Dr. Wes Youngberg and Dan Houghton discuss what can be done if exposed to or infected with COVID19.
Discussed includes multiple ways to optimize our immune system in order to limit risk of getting infected, becoming sick or requiring hospitalization.
See full protocol for optimizing immune function against respiratory viruses including SARS CoV 2 Virus that causes COVID19:
Strategies include:
Optimizing sleep to 7-9 hours each night.
Staying up late can depress the immune system’s natural killer cell function greatly lowering our defense against viruses the next day.
Also discussed are the importance of full rest when infected, even if asymptomatic.
Even just a couple of beers increases susceptibility to viral infection.
Nutrition – what to eat and what not to eat to limit risk of COVID19.
Exercise – avoid too little and too much.
Drink an optimal amount of water to improve circulation and immune lymphatic function.
Get outside in sunshine and fresh air at least an hour each day.
Use of topical and internal iodine is discussed in detail as way to disinfect viruses including SARS CoV-2.
Use of Iodine to treat viral conjunctivitis of the eye.
Study finds concentrated iodine rinse is effective against SARS-CoV-2
Researchers have found that a diluted concentration of over-the-counter povidone-iodine (PVP-I) oral rinse can kill viruses such as the SARS CoV-2 and prevent transmission in seconds, according to a study published in the Journal of Prosthodontics. The authors of the study, most of whom are faculty at the University of Connecticut Health Center, wanted to investigate a way to decontaminate a patient’s oral and nasal cavities to protect and prevent transmission.
The study was published in the June 2020 issue of the American College of Prosthodontists Journal of Prosthodontics. The study in its entirety can be read here.
Infect Dis Ther (2019) 8:581–593
REVIEW
Infectious Disease Management and Control with Povidone Iodine Use of Iodine to treat viral conjunctivitis of the eye. Clinical and Antiviral Efficacy of an Ophthalmic Formulation of Dexamethasone Povidone-Iodine in a Rabbit Model of Adenoviral Keratoconjunctivitis. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science January 2011, Vol.52, 339-344.
Clinical and Antiviral Efficacy of an Ophthalmic Formulation of Dexamethasone Povidone-Iodine in a Rabbit Model of Adenoviral Keratoconjunctivitis.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science January 2011, Vol.52, 339-344.
Update on the two newest Vitamin D studies discussed.
Short term, high-dose vitamin D supplementation for COVID-19 disease: a randomised, placebo-controlled, study (SHADE study)
Rastogi, A et al Postgrad Medicine 2020
60,000iu Vitamin D given daily for 7 days to adults who tested positive to SARS-
COV-2 more than tippled the likelihood of testing negative after 21 days compared to those not receiving the vitamin D intervention.
Effect of Vitamin D3 Supplementation vs Placebo on Hospital Length of Stay in Patients with Severe COVID-19: A Multicenter, Double-blind, Randomized Controlled Trial
medRxiv 2020.11.16.20232397; doi:
This article is a preprint and has not been peer-reviewed [what does this mean?]. It reports new medical research that has yet to be evaluated and so should not be used to guide clinical practice.
NOTE: scroll down to the end of the study and read the reviewers comments, many of which point out the many reasons this papers conclusions are misleading and in no way minimize the value of the many studies documenting the benefit of proper vitamin D protocols.
