Nutrition. Vitamins. You.
The mineral magnesium is responsible for over 300 functions within the body, but it is especially important for proper heart functioning and healthy blood pressure levels. Learn more about this important nutrient and which form might be best for you from Amanda Williams, MPH.
Green tea is often touted for its health benefits, but did you know that black tea also possesses supportive nutrients such as theaflavins? These are polyphenols that can help fend off inflammation, as well as viruses and bacteria.
COVID-19
InViteⓇ Health Podcast, Episode hosted by Jerry Hickey, Ph.
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COVID-19 has introduced a lot of new terms to our vocabulary. For instance, we now discuss things like variants, such as the delta variant that has been going around. We also have PPE, which stands for personal protective equipment like those N-95 protective face masks that you see doctors and nurses wearing.†
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Unfortunately, what’s becoming more well-known is something called ground glass opacities.This is a type of lung damage that shows up on CT scans in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.†
A lady recently came to visit me in one of our stores. Several months beforehand, she had been hiking in the Himalayan mountains. A month after her climbing, she was back in New York and she contracted COVID-19. She had a pretty bad infection for six weeks. It wound up damaging her lungs. Because it was harder for her to breathe, it put a lot of pressure on her heart, leading to damage in her heart. It also led to severe GERD.†
People with COVID-19 may also develop fluid in the lining of the lung tissue. Some people also develop thickening in the tissue of the lung when they develop viral pneumonia. However, not all patients do.†
When this mountain climber came to speak with me, I didn’t tell her I could correct her lung damage, but I do believe there are nutrients that can help support the overall health of the lungs.†
Studies do show that certain nutrients can help lower your risk of developing COVID-19. This includes Vitamin D, fish oils, multivitamins, probiotics and zinc. These nutrients can help give you some degree of protection.†
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There also seems to be some nutrients that can help support people who are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. Research is limited, but they seem to be getting good results.†
The first one is glutathione. This is a master antioxidant that helps protect your eyes, brain, lungs, heart and liver. It’s also involved with detoxifying chemicals. Glutathione is naturally found in the body, but the amount can vary dramatically from person to person. Glutathione levels drop dramatically when you get a viral infection, so supplementing with this nutrient can be extremely supportive for someone battling COVID-19.†
Then there’s black cumin seed, also known as black seed. In Pakistan, COVID-19 was destroying people. A research fellow from Harvard Medical School went over there and gave 313 patients either a combination of black cumin seed and honey or a probiotic every day for a limited amount of time. 210 of these patients were categorized as having moderate cases of COVID-19. They had a cough, fever, sore throat, nasal congestion and shortness of breath. 103 patients had severe cases of the virus and were showing symptoms such as fever, cough, pneumonia and respiratory distress. They found that the patients on the black cumin seed and honey improved much faster than the other group.†
A third nutrient is a type of curcumin complex that is mixed with a black pepper fruit extract. This makes it really well absorbed. A study in the journal Frontiers in Pharmacology used this very well-absorbed curcumin in 140 patients with mild, moderate or severe cases of COVID-19. It was a 14-week trial. One group received the curcumin while another received probiotics as a placebo. The curcumin helped support oxygen saturation in the blood and helped promote recovery from symptoms.†
In this episode, Jerry Hickey, Ph. shares the story of a COVID-19 patient who went from being an active mountain climber to experiencing lung damage due to the virus. He also discusses nutrients that can help protect the body from this virus.†
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You’ve probably heard that olive oil holds many health benefits, but do you know why? This commonly used ingredient is rich in olive leaf extract and oleuropein, which provide benefits for your immune system, blood pressure levels and more.
Gallstones are very common in the United States, but did you know they can be caused by factors such as diet, weight and prescription medications? The good news is that there are nutrients that have been shown to help support the health of the gallbladder.
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The term “healthy eating” means something different for everyone. That’s why, when it comes down to thinking about the different foods you want to incorporate into your daily routine, it really depends on your individual health goals. First and foremost, we know we want to avoid the Standard American Diet at all costs. We want to gear more towards the Mediterranean Diet, which I discuss frequently, but today, I want to speak specifically about the Portfolio Diet. I want to differentiate between the Mediterranean Diet, the DASH Diet and the Portfolio Diet and discuss why the Portfolio Diet has gained a lot of momentum in the last couple of years.†
People often toss the phrase “healthy eating” around loosely. Many people think they’re eating healthy, but when you really break they’re diet down, they might be missing the point of what is technically healthy.†
When we look at the Mediterranean Diet, we know that it incorporates higher fiber foods, high antioxidants coming from fruits and vegetables, healthy fats coming from seeds, nuts and healthy, fatty fish. It encompasses all of those different food groups.†
There’s a kind of spinoff on this diet that is known as the Portfolio Diet. This is very much geared towards being very much plant-based, so perhaps not incorporating some of the same things as the Mediterranean Diet, such as fish.†
The Portfolio Diet is focusing in on four key ingredients. It looks at different plant sterols, which is going to incorporate high-fiber foods like tree nuts, soluble fiber and soy protein. The soluble fiber is coming from things like oatmeal, barley and berries. The plant sterols themselves really do so much in terms of targeting cholesterol and the way that cholesterol is moving throughout the body. Then we incorporate soy protein such as tofu into the daily routine, as well as a handful of nuts like almonds and walnuts every day.†
The target of this diet is really to focus on elevated cholesterol. A lot of people who have problems with high cholesterol may not be doing the best job when it comes to their dietary changes. The Portfolio Diet is a plant-based diet that is going to incorporate all of the high-fiber foods that help with the transportation of cholesterol, as well as bolstering up your antioxidant capacity, which helps to fend off oxidative stress.†
In this episode, Amanda Williams, MPH explains what the Portfolio Diet is and how it can impact cholesterol health. She also discusses how this particular diet differs from the Mediterranean Diet.†
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