NaturalProtectionStrategyAgainstViruses,includingtheCoronavirus

Everypersonhasmultiplevirusesintheirbodyandeveryonehasexperiencedaviralinfectionatsomepointintheirlife.Inspiteofthis,thevastmajorityofpeopleknowverylittleaboutvirusesandhowtheycanprotectthemselvesfromthepainandsufferingthatvirusescause.Whatareviruses?Virusesareverytinygerms;muchsmallerthanbacteria.Theyaremadeupofgeneticmaterialwithanoutsideproteinshell.Theyhavesomeveryuniquecharacteristics.

1. Theyarenotabletomakeproteinlikesomeothercells.2. Theyaretotallydependentontheirhostforsurvival.3. Theycanonlyreproducewhileinsideahostcell.4. Astrongimmunesystemcankeepvirusesfrommultiplying.5. Inacompromisedimmunesystem,thevirusinsertsitsgeneticmaterial

intoacellandbeginstoproducemorevirusinthehostcell.6. Eachvirushasauniqueshapeandisattractedtoveryspecificorgansin

thebody,suchastheliver,thelungsoreventheblood.Whatarethediseases/illnessesthatarecausedbyviruses?Thereisalonglistofdiseasescausedbyvirusesincluding:

• Somecolds• Influenza• Chickenpox• HIV• Lyme• SomePneumonia• Shingles• Rubella

• Measles• Hepatitis• Herpes• Polio• Ebola• Smallpox• Mumps• EpsteinBarr

TreatmentsforviraldiseasesVirusesareverydifficulttotreatwithconventionalmedicalapproaches.Afewofthemoreeffectivetreatmentsinclude:

1. Smallpox–Avaccinehasbeeneffective.2. Polio-Vaccinationiseffective3. HIV–Afewmedicationshaveproventobeeffective.4. HepatitisC–Afewmedicationshaveproventobeveryeffective.5. Fluvaccine-Thisyear’sversionofthefluvaccine(2020)isonly10%

effectiveaccordingtoarecentstudyintheNewEnglandJournalofMedcine.ThisstudyinJan/Feb.2020suggeststhatthisyear’sdominantfluvirusisuniqueandstrongerthanpreviousstrains.

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Vaccinationsforthefluandmeasleshavenotbeenshowntobeconsistentlyeffective,butshowsomepromiseforthefuture.Theseresearcheffortsdeservetobecontinued.However,thereareseveralnaturalapproaches,thatalsodeservetobeconsidered.Thesenaturalstrategiesaresupportedbyexcellentscientificevidence.AnimalcausedvirusesSomevirusesemanatefromcontactwithanimals.

Virus• Influenza• Rabies• Lassa,leptospirosis,etc.• EbolaandMarburg• HIV–1and2• Newcastledisease• WestNile• Lymedisease• Rabies• Yellowfeveranddenguefever

Animalcause• Birds,pigs,horses• Bats,dogs,foxes• Rodents• Monkeys• Chimpanzeesandmonkeys• Poultry• Birds• Ticsfromdeer• Animalbite• Insects-mosquitoes,lice,fleas

PlantspreadofvirusesFruitsandvegetablescanalsobecomeinfectedwithviruses.Noroviruscontaminationcanoccurbeforeandafterharvestfromwaterrunoffcontainingfecalmatter,orwheninfectedhumantouchtheplants.Norovirusesdonotgrowontheplantlikebacteriadoes.Theywaituntiltheinfectionispassedontoahuman,andthenitbeginstomultiply.Largercommercialharvestingcompaniesuseprocessesthataresaferbecausemostoftheproduceistreatedwithirradiation.However,whenpeoplebuyproduceatfoodmarketsthistreatmentisnotused.AnovelmethodoftreatmenthasbeendevelopedbyscientistsinQuebec,Canada.Thedeveloperscombinedcranberryjuiceandcitrusextractinasprayforproducesuchaslettuceandstrawberries.Otherproducesprayscaneffectivelykillbacteria,butarenotaseffectiveonthenorovirus.Thissprayturnedouttobeveryeffective.(ThestudywaspublishedonlineonFebruary12,2020intheJournalofAppliedMicrobiology). HumanspreadofvirusesThereareafewvirusesthatarespreadbyhumancontact.Humantransmission Vitustype

• Skincontact• Respiratory• Fecal-oral• Milk• Sexually

• HPV(warts)• Coldviruses,flu,measles,mumps• Polio,Coxsackie,HepatitisA• HIV,HTLV-1,CMV• Herpes1and2,HIV,HepatitisB

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PreventingandtreatingviraldiseasenaturallyThereismountingscientificevidencethatahandfulofvitamins,mineralsandherbshavebeenshowntobeeffectiveinthepreventionandtreatmentofmanyviralinfectionillnesses.Belowaresomeexamplesofnaturalpreventionandtreatmentprotocols:

• Measles–In2002,astudyofchildrenwithmeaslesundertheageoftwo,experiencedareducedriskofoverallmortality,andpneumoniaspecificmortality,aftertaking200,000iuofvitaminAfortwodays.(PubMed)

• HIV–In2018,aNationalInstituteofHealthstudyfoundthatlow

vitaminD3promotesinflammationandde-activationofkeyimmunesystemelements.SupplementationwithvitaminD3tolevelsbetween50–90ng/mLcanhelpprovideexcellentprotection.

• Coldsandflu–InAprilof2012,astudyfoundthatlowlevelsof

vitaminD3resultedinanincreaseincolds,fluandautoimmunediseases.Theselowlevels,under50ng/mL,allowforgeneticactivationofreducedimmunefunction.(FederationofAmericanScientistsforExperimentalBiology)

• TBandHepatitisC–VitaminD3deficiencyhasnowbeenfoundto

haveastrongco-relationtothedevelopmentofTB,hepatitisCandbacterialvaginosis.(CanadianAIDSTreatmentandInformationExchange)

• Polio–Nearly50yearsago,Dr.FrederickKlennercured60people

withpoliobyusingmulti-gramdosesofvitaminC.Heusedbothintramuscularandintravenousmethodsoveratwo-dayperiod.(JournalofPreventiveMedicine–1974)

• Sepsis–Sepsisisnotavirus,butitisaverydangerousinfection

causedbydifficulttotreatbacteria.VitaminCusedasanadjuncttoanti-bacterialprotocolshasbeenshowntobehighlyeffectiveinreducingtheseverityandlengthoftheinfection.Manylivesarebeingsavedinthehospitalsusingthisintegratedprotocol.(JCritCare–2018)

• Viralpneumonia–WhenDr.AndrewSaulbecameillwithviral

pneumonia,hisdoctorofferednotreatment.Dr.SaulknewabouttheworkofDr.Cathcart,whowasusingmegadosesofintravenousvitaminC(200,000mgdaily).Dr.Saultook2,000mgofvitaminC

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orallyeverysixminutesandexperienceddramaticreliefwithinhours.Afterconsuming100,000mg,hebegantoexperienceaconsiderablereductionofsymptoms.(www.doctoryourself.comandJournalofOrthomolecularMedicine)

ThespecialcaseoftheCoronavirusThereareover200virusesthatcauseinfluenzaandtheyhavesimilarsymptomssuchasfever,headache,cough,runnynosesandaches/pain.Vaccinesaredevelopedmonthsbeforetheyarereleasedwiththreevirusstrainsbeingincludedinthevaccination.ThestrainsofinfluenzaselectedusuallycomefrominfluenzaAandB,whichrepresentabout10%ofcirculatingviruses.(Source:CochraneReports)Thatisoneofthemainreasonswhymostfluvaccinesareeffectiveabout10-30%ofthetime.Thisyear’svaccineisabout10%effectiveaccordingtoareportintheNewEnglandJournalofMedicine.ThecurrentCoronavirusbelongstoafamilyofviruses,includingsomethatarerelatedtothecommoncold.However,eachofthesefamilymembershasaslightlydifferentmolecularstructurewhichcanalterthebehaviorofthevirusinmanyways.InthiscasethecurrentCoronavirusseemstobestrongerduetocertainkeyfactorssuchas:

• Mostvirusesaretransmittedfrompersontoperson.• Thisvirusseemstobeabletostayonsomesurfacesforupto28days.

Althoughsomestudiessayonlyfourdays.• Manypeopleseemtobeabletocarrythevirusfor4daysbefore

symptomsoccur.• Somepeopleexperiencenosymptomsandbecomeunknowncarriers.• Peoplemaybelievetheyhavethecommonfluvirusanddonotreport

theirillness.• Doctorsandhospitalsarenotscreeningpeopletodeterminewhat

kindofvirustheyhave.• SomescientistsarespeculatingthattheCoronaviruscouldcontinue

farbeyondthenormalfluseasonfor12to18months.• Thedeathrateformostpeoplewiththefluis0.1%ofthosewhowere

infected.SofarscientistsareestimatingthattheCoronavirusfatalityratewillbe2.0or20timeshigher.

Forthesereasons,itisnowbelievedthatasmanyashalfofallCoronaviruscasesareundetected.ThesereportsarebeingconfirmedbymultiplesourcesincludingtheUniversityofChicago,UCLAandtheLondonSchoolofTropicalHygieneandMedicine.Dr.LipsitchfromHarvardUniversityhaspredictedthat40-70%oftheworld’spopulationcouldbecomeinfectedwiththeCoronavirus.Ifthereisanygoodnewsregardingthisvirusitcouldbethat81%ofinfectedpeoplewillexperiencemildsymptoms,14%severesymptomsand5%criticalsymptoms.(Source:ChineseCenterforDiseaseControl)

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Whoarethemostvulnerablepeople?

• PeoplewitharespiratoryillnesssuchasCOPD,asthmaorallergies.

• Peoplewithchronicillness,especiallycancer.Whitebloodcellsaredepleted.

• Thosewithweakimmunesystemsorareinpoorhealth.

• Peoplewholiveinareaswithhighlevelsofpollutionorareexposedto

pollutionintheworkplace.

• Peoplewhoeatfewvegetables-twoorlesseachday.

• Peoplewhosmokeorhavesmokedinthepast.

• Peopleexposedtoelectro-magneticradiationsuchasthenew5G.

• PeoplewithlowerlevelsofACE-2receptors.Thisinfluencestheeffectivenessofourimmunesystem.

• Peoplewhoareoverweight;fatcellsareinflammatory.Thiscausesthe

immunesystemtoworkharder.

• Peoplewhoeattoomuchsugar,suchascandy,pastries,soda,fruitjuicesorevenmorethantwosweetfruitseachday.

• PeoplewhohaveTypeAblood.TypeOisbetterwithprovenresistanceto

theCOVID-19virus.ThiswasanearlystudyfromChina.

• Peoplewhodrinkmorethanonealcoholicbeverageaday.Mostalcoholissugarorhighincalories.Alcoholalsoputsastrainontheliverwhichisresponsiblefordetoxifyingthealcohol.

• Somepeoplecouldbecomere-infectediftheyproducealowlevelof

antibodies.And,antibodiesmayonlyprotectprotectionforoneortwoyears.Thisanewvirussothisisunclear.

• Somepeoplecanhavelowantibodiesintheirbloodandstillbecomere-

infectedifthevirusenterstheireyes,mouthorthroat.

• Evenasymptomaticpeoplearenowshowingsomedegreeofdamagetotheirbloodvessels,kidneys,liver,heart,intestinesandbrain.

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ThecytokinestormThemoredangerousimpactoftheCoronavirusmaybeduetosomethingcalled“thecytokinestorm”.Thisistheequivalentoftheperfectstormwhenconditionsoccurthatcreatetheperfectenvironmentfortheover-reactionofaperson’simmunesystem.Thestepsinthisprocessareasfollows:

• Ourbodiessenseaninvaderandsearchforsomehistoricalbiochemicalknowledgeabouthowthispathogenwastreatedinthepast,sothataquickdefensecanbemounted.

• DefenderslikeT-cells,B-cells,interferon,interleukinandNKcellsarepartofthecytokinedefenseteamresponsibleformountingthisattackonanypathogen.

• Whenthebodydoesnotrecognizetheinvader,andtheinvaderisaggressive,thebodycanoverreactinordertomountaneffectivedefense.

• Thisoverreactioncancausedamagetolungcells,causingtoomuchinflammationwithabuild-upoffluidinthelungsthatbeginstodisrupttheproductionanddeliveryofoxygen.

• Thiscouldleadtothedevelopmentofpneumonia,whichcanbebacterial,viraloracombinationofboth.Antibioticscanonlytreatthebacterialtype,butnottheviraltype.

• Wheninsufficientoxygenisdeliveredtokeyorgansliketheheart,thekidneysandtheliverthepatient’sbodycandeteriorateveryquicklyleadingtodeath.Thissameprocesscanoccurwithanyfluandleadsto600,000deathsworldwideeveryyear.

• Thosemostvulnerabletothiscytokinestormarechildrenundersixwhodonothaveaverystrongimmunesystem,theelderlywhomayalsohaveaweakimmunesystemandadultswhomaybebattlingachronicillness,suchascancer.

• Whiledrugsarebeingtestedtostopthecytokinestormtheremaybeanaturalstrategytocombatthisreactioninthelungs.Thebodyissupposedtobalancethecytokinesbeingreleasedwithnitricoxideandsuperoxide.However,whenthecytokinesoverreactmolecularhydrogen(H2)couldbeusedtoimprovethisbalancingact.PuttinganH2tabletintodrinkingwaterhasbeenshowntoincreaseoxidelevelsenoughtopreventthecytokinestormfromhappening.Thisiscrucialbecausemosttothedamagetothelungshappensafterthecytokinestormhashappened.Molecularhydrogenmaybeasuperiorstrategytohelpavoidthisproblem.

• SpecializedProResolvingMediators(SPM)canalsostopthishyperinflammationprocessandavoidthecytokinestorm.

• SomedoctorsarenowusingmolecularhydrogenIV’stoensureenoughH2isdeliveredtothebodytoensurethatthisdamagetothelungsdoesnotoccur.

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OtherrelatedCoronavirusissuesTheuniqueaspectsofthisviruswillalsocauseaseriouschallengetothedevelopmentofanewvaccinetotreattheCoronavirus.Scientistspredictthatitcouldtake18months,orlonger,todevelopanevenmarginallyeffectivevaccine.Thereareseveralchallengesrelatedtothislackofaneffectivevaccine:

• Inthefinalanalysis,eachpersonmusttakeresponsibilityfortheirownhealth.

• Whilethemediaisstressinghandwashingandavoidinghumancontact,anequallyimportantfactoristheneedtostrengthentheimmunesystem.Thisincludeseatingmorevegetableseveryday,7-9helpings,insteadof2orlessthatmostpeopleeat.

• Itisalsoimportanttoreducesugarintake.Viruseslovesugar,asdocancercellsandmostotherpathogens.

• PeoplewithtypeObloodseemtobemoreresistancetoCoVID-19,whilepeoplewithtypeAbloodaremorevulnerable.

• Peoplewhodrinkmorethanonealcoholicbeverageadaymayalsobeweakeningtheirimmunesystem.

• Newstudieshavenowconfirmedthatpeoplewhoareoverweightarealsoathigherriskthenpeoplewhoarenotoverweight.Excessfatonthebodypromotesinflammation.

• Peoplealsoneedtoquitsmoking,orvaping,andavoidgoingoutdoorsifairpollutionwarningsarehigh.

• Peoplewithrespiratoryissuesorwithchronicillness,especiallycancer,shouldbeextracarefulandtakehighlevelsofvitaminD3andvitaminC.Peoplewithallergies,asthmaorCOPDarealsomorevulnerablethanpeoplewhodonothavetheseconditions.

• Improvingnutritionandavoidingtoxinsarethetwomostimportantstrategiesforeverypersontoconsider.AirpollutionisemergingasakeyriskfactorforpeoplewhoarevulnerabletotheCOVID-19virus.

• Usingadvancedbloodtestingcanhelptoidentifyalloftheimmunesystemchallengesthatneedtobeaddressedwithevidence-basedstrategies;usuallydietandsupplements.

• Sincethelungsaretheprimaryentrypointforanyfluvirusitiscrucialthatlunghealthisstrengthenedasmuchaspossible.

• Immediatesymptomresponseisalsocritical.Virusesmultipleveryquicklyinthebodydoublingeveryhourorso.SomeproductsareveryeffectiveinthisregardincludinghighdosesofvitaminC,nanoparticlesliver,ACFfromBuriedTreasure(anherbalformula)andOliveLeafextract.

• Forexample,Dr.SaulusedhighdosesofvitaminCtotreatviralpneumonia.Hetook2,000mgofvitaminCevery6minutesfor12hourstoachieveimmediaterelief.

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• Mostdoctorsdonothaveaverygoodunderstandingofthesenaturalevidence-basedstrategiessoitdoesnothelpverymuchtoseektheirassistance.Ifyoudocontractacoldorafluthemosthelpfulthingyoucandoistoasktobetestedassoonaspossibletodeterminewhichformofthevirusyouhave.

• Makeyourshortandlong-termflustrategyimmediatelyandbepreparedtoactoniteachandeverydaytoimproveyourimmunesystemandyouroverallhealth.

• Asmoreresearchisemergingonpeoplewhohavebeeninfectedwearelearningthatbeinginfecteddoesnotguaranteethattheywillhaveantibodiesandbeabletoavoidfutureinfections.Infact,abloodtestmayindicatetheantibodiesarepresentintheblood,buttheviruscanstillbeinmouth,throatorinfluidintheeyes.

• TheCOVID-19virusisimpactingotherorgansinthebodyindifferentways.Forexample,ithasnowbeendeterminedthatACE-2receptorsmaybeoneofthepointsofconnectionforthisvirus.Thesereceptorsareeverywhere,butourmoreprominentintheheart,liver,kidneys,brain,intestinesandbloodvessels.

• Doctorsandscientistsarenowfindingdamageintheheart,12-19%ofpatients,thekidneys,36%ofpatients,andirregularbloodclotting,31%ofpatients.

• Inonestudy95%ofasymptomaticpatientsexperiencedsomecellulardamage.Thispointstopossiblehealthproblemsinthefutureforanyonewhohasbeeninfectedbythisvirus.

• Andfinally,inanotherstudyiswasalsodeterminedthattheCOVID-19viruswasimpactinghormonelevelsandevenfoundinsperm.

OptimizingOurImmuneSystemAsfearsabouttheCOVID-19virusincrease,therearemorediscussionsabouthowthehumanimmunesystemfunctionsandwhethernaturalstrategies,suchasvitaminC,vitaminDandcolloidalsilverareactuallyeffective.Thefollowingexplanationofthesciencebehindthesenaturalpreventionandtreatmentapproachesmayhelptoclarifythisdiscussion.GenerallySpeaking

Ourimmunesystemhasevolvedovermillionsofyearstosuccessfullydefendourcellsagainstallmannerofinvadingmicrobes,includingbacteria,virusesandotherpathogens.Animportantaspectofthisdefensemechanismisthefoodweeat.withthefirstpriorityfortheuseofnutrientsbeingtheeliminationofthese“germs,”orinvaders,withspecificnutrientsthatsupportourimmunesystem.Dr.BruceAmesestablishedathree-levelprioritysystemthatensuresweareprotectedaslongasweconsumethenutrientsthatourbodyhasdecidedaregoodforourimmunity.

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Thefirstprobleminthisregardisthatmostpeopledonoteatenoughoftheseimportantnutrientsfoundprimarilyinfruitsandvegetables.Astudyof16,000peoplebytheNationalCancerInstitutecouldnotfindonepersonwithatrulygooddiet.Infact,mostpeopleweredeficientin11outof14nutritionalcategories.Whenpeoplesaytheyeataprettyhealthydiet,thisissimplynottrue.Thisdeficiencybecomesmoreseriouswhenyouconsiderthatournutritionalneedsincreaseundercertainsituationssuchas:

1. Pregnancy 4.Injuries 7.Colds/Flu 10.Alcoholuse1. Stress 5.Operations 8.Toxins 11.Tobaccouse2. Exercise 6.Prescriptiondruguse 9.Chronicillness12.Naturalloss

Thisispreciselywhychronicillnesshasincreasedbyover600%inthepast60years,from10%to70%intheadultpopulation.Itisalsowhylifeexpectancywilldeclineforthefirsttimeinhumanhistoryforpeoplebornaftertheyear2000.(Newscienceisnowsuggestingthatthiscouldoccurwithpeoplebornaftertheyear1980).Tobetterillustrateexactlyhowvalidthisnutritionaldeficiencyisinthegeneralpublicconsiderthefollowingnewreportsfromprisonsandthearmedservices.AllofthesailorsonanavalvesselweretestedfortheCOVID-19virusand60%werefoundtohavethevirus,butbesymptomfree.Thatis20%betterthanthegeneralpublicwherethelevelofasymptomaticpeopleisashighas50%.However,inanevenmorerestrictedenvironment,foundinprisons,maleinmatesinfourstateinstitutionsweretestedwith96%foundtohavethevirusbutstillbeasymptomatic.Thatisnearly100%betterthantherateofsymptomfreepeopleinthegeneralpublic.Prisonersgetthreewellbalancedmealseveryday,liveinveryclosequarters,andstillexperiencevirtuallynosymptoms.Thisisespeciallysignificantwhenweconsiderthatallageswererepresented,andmenarereportedtobemorevulnerabletothisvirus.

YourimmunesystemistheprimarydefenseagainstCOVID-19

1. Achallengeworthtrying-Twogroupsofpeople,onewithstrongimmunesystemsandonewithweakimmunesystems.Introduceaninfectedpersonintoeachgroupandencouragethemtocirculatefor4hours?Ithinktheresultswillprovemepoint.

2. Furtherproofonthreeimmuneboosters-Examplesofthestrengthof

vitaminD,vitaminCandCo-enzymeQ10.

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a. WomenwithhighlevelsofvitaminD3intheirbloodhavea77%reducedriskofbreastcancer.MenwithhighlevelsofvitaminD3havean83%reducedriskofprostatecancer.Highlevelsare50-90ng/mL.

b. Adoctorcamedownwithviralpneumoniaandtook2,000mgofvitaminCeverysixhours.Thesymptomsbegintobereducedinafewhours,were90%gonein12hours,andhewasbacktogoodhealththenextday.

c. Aclinicaltrialofpatientsondialysisgaveallpatients180mgofCoQ10for3months.Fiftypercentofthepatientswereabletobetakenofftheirdialysis.Themoreadvancedcasescouldnotgetoff.

3. Apersonalviralinfectionchallenge-Mysix-year-oldgrandsonbecame

illwitharare,untreatablestomachvirus.Doctorssaidtakehimhome,drinklotsofwaterandusechildren’saspirinforpain.

a. Irecommended300mgofvitaminCevery3hours.Inadayandahalf,hewasfine.Thenextweekhewenttothedoctor’soffice,wasretestedandtheviruswasgone.

b. ThedoctorhadnoideawhythevitaminCworked.Shehadneveraresultlikethat,ever.

4. Whatarethemainelementsofastrongimmunesystem?

a. Nutrition;followtheplant-basedMediterraneanDiet.Seventonineveggiesandfruit/day.

b. Avoidstresswithyoga,meditationanddeepbreathing.TestforcortisolandtakevitaminBcomplex.VitaminBisdepletedbystress.

c. Avoidtoxinslikeairpollution,chemicalsinthehomeandradiation.TestDNAdamagewiththe8-OHgDurinetest.DetoxifywiththeClearChangesupplementfromMetagenics,foundatwww.drcharlesbens.com.(ImmunetestandClearChangeareboththere)

d. Avoidsugar-Sugar,simplecarbsandalcoholfillwhitebloodcellsbymistakeinsteadofvitaminC.Theirmoleculeslooksimilar.Thiscandepleteimmuneresponseupto75%.UsetheGlygoMarktesttoaccuratelymeasuresugarlevels.ThisisincludedinourImmuneFunctiontestatwww.drcharlesbens.com.

e. Sleepwell-Thebodyre-balancesduringsleepinaprocesscalledhomeostasis.Hormonesandneurotransmittersaremadeandtoxinsprocessed.Thehomocysteinelevelscanmeasurehowwellthemethylationprocessisworking.Thisisalsoonourimmunepanel.

f. Exerciseisimportant-Atleast30-45minutesofexerciseeverydaywillhelptostrengthentheheartandcirculationsystem,thelungsandthedetoxificationprocess.

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g. Extrasupplementstoboostimmunity-Mostpeoplecannotgetallofthenutrientstheyneedfromfood.Anydoctorwhosaystheycanshouldbeaskedforthescientificproof.Itdoesnotexist.Mostpeopleneedamultiplevitamin/mineral,vitaminC,vitaminD3,magnesium,vitaminBcomplex,zincandsomegreenpowder.

5. Thisvirusisstrong-Taketherecommendedprecautionslikemasks,

gloves,handwashingetc.a. Watchforearlysymptomslikeaheadache,temperatureincrease

ofloweroxygenlevelswithapulsemeter;below90isnotgood.Actnow,donotwaitthe4daysformoresymptoms.

b. TakesomethingdifferenteveryhoursuchasvitaminC,vitaminD,nanoparticlesilverandOliveLeafExtract.Thereareover500scientificstudiesforallofthesetreatments.Zinclozengesforthethroat.

c. Continuethishourlytreatmentuntilsymptomsallstop.Thencontinuethesameprotocoleverytwohoursinsteadofeveryhour.Ifyoucutbacktoosoontheviruswilllikelycomeback.

d. Protectingthelungsisalsoagoodidea.Science-basedpreventionandtreatmentincludescurcumin,bromelainandquercetin.

e. Atthistimealsoconcentrateonanti-viralfoodslikewildblueberries,pomegranates,coconutoil,sprouts,parsley,garlic,ginger,redclover,fennelandkale.

TopTenImmuneSystemMeasures

Havingastrongimmunesystemisthenumberonefactorindeterminingissomeonewillsuccumbtothecoronavirus,canceroranychronicillness.Notexperiencingfrequentcoldsandfluisonepossiblemeasureofthisstrength,butthereisamuchbetterandmorescientificwaytomakethisdetermination.Gettingthebestblood,urineandcellularenergytestswillprovideamuchmoreaccuratemeasureofthestrengthofanyperson’simmunesystem.Hereisalistofsomeofthebestmeasurementtoolsforthisimmunesystemanalysis.

1. Omega3/6ratio-Thisbloodtestmeasurestheratioofomega3toomega6fattyacidsinthebody.Omega3isanti-inflammatorywhileomega6isinflammatory.Toomuchomega6meansthebodyisvulnerabletoillnessessuchascancer,fluresponseandotherchronicillnesses.Goodratio2.1-3.1.

2. VitaminD3-VitaminD3controlshundredsmoregeneticpredispositionsthananyothernutrientordrug.Highlevelsinthebloodareproventodramaticallyreducetheriskofcancerandviralinfections,includingtheCoronavirus.Desiredlevelsare50-90ng/mL.

3. VitaminC-VitaminCisapowerfulantioxidantwiththeprovenabilitytopreventandeffectivelytreatmanycancers,heartdiseaseandmany

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viruses,includingtheCoronavirus.Goodbloodlevelsare400micromol/L.

4. Co-enzymeQ10-CoQ10increaseenergyproductioninthemitochondriaofourcells,aswellasprovideantioxidantprotectionforthenucleusofourcells,whichcontainsourDNA.Energylevelsarecrucialfororganssuchastheliver,pancreas,kidneys,lungsandtheheart.DiseasessuchasParkinson’s,cancer,kidneydiseaseandheartdiseasehavebeeneffectivelytreated.Goodlevel0.8-1.5vng/mL.

5. C-reactiveprotein-CRPisthemeasureofinflammationinthebody.Inflammationiscausedbythepresentenceoftoxins,toomuchfatinthebody,poornutritionandinjuries.Itisawarningsignforthedevelopmentofheartdisease,cancer,braindiseaseandmuchmore.Goodlevelislessthan1mg/L.

6. 8-OHgD-ThisurinetestmeasurestheaccumulatedoxidativestressandDNAdamageinourcells.DNAdamageiscausedbytoxins,virusesandotherpathogens.High8-OHgDlevelsareanindicationthatthebodyisvulnerabletodiseasessuchascancerandheartdisease.Levelsaremales29.6+/-24.5ng/mgandfemales43.9+/-42.1ng/mgcreatinine.

7. GGTtest-TheGamma-GlutamylTranspeptidaseTestisameasureofhowwellyourliverisfunctioning.Theliveristhebody’sprimarydetoxificationorgan.Ifitisnotfunctioningproperlysomethingiswrong,andshouldbecorrected.Normallevelsare0-30IU/L.

8. GlycoMark-Sugarispublicenemynumberoneinourbody.Thebestmeasureofsugar’spresenceandbehaviorinourbodyistheGlycoMarktest.Thistestmeasuresallaspectsofsugarinfluenceincludingaftermealglucosespikes.Asafelevelis10-31ug/mL.

9. Lymphocytes-Lymphocytesrepresentupto40%ofthewhitebloodcellsinourbody,andarecrucialtotheimmunesystemdefensemechanism.Levelsincreaseinthepresenceofinfections,includingviralinfections.Bloodcancerandautoimmunediseasesalsocauselevelsoflymphocytestoincrease.Normalsafelevelsare1000-3000/ml.

10. Homocysteine-ThistestmeasuresthelevelsofvitaminB6,B12andfolateinthebody.Thesethreenutrientsarecrucialtothedevelopmentofhormonesandneurotransmitters.Lowlevelsleadtoinflammationandthedevelopmentofmanychronicillnesses.Bestrange5.0-7.0mmol/L.

Thistestisavailableatwww.drcharlesbens.com.ThereareothergoodtestssuchastheGlutathione(GSH)test,butitisveryexpensive.ElectrodermalScreening(EDS)isanothergoodtestthatmeasuresenergyoutputinthemitochondriaofourcells.Itisalsoexpensive,butcouldbeusedifthescoresontheabovetentestspointtoanimmunesystemchallenge.Thistestpanelcanbeanexcellentstartingpointforanyonesearchingforstrategiesforbecominghealthier.

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ThreenaturalstrategiesfortheCOVID-19versusareVitaminC,VitaminDandColloidalSilver

1. VitaminC–ThesciencebehindVitaminCbeganin1912whenitwasdiscovered.Then,in1928,itwasisolated,andin1933itbecamethefirstvitamintobeproducedchemically.AlbertSzent-GyorgyidiscoveredascorbicacidatthattimeandLinusPaulingbecamethechampionofVitaminCinthe1950’sandbeyond.JamesLind,aScottishNavelsurgeon,foundthatcitrusfruitpreventedscurvyinthe1700’s,sosomecreditmustalsobegiventohim.

Mostrecently,theShanghaiGovernmentannouncedthatVitaminCisaneffectivetreatmentfortheCOVID-19virus.Dr.AndrewSaulhasfoundthathighdosesofvitaminCcanalsobeaneffectivetreatmentforahighrangeofvitalinfections.Verylittlehasbeenreportedinthemainstreammediaaboutexactlyhowthisprotectionhappensinourbody.

VitaminCisanantioxidant,whichmeansithasanextraelectrontogivetotoxinsandgermsinourbodythataremissinganelectron.Thesetoxinsorgermsareknownasfreeradicaldamage.However,virusesarenotfreeradicalmolecules,theyarefragmentsthataresmallerthanbacteriaandcanonlysurvivewhentheyattachtooneofourcells.Theycanthenmultiplyandbegintooverwhelmanddamagekeyorgans,especiallyourlungs.However,vitaminCcanpreventthisdamageinthefollowingway:

§ Ourbody’simmunesystemusesphagocytes,suchaswhite

bloodcellstocaptureandengulfharmfulmicroorganisms,suchasbacteriaandviruses.

§ VitaminCisneededbywhitebloodcellsat50timesthe

levelusuallyfoundinourbloodstream.OurbodiesdonotmakevitaminC,althoughtherearesometheoriesthatindicatetheyusedtomakeit.Wecanonlygetthislevelof50timesbyconsumingvitaminCfromfoodsandsupplements.VitaminCisbeingmovedintoourwhitebloodcellscontinuouslytoensureastrongimmuneresponsewhenneeded.

§ SugarandVitaminChaveasimilarchemicalstructure,

whichcausessugartogetintothewhitebloodcellsbymistake.Iftheconcentrationofglucose/sugarinourbloodreachesthelevelof120mg/dl,thatmeanswhitebloodcellsarefilledwithtoomuchsugar,insteadofvitaminC.Thiscausesareducedimmuneresponseofupto75%for4-6hours.

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§ VitaminCisawater-solublevitaminandmovesoutofthebodywithin4hours.Therefore,moreVitaminCmustbeconsumedandproperlyabsorbed,inordertobuildthe50timesconcentrationneededinourwhitebloodcells.

§ Iftheviralorbacterialchallengeismoreserious,suchas

theCOVID-19virus,thisreplacementprocessmayneedtobedonesooner,suchaseverytwohours.

§ IntravenousinfusionsofVitaminCcanhelptoimprove

concentrationlevels,however,eventheIVapproachmustberepeatedinordertocreateasustainedimmuneresponse.

§ Whitebloodconcentrationsof50timesnormallevelsfrom

foodandsupplementscanbeaccomplishedbygraduallyincreasingsupplementlevelsfrom2,000mgdaily(500mgeveryfourhours)to10,000mgormoredaily(1,000mgevery2hours).

§ VitaminCsupplementsshouldcontainbioflavonoids

becausethisishowthebodyrecognizesthisnutrient.Thisishowitisfoundinfruitsandvegetables.Infact,ithelpstotakeVitaminCsupplementswiththefoodsthatitcomesfrominordertoensurethatalloftheco-factorscanhelpintheabsorptionprocess.

ByincreasingVitaminClevelsto50,000mgto150,000mgdaily,withtheprovencofactors,andreducingsugarintake,thereisnowmountingscientificevidencethatVitaminCiseffectiveagainstallviruses,aswellasmanycancers.Ref#1Inonestudy,asymptomaticadultswiththefluweregiven1000mgofVitaminConanhourlybasisforsixhours,theythenreceived1000mgthreetimesdailyuntiltheirsymptomsstopped.Theirflusymptomswerereducedby85%comparedtoaplacebogroup.LifeExtension,“DiseasePreventionandTreatment,”2013,pages825-826.Ref#2Basedon30clinicalstudiesonVitaminCtreatmentforviruses,suchasSARS,BirdfluandSwineflu,theeffectivedosageofVitaminCcanrangefrom10,000mgdailytoover100,000mgdaily,primarilyviaIVtreatments.Coronavirus:ExploringEffectiveNutritionalTreatments.AndrewW.Saul,OrthomolecularNewsService;January30,2020.

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2. VitaminD3VitaminD3isproventohaveanti-viralcapabilities.OurbodiescanmakeVitaminD3bywayofexposuretotheultravioletraysofthesun,whichhelpstoconvertcholesterolintoVitaminD.Thebodycanmakeasmuchas20,000IUofVitaminDwithexposuretosizablesectionsofourskin.However,thereisalsotheriskofoverexposuretothesun,resultinginskindamage,andevenskincancer.Inthenorthernclimatezones,itisoftenverydifficulttogetenoughsunshinetoproducesufficientlevelsofVitaminD3.VitaminDcanalsobefoundinmanyfoods,suchassalmon,herring,sardines,codliveroil,eggsanddairyproducts.ForpeoplewhoeatVitaminDrichfoodsonaregularbasis,andhavesomeexposuretothesun,itispossibletoachievesufficientbloodlevelsofvitaminD.However,mostpeopledonotachievesufficientlevels.TheeffectivelevelofvitaminD3,basedonhundredsofscientificstudies,is50-90ng/ml.Basedontheselevels,about90%oftheUSpopulationisdeficientinVitaminD3.(Dr.JosephMercola–Top5signsofVitaminDdeficiency,Jan01,2019).ThislevelofdeficiencyisextremelydangeroussinceVitaminDhelpstoregulateover2000genesrelatedtochronicillness.Over80%ofallgeneticmaterialconsistsofonandoffswitchesfordisease,includingviralinfectionsandcancer.WhenpeoplehavesufficientlevelsofVitaminD3intheirblood,therisksofcontractingmanycancers,includingbreastcancerandprostatecancer,areloweredby70-80%.VitaminD3alsoexertsadirectinfluenceonourimmunesystembyhelpingtoproduceanantibioticproteincalledcathelicidin,whichisknowntokillviruses,bacteria,fungiandparasites.Somestudieshavereportedsignificantpreventionbenefitsbyconsumingaslittleas1200IUofvitaminD3daily.Dr.JohnCannelrecommendstaking50,000IUdailyforthefirstfivedaysafterinitialviralinfectionsymptomsoccur,and5,000-10,000IUdailyasamaintenancedose.Ref#1Inonedoubleblindplacebocontrolledstudy,thetreatmentgroupconsumed2,000IUofvitaminD3duringcoldandfluseason,whilethecontrolgroupconsumedaplacebo.ThevitaminD3grouphada58%reducedriskoftheflu.VitaminD3helpsfendoffflu,asthmaattacks–AmericanJournalofClinicalNutrition,March10,2010.Ref#2Inanotherplacebocontrolledstudy,schoolchildrenweregiven1200IUofVitaminD3dailyandexperienced51%reduced

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fluoccurrencecomparedtothecontrolgroup.LifeExtension“DiseasePreventionandTreatment,”2013page825.WhydidVitaminD3notworkfor100%ofthepeople?Thefollowingexplanationhelpstoexplainthis:

• SomeparticipantsintheVitaminD3groupmayhaveeatenalesshealthydiet,includingmoresugar.

• SomeVitaminD3groupmembersmayhavehadabsorptiondifficultiesrelatedtogeneticorbiochemicalchallenges.

• SomeVitaminD3groupparticipantsmayhavehadlessexposuretothesun.

Inotherwords,allvariableswerenottakenintoconsideration.

VitaminD3nowproventobeeffectiveagainsttheCOVID-19virusIn the first test of vitamin D3 in COVID-19 survivors those with the highest levels of vitamin D3 had the mildest symptoms and no fatalities. The test was validated by Grassroots Health one of the most respected vitamin D3 scientific research centers in the country.Vitamin D and the anti-viral state- J Clin Virol-Jeremy A. Beard, Allison Bearden, Rob Striker

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3. NanoparticleColloidalSilver

Thehistoryofsilver’suseoverthousandsofyearsiswelldocumented.

• Hippocrates(460BC)theFatherofWesternMedicine,usedsilvertohealwoundsandcontrolinfections.

• Herodotus(484BC)describeshowtheKingofPersiausedsilvertopreventillness.

• AlexanderI,ofRussia,usedsilverlineddrinkingvesselstosanitizewaterduringtheNapoleonWars.

• Paracelsus(1493)the“FatherofToxicology”usedsilverasmedicine.

• Raulin(1869)ObservedthatAspergillusNigerwouldnotgrowinsilvervessels.(AspergillusNigerisblackfungus)

• Dr.WilliamHalsted,ChiefSurgeon,John’sHopkinsMedicalSchool(1880’s)usedsilverinoperationsandinfectiouswounds.

• HenryBrooks(1910)foundthatcolloidalsilverkilledgerms.

• GAKruise(1928)usedsilvertodisinfectwaterinswimmingpools.

• 1900-1940silverwasthemainantibioticusedinmedicine.• Dr.LarryC.Ford,UCLAMedicalSchool,(1986)studied650

pathogensandfoundtheywereallkilledwhenexposedtocolloidalsilver.

• Currentlymanyhospitalsusesilvertotreatinfectedcutsandwounds,aswellasbacterialinfectionsknownasthewastingdisease.

About80yearsago,antibiotics(man-made)werediscoveredandbegantotaketheplaceofsilver.Thisapproachhasbeeneffectiveformanydecades.However,bacteriahavebeengraduallymutatingtobuildresistancetothesesyntheticantibiotics.Eachyearatleast2millionpeopleintheUnitedStatesbecomeinfectedwithbacteriathatareresistanttoantibiotics,causingover23,000deaths.Silverisnowcomingtotherescueinthisbattleagainstthesocalled“superbugs”.Ref#1-Inarecentlypublishedstudy(Collins,etal.2013–BostonUniversity)itwasfoundthatcombiningsilverwithantibioticsmadetheantibiotics1,000timesmorepotentandeffective.Silverhasawidespectrumofimpacttokillpathogens,bacteria,viruses,fungiandparasites.

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• Silverismissingasingleelectroninitsoutershell.Whenitcomesintocontactwithanypathogen,itwillstealanelectron,whichrupturesthepathogen’scellmembrane,causingdeath.Thismechanismofactionallowssilvertoavoidtheresistanceexperiencedwithman-madeantibiotics.

• Silveralsosuffocatesviruses,preventingaccesstooxygen,whichthevirusneedstostayalive.SilveralsobondstotheDNAofthevirus,thuspreventingitfrommultiplying.Aspecialformofsilver,knownasNanoparticleColloidalSilverhasproventobeevenmoreeffectivethanothertypestraditionallyused.

Ref#2-SilverKillsViruses,JournalofNanotechnology,October18,2009.UniversityofTexasandUniversityofMexico.

ColloidalSilver’sProvenImpact-ThefollowingkillrateswerefoundforsilverinastudybyWakshiaketal,in2015.

Otherevidence-basedherbalstrategiesforthefluInadditiontothepreviouslymentionedvitaminstrategiesforpreventingandtreatingvirus-relatedillnesses,thereareseveralherbalremediesthatarealsoeffective.Hereareafewwithprovenscientificevidencebehindthem:

• Elderberry–AstudypublishedintheJournalofAlternativeandComplementaryMedicinefoundelderberrycanbeusedasasafeandeffectivetreatmentforInfluenzaAandB.

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• Calendula–AstudybytheUniversityofMarylandMedicalCenter

foundthateardropscontainingcalendulacanbeeffectivefortreatingearinfectionsinchildren.

• Astragulusroot–ScientificstudieshaveshownthatAstragulushas

anti-viralpropertiesandstimulatestheimmunesystem.OnestudyintheChineseMedicalSciencesJournalconcludedthatAstragulusisabletoinhibitthegrowthofCoxsackieBvirus.

• Licoriceroot–Licoriceisgainingpopularityforthepreventionand

treatmentofdiseases,suchashepatitisC,HIVandinfluenza.(TheChineseJournalofVirologypublishedareviewofthesefindings)

• Oliveleaf–Oliveleafhasbeenproveneffectiveinthetreatmentof

coldandfluviruses,meningitis,pneumonia,hepatitisB,malaria,gonorrheaandtuberculosis.OnestudyattheNewYorkUniversitySchoolofMedicinefoundthatoliveleafextractsreversedmanyHIV-1infections.

Thesearejustsomeofthemanyanti-viralagentsthatshouldbeincludedineveryone’shomeremedymedicinechest.Itmayalsobehelpfultoknowwhichfoodscanprovidethebestanti-vitalprotection.Certainfoodscanprovidestronganti-viralproduction.Someofthestrongestfoodsinthiscategoryinclude:

• Wildblueberries• Sprouts• Cilantro• Coconutoil• Garlic• Ginger• Sweetpotatoes

• Turmeric• Redclover• Parsley• Kale• Fennel• Pomegranates

GuidelinesfortheuseofsupplementsThethreenutritionalsupplementsfeaturedinthisarticleonthepreventionandtreatmentofviralinfections,includingtheCOVID-19virus,arenottheonlysupplementsneededbyourimmunesystem.Thereareseveralmorethatarealsoimportant.Afewmoreofthekeyoneswillbeaddednowtohelpensuretheoptimizationofthesupplementsalreadymentioned.

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1. Zinc-Oneofthefirstsymptomsexperiencedbymostpeople

withtheCOVID-19virusisthroatirritationaccompaniedbyacough.Zinclozengescanbeveryeffectiveatkillingthevirusatthisstage,becauseithasnotyetbeguntomultipleveryquickly.Zincisanantioxidantwithprovenabilitytoweakenbacteriaandviruses.SometimestheselozengesincludevitaminCandElderberry,whichalsohaveantiviraleffectiveness.(Scott-RoleofZincinAntiviralImmunity,AdvancesinNutrition,Vol.10,Issue4,July2019).

2. Timetoact-Atthisearlystageoftheinfection,itdoesn’tmatterwhichbacterialorvirusisinvolved,itistimetointroducethethreeproductsmentionedinthisarticle.IfvitaminC,vitaminDandsilvercanbeintroducedearlyenoughtheywillpushthepathogenbackandgiveourimmunesystemachangetoidentifytheinvaderandcreatetheappropriateimmuneresponse.

3. Keyfoodstoadd-Aswaspreviouslymentionedanysupplementworksbetterifitistakenwiththefoodsthatitcomesfrom.InthecaseofvitaminCandDthisincludesfruits,vegetablesandomega3fish.Thesefoodshavecofactorsthathelptoincreasetheabsorptionofthesupplements.

4. Chewingourfood-Manypeopledonotchewtheirgoodenough,whichcancauseaseriouslossinthenutrientsthatarecreatedandusedbythebody.Chewinghelpstomakethefoodparticlessmallerandeasiertodigestinthestomachandthesmallintestines.Chewingalsocausesthereleaseofamylaseenzymes,whichareneededtobeginthedigestionprocess.Manyfoodsshouldbechewed20-30timesuntiltheyarenearlyliquid.Poorchewingcancausethelossofupto50%ofthenutrients.

5. Agerelatednutritionalchanges-Asweageourbodiesareprogrammedtodietomakewayforthenextgeneration,Bythetimewearefiftyyearsoldourbodiesaremaking50%lessdigestiveenzymes,50%lessstomachacid,50%lessprobioticsand50%lessglutathione,ourbody’sprimaryantioxidant.Supplementingwiththesenutrientscanhelptodelaythisaspectofouragingprocessandimproveourimmunefunction.

6. Theproblemwithsugar-Whenweconsumetoomuchsugarourimmunesystemisweakenedbyupto75%for4-6hours.Sugarincludesaddedsugar,fruitsugar,simplecarbohydratesandalcohol.Whenfasting-glucoselevelsexceed85mg/dlthisimmuneimpactbeginstooccur.Whenlevelsreach120mg/dlwhitebloodcellscanbefilledwithsugarandtheimmunesystembecomesseriouslychallenged.Theidealsugarintakeis

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noaddedsugarfrompastriesorotherpreparedfoods,lessthantwofruitsadayandnoalcohol.

7. Therotationfactor-Bacteriaandvirusesseemtohavetheabilitytoadaptquicklytowhateveristryingtokillthem.TheycanmutatetheirDNA,andtheirmembrane,toresistbothnaturalandman-mademolecules.Therefore,ithelpstorotatethenaturalproductseveryfewhourstoconfusetheinvaderandmakeeachstrategymoreeffective.Thisstrategyhashelpedtokeepmanypeoplefreeofcoldsandflusforover40years.ThebestsupplementstorotatearevitaminC,vitaminD,sliverandOliveLeafExtract.Takeeachoneeveryhourortwodependingonthestrengthofthesymptomsbeingexperienced.

ThemedicalprofessionchimesinSomeofthemoreprogressiveFunctionalMedicinedoctors,likeDr.DanielThomas,inMountDora,FloridahasalsofoundsomeexcellenttreatmentsforpeoplewhogettheCoronavirus,oranyotherseriousviralinfection.SomeofthesemedicationsarealsousedaspartofDr.Thomas’uniquecancertreatmentprotocols.

1. Chloroquine-ChloroquineisknowntoblockaviralinfectionbyincreasingendosomalpHrequiredforviruscellfusion,aswellasinterferingtheglycosylationofcellreceptors.Italsohasanimmune-modulatingeffectandiswidelydistributedinthebody,includingthelungs,afteroraladministration.WangM.Etal.CellResearch,January28,2020.

2. Nitazoxanide-Nitazoxanideisanti-infectivewithactivityagainstanaerobicbacteria,protozoaandviruses.Itsmechanismofactionisattributedtotheinferencewithanenzymeessentialtoenergymetabolism.Thereare10studiesthatsupporttheanti-viralactivityofnitazoxanidetotargetthecellularpathwaysinvolvedinthesynthesisofviralproteins.RossignolJ-F,Nitazoxanide:Afirst-in-classbroad-spectrumantiviralagent,ElsevierAntiviralResearch,Volume110,Oct.2014,Pages94-103.

3. Remdesivir-Inhibitsviralreplicationinlungtissue,andpreventslesionsinthelungs.AmericanJournalofMicrobiology-April2,2020.

4. Ivermectin-ThisFDAapproveddruginhibitsthereplicationofSARS-CoV-2virusesinvitro,andcouldbeeffectiveagainsttheCOVID-19virus.ElsevierAntiviralResearch-April3,2020.

5. OtherDr.Thomasstrategies-Dr.ThomasalsopromotestheuseofMolecularHydrogenTherapy,IntravenousVitaminC,IntravenousCurcuminandseveralotherIVtreatmentsforawiderangeofconditionsincludingtreatmentforrespiratorydisease,cancer,Sepsisandvariousviralandfluinfections.

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ConclusionItisagenerallyacceptedfactthatonceavirusisinthebodyitveryseldomleaves.Themedications,vitaminsandherbsthathavebeenproventobeeffectivesimplysuppressthevirusandlimititsabilitytoreproduce.Astrongimmunesystemisthekeytopreventingand/orsuccessfullytreatinganychronicillness.Thekeyelementsofthisprotectionprograminclude:

• Eatingaplant-basedwholefooddietwithverylimitedanimalproducts.TheMediterraneanDiet

• Addingdailynutritionalsupplementssuchasamultiplevitamin/mineral,2000mgofvitaminCwithbioflavonoids,maintainvitaminD3levelsof50-90ng/mL,zincat30-40mgdaily,1000-2000mgofOmega3oils,avitaminBcomplexandabout400mgofmagnesiumdependingonyourlevelofexercise.ItisalsohelpfultoaddvitaminA,vitaminEandastragalustothislistduetotheirabilitytohelpbuildnewwhitebloodcells.

• Probioticsinthemorningbeforebreakfastalsohelpstokeeptheintestineshealthy.Thisiswhere70%ofallnutrientsaremade.

• Takeadigestiveenzymebeforeeachcookedmeal,becauseourbodiesmakefewerenzymeswitheachpassingyear.

• Avoidtoxinsandusedetoxificationprogramsperiodically.• Regulardailyexercise-aerobic,resistanceandflexibility.• Avoidstressanduseyogaandmeditationtomanagestress• Washyourhandswithsoapandwateraftertouchingareasthathave

beentouchedbyothers.• Inthehome,useaproductlikePureGreen24,thatkillsStaph,MRSAand

mostviruseswithintwominutes.ThisproducthasanEPAIVtoxicityratingandissafeandeffectiveforhospitalsaswellasforchildrenandpetsathome.

• Avoidputtingyourhandstoyourface.• Avoidanyonewhoisexperiencingfluandcoldsymptoms.• Atthefirstsignsofanycoldorflusymptomsbeginafairlyaggressive

treatmentprotocol.Thesoonertreatmentbeginsthebetterthechanceisthattheinfectioncanbestoppedand/orcontrolled.

• Addnanoparticlecolloidalsilverorallytopreventtheflu(2-3spoonsfull)and6-9spoonsfullifyougettheflu.Also,usesilvergelonyourhandstokillgermsforuptoninehours.

Byadheringtothisbasicanti-viralstrategy,itispossibletogreatlyreducetheriskofvirus-relatedillnesses,aswellasmostotherillnesses.Conventionalmedicineoffersverylittleforthepreventionortreatmentofmostviralillnesses.Naturalmedicineoffersconsiderablymoresolutions.CharlesBens,Ph.D.-HealthyatWork-Sarasota,Florida-June11,2020www.drcharlesbens.comandwww.behealthyatwork.com