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You’ve likely heard of autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, but do you know how these occur? These issues take place when the immune system goes haywire and attacks the rest of the body.
Resveratrol is commonly known for its anti-aging properties, but this nutrient actually packs a punch for the health of your brain, heart and more.
COVID-19
InViteⓇ Health Podcast, Episode hosted by Jerry Hickey, Ph.
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Very soon, there may be a pill on the market for treating COVID-19. In other words, if you pick up the infection, you get a prescription for this pill, you take it and, according to the manufacturer Merck, it keeps you out of the hospital and it keeps you around. It could be a real game changer.†
This pill is named after Thor’s hammer, mjolnir, because it hammers the virus. It’s called molnupiravir. Merck has submitted this pill for emergency approval based on interim analysis from data from about 800 patients. These patients had mild to moderate COVID-19. What the drug was doing was preventing the virus from replicating. If the virus can’t multiply, then it dies out. It’s as simple and straightforward as that. According to this early analysis, the drug reduced the risk of being hospitalized by about 50% and reduced the risk of dying by about 50%, which is all great news.†
The thing is that this could be a real game changer because it worked on all of the variants. It worked on the delta variant equally as well as other variants. It even worked in people with all of the risk factors for developing really serious COVID-19 infections and winding up in intensive care units. This includes people with severe diabetes and severe obesity.†
The added value is that it also seems to prevent the virus from shedding. Shedding means spreading the virus from one person to another. In other words, this particular drug may help prevent the virus from hurting someone, as well as them spreading the virus to other people they know.†
Even though we’re talking about this COVID-19 pill, I also want to talk about some natural supplements that have helped people who are hospitalized with COVID-19. It’s really worth mentioning this.†
One is curcumin from the turmeric plant. A study looked at Sabinsa’s curcumin, which also includes the black pepper fruit, also known as piperine, to it, which improves absorption. People who took this when they were in the hospital did a lot better. This was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled human clinical trial in 140 COVID-19 patients. They found that the patients who got the curcumin twice a day for two weeks had their symptoms subside much quicker. They recovered from trouble breathing, a cough, a fever, a sore throat and aches and pains quicker. They also maintained their oxygen saturation more easily. This type of easily absorbed curcumin is found in Dr. Pressman’s Curcumin Blend.†
Other nutrients that have been shown to help COVID-19 patients include black cumin seed, honey and glutathione. Black seed is very helpful for lung health, which is important because COVID-19 tends to get vicious in the lungs. Glutathione is a master antioxidant in the body that has been shown to help respiratory health. I also recommend that everyone gets some zinc, Vitamin D and Vitamin C in the winter. All three of these are needed in the immune system and levels begin to drop in the body around October.†
In this episode, Jerry Hickey, Ph. discusses recent research on a pill that may be able to treat COVID-19. He explains why this could be a groundbreaking discovery and also provides recommendations for nutrients that can help the body fight the COVID-19 infection.†
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With Halloween and Thanksgiving right around the corner, it’s likely that you’re starting to enjoy pumpkins. While pumpkin spice lattes and pumpkin pie may not be the healthiest options, pumpkins themselves are rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that help the body work properly.
COVID-19 can impact even the most active of people. Tune into this episode of the InVite Health Podcast to hear Jerry Hickey, Ph. tell the story of a woman who went from hiking in the Himalayas to battling COVID-induced damage in her body.
back to school
InViteⓇ Health Podcast, Episode hosted by Amanda Williams, MPH
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It’s that time of year again. Kids are back to school, which means all of the little viruses will be flaring up. This is always the time of year where kids start to come down with more frequent colds. Of course, we’re still dealing with COVID, so we have to wonder what we should be doing in preparation for going back into school. It’s not just limited to kids. There are many people who have been working remotely who are now returning to the office environments. Oftentimes, people want to know what they should be doing when it comes to supporting their immune system each and every single day. Today, I want to highlight a couple of different options for you when it comes to the supplements you might need for back to school and back to work.†
Many parents are concerned about their children’s health as they go back to school. They wonder if they should be taking a multivitamin or Vitamin D? These are really good questions to be asking of yourselves.†
The straight answer is that yes, this is something you should be doing every day regardless. But, in particular, since we know that we will be having more frequent interactions with people, we can look at taking in different nutrients that can really help to support and bolster up our immune system defenses.†
We can look at something like the Multi Energy Powder, which is a complete multivitamin, multimineral formulation that can easily be incorporated into school-age children’s daily routines, as well as for college students and even everyday people who are off to work. This is because this formulation is packed with all of these powerful antioxidants.†
Taking a multivitamin, multimineral supplement is just one step in supporting the immune system. We also want to consider laying down good healthy bacteria because it is the microbiome that really helps to enhance the proper absorption of the vitamins and minerals we are taking in from supplementation and food. Something like Probiotic HxⓇ is helpful for this.†
We also need to ensure that our gut cells have rapid turnover. We want to make sure that we’re enhancing this. One way that we can really target this is through the inside of the cell. This is going to be through the genetic material, which some might call the “motherboard.” We’re going to include Nucleotide Complex into our back to school, back to work routine.†
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These supplements together pack a powerful punch for the immune system.†
In this episode, Amanda Williams, MPH discusses the important nutrients needed to help protect children as they go back to school, as well as professionals returning to the workplace. She focuses on the relationship between microbiome health and immune function and discusses how these nutrients work together within the body.†
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