Posted on 09/08/2020 8:22:07 AM PDT by Red Badger
According to a retroactive study conducted by a team from the University of Chicago Medicine, people with low vitamin D levels may be up to twice as likely to test positive for COVID-19.
The study was conducted by looking back at nearly 500 patients who had vitamin D levels measured within a year of being tested for COVID-19 and comparing those levels with the frequency of a positive test.
"The relative risk of testing positive for COVID-19 was 1.77 times greater for patients with likely deficient vitamin D status compared with patients with likely sufficient vitamin D status, a difference that was statistically significant," said the study, which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Even though researchers concluded that vitamin D can disrupt the replication of viral cells, they cited one potential concern.
"If vitamin D reduces inflammation, it might increase asymptomatic carriage and decrease symptomatic presentations, including cough, making it hard to predict its effect on viral spread."
The study also warned that 50% of Americans have a vitamin D deficiency, particularly noticeable in the Hispanic and African-American populations.
Studies show 82% of African Americans are Vit D3 deficient
For hispanics 62% are deficient
Over 65? Prob deficient
Obese? Prob deficient
Here is a 20 minute video on VitD and covid from Dr Been’s excellent lecture series ....highly recommend share with every family and friend
Our government is NOT providing this critical health advice
We have to take care of our own
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mth0LqC9z4
You might enjoy watching Dr. Seheult's "Coronavirus Pandemic Update 59: Dr. Seheult's Daily Regimen (Vitamin D, C, Zinc, Quercetin, NAC) from April 21. (I added a time tag to the URL so the link jumps right to the important information).
“”Go out in the sunshine and fresh air. There’s your vitamin D.””
Meanwhile down in FL.... beaches closed, wear your mask, social distance, blah, blah, blah.
I’ve been taking 5,000 IU/day for years. Recently got tested for the first time and I was at 68. I then upped it to 10,000/day, which I’ll keep up until probably the end of this month, and then alternate between 5K and 10K. I want my level at around 80, and it wouldn’t hurt to be at your level.
I really don’t want to discuss it because I am in litigation against the insurance company.
What is NAC?
Okay and good luck.
Drive a convertible with the top down daily. Plenty of vit d that way.
I have been laying out in the sun a bit each week for Vitamin-D and UV exposure. Heat/sweating may also help.
I’ve also taken to drinking some milk in my routine since March and eggs for awhile several times a week (I have since stopped this) and had a period this year where I was eating fresh fish several times a week.
N-acetyl cysteine comes from the amino acid L-cysteine. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. N-acetyl cysteine has many uses as medicine. N-acetyl cysteine is most commonly used by mouth for cough and other lung conditions. It is also used for flu, dry eye, and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support many of these uses. Healthcare providers give N-acetyl cysteine by IV for conditions such as acetaminophen (Tylenol) overdose. It is also given by IV to reduce nitrate tolerance.
I found this to be the most interesting and informative discussion of why NAC might help with COVID...
Coronavirus Pandemic Update 69: "NAC" Supplementation and COVID-19 (N-Acetylcysteine), by Dr. Roger Seheult, May 11, 2020
N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) is an over the counter supplement that has been utilized by clinicians for years to treat acetaminophen (Tylenol) overdose, as a mucolytic, and for other medical problems. There is compelling research that NAC may also reduce the severity of viral infections like influenza, and perhaps reduce the risk of blood clots (thromboembolism) as well. Could NAC be effective in COVID-19? Dr. Seheult illustrates these ideas and discusses the peer-reviewed data involved.
We have a little Community Garden. Perfect for someone my age..76...exercise, fresh air, sunshine and great tan.
Buy some bitters with Cinchona Bark to add to the tonic
Personally, I don’t care.
But Medicare’s actuaries probably want people to die earlier to ease the financial strain on the system, so failing to pay for the test not only saves money, it also sends the message that the test isn’t that important, so less people get tested and get to have a discussion with their docs about the topic. It all fits neatly into a pretty little package with a bow on top - for someone with no morality.
If you were ‘locked in’ your home north of I-20 before the end of March or later, it wouldn’t have made any difference.
You don’t make D3 from the sun unless it’s 50deg elevation or greater above the horizon.
You don’t make D3 early in the morning or late in the afternoon regardless. Unless you’re near the equator.
That 8am walk? No D3 manufactured at all.
And forget sunscreen, you prevent its manufacture altogether if you wear sunscreen.
Handy link to calculate your D3 producing time for your city or latitude:
https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/grad/solcalc/azel.html
‘Solar Elevation’ needs to be 50 or greater or no D3 for you.
Much of the country will shortly be out of the D3 producing season. Locked in? Locked out?...will make no difference.
Meanwhile down in FL.... beaches closed, wear your mask, social distance, blah, blah, blah.
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Yep! These “health professionals” are abject idiots who are motivated by politics, not health science.
Question: If the sun’s rays are strong enough to turn your skin “pink,” are they strong enough to produce vitamin D?
11am-3:30pm right now.
Thanks for the calculator/data
and 12noon-3pm in early March.
“Stay in the basement, Joe. Draw the curtains and close the blinds.”
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