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<div data-element-id="elm_7wF-glnbRJigEA1mFLbUTA" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_7wF-glnbRJigEA1mFLbUTA"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center " data-editor="true"><p><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="https://www.libertybugle.com/representative-louis-gohmert-has-recovered-from-covid-19-i-got-the-hydroxychloroquine-it-made-a-huge-difference/" title="Link: " target="_blank" rel=""><span style="font-size:18px;">Link: </span></a></span><br></p><p><br></p><p>Full article: <a href="https://www.libertybugle.com/representative-louis-gohmert-has-recovered-from-covid-19-i-got-the-hydroxychloroquine-it-made-a-huge-difference/" title="by Kristi McDonald, writing for the LiberyBugle, " target="_blank" rel="">by Kristi McDonald, writing for the LiberyBugle, </a>16Aug2020<br></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color:inherit;"></span></p><p>U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert has not only recovered from the Wuhan-China virus, he is also crediting hydroxychloroquine for helping him recover from the virus.</p><p style="text-align:center;"><em><strong>He feels “really great.”</strong></em></p><p><img src="https://i1.wp.com/www.libertybugle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gohmert.jpg?resize=600%2C316&ssl=1" alt="" width="600" height="316"></p><p>The Texas Republican, who tested positive for the coronavirus last month,&nbsp;told the <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/louie-gohmert-is-covid-19-free-and-he-credits-hydroxychloroquine">Washington Examiner</a> he is now feeling better and hopes to&nbsp;donate plasma in an effort to help others who get infected. He tipped his hat to the vitamins and the&nbsp;drug touted by some medical professionals and President Trump for helping him get back to health.</p><p><br></p><p>He tested negative for the virus and positive for the coronavirus antibodies this week. Gohmert said that he will donate plasma “as often as I am allowed” to help others recover from the virus.</p><p><br></p><p>Gohmert, who turns 67 next week, told the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/louie-gohmert-is-covid-19-free-and-he-credits-hydroxychloroquine">Washington&nbsp;Examiner</a>&nbsp;he believes his recovery was aided by the use of vitamin supplements and hydroxychloroquine, the drug touted by Trump and some medical doctors that is not endorsed by the Food and Drug Administration for use in treating the coronavirus.</p><p><br></p><p>“I had a couple of bad days, but I started taking hydroxychloroquine, [Zithromax], and zinc, along with vitamins D3 and C,” he said. “And I took a steroid nebulizer for a few days to help coat the alveoli in the lungs and protect them somewhat from the COVID virus attack.”</p><p><br></p><p>He added, <em><strong>“I feel sorry for patients whose doctors are not even allowed to consider the hydroxychloroquine regimen. That’s a real shame.</strong></em>”</p><p><br></p><p>Gohmert said he has been cleared by the Capitol’s attending physician to return to work and will vote in person if Congress reconvenes this summer to take up a now-stalled coronavirus aid package.</p><p><br></p><p>Gohmert said he plans to wear a mask but said questions remain about whether face coverings are truly effective at preventing the spread of the coronavirus.</p><p>Gohmert and other GOP lawmakers were criticized for not wearing masks in the Capitol, although Gohmert started wearing a mask about two weeks before he contracted the coronavirus.</p><p><br></p><p>“Anywhere that’s the rule, I’ll wear a mask,” Gohmert said.</p><blockquote><p>Trump Jr put in Twitter jail for sharing video touting COVID-19 treatment <a href="https://t.co/5NWHPu0JG7">https://t.co/5NWHPu0JG7</a></p><p>— Conservative News (@BIZPACReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/BIZPACReview/status/1288146962764591104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 28, 2020</a></p><p><br></p></blockquote><p>“Why would the non-doctors, Google, Twitter, Facebook, try to stop people from getting something that really does help people?” he asked. “It certainly helped me.”</p><p><a href="https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/08/15/louie-gohmert-has-recovered-from-covid-19-credits-hydroxychloroquine-for-making-huge-difference-960659">Bizpac Review</a> notes,</p><p><br></p><blockquote><p>The president’s son, Donald Trump Jr. found his Twitter account suspended last month when he shared a video of a doctor talking about the drug as a “cure” for the virus. Twitter claimed the tweet was in violation of its policy on “spreading misleading and potentially harmful information related to COVID-19.”</p><p><br></p><p>The president himself has been slammed repeatedly by his critics for suggesting that the&nbsp;anti-malarial drug is a promising treatment against the contagious virus.</p></blockquote><p><em><strong>“Many doctors think it is extremely successful, the hydroxychloroquine coupled with the zinc and perhaps the azithromycin,”</strong></em> he told reporters at a press briefing last month. <em><strong>“Many doctors think it’s extremely good, and some people don’t.”</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br></strong></em></p><p>H/T <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/louie-gohmert-is-covid-19-free-and-he-credits-hydroxychloroquine">Washington Examiner</a></p><p></p></div>
</div></div></div></div></div></div> ]]></content:encoded><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 18:00:47 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antibiotic and antiparacitic drug cocktail gives "astounding" results (Bangladesh)]]></title><link>https://www.drjonritz.com/blogs/post/antibiotic-and-antiparacitic-drug-cocktail-gives-astounding-results-bangladesh</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.drjonritz.com/images/wormwood-1338208_960_720.jpg"/>Ivermectin is one more antiparasitic to show great results. Previously mentioned were quinine derivatives and artemesinin (wormwood)]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_Q76fXNqORJmcM9Hj_muQnA" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_rSYJjXuyS_qcjkyz7XyCvA" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- " data-equal-column=""><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_GClSzKFwRR-T4kdMlgMkkw" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_PhitUnbZTK6Iv4JxnIf4ng" data-element-type="heading" class="zpelement zpelem-heading "><style> [data-element-id="elm_PhitUnbZTK6Iv4JxnIf4ng"].zpelem-heading { border-radius:1px; } </style><h2
 class="zpheading zpheading-align-center " data-editor="true">&quot;<span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size:30px;">A Bangladeshi medical team combined Ivermectin -- generally used for de-worming and as a treatment against head lice and scabies -- with the antibiotic Doxycycline to treat infections.&quot;</span></span></h2></div>
<div data-element-id="elm_A-fN4f35cr9YM1IjoNYIMw" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_A-fN4f35cr9YM1IjoNYIMw"].zpelem-text { background-color:rgba(52,73,94,0.1); background-image:unset; border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left " data-editor="true"><p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman, serif;font-size:16px;"><a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/coronavirus-ivermectin-doxycycline-1680706-2020-05-22" title="FROM INDIA TODAY:" target="_blank">FROM INDIA TODAY:</a> A combination of an anti-parasite drug with an antibiotic produced &quot;astounding&quot; results when used to treat the coronavirus, helping dozens of patients recover within four days without side effects, medical experts in Bangladesh say.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman, serif;font-size:16px;"><span style="color:inherit;"></span></span></p><p><br></p><p>A medical team lead by Dr Md Tarek Alam, head of the Bangladesh Medical College Hospital's medicine department, reported the findings, according to PTI.</p><p>The team combined Ivermectin -- <a href="https://www.businesstoday.in/sectors/pharma/coronavirus-medicine-de-worming-drug-added-to-list-of-potential-cures-for-covid-19/story/404599.html" target="_blank">generally used for de-worming</a> and as a treatment against head lice and scabies -- with the antibiotic Doxycycline.</p><p><br></p><p>All 60 patients who received the treatment recovered, Dr Alam said.</p><p><br></p><p>In early April, a study reported that Ivermectin stopped the coronavirus from growing in cell culture within two days, according to the news agency.</p><p>No widely approved treatments exist yet for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.</p><p><br></p><p>But a U.S. trial showed that Gilead Sciences Inc's remdesivir cut hospital stays by 31 per cent compared with a placebo, although it didn't significantly improve survival. The U.S. granted the drug authorisation for emergency use on May 1.</p><p><br></p><span style="color:inherit;"><p>Japan, too, has granted emergency approval.</p></span><p><br></p></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm_m2HUlaIKR42mFnE7PvLfFQ" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_m2HUlaIKR42mFnE7PvLfFQ"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center " data-editor="true"><p><span style="font-weight:bold;">Lets list some of the top medicines we've found to combat Cov2:</span></p><div>Chloroquine</div><div>Artemesinin</div><div>Ivermectin</div><div><br></div><div><div>Common among these three are that they're &quot;anti-parasitic.&quot;&nbsp; The top two, Chloroquine and Artemesinin, have been used, naturally-sourced and extracted, since the dawn of medicine.&nbsp; In general, these medicines treat &quot;relapsing fevers.&quot;&nbsp; <span style="font-style:italic;">Chloroquine </span>is originally derived from the barks of trees and in other bitter herbs which contain a variety of forms of these bitter <span style="font-style:italic;">quinolones</span>.&nbsp; <span style="font-style:italic;">Artemesinin </span>is most commonly found in herbs of this family, which includes wormwood, which is most aptly named.&nbsp; Ivermectin was only more recently &quot;discovered&quot; as a derivative of a particular <span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streptomyces_avermitilis" title="streptomyces " target="_blank">streptomyces </a></span>bacteria, the naturally occuring compound being named <span style="font-style:italic;">avermectin</span>.&nbsp; <br></div></div><p><br></p><p><span style="font-weight:bold;">And the <span style="font-style:italic;">combination </span>drugs most cited? </span><br></p><p>Azithromycin</p><p>Doxycycline</p><p><br></p><p>These are antibiotics also derived from natural sources and then synthesized.&nbsp; <br></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-weight:bold;">What can we take from this article?&nbsp; </span><br></p><p>COVID is a COMPLICATED ILLNESS THAT INVOLVES A &quot;PARASITIC INFECTION&quot; :&nbsp; One might suggest that COVID, which involves the SARS-0Cov2 virus, is complicated by parasitic illness.&nbsp; I would also suggest that this is a particular blind spot to many of us living in developed countries, and that many of our parasitic illnesses are going undiagnosed.&nbsp; I would also suggest that &quot;parasites&quot; can take many forms, and go beyond &quot;worms&quot; per-se.&nbsp; Take, for example, Lyme disease caused by the Borrelia spirochete.&nbsp; In many classifications this germ is a bacterium.&nbsp; However, the list of drugs above here would all be considered strongly in treating Lyme as well as Malaria, as well as &quot;worms.&quot; <br></p><p><br></p><p>REMDESIVIR IS A FAILURE BUT GETS EMERGENCY AUTHORIZATION BECAUSE: Follow the money.&nbsp; The drugs we've listed are super-cheap.&nbsp; Chloroquine costs about $0.05 per dose.&nbsp; Remdesivir is many THOUSANDS times more costly.&nbsp; <br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-weight:bold;">Natural sources of these medicines might be more effective, and likely safer, and don't require a prescription.&nbsp; </span><br></p><p>Chloroquine: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinine#History" title="Cinchona " target="_blank">Cinchona </a>bark, Angostura bitters, Kratom.&nbsp; <br></p><p>Artemesinin: Wormwood and its relatives.&nbsp; Wormwood contains a broad spectrum of flavinoids and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_annua#/media/File%3ASchermata_11-2457342_alle_16.54.16.png" title="phenols " target="_blank">phenols </a>which are antioxidant and synergize with artemesinin metabolism, slowing it down, raising blood levels or the medicinal compound. <br></p><p>Antibiotics: <span style="color:inherit;">Maintain your microbiome with strict sugar control, </span>Fermented foods, Live raw foods, Avoiding harsh preservatives and soaps and processed foods. &nbsp; <br></p></div>
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