The WHO’s influenza pandemic plan, devised in 1999, was heavily influenced by the drug industry. The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) questioned the WHO’s handling of the 2009 swine flu pandemic, saying its recommendation to stockpile antivirals and vaccines wasted public funds.
PACE concluded there was “overwhelming evidence that the seriousness of the pandemic was vastly overrated by WHO,” and that the drug industry had influenced the organization’s decision-making.
Read moreWhile unproven, one current theory is that electromagnetic field radiation — and the addition of 5G in particular — could be having an impact on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Poor immune function and ill health combined with environmental stressors such as heightened EMF exposure might create a perfect storm where the virus has an easy way to get into the body and can reproduce faster.
Read moreYour immune system is your primary defense against infectious disease, so one of the best things you can do is to educate yourself about how to do that. Vitamin C is one excellent option, as it stimulates and maximizes the potency of your immune system.
Magnesium is a natural calcium channel blocker, which makes it useful for a wide variety of scenarios involving oxidative stress. Some forms of magnesium are antimicrobial too. Magnesium chloride appears to have the most potent antimicrobial effects, suppressing infection, while magnesium sulfate appears to be less effective.
Read moreTwo cleaning chemicals that don't produce dangerous fumes when mixed together are baking soda and vinegar; while this acid-base mixture foams well, it has no cleaning power.
Bleach should never be mixed with any other chemical, liquid or powder, but you can use water to dilute it; with ammonia it releases chloramine gas and with acidic products it releases chlorine gas.
Read moreGlycyrrhizin, the major ingredient in licorice root, has shown effectiveness against SARS virus in scientific studies. It has been effective in treating viruses such as herpes, HIV, hepatitis, influenza, encephalitis and pneumonia.
Glycyrrhizin outperformed conventional antiviral medications against SARS in research published in the journal The Lancet. The substance seems to work earlier in the virus replication cycle, compared to other medications, inhibiting absorption and penetration of the virus.
Read moreNebulized hydrogen peroxide therapy is an inexpensive and simple way to treat most viral respiratory illnesses. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) consists of a water molecule (H2O) with an extra oxygen atom. The oxygen inactivates viral pathogens by breaking down the viral structure.
Additionally, your immune cells actually produce hydrogen peroxide. This is in part how your immune system kills infected cells. Hydrogen peroxide therapy aids your immune cells to perform their natural function more effectively.
Read moreA commentary by Dr. Jeffrey A. Lieberman, a psychiatrist with Columbia University’s department of psychiatry, suggests a mental health crisis is looming due to COVID-19.
The U.S. mental health care system isn’t up for this monumental challenge, in part due to “systemic deficiencies” of the mental health policy and financing system.
Social isolation is compounding the problem; out of 2,760 quarantined people, 34% experienced high levels of psychological distress, which could include anxiety or depression.
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Remember last year when Washington Post reporters were boldly declaring that vitamins C and D could not (and should not) be used against respiratory infections? The information I was sharing about their use was deemed so dangerous to public health that I was branded as a "fake news" site by self-appointed, pharma-owned arbiters of truth like NewsGuard.
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Since the COVID-19 outbreak began, I've covered advice for how to effectively clean your hands and disinfect surfaces around your home, but what about food, like takeout and fresh produce? Could eating contaminated food cause you to contract the illness?
Read moreCOVID-19 may lead to inflammation in your airways or fluid in your lungs, requiring mechanical ventilation to pump oxygen into your body.
If ventilator shortages continue, and the number of people who need them at one time increase, doctors may be faced with making unthinkable choices, but creative solutions have been suggested.
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