May 6, 2021 general

As usually happens when Mr. Sardi is on the show (in this case May 1, 2021), there is a lot of information worth noting and remembering. Below are some notes to help with that.

• Declines in reports of covid. Those may be because people getting more sunshine and therefore vitamin D rather simply the effect of vaccines.
• Comforting fact. According to the Archives of Internal Medicine, the number of people not counting those in nursing homes who contracted covid and died was ½ of one percent (1 out of 200).
• Sardi discussed some big picture financial factors that may be behind the seeming promotion of panic and about a reported switch to digital only currency. However, I will stick to the health aspects and let you listen to the show again to hear his explanation of those ideas.
• I pointed out that nursing home residents have been shown to have a less healthy balance of good bacteria in their digestive systems leading to health complaints. The diet is typically lacking in important nutrients. Also, residents are too often lonely and over-medicated. They typically are relatively inactive and stay indoors thereby missing out on fresh air and sunshine…not an environment that is supportive of health.
• I read a letter from Brian about his father who overcame kidney failure. I have since learned that there is more to that story than I can cover here, so I will discuss it next week to give a more complete description.
• Herd immunity is when enough of the population is immune to the virus and so it can no longer spread rapidly and will eventually die out. The proportion needed is said to be something on the order of 70%+ but isn’t clear if they are including those who recovered from covid-19 or they are just looking at vaccinations. We need to remember that the antibodies from vaccines or even having the disease are fairly short-lived. The body’s long-term immune memory is provided by T-cells which are not measured by covid-19 tests. The thymus gland needs zinc to make T-cells. The thymus gland shrinks with age from the size of a walnut to the size of a pea…especially if the person does not have good levels of zinc. The diet provides about 10 mg., but we only absorb about 2 mg. So, a supplement is usually needed. About 30 mg a day is a good level and that is provided in Molecular Multi. (Sardi said he “would rather have zinc than the vaccine”.)
• The practice of medicine will flow where the financial incentives go. The US government and medical system are massively influenced by the pharmaceutical industry, so you can easily guess where the incentives are.
• Seasonal flu has disappeared this year. One theory is that the cases that do come up are lumped in with what is known as “presumed” cases of covid-19.
• Crisis in India. Early on they had low rates in this country that has learned to stay well using natural remedies. Not sure we determined what caused the big upset besides variants…the lockdown?
• Alcohol, coffee and sugar consumption are up because of stress over the pandemic. Those deplete vitamin B₁ which controls our autonomic nervous system. Symptoms of low B₁ (aka thiamine) mimic many of those attributed to covid-19. To name a few: shortness of breath, fever, cough, fatigue and loss of taste and smell. Nerve Guardian contains a good amount of the right type B₁ (benfotiamine). To make sure its absorption isn’t blocked, take it a couple of hours apart from coffee, sugar and alcohol. Read more.
• Nebulize hydrogen peroxide. That is a safe and nearly free early intervention for covid or other respiratory infection symptoms. Get a free copy of Dr. Levy’s e-book for details. Even breathing the steam of a hot shower will help clean the gunk off of lungs.
• What supplements to take for covid protection? We discussed a listener’s current plan, Molecular Multi (MM), and extra vitamin C (e.g. Formula 216). We suggested adding more vitamin D up to maybe 8,000 IU a day (MM provides 2,500 IU), selenium, Nerve Guardian and resveratrol (e.g. Longevinex). We previously discussed the protective effects of l-lysine against viruses. Of course, it is always a good idea to show your immune enhancing gut bacteria  some love with Dr. Ohhira’s Probiotics. It is good news that this program is also an excellent overall health maintenance plan when there is no pandemic.
• Radical Longevity: The Powerful Plan to Sharpen Your Brain, Strengthen Your Body, and Reverse the Symptoms of Aging by the first lady of nutrition, Anne Louise Gittleman, PhD, CNS. The book talks about not just slowing aging but even reversing it. She recommends Longevinex. I recommend Bill Sardi’s review of the book because he notes dozens of her tips for healthy aging.
• Neuropathy. (Tingling, burning or lack of feeling in, for example, feet.) Those are signs of insufficient B₁₂ as are short term memory issues, back pain and fatigue. Listen to HBN May 8, 2021 to learn about B₁₂. Mr. Sardi recommended 5,000 mcg of the methylcobalamin preferably as a sublingual. He added that lack of B₁ can cause similar problems. He suggests the fat-soluble form of that vitamin—as benfotiamine. (I think Nerve Guardian is a good and inexpensive choice for that and it has 1,000 micrograms of B₁₂ which is at least a start.)
• The much-ridiculed bleach idea. Last year, during a White House covid-19 briefing, the experts discussed how quickly various sanitizers like ultraviolet light and bleach deactivated the virus on surfaces. President Trump simply asked if there was anything like that which could be used internally. The media latched on to that and wrongfully ridiculed him for supposedly suggesting that we swallow bleach. I pointed out than that there is a therapy where blood is routed out of the body and before being sent back in is exposed to ultraviolet light (one of the sanitizers) which kills pathogens. That method is called “the cure that time forgot”. Now, in what seems like an ironic bizarre twist, diluted bleach (chlorine dioxide) is being as a therapy in Bolivia and was successful in controlled studies. Read the shocking story about that and please don’t try it yourself without being fully educated.
• Co-infections. An important but overlooked factor behind poor covid-19 outcomes is that many people are simultaneously battling other infections with bacteria (e.g., pneumonia) and fungi. It makes sense to use natural remedies with a broad-ranging effects such as oregano, garlic, resveratrol, cloves, allspice. Your immune system will go after all threats, but it may need to be armed with more vitamin D and zinc.