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A VACCINE IS NOT THE ANSWER: OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM IS

I was just leaving Costa Rica for NY when Covid-19 was beginning to dominate the news headlines, bringing the travel industry to a halt and severely changing everyday life as we know it. Once back in the USA I saw schools and business begin to close their doors, people were afraid to leave their homes, and Costa Rica along with other countries closed its borders to foreign travelers.

While the standard allopathic focus is directed towards developing a vaccine there are some problems with this approach. First, it could take a year and people are dying now. 2. Vaccines are normally virus specific which means that it may work for this specific viral strain, but not a future one. So, if the virus mutates or there’s a new one in a few years we may need to develop a different vaccine. Good for the drug companies perhaps, but not for us. Finally, it leaves people with a feeling of hopelessness, because aside from hand washing, social distancing, etc. there’s nothing they can do to protect themselves……or is there?

Having studied naturopathic approaches for many years it’s amazing to me that at this time in our history there is no mention of how to improve the function of our immune systems so that we are better able to fight off these new viral strains. I decided to investigate different approaches and practitioners who are helping people support their immune systems as a way of preventing or minimizing the effects of whatever pathogen comes along. This is what I have found so far:

INTERFERON AND THE ROLE IT PLAYS IN OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM

INTERFERON was discovered in 1954 by Japanese immunologist Dr. Yasuhiko Kojima and interferon therapy has been used to treat certain diseases among them hepatitis C and cancers. It also has been shown to have antiviral properties. Dr. John Campbell explains how interferon works below:

Because interferon therapy has some heavy side effects, Dr. Kojima spent 40 years researching different botanical compounds to see if he could find something from nature that would accomplished the same thing without harmful side effects. He found his answer in four plants which, when combined, helps the the body to produce its own interferon as needed with no side affects. He partnered with one of the leading nutrition companies whose scientists produced his formula as a tablet supplement and made it available through distributors. For more information on its availability you may contact me at chicotito1@hvc.rr.com

VITAMIN C SUPPORTS A HEALTHY IMMUNE SYSTEM

FOR MORE DOCUMENTATION. ON THE USE OF VITAMIN C CLICK THE THIS LINK: http://www.orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/v16n20.shtml?fbclid=IwAR2BLAz11SU-ew65YvZ0TqycHRZyDqp-op6WC6fZ9sysIZVsg2Ti4NluG1U

IF YOU TAKE VITAMIN C – The body does not store it, so it’s best to take it spread out over the day as opposed to one MEGA dose.

HERBS AND NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS THAT CAN IMPACT COVID-19

You may have heard in the news (very briefly) that Donald Trump was given Vit. D and zinc (along with drugs) when he became infected with covid 19. Research has shown that vitamin D3 and zinc are critical in fighting viruses. Low levels of vit. D have been correlated with poor outcomes in covid 19 patients.

Recently, A powdered berry flavored drink was created that contains vit. C, D3, zinc, quercetin and other ingredients that play a critical role in healthy immune function. I started taking in myself and found it to be an easy way to get all of the above nutrients especially for people who don’t like swallowing tablets.

For those of you who want a more lengthy discussion on the use of herbs and nutritional supplements that have anti-viral properties and boost immunity you can find it on Dr. Gary Null’s website by clicking the link below. He also includes the references to the scientific studies and documentation behind each.

Can Natural Botanical Herbs and Supplements Impact Coronavirus?

A HOMEOPATHIC APPROACH TO VIRUSES

Traditional homeopathy is less concerned with the name of the disease as it is with the symptoms that the individual displays and those symptoms will determine which homeopathic remedy is chosen. For example, let’s suppose you have two people with Covid-19 and one has fever, chills, and extreme fatigue whereas the other has more of a cough and slight fever minus the extreme fatigue. They would probably get different remedies which might change down the road depending on how their symptoms continue to present themselves. The following podcast was recently recorded by homeopath Joettte Calabrese on the subject of viruses and Covid-19. She discusses the homeopathic remedies that have been working well most recently for her family and clients reporting Covid-19 like symptoms ( though none of them were actually tested, because they were at home and responding well to the remedies). It helps if you already have some knowledge of homeopathy, but Joette has many other podcasts on the subject that you can also listen to and learn from. She also has loads of free information about homeopathy for beginners on her personal website.

HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES THAT HAVE BEEN HELPING

COCONUT OIL HAS ANTI-VIRAL PROPERTIES

Jeff Premack talks about the health benefits of coconut oil which include antiviral activity!

Personally, I have been using the supplements and botanicals mentioned here for over 20 years and have found them extremely helpful. As a foundation to cover the all the basics I take a broad spectrum of nutrients called “Vitalizer” every day which includes a probiotic, because part of our immune system is in the intestinal tract. I add to this to the botanical formula developed by Dr. Kojima and vitamin C , increasing the amounts during cold/ flu season and when traveling abroad. Since doing I have noticed several positive changes in my health: I have not come down with colds or flu even though I have never gotten a flu shot. I have not had travel related digestive upset. I have had no reoccurrence of cold sores which I used to get inside my mouth in the winter times.

The supplements mentioned in this post are available to everyone. If anyone wants more information or has questions you are welcome to contact me at chicotito2014@gmail.com

Hopefully the information here will give you some ray of hope or light at the end of this very dark covid-19 tunnel. I will add to this post as I find more info. and if anyone out there has found other things that are helping please share them here. Be well and safe – Susan