Today, I want to thank all of our participants during our special Live Q&A Session on Friday, April 3rd to help our community stay empowered during this pandemic. We want to keep our community informed about these and all health matters. By your overwhelming response, it showed that we’re on the right track. 

With so much information these days, it is often hard to know which is accurate and which is not. As an avid researcher, I spend time deciphering the abundant information and determine what is relevant, what sources seem credible and what would make sense based on my experience in health and healing.

I was asked to summarize supplements and suggestions discussed in Friday’s talk.

As I mentioned during the broadcast, this is the regiment I use for myself along with my family:

• Vitamin C, preferably in buffered form 3gm pre-day or 1gm every 8 hours. 

• Vitamin D3 + K2 5000 IU per day. According to some studies up to 85% of the population is Vitamin D deficient. Check your levels if you can with your doctor with the 25 (OH) D blood test. (Caveat, people with kidney stones or elevated serum calcium should be careful and start with 400 IU/Day)

• Vitamin A, 1000 mcg/day

• Magnesium 400 mg daily

• Zinc 20 mg daily

• Melatonin, start with 3-5 mg at bedtime and see how your body responds to this

• A good quality full spectrum pro-biotic can be very beneficial to keep your microbiome and intestines healthy to support your immune system.

• Natural detoxifying and anti-microbial foods in your diet like Garlic, Ginger and Onions. All are superfoods and we use them extensively in our daily food intake.

• As well as Elderberry (Sambucus Nigrum) to help with cough and phlegm.

I want to emphasize once more that no virus can defeat a robust immune system. Those with well functioning immune systems appear to shake off this infection with mild symptoms. Unfortunately, as much as half of our population has compromised immune systems due to many contributing factors we have been describing way before this epidemic hit us. 

Although the above-mentioned supplements are only a few that were mentioned during our Q&A session, it is important to remember that your general diet and daily exercise routine is of crucial importance to maintain your health. 

Keep your diet relatively alkaline with the emphasis on vegetables and an avoidance of sugar and dairy. Keep yourself well hydrated with water or herbal teas, limit or avoid caffeine and alcohol.

In conclusion, we’re inspired by your enthusiastic response and great questions. Keep them coming! 

P.S. We are considering having Live Q&A sessions regularly to support our community and even to bring on guest speakers and renowned experts to answer your questions, to inform, educate and to keep you healthy. 

Stay tuned, stay connected, there are better times ahead and together we will get there.

‘Daisies do not grow in cement’, proclaimed Dr. Sandy Wood, ND many years ago. 

In other words, if your immune system is strong your chances of getting sick are minimal and even if you do get sick, your recovery should be strong and fast.

Louis Pasteur articulated the Germ Theory of Disease, stating that microorganisms are the primary cause of disease. His life-long rival, Antoine Bechamp postulated that the condition of a host organism is the primary cause of disease, otherwise known as the Terrain Theory. 

Surprisingly Pasteur on his deathbed declared that Bechamp was right. To me, both theories have much to offer in terms of disease prevention and healing. Many germs or micro-organisms can be the causative agents promoting disease, however only if the terrain allows this. Remember, daisies do not grow in cement; there must be susceptibility first. This would explain why some people succumb to infection while others do not when exposed to the same infectious organism.

In the next series of blogs, we will cover the subject of autoimmunity with practical suggestions for you to implement and maximize your natural protection to optimize your immunity. Yes, it is important to try to avoid disease. However with the present epidemic, there is a prevalent opinion of building a ‘herd immunity.’ This assumes that, shortly, many of us will be infected with coronavirus, with the great majority surviving and thus becoming immune to this virus. 

So how do you improve your terrain and be prepared?

There are several parts to this anti-viral strategy and in this article, we will start by covering nutrition to boost your immunity. I’ll propose a combination of safe nutrients, botanicals and dietary modifications to support immune function. 

I recommend for most people to switch to what's considered a Mediterranean approach of eating, selecting foods within this diet that you know work for your body.

The Mediterranean way of eating is based on abundant consumption of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds, Omega-3 and monounsaturated fatty acids, lean sources of protein, legumes, fatty cold-water fish and moderate amounts of lean meats. 

This diet prohibits the consumption of chemically preserved foods, artificial sweeteners and carbohydrate dominant foods, such as pastries, candies, processed grains and other foods high on the glycemic index. This diet has been consistently associated with improvements in insulin sensitivity and reduction of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer. Mediterranean diet is immune-supportive by avoiding pro-inflammatory and immunosuppressive foods that are high in fat and carbohydrate that promote viral replication. Unfortunately, the Standard American Diet (SAD) is loaded with pro-inflammatory high-fat, high-sugar foods all of which are immune suppressive. 

Most people do not consume an optimal amount of vitamins and minerals by diet alone. Consider taking a broad-spectrum multi-vitamin. Inadequate intake of many nutrients has been long recognized as a contributing factor to many diseases in the Western world. When looking for multi-vitamins, please consider products made from natural sources vs. much cheaper synthetic sources. Micro-Nutrients contribute to the body’s natural defence functions, by supporting physical barriers (skin/mucosa), cellular immunity and antibody production. Also, probiotics plus vitamins and minerals may reduce the incidence and severity of upper respiratory infections.

In my last article I noted several essential vitamins, minerals and botanicals with immune boosting and anti-viral properties, if you missed it, here is a link to it. 

http://www.thermographyclinic.com/blog/entry/good-news-about-coronavirus

In my next article, we will look closely at specific nutritional supplementation that plays a vital role in immune function.