<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><!-- generator=Zoho Sites --><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><atom:link href="https://www.drjonritz.com/blogs/tag/epidemic/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>drjonritz.com - Dr. Jon's Blog #epidemic</title><description>drjonritz.com - Dr. Jon's Blog #epidemic</description><link>https://www.drjonritz.com/blogs/tag/epidemic</link><lastBuildDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:12:40 -0700</lastBuildDate><generator>http://zoho.com/sites/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[How to reopen safely: fast and safe disinfection for home, travel, and public spaces.]]></title><link>https://www.drjonritz.com/blogs/post/ActivePure-the-center-of-football-stadium-reopening-plan</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.drjonritz.com/Cotton_Bowl1.jpg"/>In numerous independent studies, FDA-compliant labs proved ActivePure Technology inactivates almost 100% of surface and airborne contaminants within 24 hours, including SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_DvSLVaEkQ2KcCRagJ1mqDw" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_7Wf7S5ZpRZ6cGE4t3RJscQ" 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_A_WTeiibQNq3nZB_5q94uA" 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_K9dU6EFTQPCcz6wZynwJKg" data-element-type="heading" class="zpelement zpelem-heading "><style> [data-element-id="elm_K9dU6EFTQPCcz6wZynwJKg"].zpelem-heading { border-radius:1px; } </style><h2
 class="zpheading zpheading-align-center " data-editor="true">ActivePure technology featured in Dallas News: CottonBowl installs complete protection covering over 31,000 square meters of space.&nbsp; <br></h2></div>
<div data-element-id="elm_h-kDhFuzHMMEOJZdIjxOfw" data-element-type="image" class="zpelement zpelem-image "><style> [data-element-id="elm_h-kDhFuzHMMEOJZdIjxOfw"].zpelem-image { border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-caption-color="" data-size-tablet="size-original" data-size-mobile="size-original" data-align="center" data-tablet-image-separate="" data-mobile-image-separate="" class="zpimage-container zpimage-align-center zpimage-size-fit zpimage-tablet-fallback-fit zpimage-mobile-fallback-fit hb-lightbox " data-lightbox-options="
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                theme:dark"><figure role="none" class="zpimage-data-ref"><span class="zpimage-anchor" role="link" tabindex="0" aria-label="Open Lightbox" style="cursor:pointer;"><picture><img class="zpimage zpimage-style-none zpimage-space-none " src="/cottonbowlb-w.jpg" size="fit" alt="The famous Cotton Bowl in Dallas, TX" data-lightbox="true" style="width:100%;padding:0px;margin:0px;"/></picture></span><figcaption class="zpimage-caption zpimage-caption-align-center"><span class="zpimage-caption-content">The Cotton Bowl Stadium is now sanitized with ActivePure! </span></figcaption></figure></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm_m872Y6NsSK2Dy5-qjP4xkA" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_m872Y6NsSK2Dy5-qjP4xkA"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; margin-block-start:25px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center " data-editor="true"><p><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size:36px;"><span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size:30px;"><a href="https://www.dallasweekly.com/articles/dallas-fair-park-installs-activepure-technology-for-added-protection/" title="34,100 square feet of interior spaces at Cotton Bowl Stadium will be protected" target="_blank" rel="">34,100 square feet of interior spaces at Cotton Bowl Stadium will be protected</a></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size:36px;"><span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size:30px;"><br></span></span></span></span><span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size:36px;"><span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size:30px;"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:30px;">DALLAS (March 25, 2021) – Located just two miles from downtown Dallas, Fair Park, a National Historic Landmark, is installing ActivePure Technology in ten buildings within its 277 acres. Dallas-based ActivePure Technology is a global provider of air and surface purification products and technology focused on immediate solutions for eliminating the COVID-19 virus indoors. Fair Park is home to the State Fair of Texas, Cotton Bowl Stadium, museums, performance venues and nearly one thousand events each year.</span></p><br><span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size:36px;"><span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size:30px;"><p>ActivePure Technology, backed by science, is the fastest-acting, most powerful surface and air disinfecting technology available. The technology evolved from the NASA space program and is now used by thousands of schools, hospitals, restaurants, event facilities, businesses, places of worship and residences worldwide.</p></span></span></span></span><br><span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size:36px;"><span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size:30px;"><p>ActivePure Technology has consistently proven its ability to safely control and neutralize contaminants such as viruses, bacteria, mold, fungi and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in numerous independent studies. Multiple FDA-compliant labs have shown that ActivePure Technology inactivates almost 100% of surface and airborne contaminants within the first 24 hours, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.</p></span></span></span></span><span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size:36px;"><span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size:30px;"><p><br></p><h2><span style="font-weight:bold;">ActivePure Works Immediately</span></h2><div><br></div><p>ActivePure Technology begins working immediately to disinfect exposed surfaces and the air safely. The FDA validated the safety of ActivePure Technology for use in occupied spaces in 2020 with the ActivePure Medical Guardian becoming an FDA Cleared Class II Medical Device. The same technology in the ActivePure Medical Guardian is available in both portable and HVAC installed units, which run quietly, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.</p><p><br></p><p>Devices using ActivePure Technology release tens of thousands of microscopic safe ActivePure Molecules that make their way to airborne and surface pathogens and contaminants and neutralize them on impact. Real-time disinfection is critical for indoor spaces including, stadiums and event spaces where social distancing is difficult. As statewide safety restrictions begin to lift, Americans want to return to normal life and desire to have an added layer of protection. ActivePure Technology is the best solution to give fans peace of mind to return to sporting events, <a href="https://www.focusdailynews.com/desoto-arts-live-music-festival/">live music</a> shows, and large indoor community gatherings.</p><p><br></p><p>ActivePure will be fully installed in select Cotton Bowl Stadium interior spaces for the Tour Águila; an exciting match between Club América and C.F. Monterrey on March 27 at 6:30 PM. The Cotton Bowl Stadium is following CDC protocols with pod seating, social distancing and will <a href="https://www.focusdailynews.com/tarrant-county-requires-face-masks-through-august-3/">require face mask</a> usage.</p><h2><br></h2><h2><span style="font-weight:bold;">The stadium’s interior protected areas include:</span><ul><li>500 Sq. Ft. Elevator Lobby Rooms</li><li>Both Press Boxes</li><li>The Cotton Bowl Stadium Club Level</li><li>Administration Offices</li><li>Coaches East Side Locker Room</li><li>Coaches West Side Locker Room</li><li>Player East Side Locker Room</li><li>Player West Side Locker Room</li><li>Officials Locker Room</li><li>Photo Room</li><li>First Aid<br><br></li></ul><p>The Cotton Bowl Stadium was built in 1930 and seats more than 90,000.</p><p>In addition to the Cotton Bowl Stadium, ActivePure Technology is scheduled to be fully installed in the following Fair Park buildings before the end of summer:</p><ul><li>Automobile Building</li><li>Band Shell</li><li>Centennial Hall</li><li>Embarcadero Building</li><li>Food and Fiber Pavilion</li><li>Grand Place</li><li>Hall of State</li><li>Tower Building</li><li>Women’s Building<br><br></li></ul><p>“During our planning process to reopen facilities at Fair Park, we looked at different technologies for air purification and felt ActivePure was the best fit,” said Assistant General Manager and Director of Operations at Fair Park Dee Ann Hirsch. “Our top priority remains the safety and well-being of our guests, so we look forward to welcoming patrons back inside our facilities safely.”</p><p>“With our global headquarters being in Dallas, we are especially excited to partner with the city’s historic <a href="https://www.focusdailynews.com/jane-douglas-nsdar-fair-parks-continental-dar-house-caretakers/">Fair Park</a>. While we believe this is the first installation of ActivePure in a National Historic Landmark of Fair Park’s size, our products are used in many other major event and sporting facilities across the world,” said Joe Urso, CEO of ActivePure Technologies. “In fact, nearly 30 Major League Baseball teams have ActivePure Technology in their facilities including the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas. ActivePure Technology will give Fair Park visitors the peace of mind that the air they are breathing and the surfaces they touch are safe.”</p><p><br></p><p>Fair Park and Cotton Bowl Stadium are managed by Fair Park First and Spectra Venue Management. Find out more at www.fairpark.org.</p><p><br></p></h2></span></span></span></span><p><span style="color:rgb(11, 25, 45);"><span style="font-size:32px;font-weight:600;">To learn more about ActivePure Technology, its uses and scientific studies, please visit <a href="https://www.cleanpristineair.com/" title="CleanPristineAir.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CleanPristineAir.com</a> or call 860-287-7489.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:32px;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:32px;">ActivePure Technology LLC manufactures medical-grade and consumer-grade purification devices under various brand labels.&nbsp; It is available for use in non-medical settings, exclusively manufactured for, and sold under the brand <span style="font-style:italic;">Vollara</span>, a subsidiary of the parent company.&nbsp; The <span style="font-style:italic;font-weight:600;"><a href="https://www.vollara.com/productdetail/SurfacePro/?u=ritz" title="Vollara Air And Surface Pro" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vollara </a></span><span style="font-weight:600;"><a href="https://www.vollara.com/productdetail/SurfacePro/?u=ritz" title="Vollara Air And Surface Pro" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Air And Surface Pro</a></span> is, in fact, more powerful than the medical device sold under the Aerus name.&nbsp; <br></span></p><span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size:36px;"><span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size:30px;"></span></span></span></span><p></p></div>
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</div><div data-element-id="elm_Ove5Ok08DYBztSfrpdpAKw" data-element-type="imagetext" class="zpelement zpelem-imagetext "><style> [data-element-id="elm_Ove5Ok08DYBztSfrpdpAKw"].zpelem-imagetext{ border-style:solid; border-color:#000000 !important; border-width:1px; border-radius:1px; padding:5px; margin:5px; } </style><div data-size-tablet="size-original" data-size-mobile="size-original" data-align="left" data-tablet-image-separate="" data-mobile-image-separate="" class="zpimagetext-container zpimage-with-text-container zpimage-align-left zpimage-size-fit zpimage-tablet-fallback-fit zpimage-mobile-fallback-fit hb-lightbox " data-lightbox-options="
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            theme:dark"><figure role="none" class="zpimage-data-ref"><span class="zpimage-anchor" role="link" tabindex="0" aria-label="Open Lightbox" style="cursor:pointer;"><picture><img class="zpimage zpimage-style-none zpimage-space-none " src="/ActivePure_Covid_Killing_Machine_San_Antonio.png" size="fit" data-lightbox="true" style="width:100%;padding:0px;margin:0px;"/></picture></span></figure><div class="zpimage-text zpimage-text-align-center " data-editor="true"><p>Military-grade, FDA-certified laboratory results using high concentrations of lipophilized (difficult to neutralize) SARS-Cov2 virus.&nbsp; <br></p></div>
</div></div><div data-element-id="elm_Uq6R8K-vXabOWygE--mHlQ" data-element-type="imagetext" class="zpelement zpelem-imagetext "><style> [data-element-id="elm_Uq6R8K-vXabOWygE--mHlQ"].zpelem-imagetext{ border-style:solid; border-color:#000000 !important; border-width:1px; border-radius:1px; padding:5px; margin:5px; } </style><div data-size-tablet="size-original" data-size-mobile="size-original" data-align="left" data-tablet-image-separate="" data-mobile-image-separate="" class="zpimagetext-container zpimage-with-text-container zpimage-align-left zpimage-size-original zpimage-tablet-fallback-original zpimage-mobile-fallback-original hb-lightbox " data-lightbox-options="
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            theme:dark"><figure role="none" class="zpimage-data-ref"><span class="zpimage-anchor" role="link" tabindex="0" aria-label="Open Lightbox" style="cursor:pointer;"><picture><img class="zpimage zpimage-style-none zpimage-space-none " src="/covid.jpg" size="original" data-lightbox="true"/></picture></span></figure><div class="zpimage-text zpimage-text-align-left " data-editor="true"><p>ActivePure begins to neutralize SARS-Cov2 immediately.&nbsp; <br></p><p><br></p><p>In a follow-on study, researchers are repeating the experiment while testing at much earlier intervals of 10-30 seconds, expecting to see logarithmic reduction beginning very early.&nbsp; <br></p><p><br></p><p>The take-home is this: ActivePure rapidly saturates the space and neutralizes germs the moment they leave your mouth and nose.&nbsp; <br></p><p><br></p><p>It goes further: ActivePure air is being inhaled into the lungs, and is safely purifying your airways.&nbsp; Viral load for an individual who remains in an ActivePure environment will be drastically reduced, and contagion risk nearly eliminated.&nbsp; <br></p><p><br></p><p>Having ActivePure in the indoor spaces you use most - home, work, school - should reduce your risk of any contagion while also reducing your exposure to environmental toxins.&nbsp; <br></p></div>
</div></div></div></div></div></div></div> ]]></content:encoded><pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2021 11:52:57 +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>
</div></div></div></div></div></div> ]]></content:encoded><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2020 16:16:41 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vitamin D (the sunshine vitamin) deficiency in severe Cov2 cases ]]></title><link>https://www.drjonritz.com/blogs/post/vitaminD-cov2</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.drjonritz.comhttps://images.unsplash.com/photo-1443472933321-f2617633c81b?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&amp;q=80&amp;fm=jpg&amp;crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;w=1080&amp;fit=max&amp;ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjQ1Nzk3fQ"/>Vitamin D deficiency found in most severe cases of Coronavirus. We make Vitamin D when we get UV light from the sun.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_8wc6cjKfRja8zvLVaJqXcg" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_QRy025ffSLCEc6l47HcgqQ" 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_QF1ZI2lXTRK8hS4wvcy4Hg" 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_TkBzuV2bTsqM1ceqALbdNA" data-element-type="heading" class="zpelement zpelem-heading "><style> [data-element-id="elm_TkBzuV2bTsqM1ceqALbdNA"].zpelem-heading { border-radius:1px; } </style><h2
 class="zpheading zpheading-align-center " data-editor="true">No surprise here, but another clue that Vitamin D provides antiviral protection<br></h2></div>
<div data-element-id="elm_dD0V1tQwu1KX1rDi7Tq0HA" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_dD0V1tQwu1KX1rDi7Tq0HA"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left " data-editor="true"><p style="margin-left:40px;"><a href="https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.24.20075838v1" title="LINK" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:16px;">LINK</span></a><span style="font-size:16px;">: &quot;<span style="color:inherit;"><span>Vitamin D Insufficiency is Prevalent in Severe COVID-19&quot;</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-left:40px;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="color:inherit;"><span><br></span></span></span><span style="color:inherit;"></span></p><p style="margin-left:40px;"><span style="color:inherit;">Results: Twenty COVID-19 patients with serum 25OHD levels were identified; 65.0% required ICU admission.The VDI prevalence in ICU patients was 84.6%, vs. 57.1% in floor patients. Strikingly, 100% of ICU patients less than 75 years old had VDI. Coagulopathy was present in 62.5% of ICU COVID-19 patients, and 92.3% were lymphocytopenic. Conclusions: VDI is highly prevalent in severe COVID-19 patients. VDI and severe COVID-19 share numerous associations including hypertension, obesity, male sex, advanced age, concentration in northern climates, coagulopathy, and immune dysfunction.</span></p><p style="margin-left:40px;"><span style="color:inherit;"><br></span></p><p style="margin-left:40px;"><span style="color:inherit;">IN PLAIN ENGLISH: Every single patient in the ICU that was 75yrs or younger had a Vitamin D deficiency.&nbsp; These ICU patients also had clotting problems and low white blood cell counts.&nbsp; Their cases were more severe.&nbsp; This is a strong correlation.&nbsp; <br></span></p><p style="margin-left:40px;"><span style="color:inherit;"><br></span></p><p style="margin-left:40px;"><span style="color:inherit;">VITAMIN D: We make our own Vitamin D when our skin is exposed to sunlight by converting cholesterol.&nbsp; We can only make Vitamin D if the sun is strong enough (during spring/summer/fall, but not winter).&nbsp; We make more Vitamin D if there are oils in our skin (so don't use harsh soaps, eat healthy oils).&nbsp; We can last longer in the sun without burning if we have antioxidants in our system like Vitamin A, C, and E, so eat your sunscreen.&nbsp; We last longer in the sun without burning if our skin is also hydrated, so drink more fluids and avoid drinking alcohol.&nbsp; We make less Vitamin D when we wear UVB sunblock.&nbsp; We make less Vitamin D if our diet is deficient in oils, if we take statins for lowering cholesterol.&nbsp; One hour, completely naked, at noontime, will yield an average (caucasian) person upwards of 20,000IU of Vitamin D.&nbsp; A whole day in the sun could yield 100,000IU!&nbsp; The average adult will &quot;burn through&quot; 5000-6000IU of Vitamin D on an active day, and perhaps more if under stress (like an infection).&nbsp; Food sources of Vitamin D include liver, eggs, and edible mushrooms.&nbsp; Supplements are often made from lanolin (sheeps' wool extract), and do help, but don't help as much as making your own. &nbsp;&nbsp; <br></span></p></div>
</div></div></div></div></div></div> ]]></content:encoded><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2020 11:20:32 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Add "red eyes" as an early symptom of Cov2]]></title><link>https://www.drjonritz.com/blogs/post/red-eyes</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.drjonritz.com/pinkeye.jpg"/>hallmark early sign of coronavirus are red eyes]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_FbWN0oqXSdavcL6qLLSl8w" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_jfOKnxFJQXuBejMEDhASoA" 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_W-aUMi7LQVeop3W0djyJJw" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"> [data-element-id="elm_W-aUMi7LQVeop3W0djyJJw"].zpelem-col{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-element-id="elm_QGNLTgdFQ3GeWehvthCo4A" data-element-type="heading" class="zpelement zpelem-heading "><style> [data-element-id="elm_QGNLTgdFQ3GeWehvthCo4A"].zpelem-heading { border-radius:1px; } </style><h2
 class="zpheading zpheading-align-center " data-editor="true">The virus is carried to the eyes and is expressed in tears. <br></h2></div>
<div data-element-id="elm__7Y-NT45TzqiXBdci2VJOQ" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm__7Y-NT45TzqiXBdci2VJOQ"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center " data-editor="true"><p><span style="color:inherit;"><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/research/coronavirus/publication/32336042" title="CONCLUSIONS" target="_blank">CONCLUSIONS</a>: Ocular symptoms are relatively common in COVID-19 disease and may appear just before the onset of respiratory symptoms. Our data provided the anecdotal evidences of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 via ocular surface. </span></p></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm_POioCaxJ-vq9sjJw-ckrnw" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_POioCaxJ-vq9sjJw-ckrnw"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left " data-editor="true"><p>Occular Tropism is a phenomenon the occurs in respiratory viral infections<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3591987/" title=" commonly enough to warrant this study.  " target="_blank"> commonly enough to warrant this study.&nbsp; </a><br></p></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm_pSZhTKPrDCpnX4RpNwKPgw" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_pSZhTKPrDCpnX4RpNwKPgw"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left " data-editor="true"><p><a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-red-eyes-symptom-nurse-kirkland-care-facility-20200324-qs5lkez6pjfn5bur6spnqvsqje-story.html" title="IN PLAIN ENGLISH" target="_blank">IN PLAIN ENGLISH</a>: Before the fever, in the first few days of infection, you might notice redness and irritation of the eyes.&nbsp; It might feel like bad allergies, if you've ever felt that before.&nbsp; They might feel dry or itchy.&nbsp; They could likely produce copious tears.&nbsp; The study found that this is due to the virus, and suggests that it is actually a <span style="font-style:italic;">common </span>first symptom.&nbsp; What they didn't mention was that this irritation and infection in the eye could continue and worsen before it resolves.&nbsp; You should expect this symptom to resolve as your body cures itself of the infection.&nbsp; <br></p><p><br></p><p style="margin-left:40px;">&quot;<span style="color:inherit;"></span>Nurse Chelsey Earnest told CNN that as she worked with coronavirus patients at the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash., she began to notice that the sickest ones had a single thing in common. </p><div style="margin-left:40px;"><span style="color:inherit;"><div><div><p> “It’s something that I witnessed in all of them,” she told CNN. “They have, like ... allergy eyes. The white part of the eye is not red. It’s more like they have red eye shadow on the outside of their eyes.”</p><p><br></p></div></div></span></div><span style="color:inherit;"><div><div><p>This could be interpreted as a homeopathic Arsenicum symptom, Kali-Mur, Camphor.&nbsp; I'm studying these and other remedies and will update this when I'm a bit more confident that I could suggest one or two possibilities. <br></p></div></div></span><p></p></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm_pJ_74MwhS8-C3SW-RFziMg" data-element-type="image" class="zpelement zpelem-image "><style> [data-element-id="elm_pJ_74MwhS8-C3SW-RFziMg"].zpelem-image { border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-caption-color="" data-size-tablet="" data-size-mobile="" data-align="center" data-tablet-image-separate="" data-mobile-image-separate="" class="zpimage-container zpimage-align-center zpimage-size-medium zpimage-tablet-fallback-medium zpimage-mobile-fallback-medium hb-lightbox " data-lightbox-options="
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</div><div data-element-id="elm_O83HOa06MaYGZssxIeLKpw" data-element-type="heading" class="zpelement zpelem-heading "><style> [data-element-id="elm_O83HOa06MaYGZssxIeLKpw"].zpelem-heading { border-radius:1px; } </style><h2
 class="zpheading zpheading-style-none zpheading-align-left " data-editor="true">Is there a link here between Coronavirus and Kawasaki disease? <br></h2></div>
<div data-element-id="elm_xDwLuFmchWWUSh_tj_Swrg" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_xDwLuFmchWWUSh_tj_Swrg"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left " data-editor="true"><p><a href="https://www.drjonritz.com/blogs/post/cov2-kawasaki" title="Yesterday's blog post was about Kawasaki disease" target="_blank">Yesterday's blog post was about Kawasaki disease</a>, typically a childhood disease that manifests late-stage.&nbsp; The study I linked above, and<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3591987/" title=" here again" target="_blank"> here again</a>, not only lists Coronavirus as a one that exhibits occular tropism (infects the eye), they also mentioned this bit: <br></p><p><br></p><p style="margin-left:40px;">&quot;<span style="color:inherit;">An association between HCoV-NL63 infection and Kawasaki disease (a systemic vasculitis of childhood for which presentation with bilateral conjunctivitis is one criterion for diagnosis) has been reported; however, a definitive link of HCoV-NL63 as the etiologic agent of this disease has not been established (<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3591987/#B166">166</a>, <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3591987/#B168">168</a>).</span></p><p style="margin-left:40px;"><span style="color:inherit;"><br></span></p><p><span style="color:inherit;">The direct link to the virus and vasculitis can't be established.&nbsp; Perhaps we're into co-infection territory.&nbsp; I've always suspected Streptococcus.&nbsp; <br></span></p></div>
</div></div></div></div></div></div> ]]></content:encoded><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2020 13:59:52 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cov2 Symptom In Children: Atypical Kawasaki Disease]]></title><link>https://www.drjonritz.com/blogs/post/cov2-kawasaki</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.drjonritz.com/Kawasaki-Disease-phase-one-RM-722x406.jpg"/>Inflammatory conditions in children following lengthy fevers]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_xuYijMCkR0ypW7dC7XtQaQ" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_7pMQa-eZR1-Ij1DVF3WqIQ" 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_V4zo0sNISEi92LkiTDhYRQ" 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_J82pvTWCTQm1yoDnyhUyMw" data-element-type="heading" class="zpelement zpelem-heading "><style> [data-element-id="elm_J82pvTWCTQm1yoDnyhUyMw"].zpelem-heading { border-radius:1px; } </style><h2
 class="zpheading zpheading-align-center " data-editor="true">ITV Report: <span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size:36px;">Coronavirus-related syndrome among children may be emerging, alert suggests</span></span></h2></div>
<div data-element-id="elm_dChsrSboTSiLDaFVbfuvLQ" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_dChsrSboTSiLDaFVbfuvLQ"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center " data-editor="true"><p><span style="color:inherit;"><span>Kawasaki disease is a very rare illness that occurs after an illness has progressed for too long.&nbsp; We suspect there is a viral and bacterial synergy happening, and a subsequent, yet ineffectual, inflammatory cascade. <br></span></span></p><p><span style="color:inherit;"><span><br></span></span></p><p><span style="color:inherit;"><span>“The symptoms of Kawasaki disease include<a href="https://www.momsguidetosandiego.com/2019/02/fever-rash-child-under-5-lets-get-checked-out-for-kawasaki-syndrome/" title=" fever for up to 10 days, rash, swelling of the hands and feet, bloodshot eyes, swollen lymph glands in the neck, and/or red mouth, lips and throat" target="_blank"> fever for up to 10 days, rash, swelling of the hands and feet, bloodshot eyes, swollen lymph glands in the neck, and/or red mouth, lips and throat</a>,” says <a href="https://www.cpcmg.net/testimonial/dr-jaime-friedman-md-4s-ranch-office/" target="_blank">Dr. Jaime Friedman of Children’s Physicians Medical Group</a>. “Peeling of the fingers and toes is a late finding in many patients after the fever has subsided.”</span></span></p></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm_4d7nhEDlZioaa0hKWw7nug" data-element-type="imagetext" class="zpelement zpelem-imagetext "><style> [data-element-id="elm_4d7nhEDlZioaa0hKWw7nug"].zpelem-imagetext{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-size-tablet="" data-size-mobile="" data-align="left" data-tablet-image-separate="" data-mobile-image-separate="" class="zpimagetext-container zpimage-with-text-container zpimage-align-left zpimage-size-medium zpimage-tablet-fallback-medium zpimage-mobile-fallback-medium hb-lightbox " data-lightbox-options="
            type:fullscreen,
            theme:dark"><figure role="none" class="zpimage-data-ref"><span class="zpimage-anchor" role="link" tabindex="0" aria-label="Open Lightbox" style="cursor:pointer;"><picture><img class="zpimage zpimage-style-none zpimage-space-none " src="/kawasaki-disease.jpg" size="medium" data-lightbox="true" style="width:1024px;"/></picture></span></figure><div class="zpimage-text zpimage-text-align-left " data-editor="true"><p>The very first patient that presented to me as a newly graduated doctor on my first day of work was a 2 1/2 year old child with Kawasaki Disease.&nbsp; The parents were unaware of the disease, but brought the child to the clinic with a desquamating rash on the palms and soles (red, swollen, skin peeling-off), desquamating lips and margins of the mouth, a rash that had come and mostly gone, abdomiinal paian that had mostly come and gone (but the abdomen was gassy and distended), and nightly asthma...all during a fever of 102-105F for over 5 days.&nbsp; The child and her family were from Lima, Peru (and it was this possibly asian-decent ethnic feature that further cemented my suspicion, whether it was relevant or not I still don't know.) <br></p><p><br></p><p>I diagnosed the condition as Kawasaki Disease and prescribed homeopathic Kali-carbonicum, based on the totality of her symptoms.&nbsp; When you read Kali-carb, the symptoms match almost perfectly.&nbsp; <br></p><p><br></p><p>I advised the parents to admit the child to hospital, where she underwent IV-Ig (immunotherapy) therapy and recovered quickly. <br></p></div>
</div></div></div></div></div></div></div> ]]></content:encoded><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2020 15:33:06 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[COV2: Sudden Strokes in Young Adults]]></title><link>https://www.drjonritz.com/blogs/post/COV2-strokes</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.drjonritz.com/Blood clot buster cpt freshidea adobe.JPG"/>Blood clots, hemorrhages under the skin, strokes, occurring in young adults with few other symptoms.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_9d90twcJT_OBk1LD7B9L1g" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_T6HgWGYGQZ6m_1r3dQ4qJA" 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_ZJWlmwgoS1mH-mUlOdJX4w" 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_B2Ow1SemQ_CWlCSxn5OK1A" data-element-type="heading" class="zpelement zpelem-heading "><style> [data-element-id="elm_B2Ow1SemQ_CWlCSxn5OK1A"].zpelem-heading { border-radius:1px; } </style><h2
 class="zpheading zpheading-align-center " data-editor="true">Cov2 Strokes: could happen in &quot;young&quot; adults<br/></h2></div>
<div data-element-id="elm_Q6Zwc7TLRMKbMF6B4UvRfw" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_Q6Zwc7TLRMKbMF6B4UvRfw"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center " data-editor="true"><div style="text-align:left;"><div style="text-align:left;"><div><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/22/health/strokes-coronavirus-young-adults/" title="We've had reports of strokes occurring" target="_blank">We've had reports of strokes occurring</a> in adults considered &quot;young&quot; (20's-30's-40's) <br/></div><div><span style="font-family:Muli, sans-serif;"><br/></span></div><div><div style="margin-left:40px;"><span style="font-family:Muli, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><span style="color:inherit;"><div>FROM THE CNN ARTICLE: <br/></div><div>&quot;Dr. Thomas Oxley, a neurosurgeon at Mount Sinai Health System in New York, and colleagues gave details of five people they treated. All were under the age of 50, and all had either mild symptoms of Covid-19 infection or no symptoms at all.</div></span></span></div><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:Muli, sans-serif;"><span style="color:inherit;"><div><br/></div></span></span><div style="margin-left:40px;"><span style="font-family:Muli, sans-serif;"><span style="color:inherit;"><div>&quot;The virus seems to be causing increased clotting in the large arteries, leading to severe stroke,&quot; Oxley told CNN. </div></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:40px;"><span style="font-family:Muli, sans-serif;"><span style="color:inherit;"><div><br/></div><div>&quot;Our report shows a seven-fold increase in incidence of sudden stroke in young patients during the past two weeks. Most of these patients have no past medical history and were at home with either mild symptoms (or in two cases, no symptoms) of Covid,&quot; he added.</div></span></span></div><span style="font-family:Muli, sans-serif;"><span style="color:inherit;"><div><br/></div></span></span></span><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:Muli, sans-serif;"><span style="color:inherit;"><div style="text-align:center;"><br/></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-left:40px;"><div style="margin-left:40px;"><span><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/21/health/blood-clots-coronavirus/index.html" target="_blank">Doctors try to untangle why they're seeing 'unprecedented' blood clotting among Covid-19 patients</a></span></div></div></span><span style="color:inherit;"><div><br/></div></span></span><div style="margin-left:40px;"><span style="font-family:Muli, sans-serif;"><span style="color:inherit;"><div>&quot;All tested positive. Two of them delayed calling an ambulance.&quot;</div></span></span></div></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align:left;"><br/></div><div style="margin-left:40px;text-align:left;"><br/></div><div style="text-align:left;"><div style="text-align:left;">I'm not surprised:&nbsp; This comes on the heels of reports of &quot;coagulopathy&quot; including microthrombi in the lungs and <a href="https://www.drjonritz.com/blogs/post/cov2-feet" target="_blank">&quot;Covid Toes.&quot;</a>&nbsp; (Earlier posts) <br/></div></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div></div>
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</div><div data-element-id="elm_4pqdVM6CC4PLoW1rz1-n6A" data-element-type="image" class="zpelement zpelem-image "><style> @media (min-width: 992px) { [data-element-id="elm_4pqdVM6CC4PLoW1rz1-n6A"] .zpimage-container figure img { width: 685px !important ; height: 416px !important ; } } [data-element-id="elm_4pqdVM6CC4PLoW1rz1-n6A"].zpelem-image { border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-caption-color="" data-size-tablet="" data-size-mobile="" data-align="center" data-tablet-image-separate="" data-mobile-image-separate="" class="zpimage-container zpimage-align-center zpimage-tablet-align-center zpimage-mobile-align-center zpimage-size-original zpimage-tablet-fallback-original zpimage-mobile-fallback-fit "><figure role="none" class="zpimage-data-ref"><a class="zpimage-anchor" href="https://www.nature.com/articles/nri3345" target="_blank" title="Nature.com" rel=""><picture><img class="zpimage zpimage-style-none zpimage-space-none " src="/nri3345-f3.jpg" size="original"/></picture></a></figure></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm_BXxGgXg6eglSgCXJdOBsaA" data-element-type="heading" class="zpelement zpelem-heading "><style> [data-element-id="elm_BXxGgXg6eglSgCXJdOBsaA"].zpelem-heading { border-radius:1px; } </style><h2
 class="zpheading zpheading-style-none zpheading-align-left " data-editor="true">Anticoagulant therapy is being used<br/></h2></div>
<div data-element-id="elm_Er9akImwGkQJk_A2b8tDbQ" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_Er9akImwGkQJk_A2b8tDbQ"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left " data-editor="true"><p>The image of the clot-grenade comes from <a href="https://www.patientcareonline.com/news/can-tpa-be-repurposed-treat-covid-19-respiratory-failure" title="this article " target="_blank">this article </a>about clot-busting therapies.&nbsp; Namely, tPA, tissue plasminogen activator. (something you can't find at home.) &nbsp; <br/></p></div>
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</div><div data-element-id="elm_BieIE3KLI2wTT0EmMd080g" data-element-type="heading" class="zpelement zpelem-heading "><style> [data-element-id="elm_BieIE3KLI2wTT0EmMd080g"].zpelem-heading { border-radius:1px; } </style><h2
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<div data-element-id="elm_OeGR4EHUWFWKIHrG8KR6Tw" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_OeGR4EHUWFWKIHrG8KR6Tw"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left " data-editor="true"><ul><li>ACTIONS WE NEED:</li><ul><li>TESTS: that could elucidate: in inflammatory reactions leading to clotting we might check ESR (sed rate), CBC (complete blood count, to include platelet counts), Ferritin, and D-dimer.&nbsp; In a clotting cascade we expect to see D-dimer elevated, especially. &nbsp; &nbsp; <span style="color:inherit;"></span></li><li><span style="color:inherit;">FIRST: protect the lining of the vessels: clots occur because damage to the lining happens first</span></li><ul><li><span style="color:inherit;"><span style="color:inherit;">antioxidants and antiinflammatories</span></span></li><li><span style="color:inherit;"><span style="color:inherit;">remove the causes of oxidative stress: heavy metals, mycotoxins, environmental toxins and radiation, inadequate sleep and light<br/></span></span></li></ul><li>MEANWHILE: manage healthy platelet aggregation (clot formation) and dissolution <br/></li><ul><li>anticoagulant therapies</li><li>lifestyle therapies <br/></li><li>pH balance</li><li>adjunctive therapies<br/></li></ul></ul><li>Specific Herbs that I'm comfortable and familiar with: <br/></li><ul><li>White Willow Bark (Salicyn) - the basis of aspirin, modulates immune system, inhibits platelet formation.&nbsp; In this category we could also add Harpagophytum (Devil's Claw) <br/></li><li>Cayenne - capsacin acts on nervous system to dilate small vessels, inhibits platelet formation<br/></li><li>Rosemary - essential oils in this herb help improve blood viscosity and bloodflow/oxygenation of small capillaries<br/></li><li>Camphor / Pine - essential oils of these trees open airways, act on the nervous system to relax small capillaries and airways<br/></li><li>Ginger - synergist with enzymes<br/></li><li>Hawthorne - protects lining of vessels<br/></li><li>Peppermint - antioxidant, antispasmodic <br/></li><li>Feverfew - almost specific for the kinds of headaches this condition causes. <br/></li><li>Butterbur - <a href="https://www.dynamicchiropractic.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=54885" title="also pretty specific for the headaches" target="_blank">also pretty specific for the headaches</a> caused by platelets. (and wouldn't you know, the author also lists Feverfew in the title) <br/></li></ul><li>Adjunctive ENERGY therapies: <br/></li><ul><li>ENERGY MEDICINE: Clots form by static cling.&nbsp; Energy modalities deliver usable energy to the system to quench the static.&nbsp; Very effective. Very safe.&nbsp; I would swear my life to energy medicines, and do.&nbsp; I'll keep the list short and list only two devices right now that I can help anyone get for themselves, that I have a lot of experience with, and trust completely.&nbsp; <br/></li><ul><li>PEMF (I use SEQEX): opens gated ion channels, replenishes molecular/cellular energy stores, improves microcirculation. Requires vitruall no expertise to use effectively. <br/></li><li>SCENAR: this device can deliver usable energy to the body and can be used with a high degree of skill but also with no skill right out of the box.&nbsp; <br/></li><li>Homeopathy: in essence, homeopathy is a kind of resonant therapy, and resonance is what adds energy to a system.&nbsp; <br/></li></ul></ul><li>Not herbs, but natural<br/></li><ul><li>Bicarbonates, Alkaline Minerals, Cell Salts - to balance pH.&nbsp; <br/></li><li>ENZYMES: lumbrokinase, serrapeptidase, nattokinase, and other systemic and digestive enzymes including pepsin, trypsin and pancreatin. <br/></li><li>EDTA: I prefer K-Mg-EDTA, but Na-EDTA has been long studied to be very safe too. <br/></li><li>Polyunsaturated Fats: like Omega 3,6,7,7,8... <br/></li><li>Polyphenols: like those from berries, fruits, vegetables, and herbs.&nbsp; <br/></li><li>Fat-soluble vitamins in whole, mixed, food form: Vitamins A (carotenoids), Vitamin D (calciferol), Vitamin E (tocopherols and tocotrienols), Vitamin K (quinones)</li><li>Hydration</li><li>Rest</li><li>Gentle exercise</li><li>Last but not least: H2 - hydrogen is a kind of &quot;rescue remedy&quot; for stroke.&nbsp; I keep a bottle of H2 tablets around next to a bottle of my buddy <a href="https://www.hardcoreherbal.com/" title="Ron Buffone's" target="_blank">Ron Buffone's</a> Cayenne Tincture.&nbsp; <br/></li></ul></ul></div>
</div></div></div></div></div></div> ]]></content:encoded><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2020 13:46:47 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Doctors Go On Strike...]]></title><link>https://www.drjonritz.com/blogs/post/doctors_strike</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.drjonritz.comhttps://images.unsplash.com/photo-1575654417486-6289490869b7?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&amp;q=80&amp;fm=jpg&amp;crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;w=1080&amp;fit=max&amp;ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjQ1Nzk3fQ"/>...mortality rates plummet]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_sRxt9pbYTH6hwdT1fyYE_g" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_x4AF5cWsTCWtDS7y8ORIYA" 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_5ZjXnUH8QwKj9bPl6a8csA" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"> [data-element-id="elm_5ZjXnUH8QwKj9bPl6a8csA"].zpelem-col{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-element-id="elm_IpPTaYV6RE-cptwPy76cQA" data-element-type="heading" class="zpelement zpelem-heading "><style> [data-element-id="elm_IpPTaYV6RE-cptwPy76cQA"].zpelem-heading { border-radius:1px; } </style><h2
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<div data-element-id="elm_v7ruLOpoSdWDYURMQqzQsA" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_v7ruLOpoSdWDYURMQqzQsA"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left " data-editor="true"><p><span style="color:rgb(1, 58, 81);">You might be surprised to hear this: when doctors go on strike (and refuse to work), death rates fall by as much as 50%, even in a few short weeks.&nbsp; The results are immediate and obvious: </span><a href="https://www.bmj.com/content/320/7249/1561.1.full" title="Funeral parlors empty out.  " target="_blank">Funeral parlors empty out.&nbsp; <br></a></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color:rgb(1, 58, 81);"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Please, before you get angry at me if you think I'm bashing the very front-line people we are depending on for acute COV2 illness,</span> take this with a grain of salt.&nbsp; I'm a physician and am acutely aware of the risk I take when I intervene in someone's health.&nbsp; Even the natural therapeutics I use <span style="font-style:italic;">could </span>lead to harm.&nbsp; A mere misunderstanding between me and a patient <span style="font-style:italic;">could </span>do harm.&nbsp; This is why I chose to be a Naturopathic Physician, because I'm too risk averse in this way and believe that I have a better chance of helping with a lower chance of harm when I use homeopathic and herbal medicines and energy therapeutics, and take extra time with each person if needed.&nbsp; </span><br></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color:rgb(1, 58, 81);">Now ten years old, <a href="https://healthwyze.org/reports/502-death-rates-drop-when-doctors-go-on-strike" title="this well-referenced blog post" target="_blank">this well-referenced blog post</a> does a better job than I can of illustrating this point: <span style="font-weight:bold;">Doctors <span style="font-style:italic;">were </span>the <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/22/medical-errors-third-leading-cause-of-death-in-america.html" title="Third Leading Cause Of Death" target="_blank">Third Leading Cause Of Death</a> in the Developed World, and avoiding them results in less deaths.&nbsp;</span>&nbsp; In other words: less intervention led to better outcomes.&nbsp; This amounts to about 250,000 deaths per year in the US alone.&nbsp; <br></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(1, 58, 81);"><br></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(1, 58, 81);"><span style="font-weight:bold;">This is not because <span style="font-style:italic;">proper </span>medicine is irrelevant and harmful, it's because much of what we receive as medicine is over-medication and unnecessary surgeries.&nbsp;</span> The drop in fatalities during a medical strike is evidence to me that most of the medical interventions forgone were unnecessary, and should have been avoided anyway.&nbsp; This is usually where people point their fingers at a cynical profit motive.&nbsp; I'll say just this: it's complicated.&nbsp; <br></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(1, 58, 81);"><br></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(1, 58, 81);">Doctors <span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">were </span></span>the third leading cause.&nbsp; <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/04/01/breaking-news/covid-19-is-now-the-third-leading-cause-of-death-in-the-u-s-doctor-says/" title="Now COV2 is.  " target="_blank">Now COV2 is.&nbsp; </a></span><br></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(1, 58, 81);"><br></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(1, 58, 81);">COV2 is, right now, killing Americans at a rate of 250,000 people per year.&nbsp; <br></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(1, 58, 81);"><br></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(1, 58, 81);"><span style="font-weight:bold;">As a collective, we are partnering with the first responders</span> to find the most appropriate medical interventions for those folks who are most stricken with this illness.&nbsp; We are all trying to understand the nature of this illness, and the most high-yield and safe ways to intervene.&nbsp; Nobody deserves to die, or to be maimed, and I truly believe that solutions exist.&nbsp; I would add that it is up to each individual, absent of medicine even, to do their best to prevent illness with common sense and positivity: maintain cleanliness, get fresh air and sunshine, get gentle exercise and restorative sleep, eat real food, smile and laugh a lot, dance, and play. &nbsp;&nbsp; <br></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(1, 58, 81);"><br></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(1, 58, 81);"><span style="font-weight:bold;">How does this relate to the pandemic situation?</span>&nbsp; A large portion of healthcare workers and doctors are furloughed, clinics closed, and medical interventions of all sorts are being cancelled / postponed / reconsidered.&nbsp; We should expect to see a decrease in &quot;iatrogenic (medically-caused) deaths,&quot; which will add-up to a whole lot!&nbsp;&nbsp; I propose we will also see a decrease in deaths we wouldn't have otherwise attributed to medicine, which would figure into &quot;all-cause mortality.&quot; &nbsp; <br></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(1, 58, 81);"><br></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(1, 58, 81);"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Emergency medicine IS necessary medicine, but an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.</span>&nbsp; Start now, start early: this message is for the physicians <span style="font-style:italic;">and</span> the folks.&nbsp; If we are seeing reports of natural therapeutics (which require no prescription) working, we should begin to incorporate them at the start (unless they're indicated for late-stage only, or if they're potentially toxic).&nbsp; I would also like to picture a world where our hospitals begin to take more pragmatic and rational approaches to everything.&nbsp; Rational medicine looks to you and me like common sense and doing what's safe first and effective second: vitamins, minerals, fresh air (you'd be disgusted to know how many hospitals and nursing homes have zero air purification), natural therapeutics, and cutting edge natural therapies.&nbsp; If you've ever been to a hospital in Germany, to give a really good example, you'd be amazed how many natural therapies are used.&nbsp; Adopting these therapeutics would not require any new inventions, except it would require a new &quot;convention&quot; and redefinition of &quot;conventional medicine.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; Solutions are out there already.&nbsp; <br></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(1, 58, 81);">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="margin-left:40px;"><span style="color:rgb(1, 58, 81);"><span style="font-weight:bold;">I'll give you another example of how I see medicine in USA evolving</span>: the Italian made <a href="https://seqex.ca/" title="SEQEX " target="_blank">SEQEX </a>device that I use and endorse is not new in Europe, is classified as the highest tier medical device, what we call Class-1, and used in hospitals.&nbsp; <span style="font-weight:bold;">Right now there are hospitals in Europe using the <a href="https://seqex.ca/" title="Seqex " target="_blank">Seqex </a>in conjunction with other medical therapies to treat COV2</span>, although it isn't publicized and I don't have a link for you.&nbsp; (sorry. - if I do I'll come back and add it here.)&nbsp; Here's the kicker: the Italian manufacturer has not been eager to try and get it FDA approved here because of the enormous cost involved.&nbsp; Health Canada has approved it as a Class I device, and we can legally import it to the United States. &nbsp; You can rest assured that you'll have the same device as is used in the hospitals in Europe (and in a very small way in Canada now).&nbsp; If there's enough demand for it here in USA, perhaps Seqex Italy will bring it to us directly.&nbsp; When our hospital system begins to adopt these effective and safe, sometimes non-specific and adjunctive / supportive therapies, expect to see SEQEX in the mix -it's <span style="font-style:italic;">that </span>effective.&nbsp; <br></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(1, 58, 81);"><br></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(1, 58, 81);"><span style="font-weight:bold;">There will be other environmental impacts that will reduce our medical burden: a reduction in diseases caused by pollution from burning petrochemicals.</span>&nbsp; This can't be discounted.&nbsp; Air pollution from incineration and combustion contributes not only to acute and <span style="font-weight:bold;">chronic respiratory illness </span>(including a risk to COV2), but it also contributes to nearly every other degenerative condition we've looked at, like top-two killers <span style="font-weight:bold;">heart disease and cancer,</span> also affected are diabetes, childhood diseases, and also reproductive difficulties.&nbsp; I would propose that less environmental activity will lead to less consumption in general, less &quot;negative externalities&quot; on the natural environment and life of all forms.&nbsp;&nbsp; At the very least, our landfills will pile up slower.&nbsp; <br></span></p></div>
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</div><div data-element-id="elm_ZkdCJfGOkfBoXsQdgKkkDQ" data-element-type="imagetext" class="zpelement zpelem-imagetext "><style> [data-element-id="elm_ZkdCJfGOkfBoXsQdgKkkDQ"].zpelem-imagetext{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-size-tablet="" data-size-mobile="" data-align="left" data-tablet-image-separate="" data-mobile-image-separate="" class="zpimagetext-container zpimage-with-text-container zpimage-align-left zpimage-size-small zpimage-tablet-fallback-small zpimage-mobile-fallback-small "><figure role="none" class="zpimage-data-ref"><a class="zpimage-anchor" href="https://seqex.ca/products/" target="_blank" rel=""><picture><img class="zpimage zpimage-style-none zpimage-space-none " src="/Seqex_Smart_1SenzaCustodia.jpg" size="small" data-lightbox="false" style="width:1500px;padding:0px;margin:0px;"/></picture></a></figure><div class="zpimage-text zpimage-text-align-left " data-editor="true"><p><span style="color:inherit;">SMART – SEQEX® SMART is an innovative electromedical device for magnetotherapy suited for more portable and domestic use. It has the memory capacity to hold 6-10 custom programs (depending on the model). The treatment can be applied using a corsage connected to the central console pad. This device is ideal for frequent travelers and those with busy schedules as it can be conveniently used on airplanes, during a walk in the park or in the office while working. It is a great option for children as it does not have to be plugged in. The battery can be charged at home and it will maintain power for two treatments before it requires recharging. This is a very mobile unit that can be easily taken anywhere with its’ convenient backpack styling. </span></p></div>
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<p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> ]]></content:encoded><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2020 19:40:37 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interview with Dr. Jon: marathon COV2 discussion]]></title><link>https://www.drjonritz.com/blogs/post/brisson-interview-1</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.drjonritz.com/ancient blind men elephant.jfif"/>John Brisson and Jon Ritz discuss Cov2, exosomes, viral replication, heme, non-native emf, and hazard a few suggestions.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_lntH7pI8TyS7phWK33HpPQ" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_SsYJ_b8NSLmjOrH-bIQTqA" 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_uhjrKwZiT_Cc0j-ICd9peA" 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_LaCOiOuBQumg78s_XnOAAg" data-element-type="heading" class="zpelement zpelem-heading "><style> [data-element-id="elm_LaCOiOuBQumg78s_XnOAAg"].zpelem-heading { border-radius:1px; } </style><h2
 class="zpheading zpheading-align-center " data-editor="true">John Brisson <a href="https://youtu.be/LAOGblrRDg8" title="interviewed me on YouTube" target="_blank">interviewed me on YouTube</a><br></h2></div>
<div data-element-id="elm_tgknzE_JQ3GCFD79WzzbEQ" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_tgknzE_JQ3GCFD79WzzbEQ"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center " data-editor="true"><p>Author of &quot;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fix-Your-Gut-Definitive-Digestive-ebook/dp/B00JNL0SYK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=14Q3W8YDJBBER&dchild=1&keywords=fix%2Byour%2Bgut%2Bjohn%2Bbrisson&qid=1586692402&sprefix=fix%2Byour%2Bgut%2B%2Caps%2C202&sr=8-1" title="Fix Your Gut," target="_blank">Fix Your Gut</a>&quot; John Brisson and I had a lengthy discussion the evening of April 10 about Coronavirus, Non-native EMF, Exosomes, Heme, and even hazard a few suggestions.&nbsp; You don't really <span style="font-style:italic;">need </span>to see the video, and could just try listening to this like it's a podcast.&nbsp; <br></p></div>
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</div></div></div></div></div></div> ]]></content:encoded><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2020 11:55:05 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cov2 Might Unbind Heme Causing Anemia and Pulmonary Inflammation]]></title><link>https://www.drjonritz.com/blogs/post/Cov2-heme</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.drjonritz.com/Chlorophyll-Hemoglobin.jpg"/>a simulation of COV2 suggests a possible affinity for heme]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_ac7gci8_SoqS1wdPE1QXIw" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_BnNW748ESrup-Ga3Wu03jQ" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- " data-equal-column=""><style type="text/css"> [data-element-id="elm_BnNW748ESrup-Ga3Wu03jQ"].zprow{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-element-id="elm_TpDUo8XYRMuptQwF3qWZvQ" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"> [data-element-id="elm_TpDUo8XYRMuptQwF3qWZvQ"].zpelem-col{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-element-id="elm_0yHzN_A8SJWK9hSvlp2dSQ" data-element-type="heading" class="zpelement zpelem-heading "><style> [data-element-id="elm_0yHzN_A8SJWK9hSvlp2dSQ"].zpelem-heading { border-radius:1px; } </style><h2
 class="zpheading zpheading-align-center " data-editor="true"><span><span><span style="color:inherit;">(preprint) COVID-19:Attacks the 1-Beta Chain of Hemoglobin and Captures the Porphyrin to Inhibit Human Heme Metabolism <a href="https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/pstorage-chemrxiv-899408398289/22129965/covid19202000328EN1.pdf" title="(pdf)" target="_blank">(pdf)</a><br></span></span></span></h2></div>
<div data-element-id="elm_13z90dPX7zzqwAe4dvSKYg" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_13z90dPX7zzqwAe4dvSKYg"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left " data-editor="true"><p style="margin-left:40px;">From the abstract: . . .&quot;<span style="color:inherit;">The results showed the ORF8 and surface glycoprotein could bind to the porphyrin, respectively.At the same time, orf1ab, ORF10, and ORF3a proteins could coordinate attack the heme on the 1-beta chain of hemoglobin to dissociate the iron to form the porphyrin. The attack will cause less and less hemoglobin that can carry oxygen and carbon dioxide. The lung cells have extremely intense poisoning and inflammatory due to the inability to exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen frequently, which eventually results in ground-glass-like lung images.&quot;. . . <br></span></p></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm_9kE5cKtXbuXRs-mIdQIXSA" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_9kE5cKtXbuXRs-mIdQIXSA"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left " data-editor="true"><p>This paper reports that the ground-glass inflammatory process in the lungs could be caused by heme unbinding, which I'll try to explain briefly below.&nbsp; The did this &quot;study&quot; by computer simulation.&nbsp; This is a theoretical possiblity of a virulence factor that COV2 might posses.&nbsp; The paper also gives mention to another action of Chloroquine that is helpful: it stops the virus from doing it!&nbsp; (We also know that Chloroquine is very effective at helping Zinc into the cell, and Zinc stops viral replication.)&nbsp; The article also mentions Favipiravir, an experimental drug that is also effective at blocking Cov2 from unbinding heme.&nbsp;&nbsp; I only want to mention that <span style="font-weight:bold;">these drugs are not without their own risks.&nbsp; </span><br></p></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm_m9NcBFWaqdXpdKhJg20H3g" data-element-type="imagetext" class="zpelement zpelem-imagetext "><style> [data-element-id="elm_m9NcBFWaqdXpdKhJg20H3g"].zpelem-imagetext{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-size-tablet="" data-size-mobile="" data-align="left" data-tablet-image-separate="" data-mobile-image-separate="" class="zpimagetext-container zpimage-with-text-container zpimage-align-left zpimage-size-original zpimage-tablet-fallback-original zpimage-mobile-fallback-original hb-lightbox " data-lightbox-options="
            type:fullscreen,
            theme:dark"><figure role="none" class="zpimage-data-ref"><span class="zpimage-anchor" role="link" tabindex="0" aria-label="Open Lightbox" style="cursor:pointer;"><picture><img class="zpimage zpimage-style-none zpimage-space-none " src="/hb-Fe.jpg" size="original" data-lightbox="true"/></picture></span></figure><div class="zpimage-text zpimage-text-align-left " data-editor="true"><p><span style="font-size:18px;">Hemoglobin is a protein with four parts, each of which will bind one iron-containing heme.&nbsp; Cov2 can break this connection to the B1 part, leaving Iron unbound, and Heme useless to be broken-down into bilirubin and excreted.&nbsp; Meanwhile what Iron is not caught by Ferritin is scavenged by bacteria or is free to cause oxidation. (picture how fast unprotected iron will rust!) </span><br></p></div>
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</div></div><div data-element-id="elm_fZ6HIAmTMHe5sg3rrKLZoQ" data-element-type="heading" class="zpelement zpelem-heading "><style> [data-element-id="elm_fZ6HIAmTMHe5sg3rrKLZoQ"].zpelem-heading { border-radius:1px; } </style><h2
 class="zpheading zpheading-style-none zpheading-align-center " data-editor="true"><span><span><span style="font-size:18px;">My attempt at a short explanation: <br></span></span></span></h2></div>
<div data-element-id="elm_2I5pksP1R92EYEiB_bzgOA" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_2I5pksP1R92EYEiB_bzgOA"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center " data-editor="true"><p>Their postulate: Along the course of the illness, Cov2 will cause the Iron-containing molecule &quot;heme&quot; to become unbound from hemoglobin (the protein that <span style="font-style:italic;">should </span>carry four heme molecules).&nbsp; The Iron in Heme is what safely carries oxygen from the lungs and carbon dioxide back to them. &nbsp; <br></p><p><br></p><p>The unbinding of heme by Cov2 results in a flood of&nbsp; &quot;unbound iron&quot; through the bloodstream and a cascade of events and symptoms including bacterial dysbiosis, iron-deficient anemia, and elevated ferritin and bilirubin levels. &nbsp; <br></p><p><br></p><p>Elevated ferritin levels are a laboratory finding.&nbsp; It <span style="font-style:italic;">usually </span>indicates that an inflammatory process is occurring, and cytokines are the culprit. &nbsp; In other words, its most common that our own systems are creating the inflammation which disrupts heme.&nbsp;&nbsp; However, in Covid, the Cov2 virus itself is causing the heme disruption absent of any &quot;cytokine storm.&quot; <br></p><p><br></p><p>Folks could have mild Covid symptoms yet still suffer this heme-iron loss.&nbsp; <br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:18px;">WHAT WE ARE SEEING IN REAL-LIFE: <br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:18px;">Two recent autopsies have shown microthrombi deep in the lungs.&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:18px;">These are mini-blood clots.&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:18px;">At the very least, on a local level in the lungs, we are seeing a type of intravascular coagulation.&nbsp; The autopsies do not show any coagulation throughout the body, mainly in the lungs, from what I understand.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br></span></p><p><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:18px;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:18px;">HOW TO RECOGNIZE ANEMIA: </span><br></p><p>Acute symptoms of iron-deficiency include:&nbsp;</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26314490" title="arrhythmia" target="_blank">arrhythmia</a>, <br></li><li>false-flushes (red warm face without a fever), <br></li><li>cold extremities, <br></li><li>pallor (paleness of the face and tongue), <br></li><li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24388269" title="swelling of the tongue and gums" target="_blank">pain in the mouth and possible swelling of the tongue and gums</a>, <br></li><li>weakness, <br></li><li>shortness of breath</li><li>faintness/dizziness,&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12913188" title="restless legs" target="_blank">restless legs</a>. (and <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19230757">here</a>), <br></li><li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26700907" title="headaches" target="_blank">headaches</a>,&nbsp; <br></li><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">So you know to look for it: later</span> signs include <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1764360" title="spooning " target="_blank">spooning </a>of the fingernails with brittle nails and hair, <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2106702" title="craving for indigestible things" target="_blank">craving for indigestible things</a> like clay.&nbsp; <br></li><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Acute signs that heme is being spilled</span> are <span style="font-style:italic;">dark stools and dark urine</span>.&nbsp; What you're seeing is bilirubin.&nbsp; The liver and kidneys are also working overtime.&nbsp; </li></ul><p><br></p><p><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br></span></p><p><br></p></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm_tcvFmZa4jgv-_j0EL75dOA" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_tcvFmZa4jgv-_j0EL75dOA"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left " data-editor="true"><p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:18px;">Some HIGH YIELD Holistic Interventions:</span><br></p><p style="text-align:center;">It obviously goes without saying that you'll want to find situation-appropriate food sources of Iron to replace what you've lost.&nbsp; <br></p><div><ul><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Homeopathic Ferrum Phos</span> - this homeopathic is made from Iron Phosphate and can often help with symptoms as described above from loss of heme iron.&nbsp; I have personally used this during my Cov2 fight, and have seen it work for others with similar presenting symptoms.&nbsp; Now we have a little understanding why! &nbsp; <br></li><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Lactoferrin / Colostrum</span> : iron rich food with immunomodulatory benefits. <br></li><li><span><span style="font-weight:bold;">Spirulina &amp; Chlorella</span> : Blue-Green Algaes that have very high concentrations of chlorophyll.&nbsp; It will not replace Iron, but will provide a stand-in molecule that we believe is a powerful antioxidant that balances cellular energy levels which <a href="https://scialert.net/fulltext/?doi=ajcn.2017.64.70" title="results in lower blood sugar" target="_blank">results in lower blood sugar</a> and increased cellular respiration.&nbsp; Chlorophyll molecules are nearly identical to Heme except that they contain Magnesium.&nbsp; <br></span></li><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Vitamin C : </span>this vitamin increases dietary iron absorption in the stomach, and it usually my first suggestion to anyone with Iron deficiency.&nbsp; Have some vitamin C with every meal.&nbsp; Improves oxygenation and oxygen utilization.&nbsp; <br></li><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Digestive / Systemic Enzymes</span> : especially Pepsin, enhances iron absorption.&nbsp; Digestive enzymes also can be supportive as immunomodulators.&nbsp; </li><li><span><span style="font-weight:bold;">Yellowdock leaf and root, and Burdock root:</span> commonly used as herbal Iron sources.&nbsp; <span style="font-weight:bold;">Dandelion </span>greens and root <a href="https://healthyeating.sfgate.com/much-iron-dandelions-6312.html" title="are mineral rich " target="_blank">are mineral rich </a>and also known for abundant potassium.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></li><li><span><span style="font-weight:bold;">Digestive and Systemic Enzymes:</span> stabilize platelets. <br></span></li></ul></div><p><br></p></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm_ARjyxtOyaiTy-zyf353bLA" data-element-type="image" class="zpelement zpelem-image "><style> [data-element-id="elm_ARjyxtOyaiTy-zyf353bLA"].zpelem-image { border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-caption-color="" data-size-tablet="" data-size-mobile="" data-align="center" data-tablet-image-separate="" data-mobile-image-separate="" class="zpimage-container zpimage-align-center zpimage-size-fit zpimage-tablet-fallback-fit zpimage-mobile-fallback-fit zpimage-overlay zpimage-overlay-effect-static-bottom hb-lightbox " data-lightbox-options="
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 class="zpheading zpheading-style-none zpheading-align-center " data-editor="true">John Brisson gives a lengthy heme-unbinding explanation <a href="https://youtu.be/wKZEfusdpj4" title="during the course of this interview" target="_blank">during the course of this interview</a>:<br></h2></div>
<div data-element-id="elm_Zb204E9D291F6lNo5xIfOw" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_Zb204E9D291F6lNo5xIfOw"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left " data-editor="true"><p><a href="https://fixyourgut.wordpress.com/about/" title="Brisson " target="_blank">Brisson </a>is an expert in ventilatory therapy and also an expert in gut health.&nbsp; I've had the good fortune to get to know him, and value his opinion. &nbsp; His insight into Cov2 is especially valuable given his personal experience and depth of knowledge.&nbsp; He provides a perspective that touches more than a few sides of the elephant, as I like to say. (Referring to &quot;the blind men and the elephant&quot;)&nbsp; <br></p><p><br></p><p>John also suggested I add SUNLIGHT EXPOSURE to the list of recommends.&nbsp;&nbsp; His rationale is that increased Vitamin D is a potent immunomolulator that increases Nitric Oxide.&nbsp; Nitric Oxide is an important blood gas that acts as pain relief, antiviral, and cellular signal.&nbsp;&nbsp; I would also suppose that sunlight also&nbsp; helps the body eliminate excess bilirubin.&nbsp; <br></p></div>
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<div data-element-id="elm_SI1QRHI4MfzMzWgDIbxg-A" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_SI1QRHI4MfzMzWgDIbxg-A"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left " data-editor="true"><span style="color:inherit;"><p style="margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;">INVENTORY:</span></p><ol><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Allium cepa 200c</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Arsenicum Album 200c</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Aurum metallicum 200c</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Bryonia 200c</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Camphora 1M</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Carbo vegetabilis 200c</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Cheledonium majus 1M</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Cinchona officinalis / China 200c</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Crotalus horridus 200c</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Eupatorium perfoliatum 30c</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Ferrum phosphoricum 200c</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Gelsemium 200c</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Hepar sulphuris 200c</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Kali carbonicum 200c</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Kali sulphuricum 200c</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Lachesis mutus 200c</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Magnesia phosphorica 200c</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Mercurius vivus 200c</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Nux vomica 200c&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Phytolacca decandra 30c&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Silicea 1M</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Tabacum 200c&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Tuberculinum LM1</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Zincum Metallicum 1M</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">CAMPHOR RESIN 3g</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">REDUCED GLUTATHIONE 10g</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">LICORICE ROOT 10g</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">CINCHONA BARK MIX with citric acid and spices 20g</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">SELENIUM YEAST 2000ppm; Hundreds of doses in your kit. 5g&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p style="margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">VITAMIN C 2000mg/tsp with Zinc, Magnesium, Potassium, and Manganese 10g</span></p></li></ol><p style="margin-left:36pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">INDICATIONS / INSTRUCTIONS</span></p><p style="margin-left:36pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;">INTRODUCTION:</span></p><ol><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">I have prepared this kit so that I can feel comfortable that if an individual has this kit, they should have things that could help them in time of respiratory infection.&nbsp; Furthermore, for everyone that has this kit, I know I could help them. Without the kit, there’s less I know that I can do to help. </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;">Thank you for having this homeopathic kit, and to support you in it, your first call is free.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">&nbsp; This is a serious promise, your first call to me for help using anything in here, is free of charge.&nbsp; Go to my website </span><a href="http://www.drjonritz.com"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;">www.drjonritz.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"> to schedule time to talk.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;">Homeopathic medicine, especially during acute infections, can be effective at lessening symptoms and aiding the natural healing process</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">.&nbsp; I believe one of the best explanations and depictions of homeopathy over the course of history, especially during epidemics is here: </span><a href="https://homeopathy.ca/debates_2013-03-22Q1-2ns.shtml"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;">https://homeopathy.ca/debates_2013-03-22Q1-2ns.shtml</span></a></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;">As I revise these instructions on 23 March 2020, a promising combination of drug therapy for Covid,</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"> which is being repeated worldwide, is (approximately) 500mg hydroxychloroquine 2x/day; 500mg azithromycin 1x/day, 220mg Zinc Sulphate.&nbsp; Vitamin C is also accepted as common supportive therapy. One NYC physician, Vladimir Zelenko, has treated over 350 people with Covid-19 using this protocol with no deaths, no respiratory distress, and no hospitalizations.&nbsp; He outlines this therapy in a letter to the White House here: (</span><a href="https://t.co/1RDqKygrqP?amp=1"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;">https://t.co/1RDqKygrqP?amp=1</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">), and finishes the letter saying “we know that hydroxychloroquine helps zinc get into the cell.&nbsp; We know that zinc stops viral replication within the cell.” With regards to azithromycin, he postulates that it prevents secondary infections.&nbsp; But, I would suppose we will soon have a better explanation of how azithromycin fits into the picture. But consider at least that we need to keep a healthy microbiome to keep our immune systems working in our favor, which is what I believe the doctor is proposing.&nbsp;</span></p></li><ol><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Hydroxychloroquine (and chloroquine, and other similar drugs) is a synthetic analog of one of the naturally occurring “quinolones” in some plants, the most well-known of which is Peruvian Bark (Cinchona officinalis).&nbsp; Extracts from this bark are also the basis of what we now also know of as Quinine, the “active ingredient” in Tonic water. Since the 1940’s we have been able to synthesize quinine and other similar “active” chemicals that are similar to those found in nature.&nbsp; (</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinine_total_synthesis"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinine_total_synthesis</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">)</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Chloroquine is homeopathic!&nbsp; This medicine was the first proven by Dr. Hahnemann, which we have since nicknamed “China.”&nbsp; You have this remedy in your kit: Cinchona officinalis 200c. When Hahnemann took copious amounts of Cinchona Bark extract for days and days, he developed all the symptoms that would appear he was suffering from malaria, or similar.&nbsp; He had relapsing fever, pains, sweats… He discovered that he could use the medicine in homeopathic preparations even more effectively than the high (and potentially toxic) doses of extracts. It was proven in practice so effectively and universally that they erected a statue in his likeness in our nation’s capital, on Delaware circle Wasthington, D.C.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p style="margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Zinc stops viral entry, and viral replication within the cell, of many types of viruses including SARS-COV2.&nbsp;</span></p></li></ol></ol><p style="margin-left:18pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;">Note about the additional supplements:</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"> There is enough in this emergency kit to get someone through a day or two with some of the ingredients, and a whole long time with some others.&nbsp; I had to make my best decisions of what I could offer that is evidence-based, and high-yield. Also, there are some highly suggested nutritional and herbal supplements that might be just what you need, that isn't in this kit.&nbsp;</span></p><ol><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">For example: other than Camphor, there are terpene-rich evidenced-based anti-Cov oils: Magnolia and Pine especially.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Monolaurin from Coconut Oil is an antiviral that breaks apart the viral membrane.&nbsp; It works directly in the gut, and when it's been absorbed and incorporated into the tissues.</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Green Tea should prevent viral entry.&nbsp; Black Tea as well (but Green Tea has way more EGCG)</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p style="margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Lactoferrin from colostrum helps protect our blood and hemoglobin, and balances the immune system.</span></p></li></ol><br><ol start="4"><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"><p style="margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;">You should not expect to “need” every homeopathic remedy in this kit. </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">&nbsp;I chose the most likely remedies folks will need based on my personal experience treating myself, my wife, and over a dozen patients with suspected Covid19.&nbsp; I also considered the recommendations of the most respected homeopathic institutions worldwide in my prescriptions and in formulating this kit. <br><br></span></p></li></ol><p style="margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"></span></p><p style="margin-left:36pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;">HOW TO PREPARE A HOMEOPATHIC REMEDY AND DELIVER THE DOSE</span></p><ol><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;">With these methods you can potentially never run out of any of the remedies in this kit,</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"> and make them more effective while also less likely to cause any aggravation to those that are very sensitive.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Prepare a clean container with water. &nbsp; If you have a jar with a lid, or a bottle, or a clean container that you can later shake vigorously, that is preferred.&nbsp; But, you can use an open container like a cup. In either case it would be preferred that you use a glass or ceramic container.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Open the ziplock bag containing the one remedy you want to prepare, and without touching the pellets, tap about 5 pellets into the water.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Mix the pellets into the water completely.</span></p></li><ol><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">If you have an open container, stir the water at least ten times.&nbsp; Cover the cup with a saucer or something that’ll act as a lid.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">If you have a closable container, close it tightly and shake it, tapping it against your palm or on a surface.&nbsp; This is called “hand succussion.” The old-time homeopaths would hold the container in their hand and pound it down on a book.&nbsp; In fact, the homeopathic remedies in this kit have been hand-succussed.&nbsp;</span></p></li></ol><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Homeopathic remedies can be suspended within a water-based mixture with each repeated dilution so long as, in the terms physicists use, “you completely homogenize the mixture.”&nbsp; Since 2016 more than a dozen university-level research facilities have repeated the experiment where they use this method to prepare a homeopathic remedy, and can see nano-sized crystalline structures that “reflect” the original substance, and the structures can be found in repeated serial dilutions.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">This water-based remedy will maintain its “potency” for about a week, so long as you store it away from strong electromagnetic fields, and in the dark, and covered.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;">If you take this one more step, it’ll last indefinitely.&nbsp;</span></p></li><ol><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">PRESERVE IT IN ALCOHOL: Take one part of the water mixture, a spoonful or even a few drops, and add it to Vodka, or a similar alcohol.&nbsp; I would prefer that you use an alcohol that doesn’t give you hangovers, one that your system prefers.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">“Hand succuss” / mix well.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">You can dispense a drop or two of this at a time, and it will remain potent if you keep it in a dark place or use amber / blue / green glass.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Label this container with the REMEDY and the POTENCY (30c, 200c, or 1M in this kit) and “+1”&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;margin-left:36pt;"><p style="margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">HOW IT LASTS FOREVER: Every time this container is nearly empty, you can refill it with alcohol, “hand succuss,” and add +1 to the label.&nbsp; <br><br></span></p></li></ol></ol><p style="margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;">HOW TO ADMINISTER A DOSE OF A HOMEOPATHIC REMEDY</span></p><ol><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Try to avoid anything but water before and after each dose.&nbsp; Best would be at least 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after the dose.&nbsp; But never use this guideline as a rule as a reason not to give the remedy.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Dispense a small amount either directly in the mouth using a clean spoon, or by pouring-out a few drops, or with a clean dropper.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">You can also basically ignore the first 30-minute “avoid anything” guideline and add a few drops to someone’s drink (tea, water, juice, soup) so long as you completely mix it in.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;margin-left:36pt;"><p style="margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Wait, watch, observe.&nbsp;</span></p></li></ol><p style="margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;">HOW TO DECIDE WHEN TO GIVE ANOTHER DOSE OR CHANGE THE REMEDY</span></p><ol><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">The best move would be to contact an accomplished homeopathic prescriber.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">In lieu of that, you can find indications for remedies at </span><a href="http://www.abchomeopathy.com"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;">www.abchomeopathy.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">, and many other sources called Homeopathic Materia Medica.&nbsp; The FDA has approved the indications on the labels of each of your homeopathic remedies.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">The principle and practice of homeopathy bears out in its name.&nbsp; Homeo = similar, Pathos = disease origin.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">We are looking to apply a homeopathic remedy using the principle that: in higher doses this substance would cause toxic symptoms that closely mimic the symptoms that the patient is experiencing.&nbsp; The more similar the remedy is to the patient, in the totality of symptoms throughout all systems of the body, the more likely it will stimulate a healing reaction and correction to balance.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">If you have chosen a remedy based on this principle, then give it some time to work before you give in and change the remedy.&nbsp; In an acute situation when every second feels like eternity, don’t wait nearly as long as in a chronic case.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">If the remedy is homeopathic you should see a change quickly when symptoms are very acute.&nbsp; If after you’ve given three doses of the remedy, you’ve waited as long as you feel appropriate, and the person is exactly the same with no change, then consider the remedy was not homeopathic to the patient at this time, and consider another remedy.&nbsp; This happens to the best of us.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">I have personally lost count of the number of times that I have thought I had a remedy that was homeopathic, given it to the patient, and watch nothing happen only to then give a different remedy and both the patient and myself are amazed by the swiftness and profoundness of the improvement they experience.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Homeopathy is not wishful thinking.&nbsp; If the remedy is working you and the patient will know it.&nbsp; You can repeat the dose if their symptoms level-off, if they tell you or if you notice that they’ve plateaued, or on a schedule of a few times per day, depending on severity of symptoms.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Suppressive over the counter medicines can blunt the response to a well-chosen homeopathic remedy.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Stimulants and strong perfumes like coffee (we have seen this happen while we can’t explain why) and chemical perfumes (most of these are “neurotoxic” and many are hormone disrupters) and very rarely strong oils like peppermint MIGHT interfere with a reaction to a well-chosen homeopathic remedy.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;margin-left:36pt;"><p style="margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;">Some infections like Influenza or Coronavirus, which can cause pneumonia, have a “progression” of illness.&nbsp; Depending what stage a person is at with an illness, we might change the remedy, but we might not. We are most likely to stay with one remedy so long as the individual is progressing past symptoms and moving quickly to convalescence.&nbsp; We change the remedy if there is a worsening of symptoms, not improvement.</span></p></li></ol><p style="margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;"></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;">HOW TO USE POWDERS AND SUPPLEMENTS:&nbsp;</span></p><ol><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;">CAMPHOR</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">: although this is technically 100% pure “edible” camphor, it is suggested you only inhale the vapors.&nbsp; Camphor is extracted by steaming camphor wood.&nbsp;</span></p></li><ol><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">Direct inhalation: Hold the bag, open, in your hands.&nbsp; The warmth of your hands is enough to release the volatile oils from the Camphor crystals.&nbsp; Sniff directly from the bag.</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">Steam Inhalation: Break / Crumble / Cut a very, very small amount of the camphor crystal and place in steaming water.&nbsp; Cover the head and the steaming water to contain the steam and get it to the face and lungs. Afterward, breathe through the camphor-steamed towel.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">Topical: warm up some olive oil, coconut oil, or other suitable oil for the skin.&nbsp; Melt a very small amount (less than 5% of the total volume) of camphor crystal into the oil.&nbsp; Apply a small amount of the camphor-infused oil to the body: below the nose, on the chest, on the soles of the feet.&nbsp; Don’t overdo it. Just use enough to bring some relief.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">Warning: Children have overdosed on camphor blocks, and have overdosed by over-application of Vicks VapoRub, which is 5% camphor.<br><br></span></p></li></ol><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;">GLUTATHIONE</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">: for inhalation or suppository.&nbsp; (yes, if you’re not too proud, suppository is the next best to IV).&nbsp; Glutathione is relatively useless when taken orally. When applied to the respiratory tract it will diffuse like a salt.&nbsp; Glutathione deficiency is a hallmark of respiratory distress. Steroid inhalers, also used as rescue inhalers for respiratory distress, are to be avoided in viral pneumonia and bronchitis.&nbsp; Glutathione provides a safe alternative.&nbsp;</span></p></li><ol><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">A light snort: open the bag and with the nose about 2-3” away, puff the bag a little and breathe in deeply.&nbsp; Glutathione is like a gentle salt and will immediately dissolve when it hits moist sinus passages.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">Diffused: Dissolve 1/4tsp in 4oz water and use in a diffuser.&nbsp; Inhale the vapor directly and deeply.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">Suppository: mix ¼ teaspoon into one teaspoon of melted coconut oil to make two suppositories. Your kit should have about enough to make 8-10 suppositories this way.&nbsp;</span></p></li><ol><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">You can create your own molds or buy them, or&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">allow the oil to begin to cool, and when it’s nearly solid just form the suppositories into little bullet-shaped pieces that are about ½ teaspoonful each in total mass.&nbsp; .&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">Use the suppository as needed.&nbsp; Results should be felt fairly quickly, within a few minutes.&nbsp; They’ll be subtle, but there should be some relief. If needed repeat another suppository, up to 4 every 4 hours.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">Lay down after you insert the suppository do you don’t have an urge to poop.&nbsp; You want it to dissolve and diffuse into the bloodstream.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">If you don’t push it far enough, you might feel irritation (glutathione is a salt, technically).&nbsp; It won’t harm you, but it’ll irritate you. You should insert the suppository by bearing-down slightly to relax the anus, and gently moving the suppository about 2” upward.&nbsp; <br><br></span></p></li></ol></ol><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;">LICORICE ROOT </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">10g</span></p></li><ol><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">This can be ingested in its entirety, but is probably best used in a tea and drank that way.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">Acute: About ¼ teaspoon up to 6 times per day.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">Specifically antiviral against SARS-COV2, it also supports the systems this virus attacks.&nbsp; <br><br></span></p></li></ol><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;">CINCHONA BARK MIX</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"> with citric acid and spices (star anise allspice, clove) 20g</span></p></li><ol><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">The natural source for Quinine and the basis for hydroxychloroquine.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">Extract by making a stew: 1 teaspoon in 24 ounces of water, and a whole (cut up) citrus fruit.&nbsp; You can use orange, grapefruit, lemon, all all the above. Eat one slice of the fruit raw, peel and all.&nbsp; Cook the rest together with water and powder simmering on a very low boil, covered, for about 30 minutes. Turn off the heat and let it steep for another 6-8 hours.&nbsp; Strain and drink ¼ of the mix, diluted in a tall drink. Drink this mix up to 4x/day. Eat the cooked citrus, peel and all. It is okay to drink the powder, it won’t harm you.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">You can add some Licorice powder to this recipe if you want.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">To make a stronger extract, add one ounce of alcohol to the tea after you’ve finished boiling it.&nbsp; Not so much alcohol that will impair your immune system, but a little but to make a stronger extraction.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">One teaspoon of Cinchona Bark Mix contains about 4.5grams of Cinchona Bark</span></p></li><ol><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">“it has been revealed that an average commercial yield of the cinchona alkaloids from the dry bark materials plant are as follows: quinine (5.7%); quinidine (0.1-0.3%);cinchonine and cinchonidine (0.2-0.4%)</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;">[4]</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">.”(SOURCE: </span><a href="https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/b853/ee715aee833b4357b595e3f93a6c29489093.pdf"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;">https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/b853/ee715aee833b4357b595e3f93a6c29489093.pdf</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">)</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">Your “tea” made from one level teaspoon of mix will yield, at most,&nbsp; 250mg of quinolone alkaloids. Drink it in divided doses. <br><br></span></p></li></ol></ol><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;">SELENIUM YEAST</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"> 2000ppm; Hundreds of doses in your kit. 5g&nbsp;</span></p></li><ol><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">One 200mcg dose is about as large as this </span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-weight:400;">*</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"> asterix.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">I’m not suggesting you do this but, If you wet your finger and the yeast stuck to the end of it, that’d be about a dose.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">This is Selenium yeast, 2000 parts per million of Selenomethionine in Saccharomyces boulardii.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">In preventive situations, average one dose of Selenium yeast per day, 200mcg.</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">In acute situations, ten doses per day equivalent is safe, 2mg.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">You might want to “cut” your selenium yeast into something else so that it is easier to divide.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">Selenium helps to increase our antioxidant levels, including glutathione levels.&nbsp; <br><br></span></p></li></ol><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;">VITAMIN C&nbsp;</span></p></li><ol><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">2000mg/tsp with 15mg Zinc, 10mg Magnesium, 5mg Potassium, and 2mg Manganese</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">Mix 1/4tsp or less at a time stirred into a beverage (water or watered-down juice) and drink immediately.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">Preventive, average dose 500mg / day&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">Acute: average 250-500mg every hour or two until “bowel tolerance.”&nbsp;</span></p></li><ol><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p style="margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">Taking more than your body can consume at once can lead to loose stools.&nbsp; Otherwise it will not cause harm. (Loose stools are NOT necessarily the worst thing when the body is trying to eliminate toxins, but it could be a slight “waste” of Vitamin C, and </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;">overly </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">loose stools could dehydrate you.)<br><br></span></p></li></ol></ol></ol><p style="margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;">WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU’RE ACUTELY ILL:&nbsp;</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">At the beginning, during, or at any point along the way, especially if you’re trying to lay down and rest, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;">DO THE WARMING SOCKS THERAPY.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">&nbsp; Detailed instructions linked here: </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YUCVGUjgDrYr8KVQyt_VJezUOIRbM0GU11tUVW4PXpQ/edit?usp=sharing"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YUCVGUjgDrYr8KVQyt_VJezUOIRbM0GU11tUVW4PXpQ/edit?usp=sharing</span></a></p><p style="margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;">ABBREVIATED WET SOCKS THERAPY:&nbsp;</span></p><ul><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">Warm your feet first.&nbsp; This is very important as the treatment will not be as effective and could be harmful if your feet are not warmed first.&nbsp; Warming can be accomplished by soaking your feet in warm water for at least 5-10 minutes or taking a warm bath. You can add ginger to the warm bath to increase the heating response.&nbsp; Warmer is better. If you take a bath, be careful to keep your hair dry.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">Take a pair of cotton socks and wet them with ice water.&nbsp; Be sure to wring the socks out thoroughly so they do not drip.&nbsp; You can plan ahead and put them in the freezer while you prepare the bath.&nbsp; Or, keep them in ice water until you’re ready, and wring them out before putting them on.&nbsp; Either way, you want ice-cold, damp cotton socks.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">Dry off your feet and body with a dry towel.&nbsp; Stay in a warm room and avoid getting chilled.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">Put on the socks:&nbsp; First: cold cotton socks on feet.&nbsp; Then, dry wool socks on top.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">Go directly to bed, wearing warm pajamas and covering with an extra blanket.&nbsp; Avoid getting chilled.</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">Keep the socks on overnight.&nbsp; You should find that the wet cotton socks will be dry in the morning.&nbsp; If you wake up in the middle of the night and they’re dry, you can take them off.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">If you break a sweat, good!&nbsp; But you don’t want to start shivering.&nbsp; So, if you wake up damp or drenched in sweat, change out any wet undergarments with dry cotton ones so you can fall asleep again comfortably.&nbsp; You may repeat the procedure again, even in the middle of the night.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">It is actually best to keep the bedroom cool, with a window cracked open while you sleep. Outdoor air is almost always fresher than indoor air.&nbsp; But, it is </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;">not </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">recommended that it blow on on your face.</span></p></li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">HOW TO EAT DURING A FEVER, OR WHEN ACUTELY ILL</span></p><ul><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">Drink warm bone broths, teas, and Vitamin-C fortified/watered-down drinks.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">Don’t overeat.&nbsp; Eat only well-cooked porridge and soupy foods.&nbsp; If you’ve lost your appetite, it’s perfectly okay to not eat anything.&nbsp; In fact your body will have an easier time mounting a good fever and immune response if not burdened with the process of digestion.&nbsp; (Up to a third of our blood can be used just to digest; blood that we need to fight the infection.)&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">Pickles of various kinds, sauerkraut and the like are easy on the system and probiotic.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">Sprouts are a good choice.&nbsp; Sprouting your own is very easy, and highly encouraged.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;"><p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">It’s been said before but demands repeating: avoid stimulants like coffee (but tea is okay), avoid sugar and alcohol, avoid junk foods.&nbsp;</span></p></li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">ON THAT NOTE, STAY HEALTHY, STAY HAPPY, and </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;">GET TO BED BEFORE 10PM!&nbsp;</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">-- Dr. Jon Ritz</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;">LEBANON, CT</span></p></span></div>
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