Pandemic Guide --What Can Help To Stay Healthy

Posted On Mar 27, 2022,

We all already know about the importance of social distancing and face masks. But we also need to educate ourselves more about food, supplements, and lifestyle to keep our immune system stronger and healthier ever.

1. Vitamin C

There have been many studies demonstrating the vitamin C can help to support nitric oxide synthesis and reduce super-oxide damage. As described below:

‘Circulating levels of vitamin C (ascorbate) are low in patients with sepsis. Parenteral administration of ascorbate raises plasma and tissue concentrations of the vitamin and may decrease morbidity. In animal models of sepsis, intravenous ascorbate injection increases survival and protects several microvascular functions, namely, capillary blood flow, microvascular permeability barrier, and arteriolar responsiveness to vasoconstrictors and vasodilators. The effects of parenteral ascorbate on microvascular function are both rapid and persistent. Ascorbate quickly accumulates in microvascular endothelial cells, scavenges reactive oxygen species, and acts through tetrahydrobiopterin to stimulate nitric oxide production by endothelial nitric oxide synthase. A major reason for the long duration of the improvement in microvascular function is that cells retain high levels of ascorbate, which alter redox-sensitive signaling pathways to diminish septic induction of NADPH oxidase and inducible nitric oxide synthase. These observations are consistent with the hypothesis that microvascular function in sepsis may be improved by parenteral administration of ascorbate as adjuvant therapy.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2767105/#:~:text=Vitamin%20C%20and%20increase%20in%20endothelial%20permeability%20in%20sepsis,disease%20progression%20to%20septic%20shock.

If it is true that COVID attacks and damages the endothelium – and the evidence seems strong that it does – we must protect it. Nitric oxide can do this, as can Vitamin C -assures us, Dr. Malcolm Kendrick. He compares COVID19 to Sepsis. Even though Sepsis is a bacterial and not viral they (Covid19) look-alike with widespread clotting (DIC) and with organ failure and death.

" Sepsis and septic shock, as recently redefined, are associated with pulmonary edema caused by increased permeability to proteins across pulmonary endothelial and epithelial barriers, and recovery from septic shock is associated with a reduction in edema, consistent with restoration of vascular function." --https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5812759/

Dr. Kendrick cites a comprehensive 2017 analysis in the journal Nutrients which concluded:“Vitamin C contributes to immune defense by supporting various cellular functions of both the innate and adaptive immune systems.“Vitamin C deficiency results in impaired immunity and higher susceptibility to infections. Supplementation with vitamin C appears to be able to both prevent and treat respiratory and systemic infections.

• Vitamin D

Vitam D has research showing that it helps patients recover after a respiratory virus infection sets in. But there may be more evidence for vitamin D’s effectiveness as a preventive measure than for any other supplement. A major 2017 study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) analyzed 25 clinical trials that tested vitamin D in 11,321 people. The data came from 14 countries, including the U.S., England, Japan, Australia, Canada, and Italy. The study found that taking vitamin D supplements cuts in half the risk of getting respiratory infections caused by viruses. https://www.bmj.com/content/356/bmj.i6583

In 2012 Spanish study uncovered the mechanism by which vitamin D strengthens immunity.8The researchers looked at blood levels of vitamin D in three age groups: young (20–30), middle-age (31–59), and seniors (60–86). They found that seniors had lower vitamin D levels than other age groups. And their levels dropped more than younger people in the winter when they had less sun exposure. When seniors’ vitamin D levels fell, the scientists observed that their immunity against viruses became weaker. Without sufficient vitamin D, proteins called toll-like receptors that start the immune response did not react as strongly.

Dr. Victor Manuel Martinez-Taboada led the study. He is a researcher at University Hospital in Santander, Spain. He said that vitamin D is a potent weapon against viruses. “Vitamin D supplements should be considered one of the many tools that might help when conventional therapies are not enough,” he said.

Dr. Malcolm who is a member of our Scientific Advisory Board at the Institute for Natural Healing-advising patients to take 2,000 IUs of vitamin D daily during the coronavirus pandemic.“A low vitamin D level is almost certainly why flu epidemics occur in winter months,” Dr. Kendrick said. He believes vitamin D is equally effective against the coronavirus.

• Elderberry Extract

A lab study at the Australia’s University of Sydney tested elderberry extract on human cells infected with the flu virus.23The researchers found that the fruit extract fought the virus at multiple points. It stopped the initial infection and inhibited the growth of the virus so it couldn’t spread.Dr. Peter Valtchev was one of the study leaders. He said that the observation was important, because “blocking the viral cycle at several stages has a higher chance of inhibiting viral infection.”A clinical study at Israel’s Hadassa University Hospitals Clinical Virology Laboratory confirmed that the results are valid in real-life settings. It divided patients with upper respiratory infections into two groups. Some were given elderberry syrup (Sambucol). The others got a placebo.24More than 93% of the elderberry group got significantly better in just two days. It took six days for the placebo group to start to recover. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15080016)

Another study looked at 60 adult patients with respiratory infections. They were given 15 ml of either elderberry or a placebo syrup, four times a day for five days.25The elderberry group felt better four days sooner than the placebo group on average. The study authors concluded that “Elderberry extract seems to offer an efficient, safe, and cost-effective treatment.”Most studies used the syrup (Sambucol) form of elderberry. It is commonly available online. Follow the directions on the label for dosage.

These are some suggestions. More will follow.

This article isn't to diagnose or treat anyone. If you are sick make to see a medical doctor.

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