]

For Children:

• 1,000 IU Vitamin A Palmitate per day ongoing

• 2,000 IU of Vitamin D per day ongoing

• 250 mg of Vitamin C per day

• Iodine/Iodide - e.g. Brand Lugols - 3 drops per drink, once per day

For Adults:

• 10,000 IU of Vitamin A Palmitate per day

• 5,000 IU of Vitamin D per day

• 1,000 mg of Vitamin C per day

• Iodine/Iodide - e.g. Brand Lugols - 6 drops per drink, once per day

STEP 3 - Back to Work and Maintenance

Healthy individuals based on the above protocol should get back to work immediately and follow their daily program as aforementioned. Individuals in Group I to Group III, until they regain full health, should do the following on a monthly basis:

• 400,000 IU of Vitamin A Palmitate per day for 2 days, 1/month

• 50,000 IU of Vitamin D per day for 2 days, 1/month

• Iodine/Iodide - e.g. Brand Lugols - 3 drops per drink for children; and 6 drops per drink for adults, once per day

• Vitamin C: 250 mg per day for children, 1000 mg per day for adults, once per day.

Such a model, based on complete information, personalized solutions, and individual choice, would be far better than ever-growing government controls we are currently witnessing.

In a video interview on The New American, Dr. Ayyadurai, who is running for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, explained why having the right vitamin levels is crucial:

What happens when you age? Well, two things happen. Your thyroid actually goes down in function. Why is that of concern? Because when your thyroid goes down in function, your body stops producing enough vitamin A because your thyroid takes carotenoids from fruits and vegetables and it converts into vitamin A.

Why is vitamin A important? Well, vitamin A creates cytokeratins to protect your cells from impingement of other pathogens. So, if you have low vitamin A — by the way, vitamin A’s not a vitamin, it’s a hormone. It modulates all sorts of immune functions.

In a statement to TNA, physician Stephen Grable MD, also highlighted the key roles these vitamins play in immune health:

Vitamin D3 regulates the immune system, reduces cytokine storm and even calms genetic defects in young people which can predispose them to excessive inflammation.

Vitamin A is crucial in the formation and stability of epithelial cells. Vitamin A has impacts on macrophages, T cells and antibody dependent immune responses. It has been shown to lower morbidity and mortality in measles, acute pneumonia, infectious diarrhea, malaria, hand/foot/mouth disease among others.

If it all sounds too simple, remember that those who seek to impose authoritarianism detest simple solutions. Why? Simple solutions don’t provide very good cover for expanding state power.

Photo of Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai: screen-shot from his video interview with The New American

Luis Miguel is a writer whose journalistic endeavors shed light on the Deep State, the immigration crisis, and the enemies of freedom. Follow his exploits on Facebook, Twitter, Bitchute, and at luisantoniomiguel.com.

lightpotential

29th March 2020, 02:11

Here is a brief video I did about food safety and the lock downs. Make sure the food you are getting is not out of date.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8XwB-2pJQg

Longjohn

29th March 2020, 09:39

A great summary of work on the medical use of vitamin C for respiratory infections:

Published Research and Articles on Vitamin C as a Consideration for Pneumonia, Lung Infections, and the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19) (http://www.orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/v16n20.shtml)

Here's part of the text:

Published Research and Articles on Vitamin C as a Consideration for Pneumonia, Lung Infections, and the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)

by Graham Player, PhD, Andrew W. Saul, Damien Downing, MBBS, MRSB and Gert Schuitemaker, PhD

In 1936 Gander and Niederberger found that vitamin C lowered fever and reduced pain in pneumonia patients. Also in 1936, Hochwald independently reported similar results. In 1946 Slotkin further reported that "Vitamin C has been used routinely by the general surgeons in the Millard Fillmore Hospital, Buffalo, as a prophylactic against pneumonia, with complete disappearance of this complication."

It is one thing to be sick from a virus and another thing entirely to die from a viral-instigated disease. A 1994 randomised double-blind trial involving vitamin C/placebo supplementation was conducted on 57 elderly patients admitted to hospital with acute respiratory infections (bronchitis and bronchopneumonia). Using a clinical scoring system based on major symptoms of the respiratory condition, patients supplemented with the vitamin fared significantly better than those on placebo. This was particularly the case for those commencing the trial most severely ill, many of whom had very low plasma and white cell vitamin C concentrations on admission.

Vitamin C supports your immune system. Vitamin C helps to kill viruses and reduces the symptoms of infection. It's not a COVID-19 "cure," but nothing is. It might just save your life, though, and will definitely reduce the severity of the infection. If someone tells you it's not proven, consider two things:

Nothing is proven to work against COVID-19, because it is a new virus.

Vitamin C has worked against every single virus including influenzas, pneumonia, and even poliomyelitis.

In the medical literature, there are more than 64,000 published articles and studies on Vitamin C available at The U.S. National Library of Medicine National Center for Biotechnology Information. Vitamin C is arguably one of the most researched substances in existence. Much of the research is very positive. Ignorance of the research, benefits and use of Vitamin C is not a valid excuse for it not to be used as a therapy, particularly when there are no other known medications available, and it is not likely to cause damage, and the published research is readily accessible for everybody.

Comment: Speaking as one who has been in scientific research for many years (since the 1970s), I note that one of the reasons modern medical researchers are not aware of work done in earlier years (prior to the ascendence of the Medical-Industrial Complex!) is quite simply the fact you cannot get hold of these early papers, because:

(1) The rights to access have been acquired by the big publishing houses and their ilk.
(2) You have to find out which of them has the papers you want!
(3) It's then necessary to sign up and pay exorbitant fees to read each one.

Many people (even conspiracy theorists) like to believe the internet gives you untramelled access to information, but in reality access to vital research prior to 1995 is often exceedingly difficult. Prior to the internet era, you had massive databases of data (Compendex, Metadex and so on), so all you had to do was to chose your database, enter in the key words and obtain literally thousands of references!

That's one reason why so many young researchers are rapidly coralled into accepting the current narrow paradigms, and often end up re-discovering something that was reported many years previously.

Tomkoyote

29th March 2020, 15:49

Fascism in action

Report coronavirus 'quack cures' immediately, says UK government

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/27/report-coronavirus-quack-cures-immediately-says-uk-government

Goba

29th March 2020, 16:07

This is an older video long before Covid19 was a thing but it supports all of the above 100%.
It may be a bit hard to follow for none experts in biology or med but anyone can get the gist of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXs5Xzr6qCI

Sarah Rainsong

29th March 2020, 16:39

FYI and update on how the virus works https://www.facebook.com/matthewwoodinstituteofherbalism/posts/2615547875391461

Herbalist Christine Dennis, Fort BUrwell, Canada, sends the following crispy clear analysis of how this thing kills. Quote:

This virus attacks the surfactant cells in the alveoli and enter through the ACE2 receptors found there. The immune system in response stimulates fibroblasts to repair this thin membrane. There is an over production by the fibroblasts which now causes fibrosis. This is why the ventilators are needed to push gases back and forth across this membrane. 5% of people end up in critical care at this stage. Of those 5%, over 85% died from the merciful cytokine storm that ensues causing multi organ failure in a matter of just a few hours. I wondering about the severity of the damage left behind from the fibrosis.

People are not drowning in fluid in the lungs like we see going around the internet. [I don 't agree with this. If the alveoli are closed off, the blood cannot dump the water from cellular waste into the alveoli for removal --- vapor on the breath--- and it backs up in the pleura, on the kidneys, the skin, and the intestines. Keep the skin open----MW]

Blood test show that muscle tissue is being broken down so quickly, hence the severe aches and pains that people are experiencing and the liver enzymes are 5X the normal upper limits as it tries to deal with this.

Delight

29th March 2020, 19:15

Paul Levy has always emphasized waking in the dream....

A Surreal World Gone Viral Is Waking Us UP
Paul levy (https://www.awakeninthedream.com/articles/surreal-world-gone-viral)

Living through a global pandemic can feel so surreal, as though we are living in a dream-world. Though it can feel like we are living through a collective nightmare, there are precious gifts encoded within the experience that would be truly tragic if overlooked. Though it is imperative to deal with the physical outbreak of the virus by every means at our disposal, it would be a tragedy beyond measure if we focus our attention merely on its external manifestation while marginalizing what the pandemic is touching—and revealing—within us about ourselves.

The coronavirus has two vectors of transmission – one within our physical bodies, another within our minds. If we become entranced—as if enchanted or under a spell—by the forms of the outer world such that we forget their interconnection to the world within us, our mind then splits in two. We become dissociated within—and from—ourselves, a state which forecloses on our being able to be of help to anyone, including ourselves. We have then unwittingly fallen under the thrall of the psychological aspect of the virus.

The coronavirus feeds off of and literally engenders fear - within us, all around us and everywhere in-between. Fear is contagious – when it develops enough collective momentum, it feeds on itself, driving a downward spiral into the darkness of the underworld. As fear propagates itself throughout the field, it unleashes the terrifying and fearsome powers of darkness, which then inspire more fear in a never-ending, crazy-making feedback loop. When fear becomes rampant, we become more susceptible to being controlled by external forces.

And yet, recently our day to day lives have changed and become so surreal that if we manage to step out of and not be caught by our fear, it has actually become way easier to recognize the dreamlike nature of reality—and hence, become lucid in the waking dream of life—than before the pandemic’s arrival. It is as if we are living in a dystopian Sci-Fi novel or movie in which our world has turned upside-down and inside-out – what could be more dreamlike than that?

Living in such an uncertain topsy-turvy world gone mad naturally creates extreme stress, anxiety and creative tension. And yet, there is an opportunity of a lifetime that now becomes available to us hidden within this very challenging internal process. Rather than distancing ourselves from what has been triggered within us—social distancing from ourselves—if we are able to bear, carry and utilize the uncomfortable, and sometimes excruciating tension in a conscious way, we can potentially ignite the creative spirit within us to be set aflame with the light of divinely-inspired inspiration. Creativity is one of the greatest medicines at our disposal during times such as this.

It is noteworthy that recognizing the dreamlike nature of our shared reality is a realization which dispels fear. Realizing the dreamlike nature is to recognize that we are dream characters—embodied reflective aspects—of each other. This realization carries within it an implicit intuition that “otherness” and “separation” are ultimately illusory mental constructs. Being interconnected dream characters, none of us exists as a separate entity, an island in and of ourselves, but rather, we only exist in relation to others, who likewise don’t exist as objective, independently existing entities, but only exist relative to others, ad infinitum. We all exist relative to—are related to—each other in a seamless interdependent web of mutual connectivity. There is in reality no separate self anywhere, a realization which concurrently helps us to realize our interconnectedness with each other. This is one of the potential gifts being offered to us by the coronavirus. The expression of this realization is compassion, the transformative power of which should never be underestimated.

When we get right down to it, the coronavirus simultaneously elicits fear as well as—by revealing reality’s dreamlike nature—also potentially dispells the very fear it triggers. It is up to each one of us which of these parallel universes—one riddled with fear; the other, dreamlike beyond belief—that we invest our attention in, and hence, create. If we choose the universe ridden by fear, we will undoubtedly be doomed to a tragic fate. If we recognize that the universe is in fact a collective dream, however, and choose to consciously step into the dream, we discover that the universe is malleable to our hands, which is to say that we have a hand (or two) in creating it. This is to begin to realize our intrinsic creative power, another one of the gifts offered us by the coronavirus outbreak.

The coronavirus pandemic is a form of collectively shared trauma to which no one is immune. In a recent interview, Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine points out, “The shock really is the virus itself.” The virus is multidimensional—having a micro and macro aspect—in that it doesn’t just shock our system, it shocks “the system.” No one among us is untouched by its shattering impact both upon our lives and within our psyches. When we are shaken up by trauma, it can—potentially—be the impetus for a long-dreamed of transformation within our soul, as our inner constitution can be re-written in a way that helps us to become free.

The coronavirus, by so shaking up our world, our ordinary routines as well as our psyches, is potentially “a lucidity stimulator” undreamed of until now, potentially catalyzing us to greater heights of lucidity. But being like a dream, how the coronavirus pandemic manifests within our minds—as nightmare or lucidity stimulator—depends upon what we do with what it has activated within us. The coronavirus can help us to remember that it is within ourselves where our true power and agency lies – another of its many gifts.

onawah

29th March 2020, 22:29

Nutrition and Natural Strategies Offer Hope Against COVID-19
by Dr. Joseph Mercola
March 29, 2020
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/03/29/andrew-saul-vitamin-c.aspx?cid_source=dnl&cid_medium=email&cid_content=art1ReadMore&cid=20200329Z1&et_cid=DM495112&et_rid=839716253

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STORY AT-A-GLANCE
The only real defense against COVID-19 is your own immune system, which works best when fed right. While changing your diet is a commonsense solution for the long term, a rapid-response strategy would be to use vitamin C
Vitamin C strengthens your immune system and kills pathogens, including viruses, when taken in high doses
Other important immune boosting nutrients are vitamin D, magnesium and zinc
A Korean doctor who’s giving patients and hospital staff 100,000 IUs of vitamin D and 20 to 24 grams of vitamin C by IV reports virus-infected patients are getting well in a matter of days
If you own a sauna, now’s the time to put it to regular use. By increasing your core body temperature, which is what happens when you have a fever, your body becomes more efficient at killing pathogens
In this interview, repeat guest Dr. Andrew Saul, editor-in-chief of the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, reviews what we currently know about vitamin C (ascorbic acid) for the prevention and treatment of novel coronavirus COVID-19.

As noted by Saul, much of the information about vitamin C for the coronavirus is currently coming out of China. Meanwhile, in the U.S., a lot of nutritional advice is being censored and tagged as “fake news.”

Mortality Rate Is Likely Vastly Overestimated
At the time of this interview, March 17, 2020, COVID-19 has triggered mass hysteria — in the United States at least. Countries around the world, including the U.S., are also quarantining, closing down borders, implementing curfews and generally recommending or enforcing isolation of the populace.

But this is all for the most part a preventive strategy. Are people infected? Yes. Are people dying? Yes. But we’re talking about deaths in the thousands, not hundreds of thousands or millions, as in pandemics of the past (think the 1918 flu pandemic, for example, which killed tens of millions around the world).

I've spent hours each day for the past few weeks reading articles and listening to podcasts about the pandemic, and what hardly is ever mentioned — other than a tiny blurb — is that a massive part of the equation is the need for testing. Testing is the central core of a strategy aimed at flattening the curve, i.e., preventing or slowing the spread of the virus.

Why? Because testing would give you a more accurate account of how many are actually infected. At present, mortality rates simply aren’t accurate, and may appear far more severe than they are. We’re being told what the mortality rate is based only on confirmed or suspected cases.

When I interviewed Francis Boyle — whose background includes an undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago, a juris doctor (lawyer) degree from Harvard and a Ph.D. in political science — he said the mortality rate could be as high as 17%, whereas conventional estimates now say it’s between 2% and 3%.

I believe all of these are wrong, and probably wrong by two or three orders of magnitude. The reason I say this is because there are a limited number of tests and very few people have been tested.

Hundreds of millions of tests are needed to get a real idea of how many people are infected, which would then give us a better understanding of the mortality rate, meaning how many of those who get infected actually die. At present, they’re only testing those who present symptoms, which automatically skews the mortality statistics, giving us a falsely elevated mortality rate.

As noted by Saul, “We may have a very large number of people … that are carrying the COVID-19 virus and having no symptoms whatsoever. And I would argue that if they eat right and take their vitamins, that's going to stop it from spreading.”

There is not even a micro doubt in my mind that, by the time everything is said and done, more people will have died from car accidents than will die from COVID-19 in the U.S. this year.
Natural Immunity Is Lifelong; Artificial Immunity Is Not
In my view, the media have presented a shockingly distorted view of this pandemic, creating unnecessary fear. The entire world is now rapidly heading toward economic collapse, and the question is why, seeing how the death toll doesn’t seem to warrant it.

More than likely, we’ll end up with a COVID-19 vaccine that will be added to the list of mandated annual inoculations. The problem with that is that even if the vaccine works well, it will only confer limited immunity to a virus that's going to mutate anyway. Developing natural immunity is far more ideal. As noted by Saul:

“When you have natural exposure, whether you get sick or you don’t, you have not only immunity to that [viral strain], but you have an applicable broad immunity to more viruses in general. There's nothing like being sick to keep you from getting sick, which sounds a little bit weird but that's the way the human body works.

When we were children we got measles, mumps, chicken pox — you name it, we got it. We were home for two weeks, we watched daytime TV, we went back to school and we have lifetime immunity …

The fact of the matter is that natural immunity really does protect you very well, and your own immune system is the only way you fight any virus. And, the way to make your immune system strong is not, unfortunately, by vaccinating or taking a drug.”

The reason for why recovering from infection confers lifelong immunity while vaccination does not has to do with the fact that your immune system has two branches — the cellular (T-cells) and the humoral (B-cells) — and both need to be activated for long-term immunity to be secured.

When you get a vaccine, you only stimulate your humoral immunity, the B-cells. The T-cells are not stimulated. So, scary as it may sound, the best thing is to get the infection, and have a strong immune system to defend against it so you won’t even display any symptoms.

While COVID-19 is a very nasty virus that can do a lot of damage, most people, and I’m thinking probably more than 98% of infected people, will not die or suffer long-term damage from it.

“I agree with that,” Saul says, “because we're automatically going to be exposed to it and a lot of people aren't going to show symptoms. Some people will have a light case; in fact quite a few people who get it will have a very light case … The danger is the escalation to SARS and pneumonia, and this is the biggest threat for immune-compromised people and the elderly. This is where we have the fatalities; this is the biggest concern.”

A Simple Technique to Quell Fear
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With everything that’s currently happening, and media increasing readership and profits by blowing things out of proportion, it’s very easy, even rational, to be afraid and anxious, which will dysregulate your autonomic nervous system.

A simple technique that can help activate your parasympathetic nervous system, thus calming you down, is the Neuro-Emotional Technique’s First Aid Stress Tool, or NET FAST, demonstrated in the video above. Firstaidstresstool.com also provides an excellent printable summary with visuals of the technique,1 which even a young child can do. Here is a summary of the FAST procedure:

While thinking about an issue that is bothering you, place your right wrist, palm up, into your left hand. Place three fingers of your left hand onto the area of your right wrist where you can feel your pulse.
Place your open right hand on your forehead. Gently breathe in and out several times while concentrating on feeling the issue that bothers you.
Switch hands and repeat Steps 1 and 2.
Saul offers another free and simple stress-reducing technique he learned from a Native American. Simply go out, sit on the ground and lean against a pine tree.

Vitamin C Boosts Immunity and Reverses Viral Pneumonia
For now, the only real defense against COVID-19 is your own immune system. There’s no vaccine, and even if one is fast-tracked, there would be cause for caution, as we’d have no proof of effectiveness or safety.

“Your immune system is infinitely adaptable. This is how nature made us,” Saul notes. “However, your immune system works better when it's fed right.” While changing your diet is a more long-term solution, a rapid-response strategy would be to use vitamin C.

“Vitamin C is going to strengthen your immune system. This is in every nutrition textbook ever written, so we start with that,” Saul says. “The RDA in the United States is about 90 milligrams; in Korea and China it's 100 mg; in the United Kingdom it's a miserable 40 mg a day and we are sometimes not even getting that.

Studies have shown that even 200 mg of vitamin C a day will reduce the death rate in elderly people with severe pneumonia by 80%. Studies have shown babies with pneumonia, when they get 200 milligrams of vitamin C — the adult equivalent of about 2,000 to 3,000 mg — they have an improvement in their oxygen levels in less than a day. The mortality goes down and the duration and severity of the illness is less.

Now, it is not coronavirus per se that actually kills people, it is the pneumonia and the SARS, the severe acute respiratory syndrome, that can follow it. Most people that get coronavirus will have a mild case; some will have the virus and not have any symptoms at all. We don't even know how many those people are because they have no symptoms.

Those who get COVID-19 that actually are sick are going to have the flu and it's going to be a nasty flu — it's going to be miserable. People will be sick for a week or two. The people at risk of dying tend to be the elderly and those that are immune-compromised.

The media sort of skirts around this but this is where we have to start because the fear is based on dying. And when we have even a small amount of vitamin C, our risk of dying — even in the most severe cases — goes down.

It is pneumonia and SARS that kills people and vitamin C has been known to be effective against viral pneumonia since the 1940s when Dr. Frederick Robert Klenner published a series of papers and was able to reverse viral pneumonia in 72 hours. Now, Klenner was a board-certified chest physician. He was a specialist and he published over 20 papers on this. The media has been silent on this therapy.”

On Vitamin C Dosing
More recently, Dr. Paul Marik has shown a protocol of intravenous (IV) vitamin C with hydrocortisone and thiamine (vitamin B1) dramatically improves survival rates in patients with sepsis. Since sepsis is one of the reasons people die from COVID-19 infection, Marik’s vitamin C protocol may go a long way toward saving people’s lives in this pandemic.

That protocol calls for 1,500 mg of ascorbic acid every six hours, and appears radically effective. However, I would recommend taking even higher doses using liposomal vitamin C if you’re taking it orally. Liposomal vitamin C will allow you to take much higher dosages without getting loose stools.

You can take up to 100 grams of liposomal vitamin C without problems and get really high blood levels, equivalent to or higher than intravenous vitamin C. I view that as an acute treatment, however.

I discourage people from taking mega doses of vitamin C on a regular basis if they’re not actually sick, because it is essentially a drug — or at least it works like one. Saul adds:

“What I suggest, and have for some 44 years of professional life, is to take enough vitamin C to be symptom free, and when you're well, that isn't very much. I knew one lady who would take 500 mg of vitamin C a day and she was just fine. [Another person] with multiple chemical sensitivity, she needed 35,000 mg a day. Any less and she wasn't fine …

And, while we're [on this topic], a nice little charitable uplifting note is that Dutch State Mines or DSM of the Netherlands has donated 50 tons of vitamin C to [the city of] Wuhan [in China] — 106 million vitamin C tablets. And in China they are running three studies on using high-dose vitamin C as therapy, focusing primarily on people in intensive care.

I'm in contact with Dr. Richard Chang. Chang is a Chinese American physician … He was in Shanghai for Chinese New Year visiting his family when all of this exploded.

So, Chang has stayed in China and has been talking to hospitals and Chinese physicians who are showing tremendous interest in using vitamin C as prevention and cure. He’s been so effective that the government of Shanghai has issued official recommendations that vitamin C should be used for treating COVID-19.

They are testing up to 24,000 mg a day by IV. Some of us think that's a little on the low side for people that are in the ICU. I would like to see 50,000 mg a day and there is a doctor … who has used 50,000 mg [on] quite a few people and we're getting more reports as we go.

The updates will be at my Facebook page, The MegaVitamin Man. As they come in I put them up there. We can't get this into the mainstream media quite yet, but it's probably going to break and possibly by the time this report airs, it'll be all over the U.S media. Editor’s note: The New York Post, the fourth-largest newspaper2 in the U.S., broke this news March 24, 2020.3

I would like to see that, but real doctors are using vitamin C right now. They're also doing it in Korea. Right in the center of the outbreak in Korea we're in contact with a doctor who has a small hospital and he has given a single shot of vitamin D — a big shot of about 100,000 units to each patient and every staff member — and also about 20 to 24 grams (24,000 mg) of vitamin C by IV. And he's reporting that these people are getting well in a matter of days.”

Valuable Research Resources
The Chinese researchers are also using other traditional Chinese medicines in addition to vitamin C, as well as conventional treatments you would expect to be done for anyone having breathing issues or pneumonia.

For more information, Saul suggests perusing the Shanghai government's website using an online translator (as the website is in Chinese). You can find pertinent web links on the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service website,4 which has published 12 reports on various research findings in the past six weeks.

“We're constantly updating and we have references to the literature and also links to the studies in China, and the names of the doctors doing this. If you go to my website, doctoryourself.com, you can click over and sign up for a free subscription to the peer-reviewed, noncommercial Orthomolecular Medicine News Service ...

We even have the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service releases on this available now in French and Italian … and German, and some are now available in Korean and Chinese and Japanese. It’s also available in Spanish. So, this information is worldwide and it's been everywhere except on the United States television set,” Saul says.

High-Dose Vitamin C Kills Viruses
According to Saul, vitamin C at extremely high doses is an antiviral, it actually kills viruses, but to get that amount, you typically need an IV. So, just how does it kill viruses? Some believe vitamin C’s antiviral potential is the result of its anti-inflammatory activity.

Inflammation contributes to the massive cytokine cascade that can ultimately be lethal. However, that’s not the whole story. Saul explains:

“Dr. Robert Fulton Cathcart, a physician in California, is much more knowledgeable about this than I ever will be, so I always go to him. And Cathcart wrote in his papers — a number of which I have at doctoryourself.com so people can read them — [that] vitamin C is a non-rate-limited free radical scavenger …

He and Dr. Thomas E. Levy also emphasize … that vitamin C is donating electrons and reducing free radicals, and this is primarily what's going on. Now, there are exceptions to that. When vitamin C gets into a cancer cell, it actually acts as if it were a pro-oxidant and that's because of the Fenton reaction. Checked; it is.

And vitamin C will kill a cancer cell because cancer cells are different. They absorb vitamin C because it's very similar to glucose, it's almost the same size … With viruses, it's the same idea. Cathcart’s view is that you simply push in vitamin C to provide the electrons to reduce the free radicals, and this is the way Cathcart and Levy look at vitamin C's function (at very high doses) as an antiviral.

At modest doses, normal supplemental doses … vitamin C strengthens the immune system because the white blood cells need it to work. White blood cells carry around in them a lot of vitamin C … So, vitamin C is very well-known to directly beef up the immune system through the white blood cells.”

Boosting NADPH Is Also Important
Personally, I don’t think this is the whole story, either, as vitamin C is a relatively weak electron donor. I’ll be interviewing Levy about this shortly. But, in my view, the top electron donor of the body is NADPH.

So, boosting your NAD+ and NADPH levels is really important for health, as is inhibiting NADH oxidase (known as NOX). You can learn more about this in “Glycine Quells Oxidative Damage by Inhibiting NOX and Boosting NADPH.”

NOX is what the enzyme in your lysosomes inside your white blood cells use to generate chemicals that actually kill viruses and bacteria. In the process, NADPH is being used up, so while inhibiting NOX is useful, increasing NADPH is key.

If you have a genetic disorder known as G6PD deficiency, it means the pathway your body uses to make NADPH is impaired and, in this case, you have to be careful taking high-dose vitamin C.

“At the Riordan Clinic, founded by Dr. Hugh Riordan, one of my mentors some years ago, they do screen for this,” Saul says.

“And the Riordan clinic has actually said in their protocol — which I have in its entirely as a free download at doctoryourself.com, that People who have G6PD [deficiency syndrome] can take some vitamin C, and they have had safe success at around 15,000 mg a day. Dr. Suzanne Humphries, a nephrologist and internist, has also said that for short periods of time it's not an issue.”

The Importance of Vitamin D

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Another crucial nutrient that may be even more important than vitamin C is vitamin D. The required dosage will vary from person to person here as well, and largely has to do with how much sun exposure you get on a regular basis.

I’ve not taken oral vitamin D for over a decade, yet my level is right around 70 nanograms per milliliter, thanks to daily walks in the sun wearing nothing but a hat and shorts. So, the best way to determine your personal dosage is to get tested and to take whatever dosage you need to maintain a vitamin D level between 60 ng/mL and 80 ng/mL year-round.

In the video above, pulmonologist Dr. Roger Seheult discusses the importance of vitamin D for the prevention of COVID-19. While there are no clinical trials investigating vitamin D for coronavirus specifically, there’s plenty of data showing it’s an important component in the prevention and treatment of influenza5 and upper respiratory tract infections.6

As noted by Seheult, while vitamin D does not appear to have a direct effect on the virus itself, it strengthens immune function, thus allowing the host body to combat the virus more effectively.7 It also suppresses inflammatory processes. Taken together, this might make vitamin D quite useful against COVID-19.

As explained by Seheult, robust immune function is required for your body to combat the virus, but an overactivated immune system is also responsible for the cytokine storm we see in COVID-19 infection that can lead to death.

“What we want is a smart immune system — an immune system that takes care of the virus but doesn’t put us into an inflammatory condition that could put us on a ventilator,” Seheult says.

He goes on to cite research8 published in 2017 — a meta-analysis of 25 randomized controlled trials — which confirmed that vitamin D supplementation helps protect against acute respiratory infections.

Studies have also shown there’s an apparent association between low vitamin D levels and susceptibility to viral infections such as influenza. In one GrassrootsHealth analysis,9 those with a vitamin D level of at least 40 ng/mL reduced their risk of colds by 15% and flu by 41%, compared to those with a level below 20 ng/mL.

Magnesium Calms Nerves and Boosts Immune Function
Magnesium is another important immune booster. In addition to taking oral magnesium or eating lots of vegetables that contain it, another way to increase your magnesium level is to take Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) baths.

“This is a wonderful way to relax,” Saul says. “At the end of the day, have a nice hot Epsom salts bath. You do get absorption through the skin. Plus, it feels good, calms you down, it's inexpensive, and no one can tell you that you're going to overdose on Epsom salt [through bathing] … So, an Epsom salts bath is a very pleasant way to get some magnesium.”

Yet another little-known way to get magnesium is through molecular hydrogen tablets. The tablets contain metallic magnesium and when you put them in water, they dissociate into ionic elemental magnesium and form molecular hydrogen gas (which you then drink).

You can get about 80 mg of ionic elemental magnesium from each tablet, which is a considerable amount. For comparison, taking 400 mg of an oral magnesium supplement might only give you 40 mg due to their poor absorption. Magnesium oxide has the lowest absorption rate at only 5% or so, which is why Saul recommends avoiding this form of magnesium.

Zinc Lozenges to Treat Sore Throat and Colds
Chances are, you know zinc lozenges are recommended when you have a cold or sore throat.

“Just last night — again, this is the 17th of March — CBS Evening News in Chicago, Illinois, had a short segment on nutritional prevention of coronavirus, recommending you take vitamin D, vitamin C and zinc. So, we have finally, after seven weeks, gotten past the accusation of false information and fake news, and now it is on CBS.”

Remarkably, prominent physicians have been paraded in the media saying it's impossible to strengthen your immune system to beat this virus. It’s hard to fathom this kind of ignorance still pervades our medical system — and that they can get away with criticizing people who offer proof to the contrary.

Simulating Fever Can Help Kill Viruses
Aside from nutrients, if you own a sauna, now’s the time to put it to regular use. By increasing your core body temperature, which is what happens when you have a fever, your body becomes more efficient at killing pathogens.

So, by taking a daily sauna, you can preventatively treat any lingering pathogens in your system. That’s a very useful strategy and something I do pretty much every day I am home. Saul agrees, saying:

“Nearly 100 years ago, Jethro Kloss, who wrote ‘Back to Eden,’ one of the early health nut books, recommended artificial fevers. They would bundle people up and put them in a hot bath … because fever can be that beneficial.

Or you can do what the native Americans did and do … a sweat lodge, kind of the genuine American version of a sauna. Just one suggestion. When you pick the rocks that you're going to superheat, make sure they are all igneous rocks and not sedimentary rocks, because if they have the layered sediment, they will explode, and that is bad!

So, make sure you have volcanic rocks, igneous rocks … they glow a nice red. It takes a long time to get the glow going, but then it lasts a long time as well. And while they are heating, you can build the lodge. This is a group activity. You're going to need help to build the lodge.”

If you’re in the market for an electric sauna, do your research, as many (if not most) emit very high electromagnetic fields (EMFs). Unfortunately, many advertised as low-EMF saunas still have high magnetic fields, which are just as bad.

More Information
I agree with Saul when he says “We have to get the word out to people that prevention is working; vitamin C is working and we haven't heard about it.” For example, in Korea, where the death rate for the COVID-19 virus is below 1%, they’ve disseminated information about vitamin C.

So, part of your preventive measures is to educate yourself about simple measures you can take from the comfort of your own home. Resources where you can find more information include Saul’s website, doctoryourself.com, which is free, noncommercial and peer-reviewed.

“It's been up for 21 years now,” Saul says. “Doctoryourself.com has a very good search engine and it is not a Google search engine. You can use it as a site search and find whatever you're looking for. Without even scrolling down, the screen will show you a series of articles on COVID-19 — nutritional protocols with references to the doctors and the parts of the world where this is being used successfully right now.

You can also go to Andrewsaul.com which is my commercial site. That's where I have my tuition-based courses that I offer, called the Megavitamin Formula Course. And you can go to the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service … and sign up free of charge.

This is peer-reviewed, and I'm happy to say that Dr. Mercola is a member of our 42-member editorial review board. So, when I say peer-reviewed, we really mean it and I love having association with doctors who use, recommend and live good nutrition.

For the most up-to-date information on the COVID-19 situation and nutritional therapies, see my Facebook page. But that will not come to you because it's restricted by Facebook, so you have to go to The Megavitamin Man or my name on Facebook. We have updates several times a day.”
- Sources and References
1 Firstaidstresstool.com
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sunwings

30th March 2020, 21:09

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Sarah Rainsong

31st March 2020, 00:49

This is long, but good information:

Matthew Wood Institute of Herbalism
(https://www.facebook.com/matthewwoodinstituteofherbalism/posts/2616732771939638)My updated report. Very long.
Holistic View of CORONAVIRUS (COVID 19) Symptoms

Matthew Wood Herbalist
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but my permission to share
I don't want Facebook to copyright it.

Almost everyone agrees that dampness is at the core of this disease. All of the cases we have encountered so far display a thick, white, sticky tongue coating (Liu Lihong; translated by Heiner Fruehauf)

It is now clear, if it wasn’t before, every case is different, there are different herbs in every household, and different skills. Use what you can--- hot water drinks if nothing else, and sometimes cold. Do what feels right to the person. Don’t “believe in the experts” like myself, but observe carefully with your own eyes (Matthew Wood)

Thanks to Jen Ciccolella, Phyllis Light, Judy Leiblin, Sebastian Liew, Christine Dennis, and others.

Introduction. The emphasis in this paper is on the symptoms and their interpretation and treatment from a holistic standpoint. That means energetic (hot, cold, damp, dry, tense, relaxed). This differs from the perspective taken by Stephen Buhner, who places more emphasis on the science of viruses and not on energetics, symptomology (as much) or personal clinical experience (mine is over 35 years). I recommend his writings as well as my own. Also, a blog on Covid and heat and cold by Leslie Tierra.
I have been reporting on the symptoms of coronavirus from the holistic or energetic perspective since late January. Daily I have been modifying information based on increased data and understanding. The following relate mostly to the pulmonary symptoms. I am still catching up with the intestinal and other considerations. I believe I have had it, although I have not been tested – a mild case so don’t worry. I have never had a cough and the inflammation never went beyond the trachea, and has receded now to the head (glands, occipital congestion, which were already chronic with me due to Bartonella – which I consider worse than Covid for myself.) I very definitely had the fall/winter virus, so I know the difference.
The first detailed paper from Chinese herbal/acupuncturist practitioners in China I had was, “Diagnosis and Treatment of Pneumonitis with a New Coronavirus Infection,” provided by Mayway herbs, forwarded to me by Jen Ciccolella. To this I added information from “Report from the Front Line in Wuhan,” by Liu Lihong, Institute for the Research and Preservation of Classical Chinese Medicine, Guanxi University of TCM, translated by Heiner Fruehauf, faculty, National University of Natural Medicine, College of Classical Chinese Medicine, Portland, OR (classicalchinesemedicine.org/report-from-front-line-wuhan).
Finally, we have pictures of tongues and a good roundup of symptoms from John K. Chen, Ph.D., Pharm. D., O.M.D., L.Ac., “Medical Records from a Young and Brave Female Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) doctor on Fighting the COVID-19, Part III,” (elotus.org, 11 March 2020). This is a pdf so I can’t reproduce here.
At this point I have given advice in several cases of possible coronavirus; one serious case that was atypical (green bile instead of stool!—she’s okay), and one confirmed case. I have not taken a full case history as one really should because I have not had the time – literally.

What is happening
Herbalist Christine Dennis, NIMH, Port Burwell, Ontario, reports:
“This virus attacks the surfactant cells in the alveoli and enter through the ACE2 receptors found there. The immune system in response stimulates fibroblasts to repair this thin membrane. There is an over production by the fibroblasts which now causes fibrosis. This is why the ventilators are needed to push gases back and forth across this membrane. 5% of people end up in critical care at this stage. Of those 5%, over 85% died from the merciful cytokine storm that ensues causing multi organ failure in a matter of just a few hours.” The cytokines are a necessary part of the immune process and are in an accelerated state from the beginning of the inflammatory response so they are not be feared.
The alveoli are the little terminal air sacs in the “end of pipes” of the lungs. They exchange water and oxygen/CO2 from inside to outside the body. Blockage of the alveoli and fluids backs up water and blood in the pleural lining around the lungs and in the lungs themselves. David Laughing-Crow Gamble noted on my timeline: “We actually are seeing people die from what looks like drowning in their own blood and/or fluids at one of my local hospitals according to nurses and doctors I’m in touch with there.
I think this is from (1) tension caused by the attack on the ACE 2 recepters, which disorder blood pressure, (2) erosion of the cilia (hairs of the lungs) which Covid virus attacks and destroys, (3) closure of the alveoli and backup of blood and fluids in the lungs, pleura, and elsewhere. The cilia are like a fine carpet of little brushy hairs that move the fluids upwards, or at least stop them from coming downwards. The drowning, comments herbalist Dawn Lacska-Tommerdahl, RN, “is part of the inflammatory response (pus, dead tissue, fluids to wash it out) not the cytokine storm, which is a different systematic process.”
Also, if blood pressure does up more difficulty breathing from tension, and if it goes down, atonic flaccidity weakens respiration?
Christine: “Blood test show that muscle tissue is being broken down so quickly, hence the severe aches and pains that people are experiencing and the liver enzymes” are somewhat high. So, we need to support the liver and cell metabolism here (what we herbalists call “liver remedies”) and the kidneys (processing protein wastes). I have definitely since the liver area in the tongue red in cases reaching the crisis or climax and experienced the diminished, dark urine of hard-working kidneys myself. More about that later.
The virus has morphed genetically over a half dozen times (referring only to the major genome changes) and there are significant different presentations.

Prevention
The front line of the immune system is the “intrinsic epithelial barrier,” in other words the mucosal and dermal lining inside and out the body. Since I am searching quickly, I just gathered information on strengthening the epithelium of the intestines from a an article published in China. Positive agents include fatty acids, especially linoleic acid and oleanolic acid, fruits including citrus, several rosaceae (raspberry, apple, strawberries), herbs including Citrus peel, Astragalus, Sage (Chinese, probably also Western), Magnolia officinalis, Moringa, Coptis (similar to Goldenseal), Mango, butter, and other substances (Vargas-Robies, et al. “Beneficial effects of nutritional supplements on intestinal epithelial barrier functions in experimental colitis models in vivo,” World J Gastroenterol, 2019; wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v25/i30/4181.htm). Also supplement N-acetycholine, the substance from which cell membranes are made. Contained in lecithin and eggs.
The layer under the epithelium should also be strengthened – this includes the mesothelium or connective tissue layer. The polymers of this layer provide the “tight junctions” between the cells and need to be healthy. Immune functions are also found in this level. This layer is strengthened by mucilages and the junctions tightened by flavonoids (rose family, for instance). Here I repeat from experience: the mucilages, Marshmallow Root, Fenugreek (especially because it is also warming and contains fatty acids), Opuntia, and Gotu Kola. Horsetail, though not mucilaginous, is excellent for strengthening the connective tissue.
The endothelium is the layer beneath the epi- and mesothelium; it has been shown to be strengthened by Vitamin C (for example: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3869438/). CAM recommends the complete vitamin C, biomedicine just uses the ascorbic acid component. Complete vitamin C includes bioflavonoids.
Therapeuticaly, modern medicine completely ignores the importance of the thermoregulatory system that opens and closes the pores of the skin, mucosa, and internal or serous membranes. This, however, is the basis of old-time and herbal medicine. The theory is: warm the center, thin the fluids, keep the pores of the surface open to discharge healthy secretions onto the epithelial surface--- not, as one would suppose, to close them. Warming, thinning/expectorating, and opening remedies: Lomatium, Angelica, Fenugreek, Elecampane, Hyssop, Pleurisy Root (not too warming but mild heart acitivty), and others. There is hardly anything in modern herbalism on this so I have to self-advertise: see my class on this on Matthew Wood Institute of Herbalism, Facebook).
Elderberry is the most famous herbal antiviral but has come under fire for possibly creating a “cytokine storm,” which “might” be a factor in severe cases of coronavirus, according to experts. I think this theory is facetious (see Stephen Buhner, Donald Yance on the unscientific nature of the claims) but I feel elderberry should not be used when in stages that need heating unless combined with spices.
Helichrysum or Rabbit Tobacco (Gnapalium obtusifolium) is another traditional antiviral. This is good throughout, for various reasons. For one thing, it prevents and (I believe) lessens established scar tissue. H and R Tobacco are cousins with identical or similar actions.
Nigella sativa (Black Seed, Black Cumin) is about the most well-rounded, exhaustively studied immune tonic with the most ancient pedigree (see Mohamed Saleh. “Immunomodulatry and therapeutic properties of the Nigella saliva L. seed, Review,” International Immunopharmacology, 2005, 5: 1749-1770.) Also see traditional medicine account at greekmedicine.net
There are many other herbs too numerous too recount.
Supplements: Vitamins A, the Bs, C, and D. Not my area of expertise.
General Philosophy: keep the skin and the bowels open---skin brushing, hydrotherapy, sauna. Keep the fluids from thickening.

Clinical Observation Stage
(This may be just an ordinary flu, not Covid 19).
Symptoms: Typical flu symptoms, fatigue with gastrointestinal discomfort, fatigue with fever.
Treatments: Contain as per above. Lomatium, Yarrow, Boneset, Angelica.

Stage 1. “Early Stage:”
Symptoms: Cold, dampness and functional depression. Fever or no fever, dry cough, itchy throat, chest tightness, nausea, fatigue. The tongue is pale or red, the fur is white, thick, and sticky.
Liu Lihong writes, “Almost everyone agrees that dampness is at the core of this disease. All of the cases we have encountered so far display a thick, white, sticky tongue coating. Since our arrival in Wuhan, every one of us has observed an increase in sticky coating on our own tongues, as well as the onset of incomplete bowel movements.” Confirmation from the pulse: “Virtually everyone exhibits a slippery pulse” in the lung position confirming that “turbid damp obstructing the Lung is the main characteristic of this epidemic.” A distinctive feature is also the absence of expectoration of the phlegm. This causes “turbid phlegm to congeal into a rubbery and glue-like material that severely interferes with proper airway function and has no way out.” Liu Lihong concludes, “This is the most important reason for the lingering ‘stalemate’ quality of the disease, as well as the tendency to take a sudden turn for the worse.” My scientific niece comments, “the cytokines necessary in the immune response need heat to increase” and that is why heat treatments and symptoms are GOOD up to the point where the system breaks down and the cytokines are out of control.

Treatment: At this stage warming remedies are indicated. Sore throat: Nigella, White Hoarhound, Helichrysum, Rabbit Tobacco. Thick white, adhesive coating and (sometimes) a pale tongue indicates a cold condition. Note the incomplete bowel movements. Strategies: thin and disperse the fluids, warm the interior and increase circulation (Lomatium, Angelica, Yarrow, Thyme, Fenugreek, Nigella), keep the skin open (Yarrow, Hyssop, Pleurisy Root), and bowels open (Fenugreek, Yellow Dock Root—though it is cooling it sometimes closes the tight junctions in the gut). Formula for sticky phlegm, thickened fluids: Pleurisy Root, Yerba Mansa, Red Root. Not the curative effects of Garlic and Onions listed below and the severe aggravation from taking strawberries).
Warming resins are probably the most specific category and actually match the original Chinese description of the herbs indicated most clearly. Lomatium, Angelica, Osha, Garlic, Onion, Pine bark, needles, Spruce needles, conifer resins, etc.
Coronavirus attacks the cilia (hairs) in the lungs: two remedies to protect, Mullein and Comfrey, probably also Fenugreek. The latter is an excellent expectorant.
Compress on the chest: heat vodka, wet towel, place on chest, cover with blankets, sweat it out. Or, mustard plaster (careful; know how to do this).

Holly. This is one thing I personally would not be without. I have used it myself. Ilex acquifolium (English Holly), the leaves and the flower essence (Bach) for severe exhaustion from Lyme co-infections and have found it a wonderful remedy. Life-saving, really. The berries are toxic, not the leaves. It is the main ingredient in Gan Mao Ling, the strongest Chinese antiviral (alongside Isatis). Acupuncturist Elle Geary concurs with me, having removed Holly from Gan Mao Ling. She says it is for when the virus has penetrated to the deepest, or heart level. (American Holly – Ilex opaca – can also be used). This is the Bach remedy for feeling irrational hatred or irrationally hated--- that’s how it feels, I can say from persona experience, when a virus is attacking your brain or heart (or both) in a mere five days after a tick bite or a few days after Covid starts up. Also, hatred, fear, and anxiety are common to this disease.

Stage 2: "Plague closes the Lungs."
Symptoms: Persistent body heat or cold and fever, nasal congestion, sore throat, dry cough, cough with little sputum, or yellow sputum, bloody sputum, bloating and constipation, chest tightness, shortness of breath, coughing < relief, tongue body is red with a greasy, yellow coating, and the pulse is slippery.

Treatment. Although the symptom pictures come from China, I feel better giving Western herbs, which I know about. We need to keep the bowels and skin open, keep the liver and metabolism processing, thin the phlegm. Yellow Dock Root is a cooling slow laxative. Yarrow is cooling (and stimulating/warming) and penetrating and ---- “tough” (a strong herb for strong needs). To remove water and thin the mucus, Yerba Mansa (removes water), Pleurisy Root (opens pores), Hyssop (opens pores), Grindelia (thins, detaches mucus). Elecampane, super-expectorant. Warming, Garlic, Onion, Cayenne, Chai spices, kitchen herbs, Oregano, dried Ginger. Supplements: glutathione or n-acetylcysteine to support the liver. Formula: St. John’s wort, Dandelion, and Milk Thistle to support liver. Nettles: to help the protein wastes pass (if urine scanty and dark or clear and copious). We have one specific herb in Western herbalism that I know of for phlegm with no cough reflex: Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum). This is also a famous remedy for influenza, specifically with sharp chills or a chilly feeling like one is going to have a sharp chill, but nothing happens.
Aimee Dewar writes, “Hyssop is one I often turn to in tea blends for tight coughs with thick, stuck mucus. I use it as a minor player with things like mullein, plantain, violet, etc., to blance it our energetically.

CASE HISTORY, better from warmth. (Italy, confirmed Covid 19). This illustrates the importance of hot remedies thoroughout, in some cases. Notice the severe aggravation from cooling remedy. An heroic wife writes (slightly edited, she other stuff to do than correct punctuation):
The symptoms began but were not noticed for a few days. I noticed on the 19th The tips of his hands were becoming blue like there was no blood flow to that part. Slight fever (I didn't measure it) but he felt mildly hot on touch. But the most challenging symptom was difficulty breathing — which took him to the ER. Chest congestion; he progressed from lying down and feeling relief to lying down and feeling no relief at all. Talking was a struggle. He says the pain made him angry to even talk to me. [Note: Camomille]

Treatment: Common to all days
I made the room constantly hot and got an extra electric heater which was turned to his chest region. And he was laying under an electric blanket. Substituted drinking water to teas where I just put like 3 bags of cinnamon tea, green tea and indian black tea together. Changed clothes and beddings every day and gave hot baths. I didn't practice isolation (we slept in same bed, I was constantly with him) but ensured daily we both changed clothing and I also took everything I gave him in smaller quantities. Sanitized my hands and door handles, bathroom after every bath.

Day 1.
I had just few items around me like onions and garlic so I started him on a fresh garlic clove. He felt relief after about 4 minutes after eating (I counted this) but the pain and congestion came back within 30 mins. I thought to add something more so I made a garlic, ginge,r and strawberry finely cut in honey (he didn't like and only took this on the first day this so I dont think this worked for him). Had to rush him to the ER because he could not breathe, was very anxious and panicking. He spent all day there and all tests were conducted where a potential diagnosis of covid 19 was made and a lung xray showed" an inflamed bronchi. At the end of the day, ER nothing could be done and was asked to go home and stay indoors isolating self for 14 days and call a particular number if the chest congestion continued the next day. An official diagnosis of "cough and chest congestion was made." covid 19 tests was done and the results was not given to him but to be communicated to him later the next day.
He was never coughing and did not cough at all except during steam sessions. We knew he had the virus because over the next days the chest congestion continued but we didn't call the number because we wanted to try with garlic for one week to see if it goes away and if not then we call the emergency number. Meals were soups and green veggie broths with a lot of hot spices and chilli peppers (cant remember the exact spice ingredient in the hot spice mix as I got them grounded from a friend a long time ago). I had just few items around me like onions and garlic so I started him on a fresh garlic clove. He felt breathing relief after about 4 minutes but it persisted. I gradually increased the garlic and added in practically everything. This episodes usually began during the evenings and lasted up until 3 am before falling asleep. Within this time I am either given him hot teas to drink,massages with teas extract and more garlic. Teas and steam coverings with garlic, ginger, onions and garlic peels, citrus peels induced sweating and after this a hot bath followed by more tea and garlic.

Day 8. Yesterday he sat in the sun for 2 hours (not directly in the sun but just by the window) and he felt so much better with no symptoms and was so excited. This is the 8th day and he feels so much better, but noticed slight breathing difficulty and slight pain at the lower sides of the ribs. Just got mullien tea today. He drank the first cup and I want to continue with this plus the garlic. I noticed after teas etc he had frequent bowel movements and urination and lots of white sputum.
My symptoms currently: a slight dull pain In the chest which upon eating garlic gets very hot. I drink as much tea and hope to continue this. Sorry the write up is not properly arranged. Had to rush through this.

Peter Main-Jackson, NIMH, herbal teacher at naturopathic college in London: “the Sherpas in Nepal apparently use garlic to enable oxygen absorption at high altitude.”

CASE HISTORY, better from cooling. Note the almost deadly aggravation from strawberries (high in histamine and very cold in the preceeding) but here is a case of apparent Covid 19 where the woman ("E") was worse from warmth and better from cold. Note: both she and I had the earlier fall-early winter flu and can differentiate that one from what she has now. We both got over that one with elecampane, which she came up with.
E: experimenting with rosa damascena essential oil in jojoba on the chest for the lungs/pnemonia symptoms as I think lomatium is too hot for me and I do not have nigella. Decided to approach covid-19 from its angry center and see if this could energetically help as I am looking for another herb in the cabinet to help.
Matthew: I suggested adding cinquefoil, since I saw a remedy from someone in No Ca. with rose/cinquefoil called "heart opener.” When I find the label again I will attribute to her.
E: Absolutely- I am finding the rose oil is working and I will head into my cupboard for cinquefoil. I did apply just a small amount to my sternum and it has lightened the coughing and the heaviness in my chest. The rose has removed the grimness that came with the heavy chest and cough. Just the first day with the cinquefoil added so who knows. The main point is: rose is cooling; she needed cooling.

CASE HISTORY, initially better from warmth, but it was too much. M A writes, “I finally tested positive after waiting several days, and about 10 days in since symptoms slowly came on. It was so suppressed and dry that it felt like a tickle almost until it moved deeper into my lungs, never once becoming wet or depressed except in my throat.”
The opposite of myself – MW. Dry itch in throat.
I made the major mistake of overheating my center and drying myself out, which aggravated and atrophied my lungs and chest to an ongoing painful experience.
I’ve since moved to a combo of lemon balm, rose, and borage [mucilageinous, cooling], with mallow and mullein. Pleurisy root very small drop doses when I feel any airway wheezing or dry constriction. Mostly because all of these are in my garden and y apoethcary wasn’t bvery well stocked for this.
I’ve kept up with a nitric oxide supplement and heavy A and D vitamins, occasionally adding reishi back into the mix in moderate doses.

Stage 3: "Severe Period:"
“Closed in and out."
Indications: “Dyspnea or asthmatic ventilation, unconsciousness, irritability, cold sweaty limbs, dark purple tongue, thick greasy or dry fur, large pulses without roots.”
Interpretation: These people should be in the hospital. I have never seen a client with a dark purple tongue in thirty-five years of practice. If possible, keep open the skin so the water doesn't flow into the chest. Keep the blood circulating, blood stasis (purple tongue), cold, sweaty limbs.

Remedies: warming, stimulating, resinous: still Yarrow, Hyssop, Angelica, Lomatium, Cayenne, conifers, etc.

My friend Dawn Lacska-Tommerdahl, herbalist, writes, “I am an RN and herbalist and I have talked to an RN and Cardiologist in NY and they are seeing people “drowning” in the fluids in in their lungs. Many of them are on the Stryker Prone bed, meaning the way they are able to drain the lungs is by making people lay face dwon. The ‘cytokine storm’ is happening in about 50% of those patients and is ‘normally’ a rare type of hyper inflammable condition. Not much to do herbally once intubated and in this storm.” Autopsies of SARS victims from the old epidemic show saturation of the lower lungs with water, pleura filled with water, some pleuritis, slight hemorrhaging (Lost reference).

Maya Shetreat writes, “huge additional issue I’m seeing discussed among my medical colleagues across the country that is taking many lives of the young: cardiac arrhythmias. This virus is thought to cause a viral myocarditis that leads to an arrhythmia and sudden death. Usually patients with syncope without severe respiratory symptoms, person gets evaluated and sent home, and then within a day or even a week or more has another such event leading to sudden death by way of cardiac arrest.” David Laughing Crow-Gamble adds, “We have a problem here – if a person doesn’t meet the qualifications to be tested they’re not, and it’s hard to get the test.” And in that area they aren’t tested because “they’re all too young.” So they are not getting reported as part of the epidemic either.
Herbal treatment for the heart: I have personally used Wild Cherry bark for irregular, weak pulse. Small doses; it will cause this in as little as one cup of the tea. Also, Sweet cherry brandy or vodka, similar properties. Hildegard von Bingen’s Parsley Honey Wine (on the net) is excellent for a weak heart – I’ve taken that too; saved my life I believe and I have talked to two Covid (self diagnosed) who used that with good result. Also, Linden flowers for autoimmune disease such as an autoimmune myocarditis. These people may be the ones who would respond to the Honeysuckle, Scutellaria, Forsythia cooling formula of Chinese herbalism.

Scar tissue: Helichrysum or Rabbit Tobacco; the other symptoms.

Stage 4: Recovery period.
YES! They lived, they made it, but they are exhausted and depleted. “Deficiency of lung and spleen Qi.” Symptoms: shortness of breath (but now more from exhaustion than from closure), fatigue, anorexia, nausea, fullness, “weak stools,” unpleasant irrigation [evacuation?], pale tongue, and greasy fur. Astragalus and Codonopsis are in the Chinese formula. Gruel. Oatmeal. Slippery Elm bark.

Throughout:
The better the elimination the better the interior. The better the circulation, the better elimination. The better the metabolism, the better the breakdown of waste products.

Notes:
Symptom not observed in the clinical reports. Many people feel the “heart opening up;” a feeling of expansion in the upper chest, maybe even a short tachycardia. Phyllis Light suggests this may be due to the thymus expanding to make T cells. It seems the virus “attacks the heart.” Death is usually by heart attack or lungs closing up.

Contraindications. Some people cannot take immune tonics, blood-thinners, or St. John’s wort, so check for contra-indications. There is a concern that Elder is dangerous because it might increase a cytokine storm. All evidence indicates there is no such thing going on with Covid 19 and this is, anyway, a theoretical opposition not founded on good research and not ever observed in case histories.

Kidney Support
Remedies to increase inhalation. In Chinese herbalism the kidneys are responsible for "grasping the qi in the lungs," or increasing the strength of inhalation. Many can testify that this is true. So, we may need the remedies used here. The type remedy in TCM is Gecko lizard. No idea if you can get that or if appropriate. For asthma. More subtle: Schizandra, for asthma and sleep apnea, strengthens the kidneys. Nettles, for sleep apnea, increases iron, hemoglobin, so the lungs can grasp more oxygen and of course strengthens the kidneys---but is therefore drying to some. That's all I know from experience. Phyllis Light and I had a fun time speculating that climbing vines grasp the air---wild yam, sarsparilla, crossvine, perhaps even grapevine. Please give feedback if this idea works or does not.

NETTLE
Note the addition by Pierluigi Campidoglio, in Italy: "Matthew I report here some little excerpts from the recently bought "Western herbs in Chinese Medicine" [by Thomas Avary Garran] (Passiflora Press):

"Stinging Nettle seed is used for kidney qi vacuity and depleted essence leading to lethargy, fatigue, loss of appetite, weight loss, muddled thinking, low sex drive, etc. Stinging Nettle seed is sweet and slightly bitter. This is a common combination of flavors for medicinals that supplement such as renshen. Sweetness nourishes, while the slight bitterness gently drains in order to prevent stagnation from the supplementing action."
"Dioscorides (2000, trans.) states, “A decoction of the seed (taken as a drink with passum [raisin wine]) is an aphrodisiac and opens the womb. Mixed in with honey it helps asthma, pleurisy and pneumonia, and fetches up stuff out of the chest."
"Gerard continues his discussion on Stinging Nettle seed’s use for lung complaints with: “It is good for them that cannot breathe unless they hold their necks upright, and for those that have the pleurisy, and for such as be sick of the inflammation of the lungs...” What is interesting about this statement is that he is very specific in the condition necessary for the patient to breathe, which suggest evidence of a kidney qi vacuity. If the patient must sit up straight in order to breathe, this suggests that the kidney qi is too weak to draw the breath in and down." EXCELLENT Observation and indication.
This fits my knowledge of nettle (weak in the heart, lung and kidney pulses; weak feet).

SCHIZANDRA
Schizandra is well-established as a lung remedy; it strengthens respiration, deepens the breath, and reduces coughing (which we don't need in Covid). As an adaptogen it has been used to improve stamina and resistance to acute diseases or to reduce the length of the sickness. Note: the fluid symptoms don't match a lot of Covid cases.
Huang Huang, 50 Medicinals (2008), is an empiricist who prefers “specific indications” derived from historical and personal experience and therefore attempts to define the action of medicinal agents according to their most characteristic symptomology. Schizandra is indicated in cough, “counterflow” where qi ascends in the lungs, and difficulty breathing. The patient has difficulty breathing when lying flat, and is better from breathing while propped up. There may be chest distention, “frog-like rales” or “wheezing sound in the throat, breathing with an open mouth and raised shoulders.” There is no trouble when sitting quietly, but panting may occur upon starting activity. In severe cases there will be fluid loss with sweating, restless sleep, excessive dreaming, confused dreams, flusteredness, palpitations, seminal emissions, aching of the lumbar vertebra and knees, and diarrhea. A symptom called “veiling” may occur, as if something were veiling the eyes and head, with foggy brain and “flower vision” (Huang, 2008, 465-7).

GOLDENROD
Seán Pádraig Donahue " think of Matthew Wood's indication of Solidago for tired kidneys and wonder if that translates to its treating kidney failing to grasp the lung Qi, which is one of the traditional indications for Schizandra . . as for lung moistening I go with the Asparagaceae family plant roots (Shatavari, Solomon's Seal, and the very underrated roots of garden Asparagus), Mullein, Pleurisy Root, and Marshmallow. Cinnamon as a tea in a pinch."

Case History. Jessie Belden, a young but very skillful herbalist in Minneapolis (The Medicine Tree herb store), writes, “The kidneys have been huge for me in this illness. Week one my kidneys were constantly aching – like they were being attacked! I started Nettle infusions with a pinch of mashmallow and licorice root and they were all better . . . still though, the trouble with inhalation persisted. I have been on Cordyceps since the beginning, but I have recently upped the dose and it seems to be supporting the breath more.

WALNUTS
Steve Kippax, “the other to help the kidneys grasp the qi is walnuts. . . which most folk find more acceptable than geckos.” Prominent UK herbalist.

AGRIMONY
“Tortured to capture the breath,” a friend of Dr. Bach (lost reference). Also, Cinquefoil (see case history above).

LIVER SUPPORT
St. John’s Wort, Dandelion Rt, Milk Thistle.
Bupleurum
Agrimony, Cinquefoil
Blessed Thistle
Boneset

CAPILLARY PROFUSION
Gravel root--- not a well known indication.

SCAR TISSUE
Helichrysum, Rabbit Tobacco, Teasel.

James Newell

31st March 2020, 02:10

I can possibly help someone who actually is in FEAR of this covid19. Things like this have occurred previously in time. I have mental/spiritual tech to help if anyone reaches for it. If not that is fine. I am just offering. No guarantees, cures or promises.

Ron Mauer Sr

1st April 2020, 15:04

Bill Ryan

1st April 2020, 15:13

Bill Ryan

1st April 2020, 18:33

If true that the virus does not like hot weather, I wonder if putting clothing or masks that may have been exposed into a clothes dryer would help. Has anyone read any discussion about this? Time in the clothes dryer?It may be worth a try! But that hope may be in question. Most of Ecuador's 2,300 cases are in Guayaquil, which is on the coast just south of the equator. The weather there right now is 80ºF with 76% humidity.Michael Osterholm is asked this question (about heat) at 15:20 in his 10 March interview with Joe Rogan, here. In short, Osterholm says it won't help.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3URhJx0NSw

onawah

1st April 2020, 20:27

Ozone REVERSES Critically Ill COVID Patients in China, and VERY RAPIDLY
Dr. Rowen Vaccine Impact News
4/1/20

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"Just Received: Ozone REVERSES Critically Ill COVID Patients in China, and VERY RAPIDLY

If I were given a chance, I strongly believe we could end this nightmare in a few weeks and restore the economy.

My comments are in brackets [ ]

Ozone Autohemotherapy—-A new trial for Novel coronavirus pneumonia
Patient gender: male, 56 years old. He was sent to hospital due to the fever symptom. The nucleic acid testing for the Novel coronavirus was positive, PaO2 74.8mmHg, [Rowen note- this number, 74.8 indicates gravely diseased lungs. The number should be near 100] oxygenation index 80.43, SaO2 95%, Chest CT: ground—glass opacity [really really bad]. The patient was a critical patient.

Specialist consultation team decided to use Ozone Autohemotherapy as follows: ozone concentration 30ug/ml, draw 100ml blood from the patient and mix the blood with the ozone, then transfuse the blood into the body.

The index after 3 hours, PaO2 99.2mmHg [outstanding improvement, only in 3 hours], oxygenation index 132.3, SaO2 98% [this is saturation of blood. 98% is just fine].

The patient felt good, and had a relieved symptom. [Not bad for a critical patient]

After 10 pass of the Ozone Autohemotherapy, PaO2 134mmHg, oxygenation index 462, SaO2 100% (2LPM oxygen flow Nasal Tube in Oxygen Treatment)

Principle:

1. Ozone inactivates virus and bacteria.
2. Improve the body hypoxia
3. Stimulation and regulation of the immune system

All patients with Ozone Autohemotherapy treatment:

1 critical patient, received 10 pass Ozone Autohemotherapy treatment. He felt very good, the index improved and recovered.

1 critical patient, received 2 pass Ozone Autohemotherapy treatment, and improved to normal patient. Fully recovered.

1 normal patient, received 1 pass Ozone Autohemotherapy treatment. Fully recovered.

1 normal patient, received 1 pass Ozone Autohemotherapy treatment. Fully recovered.

The above information was provided by Dr. Shi Kemei from the second hospital of Tianjin medical university, Tianjin, China.

[Rowen note: In my opinion it is beyond malevolent that our system, the disease maintenance system, and the mass media, has totally blacked out the most incredible therapy in the world. Our Rulers are bought out. (My personal opinion.)

To me we are dealing with a pack of ruthless thugs who have hijacked American medicine generating blood money at YOUR risk and expense or your lives and wallets, and now, livelihoods.

Please stuff this information to your local media, the mass media, talk show hosts, and more.

Today I heard Mark Levine, a conservative talk show host beat up on Bernie Sanders for Bernie’s hitting on Pharma.

I detest socialistic policies. But Pharma is evil, and Sanders certainly has a point on this matter. Levine was ignorantly touting the wonders of Pharma coming to our aid and saving countless lives with vaccination and that we should be supporting Pharma and praising the industry.

I could not believe my ears. I can forgive him. He just doesn’t know. But he should know better before mouthing off about vaccination to a public audience.

He has a duty. Perhaps some of you can get to him about this. Perhaps some of you can get to other major talk show or radio hosts. Please try. Your life might hang in the balance.

There is a cure out there for COVID. Fast, simple, Essentially 100% safe. And depending on method used, can be quite cheap. So far, every patient I have heard about who has received ozone therapy for this disease has recovered, including the two critically ill patients here.

This preliminary report exactly mirrors my YouTube Video of a month ago telling you what would happen when ozone therapy would meet COVID.]
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Elainie

1st April 2020, 23:52

More hopeful treatment stories.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8nWuPOoeJg

thepainterdoug

2nd April 2020, 01:25

Hate to sound so trite,, but there is so much info coming every hour and these hour long vids are very hard to take in.

is there any way for these vids to be edited for the pertinent content? or at least the important time sections noted?

thanks!!

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spade

2nd April 2020, 13:10

https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202003.0279/v1

Abstract
The novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is rapidly advancing despite public health measures. Pharmaceutical prophylaxis is an established approach to potentially control infectious diseases and is one solution to the urgent public health challenge posed by COVID-19. Screening and development of new vaccines and antivirals is expensive and time consuming while the repositioning of available drugs should receive priority attention as well as international government and agency support. Here we propose an old drug chloroquine (CQ) to be urgently repositioned as an ideal antiviral prophylactic against COVID-19. CQ has ability to block viral attachment and entry to host cells. Its proven clinical efficacy against a variety of viruses including COVID-19 and its current deployment in COVID-19 therapeutic trials strengthens its potential candidacy as a prophylactic. Furthermore, CQ has a long safety record, is inexpensive and widely available. Here we reviewed CQ's antiviral mechanisms, its laboratory efficacy activity against COVID-19, as well as CQ's pharmacokinetics in its established use against malaria and autoimmune diseases to recommend safe and potentially efficacious dose regimens for protection against COVID-19: a pre-exposure prophylaxis of 250-500mg daily and post-exposure prophylaxis at 8mg/kg/day for 3 days. We recommend further urgent research on CQ for COVID-19 prevention and urge that the above regimens be investigated in parallel with mass deployment by relevant agencies in attempts to contain the pandemic without unnecessary regulatory delays as benefits far outweigh risks or costs.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/over-65-doctors-medical-professionals-and-scientists-call-for-government-to-use-hydroxychloroquine-to-fight-coronavirus
The medical professionals referred to a recent medical paper written by Dr. Raymond Chang of the Institute of East-West Medicine in New York and the National Taiwan University Hospital in Taiwan which concluded that Hydroxychloroquine was the best available treatment for COVID-19. Chang wrote: “Here we propose an old drug chloroquine (CQ) to be urgently repositioned as an ideal antiviral prophylactic against COVID-19. CQ has ability to block viral attachment and entry to host cells. Its proven clinical efficacy against a variety of viruses including COVID-19 and its current deployment in COVID-19 therapeutic trials strengthens its potential candidacy as a prophylactic. Furthermore, CQ has a long safety record, is inexpensive and widely available.”

The medical professionals continued, “HCQ has the ability to prevent the virus from entering the cell, as well as to prevent the virus from replicating. HCQ has the unique factor of being able to accumulate high concentrations in the lungs (specifically where it is needed). What is also appealing is the long duration (22-day half-life) of HCQ in the body. These factors make it promising for early treatment if ingested days before the virus is introduced.

More: “A nationwide program of early treatment with HCQ, along with concurrent isolation may reap exponential benefits. The existing record of HCQ, its promise of efficacy in the treatment of COVID-19 and low costs make the risk to benefit ratio well worth the effort.”

Elainie

2nd April 2020, 19:44

100% Success.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN6iyZ984xE

Elainie

3rd April 2020, 04:34

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk7Cr06Zi74

andyangel1205

5th April 2020, 16:06

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greybeard

6th April 2020, 08:45

Truth and Fiction Coronavirus | Gregg Braden
Disclaimer: Gregg Braden is not a doctor and is in no way providing medical advice or suggestions of any kind whatsoever. Please contact your heath care provider regarding adding any supplements or changes to your diet, exercises or life choices.
We're living a new reality--a new and evolving normal that has been triggered by the world-wide pandemic of 2020. I've built this brief and concise presentation for you, to help you understand the catalyst for this global event: what it is; what it means for you and your family; why you are "wired" for times like these; and what you can expect in the weeks to come.
Check out this amazing Facebook Live interview with London Reel https://www.facebook.com/LondonReal/v...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwiS37SYE6k

I found this presentation very helpful and it has changed my viewpoint in part.
The virus is more dangerous than some previous ones particularly to the elderly but the immune system can deal with this assuming a healthy system.
Gregg has explained very clearly what this virus is and what to do about it.

Be well
Chris

Goba

8th April 2020, 01:14

If this is not convincing I do not know what. Getting a 90 year old with a previous lung problem off her deathbed is pretty convincing in my book:

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and this guy explains how it works:

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here is some dosage and side effects warnings:

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onawah

8th April 2020, 04:07

Vitamins C and D Finally Adopted as Coronavirus Treatment
by Dr. Joseph Mercola
4/7/20
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/04/07/coronavirus-treatment.aspx?cid_source=dnl&cid_medium=email&cid_content=art1ReadMore&cid=20200407Z1&et_cid=DM501456&et_rid=845889102

"STORY AT-A-GLANCE
Vitamins C and D are finally being adopted in the conventional treatment of novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. This fortunate turn of events is likely to save thousands of lives, while keeping health care costs down
Seriously ill coronavirus patients in New York state’s largest hospital system receive 1,500 milligrams of intravenous vitamin C three to four times a day, in conjunction with other conventional treatments
Vitamin C at extremely high doses acts as an antiviral drug, actually killing viruses
In recent articles, former CDC chief Dr. Tom Frieden and Dr. John C. Umhau, a public health specialist at NIH, highlight the usefulness of sun exposure and/or vitamin D supplementation to reduce your risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection
Although vitamin D does not appear to have a direct effect on viruses, it does strengthen immune function, thus allowing the host body to combat the virus more effectively. It also suppresses inflammatory processes
Remember last year when Washington Post reporters were boldly declaring that vitamins C and D could not (and should not) be used against respiratory infections? The information I was sharing about their use was deemed so dangerous to public health that I was branded as a "fake news" site by self-appointed, pharma-owned arbiters of truth like NewsGuard.

How times have changed. After having defamatory lies published about me, vitamins C and D are now (finally) being adopted in the conventional treatment of novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2.

That just goes to show that when push comes to shove, the truth eventually prevails. When the medicine cabinet is empty, and doctors have limited options, suddenly the basics become viable again, and that is good news indeed, as it's likely to save thousands of lives, while keeping health care costs down.

Vitamin C Treatment Implemented for Coronavirus Infection
As reported by the New York Post, March 24, 2020:1

"Seriously sick coronavirus patients in New York state's largest hospital system are being given massive doses of vitamin C … Dr. Andrew G. Weber, a pulmonologist and critical-care specialist affiliated with two Northwell Health facilities on Long Island, said his intensive-care patients with the coronavirus immediately receive 1,500 milligrams of intravenous vitamin C.

Identical amounts of the powerful antioxidant are then re-administered three or four times a day, he said … The regimen is based on experimental treatments administered to people with the coronavirus in Shanghai, China …

'The patients who received vitamin C did significantly better than those who did not get vitamin C,' he said. 'It helps a tremendous amount, but it is not highlighted because it's not a sexy drug' …

Weber … said vitamin C levels in coronavirus patients drop dramatically when they suffer sepsis, an inflammatory response that occurs when their bodies overreact to the infection. 'It makes all the sense in the world to try and maintain this level of vitamin C,' he said."

A Northwell Health spokesperson has reportedly confirmed that vitamin C treatment is being "widely used" against coronavirus within the 23-hospital system. According to Weber, vitamin C is being used in conjunction with the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine and the antibiotic azithromycin, which have also shown promise in coronavirus treatment.2

Vitamin C Is a Vastly Underutilized Antiviral 'Drug'
According to Dr. Ronald Hunninghake, an internationally recognized expert on vitamin C who has personally supervised tens of thousands of intravenous (IV) vitamin C administrations, vitamin C is "definitely a very underutilized modality in infectious disease," considering "it's really a premiere treatment" for infections.

In my interview with him, Hunninghake suggested one of the reasons why conventional medicine has been so slow to recognize the importance of vitamin C has to do with the fact that they've been looking at it as a mere vitamin, when in fact it's a potent oxidizing agent that can help eliminate pathogens when given in high doses.

There are also financial factors. In short, it's too inexpensive. Conventional medicine, as a general rule, is notoriously uninterested in solutions that cannot produce significant profits. One of the primary reasons we're now seeing its use against COVID-19 is undoubtedly because we had no expensive drugs in the medical arsenal that could be turned to.

In my March 17, 2020, interview with Dr. Andrew Saul, editor-in-chief of the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, he mentions being in contact with a South Korean medical doctor who is giving patients and medical staff an injection of 100,000 IUs of vitamin D along with as much as 24,000 mg (24 grams) of IV vitamin C. "He's reporting that these people are getting well in a matter of days," Saul says.

As explained by Saul, vitamin C at extremely high doses acts as an antiviral drug, actually killing viruses. While it does have anti-inflammatory activity, which helps prevent the massive cytokine cascade associated with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection, it's antiviral capacity likely has more to do with it being a non-rate-limited free radical scavenger. As explained by Saul in our interview:

"Cathcart's view is that you simply push in vitamin C to provide the electrons to reduce the free radicals. This is the way Cathcart and Levy look at vitamin C's function (at very high doses) as an antiviral.

At modest doses, normal supplemental doses … vitamin C strengthens the immune system because the white blood cells need it to work. White blood cells carry around in them a lot of vitamin C … So, vitamin C is very well-known to directly beef up the immune system through the white blood cells."

Ultimate guide to combatting coronavirus
Vitamin C Effectively Treats Sepsis
Although the vitamin C protocol is new for COVID-19 treatment, it's been used as a treatment for sepsis since about 2017. The vitamin C-based sepsis treatment protocol was developed by Dr. Paul Marik, a critical care doctor at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in East Virginia, which has since adopted it as standard of care for sepsis.

Marik's retrospective before-after clinical study3 published in 2016 showed giving patients 200 milligrams (mg) of thiamine every 12 hours, 1,500 mg of ascorbic acid every six hours, and 50 mg of hydrocortisone every six hours for two days reduced mortality from 40% to 8.5%.

Importantly, the treatment has no side effects and is inexpensive, readily available and simple to administer, so there's virtually no risk involved. In 2009, IV vitamin C was shown to be a potentially lifesaving treatment for severe swine flu, so it's understandable why both Chinese and American doctors hold hope for it with the coronavirus.

There's already a clinical trial submitted for it at ClinicalTrials.gov.4 More recent research,5,6 published online January 9, 2020, found Marik's sepsis protocol lowered mortality in pediatric patients as well.

The study was performed at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, and as noted by Science Daily,7 the preliminary data from this study "supports the promising outcomes seen in adults."

Vitamin C Highlighted During SARS Pandemic
Back in 2003, during the SARS pandemic, a Finnish researcher called8 for an investigation into the use of vitamin C after research showed it not only protected broiler chicks against avian coronavirus, but also cut the duration and severity of common cold in humans and significantly lowered susceptibility to pneumonia. In his letter, published in the Journal of Antimicrobal Chemotherapy, Harri Hemilä wrote:9

"Recently, a new coronavirus was identified as the cause of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). In the absence of a specific treatment for SARS, the possibility that vitamin C may show nonspecific effects on several viral respiratory tract infections should be considered.

There are numerous reports indicating that vitamin C may affect the immune system, for example the function of phagocytes, transformation of T lymphocytes and production of interferon. In particular, vitamin C increased the resistance of chick embryo tracheal organ cultures to infection caused by an avian coronavirus.10"

Even before that, many studies had demonstrated the usefulness of vitamin C against infections of various kinds. For example, a randomized double-blind study11 published in 1994 found elderly patients given 200 milligrams of vitamin C per day while hospitalized for acute respiratory infection fared significantly better than those receiving a placebo.

According to the authors, "This was particularly the case for those commencing the trial most severely ill, many of whom had very low plasma and white cell vitamin C concentrations on admission."

Surprising Admission by CDC Chief About Vitamin D
Another powerful component in the prevention and treatment of influenza is vitamin D. Although vitamin D does not appear to have a direct effect on the virus itself, it does strengthen immune function, thus allowing the host body to combat the virus more effectively. It also suppresses inflammatory processes. Taken together, this might make vitamin D useful against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

My claim that vitamin D can cut infection risk was publicly vindicated March 24, 2020, when former U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief Dr. Tom Frieden published an opinion piece on Fox News stating that "Coronavirus infection risk may be reduced by vitamin D."12 In it, Frieden writes:

"There are many crackpot claims about miracle cures floating around, but the science supports the possibility — although not the proof — that Vitamin D may strengthen the immune system, particularly of people whose Vitamin D levels are low.

Vitamin D supplementation reduces the risk of respiratory infection, regulates cytokine production and can limit the risk of other viruses such as influenza.

A respiratory infection can result in cytokine storms — a vicious cycle in which our inflammatory cells damage organs throughout the body — which increase mortality for those with COVID-19. Adequate vitamin D may potentially provide some modest protection for vulnerable populations …

Right now, we don't know if vitamin D deficiency plays any role in the severity of COVID-19. But given the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in this country, it is safe to recommend that people get the proper daily dosage of vitamin D.

Most people's bodies manufacture vitamin D in the skin when exposed to the sun. About 15 minutes a day of direct sunlight is sufficient for many people's bodies to manufacture enough vitamin D; people with darker skin need longer exposure to sunlight to manufacture the same amount.

In winter, people in northern latitudes may not be able to make any vitamin D from sunlight. Sunscreen lengthens the exposure time needed. Many people, then, need vitamin D supplementation."

Public Health Specialist Weighs in on Vitamin D
Similarly, in a March 25, 2020, MedPage Today article,13 Dr. John C. Umhau writes:

"As a public health specialist at the National Institutes of Health, I outlined how a lack of sun-induced vitamin D in the winter and early spring leads to epidemic acute respiratory infections (and this probably includes viruses like COVID-19).

That review, cited almost a thousand times, argued that groups with low vitamin D levels — the obese and the elderly and those with dark skin — may require 5,000 IU of vitamin D each day to obtain the 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels of 50 ng/mL that appear to protect against viral respiratory infection.

A government-sponsored research strategy to address this issue has not been developed, as officials explained that there was no mandate to explore an alternative to the existing vaccination program.

However, other researchers picked up the ball and provided convincing evidence that vitamin D could reduce the incidence of acute respiratory infection."

While Umhau specifies a daily dosage, it's crucial to remember that required dosages can vary widely from one person to another, and that the most important factor here is your blood level. You simply must adjust the vitamin D dose based on your specific recently measured vitamin D level.

I haven't swallowed oral vitamin D for over a decade and my D level is over 70 ng/mL, as I walk in the sun nearly every day for one hour with my shirt off. I take no supplemental vitamin D. For those who are unable to get sun exposure and have low levels, doses of vitamin D3 may be 10,000 units a day or even higher, but the only way to know is to measure your blood levels.

For that, you must get tested, and then take whatever dosage required to get into the ideal range. While 50 ng/mL may be sufficient, I recommend a vitamin D level between 60 ng/mL and 80 ng/mL for optimal health and disease prevention. GrassrootsHealth's D*Action research has shown you need at least 40 ng/mL to lower your risk of many diseases.14

In his article Umhau cites a 2017 meta-analysis15 of 25 randomized controlled trials showing vitamin D supplementation helped prevent acute respiratory infections. Those with vitamin D blood levels below 10 ng/mL, which is a serious deficiency state, cut their risk of infection by half, while people with higher vitamin D levels reduced their risk by about 10%.

Importantly, they found that, among those with severe vitamin D deficiency at baseline, you only need to treat four individuals in order to prevent one infection. That's FAR more effective than influenza vaccination, which requires 71 individuals to be vaccinated in order to prevent a single case of influenza.16

According to this international research team, vitamin D supplementation could prevent more than 3.25 million cases of cold and flu each year in the U.K. alone.17 In my view, optimizing your vitamin D levels is one of the absolute best strategies available to prevent respiratory illness of all kinds.

Sun Exposure Recommended
Umhau also points out that:18

"Critical care research19 also documents the important effect of vitamin D on survival in ICU patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. There are several mechanisms by which vitamin D activity is critical for immune defense: vitamin D acts to maintain tight junctions, promote the effect of antimicrobial peptides (i.e., cathelicidin and defensins), and moderate the inflammatory response.20

Aggressively identifying and treating people with vitamin D deficiency is one potential strategy to reduce the risk of COVID-19. As outlined in the BMJ review, regularly taking oral vitamin D3 mitigates infection, although the optimal oral dose is debatable.

Bolus doses do not appear to provide benefit against infection, possibly through a dysregulation of vitamin D metabolism. There may be a simple yet effective alternative.

Since exposing the whole body to bright sunlight can provide long-lasting and rapid correction of deficiency, this may provide a critical boost to host immune defenses. Lacking definitive research, any risk of exposing the body to sunshine while sheltering in place is clearly outweighed by the risk of COVID-19."

Vitamins C and D Recommendations
Based on the available scientific evidence, there's no reason to ignore vitamins C and D for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 and other respiratory infections.

Remember to test your vitamin D level. Do it at home and stay away from hospitals unless you're already having symptoms of worsening respiratory infection, such as difficulty breathing. The level you're aiming for is 60 ng/mL.

GrassrootsHealth makes testing easy by offering an inexpensive vitamin D testing kit as part of its consumer-sponsored research. All revenues from these kits go directly to GrassrootsHealth. I make no profit from these kits and only provide them as a service of convenience to my readers.

Vitamin C is also a crucial aid, both for the prevention and treatment of viral illnesses. You can find pertinent reports and research about vitamin C against COVID-19 on the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service website.21 I recommend using liposomal vitamin C, as it allows you to take far higher dosages than regular vitamin C (as regular vitamin C is limited by your bowel tolerance).

Dr. Robert Rowen, whom I recently interviewed about the use of vitamin C and ozone therapy for COVID-19, suggests taking upward of 6 grams (6,000 mg) per hour for acute illness, to simulate intravenous administration levels. Prophylactically, it is not recommended to take such high doses.

The only contraindication to high-dose vitamin C treatment is if you are glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficient, which is a genetic disorder.22 G6PD is required for your body to produce NADPH, which is necessary to transfer reductive potential to keep antioxidants, such as vitamin C, functional.

Because your red blood cells do not contain any mitochondria, the only way it can provide reduced glutathione is through NADPH, and since a deficiency of G6PD eliminates this, it causes red blood cells to rupture due to inability to compensate for oxidative stress.

Fortunately, G6PD deficiency is relatively uncommon, and can be tested for. People of Mediterranean and African decent are at greater risk of being G6PD deficient. Worldwide, G6PD deficiency is thought to affect 400 million individuals, and in the U.S., an estimated 1 in 10 African-American males has it.23 Be sure to read this Thursday's lead article on one of the most important preventive and therapeutic strategies for COVID-19."
Sources and References
1, 2 New York Post March 24, 2020
3 Chest 2016. doi:10.1016/j.chest.2016.11.036
4 Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier NCT04264533
5 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineJanuary 9, 2020 [Epub ahead of print]
6, 7 Science Daily January 22, 2020
8, 9 Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy December 2003; 52(6): 1049-1050
10 Archives of Virology 1978;56(3):195-9
11 Int J Vitam Nutr Res. 1994;64(3):212-9
12 Fox News March 24, 2020
13, 18 MedPage Today March 25, 2020
14 GrassrootsHealth, Let’s Level the Playing Field With Vitamin D
15 BMJ 2017; 356:i6583
16 Cochrane.org
17 BBC.com February 16, 2017
19 Thorax 2015;70:617-624
20 Preprints, Version 1: Vitamin D Supplementation Could Prevent and Treat Influenza, Coronavirus, and Pneumonia Infections
21 Orthomolecular Medicine News Service
22, 23 NIH.gov Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency

Rhydwyn

10th April 2020, 05:58

Zinc blocks coronavirus replication, zinc deficiency is probably the most common reason that people are getting the coronavirus. (https://www.naturalnews.com/2020-03-30-what-if-cure-for-coronavirus-as-simple-as-taking-zinc.html) The symptoms of zinc deficiency are similar to those of a coronavirus infection, ten symptoms of each are the following:

Coronavirus Symptom Zinc Deficiency Symptom

Dry Cough Chronic Cough
Nausea w/o vomiting Nausea
Fever Fever
Back pain (kidney?) Chronic pain (low back, neck)
Abdominal discomfort Abdominal cramping

Diarrhea Loose stool
Loss of smell Altered/loss of taste and smell
Loss of appetite Anorexia (loss of appetite), weight loss
Fatigue Apathy
Atrial fibrillation (new) Atrial fibrillation

Intense exercise causes loss of zinc through sweating, (https://www.naturalnews.com/2020-03-30-nearly-every-person-dying-from-coronavirus-three-things-in-common.html) and if those people aren’t replacing the lost zinc through supplementation or food, they can become zinc deficient. This may explain why some athletes are dying from coronavirus infections.

So, if you get any cold, flu or coronavirus symptom, it is recommended to take extra zinc. You can get zinc from lozenges, capsules, or food; no method is perfect so all are described below. Lozenges deliver a lot of zinc to the throat, but sometimes they're not available, and they require multiple doses per day. With capsules, one or two per day are sufficient, but they do not deliver extra zinc to the throat. Oysters are available everywhere, but they do not deliver extra zinc to the throat, and the amount of zinc and copper they have varies, so when eating oysters you may absorb too little or too much zinc.

More zinc is delivered to the throat with lozenges than with capsules, (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-commoncold-zinc-lozenges/zinc-lozenges-may-shorten-common-colds-by-three-full-days-idUSKCN0ZV1VC) so lozenges are more effective against common colds (20% of which are coronaviruses) (https://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/cold-guide/common_cold_causes) than capsules. Zinc acetate lozenges are better (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170503110808.htm) against colds than zinc gluconate/gluconium lozenges, but the difference is small and if you can't get zinc acetate, zinc gluconate is good enough.

Dr. Vladimir Zelenko has had excellent results with his treatment of hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, and zinc sulphate. (https://techstartups.com/2020/03/31/dr-vladimir-zelenko-provides-important-update-three-drug-regimen-hydroxychloroquine-sulfate-zinc-azithromycin-z-pak-used-effectively-treat-699-coronavirus-patients-100-su/) He uses 220 mg zinc sulfate capsules in the form of zinc sulfate heptahydrate. (https://www.amazon.com/PlusPharma-Zinc-Sulfate-220mg-Capsules/dp/B00E4MJYYS) The atomic weight of zinc (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc) is 65, the molar mass of zinc sulfate heptahydrate (ZnSO4(H20)7) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc_sulfate) is 288, so 220 mg of zinc sulfate heptahydrate has 65 / 288 * 220 mg = 50 mg of zinc.

Zinc orotate passes through the cell membrane (https://dreddymd.com/2017/04/01/the-benefits-of-zinc-orotates/) more than other forms of zinc, delivering more zinc into the cell. For example, a zinc orotate capsule with 50 mg of zinc will deliver more zinc into a cell than a zinc sulfate capsule with 50 mg of zinc. If zinc orotate is unavailable, then zinc supplements are available with other ions, including citrate, gluconate, glycinate, picolinate, and sulfate.

If you want to get zinc from food, only oysters have a high amount of zinc per calorie. (https://www.myfooddata.com/articles/high-zinc-foods.php) Wild oysters have a lot of copper, (https://tools.myfooddata.com/nutrition-facts.php?food=175171&serv=wt1), which reduces the absorption of zinc. (https://www.deannaminich.com/copper-to-zinc-achieving-the-right-balance/) So to absorb high doses of zinc, you need oysters with less copper, like farmed eastern oysters. (https://tools.myfooddata.com/nutrition-facts.php?food=175173&serv=wt1) To get 50 mg of zinc, you need 50 mg / 38 mg * 85 g (3 oz serving) = 112 g * 1 oz / 28 g = 4 oz of cooked farmed eastern oysters.

For the first three days of the treatment, for people who weigh 165 pounds or less, the zinc dose should be doubled to 100 mg/day, for people who weigh more than 165 pounds, the dose should be tripled to 150 mg/day. This is to quickly boost zinc in the body to a therapeutic level. Zinc lozenges with a dose of less than 75 mg/day had no effect on colds, while zinc lozenges with a dose of more than 75 mg/day reduced cold duration by 42%. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3136969/) In an experiment where participants were given 150 mg/day of zinc for six weeks, about half the participants had side effects including headaches, abdominal cramps, nausea, loss of appetite and vomiting, mostly from the lower weight volunteers. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3547053) So using extra high doses of zinc for the first three days according to body weight should be safe, afterwards, everyone should go down to 50 mg/day until symptoms end.

The recommended daily allowance of zinc (https://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/minerals/zinc) is 11 mg/day for men, 8 mg/day for women who are not pregnant or breast feeding, and 12 mg/day for women who are. The upper limit for long term use is 40 mg/day. The typical diet has 12 mg/day of zinc, so supplementing with more than (40 - 12) mg/day = 28 mg/day would put someone over the upper limit. If you want to take zinc long term to prevent the flu, around 10 mg/day will help and should be safe.

Goba

10th April 2020, 12:54

Finally there is an official study with Hydroxychloroquine - however they seem not to add Zinc which calls this entire thing into question.
Do they not understand the mechanism why Hydroxychloroquine works?

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04332991

onawah

10th April 2020, 22:09

Licorice Inhibits Replication of Coronavirus
by Dr. Joseph Mercola
April 10, 2020
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/04/10/glycyrrhizin-benefits.aspx?cid_source=dnl&cid_medium=email&cid_content=art1ReadMore&cid=20200410Z1&et_cid=DM501472&et_rid=848057382

"STORY AT-A-GLANCE
Glycyrrhizin, the major ingredient in licorice root, has shown effectiveness against SARS virus in scientific studies
It has been effective in treating viruses such as herpes, HIV, hepatitis, influenza, encephalitis and pneumonia
Glycyrrhizin outperformed conventional antiviral medications against SARS in research published in the journal The Lancet
The substance seems to work earlier in the virus replication cycle, compared to other medications, inhibiting absorption and penetration of the virus
During the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing and hygiene seem to be having some effect on "flattening the curve" and slowing the spread of the virus. The use of ultraviolet (UV) light to decontaminate medical facilities, proper hand-washing and disinfectants, equipment and even protective facemasks also seems to be useful.

But people will still contract COVID-19, and effective treatments are lacking and needed. That’s why some scientific studies are looking at a natural product that has long been known to have antiviral effects1 – glycyrrhizin, the major active constituent in licorice root.

Glycyrrhizin was valued in ancient Arabia and Greece for treating coughs and in China for relieving irritation of the mucous membranes. In modern times, glycyrrhizin has been shown to be a formidable antiviral, fighting herpes, HIV, hepatitis, influenza, encephalitis and pneumonia as well as less known viruses like respiratory syncytial virus, arboviruses, vaccinia virus and vesicular stomatitis virus.2

Still, it’s glycyrrhizin's effectiveness against SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) that has scientists hoping this important natural substance may be a tool against COVID-19.

Glycyrrhizin Has Medicinal Properties
You may think of licorice as an extract, a sweetener or even a candy, like Good and Plenty, but it’s actually complex biochemically and offers important medical benefits. According to PubChem, a database of chemical molecules maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information,3

"Glycyrrhizic acid is extracted from the root of the licorice plant; Glycyrrhiza glabra. It is a triterpene glycoside with glycyrrhetinic acid that possesses a wide range of pharmacological and biological activities ... potential immunomodulating, anti-inflammatory, hepato- and neuro-protective, and antineoplastic activities.

Glycyrrhizin modulates certain enzymes involved in inflammation and oxidative stress, and downregulates certain pro-inflammatory mediators, thereby protecting against inflammation- and reactive oxygen species (ROS)-induced damage. Glycerrhizin may also suppress the growth of susceptible tumor cells."

According to Botanical Medicine, the anti-inflammatory actions of glycyrrhizin (GL) may stem from suppression of cytokines:4

"As testimony to its anti-inflammatory properties, glycyrrhizin alleviated allergic asthma in an experimental mouse model, increased the IL-4 and IL-5 levels, decreased eosinophil counts and IgE levels, and upregulated total IgG2a in serum.

These results indicated that glycyrrhizin interfered with the production of IgE by decreasing the IgE-stimulating cytokines. It also attenuated lung inflammation and mucus production in mice."

Glycyrrhizin Works Against SARS, a COVID-19-Like Virus
SARS-CoV-2,5 the virus that causes COVID-19, is similar to SARS-CoV-1, the coronavirus that surfaced in 2003. Its genome shares 79.5% of the SARS-CoV-1 genome's information and both enter human alveolar epithelial cells through binding with ACE2 receptors.6

Early SARS-CoV-1 patients were given the viral compound ribavirin, but it showed little benefit.7 Corticosteroids were also tried in SARS-CoV-1 patients and patients with MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome), which occurred 10 years later, but there was "no evidence showing that the mortality of SARS-CoV-1 and MERS patients was reduced," as reported in the International Journal of Biological Sciences.8

Soon after the SARS-CoV-1 outbreak, the medical journal The Lancet published a research letter suggesting that glycyrrhizin might fight SARS:9

"The outbreak of SARS warrants the search for antiviral compounds to treat the disease. At present, no specific treatment has been identified for SARS-associated coronavirus infection. We assessed the antiviral potential of ribavirin, 6-azauridine, pyrazofurin, mycophenolic acid, and glycyrrhizin against two clinical isolates of coronavirus from patients with SARS ...

Of all the compounds, glycyrrhizin was the most active in inhibiting replication of the SARS-associated virus. Our findings suggest that glycyrrhizin should be assessed for treatment of SARS.”

Glycyrrhizin had several positive actions, wrote the researchers:10

"In addition to inhibition of virus replication, glycyrrhizin inhibits adsorption and penetration of the virus — early steps of the replicative cycle ... Glycyrrhizin was most effective when given both during and after the adsorption period ...

… glycyrrhizin and its aglycone metabolite 18β glycyrrhetinic acid upregulate expression of inducible nitrous oxide synthase and production of nitrous oxide in macrophages.

Nitrous oxide inhibits replication of several viruses — eg, Japanese encephalitis virus, which can also be inhibited by glycyrrhizin. Our preliminary results show that glycyrrhizin induces nitrous oxide synthase in Vero cells [cells used in cultures] and that virus replication is inhibited when the nitrous oxide donor is added to the culture medium."Glycyrrhizin May Act Differently From Other Substances
According to the Journal of General Virology, glycyrrhizin's method of stopping the replication of SARS viruses may differ from other treatments that have been tried:11

"Unlike IFN-α and ribavirin, there are few clues to the antiviral mechanism of glycyrrhizin. Our data indicate that, as for ribavirin, glycyrrhizin only moderately affects coronavirus replicase functions.

However, in contrast to ribavirin, glycyrrhizin has been shown to inhibit SARS-CoV replication in tissue culture. This indicates that glycyrrhizin may not target the coronavirus replication machinery and that antiviral effects may be exerted, for example, during virus adsorption or release.”12

Stopping replication is especially challenging because of the peculiarities of the SARS virus. According to General Cell Biology & Physiology:13

"These analyses revealed that SARS-CoV-2 reshapes central cellular pathways, such as translation, splicing, carbon metabolism and nucleic acid metabolism. Small molecule inhibitors targeting these pathways were tested in cellular infection assays and prevented viral replication."

Glycyrrhizin's upregulation of nitric oxide and nitric oxide synthase in macrophages, which was noted in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, may explain its ability to stop replication of SARS and hopefully other coronaviruses like SARS-CoV-2.14

Glycyrrhizin May Be Effective Against COVID-19
The failure of Western pharmaceutical treatments for SARS has put the spotlight on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), a practice in which glycyrrhizin is a staple. According to the International Journal of Biological Sciences:15

"Ranging from case reports, case series, controlled observational studies and randomized clinical trials, clinical studies aiming to examine the effect of TCM on SARS have been carried out and reported. There are quite compelling evidences support the notion that TCM has beneficial effect in the treatment or prevention of SARS ...

For example, the rate of fatality in Hong Kong and Singapore was approximately 18%, while the rate for Beijing was initially more than 52% ... The dramatic reduced fatality from late May in Beijing was believed to be associated with the use of TCM as a supplement to the conventional therapy."

As COVID-19 reportedly first surfaced in China, The Globe and Mail reported that many nationals were turning to traditional treatments, while health leaders reported “’significant’ benefits from mixing Chinese and Western medicine:”16

"For authorities in Wuhan to counsel use of traditional Chinese medicine 'makes sense,' so long as it is in conjunction with Western drugs, said Jindrich Cinatl, a virologist who co-authored the 2003 [Lancet] study. 'In Western medicine, we have drugs that attack just a concrete target,' he said in an interview. 'With traditional medicine, you can prevent virus absorption to cells, virus replication and so on.'"

Jakkapong Watcharachaijunta, a medical researcher, told Thailand Medical News he thinks glycyrrhizin is a promising COVID-19 treatment:17

“Though the new 2019-nCov virus [since renamed SARS-CoV-2] is a different strain, it is very close to the SARS coronavirus genetically wise and maybe this should be an interesting starting point."

In a Pandemic, New Drugs or Vaccines Won’t Be the Answer
With COVID-19 now present on every continent except Antarctica, it is clear that treatments are needed immediately, but rushing new drugs to the market could cause adverse side effects to be missed. Further, a commentary written by Derek Lowe, who holds a Ph.D. in organic chemistry and has worked for several major pharmaceutical companies, expresses little hope for the existing medications being tested or for the development of entirely new ones:18

"A drug discovery program from scratch against a new pathogen is … not a trivial exercise ... Many such efforts in the past have come to grief because by the time they had anything to deliver the epidemic itself had passed. Indeed, Gilead’s remdesivir had already been dropped as a potential Ebola therapy.

You will either need to have a target in mind up front or go phenotypic. For the former, what you’d see are better characterizations of the viral protease and more extensive screens against it. Two other big target areas are viral entry (which involves the “spike” proteins on the virus surface and the ACE2 protein on human cells) and viral replication."

There are many challenges to developing a new antiviral drug and the process is extremely complex and slow, which means even if they end up being effective, they may be too late to be of use. According to Lowe:19

"Phenotypic screens are perfectly reasonable against viral pathogens as well, but you’ll need to put time and effort into that assay up front, just as with any phenotypic effort, because as anyone who does that sort of work will tell you, a bad phenotypic screen is a complete waste of everyone’s time."

It has recently been determined by Nextstrain.org, which tracks viral genomes across the planet, that SARS-CoV-2 is mutating 1,000 times faster than influenza viruses and 36,000 times faster than influenza virus. This strongly suggests that vaccines’ efforts will fail 1,000 times worse than the miserable flu vaccine.

The Benefits of Glycyrrhizin Are Already Available
One of glycyrrhizin’s advantages is that it has a long history of medicinal use and could potentially help those in need much sooner than an experimental drug just entering testing, but the fact remains that infectious disease that emerges in any country or continent has the potential to spread swiftly and cause a pandemic. According to Antiviral Research, the SARS outbreak produced greater world cooperation and reporting:20

"One legacy of the outbreak was the formulation of the international Health Regulations (IHR) in 2005 and their acceptance by the World Health Assembly in 2007. The IHR require countries to report unusual and unexplained outbreaks of infectious disease and to develop the public health capacity to detect and respond to such diseases ...

SARS and other contemporary zoonotic threats, such as H5N1 avian influenza, have highlighted the need for collaboration among those responsible for human and animal health, and the environment.

This led to the formalization of the concept of ‘"One Health," which fosters collaborative effects of multiple disciplines to attain optimal health for people, animals, and the environment."

The relevant international organizations now have formal working agreements and a framework within which they can coordinate activities to assess risks at the animal/human/ecosystem interface, according to the review. There is also an improved understanding of inter-species transmission and zoonotic pathogens that are behind many pandemics.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, a natural product like glycyrrhizin, with known medical benefits and few of the risks associated with harsh medications, is good news."
Sources and References
1, 2 Phytotherapy Research 2008 Feb;22(2):141-8
3 Pub Chem 2020
4 Botanical Medicine November 25, 2019
5, 6, 8, 15 International Journal of Biological Sciences 2020; 16(10):1708-1717
7, 20 Antiviral Research Volume 100, Issue 1, October 2013, Pages 286-295
9, 10 Lancet Volume 361, Issue 9374, P2045-2046, June 14, 2003
11, 12 Journal of General Virology (2004), 85, 1717–1725
13 General Cell Biology & Physiology March 11, 2020
14 International Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 8, Issue 4, P223-226, July 1, 2004
16 Globe and Mail March 11, 2020

spade

11th April 2020, 02:30

Bill Ryan

11th April 2020, 13:55

In Chris Martenson's latest daily update, he included details of how he boosts his own immune system. No surprises here, but the guy knows exactly what he's talking about (he has a Pathology PhD) and his personal conclusions may well be useful for others here.

Go directly to 17:39. He takes

Elderberry Syrup (for which he cites interesting and conclusive research references)
Vitamin C (2 grams/ 2,000 mg, gradually through the day)
Zinc
Quercetin
D3 (5000 IU)

He also explains how his daily regime would change if he felt he was getting a cold, and what he'd do if he were to get sick with Covid-19.

Well worth the few minutes of this video. Everything he ever shares is highly recommended. In my strong personal opinion, he's by far the best of a big bunch, and I've been personally careful not to miss a single video in 70 long days.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIkXmAI6A0o[/url]

kfm27917

11th April 2020, 15:47

The Coronation
March 2020
Audio Version | PDF | French | German | Italian | Slovak | Turkish

For years, normality has been stretched nearly to its breaking point, a rope pulled tighter and tighter, waiting for a nip of the black swan’s beak to snap it in two. Now that the rope has snapped, do we tie its ends back together, or shall we undo its dangling braids still further, to see what we might weave from them?

Covid-19 is showing us that when humanity is united in common cause, phenomenally rapid change is possible. None of the world’s problems are technically difficult to solve; they originate in human disagreement. In coherency, humanity’s creative powers are boundless. A few months ago, a proposal to halt commercial air travel would have seemed preposterous. Likewise for the radical changes we are making in our social behavior, economy, and the role of government in our lives. Covid demonstrates the power of our collective will when we agree on what is important. What else might we achieve, in coherency? What do we want to achieve, and what world shall we create? That is always the next question when anyone awakens to their power.

Covid-19 is like a rehab intervention that breaks the addictive hold of normality. To interrupt a habit is to make it visible; it is to turn it from a compulsion to a choice. When the crisis subsides, we might have occasion to ask whether we want to return to normal, or whether there might be something we’ve seen during this break in the routines that we want to bring into the future. We might ask, after so many have lost their jobs, whether all of them are the jobs the world most needs, and whether our labor and creativity would be better applied elsewhere. We might ask, having done without it for a while, whether we really need so much air travel, Disneyworld vacations, or trade shows. What parts of the economy will we want to restore, and what parts might we choose to let go of? And on a darker note, what among the things that are being taken away right now – civil liberties, freedom of assembly, sovereignty over our bodies, in-person gatherings, hugs, handshakes, and public life – might we need to exert intentional political and personal will to restore?

For most of my life, I have had the feeling that humanity was nearing a crossroads. Always, the crisis, the collapse, the break was imminent, just around the bend, but it didn’t come and it didn’t come. Imagine walking a road, and up ahead you see it, you see the crossroads. It’s just over the hill, around the bend, past the woods. Cresting the hill, you see you were mistaken, it was a mirage, it was farther away than you thought. You keep walking. Sometimes it comes into view, sometimes it disappears from sight and it seems like this road goes on forever. Maybe there isn’t a crossroads. No, there it is again! Always it is almost here. Never is it here.

Now, all of a sudden, we go around a bend and here it is. We stop, hardly able to believe that now it is happening, hardly able to believe, after years of confinement to the road of our predecessors, that now we finally have a choice. We are right to stop, stunned at the newness of our situation. Because of the hundred paths that radiate out in front of us, some lead in the same direction we’ve already been headed. Some lead to hell on earth. And some lead to a world more healed and more beautiful than we ever dared believe to be possible.

I write these words with the aim of standing here with you – bewildered, scared maybe, yet also with a sense of new possibility – at this point of diverging paths. Let us gaze down some of them and see where they lead.

* * *

I heard this story last week from a friend. She was in a grocery store and saw a woman sobbing in the aisle. Flouting social distancing rules, she went to the woman and gave her a hug. “Thank you,” the woman said, “that is the first time anyone has hugged me for ten days.”

Going without hugs for a few weeks seems a small price to pay if it will stem an epidemic that could take millions of lives. There is a strong argument for social distancing in the near term: to prevent a sudden surge of Covid cases from overwhelming the medical system. I would like to put that argument in a larger context, especially as we look to the long term. Lest we institutionalize distancing and reengineer society around it, let us be aware of what choice we are making and why.

more at https://charleseisenstein.org/essays/the-coronation/

spade

12th April 2020, 03:00

Yes, Dr Judy was highly recommending Quercetin as well - time to stock up on some!

Goba

12th April 2020, 09:17

Details about Vitamin D dosage and functions I didn't know, this is really good info re: Corona

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spade

12th April 2020, 09:47

So I spoke to my local pharmacist today and this was how the conversation went.

Me : Umm, do you have any supplies of Plaquenil?
Ph : Oh you mean hydroxychloroquine? sorry, it's all out of stock and been bought up by the hospitals
Me : Do you normally stock it here on your shelves - as in, can the general public buy it?
Ph : Only if you have a subscription.
Me : When will the stocks be replenished?
Ph : Oh they've been bought up about a month back. And the hospitals have been buying in bulk, maybe you want to check with the pharmacy at one of the hospitals.
Me : Ok thanks

Agape

12th April 2020, 10:34

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBL9pS6GMdA

New way to destroy viruses: shake them to death (https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.livescience.com/amp/7472-kill-viruses-shake-death.html)

Can a combination of resonant frequencies destroy the pesky virus? I bet it can.

Could the research into this method be accelerated, sponsored and advanced now while thousands of people are dying ?

Consider the advantages of perfecting a device capable of doing so from within the body-mind complex, not only for this particular coronavirus but other microbes as well.

Happy Easter holidays, love and light to all Beings

🙏

Goba

13th April 2020, 12:30

Can a combination of resonant frequencies destroy the pesky virus? I bet it can.

I would bet against it considering a cancer cell (and that is supposedly what they show here) is only different from a normal cell by some few DNA triplets. to destroy that cell and leave the surrounding normal cells intact is highly unlikely in vivo, at least with the method shown in the video which btw is utterly unscientific. There is a place for energy healing, psychic healer and the like, and there is a place for science. this video shows none of them.

onawah

20th April 2020, 00:10

A Review of Helpful Antiviral Strategies
Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola
April 19, 2020
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/04/19/vitamin-c-dosage-for-viral-infection.aspx?cid_source=dnl&cid_medium=email&cid_content=art1ReadMore&cid=20200419Z1&et_cid=DM514858&et_rid=854250079
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"STORY AT-A-GLANCE
Initial predictions called for 2.2 million COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. alone. According to the latest models, an estimated 60,000 Americans may die from COVID-19 complications
Some doctors are promoting the use of the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine combined with azithromycin for seriously ill COVID-19 patients. Apparently, many are seeing good results, although not universally. Some Swedish hospitals have stopped using chloroquine due to severe side effects in some patients
Northwell Health, New York's largest health care provider, is using vitamin C at its hospitals in conjunction with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin
Some doctors have noted their patients’ symptoms have more in common with altitude sickness than pneumonia. In the final analysis, it may turn out that ventilators are inappropriate for a majority of patients. A better alternative may actually be hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Preventive methods you can use at home include taking vitamin C to bowel tolerance; zinc, vitamin B1 and melatonin supplementation; nebulized hydrogen peroxide; ozone therapy and nitric oxide boosting exercise
In this interview, recorded April 7, 2020, Dr. Andrew Saul, editor-in-chief of the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, brings us new updates and insights into the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since our March 17, 2020, interview, which focused on the use of vitamin C, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, made the prediction that SARS-Cov-2 would kill anywhere from 100,000 to 240,000 Americans,1 which is still far less than the original prediction of 2.2 million.2

However, even that prediction has since been revised downward. April 8, 2020, a new model referred to as the Murray Model3 predicts COVID-19 will kill 60,000 in the U.S. by August.4 There's no doubt in my mind that there will be more deaths from the financial collapse than there will be from the actual infection. So, it's a sad state of affairs. As noted by Saul:

"Folks need to remember that in any given year, influenza escalating to pneumonia is a killer. And in any given year, there's around 40,000 to 65,000 deaths, depending who you listen to, from pneumonia.

This is an awful lot of people dying every year. COVID-19 is a serious disease, but it's not worth shutting down the world for. The stress from that is going to be a killer …

The people who die from COVID-19 are dying basically from SARS, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or pneumonia. So, it doesn't really matter what virus does that. It matters if you die or not.

Many people are going to get COVID-19, and they're going to have a mild case. And, for those who have a typical case, they're going to have a miserable flu. They're going to be sick as a dog for a couple of weeks.

Well, welcome to humanity, because how many times have we all had a miserable flu in our lifetimes? Those who are really at risk from COVID-19 usually have multiple pre-existing health problems, or they have a demonstrably poor lifestyle.

They're overweight or they're smoking, or they have an impaired immune system, or they're elderly. And if you have a combination of those, anything can take that person out. So, we have to have perspective here."

Google, Facebook Censor Real Data
Unfortunately, if you're still using Google or social media platforms like Facebook, you're unlikely to locate sensible information about how to protect yourself from COVID-19.

I believe suppressing access to the truth — the information you need to upregulate your innate immune system — is part of the plan to control the discussion about treatment options. Clearly, Fauci is promoting a pharmaceutical agenda when he says there's nothing anyone can do until there's a vaccine or antiviral drug available. Saul provides the following real-world example:

"This is something you can verify with your own Facebook account. Try this little experiment. If you post the meme I have at DoctorYourself.com on Facebook, it will immediately be blocked.

Here's what the poster says: 'Dr. Enqiang Mao, who is chief of emergency medical service at Ruijan hospital in Shanghai, China, treated 50 patients with high dose intravenous vitamin C. They had moderate to severe COVID. 50 out of 50 recovered. There were no fatalities.'

This is a report from a senior physician, right from China, to my contact in China, Dr. Richard Chang, who is a board-certified himself and a Chinese-American, right there, reporting in firsthand. And this is labeled false news, fake news. This is demonstrably oppressive."

The good news is Chang is presenting his evidence before the National Institutes of Health. "I've seen his PowerPoint," Saul says. "He's going to run down why vitamin C is an antiviral, and how it can be used, and what doctors are doing."

view the presentation
Aside from Mao, Dr. Zhiyong Peng, chief physician at Zhongnan Hospital, who is doing a major COVID-19 trial in Wuhan City, China, has stated that intravenous vitamin C is successful. "The number of new cases of COVID in China is very low, it's gone way down, almost to the vanishing point," Saul says. "Yet this information, somehow, is not on the news. And this is the very thing America and the rest of the world so needs to know now."Immune-Boosting Supplementation Regimen
Some New York hospitals are using vitamin C, though. A Northwell Health spokesperson has reportedly confirmed that vitamin C treatment is being "widely used" against coronavirus within the 23-hospital system.

According to Dr. Andrew G. Weber, a pulmonologist and critical-care specialist affiliated with two Northwell Health facilities on Long Island, vitamin C is being used in conjunction with the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine and the antibiotic azithromycin, which have also shown promise in coronavirus treatment.5 Saul notes:"Northwell, which is the largest health care provider chain in New York state, [has] over 20 hospitals. It's difficult to get information out of them, but to their credit, their spokesperson has announced that vitamin C is being used. And Weber … has reported that the vitamin C works. He said, basically, as close as I can quote him, 'It's not getting more publicity because it's not a sexy drug.' I love that …

If you have vitamin C for prevention, you are much less likely to have a bad case of any kind of viral infection, including COVID-19. Doesn't mean you won't get it; it means that your immune system will be able to handle it, and that's what your immune system does …

In fact, people now are being told if they can manage this at home, [then] please stay home. Leave the hospital beds for those who really need them, and reduce risk of infection.

Remember, a hospital, by definition, is where we have our very sickest people with the greatest load of viruses and drug-resistant bacteria that you'll ever find … We don't live in a bubble, we live in a world of viruses, and they're constantly mutating, and they're constantly developing …

So, for prevention, the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service Editorial Review Board and the Japanese College of Intravenous Therapy both recommend 3,000 milligrams (mg) of vitamin C a day in divided doses, 400 mg of magnesium … 20 mg of zinc … 100 micrograms (mcg) of selenium … and 5,000 units of vitamin D, scaling down to 2,000 units of vitamin D a day after the first week.

That is a big difference. So, between the vitamin D and the vitamin C, we have something that will strengthen the immune system. When a person is in hospital, they are less likely to have access to supplements, at a very time when they're going to need them more.

This is why we have to push, and the only way to do that is for the family to get in there and make it happen. More and more doctors are willing to do it because of the studies … in New York … So, the cat's out of the bag … and it's not going to go back in. There is a precedent. Just say to your doctor, 'I want you to do what they're doing in New York' …

What we should learn from history is "have a strong immune system and you will survive." This is the way it works. And the emphasis now is on scaring people, and actually telling them in the media, "Don't take vitamin C, it won't help you. Don't take extra vitamin D, you don't need it. There's nothing you can do to build your immune system."

You'll actually see this on some news reports, and some newspapers. But, you'll also see others that are reporting that it's working in China and other parts of the world."

Zinc With Hydroxychloroquine
Some doctors are promoting the use of the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) combined with azithromycin (Z-Pak) for seriously ill COVID-19 patients. Apparently, many are seeing good results, although not universally.

According to Newsweek, some Swedish hospitals have stopped using chloroquine due to severe side effects in some patients.6 That said, it appears one of the reason quinine drugs work is because it allows zinc to enter the cells. Saul comments on the use of hydroxychloroquine saying:

"I think if you can use a nutrient with a drug, you get better results than if you use the drug alone. Dr. Abram Hoffer, who was my personal mentor … said, 'Sometimes you need a drug. Sometimes the drug will get you that immediate result that you've got to have, but you have to have nutrition if you want it to stick.'

So, if you use medication and the nutrient, you're going to do better than if you use the medication alone … If the drug will help get the zinc to where it needs to go, that just makes good sense to me."

Since the drug is now being rationed to those who need it most, you'd be wise to take zinc preventively. Your body only needs a small amount of it, and knows exactly what to do with it. Your immune system, for example, requires it to function. The elderly, who tend to eat less and eat less wholesomely, have a greater need for zinc supplementation.

"This is in every nutrition textbook ever written," Saul says. "So, what we want to do right now is tell people, 'Don't worry about the drug unless you really need it. It'll be at the hospital pharmacy. But for the rest of us, let's stay out of the hospital by taking a step so we won't need the drug.'

It's not about avoiding doctors; it's about not needing them. And that means you have to get on the wagon here. We have to do this every day. We have to be sure we take our supplements and eat a good diet, and avoid the junk and continue to get our fresh air and exercise."

Ventilators May Do More Harm Than Good
In recent days, we're seeing more and more reports of doctors saying the use of ventilators may be misguided.7 According to Business Insider,8 80% of COVID-19 patients in New York City who are placed on ventilators die, causing some doctors to question their use. As reported by STAT News:9

"What's driving this reassessment is a baffling observation about Covid-19: Many patients have blood oxygen levels so low they should be dead. But they're not gasping for air, their hearts aren't racing, and their brains show no signs of blinking off from lack of oxygen.

That is making critical care physicians suspect that blood levels of oxygen, which for decades have driven decisions about breathing support for patients with pneumonia and acute respiratory distress, might be misleading them about how to care for those with Covid-19.

In particular, more and more are concerned about the use of intubation and mechanical ventilators. They argue that more patients could receive simpler, noninvasive respiratory support, such as the breathing masks used in sleep apnea, at least to start with and maybe for the duration of the illness."

Some doctors have noted their patients' symptoms have more in common with altitude sickness than pneumonia.10 This situation highlights the problems inherent with strategic standard of care. We thought we had a serious ventilator shortage and industries such as the auto industry redirected their manufacturing capacity to making ventilators.

In the final analysis, it may turn out that ventilators are inappropriate for a majority of patients. A far better alternative may actually be hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

"Making the oxygen available in a way that's appropriate to the severity of the patient is the answer," Saul says. "We have to remember that our body is singularly good at taking in oxygen or we wouldn't be here. And our lungs have a huge amount of absorptive space. I mean, that's what they do. It's just an extraordinary system that we have.

Oxygen goes in by diffusion. You don't push it in; the body sucks it in because if you have more oxygen outside than you do inside, it just goes through. All you do is give a lot of absorptive surface. And if you flattened out all the little alveoli in the lungs, you'd have an enormous area …

So, by providing the oxygen and then see if the body will take it up, you've made the first step. That can be done preventively by fresh air and exercise and going out and playing …

If somebody needs more oxygen, and you want to give them a little pressure, if that makes the patient better, then you do it. But the idea that you've got to ram this oxygen like a supercharger on a Mustang is, I think, a little bit, shall we say, industry friendly …

[The alveoli] are tiny, tiny little sacks. They have some of the thinnest little membranes you've ever seen. Look at them under a microscope. They're very delicate. So, the last thing you want to do is add injury to insult."

Hydrogen Peroxide TherapySaul, along with Dr. Thomas Levy, recommend nebulized hydrogen peroxide therapy. Similarly, Dr. Robert Rowen has published a commentary11 about the use of ozone therapy against SARS-CoV-2 infection. Both of these treatment alternatives are inexpensive and safe, and could be administered at home.

One point I want to stress after looking more deeply into this is that you may want to be careful about using regular 3% hydrogen peroxide, as they use proprietary stabilizers. By law, they're not required to disclose those chemicals. So, ideally, you'd want to use food grade hydrogen peroxide and carefully dilute it to a 3% concentration.

What to Do if You're Feeling Under the Weather
So, to recap, what can you do if you're suddenly feeling under the weather and suspect a viral infection? Saul recommends taking vitamin C to bowel tolerance.

"Take enough C to be symptom free, whatever the amount might be. Dr. Cathcart would say take vitamin C to bowel tolerance, and that's exactly what you think it means. The sicker you are, the more you hold. So, if you are really facing an influenza outbreak, you'll hold a lot of C before you get to bowel tolerance.

This is something that everyone can do at home. My grandchildren can do this. When they get sick, they manage their own case by taking vitamin C until they get to bowel tolerance. Use whatever kind of vitamin C you can afford … [and] take enough C to be symptom free.

The more frequently you can take the vitamin C, the better off [you'll be]. Vitamin C being water soluble is constantly lost … The more often you take it, the better results you will have, and you will need less to do so.

So, taking a small amount of vitamin C every half-hour is actually much better than taking a large amount of C twice a day. And taking a large amount of C twice a day is better than taking a huge amount of C every other day. So, the more often you take it, the friendlier it is for your body."

For acute infection, you may need to increase your dosage somewhat beyond bowel tolerance. Keep in mind that taking it more frequently, such as every half-hour, will allow you to take more before you hit bowel tolerance. Other alternatives include taking a liposomal vitamin C or getting an IV infusion of vitamin C. Liposomal vitamin C can achieve intracellular levels very similar to IV vitamin C at a fraction of the cost and inconvenience.

B Vitamins (Thiamine)
Thiamine (vitamin B1) is also important, and works synergistically with vitamin C. Any infection increases your body's need for thiamine. You can read more about this in "Vitamin B1 Is Vital to Protect Against Infectious Disease."

The recommended daily allowance for thiamine is well below 2 mg. For acute illness or short-term prevention, Saul suggests taking 50 mg to 100 mg of thiamine per day, ideally in divided doses.

"Thiamine is the vitamin that smells funny," he says. "When you open the bottle of your multiple vitamin, or your B complex, that smell is thiamine. So, when your urine smells like thiamine, you're probably getting more than you need, but that's not a problem.

Thiamine is safe, and you can excrete that. The excretion is an indicator of saturation. Thiamine, really, is best taken with the entire B complex. The B complex vitamins work better together.

For prevention, most people will get a B complex, B50 … Generally speaking, what I would tell people to do is take a look at the RDA, and you can do that on the internet in seconds, and take more than that. A B complex is this cheapest and safest way to do that."

Melatonin for COVID-19
Another strategy that appears useful against both bacterial and viral infections is hormone melatonin. I review this in greater depth in "Melatonin for Sepsis." Saul comments:

"Melatonin is a wonderful thing, because the safety studies are very encouraging. If you want to hurt yourself, melatonin will not do the job … Melatonin is inexpensive, it's non-prescription and, obviously, something that safe deserves a try … And a little bit of melatonin can go a long way.

The older you get, the less you make. Now, if you keep your bedroom dark at night, you will make more melatonin. I'm about to impart a piece of wisdom that makes me very unpopular very quickly with a large number of people, and that is if you go to bed early, you will make more melatonin, and you will sleep better.

If you go to bed at 7:30 or 8:00 o'clock at night, you will have a far better sleep than if you go to bed later, even if you have the same number of hours. The old adage is, each hour of sleep before midnight is worth two hours of sleep after midnight. There's something to that."

Nitric Oxide Helps Inhibit Viral Replication
Another strategy worth mentioning is nitric oxide, which appears to inhibit viral replication. To boost nitric oxide, you could use precursors such as arginine or citrulline, but exercise and near-infrared radiation (such as a near-infrared sauna) will also do the trick.

"Exercise is absolutely crucial. I'm so big on that, and I would like to underscore that this is something that doesn't cost a dime," Saul says. "What is missing from most discussions on COVID-19 is an appreciation of how far we have let ourselves go. We've been eating crummy food for a long time.

We've been doing behaviors for a long time that don't work. And sooner or later, the body is going to be weakened by that. Too much of the wrong thing, not enough for the right thing, and the immune system is going to be weak. And viruses, unfortunately, to put it very coldly, will thin the herd.

This is the way nature works … Now, this is a very harsh lesson from nature, but we would do well to learn it. If we let ourselves go, as my mother would say, 'If you do this wrong, and you know it, don't come crying to me afterwards.' We have to take responsibility, and right now the COVID-19 epidemic is pointing that out in a very, very strong way.

It is most unpleasant to see this, but bearing in mind that we are not a healthy nation, we have to immediately take steps to become one, or there will be another virus, because this is not the first, and it is not the last … It just makes my day when I learn about people that … are not watching the news, they're going out and they're getting well." "

+ Sources and References
1 CNN March 31, 2020
2 The Intercept March 17, 2020
3 IHME April 2, 2020
4 CNN April 8, 2020
5 New York Post March 24, 2020
6 Newsweek April 6, 2020
7 Medscape April 6, 2020
8 Business Insider April 9, 2020
9, 10 STAT News April 8, 2020
11 Journal of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, A Plausible “Penny” Costing Effective Treatment for Coronavirus — Ozone Therapy

Updates from Dr. Mercola on CV-19: https://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/default.aspx?cid_source=dnl&cid_medium=email&cid_content=art3HL&cid=20200419Z1&et_cid=DM514858&et_rid=854250079

Goba

20th April 2020, 01:08

In German, so limited use here but nevertheless:

https://eu.lbryplayer.xyz/content/claims/Warum-ClO2-bei-Covid-19-funktioniert-Covid-19/2d4b2bb2cc495dd81bb30e86f035b62c44263bcb/stream

this doctor who has researched chloroquine for decades explains why hydroxychloroquine works with covid19, the entire mechanism, that is it essentially harmless and also sheds some light on the exosome/virus discussion.

greybeard

20th April 2020, 06:17

A Special Time-Sensitive Message from Nia Peeples, Dr. Bruce H. Lipton and Dr. Rashid A. Buttar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG-1YcNR4-Q

spade

21st April 2020, 16:43

Hydroxychloroquine News
aggregating news and anecdotes about hydroxychloroquine for early treatment of Covid-19 and plasma for more advanced cases. Daily updated...

https://twitter.com/niro60487270

Goba

22nd April 2020, 03:50

This study says Hydroxychloroquine is NOT effective ...

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.16.20065920v1.full.pdf

spade

22nd April 2020, 09:22

The study posts fake results - HCQ needs early use. Absolutely fake news - there is a full on war now against the cure

Bill Ryan

22nd April 2020, 09:43

This study says Hydroxychloroquine is NOT effective ...

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.16.20065920v1.full.pdfSeach for the word 'zinc' in the PDF. You won't find it in any of the 27 pages.

There's quite a lot of evidence to indicate there's a widespread media (and medical science) push to discredit hydroxychloroquine. Without zinc, as many reading this will understand, it's unlikely to do much at all. The study is actually nearly worthless.

spade

22nd April 2020, 11:48

But man, the media played up this particular study as like the holy grail of all pharma truth. 1st i ever see a study discredit a drug - usually it’s the opposite, even if the drug didnt work, they will jump thru hoops to make sure it makes press that it does.

mountain_jim

22nd April 2020, 12:58

Agree with your views here, Bill

The amount of propaganda we are being bombarded with daily is making it harder and harder to filter out the garbage and try and find truths.

And seems to support the theory of "4-am talking points" coordination among many media channels.

From Gab thread

Why is the MSM suddenly in hardcore anti-hydroxychloroquine mode?

Edit: This was a retrospective, nonrandomized, uncontrolled study with many cofounding factors. And not peer reviewed. Basically as good as having no data at all. Yet they run with this one while doing their best to ignore the prior ones. No political motivation here.

They are trying to kill the therapy and make POTUS look wrong. Remdesivir study results are leaking out at the same time too.

The HCQ studies that fail to achieve similar outcomes to the French studies didn't include zinc. It's like making a ham and cheese sandwich and forgetting the ham.
Investigate the clinical investigators to see who's paying their bills?

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greybeard

22nd April 2020, 13:08

"People Have To Understand This" - Bruce Lipton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDiAJ6-KYYw

spade

23rd April 2020, 19:11

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The recent VA study that media has crowned as the holy grail of Hydrochloroquine’s “no benefit” has been fully discredited to be now just an “observational” , incomplete and biased study, of whom the co-author was paid by Gilead Pharma.

spade

23rd April 2020, 19:15

For us avalonians who have no access to HCQ (hydroxychloroquine) - quertecin + zinc has the same effect as HCQ.

greybeard

24th April 2020, 10:55

Dr Joe Dispenza (2020) - People Need To Know Whats Really Going On!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xwt-gaO64E

Goba

24th April 2020, 17:12

greybeard

24th April 2020, 18:32

Revealed: leader of group peddling bleach as coronavirus 'cure' wrote to Trump this week
Ed Pilkington in New York
The Guardian

The leader of the most prominent group in the US peddling potentially lethal industrial bleach as a “miracle cure” for coronavirus wrote to Donald Trump at the White House this week.

In his letter, Mark Grenon told Trump that chlorine dioxide – a powerful bleach used in industrial processes such as textile manufacturing that can have fatal side-effects when drunk – is “a wonderful detox that can kill 99% of the pathogens in the body”. He added that it “can rid the body of Covid-19”.

A few days after Grenon dispatched his letter, Trump went on national TV at his daily coronavirus briefing at the White House on Thursday and promoted the idea that disinfectant could be used as a treatment for the virus. To the astonishment of medical experts, the US president said that disinfectant “knocks it out in a minute. One minute!”

He went on to say: “Is there a way we can do something, by an injection inside or almost a cleaning? Because you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs, so it’d be interesting to check that.”

Trump did not specify where the idea of using disinfectant as a possible remedy for Covid-19 came from, and the source for his notion remains obscure. But the Guardian has learned that peddlers of chlorine dioxide – industrial bleach – have been making direct approaches to the White House in recent days.

Grenon styles himself as “archbishop” of Genesis II – a Florida-based outfit that claims to be a church but which in fact is the largest producer and distributor of chlorine dioxide bleach as a “miracle cure” in the US. He brands the chemical as MMS, “miracle mineral solution”, and claims fraudulently that it can cure 99% of all illnesses including cancer, malaria, HIV/Aids as well as autism.

Since the start of the pandemic, Genesis II has been marketing MMS as a cure to coronavirus. It advises users, including children, to mix three to six drops of bleach in water and drink it.

In his weekly televised radio show, posted online on Sunday, Grenon read out the letter he wrote to Trump. He said it began: “Dear Mr President, I am praying you read this letter and intervene.”

Grenon said that 30 of his supporters have also written in the past few days to Trump at the White House urging him to take action to protect Genesis II in its bleach-peddling activities which they claim can cure coronavirus.

On Friday, hours after Trump talked about disinfectant on live TV, Grenon went further in a post on his Facebook page. He claimed that MMS had actually been sent to the White House. He wrote: “Trump has got the MMS and all the info!!! Things are happening folks! Lord help others to see the Truth!”

Paradoxically, Trump’s outburst about the possible value of an “injection” of disinfectant into the lungs of Covid-19 sufferers came just days after a leading agency within the president’s own administration took action to shut down the peddling of bleach as a coronavirus cure around the US.

Last week the US Food and Drug Administration obtained a federal court order barring Genesis II from selling what was described as “an unproven and potentially harmful treatment for Covid-19”. The FDA also ordered a disciple of Genesis II, Kerri Rivera, to remove claims that MMS cured coronavirus from her website.

Last August the FDA issued an urgent warning urging Americans not to buy or drink MMS, which it said was a “dangerous bleach which has caused serious and potentially life-threatening side effects”. Drinking MMS can cause nausea, diarrhea and severe dehydration that can lead to death, the federal agency said.

The Guardian contacted the White House asking whether Grenon’s letter had influenced Trump’s comments on disinfectant, but did not immediately receive a response.

Another advocate of bleach as a miracle cure who has been seeking to interest Trump in the treatment is Alan Keyes. He is a former ambassador and adviser to Ronald Reagan who ran unsuccessfully as a Republican candidate for the US Senate and on three occasions for the US presidency.

Keyes has featured Genesis II bleach products as a miracle cure on his online conservative TV show, Let’s Talk America.

It is not known whether Keyes has discussed MMS with Trump. But the two men have overlapping interests.

Not only have they both featured in Republican party and presidential politics, but they were both leading proponents of the Birther conspiracy theory that wrongfully suggested Barack Obama was born outside America.

Keyes’s TV show is hosted on IAMtv, a rightwing web-based channel. IAMtv’s other leading anchor is Bob Sisson, who has also advertised Genesis II bleach products on air.

In one of his shows, first reported by the Daily Beast, Sisson held up two bottles of Genesis II MMS and said: “Gonna meet Trump, it’s only a matter of time. President Trump’s gonna invite us up there, when he finds out about this stuff.”

On Friday Trump claimed he was being “sarcastic” in his remarks but there is no evidence to back up that claim and he appeared entirely serious as he made them.

Delight

25th April 2020, 02:53

Dr Joe Dispenza (2020) - People Need To Know Whats Really Going On!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xwt-gaO64E

I consider Joe Dispenza to be my favorite of modern teachers concerning how to live day by day from a larger level of consciousness

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greybeard

25th April 2020, 08:09

"People Need To Know What's Really Going On!" Dr. Bruce Lipton
Basically fear weakens the immune system
Chris

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIFFTHDlgGg

greybeard

26th April 2020, 04:16

[URGENT] This May Be One of The Most Important Videos On Youtube | Dr Joe Dispenza

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUTuCv9Spqk

Baby Steps

26th April 2020, 09:02

more on Melatonin, known to dampen down the cytokine storm:

"COVID-19: Melatonin as a potential adjuvant treatment
Life Sci. 2020 Jun 1; 250: 117583.
Published online 2020 Mar 23. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.117583

Rui Zhang,a Xuebin Wang,a Leng Ni,a Xiao Di,a Baitao Ma,a Shuai Niu,a Changwei Liu,a,⁎ and Russel J. Reiterb,⁎⁎

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7102583/

Abstract

This article summarizes the likely benefits of melatonin in the attenuation of COVID-19 based on its putative pathogenesis. The recent outbreak of COVID-19 has become a pandemic with tens of thousands of infected patients. Based on clinical features, pathology, the pathogenesis of acute respiratory disorder induced by either highly homogenous coronaviruses or other pathogens, the evidence suggests that excessive inflammation, oxidation, and an exaggerated immune response very likely contribute to COVID-19 pathology. This leads to a cytokine storm and subsequent progression to acute lung injury (ALI)/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and often death. Melatonin, a well-known anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative molecule, is protective against ALI/ARDS caused by viral and other pathogens. Melatonin is effective in critical care patients by reducing vessel permeability, anxiety, sedation use, and improving sleeping quality, which might also be beneficial for better clinical outcomes for COVID-19 patients. Notably, melatonin has a high safety profile. There is significant data showing that melatonin limits virus-related diseases and would also likely be beneficial in COVID-19 patients. Additional experiments and clinical studies are required to confirm this speculation."

pueblo

26th April 2020, 20:22

Coconut Oil? who would have thunk it?

Conclusion

Several in vitro, animal, and human studies support the potential of coconut oil, lauric acid and its derivatives as effective and safe agents against a virus like nCoV-2019. Mechanistic studies on other viruses show that at least three mechanisms may be operating.

Given the considerable scientific evidence for the antiviral activity of coconut oil, lauric acid and its derivatives and their general safety, and the absence of a cure for nCoV-2019, we urge that clinical studies be conducted among patients who have been infected with nCoV-2019 (see below). This treatment is affordable and virtually risk-free, and the potential benefits are enormous.

On the other hand, given the safety and broad availability of virgin coconut oil (VCO), we recommend that VCO be considered as a general prophylactic against viral and microbial infection.

https://www.icp.org.ph/2020/01/the-potential-of-coconut-oil-and-its-derivatives-as-effective-and-safe-antiviral-agents-against-the-novel-coronavirus-ncov-2019/

pueblo

26th April 2020, 20:36

[URGENT] This May Be One of The Most Important Videos On Youtube | Dr Joe Dispenza

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUTuCv9Spqk

Inspiring, thanks.

greybeard

27th April 2020, 12:07

You can not develop immunity when you are in a lockdown situation.
When lockdown is eased then of course there will be an increase in the numbers affected by whatever this is and of course another lock down will be justified.
The figures properly compared to previous seasonal flu episodes are no higher.
During the last flu episode were healthy working people denied the right to work? -- they perhaps caught the flu --got over it and resumed work.
Now with this shutdown they possibly wont have a job to go back to when lockdown comes to an end
Think Sweden got it right.
Chris

THE TRUTH ABOUT CORONAVIRUS IN SWEDEN! (from an American living in Sweden)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh8l2LlvdHk
.

onawah

28th April 2020, 05:43

Is Quercetin a Safer Alternative to Hydroxychloroquine?
by Dr. Joseph Mercola
April 27, 2020
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/04/27/is-quercetin-safer-alternative-to-hydroxychloroquine.aspx?cid_source=dnl&cid_medium=email&cid_content=art1ReadMore&cid=20200427Z1&et_cid=DM521261&et_rid=859751977

"STORY AT-A-GLANCE
A Chinese trial comparing clinical outcomes of COVID-19 patients treated with the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine and those receiving standard of care alone reports “disappointing” result
The hydroxychloroquine group only had a 28-day negative conversion rate of 85.4% compared to the control group’s rate of 81.3%. No difference in the alleviation of symptoms was observed between the two groups
The study did not, however, use supplemental zinc, which helps prevent viral replication. Evidence suggests hydroxychloroquine works for COVID-19 because it acts as a zinc ionophore, meaning it shuttles zinc inside your cells
A Brazilian chloroquine trial stopped the high-dose arm of the study early due to patients developing ventricular tachychardia, a dangerous heart rhythm problem. Chloroquine is known to be more toxic than hydroxychloroquine
Quercetin is a naturally occurring zinc ionophore. Taken with zinc, it may be helpful to prevent and potentially treat COVID-19. Research is currently underway to assess quercetin’s effectiveness against COVID-19
The debate about whether the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine is an effective treatment for COVID-19 continues, as a Chinese trial1,2,3,4 comparing clinical outcomes of those treated with the drug and those receiving standard of care alone reports “disappointing” results.

Hydroxychloroquine Trial Reports Disappointing Results
Seventy-five COVID-19 patients at 16 Chinese treatment centers received 1,200 milligrams of hydroxychloroquine in addition to standard of care for the first three days of treatment, followed by a maintenance dose of 800 mg per day for two weeks in mild to moderate cases and three weeks for severe cases. Another 75 patients received standard of care only.

The primary endpoint was a 28-day negative conversion rate of SARS-CoV-2 (viral load reduction). Secondary endpoints included improvement rate of clinical symptoms and the normalization of C-reactive protein and blood lymphocyte count within 28 days.

According to the authors, the hydroxychloroquine group only had a 28-day negative conversion rate of 85.4% compared to the control group’s rate of 81.3%. No difference in the alleviation of symptoms was observed between the two groups.

Adverse events were also higher in the hydroxychloroquine group (30%) compared to controls (8.8%). You can find a listing of the adverse events in Table 2 of the study.5 The most common adverse event, at 10%, was diarrhea. That said, the authors point out that:6

“A significant efficacy of HCQ [hydroxychloroquine] on alleviating symptoms was observed when the confounding effects of anti-viral agents were removed in the post-hoc analysis (Hazard ratio, 8.83, 95%CI, 1.09 to 71.3).

This was further supported by a significantly greater reduction of CRP (6.986 in SOC [standard of care] plus HCQ versus 2.723 in SOC, milligram/liter, P=0.045) conferred by the addition of HCQ, which also led to more rapid recovery of lymphopenia, albeit no statistical significance.

Conclusions: The administration of HCQ did not result in a higher negative conversion rate but more alleviation of clinical symptoms than SOC alone in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 without receiving antiviral treatment, possibly through anti-inflammatory effects. Adverse events were significantly increased in HCQ recipients but no apparently increase of serious adverse events.”

Limitations of This Study
A few things are worthy to note about this study. Aside from its small size, the patients received a far higher dose of hydroxychloroquine than typically used in the U.S. — 1,200 milligrams for the first three days, followed 800 mg per day for two to three weeks, compared to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s suggested dosage of 800 mg on Day 1, followed by 400 mg per day for four to seven days, depending on severity.7

Secondly, most patients had mild disease with little hypoxemia, and thirdly, treatment was administered quite late, on average 16 to 17 days after the onset of disease. Commenting on the findings, Josh Fargas, associate professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the University of Vermont writes:8

“Much of the pathogenesis of critical illness seems to result from dysregulated inflammation, rather than direct viral cytopathic effect. This raises a question of whether any antiviral treatment will be beneficial for late-presenting patients with severe illness.

Of course, it is possible that earlier use of hydroxychloroquine could be beneficial (e.g., perhaps at the first signs of illness on an out-patient basis). This is under investigation and additional data is likely to be forthcoming soon. Even if this does work in the outpatient clinic, it would probably have little impact on the management of these patients within the intensive care unitThis Study Failed to Use Zinc
Perhaps most importantly, however, is the absence of zinc, which Fargas does not mention. We now know that chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine act as zinc ionophores,9,10 meaning they shuttle zinc into your cells, and zinc appears to be a “magic ingredient” required to prevent viral infection.11

If given early, zinc along with a zinc ionophore should, at least theoretically, help lower the viral load and prevent the immune system from becoming overloaded. Without zinc, hydroxychloroquine may be more or less useless.

So, in my view, I doubt this study is worth placing too much stock in, seeing how it did not administer supplemental zinc. As noted in the preprint paper, “Does Zinc Supplementation Enhance the Clinical Efficacy of Chloroquine / Hydroxychloroquine to Win Todays Battle Against COVID-19?” published April 8, 2020:12

“Besides direct antiviral effects, CQ/HCQ [chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine] specifically target extracellular zinc to intracellular lysosomes where it interferes with RNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity and coronavirus replication.

As zinc deficiency frequently occurs in elderly patients and in those with cardiovascular disease, chronic pulmonary disease, or diabetes, we hypothesize that CQ/HCQ plus zinc supplementation may be more effective in reducing COVID-19 morbidity and mortality than CQ or HCQ in monotherapy. Therefore, CQ/HCQ in combination with zinc should be considered as additional study arm for COVID-19 clinical trials.”

Chloroquine Trial Stopped Due to Side Effects
In related news, a Brazilian chloroquine trial13,14 stopped the high-dose arm of the study early due to patients developing ventricular tachychardia, a dangerous heart rhythm problem. As reported by Live Science:15

“The Brazilian researchers planned to enroll 440 people in their study to test whether chloroquine is a safe and effective treatment for COVID-19. Participants took either a ‘high dose’ of the drug (600 milligrams twice daily for 10 days) or a ‘low dose’ (450 mg for five days, with a double dose only on the first day) …

However, after enrolling just 81 patients, the researchers saw some concerning signs. Within a few days of starting the treatment, more patients in the high dose group experienced heart rhythm problems than did those in the low dose group. And two patients in the high dose group developed a fast, abnormal heart rate known as ventricular tachychardia before they died.”

As explained in my previous article, “Antimalarial Medications: A COVID-19 Treatment Option?” chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine have been shown to be effective in the lab against the SARS coronavirus that appeared in 2003.16,17,18 Laboratory testing also suggests chloroquine is effective in cell cultures against COVID-19 when combined with an antiviral drug, remdesivir.19

However, chloroquine (Aralen) appears to be a more hazardous choice than hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil), which is a derivative of chloroquine.20 Both use the same pathway, but hydroxychloroquine is thought to be about 40% less toxic21 and, overall, has a safer side effect profile.22,23

Quercetin — A Safer Alternative to Hydroxychloroquine?
Considering the risks of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, and the evidence suggesting the reason these drugs work for COVID-19 is because they act as zinc ionophores, it’s worth questioning whether other more natural zinc ionophores can be used.

One prime example would be quercetin, which is a naturally occurring zinc ionophore.24 As reported by the Green Stars Project,25 “Researchers from Oak Ridge National Lab used the world’s most powerful supercomputer, SUMMIT, to look for small molecules that might inhibit the COVID-19 spike protein from interacting with human cells and, interestingly, quercetin is fifth on that list.”26

Quercetin is one of only three natural products found to inhibit the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. The only natural product found to be slightly more effective is luteolin, a polyphenol found in radicchio, green peppers, serrano and green hot chili peppers, chicory, celery and many other foods.27

Quercetin is another flavonols compound found in a variety of foods, including apples, Brassica vegetables, capers, onions, tea and tomatoes, just to name a few. It’s also contained in medicinal products such as Ginko biloba, St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) and elderberry (Sambucus canadensis).

Research has already demonstrated that quercetin is a powerful immune booster and broad-spectrum antiviral. As noted in a 2016 study28 in the journal Nutrients, quercetin’s mechanisms of action include the inhibition of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) production in macrophages.

TNF-α is a cytokine involved in systemic inflammation, secreted by activated macrophages, a type of immune cell that digests foreign substances, microbes and other harmful or damaged components. Quercetin also inhibits the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines and histamine by modulating calcium influx into the cell.29

According to this paper, quercetin also stabilizes mast cells and has “a direct regulatory effect on basic functional properties of immune cells,” which allows it to inhibit “a huge panoply of molecular targets in the micromolar concentration range, either by down-regulating or suppressing many inflammatory pathways and functions.”30

Another 2016 study31 concluded it helps modulate the NLRP3 inflammasome, an immune system component involved in the uncontrolled release of pro-inflammatory cytokines that occurs during a cytokine storm.

In vitro studies32,33,34 have shown quercetin exerts antiviral activity against SARS-CoV, and preliminary findings35 suggest quercetin can inhibit the SARS-CoV-2 main protease as well. You can get even more details about the anti-inflammatory and antiviral powers of quercetin in “Quercetin Lowers Your Risk for Viral Illnesses.”

Quercetin Being Studied for Its Use Against COVID-19
The good news is researchers are in fact planning to study the use of quercetin against COVID-19.36 As reported by Maclean’s,37 Canadian researchers Michel Chrétien and Majambu Mbikay began investigating quercetin in the aftermath of the SARS epidemic that broke out across 26 countries in 2003.

They discovered a derivative of quercetin provided broad-spectrum protection against a wide range of viruses, including SARS.38,39 The Ebola outbreak in 2014 offered another chance to investigate quercetin’s antiviral powers and, here too, they found it effectively prevented infection in mice, “even when administered only minutes before infection.”

So, when the COVID-19 outbreak was announced in Wuhan City, China, in late December 2019, Chrétien contacted colleagues in China with an offer to help. In February 2020, Chrétien and his team received an official invitation to begin clinical trials. According to Maclean’s:40

“The Canadian and Chinese scientists would collaborate on the trials, which would include about 1,000 test patients. Chrétien and Mbikay plan to join colleagues from the non-profit International Consortium of Antivirals — which Chrétien co-founded with Jeremy Carver in 2004 as a response to the SARS epidemic — in manning a 24/7 communications centre as soon as clinical trials go ahead.

The U.S.-based Food and Drug Administration has already approved quercetin as safe for human consumption, which means the researchers can skip testing on animals. If the treatment works, it’ll be readily available … Chrétien’s team says their treatment would cost only $2 a day.”

Dosage Recommendations for Quercetin and Zinc
While the COVID-19 pandemic is in full swing — and for any future influenza season — supplementing with quercetin and zinc may be a good idea for many, in order to boost your immune system’s innate ability to ward off infectious illness. As for dosage, here are some basic recommendations:

•Quercetin — According to research from Appalachian State University in North Carolina, taking 500 mg to 1,000 mg of quercetin per day for 12 weeks results in “large but highly variable increases in plasma quercetin … unrelated to demographic or lifestyle factors.”41

•Zinc (and copper) — When it comes to zinc, remember that more is not necessarily better. In fact, it can backfire. When taking zinc, you also need to be mindful of maintaining a healthy zinc-to-copper ratio. As noted by Chris Masterjohn, who has a Ph.D. in nutritional sciences,42 in an article43 and series of Twitter posts:44

“In one study, 300mg/day of zinc as two divided doses of 150 mg zinc sulfate decreased important markers of immune function, such as the ability of immune cells known as polymorphonuclear leukocytes to migrate toward and consume bacteria.

The most concerning effect in the context of COVID-19 is that it lowered the lymphocyte stimulation index 3 fold. This is a measure of the ability of T cells to increase their numbers in response to a perceived threat. The reason this is so concerning in the context of COVID-19 is that poor outcomes are associated with low lymphocytes …

The negative effect on lymphocyte proliferation found with 300 mg/day and the apparent safety in this regard of 150 mg/d suggests that the potential for hurting the immune system may begin somewhere between 150-300 mg/d …

It is quite possible that the harmful effect of 300 mg/d zinc on the lymphocyte stimulation index is mediated mostly or completely by induction of copper deficiency …

The negative effect of zinc on copper status has been shown with as little as 60 mg/d zinc. This intake lowers the activity of superoxide dismutase, an enzyme important to antioxidant defense and immune function that depends both on zinc and copper …

A study done with relatively low intakes of zinc suggested that acceptable ratios of zinc to copper range from 2:1 to 15:1 in favor of zinc. Copper appears safe to consume up to a maximum of 10 mg/d.

Notably, the maximum amount of zinc one could consume while staying in the acceptable range of zinc-to-copper ratios and also staying within the upper limit for copper is 150 mg/d.”

How Much Zinc Do You Need?
Masterjohn goes into even greater detail in his zinc article, discussing maximum absorption rates and much more.45 In summary, he recommends taking 7 mg to 15 mg of zinc four times a day, ideally on an empty stomach, or with a phytate-free food.

The recommended dietary allowance in the U.S is 11 mg for adult men and 8 mg for adult women, with slightly higher doses recommended for pregnant and breastfeeding women,46 so we’re not talking about taking significantly higher dosages.

Additionally, you can take one zinc acetate lozenge per day, which will provide you with an additional 18 mg of zinc. If you’re exposed to the virus, take one additional lozenge after the exposure.

Masterjohn stresses that you’ll want to keep your total zinc intake below 150 mg per day to avoid negative effects on your immune system. He also recommends getting at least 1 mg of copper from food and supplements for every 15 mg of zinc you take.

Keep in mind that there are many food sources of zinc, so a supplement may not be necessary. I eat about three-fourths of a pound of ground bison or lamb a day, which has 20 mg of zinc. I personally don’t take any zinc supplement other than what I get from my food, which is likely in an optimal form to maximize absorption."

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greybeard

28th April 2020, 09:29

Part 4 of 4 - Roundtable Discussion with Dr. Judy Mikovits | Dr Rashid A Buttar

Dr. Judy Mikovits spent 22 years at the NIH, did all the "gain of function" studies on Ebola, etc, etc, etc. When she realized vaccines caused autism and cancer, she spoke out. She was threatened that her career would end, her life was threatened, and finally she was framed and sent to jail. Guess who threatened her? She had a 5 year gag order where she couldn't talk about the truth or she would be sent back to jail. She now speaks out. This is a 4 part series, which will be released every day until all 4 parts will be out.

And yes, "Part 6: Covid-19 Conspiracy? Empowering Yourself", is coming out in the next few days. Just be patient...you need this info first!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDDCz1IsXF0

greybeard

28th April 2020, 18:21

You put "The fear of death into people"
Guess what happens?
In a short time spent with the though "I am not the body" releases the fear of death.
This fear has been exploited to the point where people will accept almost anything.
Dying is inevitable it happens to everybody sooner or later.
I am not minimising this -- the circumstances surrounding the death makes a big impact on most people.
However Im not for this fear being utilized to actually increase the number of deaths and scare people even more with inflated statistics.
Residential homes for the elderly are being target in particular.
You are no longer allowed visits from caring relatives-- the normal coming and going allowed is now restricted.
Visits from your Dr is not allowed in some situations.
Normally there are people coming into entertain the elderly exercise dance also.
All this coming to an end gives the elderly too much time to worry, to be afraid.
The staff are afraid too and fear transmits.
So fear and therfore no of death figures escalate.
Be free of fear --fear is just a thought.
Chris

Tomkoyote

28th April 2020, 21:29

Be free of fear --fear is just a thought.Chris
Not easy.

The only way to be free of fear is to have thinking ability.

No thinking ability means No knowledge
No knowledge means there is a void, empty space
If space is empty, fear will inevitably fill the emptiness.

Before this whole shebang, it was practically impossible to distinguish the non-thinking stupid cattle from the thinking humans; stupidity it is not tattooed on people's forehead. Today it is very easy, just look around who wear mask and gloves. Wearing a mask is a sure sign of a non-thinking weak mind and submission.

Today I was at the super market; a guy was wearing a hard mask that covered the whole face and couldn't read the price tag on products; he had to lift his mask each time he wanted to read the price.
Human stupidity has no limit

Gwin Ru

30th April 2020, 14:34

MEDIA LIED, PEOPLE DIED: Italian Study Finds INCREDIBLE Prophylaxis Results for Patients on Hydroxychloroquine (http://www.yourdestinationnow.com/2020/04/media-lied-people-died-italian-study.html)

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How many Americans died because the liberal media lied about hydroxychloroquine?

The media has been on a jihad against the drug since President Trump first announced its amazing ability to treat coronavirus patients.

Last week the liberal media went as far as to report on a shoddy UVA study that founds no benefit from the drug.

Dr. Stephen Smith told “The Ingraham Angle” Monday night that a study published last week (https://www.foxnews.com/media/dr-stephen-smith-study-hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus-treatment) indicating the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine showed no benefit for coronavirus patients in U.S. veterans hospitals was a “sham.”

And now a new study from hard-hit Italy (https://t.co/Pta97oBA8O) found that those Italians on hydroxychloroquine for Lupus or Rheumatoid Arthritis did not come down with the coronavirus.

Only 20 patients tested positive for COVID-19. No ICU, and NO ONE DIED!

Despite comorbidities the patients on hydroxychloroquine did not succumb to coronavirus!

Via Dr. James Todara, MD

James Todaro, MD (https://twitter.com/JamesTodaroMD)@JamesTodaroMD (https://twitter.com/JamesTodaroMD)
The Italian Society for Rheumatology studied 65,000 patients on longterm hydroxychloroquine for RA and Lupus.

Only 20 patients tested positive for COVID-19. No ICU, no deaths.

This is a 90% reduction in infection rate compared to the rest of Italy.iltempo.it/salute/2020/04… (https://t.co/Pta97oBA8O)

Perché l'idrossiclorochina potrebbe funzionare contro il coronavirus (https://t.co/Pta97oBA8O)

Come selezionare i farmaci di contrasto più efficaci contro il coronavirus: Annalisa Chiusolo, giovane studiosa di farmacologia, ha intuito il meccanismo d'azione del Sars-Cov-2 (https://t.co/Pta97oBA8O)
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5:14 AM - Apr 29, 2020 (https://twitter.com/JamesTodaroMD/status/1255281887616040961)

So, that makes it transparent and very clear that THEY wanted this thingy to be a pandemic with unprecedented hecatombs in order to implement lockdowns and ensuing economic crashes and famines along with mandatory vaccines... THEY are truly sick puppies!

Gwin Ru

1st May 2020, 16:48

Following Prof. Montagnier's discovery the SARS-CoV-2 bug contains Malaria genetic material (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?110345-Did-anyone-seem-to-catch-Covid-19-in-October--December-last-year&p=1353445&viewfull=1#post1353445), it may be no surprise that that bug displays some of the chronic behavior of that Malaria component:

Stable, mending patients become critically ill with little warning. Doctors aren’t sure why… ‘Second-week crash (https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/stable-mending-patients-become-critically-ill-with-little-warning-doctors-arent-sure-why-second-week-crash/)

https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/stable-mending-patients-become-critically-ill-with-little-warning-doctors-arent-sure-why-second-week-crash/

[…]

But people with the coronavirus can crash before or after they are hospitalized. Doctors report seeing patients who wait too long to seek care, including those who do not feel the symptoms of plummeting oxygen levels, such as shortness of breath, until they are in crisis. No one is sure why. Many people’s lungs remain flexible for a while, allowing carbon dioxide out and forestalling the sensation they aren’t getting enough oxygen.

“The people who actually crash, they’ve actually been sick a while,” said Merceditas Villanueva, an associate professor of medicine at the Yale School of Medicine.

“They’ve underestimated how sick they are, or they’ve just waited.”

Dozens Of Patients In Wuhan Have Developed 'Chronic' Coronavirus Infections (https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/dozens-patients-wuhan-have-developed-chronic-coronavirus-infections)

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Fri, 05/01/2020 - 04:55

A few weeks ago, we reported on several Reddit threads (https://www.zerohedge.com/health/young-covid-positive-redditors-describe-agony-symptoms-lasting-nearly-two-months-after) where COVID-19 patients from around the world - many of them young men - shared their struggles with a virus that they just couldn't seem to shake. Some patients who were six or seven weeks post-confirmation (meaning they probably had contracted the virus two months earlier, or possibly even longer) complained of symptoms coming back in waves, while others complained that they were still testing positive for the virus weeks after their symptoms disappeared.

Though rare, these cases have alarmed researchers who fear that some patients might become chronic carriers of the virus. And the scientists leading China's response to the outbreak are particularly concerned about dozens of apparently chronic patients in Hubei who still haven't cleared the virus, even as the region - which was bolted shut during the outbreak crisis - slowly reopens to the outside world.

According to Chinese business newswire Caixin (https://www.caixinglobal.com/2020-04-29/the-medical-mystery-of-positive-covid-19-tests-in-recovered-patients-101548316.html), more than 30 patients in Hubei Province have seemingly recovered from COVID-19, but continue to test positive, said Jiao Yahui, an inspector at the National Health Commission, in an April 24 interview with the state broadcaster.

Typically, patients infected with COVID-19 will test negative on nucleic acid throat swabs roughly 20 days after detection. However, for a small number of patients, throat swabs will produce positive tests for more than 40 days. Some patients are still producing positive swabs, despite being infected in the first wave of patients.

Of course, the existence of patients who still test positive raises the question of whether they are still infectious. It's certainly possible that these tests might be picking up errant pieces of genetic material leftover from the infection, but it's also possible that the virus could have burrowed deep enough to become chronic, though, as scientists say, that's not 'typical' behavior for a naturally occurring coronavirus.

Hold that thought.

Scientists say there's "little possibility" that humans can be lifelong carriers of this virus. But it's not impossible.

Whatever the reality might be, infectious disease experts in China are recommending that these patients be kept in isolation in what we imagine has become a singularly hellish experience for these unfortunate patients.

Whether this is evidence of chronic infection, or simply an extended process of "viral shedding", the issue has perplexed some of China's greatest virologists.
Doctors in China and abroad are puzzled by some patients’ longer process of of viral shedding. In late March, a preprint essay by Wuhan military doctors Wang Qingshu and Niu Hongming discussed a patient who remained positive in virus tests for 49 days.
The patient, a middle-aged male, showed fever and other symptoms Jan. 25 but recovered after a week of medication. He tested positive for the virus Feb. 8 after one of his family members was confirmed with the infection. The man took nine nucleic acid tests in the following weeks, and only one test on March 11 showed negative.
He also received two antibody tests in late February and mid-March, reading positive for one form of immunoglobulin but negative for another. Such results suggest that the infection has lingered for a while and faded from the acute phase, the doctors wrote.
The patient received plasma therapy March 15, which involves transfusing antibody-rich blood components into patients. He had high fever hours after the infusion, but his temperature returned to normal the next day. His virus tests on the following two days turned negative.
"Without plasma therapy, this patient may turn to a chronic infection case," the doctors wrote in the paper. "We want to know how many patients have similar situations.” The authors said they were unable to conclude whether such patients could infect others or how long their infections could last."
The patient was part of a family cluster, the researchers wrote. One of his infected family members, an elderly female, also took a longer-than-normal period to test negative. The authors said the cases suggested that family-cluster infections may be less virulent but lead to longer periods for patients to resolve the virus.What was that again about SARS-CoV-2 being a "man made" virus (https://www.zerohedge.com/health/covid-19-man-made-virus-hiv-discoverer-says-could-only-have-been-created-lab)?

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Hence that warning of those PTBs there is another wave coming soon to enforce mandatory vaccination?

Gwin Ru

1st May 2020, 20:31

Big Pharma Beware: Dr. Montagnier Shines New Light on COVID-19 and The Future of Medicine (https://www.fort-russ.com/2020/05/big-pharma-beware-dr-montagnier-shines-new-light-on-covid-19-and-the-future-of-medicine/)

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First posted at Strategic Culture Foundation (https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2020/04/30/big-pharma-beware-dr-montagnier-shines-new-light-on-covid-19-and-the-future-of-medicine/)

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This April 16th, Dr. Luc Montagnier became a household name around the world. This occurred as the controversial virologist decided to publicly state his support for the theory that Covid-19 is indeed a laboratory-generated creation and not a naturally occurring effect of viral evolution.

Referring to a study (https://www.theweek.in/news/sci-tech/2020/02/01/research-paper-by-indian-scientists-on-coronavirus-fuels-bioweapon-theories.html)published at the Kusama School of Biology in New Dehli on January 31st, Montagnier (the 2008 Nobel Prize winner for his 1983 discovery of the HIV virus) made the point that the specific occurrence of HIV RNA viral segments spliced surgically within the COVID-19 genome could not have originated naturally and he described it in the following words:
“We have carefully analyzed the description of the genome of this RNA virus. We weren’t the first, a group of Indian researchers tried to publish a study showing that the complete genome of this virus that has within the sequences of another virus: that of HIV.”While the Indian team was induced to retract their publication under immense pressure from the mainstream medical establishment (which never bothered to seriously refute the content of the study’s research but rather used the “random-mutation-makes-anything-possible” argument), Montagnier stated “scientific truth always emerges”.

Not China: Montagnier Misdiagnoses the Culprit
Montagnier’s political ignorance became all too clear when he was asked who the culprit could possibly be.

By asserting his belief that China’s BSL4 lab in Wuhan was the source, Montagnier has fallen into a trap set by Anglo-American Intelligence circles which have been promoting a military confrontation between the USA and China for a very long time.

Now even though Montagnier denies that China released this virus with malicious intent (unlike many fanatical droves of neoconservatives currently itching for war), the “Wuhan Lab origin” hypothesis completely ignores the reality of the Pentagon’s globally extended 25 bioweapons laboratories (http://dilyana.bg/the-pentagon-bio-weapons/) which have openly created novel coronaviruses including varieties that arose in bats as journalist Whitney Webb’s remarkable February 2020 paper (https://www.greanvillepost.com/2020/03/02/bats-gene-editing-and-bioweapons-recent-darpa-experiments-raise-concerns-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/) demonstrated.

Even though a 2014-2017 temporary ban on “dual-use” funding was imposed onto America’s bioweapons research, nothing prevented this work from occurring internationally or even covertly within the 11 military labs on American soil itself and tied to the same Fort Detrick that was shut down in July 2019 under suspicious circumstances. As I pointed out in my previous paper The Project for a New American Century, 9/11 and Bioweapons (https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2020/04/08/project-new-american-century-and-age-bioweapons-20-years-psychological-terror/), over $50 billion has been spent on bioweapons research since 2001 which the Project for a New American Century manifesto claimed would play a major role in the arsenal of 21st century warfare stating:
“advanced forms of biological warfare that can “target” specific genotypes may transform biological warfare from the realm of terror to a politically useful tool”.Luc Montagnier’s Wave Therapy: Quackery or Brilliance?
The most powerful aspect of Montagnier’s April 16th intervention into world politics in my view is not really found in his support for the laboratory-origins theory, but rather in the scientist’s often overlooked proposition for an international crash program in something called electromagnetic wave therapy. Rather than investing in vaccines, Montagnier has explained that it were much wiser for nations of the world to launch a crash project into a very different approach to viral treatments than is currently common in polite society saying:
“I think we can make interference waves which are behind the RNA sequences that can eliminate those sequences with waves and consequently stop the pandemic”Before brushing this off as “quackery” as so many are wont to do, one should keep in mind that President Trump himself has indicated his interest in Montagnier’s approach in his April 23 (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-floats-using-uv-light-or-disinfectant-injections-to-treat-covid-19-patients)rd briefing (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-floats-using-uv-light-or-disinfectant-injections-to-treat-covid-19-patients)telling reporters:
“Supposing we hit the body with a tremendous … whether it’s ultraviolet or just very powerful light. And I think you said that hasn’t been checked, but you are going to test it… And then I said supposing you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way. And I think you said you are going to test it.”While Trump has been vilely attacked as “unscientific” for these utterances, it is only due to the vast ignorance of Montagnier’s incredible discoveries into the electromagnetic properties of life that such mockery can go unchallenged. Montagnier’s innovations into “bleaching therapy” which Trump referenced in the same speech are also much more complex than mainstream detractors assume and has nothing to do with simply “injecting”disinfectants into the blood stream. These therapies are highly interconnected with the electromagnetic waves emitted by certain types of bacteria which Montagnier has discovered to be the most likely driving mechanism to many of the diseases both chronic and acute plaguing humanity. More will be said on that below.

What is Optical Biophysics and What did Montagnier Discover?
Optical biophysics is the study of the electromagnetic properties of the physics of life. This means paying attention to the light emissions and absorption frequencies from cells, DNA, and molecules of organic matter, how these interface with water (making up over 75% of a human body) and moderated by the nested array of magnetic fields located on the quantum level and stretching up to the galactic level.

Not to discount the bio-chemical nature of life which is hegemonic in the health science realm, the optical biophysician asks: which of these is PRIMARY in growth, replication, and division of labor of individual cells or entire species of organisms? Is it the chemical attributes of living matter or the electromagnetic properties?
Let me explain the paradox a bit more.

There are approximately 40 trillion highly differentiated cells in the average human body, each performing very specific functions and requiring an immense field of coherence and intercommunication. Every second approximately 10 million of those cells die, to be replaced by 10 million new cells being born. Many of those cells are made up of bacteria, and much of the DNA and RNA within those cells is made up of viruses (mostly dormant), but which can be activated/deactivated by a variety of methods both chemical and electromagnetic.

Here’s the big question:

HOW might this complex system be maintained by chemical processes alone- either over the course of a day, month or an entire lifetime?

The simple physics of motion of enzymes which carry information in the body from one location to another simply doesn’t come close to accounting for the information coordination required among all parts. This is where Montagnier’s research comes in.

After winning the 2008 Nobel Prize, Dr. Montagnier published a revolutionary yet heretical 2010 paper called “DNA Waves and Water” (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230937823_DNA_waves_and_water)which took the medical community by storm. In this paper, Montagnier demonstrated how low frequency electromagnetic radiation within the radio wave part of the spectrum was emitted from bacterial and viral DNA and how said light was able to both organize water and transmit information! The results of his experiments were showcased wonderfully in this 8 min video:

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Using a photo-amplifying device invented by Dr. Jacques Benveniste in the 1980s to capture the ultra low light emissions from cells, Montagnier filtered out all particles of bacterial DNA from a tube of water and discovered that the post-filtered solutions containing no material particles continued to emit ultra low frequency waves! This became more fascinating when Montagnier showed that under specific conditions of a 7 Hz background field (the same as the Schumann resonance which naturally occurs between the earth’s surface and the ionosphere), the non-emitting tube of water that had never received organic material could be induced to emit frequencies when placed in close proximity with the emitting tube! Even more interesting is that when base proteins, nucleotides and polymers (building blocks of DNA) were put into the pure water, near perfect clones of the original DNA were formed!

Dr. Montagnier and his team hypothesized that the only way for this to happen was if the DNA’s blueprint was somehow imprinted into the very structure of water itself resulting in a form of “water memory” that had earlier been pioneered by Jacques Benveniste, the results of which are showcased in this incredible 2014 documentary “Water Memory”.

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An alternate link (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHepnbaFrlY) for those outside the country restrictions for the above video.

Just as Benveniste suffered one of the most ugly witch hunts in modern times (led in large measure by Nature Magazine in 1988), Montagnier’s Nobel prize did not protect him from a similar fate as an international slander campaign has followed him over the past 10 years of his life. Nearly 40 Nobel prize winners have signed a petition (https://www.ouest-france.fr/sante/vaccins-une-petition-denonce-les-propos-dangereux-du-nobel-luc-montagnier-5385106) denouncing Montagnier for his heresy and the great scientist was forced to even flee Europe to escape what he described as a culture of “intellectual terror”. In response to this slander, Montagnier stated to LaCroix magazine:
“I’m used to attacks from these academics who are just retired bureaucrats, closed off from all innovation. I have the scientific proofs of what I say”.
Describing the greatest challenges to advancing this research, Montagnier stated:
“We have chosen to work with the private sector because no funds could come from public institutions. The Benveniste case has made it so that anyone who takes an interest in the memory of water is considered… I mean it smells of sulphur. It’s Hell.”Casting Montagnier’s Research in a New Light
In a 2011 interview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjIRGzztVAc), Dr. Montagnier recapitulated the consequences of his discoveries:
“The existence of a harmonic signal emanating from DNA can help to resolve long-standing questions about cell development, for example how the embryo is able to make its manifold transformations, as if guided by an external field. If DNA can communicate its essential information to water by radio frequency, then non-material structures will exist within the watery environment of the living organism, some of them hiding disease signals and others involved in the healthy development of the organism.”With these insights in mind, Montagnier has discovered that many of the frequencies of EM emissions from a wide variety of microbial DNA is also found in the blood plasmas of patients suffering from influenza A, Hepatitis C, and even many neurological diseases not commonly thought of as bacteria-influenced such as Parkinsons, Multiple Sclerosis, Rheumathoid Arthritis and Alzheimers. In recent years, Montagnier’s teams even found certain signals in the blood plasmas of people with autism and several varieties of cancers!

Over a dozen French doctors have taken Montagnier’s ideas seriously enough to prescribe antibiotics to treat autism over the course of six years and in opposition to conventional theories, have found that amidst 240 patients treated, 4 out of 5 saw their symptoms either dramatically regress or disappear completely (https://www.lymedisease.org/news-treating-autism-antibiotics/)!

These results imply again that certain hard-to-detect species of light emitting microbes are closer to the cause of these ills than the modern pharmaceutical industry would like to admit.

A New Domain of Thinking: Why Big Pharma Should Be Afraid
As the filmed 2014 experiment demonstrated (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8VyUsVOic0), Montagnier went even further to demonstrate that the frequencies of wave emissions within a filtrate located in a French laboratory can be recorded and emailed to another laboratory in Italy where that same harmonic recording was infused into tubes of non-emitting water causing the Italian tubes to slowly begin emitting signals! These DNA frequencies were then able to structure the Italian water tubes from the parent source a thousand miles away resulting in a 98% exact DNA replica!

Standing as we are, on the cusp of so many exciting breakthroughs in medical science, we should ask: what could these results mean for the multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical industrial complex which relies on keeping the world locked into a practice of chemical drugs and vaccines?

Speaking to this point, Montagnier stated:
“The day that we admit that signals can have tangible effects, we will use them. From that moment on we will be able to treat patients with waves. Therefore it’s a new domain of medicine that people fear of course. Especially the pharmaceutical industry… one day we will be able to treat cancers using frequency waves.”Montagnier’s friend and collaborator Marc Henry a professor of Chemistry and Quantum Mechanics at the University of Strasbourg stated:
“If we treat with frequencies and not with medicines it becomes extremely cost effective regarding the amount of money spent. We spend a lot of money to find the frequencies, but once they have been found, it costs nothing to treat.”Whether produced in a lab as Montagnier asserts or having appeared naturally as Nature Magazine asserts, the fact remains that the current coronavirus pandemic has accelerated a collapse of the world financial system and forced the leaders of the world to discuss the reality of a needed new paradigm and new world economic order. Whether that new system will be driven by Pharmaceutical cartels, and sociopathic bankers running global health policy for a technocratic elite of social engineers or whether it will be driven by nation states shaping the terms of that new system around human needs, remains to be seen.

If nation states manage to stay in the driver’s seat of this new system, then it will have to be driven by certain fundamental principles of healthcare for all, science practice reform and broader political/economic reform whereby the sacredness of human life is placed above all considerations of monetary profit. In this light, such crash programs into long term projects in space science, asteroid defense, and Lunar/Mars development will be as necessary in the astrophysical domain as crash programs in fusion energy will be in the atomic domain. Uniting both worlds, is the domain of life sciences that intersects the electromagnetic properties of atoms, cells and DNA with the large scale electromagnetic properties of the Earth, Sun and galaxy as a whole.

Footnote
The author gave a lecture on the future revolutions in optical biophysics which can be viewed here:

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Related:

Luc Montagnier, Nobel Prize Winner, Takes Homeopathy Seriously (https://www.sott.net/article/222902-Luc-Montagnier-Nobel-Prize-Winner-Takes-Homeopathy-Seriously)

Nobel winning scientist who discovered HIV claims SARS-CoV-2 virus is MAN-MADE (https://www.sott.net/article/433047-Nobel-winning-scientist-who-discovered-HIV-claims-SARS-CoV-2-virus-is-MAN-MADE)

New water memory research may lead to a better understanding of Homeopathic medicine (https://www.sott.net/article/393269-New-water-memory-research-may-lead-to-a-better-understanding-of-Homeopathic-medicine)

New science says DNA begins as a quantum wave form (https://www.sott.net/article/340595-New-science-says-DNA-begins-as-a-quantum-wave-form)

Nobel Prize Winner Claims DNA Teleports (https://www.sott.net/article/221727-Nobel-Prize-Winner-Claims-DNA-Teleports)

Nobel laureate to test link between autism and infection (https://www.sott.net/article/219573-Nobel-laureate-to-test-link-between-autism-and-infection)

Constance

1st May 2020, 20:31

greybeard

1st May 2020, 21:59

This will give you an instant shift in the state of your consciousness. It will put you on a creative path back to an inner state of health and peace. :heart::sun:

When you can transcend the dualist state, you can feel fearless. When you radiate the truth, you affect the other person instantly. There is just too much to unpack here so I invite you to undergo a journey instead.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwAR3sqqcnOh14CEkQl_Zc2DXxwk38OYKaYRNv1ual x_3Fx-ghI9DZx67OSCA
Conscious Empowerment 2020 - Reconnecting with Your Soul amidst the Chaos

Video unavailable Constance
Agree about transcending the dualist state
No self no problem
Chris

Constance

2nd May 2020, 02:36

Video unavailable Constance

Thanks Chris..I can't embed it but you can still watch it. :heart:

Sarah Rainsong

2nd May 2020, 03:15

Video unavailable Constance

Thanks Chris..I can't embed it but you can still watch it. :heart:

I get the same error. When I follow the link, there's a "video unavailable" message

Is it perhaps this one? qyrznvOuWb4

Constance

2nd May 2020, 04:05

Rhydwyn

3rd May 2020, 02:08

Researchers from the University Of Surrey found that in Enshi, which has the highest selenium intake in China, the cure rate for covid-19 was almost triple (https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/covid-19-supplements-study-shows-dietary-selenium-influences-outcome-of-covid-19-disease) the average for all the other cities in Hubei Province. In Heilongjiang Province, where selenium intake is among the lowest in the world, the death rate was almost five times as high as the average of all the other provinces outside of Hubei.

A role for selenium may also help explain the blood clotting in covid-19, (https://news.uncg.edu/research-link-covid-19-selenium/) because selenium is known to have an anti-clotting effect.

In studies, supplementation of between 50 and 400 mcg/day of selenium (https://academic.oup.com/advances/article/6/1/73/4558052) has been used. The average daily intake is around 60 mcg/day, and the tolerable upper intake level is 300 to 450 mcg/day. So 50 mcg/day is enough to boost selenium above the average intake, and will be safe long term and so should be used for prevention. The dose in the Naturelo One Daily multivitamin is around that. If someone actually gets the coronavirus, then they should take an additional 100 mcg/day, which is available in a selenium supplement. (https://www.amazon.com/Country-Life-Selenium-Yeast-Tablets/dp/B00020IKAA)

Brazil nuts are the best food source of selenium, but the amount varies widely with a selenium content of between 8 and 219 mcg/nut, (https://honey-guide.com/2012/11/19/brazil-nuts-and-selenium/) with the most common value of 96 mcg/nut from the USDA database. Because the amount of selenium in brazil nuts varies widely, taking one brazil nut per day for treatment could do almost nothing, on the other hand taking many to ensure sufficient selenium might lead to an overdose, with effects including nausea, vomiting, and loss of fingernails and/or hair. (https://savingdinner.com/eat-brazil-nuts/) For treatment, to be sure you're getting the correct amount of selenium, it is recommended to take selenium from capsules rather than food.

greybeard

5th May 2020, 10:45

I think having read/watched quite a few Dr's talks that there is no real Covid 19. as separate from the seasonal flu.
Each year the flu is different some, years more contagious - higher death rate.
This year it has been hijacked and for nefarious reason used to justify lockdown.
Lockdown is a serious threat to human life and well being and of course the financial ruination of more than a few--that has health consequences too.
Social distancing is a threat to health because it does not allow the immune system to develop through exposure to flu -- call it what you will.
The immune system has saved millions of lives since time began --it is extremely efficient and now we are being told it cant handle this years virus. WHY?

The patients that have experienced extreme symptoms may be living in a polluted atmosphere -- it may even be because they have been exposed to 5G -- which has not been tested in the normal way.
The frequency coming from 5G --90 -- whatever-- is known to be dangerous.
It may cause the body lung damage.
Investigate dont take my word for it.

So my thought for good health is, treat this as a variation of normal seasonal flu.
Dont have the inoculation.
Chris

onawah

9th May 2020, 05:10

Vitamin D Level Is Directly Correlated to COVID-19 Outcome
by Dr. Joseph Mercola
May 08, 2020
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/05/08/vitamin-d-level-correlated-to-covid19-outcomes.aspx?cid_source=dnl&cid_medium=email&cid_content=art1ReadMore&cid=20200508Z1&et_cid=DM527863&et_rid=867378680
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Using a classification of symptoms based on previous research, he employed statistical analysis to compare the differences in clinical outcomes against the levels of vitamin D. Of the 212 people, 49 had mild disease; 59 had ordinary disease; 56 were severe and 48 were critical.
"STORY AT-A-GLANCE
An analysis of medical records revealed a direct correlation between levels of vitamin D and the severity of illness in people infected with SARS-CoV-2
Low vitamin D levels are normally found in people with dark skin. This may be a compelling factor in the higher rates of COVID-19 illness and mortality
The U.K. recommends vitamin D supplementation during this pandemic, concerned people are not getting enough sunlight; yet the U.S. continues to focus on drugs and vaccine production
Vitamin D needs vary widely, so it's important to get your levels tested before deciding how much vitamin D3 supplement you should take
There is strong scientific evidence vitamin D plays a central role in your immune response and your ability to fight infections. In this video, Ivor Cummins, biochemist and chief program officer for Irish Heart Disease Awareness, explains how recent studies supporting higher levels of vitamin D may reduce your risk of negative outcomes from COVID-19.

He also singles out some of the conditions associated with low vitamin D levels, such as low sun exposure, insulin resistance and high levels of inflammation.

In 2017, a review of randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials using vitamin D2 or D3 was published in the BMJ.1 The data revealed vitamin D supplementation was "safe and it protected against acute respiratory tract infection overall." They found people who were most deficient experienced the greatest benefit.

I am beyond excited to announce a groundbreaking new study by an organization that we have supported for over 13 years, GrassRootsHealth. Many of you have ordered their vitamin D test in the past, and the funds from that were used to do this clinical trial that could change the entire treatment strategy for COVID-19.

A recent clinical trial to investigate the efficacy of vitamin D against COVID-19 was announced April 3, 2020.2 Days later, Mark Alipio — who received no funding for his work — published a preprint letter3,4 in which he released data from an analysis of 212 people with lab-confirmed COVID-19 and for whom there were serum 25(OH)D levels available. You can read Alipio's full study here.https://www.grassrootshealth.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Alipio-Vit-D-COVID-Severity-Preprint-04-22-2020.pdf

Using a classification of symptoms based on previous research, he employed statistical analysis to compare the differences in clinical outcomes against the levels of vitamin D. Of the 212 people, 49 had mild disease; 59 had ordinary disease; 56 were severe and 48 were critical.
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In the initial study group of 212 patients (see Table 1 below), 55 had normal vitamin D levels, which Alipio defined as greater than 30 ng/ml; 80 had insufficient levels of 21 to 29 ng/ml and 77 had deficient levels of less than 20 ng/ml. Vitamin D levels were strongly correlated to the severity of the illness experienced. It is important to note that most experts consider 30 ng/ml half of what an optimum vitamin D level should be, which is 60 to 80 ng/ml.

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Of the 49 with mild illness, 47 had normal vitamin D levels. For those of you who are not good with math that means that 96% of the patients with mild illness had "normal" levels of vitamin D. Note again this "normal" level was above 30, and most experts would raise that to 60.

Of the combined 104 with severe or critical illness, only four had normal levels of vitamin D. That is 4% or the reciprocal of the mild group. How much stronger a correlation could one hope for? Alipio concluded:5

"… this study provides substantial information to clinicians and health policy-makers. Vitamin D supplementation could possibly improve clinical outcomes of patients infected with Covid-2019 based on increasing odds ratio of having a mild outcome when serum (OH)D level increases. Further research may conduct randomized controlled trials and large population studies to evaluate this recommendation."
Further Evidence Vitamin D Significantly Impacts Outcomes
The writers of a recent editorial in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics6 used a different metric, but arrived at similar results. They argued a marked variation in mortality occurs above or below 35 degrees North latitude. This is also the line above which it is not possible for people to get enough sunlight to retain vitamin D during the winter months.

When the mortality per million is plotted against latitude, the results suggest vitamin D plays a role in the outcome of infection with SARS-CoV-2. Data were gathered from countries reporting more than 150 people infected by April 15, 2020.

Although Nordic countries are far north of the demarcation line, vitamin D deficiency is also relatively low, potentially from widespread use of supplements. In countries where deficiency is common, such as Spain and Italy, mortality rates have been higher. The writers stress the importance of vitamin D on the outcome of infection, concluding that, while there is modest evidence, it protects against infection:7

"… the hypothesis is not that vitamin D would protect against SARS-CoV-2 infection but that it could be very important in preventing the cytokine storm and subsequent acute respiratory distress syndrome that is commonly the cause of mortality."

A second paper8 published in April 2020 hypothesized that vitamin D protects the body against SARS-CoV-2 infections and sought to assess if there was an association between vitamin D levels and the number of COVID-19 infections. The data included only European countries and found a significant relationship between the mean (average) vitamin D level and the number of infections.9

People who were most vulnerable to this respiratory infection were the most deficient. They concluded the results support the advice to supplement with vitamin D to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 infection. These results support the 2017 review of studies published in the BMJ noted above.10

Yet another paper evaluated the role vitamin D deficiency plays in preventing respiratory infections and found similar results.11 The researchers wrote that vitamin D had "a significant protective effect" and reduced the risk of an acute respiratory infection from 60% to 32% in participants. The researchers also wrote vitamin D may help prevent respiratory infections and lower antibiotic use.

African-Americans Experiencing Higher Rates of Infection
A letter to the editor was then published in the BMJ, signed by 30 scientists from around the world, including Alipio.12 They pointed out the disproportionately high number of individuals who are Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), or those living in care homes in the U.K. who die from COVID-19.

They also identified obesity as another risk factor, with co-morbid conditions including diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Each group of people — those living in care homes, BAME and obese — also tends to have lower levels of vitamin D.

The letter included the research results from Alipio's preprint letter, indicating the 30 scientists agreed with how the data was collected and analyzed, as well as the conclusions. The group identified the lengthy process vaccines require and the 100 years of research on vitamin D.

They hypothesized that vitamin D has clinical relevance to COVID-19 and may reduce the number of fatalities. Although there is a need for clear clinical evidence with research, it's important to note the widespread vitamin D deficiency, including the risk groups mentioned. They quote Dr. Hugh Sinclair, who nearly 100 years ago observed:13

"The deficiency of any nutrient which is essential for every tissue will eventually lead to abnormal function in every tissue. That is so incontrovertibly obvious that I am continually astonished it must be repeatedly forcefully restated."

They then went on to give a reason for why vitamins have so often been overlooked:14

"Human nature is such that simple solutions to complex issues, for example vitamin C for scurvy, and hand washing prior to baby delivery, are often not readily embraced; but surely the scale and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic demands all avenues are fully explored; more so when no other effective treatment strategies as yet exist.

A safe simple step, the correction of a deficiency state, vitamin D this time, convincingly holds out a potential, significant, feasible 'COVID-19 mitigation remedy."

Others connect the heavy toll in the African-American community with an increased prevalence of obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure, which are risk factors for increased severity of COVID-19.15 In the states of Maryland and Louisiana and the metropolises of New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C., the percentages of BAME individuals dying from probable COVID-19 are higher than the percentages of BAME who live in the area.

However, while there is a correlation between the higher prevalence of health conditions that increase disease severity in the African-American population, there is also a higher prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency due to reduced production.16 Darker pigmentation produces less vitamin D with exposure to the sun.

Vitamin D in COVID-19 Treatment
Findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)17 and a vitamin D review paper18 published in the journal Nutrients, April 2, 2020, also suggest vitamin D deficiency could have serious implications for COVID-19. As reported by Medical Xpress, April 6, 2020:19

"The report,20 'Vitamin D deficiency in Ireland — Implications for COVID-19. Results from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA),' finds that vitamin D plays a critical role in preventing respiratory infections, reducing antibiotic use, and boosting the immune system response to infections.

With one in eight Irish adults under 50 deficient in vitamin D, the report highlights the importance of increasing intake … TILDA researchers recommend that adults over 50 should take supplements — not just in winter, but all year round if they don't get enough sun …

Professor Rose Anne Kenny, principal investigator of TILDA, said: 'We have evidence to support a role for vitamin D in the prevention of chest infections, particularly in older adults who have low levels. In one study Vitamin D reduced the risk of chest infections to half in people who took supplements.

Though we do not know specifically of the role of vitamin D in COVID infections, given its wider implications for improving immune responses ... at-risk cohorts should ensure they have an adequate intake of vitamin D.'"

The second paper, published in the journal Nutrients, carries the telling title, "Evidence That Vitamin D Supplementation Could Reduce Risk of Influenza and COVID-19 Infections and Death."21 As reported in the abstract:

"This article reviews the roles of vitamin D in reducing the risk of respiratory tract infections, knowledge about the epidemiology of influenza and COVID-19, and how vitamin D supplementation might be a useful measure to reduce risk. Through several mechanisms, vitamin D can reduce risk of infections.

Those mechanisms include inducing cathelicidins and defensins that can lower viral replication rates and reducing concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines that produce the inflammation that injures the lining of the lungs, leading to pneumonia, as well as increasing concentrations of anti-inflammatory cytokines …

Evidence supporting the role of vitamin D in reducing risk of COVID-19 includes that the outbreak occurred in winter, a time when 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations are lowest; that the number of cases in the Southern Hemisphere near the end of summer are low …

Vitamin D deficiency has been found to contribute to acute respiratory distress syndrome; and … case-fatality rates increase with age and with chronic disease comorbidity, both of which are associated with lower 25(OH)D concentration.

To reduce the risk of infection, it is recommended that people at risk of influenza and/or COVID-19 consider taking 10,000 IU/d of vitamin D3 for a few weeks to rapidly raise 25(OH)D concentrations, followed by 5000 IU/d. The goal should be to raise 25(OH)D concentrations above 40–60 ng/mL (100–150 nmol/L). For treatment of people who become infected with COVID-19, higher vitamin D3 doses might be useful."

UK Recommends Supplementation
Public Health England is recommending their citizens take a vitamin D supplement while they are spending more time indoors.22 The National Health Service23 routinely recommends their citizens take a supplement during the fall and winter months. They also recommend a supplement all year round for those who aren't outdoors, are in a care home, usually cover all their skin or have dark skin.

The chief nutritionist at Public Health England is concerned that Britons may not be getting enough vitamin D from sunlight as they spend more time indoors. They counsel their citizens that while an adequate amount of vitamin D cannot stop an infection, it does have benefits, including improved outcomes in those who are deficient.24

Yet, despite radical changes in the way people are living during the pandemic, the guidelines in the U.S. have not changed. The National Institutes of Health recommends that most people get their nutrients from food and beverages, including fortified food products. However, dietary intake is not sufficient to maintain healthy levels:25

"Dietary intake of vitamin D from natural foods traditionally plays only a minor role with few available natural sources: animal sources such as fatty fish, cod liver oil, or egg yolks contain vitamin D3, and fungal sources such as mushrooms and yeast exposed to sunlight or UV radiation contain vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol)."

The U.S. health agencies appear to have little interest in helping the public support their immune system through appropriate nutrition but would rather rely on drugs and vaccines.

Some Public Health Officials Recognize Value of Vitamin D
Although the official recommendation from government agencies is to wait for drugs and a vaccine, some are speaking out. Former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden wrote an opinion piece for Fox News in which he suggests vitamin D may reduce COVID-19 mortality rates, especially in those who are deficient.26

He goes on to say supplementation has reduced the "risk of respiratory infections, regulates cytokine production and can limit the risk of other viruses such as influenza." Much of the damage from COVID-19 occurs with a "cytokine storm," during which the body's inflammatory system goes into high gear, damaging organs and increasing mortality rates.

The evidence of seasonality of some viral infections may be related to vitamin D production that declines during the winter months. Seasonal changes in infection rates are more evident in northern climates, and little or none in areas that are warm all year. He concluded:27

"We can do lots of things to improve our resistance to infection. These include getting regular physical activity, getting enough sleep, stopping smoking and other tobacco use, and, for people living with diabetes, getting it under control. Taking a multivitamin that includes Vitamin D, or a Vitamin D supplement, probably can't hurt, and it might help.

As we continue to work to mitigate the impact of COVID-19, anything we can do to strengthen our resistance is a step in the right direction."

Dr. John C. Umhau is a public health specialist at the National Institutes of Health. In an article in MedPageToday he referenced his review in which he argued there were groups who were more likely to have vitamin D deficiency, including those who are obese, the elderly and those with dark skin. Yet vitamin D is one of the:28

"most studied and most important host factor impacting survival from COVID-19 ... A government-sponsored research strategy to address this issue has not been developed, as officials explained that there was no mandate to explore an alternative to the existing vaccination program.

However, other researchers picked up the ball and provided convincing evidence that vitamin D could reduce the incidence of acute respiratory infection."

In further evidence published in Nutrients,29 scientists reviewed how vitamin D can reduce the risk of infection by lowering the rate at which the virus replicates and reduce the pro-inflammatory cytokines that damage the lungs, leading to pneumonia. Vitamin D also helps increase concentrations of anti-inflammatory cytokines that may help protect the lungs. The researchers recommended those at risk take:

"10,000 IU/d of vitamin D3 for a few weeks to rapidly raise 25(OH)D concentrations, followed by 5000 IU/d. The goal should be to raise 25(OH)D concentrations above 40–60 ng/mL (100–150 nmol/L)."

Individuals Dosages Vary Widely — Test To Be Sure
Although the researchers recommended a specific amount of vitamin D3 to take, it's impossible to predict how much supplementation you personally may need unless your blood level is measured. Typically, ranges are from 2,000 to 10,000 units (IUs) per day, but there are many variables that contribute to this dose — that is why testing is so important.

By testing at home you can stay away from hospitals unless you're having symptoms of a worsening respiratory infection, such as difficulty breathing. Ideally, you'd like your level to be 60 ng/mL.

GrassrootsHealth makes testing easy by offering an inexpensive vitamin D testing kit as part of its consumer-sponsored research. All revenues from these kits go directly to GrassrootsHealth. I make no profit from these kits and only provide them as a service of convenience to my readers.

For more information about supporting your immune system, fighting the SARS-CoV-2 virus and additional nutraceuticals that have demonstrated a positive effect on your immune system or fighting viral infections, see "Quercetin and Vitamin D — Allies Against Coronavirus?"

Interesting Note on Fauci and Vitamin D
As reviewed in an earlier article, long before SARS-CoV-2 became part of everyday life, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), believed vitamin C and D were important strategies for enhancing your body's immune system. Just four years ago, he was interviewed by a reporter from Washingtonian on how to avoid getting sick.

He explained the importance of washing your hands, clipping your nails and getting enough sleep. A fourth strategy he discussed was using vitamin C and D supplements:30

"It can enhance your body's defense against microbes. I take 1,000 milligrams a day. Many people also do not get enough vitamin D, which affects a lot of body functions, so that would be helpful, too."

In the current pandemic, the U.S. has placed inexpensive, patent-free nutritional supplements in second place to drugs and vaccines, which come with a high price tag in addition to unwelcome side effects.

In a more recent interview with RealClearPolitics, Fauci appeared to hedge his opinion. He stressed the viability of vitamin C as an antioxidant that's "essentially totally harmless unless you take in a ridiculous amount."

But when asked whether vitamin D might mitigate some respiratory infections, he said: there's "no definitive proof." He did point out, though, that you're not likely to get hurt by it.31 Still, his answers suggest an unwillingness to admit vitamin D plays a proven and important role in infectious disease.

Might Fauci's backpedaling on vitamins C and D have anything to do with the fact that he serves on the Leadership Council for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Global Vaccine Action Plan? He describes his litmus test for safety and effectiveness as being tied to randomized control trials:32

"That's why you keep hearing me over and over again saying the best optimal way is to do a randomized control trial to determine as quickly as possible whether something works, and if it does, get it out there. If it doesn't, get it off the table."

In what appears contradictory to this statement, Fauci said a vaccine may be released in the next 12 to 18 months.33 However, the standard steps to develop a relatively "safe" vaccine averages five years. It begins with two to four years of laboratory research, followed by one to two years of preclinical studies, and then Phase I, II and III trials.34 "

+ Sources and References
1, 10 the BMJ, 2017;356:j6583
2 Clinical Trials, April 3, 2020
3, 5 Grassroots, April 9, 2020
4 SSRN Papers April 9, 2020
6, 7 Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2020; doi.org/10.1111/apt.15777
8 Europe PMC, 2020; DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-21211/v1 Abstract
9 NY Post, May 1, 2020
11 The Irish Longitudinal Study on Aging, April 2020; doi.org/10.380108/TildaRe.2020-05
12, 13, 14 the BMJ, April 24, 2020
15 CBS News, April 23, 2020
16 Journal of Nutrition, 2006;136(4)
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18, 21 Nutrients April 2, 2020; 12(4): 988
19 Medical Xpress April 6, 2020