Nutrition for Immunity

Fortifying Our Immune Systems for Winter  (30 July 2021)

"Those of you who take the Daily Mail may have seen therein, on 15th July, the prognostication by Patrick Vallance that flu [and RSV] may be serious problems this winter, because so few people have immunity due to the lockdowns..."

VIDEO:  Simple Ways to Keep Your Immune System Strong  (20 April 2021)

"Your body's immune system helps to protect you against infections.  If your immune system - your inbuilt defence system - is in tip-top condition then you will be far less vulnerable to diseases of all types.  Your body will also be better able to fight cancer and it will also be more able to resist viruses, colds and the flu.  The trouble is that all sorts of things can damage your immune system.  Top problems are a poor diet, too much stress, loneliness, frustration, not enough exercise, too little sunshine, not enough fresh air going into your lungs - and so on.  Some types of drug can also interfere with immune systems..."

A Bit of Dirt...  (01 November 2020)

"As with every single aspect of His creation, God has designed our immune systems perfectly to repel foreign and harmful invaders ... we have an amazing natural immune system that fights off all manner of threats to our health and well-being: be they small amounts of 'dirt' or more serious germs, viruses, and bacteria..."

Coming Out of Lockdown - Part One: Rebuilding Our Immune Systems  (22 May 2020)

"We know that our immunity to disease is built up over the course of our lives through our normal and natural exposure to millions of bacteria and viruses, and we obtain this immunity by many means; one of which is human interaction. By preventing healthful human interaction for the past few weeks, the lockdown and social distancing policies have done a great deal of damage to our immune systems. So, to prevent a resultant and so-called 'second spike'; as society tentatively re-opens, and to ensure we stay well, it is vital to start rebuilding our immunity levels now - if we haven't already been doing so during lockdown..."

YOUTUBE:  Boost Your Immune System - The 3 Areas You Can't Ignore  (23 April 2020)

"DIET: organic food, raw foods, vitamins and supplements;  EXERCISE: stay active, maintain energy;  MINDSET: Stress can make you ill, how you choose to see things, fear affects your health: news and social media - bias, fearmongering, negativity"

Vitamin D

YOUTUBE:  LIES or CONFUSION About Vitamin D?  (12 October 2020)

Viewers' comments:  "They are not confused, they are acting under orders to cause confusion"  /  "Matt Hancock: Stands up. Lies. Sits down. Same old, same old"  /  "He keeps lying with ease because no one appears to be challenging him"  /  "They don't want a cure. Hancock is wrong and intentionally misleading with his response. There is clear evidence of the benefits of Vitamin D to boost the immune system ... no money in it for Big Pharma so the shareholders in government will deny its efficacy. It's even more important for people in the BAME community. The government and their experts will ultimately resort to sticking their fingers in their ears and singing la la la to avoid the truth now being shouted at them"

Coronavirus: Why Aren't We Talking More About Vitamin D?  (02 July 2020)

"Usually simply thought of as being a factor in osteoporosis and other bone conditions, vitamin D actually has a much wider impact in our bodies than that. In particular, it seems to play a role in regulating aspects of our immune system. As the science write Matt Ridley noted in May: 'There has long been evidence that a sufficiency of vitamin D protects against viruses, especially respiratory ones, including the common cold. Vitamin D increases the production of antiviral proteins and decreases cytokines, the immune molecules that can cause a "storm" of dangerous inflammation. It has long been suspected that most people's low vitamin D levels in late winter partly explain the seasonal peaking of flu epidemics, and rising vitamin D levels in spring partly explain their sudden ending'..."

Magnesium and K2 Optimize Your Vitamin D Supplementation  (15 June 2020)

"The idea that vitamin D might play a role in COVID-19 severity makes sense considering its importance in infections, including viral infections, in general.  Vitamin D helps regulate your immune function, and deficiency is associated with more frequent infections and inflammation-related illnesses of all types ... Aside from age and comorbidities such as diabetes, obesity and heart disease, vitamin D deficiency has also been identified as an underlying factor that significantly impacts COVID-19 severity and mortality..."

BOOK:  Vitamin D Deficiency and Covid-19: Its Central Role in the World Pandemic. Stay Safe & Take Vitamin D  (May 2021)

Authors:  Dr David C Anderson and Dr David S Grimes

"We believe that during Covid-19, ethnic minority communities in the UK, the USA and elsewhere, and all others vulnerable to seasonal Vitamin D deficiency, have been seriously let down by politicians and medical-scientific officialdom.  As a result they been needlessly deprived of extensive biological knowledge that would have protected them against disease and death from a novel virus, for which adequate levels of Vitamin D are essential.  We are two retired physicians of similar ages, who together bring a century of experience to many aspects of medical practice and medical education.  This includes the endocrinology of vitamin D, the prevention and treatment of serious infections, experience of previous pandemics, and a sadly sceptical view of present medico-scientific politics.  During the course of the Covid-19 disaster we both came up against the neglect of first-line immunity provided by adequate levels of Vitamin D, critically important for effective defence against invasion by all new viruses, and supported by science. This is explored from many aspects in this book, in which we identify important lessons for the future, including the folly of relying exclusively on Big-Pharma and the scientists it supports."

Vitamin C

Vitamin C Treatment of COVID-19: Case Reports  (21 October 2020)

"Many years ago, when I was first starting out in the natural healing field, a physician said to me, 'You are lucky. You have no license to lose.'  When doctors are to be silenced, they are simply threatened with loss of their licence to practice medicine ... That is why I'm publishing this series of 22 case reports from a board-certified specialist but without revealing the doctor's name. I want this physician to keep being able to practice and heal sick people. Read them and decide for yourself about the merits of vitamin C against COVID-19..."

Vitamin C Cuts COVID Deaths by Two-Thirds  (15 October 2020)

"The study, headed by Professor Zhiyong Peng at Wuhan's Zhongnan University Hospital, started in February and gave every other critically ill COVID-19 patient on ventilators either 12,000 milligrams (mg) of vitamin C twice daily or sterile water in their drip.  Neither the patient nor the doctors knew who was getting vitamin C or placebo so the trial was 'double blind'.  This is the 'gold standard' of research design.  Overall, 5 out of 26 people (19%) died in the vitamin C group while 10 of 28 (36%) receiving the placebo died.  That means that vitamin C almost halved the number of deaths.  Those on vitamin C were 60% more likely to survive..."

IV High-Dose Vitamin C Saves Critically Ill COVID-19 Patient  (28 August 2020)

"[V]itamin C has been recognised as an essential component of immune cell function with a critical role in numerous immune system mechanisms. Severe vitamin C deficiency is also known to increase the risk for ... pneumonia and other infections ... It also promotes the proliferation of B and T lymphocytes and antibody production. More recent research suggests that vitamin C also prevents the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6, a component of the cytokine release syndrome associated with severe COVID-19 that results in lung injury and leads to acute respiratory distress syndrome..."

Zinc

Zinc Ionophores: Optimism for the Immune System  (03 June 2021)

"Zinc Ionophores have broad spectrum antiviral properties against RNA viruses such as COVID-19.  The emerging scientific date from peer reviewed journals and clinical trials show that zinc ionophores, including Quercetin, may have significant effects against COVID-19.  Zinc ionophores transport extracellular Zinc (Zn²⁺) ions across a cell membrane, and have been studied for their antiviral and anti-cancer activities ... This paper outlines the scientific research that provides the justification for bringing these four molecules [Quercetin (zinc ionophore), Zinc, Vitamin C, Vitamin D] together in one capsule to optimize the immune system to fight COVID-19..."

Green Tea, Zinc, and Hydroxychloroquine: Coronavirus Cure?  (14 August 2020)

"Zinc helps to block pathogenic entry into the body whole optimizing the immune system.  Zinc deficiency, in other words, is a major risk factor for Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.  We already know that about 16% of all deep respiratory infections worldwide are linked to zinc deficiency, and COVID-19 is no exception ... Zinc supplementation improves the mucociliary clearance, strengthens the integrity of the epithelium, decreased viral replication, preserves antiviral immunity, attenuates the risk of hyper-inflammation, supports anti-oxidative effects and thus reduces lung damage and minimizes secondary infections ... green tea, its natural epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) content is also a zinc ionophore..."

YOUTUBE:  Why You Need Zinc  (04 August 2020)

"How does zinc help your body, is 50mg of Zinc too much, and should you take Zinc supplements?  What is Zinc?  Zinc is an essentail trace element, which means that the body cannot generate it on its own or store it; it has to come from your diet.  Dietary sources of Zinc:  (1) chicken and other poultry, (2) seafood, particularly shellfish like oysters, crab, mussels, lobster, (3) nuts, (4) grains, beans, lentils, split peas (5) spinach, (6) dairy products - milk, yoghurt, cheese, (7) fortified breakfast cereal, (8) red meat..."

Immunity, C19 Vaccines, The Battle with Big Pharma

Pfizer Injection Crushes Natural Immunity to Create Jab Junkies  (24 July 2021)

"I am beginning to doubt whether enough people will survive this evil Covid-Cult attack on human life to make a record of the obscene violations being carried out in the name of 'vaccination'.  If the truth is even allowed to be written, the name of David LV Bauer should have a chapter of its own, as 48 hours ago he told us to our faces how the Pfizer/Moderna injection actually destroys the human natural immune system.  The implications of this are horrific, and very simple to understand.  People injected with the Pfizer MRNA potion will, as they grow older, need more and more injections - and more often - because the potion itself destroys their natural defenses ... How far down the road of brainwashing and blind faith have we gone, that a senior establishment scientist can say with a bland expression on his face - that the injection being forced by greedy government pawns into every living human reduces your immune defenses by 80%?  On what planet does removing a healthy natural immune system and replacing it with endless injections of 'experimental' chemical soup qualify as 'protection'?..."

Vaccine Scientist: 'We've Made A Big Mistake'  (07 June 2021)

"The healthiest response to the virus is for the body to develop natural immunity, which fortunately is what most people do ... As thousands of doctors have argued, public health efforts should be directed towards strengthening immunity among the vulnerable.  Support should be focused on those with a poor diet or other factors putting their immune health at risk, including lack of sunshine and loneliness - the exact opposite of what we saw imposed on the elderly during lockdown..."

Hounded by Medical Tyrants, A Doctor Who Believes in Vitamins  (21 May 2021)

"Medical tyranny is getting progressively worse - as we've seen with the hard sell accompanying the Covid-19 vaccination rollout.  The pattern has been creeping up on us for years, and doctors using treatments or therapies that are not drug-based, or who criticise recommended drugs and therapies, are at risk of being reported to the General Medical Council ... Now internet trolls and unidentified sources, not patients, have begun making malicious complaints about any doctor who vociferously adds vitamins to their prescribing protocols, or speaks against other drugs, vaccines in particular..."

COVID Natural Remedies BANNED As DOJ and FTC Seek to Silence Doctors Promoting Vitamin D, C, Zinc, etc  (22 April 2021)

"When people in Europe started dying from fatal blood clots shortly after receiving experimental COVID injections last month (March, 2021), some countries began criminal investigations over the deaths ... Here in the U.S., as of this week, the CDC is stating that they have received 3,486 reports of people dying following the experimental COVID injections. So what is the U.S. Government's response to all these deaths being reported? ... the DOJ announced that they were going to start enforcing a new bill ... which makes it illegal for anyone to promote non-pharmaceutical products as treatments for COVID-19 ... And the first victim to suffer under this law is a St. Louis chiropractor who was recommending Vitamin D and zinc supplements to is clients, and is now charged as a criminal..."

Censored: Dr. Peter McCullough, MD, Testifies How Successful Home Treatments for COVID Make Experimental Vaccines Unnecessary  (02 April 2021)

"When the COVID crisis hit, Dr. McCullough began studying the medical literature to find treatments, and began to treat his patients with correct drugs 'off label' because his patients who were testing positive for COVID were sent home from the hospitals and told to wait two weeks, with no treatment options. Dr. McCullough was then the lead author in a study ... that summarized existing drugs already approved and in the market that had success in treating COVID-19 patients ... people did not have to die from COVID because effective treatments existed. This life-saving treatment was being censored in the corporate media, and was being removed by Big Tech in social media..."

Why Aren't We Taking These Simple Steps to Help Beat the Virus?  (10 February 2021)

"Lockdowns cannot be forever, although many are starting to wonder. They are crude, anachronistic emergency tools whose use has now been abused beyond reason ... what is the alternative? ... governments have ... failed in the prevention and treatment of Covid-19 patients pre-hospitalization ... mitigating strategies of prevention or at the first signs of symptoms include: Vitamin D ... Anticoagulants ... Hydroxychloroquine ... Domestic use of an Oxymeter ... [checking] respiratory frequency ... these simple actions, especially in combination, could not only dramatically reduce deaths and hospitalisations ... but also cases of 'long Covid'. This information should be provided to the general population..."

YOUTUBE:  I Have A Perfectly Good Immune System Thank You  (28 January 2021)

Viewers' comments:  "Add to that some vitamin D3 to give it a boost in winter months and you're pretty much all set"  /  "Each and every winter when we get less sunshine, we start topping up with Vitamin D, but I've not heard halfcock [sic] mention Vitamin D once, is he fit to be the Health minister?"  /  "I try to eat well to boost my immune system, with added vitamin D and C if necessary"  /  "Every aspect of lockdown suppresses our immune system because we are not mixing"  /  "My immune system is the only one I need, so no jab for me. I'm 79 years old"  /  "Total deaths from all causes was slightly lower in 2020 than 2019 and 2018 - not what you would call a 'Deadly Pandemic'"  /  "I'm 61. Played in the dirt as a kid ... my immune system is fine, also"  /  "Our immune system is the best ever defence from invading pathogens"  /  "I think sometimes that people have forgotten that we all actually die, we don't live forever and some of us die even sooner"  /  "Lab rats we are not"  /  "I'm 75, I have great faith in my immune system so have never worn a mask, distanced or locked down. When no one mentioned boosting immune systems, that's when I knew the whole thing was a simply a flu variant/psyop"  /  "The NHS has turned into the new State religion. Not for me thank you"  /  "Follow the money"

FACEBOOK:  Interview with Dr Lee Merrit  (16 January 2021)

"Former president of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) Dr. Lee Merrit.  When it comes to the new 'vaccines', Dr. Merrit, a former military doctor who studies biological warfare, goes through previous animal studies on the technology and paints a dire picture. However, even though modern medical schools do not often teach it, there are ways to treat viral infections that are time tested and effective, she concludes."

New Studies Show Acquired Natural Immunity Outperforms Vaccines  (11 January 2021)

"New studies suggest people who have recovered from coronavirus have a stronger protection against the disease than those who take the vaccine ... Trinity Professor Luke O'Neill referenced three studies with hopeful findings for those who had already caught the virus..."

Antibody Status and Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Health Care Workers  (23 December 2020)

"ABSTRACT:  BACKGROUND:  The relationship between the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 and the risk of subsequent reinfection remains unclear.  METHODS:  We investigated the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection confirmed by PCR in seropositive and seronegative health care workers attending testing of asymptomatic and symptomatic staff at Oxford University Hospitals in the UK ... RESULTS:  A total of 12,541 health care workers participated ... 11,364 were followed up after negative antibody results and 1265 after positive results ... CONCLUSIONS:  The presence of anti-spike or anti-nucleocapsid IgG antibodies was associated with a substantially reduced risk of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in the ensuing 6 months..."

Immunological Memory to SARS-Cov-2 Assessed for Up to Eight Months After Infection  (18 December 2020)

"ABSTRACT:  Understanding immune memory to SARS-CoV-2 is critical for improving diagnostics and vaccines, and for assessing the likely future course of the COVID-19 pandemic. We analysed multiple compartments of circulating immune memory to SARS-CoV-2 in 254 samples from 188 COVID-19 cases, including 43 samples at ≥ 6 months [post-infection..."

SARS-Cov-2-Specific T-Cell Immunity in Cases of COVID-19 and SARS, and Uninfected Controls  (15 July 2020)

"Memory T cells induced by previous pathogens can shape susceptibility to, and the clinical severity of, subsequent infections. Little is known about the presence in humans of pre-existing memory T cells that have the potential to recognize SARS-CoV-2. Here we studies T cell responses against the structural (nucleocapsid (N) protein) and non-structural (NSP7 and NSP13 of ORF1) regions of SARS-CoV-2 in individuals convalescing from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)..."

YOUTUBE:  Interviewing Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai  (10 April 2020)

"Dr. Shiva doesn't hold back in examining the facts v. fiction on the threat of the Corona virus, how to really protect your health, and why he believes Dr. Fauci has not been honest about his deep state ties and his push for vaccines over other cures."

BITCHUTE:  A Coordinated Last Ditch Effort by the Deep State  (08 April 2020)

"Is the human immune system so frail that a virus can destroy it? ... Vitamin A: 4000IU per day every other day - Vitamin D: 5000IU per day every two days.  Our immune system NEEDS these nutrients ... We DON'T need vaccines; most of us are fine ... the coronavirus is a flu virus - with a higher infection rate but a lower mortality rate. Only immuno-compromised people will have trouble fighting it off so why shut down the entire country for it? We don't shut down the entire country for the 630,000 people who die of heart disease every year. Fear-mongering serves three purposes. When things don't add up, there's another agenda: (1) crash the economy; (2) support mandated vaccines - create this environment where you can push an agenda for Big Pharma; (3) suppress dissent. Food is medicine - we're all different..."

Resources

Coronavirus Resource Page

"The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has infected thousands worldwide, raising fear and anxiety among the general population. There's still an air of mystery surrounding this illness, but one thing's for sure - like other viral infections, practicing proper hygiene and bolstering your immune system are essential to safeguard your health.  This page is your one stop resource for all things Coronavirus related."

Quotes and Comments

General Comments

"It is also pertinent at this point to ask why the UK government has not only insisted on weakening the nation's immune systems through its policies of lockdowns, social (physical) distancing, and mask-wearing, but has in fact deliberately added to that damage by being noticeably silent throughout these past months regarding any advice to the nation about nutritional food and supplementary vitamins and minerals needful to compensate for their lowered immune levels" [source].

"All of the comorbidities that dramatically increase your COVID-19 risks (including your risk of symptomatic COVID-19 illness, hospitalisation, and complications resulting in death) are rooted in insulin resistance.  Remove the insulin resistance, along with vitamin D deficiency, and very few people - except for the very old and frail individuals - would be at significant risk from SARS-CoV-2 infection.  So it is high time to start looking at how we can improve our metabolic health in general, and avoid insulin resistance and vitamin D deficiency in particular.  A healthy population simply isn't going to be as vulnerable to infectious diseases like COVID-19" [Dr Joseph Mercola and Ronnie Cummins, The Truth About COVID-19, Chapter 6, 'Protecting Yourself from COVID-19', p.110].

"If we want people to survive the next pandemic, what that might be, then improving [public health has got to be the number-one priority ... Waiting for a drug cure or vaccine is a  fool's game.  Health care really needs to start emphasising strategies known to improve overall health rather than throwing drugs at symptoms that don't address the underlying causes.  Robust immune function is necessary to effectively combat COVID-19, and the same is true for all other infectious diseases" [Dr Joseph Mercola and Ronnie Cummins, The Truth About COVID-19, Chapter 6, 'Protecting Yourself from COVID-19', p.110].

God-Given (Natural) Immunity

"I contracted COVID in January of 2020. I got an antibody test in May of 2021. More than a year after recovering from COVID, I still had antibodies. To completely ignore natural immunity is perhaps one of the most unscientific things we have ever done. And I'm afraid the rationale is clear: politicians are in the pockets of large pharmaceutical corporations"  /  "I got COVID in March 2020. I did the antibody test in November 2021 and still have the antibodies. Meanwhile people are being told they need a 'booster' every 6 months for the rest of their lives as the 'vax' is so ineffective" [readers' comments at source].

Diet

"You can take control of your health and strengthen your own innate immune system; you don't have to reply on medications or vaccines.  Because here's the deal: natural immunity is lifelong; artificial immunity from synthetic and potentially harmful vaccines is not.  Ultimately, the way we eradicate COVID-19 is by improving the general health of the public, and to do that, we need to stress the importance of a health-promoting diet" [Dr Joseph Mercola and Ronnie Cummins, The Truth About COVID-19, Chapter 6, 'Protecting Yourself from COVID-19', p.86].

Exercise

"Aside from eating a varied, whole-food (ideally organic) diet ... exercise is a foundational health strategy that will strengthen your immune function ... Another way in which physical activity can help protect against COVID-19 is by combating immunosenescence, the decline in immune system function that typically occurs with aging.  Immunosenescence is believed to be one reason why the elderly are at such increased risk for viral infections in general and COVID-19 specifically.  What's more, exercising can get you outside in nature, which conveys mental health benefits as well as physical health benefits, as your body synthesises vitamin D from direct exposure to sunlight, which contributes enormously to immune function" [Dr Joseph Mercola and Ronnie Cummins, The Truth About COVID-19, Chapter 6, 'Protecting Yourself from COVID-19', p.94].

Vitamin D

"Vitamin D plays a huge role in the immune system, and variations in deficiency certainly play a part, at least in individual cases. In fact, it is negligent of the Government not to have promoted Vitamin D supplementation on a large scale" [source].

"Vitamin D supplements are readily available and one of the least expensive supplements on the market. All things considered, vitamin D optimization is likely the easiest and most beneficial strategy that anyone can do to minimize their risk of COVID-19 and other infections, and can strengthen your immune system in a matter of a few weeks" [source].

"A pilot study gives great hope to anyone with Covid-19 symptoms. During the original surge of infections, several doctors around the world observed that patients with high levels of Vitamin D in their blood suffered less severe symptoms than those with low levels. These findings were given little credence by the Government's medical advisers because they were only observational studies. The recent study, published on August 29, is a randomised, controlled trial. All the participants were hospitalised with Covid-19. The treated group received extra Vitamin D and the control group received standard care. Fifty per cent of the control group needed intensive care but only one out of 50 patients in the treated group did. This is an exceptional result and I suggest everyone takes a daily dose of vitamin D. I predict this newly confirmed treatment for Covid-19 will be ignored by the Government and its medical advisers. Official pronouncements have diverged so far from reputable science that this cannot be about health anymore. The only thing that surprises me now is the absence of a million people in Whitehall demanding the Government's resignation" [source].

"There is no action of any kind needed other than what happened last year when we felt unwell. We stayed home, we took chicken noodle soup ... All that should be done is to protect the vulnerable and to give them all in the nursing homes that are under your control, give them 3,000 to 5,000 international units of vitamin D every day which has been shown to radically reduce the likelihood of infection" [Dr. Roger Hodkinson, MA, MB, FRCPC, FCAP, CEO, Medical Specialist in Pathology/Virology, Medical Director of Western Medical Assessments, source].

"You can lower your risk even further by taking vitamin D (5000 IU/d, or more: 20,000 IU/d for several days if you already have symptoms), magnesium (400 mg/d in malate, citrate, or chloride form), and zinc (20 mg/d)" [source].

"[E]vidence of the connection between low vitamin D levels and worse COVID-19 outcomes is overwhelming ... vitamin D deficiency has emerged as a primary risk factor for severe COVID-19 infection and death.  Higher vitamin D levels have been shown to lower your risk of testing positive for the virus in the first place ... Vitamin D supplements are readily available and one of the least expensive supplements on the market ... vitamin D optimization is likely the easiest and most beneficial strategy that anyone can do to minimize their risk of COVID-19 and other infections, and can strengthen your immune system in a matter of a few weeks ... vitamin D plays a crucial role in disease prevention and maintaining optimal health in general" [Dr Joseph Mercola and Ronnie Cummins, The Truth About COVID-19, Chapter 6, 'Protecting Yourself from COVID-19', pp.96-97].

"Obtaining vitamin D through sun exposure is preferable over supplementation, as your skin is designed to produce vitamin D in response to the sun.  Unfortunately, many are unable to get enough sun exposure ... [so] taking a vitamin D3 supplement is strongly recommended.  Vitamin D optimization is particularly important for dark-skinned individuals, as the darker your skin, the more sun exposure you need to raise your vitamin D level, and as a result the higher your likelihood of vitamin D deficiency.  Increased skin pigmentation reduces the efficacy of UVB exposure because melanin functions as a natural sunblock ... Extensive studies by GrassrootsHealth of over 15,000 people have shown that if you aren't getting sun exposure, the typiacal adult requires 6,000 to 8,000 units of vitamin D per day.  Children would require proportionally less." [Dr Joseph Mercola and Ronnie Cummins, The Truth About COVID-19, Chapter 6, 'Protecting Yourself from COVID-19', pp.97-98].

"[M]agnesium supplementation is recommended when taking vitamin D supplements.  This is because magnesium helps activate vitamin D ... It's also important to increase your vitamin K₂ intake when taking high dose supplemental vitamin D to avoid complications associated with excessive arterial calcification.  Combined intake of both supplemental magnesium and vitamin K₂ has a greater effect on vitamin D levels than either individually" [Dr Joseph Mercola and Ronnie Cummins, The Truth About COVID-19, Chapter 6, 'Protecting Yourself from COVID-19', p.98].

Vitamin C

"A number of studies have shown vitamin C can be very helpful in the treatment of viral illnesses, sepsis and ARDS, all of which are applicable to COVID-19.  Its basic properties include anti-flammatory, immunomodulatory, antioxidant, antithrombotic and antiviral activities.  At high doses, it actually acts as an antiviral drug, actively inactivating viruses. Vitamin C also works synergistically with quercetin" [source].

"Scurvy killed two million sailors around the word between 1500 and 1800.  In 1747 James Lind worked out the cure - vitamin C in limes, but it took fifty years before the Navy took it seriously.  So dramatic was the life-saving effect that sailors became known as 'limeys'.  Will the same thing happen with COVID-19?  With over a million deaths worldwide and the potential of vitamin C to more than halve the death toll, every day our governments, digital ringmasters and doctors fail to take vitamin C seriously is another day of unnecessary deaths due to ignoring the evidence.  This is not fake news" [source].

"[E]arly intervention, taking 1,000mg of vitamin C an hour upon first signs of infection, is likely to save even more lives.  This reduces duration and severity of symptoms, with most people becoming symptom-free within 24 hours.  It takes on average, two weeks of being sick with COVID-19 to trigger the 'cytokine storm' phase.  During that time, the patient is at risk of becoming vitamin C deficient and then developing acute 'induced scurvy'.  If you can beat the infection within 48 hours, you'll be out of the woods" [source].

"With regards to COVID-19 specifically, vitamin C:

• Helps downregulate inflammatory cytokines, thereby reducing the risk of a cytokine storm.  It also reduces inflammation through the activation of NF-kB and by increasing superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione.  Epigenetically, vitamin C regulates genes involved in the upregulation of antioxidant proteins and downregulation of proinflammatory cytokines,
• Protects your endothelium from oxidant injury,
• Helps repair damaged tissues,
• Upregulates expression of type I interferons, your primary antiviral defense mechanism, which SARS-CoV-2 downregulates,
• Eliminates ACE2 upregulation induced by IL-7.  This is particularly noteworthy because the ACE2 receptor is the entry point for SARS-CoV-2 (the virus's spike protein binds to ACE2),
• Appears to be a powerful inhibitor of Mpro, a key protease (enzyme) in SARS-CoV-2 that activates viral nonstructural proteins,
• Regulates neutrophil extracellular trap formation (NETosis), a maladaptive response that results in tissue damage and organ failure,
• Enhances lung epithelial barrier function in an animal model of sepsis by promoting epigenetic and transcriptional expression of protein channels at the alveolar capillary membrane that regulate alveolar fluid clearance,
• Mediates the adrenocortical stress response, particularly in sepsis" [Dr Joseph Mercola and Ronnie Cummins, The Truth About COVID-19, Chapter 6, 'Protecting Yourself from COVID-19', p.p.102-103].

Vitamin B

"B vitamins can also influence several COVID-19-specific disease processes, including viral replication and invasion, cytokine storm induction, adaptive immunity and hypercoagulability ... each of the B vitamins can help manage various COVOID-19 symptoms:

• Vitamin B1 (thiamine): improves immune system function, protects cardiovascular health, inhibits inflammation, and aids in healthy antibody responses.  Vitamin B1 deficiency can result in an inadequate antibody response, thereby leading to more severe symptoms.  There's also evidence suggesting B1 may limit hypoxia;
• Vitamin B2 (riboflavin): in combination with ultraviolet light has been shown to decrease the infectious titer of SARS-CoV-2 below the detectable limit in human blood, plasma, and platelet products;
• Vitamin B3 (niacin/nicotinamide): is a building block of NAD and NADP, which are vital when combating inflammation.  According to one review, niacin might actually be a crucial player in the COVID-19 disease process by boosting NAD+ and thwarting the cytokine storm and the downstream damage it causes ... niacin has also been shown to: ... modulate bradykinin storms, responsible for some of the more unusual symptoms of COVID-19, including its bizarre effects on your cardiovascular system;
• Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid): aids in would healing and reduces inflammation;
• Vitamin B6 (pyridoxal 5'-phosphate/pyridoxine (PLP)): the active form of vitamin B6, is a co-factor in several inflammatory pathways.  Vitamin B6 deficiency is associated with dysregulated immune function.  Inflammation increases the need for PLP, which can result in depletion.  In COVID-19 patients with high levels of inflammation, B6 deficiency may be a contributing factor.  B6 may also play an important role in preventing the hypercoagulation seen in some COVID-19 patients;
• Vitamin B8 (folate/folic acid): Folate, the natural form of B9 found in food, is required for the synthesis of DNA and protein in your adaptive immune response.  Folic acid, the synthetic form typically found in supplements, was recently found to inhibit furin, an enzyme associated with viral infections, thereby preventing the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein from binding to and gaining entry into your cells ... ;
• Vitamin B12 (cobalamin): is required for healthy synthesis of red blood cells and DNA.  A deficiency in B12 increases inflammation and oxidative stress by raising homocysteine levels ... B12 deficiency is also associated with certain respiratory disorders.  Advancing age can diminish you body's ability to absorb B12 from food, so the need for supplementation may increase as you get older" [Dr Joseph Mercola and Ronnie Cummins, The Truth About COVID-19, Chapter 6, 'Protecting Yourself from COVID-19', pp.105-107].

"[T]he 'B' group of vitamins are the most immediately relevant to the brain, probably because they take part in various processes of carbohydrate metabolism.  A relative deficiency of thiamin (vitamin B1) causes beriberi; a deficiency of niacin causes pellagra; a deficiency of vitamin B12 causes pernicious anemia; and deficiency of pyridoxine (vitamin B6) causes nervousness, insomnia, weakness, abdominal pain and difficulty with walking.  All these diseases may be associated with pronounced changes in brain function.  Beriberi and pellagra have been endemic among prisoners of war from time immemorial.  Protect yourselves from this deficiency during these times" [source].

Zinc

"Zinc plays a very important role in your immune system's ability to ward off viral infections ... Like vitamin D, zinc helps regulate your immune function - and a combination of zinc with a zinc ionophore, like hydroxychloroquine or quercetin, was in 2012 shown to inhibit SARS coronavirus in vitro.  In cell culture, it also blocked viral replication within minutes. Importantly, zinc deficiency has been shown to impair immune function" [source].

Quercetin

"A powerful immune booster and broad-spectrum antiviral ... Quercetin was initially found to provide broad-spectrum protection against SARS coronavirus in the aftermath of the 2003 SARS epidemic, and evidence suggests it may be useful for the prevention and treatment of SARS-CoV-2 as well.  Quercetin's antiviral capacity has been attributed to five main mechanisms of action:

• Inhibiting the virus's ability to infect cells by transporting zinc across cellular membranes,
• Inhibiting replication of already infected cells,
• Reducing infected cells' resistance to treatment with antiviral medication,
• Inhibiting platelet aggregation - and many COVID-19 patients suffer abnormal blood clotting [EMcD: as do many Covid-vaccinated people],
• Promoting SIRT2, thereby inhibiting the NLRP3 inflammasome assembly involved with COVID-19 infection.

"With regard to SARS-CoV-2 infection specifically, quercetin has been shown to:

• Inhibit the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein from interacting with human cells,
• Inhibit SARS-CoV-2-related cytokine production,
• Regulate the basic functional properties of immune cells and suppress inflammatory pathways and functions,
• Act as a zinc ionophore - a compound that shuttles zinc into your cells.  This is one of the mechanisms that can account for the effectiveness seen with hydroxychloroquine, which is also a zinc ionophore,
• Boost interferon response to viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, and inhibit the replication of RNA viruses,
• Modulate the NLRP3 inflammasome, an immune system component involved in the uncontrolled release of proinflammatory cytokines that occurs during a cytokine storm,
• Exert a direct antiviral activity against SARS-CoV,
• Inhibit the SARS-CoV-2 main protease" [Dr Joseph Mercola and Ronnie Cummins, The Truth About COVID-19, Chapter 6, 'Protecting Yourself from COVID-19', pp.104-105].

Melatonin

"Boosts immune function in a variety of ways and helps quell inflammation. Melatonin may also prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection by recharging glutathione and enhancing vitamin D synthesis, among other things" [source].

"[M]elatonin supports cardiovascular health - and as you now know, there are tight connections between COVID-19 risk and heart disease/hypertension" [Dr Joseph Mercola and Ronnie Cummins, The Truth About COVID-19, Chapter 6, 'Protecting Yourself from COVID-19', p.101].

N-acetylcysteine (NAC)

"NAC is a precursor to reduced glutathione, which appears to play a crucial role in COVID-19. According to one literature analysis, glutathione deficiency may actually be associated with COVID-19 severity, leading the author to conclude that NAC may be useful both for its prevention and treatment ... Previous studies have that it reduces viral replication of certain viruses, including the influenza virus.  In one such study, the number needed to treat (NNT) was 0.5, which means for every two people treated with NAC, one will be protected against symptomatic influenza.  That's significantly better than influenza vaccines, which have an NNV (number needed to vaccinate) of 71, meaning 71 people must be vaccinated to prevent a single case of confirmed influenza.  It's even better than vitamin D, which has an NNT of 33" [Dr Joseph Mercola and Ronnie Cummins, The Truth About COVID-19, Chapter 6, 'Protecting Yourself from COVID-19', p.99].

"Many COVID patients [EMcD: also Covid-vaccinated people] also experience serious blood clots, and NAC not only counteracts hypercoagulation, as it has both anticoagulant and platele-inhibiting properties, but also breaks down blood clots once they've formed ... Ironically, just as we're starting to realize its benefits against [Covid], the US Food and Drug Administration is suddenly cracking down on NAC, claiming it is excluded from the definition of a dietary supplement" [Dr Joseph Mercola and Ronnie Cummins, The Truth About COVID-19, Chapter 6, 'Protecting Yourself from COVID-19', p.99].

Other Helpful Nutritional Supplements

See:  Dr Joseph Mercola and Ronnie Cummins, The Truth About COVID-19, Chapter 6, 'Protecting Yourself from COVID-19', pp.107-108.

Elderberry extract:  Known to shorten influenza duration by two to four days and reduce the severity of the flu;

Spirulina:  Reduces influenza infection severity and lowers influenza mortality in animal studies;

Beta-glucan:  Reduces the severity of influenza infection and lowers influenza mortality in animal studies;

Glucosamine:  Upregulates mitochondrial antiviral-signaling protein, reduces influenza infection severity, and lowers influenza mortality in animal studies;

Selenium:  Deficiency increases the viral mutation rate, thereby promoting the evolution of more pathogenic strains capable of evading your immune system;

Lipoic acid:  Helps boost type I interferon response, which is important for both your innate and adaptive immune systems;

Sulforaphane:  Helps boost type I interferon response;

Thiamine (vitamin B1): Helps regulate innate immunity ... Like quercetin, it works synergistically with vitamin C.  Thiamine deficiency has been implicated in severe infections, and shares many similarities with sepsis, a primary cause of COVID-19 mortality.  Thiamine deficiency is also relatively common in critically will patients in general;

Resveratrol:  Has the power to inhibit the replication of influenza A virus, significantly improving survival in influenza-infected mice ... acts by inhibiting a cellular, rather than a viral function ... it could be a particularly valuable anti-influenza drug"

Hydroxychloroquine and Ivermectin

"And still after nearly a year not one advert to show people how they can boost their own immune system"  /  "But they won't use Hydroxychloroquine or Ivermectin. Problem is they've lied so many times they no longer have any credibility" [viewers' comments at source].

For more information on Hydroxychloroquine and Ivermectin please see here.

The Zelenko Protocol

"Since March 202, my team has successfully treated over 3,000 patients with Covid-19 with the Zelenko Protocol.  Our high-risk patient survival rate was >99.3% (0.7% mortality) which represents a radical improvement when compared to national data of high-risk patients with a survival rate of 92.5% (7.5% mortality).  My team has successfully prophylaxed (prevention) a similar number of patients against COVID-19 with the Zelenko Protocol, with a patient survival rate of 100%.  I have provided counsel to governments, physicians and hospital networks regarding prophylaxis and prehospital care of Covid-19 and I am fully familiar with their results.

"Based on this real world experience, peer  reviewed literature and clinical trial data, this supplement combination has significantly improved patient outcomes and should be considered as part of the armamentaria against Covid-19.  As part of the Zelenko protocol for COVID-19, I recommend the following for the prophylaxis of low and moderate risk patients:

• Elemental Zinc 25mg 1 time a day,
• Vitamin D 5000iu 1 time a day,
• Vitamin C 800mg 1 time a day,
• Quercetin 500mg 1 time a day.

"Treatment of low risk patients:

• Elemental Zinc 50mg 1 time a day for 7 days,
• Quercetin 500 2-3 times a day for 7 days,
• Vitamin C 800mg 1 time a day for 7 days,
• Vitamin D3 5000iu 1 time a day for 7 days" [source].

What is Covid-19?

"Covid-19 is supposedly a pneumonia as a complication of SARS-COV-2, but ...

• For most people, Covid-19 is a mild illness which is never confirmed as being due to SARS-COV-2, but the perception of reality is created by official general prognosis,
• A developed SARS-COV-2 infection could be flu, or even a bacterial infection, and Covid-19, or the pneumonia associated with it, would in fact arise as a complication due to these other causations,
• Pneumonia or severe respiratory complications can occur from a treatment for cancer - which incriminates other pre-existing conditions in combination with their medical treatments,
• Meanwhile, quite astonishingly, there is no acknowledgement of what might be true Covid-19, which is an infection of the lungs related to the interaction between SARS-COV/SARS-COV-2 and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) that is promoted in treatment by prescribed drugs.

"[T]he UK Government's reaction to Covid-19 has been way beyond anything anyone could call proportional. It has been unnecessarily, grotesquely exaggerated, and pointlessly damaging" [source].

Coronavirus Act: What Are We Consenting To?

"In the UK, it is worth recapping what it is we are consenting to with the Coronavirus Act:

• We consent to increased State surveillance of ourselves and our family;
• We are happy that we could be detained, without charge, because some state official suspects, or claims they suspect, we may be infected;
• It is fine with us that we or our loved ones can be sectioned under the Mental Health Act on the recommendation of a single doctor and neither we nor they need to have the protection of a second opinion we are locked up;
• We accept that the state can retain our biometric data and fingerprints for an extended period;
• We consent that jury trials are a bit of an anachronism and Judges can hear more evidence by video or even audio link;
• We think it's fine that the evidence required, and processes undertaken, to determine and record our or our loved ones' deaths can be eroded to the point where they can be registered by people with no medical or legal expertise at all;
• We don't think the NHS needs to adhere to practice standards or bother with assessing the needs of some patients, especially older people;
• We are also fine with the complete suspension of democracy in Britain;
• We accept all of this based upon a unique subset of scientific opinion which, contrary t every known scientific principle, can never be questioned;
• We agree with the MSM that people who question any aspect of the stories they tell us are dangerous because these people just don't care if their own loved ones die. Only true believers care about their families;
• We also accept the need for the State to invest considerable resources creating counter disinformation units whose purpose is to censor anything and everything which questions our firmly held beliefs. The beliefs informed by many of the same people doing the censoring..." [source].

20 Things I've Learned...

"20 Things I've Learned (Or Had Confirmed) About Humanity During the 'Pandemic':

• Most people would rather be in the majority, than be right;
• At least 20% of the population has strong authoritarian tendencies, which will emerge under the right conditions;
• Fear of death is only rivalled by the fear of social disapproval.  The latter could be stronger;
• Propaganda is just as effective in the modern day as it was 100 years ago.  Access to limitless information has not made the average person any wiser;
• Anything and everything can and will be politicized by the media, government, and those who trust them;
• Many politicians and large corporations will gladly sacrifice human lives if it is conducive to their political and financial aspirations;
• Most people believe the government acts in the best interests of the people.  Even many who are vocal critics of the government;
• Once they have made up their mind, most people would rather commit to being wrong, than admit they were wrong;
• Humans can be trained and conditioned quickly and relatively easily to significantly alter their behaviours - for better or worse;
• When sufficiently frightened, most people will not only accept authoritarianism, but demand it;
• People who are dismissed as 'conspiracy theorists' are often well researched and simply ahead of the mainstream narrative;
• Most people value safety and security more than freedom and liberty, even if said 'safety' is merely an illusion;
• Hedonic adaptation occurs in both directions, and once inertia sets in, it is difficult to get people back to 'normal';
• A significant percentage of people thoroughly enjoy being subjugated;
• 'The Science' has evolved into a secular pseudo-religion for millions of people in the West.  This religion has little to do with science itself;
• Most people care more about looking like they are doing the right things, rather than actually doing the right thing;
• Politics, the media, science, and the healthcare industries are all corrupt, to varying degrees.  Scientists and doctors can be bought as easily as politicians;
• If you make people comfortable enough, they will not revolt.  You can keep millions docile as you strip their rights, by giving them money, food, and entertainment;
• Modern people are overly complacent and lack vigilance when it comes to defending their own freedoms from government overreach;
• It's easier to fool a person than to convince them they have been fooled" [quoted in a reader's comment at source].

Bayith Articles on C19

Fortifying Our Immune Systems for Winter  (July 2021)

Concerning Coronavirus Vaccines  (Dec 2020 / Jan 2021)   |   Covid-19 Vaccines: As in the Days of Noah  (Nov 2020)

A Bit of Dirt...  (Nov 2020)   |   Covid Conversations: Everyone Is Out of Step But Our Jock  (October 2020)   |   Rules Are Rules!  (Sept 2020)

Covid Conversations: An Apology and An Explanation  (Sept 2020)   |   Why I Don't Wear A Face-Mask  (Aug 2020)

Coming Out of Lockdown - Part Two: Hugs  (May 2020)   |   Coming Out of Lockdown - Part One: Rebuilding Our Immune Systems  (May 2020)

Wake Up, Folks...  (May 2020)   |   Our Place of Safety  (April 2020)

"He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in Him will I trust.
Surely He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shalt thou trust: His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday ...
He shall give His angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways ...
he shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble ... and show him my salvation"
(Psalm 91)

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