consciouslifenews--2020-07-09--How To Improve Your Business Skills

How To Improve Your Business Skills

If you want to advance in your career , you need to be equipped with skills that are in demand as the business environment is constantly changing and growing .
If you want to keep up the pace , then you also need to constantly improve on your business skills .
Even if you ’ ve learned quite a bit of business skills throughout your life , this is still important , you will always be striving to have a wide skill set , that you can hone until your skills make you an expert and .
This is perhaps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take and this will help you to experience firsthand what it ’ s like to collaborate , communicate , and create actionable solutions to real challenges from top-ranked organizations .
There are many courses to choose from and offers a great MBA online program to get you started .
You can easily turn your Facebook timeline into a learning hub – all you need to do is to follow relevant sites and thought leaders in your industry .
This way , instead of staying up to date with numerous trivia , you ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ changes and news in your industry , enabling yourself to predict future trends better and be generally more aware .
This is a really great way to learn firsthand from somebody that is already in business and understands what needs to be learnt in the process .
Having a mentor with business experience is a crucial part of your professional development and you will find that opportunities will always arise when around people who are directly involved in the area that you want to work in and learn from .
The idea of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you with the right support and relevant advice when you need it and probably most importantly , they ’ ll be able to support you with any gaps in your knowledge , by explaining things in a way that you ’ ll understand and also tailor it to the level that you ’ re currently at .
One key to finding a great mentor is to have some clear goals in mind for the type of experience you want your mentor to have .
Are you looking for someone who works in an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about ?
Someone with experience in raising capital for a new business ?
Someone who 's senior to you at your current company ?
Think about who you might want to ask to help you out .
It might be tempting to ask people that are very successful ( and no doubt very busy ) , so it ’ s worth looking around your own network , such as any contacts you might have on that would fit the profile well .
A great way to really learn and absorb information , is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
When it comes to business , you will learn about the importance of asking the right questions , surrounding yourself with the right people , and finding the courage to do things that are out of your comfort zone .
There are a range of mediums in which to listen to speakers , but you can find a range of speakers on YouTube and many business leaders have podcasts available too .


consciouslifenews--2020-07-09--How Your Business Can Improve Its IT Side

Are you trying to figure out ways that can improve in the IT department ?
If you are , then it is a good thing that you have come across this article , because in it we are going to be looking at some of the things that you can do .
So , if you want to know more about the topic , keep reading down below to get the information you ’ re looking for .
If you want to go one step beyond outsourcing , you can do something known as .
Now , while these are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , there is a big difference .
Smartsourcing advocates being able to find a partner that will help a company focus on its core , lower costs , balance risk and opportunity and so on .
IT is one of the biggest industries that this is used for , especially seeing as you need someone who knows what they are doing to manage IT .
It ’ s not something that you can just breeze your way through because there is a lot of technical stuff to consider .
You need to know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is up to the job , and smartsourcing makes this possible .
If You ’ re Going To Hire , Hire An Expert If you ’ re not going to outsource , and instead you are going to hire someone to work for your company full-time , then it ’ s highly advisable that you hire an expert .
You don ’ t want someone who has no previous knowledge or experience in the IT industry to be working for your company .
When things go wrong , you need to know that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what needs to be done to get everything back on track .
You don ’ t need someone who isn ’ t sure , and you end up having to call an outside company to deal with the problem .
Make sure that the hiring process is tough so that anyone who isn ’ t completely qualified won ’ t get through .
Ask questions that only trained professionals will know the answer to .
You can even give them a small test if you feel like it is necessary .
That is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if you ’ re going to hire an employee for the business , hire smart .
Don ’ t Be Afraid To Invest In The Best Finally , never be afraid to invest in the best technology on the market .
One of the reasons that the top companies do so well is because they are always making sure they have the best technology available to them .
Not only does it aid employees in doing their jobs , but it also means there is more protection and security on them .
Newer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a hacker to get into , which is why you want to make the investment .
It might seem like a lot of money , but you are going to be getting a whole load of benefits , including safety and efficiency .
Hopefully , now , you understand more about what you can do to improve the IT side of your company .
If you put this advice into practice , then you will know for certain that your IT is taken care of !

Are you trying to figure out ways that your business can improve in the IT department? If you are, then it is a good thing that you have come across this article, because in it we are going to be looking at some of the things that you can do. So, if you want to know more about the topic, keep reading down below to get the information you’re looking for.
Go Beyond Outsourcing
If you want to go one step beyond outsourcing, you can do something known as smartsourcing . Now, while these are similar and often people get them confused, there is a big difference. Smartsourcing advocates being able to find a partner that will help a company focus on its core, lower costs, balance risk and opportunity and so on. IT is one of the biggest industries that this is used for, especially seeing as you need someone who knows what they are doing to manage IT. It’s not something that you can just breeze your way through because there is a lot of technical stuff to consider. You need to know that the outside company you are hiring is up to the job, and smartsourcing makes this possible.
If You’re Going To Hire, Hire An Expert
If you’re not going to outsource, and instead you are going to hire someone to work for your company full-time, then it’s highly advisable that you hire an expert. You don’t want someone who has no previous knowledge or experience in the IT industry to be working for your company. When things go wrong, you need to know that someone has your back who can do what needs to be done to get everything back on track. You don’t need someone who isn’t sure, and you end up having to call an outside company to deal with the problem.
Make sure that the hiring process is tough so that anyone who isn’t completely qualified won’t get through. Ask questions that only trained professionals will know the answer to. You can even give them a small test if you feel like it is necessary. That is how important it is. So, if you’re going to hire an employee for the business, hire smart.
Don’t Be Afraid To Invest In The Best
Finally, never be afraid to invest in the best technology on the market. One of the reasons that the top companies do so well is because they are always making sure they have the best technology available to them. Not only does it aid employees in doing their jobs, but it also means there is more protection and security on them. Newer models of tech tend to be harder for a hacker to get into, which is why you want to make the investment. It might seem like a lot of money, but you are going to be getting a whole load of benefits, including safety and efficiency.
Hopefully, now, you understand more about what you can do to improve the IT side of your company. If you put this advice into practice, then you will know for certain that your IT is taken care of!


consciouslifenews--2020-07-10--Ghislaine Maxwell Personal Horoscope

Ghislaine Maxwell Personal Horoscope

Ghislaine Maxwell Personal Horoscope .
I explore ( respectfully ) time of birth on Astro.com and also the rectifications of other astrologers , before giving my own take .
Time is a critical matter in astrology so please watch the video in full to see the context .
Many thanks .
Based on my rectified time , her chart contains a Grand Fixed Cross between the Ascendant , Ceres , Descendant , Neptune , Jupiter and the Moon .
I take a deep dive into the Natal Horoscope of the British Socialite and what her chart tells us about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the life style she has been experiencing .
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Ghislaine Maxwell Personal Horoscope. I explore (respectfully) time of birth on Astro.com and also the rectifications of other astrologers, before giving my own take. Time is a critical matter in astrology so please watch the video in full to see the context. Many thanks. Based on my rectified time, her chart contains a Grand Fixed Cross between the Ascendant, Ceres, Descendant, Neptune, Jupiter and the Moon. I take a deep dive into the Natal Horoscope of the British Socialite and what her chart tells us about the offences she has been accused of, and the life style she has been experiencing.
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consciouslifenews--2020-07-10--LOCKDOWN LUNACY 2.0: Second wave? Not Even Close

Why did politicians ever lockdown society in the first place ?
Can we all agree that the stated purpose was to “ flatten the curve ” so our hospital system could handle the inevitable COVID-19 patients who needed care ?
At that point , at least , back in early March , people were behaving rationally .
They accepted that you can ’ t eradicate a virus , so let ’ s postpone things enough to handle it .
The fact is , we have done that , and so much more .
The headlines are filled with dire warnings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trigger-happy Governors are rolling back regulations to try to stem the tide of new cases .
But , is any of it actually true and should we all be worried ?
No , it ’ s not a second wave .
The COVID-19 virus is on its final legs , and while I have filled this post with graphs to prove everything I just said , this is really the only graph you need to see , it ’ s the CDC ’ s data , over time , of deaths from COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trend line is unmistakable : If virologists were driving policy about COVID-19 rather than public health officials , we ’ d all be Sweden right now , which means life would effectively be back to normal .
The only thing our lockdowns have done at this point is prolong the agony a little bit , and encouraged Governors to make up more useless rules .
Sweden ’ s health minister understood that the only chance to beat COVID-19 was to get the Swedish population to a Herd Immunity Threshold against COVID-19 , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ done , so let me start there .
The Herd Immunity Threshold ( “ HIT ” ) for COVID-19 is between 10-20 % This fact gets less press than any other .
Most people understand the basic concept of herd immunity and the math behind it .
In the early days , some public health officials speculated that COVID-19 ’ s HIT was 70 % .
Obviously , the difference between a HIT of 70 % and a HIT of 10-20 % is dramatic , and the lower the HIT , the quicker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loses the ability to infect more people , which is exactly what COVID-19 is doing everywhere , including the U.S , which is why the death curve above looks the way it looks .
Scientists from Oxford , Virginia Tech , and the Liverpool school of Tropical Medicine , all recently explained the HIT of COVID-19 in this paper : Calculations from this study of data in Stockholm showed a HIT of 17 % , and if you really love data check out this great essay by Brown Professor Dr. Andrew Bostom titled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccination ?
Teaching modern vaccine dogma old tricks .
I ’ m going to share his summary with you , because it ’ s so good : One of the most vocal members of the scientific community discussing COVID-19 ’ s HIT is Stanford ’ s Nobel-laureate Dr. Michael Levitt .
Back on May 4 , he gave this great interview to the where he advocated for Sweden ’ s approach of letting COVID-19 spread naturally through the community until you arrive at HIT .
He stated : Guess what ?
That ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ today , 7 weeks after his prediction , Sweden has 5,280 deaths .
In this graph , you can see that deaths in Sweden PEAKED when the HIT was halfway to its peak ( roughly 7.3 % ) and by the time the virus hit 14 % it was nearly extinguished .
( Shoutout to Gummi Bear on Twitter , a scientist who makes great graphs . )
How could Dr. Levitt have predicted the death range for Sweden so perfectly 7 weeks ago ?
Because he had a pretty solid idea of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If you ’ d like to further geek-out on HIT , check out : Why herd immunity to COVID-19 is reached much earlier than thought . )
I absolutely LOVE Dr. Levitt ( and as a Stanford alum , so proud he is a Stanford professor ) , watch this incredible video from just yesterday , go to 10:59 and just listen to this remarkable man !
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Thrilled with his brand-new paper , released today , Predicting the Trajectory of Any COVID19 Epidemic From the Best Straight Line .
By the way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ something else the press won ’ t touch : COVID-19 is a coronavirus , and we have ALL been exposed to MANY coronaviruses during our lives on earth ( like the common cold ) .
Guess what ?
Scientists are now showing evidence that up to 81 % of us can mount a strong response to COVID-19 without ever having been exposed to it before : This alone could explain WHY the HIT is so much lower for COVID-19 than some scientists thought originally , when the number being talked about was closer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have always been immune !
If that ’ s not enough for you , a similar study from Sweden was just released and shows that “ roughly twice as many people have developed T-cell immunity compared with those who we can detect antibodies in.
” ( We kind of knew this from the data on the Diamond Princess when only 17 % of the people on board tested positive , despite an ideal environment for mass spread , implying 83 % of the people were somehow protected from the new virus . )
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ one day after I wrote mine , and validated everything I just said , except the author is wrong about COVID-19 ’ s HIT , it ’ s 10-20 % , not 60 % , which is even better news : We actually have our own Sweden here in the U.S.
It ’ s called New York City .
In our case , we accidentally created a Sweden scenario , in that we took our medicine quickly , because : 1 ) New York locked down so late that they didn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the highest population density in the U.S. in NYC , and 3 ) the public health officials and Governors there made the bone-headed decision to send COVID-positive nursing home residents back to their nursing home , accelerating deaths of the most vulnerable .
What ’ s their death curve look like today ?
In this case , I borrowed the graph from the NYC public health website : Hmm…notice anything about the chart or its slope ?
The reason deaths from COVID-19 are dwindling down to nothing isn ’ t because Governor Cuomo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he likely created more unnecessary deaths than any other Governor with the nursing home decision ) , it ’ s because the virus—like every virus in the history of mankind—is running out of people to infect .
The virus has a HIT of 10-20 % and 70 % of people are likely naturally immune .
Hosts are in short supply !
That ’ s what viruses do , and wait until you see what New York ’ s likely HIT is today .
Infection Fatality Rate .
In my first blog post @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the thinking person ’ s guide , I discussed Infection Fatality Rate in detail , so I am just going to give a very quick summary here .
Stanford ’ s Dr. John Ioannidis published a meta-analysis ( because so many IFR studies have been done around the world in April and early May ) where he analyzed TWELVE separate IFR studies and his conclusion lays out the likely IFR for COVID-19 : The data on IFR has now been replicated so many times that our own Centers for Disease Control announced that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ IFR below 0.3 % .
In this article on the CDC ’ s new data , they also highlighted how the cascading declines in IFR has removed all the fears of doomsday : In order to be as bullet-proof as possible , and because the IFR is an important part of the math I will do right now , I ’ ve decided to pick a simple and defensible number , the final number pegged by the CDC for COVID-19 ’ s IFR : 0.26 % ( As an aside , if we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , no one in the public health world would have panicked .
It ’ s a bad flu , and the rates for younger people are dramatically below 0.26 % and approaching zero for children . )
Now that you understand COVID ’ s IFR and the likely HIT , it ’ s much easier to talk about the second wave , the data , and the implications .
Here ’ s the deal : Take population , COVID Deaths , and IFR to find HIT C ’ mon stay with me !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ level stuff .
And , it ’ s going to give us the most important , but very crude , number we need to understand all this second wave nonsense : the approximate HIT already attained by state and by the United States .
If you know how many people have died from COVID-19 in any one region , you can quickly calculate how many people have had COVID-19 in that same region .
All you do is divide deaths by the IFR .
Let ’ s use NY as the example .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 31,137 deaths from COVID-19 .
Take 31,137/.0026 , you get 11,975,969 people infected with COVID-19 .
Take those 11 million people divided by New York ’ s population of 19.45 million , you get a HIT of…65 % .
( Data geek comment : New York ’ s HIT is clearly OVER-stated , because total deaths drives HIT , and NY has a much higher rate of nursing home deaths due to bad policy . )
Huge disclaimer : This math is crude , but it ’ s also directionally accurate , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s going on .
Importantly , the HIT required to snuff out the virus in any one region could be lower than Sweden ’ s number of 17 % , for a million reasons , most notably better medical knowledge today than a few months ago about how to keep a vulnerable person alive .
Still , just look at this table I created using the math above : Notice anything ?
New York is WELL PAST Herd Immunity Threshold ( as is New Jersey ) , the southern states in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while the U.S. overall is nearly there with 15 % .
This is why the death curve from the CDC ( and NYC ! )
that I opened this blog post with looks the way it looks : we are basically done with the virus .
Just like Sweden .
Oh , and Italy : Quick update : Mount Sinai doctors just released a study showing a seroprevalence study of a random sample of 5,000 New Yorkers , it states that “ by the week ending April 19 , the seroprevalence in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If you take that 19.3 % number , and consider what we just learned from Sweden—that half of people with immunity won ’ t show it with this test—and then consider how many more people have been exposed since April 28 , it ’ s entirely plausible that NY is well past 40 % or more people , which starts to look closer to the 65 % number my math shows .
Either way , let ’ s just keep it simple : New York , and especially NYC , are WELL PAST @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why their death curve looks the way it looks .
While HIT matters more than anything else in explaining the trajectory of the virus , and tells us that the U.S. is very close to being done with COVID-19 , I wanted to take a closer look at one state , Florida , the current whipping boy of the press .
They also have great data .
No one seems to be listening to the Governor , the health department , or the hospitals in Florida , who all seem to be saying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that everything is fine .
On June 20 , Florida ’ s department of health produced a presentation that explained how their testing had changed over time .
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By J.B. Handley, CHD Contributing Writer | Children's Health Defense
Why did politicians ever lockdown society in the first place? Can we all agree that the stated purpose was to “flatten the curve” so our hospital system could handle the inevitable COVID-19 patients who needed care? At that point, at least, back in early March, people were behaving rationally. They accepted that you can’t eradicate a virus, so let’s postpone things enough to handle it. The fact is, we have done that, and so much more. The headlines are filled with dire warnings of a “second wave” and trigger-happy Governors are rolling back regulations to try to stem the tide of new cases. But, is any of it actually true and should we all be worried? No, it’s not a second wave. The COVID-19 virus is on its final legs, and while I have filled this post with graphs to prove everything I just said, this is really the only graph you need to see, it’s the CDC’s data, over time, of deaths from COVID-19 here in the U.S., and the trend line is unmistakable:
If virologists were driving policy about COVID-19 rather than public health officials, we’d all be Sweden right now, which means life would effectively be back to normal. The only thing our lockdowns have done at this point is prolong the agony a little bit, and encouraged Governors to make up more useless rules. Sweden’s health minister understood that the only chance to beat COVID-19 was to get the Swedish population to a Herd Immunity Threshold against COVID-19, and that’s exactly what they have done, so let me start there.
The Herd Immunity Threshold (“HIT”) for COVID-19 is between 10-20%
This fact gets less press than any other. Most people understand the basic concept of herd immunity and the math behind it. In the early days, some public health officials speculated that COVID-19’s HIT was 70%. Obviously, the difference between a HIT of 70% and a HIT of 10-20% is dramatic, and the lower the HIT, the quicker a virus will burn out as it loses the ability to infect more people, which is exactly what COVID-19 is doing everywhere, including the U.S, which is why the death curve above looks the way it looks. Scientists from Oxford, Virginia Tech, and the Liverpool school of Tropical Medicine, all recently explained the HIT of COVID-19 in this paper:
“We searched the literature for estimates of individual variation in propensity to acquire or transmit COVID-19 or other infectious diseases and overlaid the findings as vertical lines in Figure 3. Most CV estimates are comprised between 2 and 4, a range where naturally acquired immunity to SARS-CoV-2 may place populations over the herd immunity threshold once as few as 10-20% of its individuals are immune.”
Calculations from this study of data in Stockholm showed a HIT of 17%, and if you really love data check out this great essay by Brown Professor Dr. Andrew Bostom titled, COVID-19 ‘herd immunity’ without vaccination? Teaching modern vaccine dogma old tricks. I’m going to share his summary with you, because it’s so good:
“Naturally acquired herd immunity to COVID-19 combined with earnest protection of the vulnerable elderly — especially nursing home and assisted living facility residents — is an eminently reasonable and practical alternative to the dubious panacea of mass compulsory vaccination against the virus. This strategy was successfully implemented in Malmo, Sweden, which had few COVID-19 deaths by assiduously protecting its elder care homes, while ‘schools remained open, residents carried on drinking in bars and cafes, and the doors of hairdressers and gyms were open throughout.”
One of the most vocal members of the scientific community discussing COVID-19’s HIT is Stanford’s Nobel-laureate Dr. Michael Levitt. Back on May 4, he gave this great interview to the Stanford Daily where he advocated for Sweden’s approach of letting COVID-19 spread naturally through the community until you arrive at HIT. He stated:
“If Sweden stops at about 5,000 or 6,000 deaths, we will know that they’ve reached herd immunity, and we didn’t need to do any kind of lockdown. My own feeling is that it will probably stop because of herd immunity. COVID is serious, it’s at least a serious flu. But it’s not going to destroy humanity as people thought.”
Guess what? That’s exactly what happened. As of today, 7 weeks after his prediction, Sweden has 5,280 deaths. In this graph, you can see that deaths in Sweden PEAKED when the HIT was halfway to its peak (roughly 7.3%) and by the time the virus hit 14% it was nearly extinguished. (Shoutout to Gummi Bear on Twitter, a scientist who makes great graphs.)
How could Dr. Levitt have predicted the death range for Sweden so perfectly 7 weeks ago? Because he had a pretty solid idea of what the HIT would be. (If you’d like to further geek-out on HIT, check out: Why herd immunity to COVID-19 is reached much earlier than thought.) I absolutely LOVE Dr. Levitt (and as a Stanford alum, so proud he is a Stanford professor), watch this incredible video from just yesterday, go to 10:59 and just listen to this remarkable man!! Thrilled with his brand-new paper, released today, Predicting the Trajectory of Any COVID19 Epidemic From the Best Straight Line.
By the way, as a quick aside, and something else the press won’t touch: COVID-19 is a coronavirus, and we have ALL been exposed to MANY coronaviruses during our lives on earth (like the common cold). Guess what? Scientists are now showing evidence that up to 81% of us can mount a strong response to COVID-19 without ever having been exposed to it before:
Cross-reactive SARS-CoV-2 T-cell epitopes revealed preexisting T-cell responses in 81% of unexposed individuals, and validation of similarity to common cold human coronaviruses provided a functional basis for postulated heterologous immunity.
This alone could explain WHY the HIT is so much lower for COVID-19 than some scientists thought originally, when the number being talked about was closer to 70%. Many of us have always been immune! If that’s not enough for you, a similar study from Sweden was just released and shows that “roughly twice as many people have developed T-cell immunity compared with those who we can detect antibodies in.” (We kind of knew this from the data on the Diamond Princess when only 17% of the people on board tested positive, despite an ideal environment for mass spread, implying 83% of the people were somehow protected from the new virus.)
Quick Update: This article came out one day after I wrote mine, and validated everything I just said, except the author is wrong about COVID-19’s HIT, it’s 10-20%, not 60%, which is even better news:
“However, it does provide a possible explanation for why the Covid-19 epidemic seems to have died away in many places once it had infected around 20 percent of the local population (as judged by the presence of antibodies). If people are developing some kind of immunity to Covid-19 via their T cells then it could mean that a far higher percentage of the population has been exposed to Covid-19 than previously thought. Antibodies and T cells combined, it is conceivable that some places such as London or New York are already at or near the 60 per cent infection level required to achieve herd immunity.”
Back to death rates over time.
We actually have our own Sweden here in the U.S. It’s called New York City. In our case, we accidentally created a Sweden scenario, in that we took our medicine quickly, because: 1) New York locked down so late that they didn’t flatten anything, 2) they have the highest population density in the U.S. in NYC, and 3) the public health officials and Governors there made the bone-headed decision to send COVID-positive nursing home residents back to their nursing home, accelerating deaths of the most vulnerable. What’s their death curve look like today? In this case, I borrowed the graph from the NYC public health website:
Hmm…notice anything about the chart or its slope? The reason deaths from COVID-19 are dwindling down to nothing isn’t because Governor Cuomo is a policy genius (in fact, he likely created more unnecessary deaths than any other Governor with the nursing home decision), it’s because the virus—like every virus in the history of mankind—is running out of people to infect. The virus has a HIT of 10-20% and 70% of people are likely naturally immune. Hosts are in short supply! That’s what viruses do, and wait until you see what New York’s likely HIT is today.
Infection Fatality Rate. In my first blog post late last month, LOCKDOWN LUNACY: the thinking person’s guide, I discussed Infection Fatality Rate in detail, so I am just going to give a very quick summary here. Stanford’s Dr. John Ioannidis published a meta-analysis (because so many IFR studies have been done around the world in April and early May) where he analyzed TWELVE separate IFR studies and his conclusion lays out the likely IFR for COVID-19:
“The infection fatality rate (IFR), the probability of dying for a person who is infected, is one of the most critical and most contested features of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The expected total mortality burden of COVID-19 is directly related to the IFR. Moreover, justification for various non-pharmacological public health interventions depends crucially on the IFR. Some aggressive interventions that potentially induce also more pronounced collateral harms1 may be considered appropriate, if IFR is high. Conversely, the same measures may fall short of acceptable risk-benefit thresholds, if the IFR is low…Interestingly, despite their differences in design, execution, and analysis, most studies provide IFR point estimates that are within a relatively narrow range. Seven of the 12 inferred IFRs are in the range 0.07 to 0.20 (corrected IFR of 0.06 to 0.16) which are similar to IFR values of seasonal influenza. Three values are modestly higher (corrected IFR of 0.25-0.40 in Gangelt, Geneva, and Wuhan) and two are modestly lower than this range (corrected IFR of 0.02-0.03 in Kobe and Oise).”
The data on IFR has now been replicated so many times that our own Centers for Disease Control announced that their ‘best estimate’ showed an IFR below 0.3%. In this article on the CDC’s new data, they also highlighted how the cascading declines in IFR has removed all the fears of doomsday:
“That “best estimate” scenario also assumes that 35 percent of infections are asymptomatic, meaning the total number of infections is more than 50 percent larger than the number of symptomatic cases. It therefore implies that the IFR is between 0.2 percent and 0.3 percent. By contrast, the projections that the CDC made in March, which predicted that as many as 1.7 million Americans could die from COVID-19 without intervention, assumed an IFR of 0.8 percent. Around the same time, researchers at Imperial College produced a worst-case scenario in which 2.2 million Americans died, based on an IFR of 0.9 percent.”
In order to be as bullet-proof as possible, and because the IFR is an important part of the math I will do right now, I’ve decided to pick a simple and defensible number, the final number pegged by the CDC for COVID-19’s IFR: 0.26% (As an aside, if we’d known this 3 months ago, no one in the public health world would have panicked. It’s a bad flu, and the rates for younger people are dramatically below 0.26% and approaching zero for children.) Now that you understand COVID’s IFR and the likely HIT, it’s much easier to talk about the second wave, the data, and the implications. Here’s the deal:
“Yes, certain states are having an uptick in three measurements: COVID-19 tests administered, positive COVID-19 tests, and hospitalizations. All three of these measurements are dubious. Hopefully, some of the rise in cases is REAL, because then the U.S. will arrive at Herd Immunity Threshold (“HIT”), which has been slightly delayed by lockdowns, sooner. Based on the “death curve” in the US, we are very close to being done.”
Take population, COVID Deaths, and IFR to find HIT
C’mon stay with me! This math is basic, junior high level stuff. And, it’s going to give us the most important, but very crude, number we need to understand all this second wave nonsense: the approximate HIT already attained by state and by the United States. If you know how many people have died from COVID-19 in any one region, you can quickly calculate how many people have had COVID-19 in that same region. All you do is divide deaths by the IFR. Let’s use NY as the example. As of today, there have been 31,137 deaths from COVID-19. Take 31,137/.0026, you get 11,975,969 people infected with COVID-19. Take those 11 million people divided by New York’s population of 19.45 million, you get a HIT of…65%. (Data geek comment: New York’s HIT is clearly OVER-stated, because total deaths drives HIT, and NY has a much higher rate of nursing home deaths due to bad policy.)
Huge disclaimer: This math is crude, but it’s also directionally accurate, and the comparisons BETWEEN states helps explain what’s going on. Importantly, the HIT required to snuff out the virus in any one region could be lower than Sweden’s number of 17%, for a million reasons, most notably better medical knowledge today than a few months ago about how to keep a vulnerable person alive. Still, just look at this table I created using the math above:
Notice anything? New York is WELL PAST Herd Immunity Threshold (as is New Jersey), the southern states in the news are BELOW the implied HIT, while the U.S. overall is nearly there with 15%. This is why the death curve from the CDC (and NYC!) that I opened this blog post with looks the way it looks: we are basically done with the virus. Just like Sweden. Oh, and Italy:
Quick update: Mount Sinai doctors just released a study showing a seroprevalence study of a random sample of 5,000 New Yorkers, it states that “by the week ending April 19, the seroprevalence in the screening group reached 19.3%.” If you take that 19.3% number, and consider what we just learned from Sweden—that half of people with immunity won’t show it with this test—and then consider how many more people have been exposed since April 28, it’s entirely plausible that NY is well past 40% or more people, which starts to look closer to the 65% number my math shows. Either way, let’s just keep it simple: New York, and especially NYC, are WELL PAST HIT of 10-20%, which explains why their death curve looks the way it looks.
Florida details
While HIT matters more than anything else in explaining the trajectory of the virus, and tells us that the U.S. is very close to being done with COVID-19, I wanted to take a closer look at one state, Florida, the current whipping boy of the press. They also have great data. No one seems to be listening to the Governor, the health department, or the hospitals in Florida, who all seem to be saying the same thing, which is basically that everything is fine. On June 20, Florida’s department of health produced a presentation that explained how their testing had changed over time.
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consciouslifenews--2020-07-10--11 Ways to Boost Your Root Chakra (for More Stability)

Lately , I ’ ve noticed an unsurprising trend — my clients ' before-session root chakra scores have been unusually low .
Just to give you an idea of how bad it has been , one of my clients recently had a “ before ” test of -94 ( that ’ s negative 94 ! )
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After just one private session , she went up an amazing 88 points — and still , she was at a -6 !
I ’ ve discussed this with a few of my chakra healing friends and they ’ re seeing the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the board .
The pandemic is shaking up our global health and individual routines in a way .
We are collectively experiencing our old way of life dismantling before our eyes .
So , I decided it was time for me to summarize and share some of my best ( and easiest ) ways to boost your root chakra .
Doing these things will create a deeper sense of safety and stability that comes from within .
Here ’ s my suggestion for this week : • Take this chakra test and note @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Watch the video above to see my 11 favorites ways to boost your root .
• Check out these related , root chakra healing links ( to blog posts and videos ) : 5 Best Foods to Heal Your Root Chakra Much love and many blessings , For super easy ( and beautiful ! )
chakra healing , try my Chakra Boosters Healing Tattoos .
I created them because getting a real root chakra tattoo positively shifted my whole life and I want the same for you — without the permanent part !
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Lately, I’ve noticed an unsurprising trend — my clients' before-session root chakra scores have been unusually low. Just to give you an idea of how bad it has been, one of my clients recently had a “before” test of -94 (that’s negative 94!). After just one private session, she went up an amazing 88 points — and still, she was at a -6!
I’ve discussed this with a few of my chakra healing friends and they’re seeing the same thing — low root chakra scores across the board.
It makes sense, really.
The pandemic is shaking up our global health and individual routines in a major way. We are collectively experiencing our old way of life dismantling before our eyes.
So, I decided it was time for me to summarize and share some of my best (and easiest) ways to boost your root chakra. Doing these things will create a deeper sense of safety and stability that comes from within.
Here’s my suggestion for this week:
Take this chakra test and note your root score in particular. Watch the video above to see my 11 favorites ways to boost your root. Check out these related, root chakra healing links (to blog posts and videos):
Root Chakra Healing Music Video
Quick Root Chakra Healing Tips
The Best Root Chakra Essential Oils
Animals That Boost Your Root Chakra
5 Root Chakra Shadow Qualities to Embrace
5 Best Foods to Heal Your Root Chakra
5 Embodied Ways to Boost Your Root
3 Goddesses That Heal Your Root Chakra
EFT/Tapping to Heal Your Root Chakra
Have a safe, stable, grounded week, Beautiful Soul.
Much love and many blessings,
For super easy (and beautiful!) chakra healing, try my Chakra Boosters Healing Tattoos. I created them because getting a real root chakra tattoo positively shifted my whole life and I want the same for you — without the permanent part! Want more prosperity? Discover your personal Chakra Abundance Type FREE here. To stay connected and inspired, Visit my Chakra Boosters Facebook and catch new videos EVERY TUESDAY on my Chakra Boosters Youtube channel. xoxo


consciouslifenews--2020-07-10--Benefits of Investing in Stocks

Benefits of Investing in Stocks

Are you looking for generous returns as an investor ?
Investors have one basic aim in mind ; to make smart investments .
The valuable part of your investment portfolio is to protect your money .
However , investing in stocks is a risk/return relationship .
Keeping this point in mind we have teamed up with some benefits that might be of interest if you are planning to invest in stocks : 1 .
The advantage of growing during inflation One of the foremost perspectives is to earn and grow via stocks .
“ Consumer demands are greater than ever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ business horizons to work through inflation “ , says Andrew Blumer , CEO of Compare Brokers , “ whereas stocks have an average of 10 % annualized return , it ’ s a good opportunity for many ” .
This adds the benefit of the doubt for the investor i.e .
that can hold onto the stock despite the low market value .
So , buying ordinary shares during inflation can add up and grow with time .
So , be aware of the sharks looking to buy stocks at a low rate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can sell stocks when need be .
Liquidating your stocks to turn in cash flow is a common practice but it also means low transaction costs .
If you require money and looking for a buyer , the market value of the said share may go down .
This is although the risk for the seller but in complete favor of the buyer .
So investors need to consider a long-term perspective during stock market fluctuations .
A technical tactic to reduce the risk and to maximize your financial interest is what diversification @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in companies branched out in various niche is a productive asset for the investor .
Optimization of the asset allocation is a must needed benefit for an individual investor .
For instance , if you have a portfolio of airline stocks , flight cancelation is announced because of which airline stocks will automatically drop .
It 's a similar condition Jet Airways faced a while ago in India .
An opportunity to invest in a couple of shipments or railway stock will otherwise only affect a margin of your investment i.e .
only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and technology are the major reasons why a stock market is becoming considerably reliable .
Fintech is evolving the stock market .
Countries are looking to democratize direct investment , thanks to many Fintech startups individual investors are investing in crypto-currencies .
Audiences nearing their retirement age are the biggest investors so far , Fintech websites like Compare Brokers , provide the basic solution for such investors .
It adds ease of access just a click away .
With a range of financial instruments available , consumers can manage their risky investments as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ An investor needs to keep eye on two basic trends in the equity market ; Bulls and Bears .
When markets are in an uptrend ( Bulls ) you can hare the stocks and earn profit to every last penny while Bears is the downward trend ( mostly faced during inflation ) , not the best time to sell stocks , so you can hold the buying and wait for the uptrend .
Keeping an eye on the stock market situation is important regardless of the trend .
If a company is about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a downward trend .
The stock market is a device for patient investors , one does n't need to be haste but rather smart to make a final decision .
You can choose between direct investments or converge a mixed portfolio out of stocks , bonds , or commodities .
The question is as an investor how much are you willing to risk ?

Are you looking for generous returns as an investor?
Investors have one basic aim in mind; to make smart investments. The valuable part of your investment portfolio is to protect your money. However, investing in stocks is a risk/return relationship.
Keeping this point in mind we have teamed up with some benefits that might be of interest if you are planning to invest in stocks:
1. The advantage of growing during inflation
One of the foremost perspectives for business growth is to earn and grow via stocks. “Consumer demands are greater than ever, companies are looking to expand their business horizons to work through inflation“, says Andrew Blumer, CEO of Compare Brokers, “whereas stocks have an average of 10% annualized return, it’s a good opportunity for many”.
This adds the benefit of the doubt for the investor i.e. that can hold onto the stock despite the low market value. So, buying ordinary shares during inflation can add up and grow with time. So, be aware of the sharks looking to buy stocks at a low rate.
2. Easy selling
Another medieval advantage is that you can sell stocks when need be. Liquidating your stocks to turn in cash flow is a common practice but it also means low transaction costs. If you require money and looking for a buyer, the market value of the said share may go down.
This is although the risk for the seller but in complete favor of the buyer. So investors need to consider a long-term perspective during stock market fluctuations.
3. Stock diversification
A technical tactic to reduce the risk and to maximize your financial interest is what diversification stock investment is all about. Investing in companies branched out in various niche is a productive asset for the investor.
Optimization of the asset allocation is a must needed benefit for an individual investor. For instance, if you have a portfolio of airline stocks, flight cancelation is announced because of which airline stocks will automatically drop. It's a similar condition Jet Airways faced a while ago in India. An opportunity to invest in a couple of shipments or railway stock will otherwise only affect a margin of your investment i.e. only airline stock will go down.
4. Accessibility
Finance and technology are the major reasons why a stock market is becoming considerably reliable. Fintech is evolving the stock market. Countries are looking to democratize direct investment, thanks to many Fintech startups individual investors are investing in crypto-currencies.
Audiences nearing their retirement age are the biggest investors so far, Fintech websites like Compare Brokers, provide the basic solution for such investors. It adds ease of access just a click away. With a range of financial instruments available, consumers can manage their risky investments as well as meet their financial needs.
5. Value investments
An investor needs to keep eye on two basic trends in the equity market; Bulls and Bears.
When markets are in an uptrend (Bulls) you can hare the stocks and earn profit to every last penny while Bears is the downward trend (mostly faced during inflation), not the best time to sell stocks, so you can hold the buying and wait for the uptrend.
Keeping an eye on the stock market situation is important regardless of the trend. If a company is about to go bankrupt it may give rise to a downward trend.
The stock market is a device for patient investors, one doesn't need to be haste but rather smart to make a final decision. You can choose between direct investments or converge a mixed portfolio out of stocks, bonds, or commodities. The question is as an investor how much are you willing to risk?


consciouslifenews--2020-07-10--Activating Brain Plasticity with Tom Bilyeu & Jim Kwik

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consciouslifenews--2020-07-10--Supreme Court Rules Nearly Half of Oklahoma Still Native American Territory

Indigenous leaders on Thursday hailed the U.S. Supreme Court 's decision in as a victory for tribal sovereignty for affirming that the U.S. government 's treaty with the Muscogee ( Creek ) Nation must still be recognized by Congress and that nearly half of what is known as the U.S. state of Oklahoma is actually Native American land .
In the 5-4 decision , Justice Neil Gorsuch sided with the liberal-leaning justices and wrote the majority opinion , ruling that since Congress has not stated otherwise , the land promised to tribes in the 19th century remains a reservation for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Despite a history of many broken promises , as is true with many tribal nations , the citizens feel uplifted that for once the United States is being held to its promises.
” —Jonodev Chaudhuri , Muskogee ( Creek ) Nation “ On the far end of the Trail of Tears was a promise , ” Gorsuch wrote .
“ Forced to leave their ancestral homes in Georgia and Alabama , the Creek Nation received assurances that their new lands in the West would be secure forever… Because Congress has not said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its word.
” David Hill , principal chief of the Creek Nation , said the ruling marked “ a historic day.
” “ This is amazing , ” Hill told the .
“ It 's never too late to make things right.
” Rebecca Nagle , a Cherokee writer based in Oklahoma , said that Native people in the state will “ be talking about today for decades.
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By Julia Conley | Common Dreams
Indigenous leaders on Thursday hailed the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in McGirt vs. Oklahoma as a victory for tribal sovereignty for affirming that the U.S. government's treaty with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation must still be recognized by Congress and that nearly half of what is known as the U.S. state of Oklahoma is actually Native American land.
In the 5-4 decision, Justice Neil Gorsuch sided with the liberal-leaning justices and wrote the majority opinion, ruling that since Congress has not stated otherwise, the land promised to tribes in the 19th century remains a reservation for the purposes of federal criminal law.
“Despite a history of many broken promises, as is true with many tribal nations, the citizens feel uplifted that for once the United States is being held to its promises.”
—Jonodev Chaudhuri, Muskogee (Creek) Nation
“On the far end of the Trail of Tears was a promise,” Gorsuch wrote. “Forced to leave their ancestral homes in Georgia and Alabama, the Creek Nation received assurances that their new lands in the West would be secure forever… Because Congress has not said otherwise, we hold the government to its word.”
David Hill, principal chief of the Creek Nation, said the ruling marked “a historic day.”
“This is amazing,” Hill told the New York Times. “It's never too late to make things right.”
Rebecca Nagle, a Cherokee writer based in Oklahoma, said that Native people in the state will “be talking about today for decades.”
The big news at the Supreme Court today will be Trumps taxes. But for Indians in Oklahoma, we’ll be talking about today for decades. After a century of #Oklahoma not following our treaty rights, the Supreme Court said no more. Eastern Oklahoma is Indian Country. — Rebecca Nagle (@rebeccanagle) July 9, 2020


consciouslifenews--2020-07-10--Updated Species Extinction List Signals ‘Urgent Action Needed to Save Life on Earth’

The U.S.-based Center for Biological Diversity warned Thursday of the “ urgent action needed to save life on Earth ” in response to a new global assessment revealing that nearly 27 % of over 120,000 analyzed plant and animal species are now threatened with extinction .
“ At this point it 's a matter of political will to rapidly move away from fossil fuels , stamp out the wildlife trade , and overhaul the toxic ways we produce food.
” —Tierra Curry , CBD “ This assessment shows that one in four mammals are facing extinction , and although we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as animals , we humans are mammals , ” Tierra Curry , a senior scientist at CBD , said in a statement .
“ We have to take bold and rapid action to reduce the huge damage we 're doing to the planet if we 're going to save whales , frogs , lemurs , and ultimately ourselves.
” “ We know what we need to do to end extinction , ” she added .
“ At this point it 's a matter of political will to rapidly move away from fossil fuels @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and overhaul the toxic ways we produce food .
We really can do all of these things , but we need world leaders to stand up and do them.
” Curry 's comments came after the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) on Thursday announced an update to its Red List of Threatened Species , revealing that 32,441 of 120,372 assessed species are at risk .
Like Curry , IUCN experts demanded urgent global action in a statement announcing the update .
“ This IUCN Red List update exposes the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ across Africa , ” said IUCN acting director-general Grethel Aguilar .
“ It also shows that needs to drastically change its relationship to other primates , and to nature as a whole.
” “ At the heart of this crisis is a dire need for alternative , sustainable livelihoods to replace the current reliance on deforestation and unsustainable use of wildlife , ” Aguilar continued .
“ These findings really bring home the urgent need for an ambitious post-2020 biodiversity framework that drives effective conservation action.
” Among other animals , the IUCN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the European Hamster ( ) , and the North Atlantic Right Whale ( ) as critically endangered .
In a separate Center for Biological Diversity statement focusing on the whales found along the East Coast of the United States and Canada , legal director Kristen Monsell declared that “ entanglements and ship strikes are pushing these amazing animals to the brink of extinction.
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By Jessica Corbett | Common Dreams
The U.S.-based Center for Biological Diversity warned Thursday of the “urgent action needed to save life on Earth” in response to a new global assessment revealing that nearly 27% of over 120,000 analyzed plant and animal species are now threatened with extinction.
“At this point it's a matter of political will to rapidly move away from fossil fuels, stamp out the wildlife trade, and overhaul the toxic ways we produce food.”
—Tierra Curry, CBD
“This assessment shows that one in four mammals are facing extinction, and although we don't prefer to think of ourselves as animals, we humans are mammals,” Tierra Curry, a senior scientist at CBD, said in a statement. “We have to take bold and rapid action to reduce the huge damage we're doing to the planet if we're going to save whales, frogs, lemurs, and ultimately ourselves.”
“We know what we need to do to end extinction,” she added. “At this point it's a matter of political will to rapidly move away from fossil fuels, stamp out the wildlife trade, and overhaul the toxic ways we produce food. We really can do all of these things, but we need world leaders to stand up and do them.”
Curry's comments came after the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on Thursday announced an update to its Red List of Threatened Species, revealing that 32,441 of 120,372 assessed species are at risk.
BREAKING NEWS: The Red List has been updated, surpassing 120,000 species. Find out the latest news on lemurs and the completed African primate reassessment, plus the North Atlantic Right Whale, European Hamster and world’s most expensive fungus: https://t.co/ARDtXVoZ7E pic.twitter.com/btFIYWJVwL — IUCN Red List (@IUCNRedList) July 9, 2020
Like Curry, IUCN experts demanded urgent global action in a statement announcing the update.
“This IUCN Red List update exposes the true scale of threats faced by primates across Africa,” said IUCN acting director-general Grethel Aguilar. “It also shows that Homo sapiens needs to drastically change its relationship to other primates, and to nature as a whole.”
“At the heart of this crisis is a dire need for alternative, sustainable livelihoods to replace the current reliance on deforestation and unsustainable use of wildlife,” Aguilar continued. “These findings really bring home the urgent need for an ambitious post-2020 biodiversity framework that drives effective conservation action.”
Among other animals, the IUCN Red List now classifies 33 lemur species, the European Hamster (Cricetus cricetus), and the North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis) as critically endangered.
In a separate Center for Biological Diversity statement focusing on the whales found along the East Coast of the United States and Canada, legal director Kristen Monsell declared that “entanglements and ship strikes are pushing these amazing animals to the brink of extinction.”
"Entanglements and ship strikes are pushing these amazing animals to the brink of extinction. The United States and Canada must do more to protect whales from speeding ships and slow, painful deaths in fishing gear." – Kristen Monsell, @centerforbiodiv https://t.co/cB4SvBW30y — Center for Bio Div (@CenterForBioDiv) July 9, 2020


consciouslifenews--2020-07-10--How to Fix the COVID-19 Crisis in 30 Days

Ketone esters and molecular hydrogen can be useful acutely .
The MATH+ Protocol appears to also be effective for those with a serious disease , especially implemented early in the hyperinflammatory phase of the disease Quercetin and zinc may further lower your risk of COVID-19 , as well as time-restricted eating and a cyclical ketogenic diet as they both decrease insulin resistance Warnings about “ excessive vitamin D intakes ” being dangerous are misleading and unwarranted , as toxicity has not been demonstrated until you hit blood levels above 200 ng/mL ( 500 nmol/L ) Data from 20 European countries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from COVID-19 is negatively correlated with mean population vitamin D status ; both probabilities reach zero at vitamin D levels above 30 ng/mL ( 75 nmol/L ) Optimizing your vitamin D could reduce your risk of severe COVID-19 by 90 % and your risk of dying from it by 96 % The COVID-19 pandemic could be resolved in 30 days for about $ 2 per person , simply by taking affirmative action to raise vitamin D levels among the general public In a June 22 , 2020 , Orthomolecular Medicine News Service press @ @ @ @ @ @ @ British Society for Ecological Medicine , outlines how we could resolve the COVID-19 pandemic in 30 days for about $ 2 per person , simply by taking affirmative action to raise vitamin D levels .
The downside or risk of doing this is basically nil , while the potential gain could be avoiding another COVID-19 spike altogether .
Although the required prospective randomized controlled trials using vitamin D have not yet been completed , they are indeed underway , and results from many will be in before year 's end .
You can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the current state of these trials.2,3 As of June 2020 , there were over 20 studies in progress on the use of vitamin D in COVID-19 .
Downing goes on to cite research and supporting data .
Among them is a study4 from the Philippines , which found that for each standard deviation increase in serum vitamin D , the odds of experiencing only mild disease rather than severe illness was 7.94 times greater , and the odds of having a mild clinical outcome rather than a critical outcome was 19.61 times greater @ @ @ @ @ @ @ study5 from Indonesia , which looked at data from 780 COVID-19 patients , found those with a vitamin D level between 20 ng/mL ( 50 nmol/L ) and 30 ng/mL ( 75 nmol/L ) had a sevenfold higher risk of death than those with a level above 30 ng/mL .
Having a level below 20 ng/mL was associated with 12 times higher risk of death .
As noted by Downing:6 A third paper,7 which provides data from 20 European countries , also found that “ the probability of developing COVID-19 , and of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with mean population vitamin D status , with both probabilities reaching zero above about 75 nmol/L , ” ( 30 ng/mL ) Downing notes.8 In their preprint submission of this paper,9 the authors concluded , “ We believe that we can advise vitamin D supplementation to protect against SARS-CoV2 infection.
” Downing created the following graph10 to illustrate the data in that paper .
Vitamin D Level Above 30 ng/mL Protects You Against COVID-19 Downing also addresses the issue of dosage and safety , highlighting how warnings about “ excessive vitamin D intakes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unwarranted , as toxicity has not been demonstrated until you hit blood levels above 200 ng/mL ( 500 nmol/L ) .
The recommended blood level for optimal health is currently between 60 ng/mL ( 150 nmol/L ) and 80 ng/mL ( 200 nmol/L ) .
In other words , there 's a significant margin of safety , even if you manage to exceed the optimal range .
As discussed in my interview with Dave Asprey , featured in “ How Ketones May Be Useful Against COVID-19 , ” being metabolically flexible is another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is because insulin resistance makes you more susceptible to cytokine storm , a primary cause of death among COVID-19 patients .
The single most important step you can take to attain metabolic flexibility is to cut down the hours during which you eat .
More than 90 % of people eat for more than 12 hours a day , and more than half eat for more than 16 hours a day .
The key is to reduce your eating window to six to eight hours , making sure the last food you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you go to bed .
When you restrict your eating window you will decrease insulin resistance , become more metabolically flexible , and able to seamlessly switch back and forth between burning fat or carbs as your primary fuel .
I wrote an entire book on how to become metabolically flexible , “ Fat for Fuel , ” but a simple summary is as follows : • Time-restrict your eating window to six to eight hours • Limit carbs to 50 grams a day until metabolically flexible and then increase to 150 grams @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strategy is absolutely vital in light of the prevalence of insulin resistance .
Over 90 % of the U.S. is vitamin D deficient ; 90 % of the population is also insulin resistant .
Research17 published in Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders in February 2019 concluded that 87.8 % of the U.S. adults sampled were metabolically inflexible , which means they can not efficiently burn fat for fuel .
Ketones May Also Be Useful Against COVID-19 When you are insulin sensitive , metabolically flexible , and eating a cyclical low-carb diet , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ levels .
Remember that constant ketosis and low-carb is an unhealthy strategy .
It is fine to go low-carb for a few months , but for optimal health , you need to cycle healthy carbs back in once or twice a week , ideally when you are doing your hardest exercise or resistance training of the week .
When you burn sugar for fuel , you need to break glucose down to two molecules of 3 carbon pyruvate .
Pyruvate is then used by your mitochondria after it is converted to acetyl CoA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can impair the enzyme that converts a breakdown product of glucose into pyruvate so it can be shuttled and burned as energy in your mitochondria .
The problem with COVID-19 is that the cytokine storm inhibits the enzyme converting pyruvate to acetyl CoA , which radically limits your mitochondrial ATP production .
An additional consequence of this is that it also reduces NADPH .
NADPH is the battery of your cell , the reservoir of electrons that actually cause endogenous antioxidants like glutathione , vitamin E and C to be recharged so they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the free radical damage resulting from all this oxidative stress .
One way to compensate is to make sure you have enough NADPH , and ketones radically upregulate NADPH .
NADPH also turns off NLRP3 inflammasome that produces cytokines like TNF alpha , NF Kappa B , IL1B , IL6 , and IL18 ( interleukins ) that are causing all the damage .
All of that said , it 's important to realize that ketone esters will not treat the primary cause of the disease , which is an impaired immune system , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ esters can , however , be used acutely , as they 've been shown to provide rapid improvement in some patients with COVID-19 .
For an illustration of this , see the video above .
To address insulin resistance and metabolic inflexibility in the long term , your best bet is to implement a cyclical ketogenic diet , described in my book “ Fat for Fuel , ” as well as many previous articles that you can find by using the search bar on my site .
Molecular hydrogen ( H gas ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it useful for COVID-19 by reducing inflammatory cytokines , as explained in this video by Tyler W. LeBaron , founder of the science-based nonprofit Molecular Hydrogen Institute .
In his video , LeBaron reviews the pathophysiology of COVID-19 and explains why H is being clinically investigated by discussing the proposed mechanisms of how molecular hydrogen might ameliorate this particular disease .
Molecular hydrogen or H has the ability to activate the Nrf2/keap1 pathway , thereby replenishing your endogenous antioxidants .
In so doing , H helps regulate and maintain homeostasis in the whole @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of control and causing cell death .
Hydrogen can also downregulate NOX and NOS enzymes , thus lowering superoxide and nitric oxide production respectively .
This is good , as when these two molecules are increased too much they instantly combine to create the pernicious peroxynitrite molecule .
H also supports your mitochondrial function .
Importantly , H selectively reduces peroxynitrites and hydroxyl radicals .
H also steps in to prevent a cytokine storm from occurring .
For a written summary of LeBaron 's video lecture , see “ How Molecular Hydrogen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also help improve NADPH and works synergistically with time-restricted eating and cyclical ketosis .
Quercetin Plus Zinc May Lower COVID-19 Risk Further In addition to vitamin D optimization , quercetin — which acts similarly to the drug hydroxychloroquine — and zinc19 may further lower your risk of COVID-19 .
Compelling evidence suggests the reason hydroxychloroquine appears so useful in the treatment of COVID-19 is a zinc ionophore , meaning it improves zinc uptake into the cell .
Quercetin has the same effect .
In fact , one study20 has suggested the biological actions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quercetin may in fact be related to its ability to increase cellular zinc uptake .
Zinc is vital for healthy immune function21 and a combination of zinc with a zinc ionophore ( a zinc transport molecule ) was in 2010 shown to inhibit SARS coronavirus in vitro .
In cell culture , it also blocked viral replication within minutes.22 Conversely , zinc deficiency has been shown to impair immune function.23 As noted in a 2013 paper on zinc deficiency:24 The problem is that zinc is largely insoluble and can not easily enter through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Getting all the way into the cell is crucial , as this is where the viral replication occurs .
This is where zinc ionophores such as quercetin come in .
Quercetin is also a potent antiviral in its own right and has the added advantage of inhibiting the 3CL protease25 — an enzyme used by SARS coronaviruses to infect healthy cells.26 According to one 2020 study,27 the ability of quercetin to inhibit SARS coronaviruses “ is presumed to be directly linked to suppressing the activity of SARS-CoV 3CLpro in some cases.
” To @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( vitamin B6 ) and selenium , as both play a role in the absorption and bioavailability of zinc in the body .
For example , a study28 published in 1991 demonstrated that when young women were on a vitamin B6-deficient diet , their serum zinc declined , suggesting B6 deficiency affected zinc metabolism such that “ absorbed zinc was not available for utilization.
” A more in-depth exploration and explanation of both niacin and selenium 's relationship to zinc is provided in the 2008 paper , “ Zinc , Metallothioneins and Longevity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 29 If you are hospitalized with COVID-19 , early treatment becomes paramount .
While there 's a great deal of controversy over which treatment is best , clinical evidence clearly suggests mechanical ventilation should be avoided at all costs .
I discussed the reasons for this in “ Ventilators May Increase Risk of Death From COVID-19.
” Furthermore , while hydroxychloroquine combined with zinc appears effective , I believe one of the best treatments suggested so far is the MATH+ Protocol .
The protocol was developed by the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , chief of the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk , and boasts a near-100 % effectiveness rate .
The MATH+ Protocol is designed to treat the second phase of COVID-19 infection — the stage when the hyperinflammatory immune response sets in .
For best results , it must be administered early enough , though .
The MATH+ protocol31 calls for the use of the following three medicines , all of which need to be started within six hours of hospital admission : • Intravenous methylprednisolone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prevent organ damage from cytokine storms — For mild hypoxia , 40 milligrams ( mg ) daily until off oxygen ; moderate to severe illness , 80 mg bolus followed by 20 mg per day for seven days .
On Day 8 , switch to oral prednisone and taper down over the next six days .
• Intravenous ascorbic acid ( vitamin C ) , to control inflammation and prevent the development of leaky blood vessels in the lungs — 3 grams/100 ml every six hours for up to seven days .
• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thin the blood and prevent blood clots — For mild to moderate illness , 40 mg to 60 mg daily until discharged .
Optional additions include thiamine , zinc , and vitamin D. In addition to these medications , the protocol calls for high-flow nasal oxygen to avoid mechanical ventilation that can damage the lungs .
Together , this approach addresses the three core pathological processes seen in COVID-19 , namely hyper inflammation , hypercoagulability of the blood , and hypoxia ( shortness of breath due to low oxygenation ) .
Health experts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the second wave of COVID-19 this fall .
I believe the strategies reviewed in this article can go a long way toward minimizing fatalities .
The first thing I recommend everyone do is to optimize your vitamin D this summer .
Again , the optimal blood level for health and disease prevention is between 60 ng/mL and 80 ng/mL .
( In Europe , the measurements you 're looking for are 150 to 200 nmol/L and 100 nmol/L respectively . )
However , simply getting above 30 ng/mL ( 75 nmol/L ) may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and death , and doing so is both easy and inexpensive .
As stated by Downing , we could fix the COVID-19 pandemic in as little as 30 days simply by making sure everyone is taking vitamin D in sufficiently large doses .
More detailed information about how vitamin D works and why it 's so important against COVID-19 can be found in my Vitamin D Report .
Download and share !
You can also find a summary of the key steps you need to take to optimize your level in this previous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ link to my comprehensive science report .
I want to thank those of you who read the above report and provided constructive feedback .
I want you to know that I did read those suggestions .
I had already planned on writing a short summary , but the responses were nearly universal in support of that .
So , when you click the button below , you will get the condensed report that you can send to your friends and family and get them on board with the Vitamin D Campaign , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can help prevent the country from shutting down again and worsening our already damaged economy .
Taking quercetin and zinc is another preventive strategy worth remembering , as is the advice to implement cyclical nutritional ketosis to make sure you 're metabolically flexible and not insulin resistant .
Again , you can do this by following three powerful strategies : • A time-restricted eating window of six to eight hours • Limiting carbs to 50 grams a day until metabolically flexible and then increasing to 150 grams of healthy carbs twice a week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rapid relief of COVID-19-related symptoms such as shortness of breath , and the MATH+ Protocol , administered within six hours of hospitalization , could be a lifesaver .
While the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Working Group has been struggling to get the word out to doctors and hospitals , you could ( at a bare minimum ) request your doctor contact them and urge them to implement the protocol should you or someone you love get ill and need hospitalization .
A growing body of evidence shows that vitamin D plays a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ optimal health .
There are about 30,000 genes in your body , and vitamin D affects nearly 3,000 of them , as well as vitamin D receptors located throughout your body .
For a more detailed and comprehensive analysis of the connection of vitamin D and COVID-19 , please review the report I created that could be used to address any health care professionals who would disagree with this recommendation .
Also included is a shortened version of the document which will be better to educate those that you would like to convince @ @ @ @ @ @ @ D levels optimized .
Vitamin D Helps Protect Against Cancer and Other Diseases According to one large-scale study , having optimal vitamin D levels can slash your risk of cancer and can help prevent at least 16 different types of cancer , including pancreatic , lung , ovarian , prostate , and skin cancers .
Vitamin D from sun exposure also radically decreases your risk of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis ( MS ) and Type 1 diabetes .
Sun exposure also helps prevent osteoporosis , which is a significant concern for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Activate Vitamin D Since over half the population does not get enough magnesium and far more are likely deficient , magnesium supplementation is recommended when taking vitamin D supplements .
This is because magnesium helps to activate vitamin D , as the enzymes that metabolize vitamin D in your liver and kidneys require magnesium .
What GrassrootsHealth observed in testing and analyzing nutrient intakes from over 15,000 patients is that about half of those taking vitamin D supplements were unable to normalize their vitamin D levels until they started to take supplemental @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who do not take supplemental magnesium need , on average , 146 % more vitamin D per day to achieve a healthy blood level of 40 ng/ml ( 100 nmol/L ) , compared to those who take at least 400 mg of magnesium along with their vitamin D supplement .
Omega-3 Fats Are Crucial to Your Well-Being Meanwhile , recent research suggests high doses ( 4 grams ) of the omega-3 fats EPA and DHA may help improve healing after a heart attack .
Other benefits of omega-3 fats include prevention of lupus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anxiety , healthier and stronger bones , as well as fighting fats in the body .
However , you can ’ t tell by looking in a mirror if you are deficient in vitamin D , magnesium , or omega-3s .
The only real way to know if you are deficient in these nutrients is to get tested .
How Much Vitamin D Should You Take If you know your vitamin D level you can use the calculator below to find the best dose to take .
Need more help on what to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Read here If you are unable or unwilling to get a vitamin D test , they have found that the average dose to achieve a healthy vitamin D level of 40 ng/ml is about 8,000 units per day .
If you are underweight you will want to reduce this dose to 6-7,000 units per day as heavier people tend to need more vitamin D. How to Test Your Levels I 'm really pleased GrassrootsHealth Nutrient Research Institute has expanded its research projects to include a range of different tests , seeing how deficiency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so many .
Like its Vitamin D*action Project , the Magnesium*PLUS Focus Project will allow us all to take action on known science with a consensus of experts without waiting for institutional lethargy .
The Vitamin D*action Project has truly demonstrated the value measurement can have on public health , and there ’ s no doubt in my mind that the Magnesium*PLUS Focus Project will have the same impact .
As in earlier projects , once the study of a community is completed , all that information can be used to push for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
You have the ability to participate in a variety of different tests , including : • Vitamin D , Magnesium & Omega 3 PLUS Elements .
Remember , by participating in this public research project , you not only are identifying your own levels but allowing yourself to make decisions about your diet and supplements to improve your health .
Your data ( which is anonymous ) will also help GrassrootsHealth researchers to determine the ideal levels for the prevention of various diseases , and what kind of dose-response relationship exists among @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from this project , individuals will be able to see what works for them , and , researchers will be able to demonstrate just to what extent health care costs may be reduced simply by getting people into an optimal range .

By Dr. Joseph Mercola | mercola.com
Ketone esters and molecular hydrogen can be useful acutely. The MATH+ Protocol appears to also be effective for those with a serious disease, especially implemented early in the hyperinflammatory phase of the disease
Quercetin and zinc may further lower your risk of COVID-19, as well as time-restricted eating and a cyclical ketogenic diet as they both decrease insulin resistance
Warnings about “excessive vitamin D intakes” being dangerous are misleading and unwarranted, as toxicity has not been demonstrated until you hit blood levels above 200 ng/mL (500 nmol/L)
Data from 20 European countries found the probability of developing and dying from COVID-19 is negatively correlated with mean population vitamin D status; both probabilities reach zero at vitamin D levels above 30 ng/mL (75 nmol/L)
Optimizing your vitamin D could reduce your risk of severe COVID-19 by 90% and your risk of dying from it by 96%
The COVID-19 pandemic could be resolved in 30 days for about $2 per person, simply by taking affirmative action to raise vitamin D levels among the general public
In a June 22, 2020, Orthomolecular Medicine News Service press release,1 Damien Downing, president of the British Society for Ecological Medicine, outlines how we could resolve the COVID-19 pandemic in 30 days for about $2 per person, simply by taking affirmative action to raise vitamin D levels. The downside or risk of doing this is basically nil, while the potential gain could be avoiding another COVID-19 spike altogether.
“If we could arrange to give everyone vitamin D, and it failed to protect them, so what? The risk from not acting is much greater than the risk from acting,” Downing says, adding: “If you caught the COVID19 virus right now, having a good vitamin D status (from already having taken a supplement) would
Reduce your risk of the disease becoming severe by 90%
Reduce your risk of dying by 96%
This is not ‘proven' or ‘evidence-based' until we have done controlled trials comparing it to placebo … But the data, already strong, has been pouring in since the start of the pandemic.”
Although the required prospective randomized controlled trials using vitamin D have not yet been completed, they are indeed underway, and results from many will be in before year's end. You can visit the clinical trials registry to review the current state of these trials.2,3 As of June 2020, there were over 20 studies in progress on the use of vitamin D in COVID-19.
Vitamin D and COVID-19
Downing goes on to cite research and supporting data. Among them is a study4 from the Philippines, which found that for each standard deviation increase in serum vitamin D, the odds of experiencing only mild disease rather than severe illness was 7.94 times greater, and the odds of having a mild clinical outcome rather than a critical outcome was 19.61 times greater. According to the author:
“The results suggest that an increase in serum 25(OH)D level in the body could either improve clinical outcomes or mitigate worst (severe to critical) outcomes, while a decrease in serum 25(OH)D level in the body could worsen clinical outcomes of COVID-2019 patients.”
Another study5 from Indonesia, which looked at data from 780 COVID-19 patients, found those with a vitamin D level between 20 ng/mL (50 nmol/L) and 30 ng/mL (75 nmol/L) had a sevenfold higher risk of death than those with a level above 30 ng/mL. Having a level below 20 ng/mL was associated with 12 times higher risk of death. As noted by Downing:6
“With a deficient vitamin D status (<50nmol/L) the mortality rate from COVID-19 was 98.8% against 4.1% with adequate vitamin D (>75nmol/L). The Hazard Ratio is 24.1 … A Hazard Ratio of 4 means that in one condition, for instance vitamin D deficiency, you are 4 times more likely to suffer the ‘hazard' than in another condition, say vitamin D adequacy.“
A third paper,7 which provides data from 20 European countries, also found that “the probability of developing COVID-19, and of dying from it, is negatively correlated with mean population vitamin D status, with both probabilities reaching zero above about 75 nmol/L,” (30 ng/mL) Downing notes.8
A vitamin D3 blood level of at least 75 nmol/L (30 ng/ml) is needed for protection against COVID-19.
In their preprint submission of this paper,9 the authors concluded, “We believe that we can advise vitamin D supplementation to protect against SARS-CoV2 infection.” Downing created the following graph10 to illustrate the data in that paper.
Vitamin D Level Above 30 ng/mL Protects You Against COVID-19
Downing also addresses the issue of dosage and safety, highlighting how warnings about “excessive vitamin D intakes” being dangerous are very misleading and unwarranted, as toxicity has not been demonstrated until you hit blood levels above 200 ng/mL (500 nmol/L).
The recommended blood level for optimal health is currently between 60 ng/mL (150 nmol/L) and 80 ng/mL (200 nmol/L). In other words, there's a significant margin of safety, even if you manage to exceed the optimal range.
“The three papers11,12,13 mentioned above show that a vitamin D3 blood level of at least 75 nmol/L (30 ng/ml) is needed for protection against COVID-19,” Downing writes.14
“Government recommendations for vitamin D intake — 400 IU/day for the UK and 600 IU/day for the USA (800 IU for >70 years) and the EU — are based primarily on bone health. This is woefully inadequate in the pandemic context.
An adult will need to take 4,000 IU/day of vitamin D3 for three months to reliably achieve a 75 nmol/L level.15 Persons of color may need twice as much.16 These doses can reduce the risk of infection, but are not for treatment of an acute viral infection.
And since vitamin D is fat-soluble and its level in the body rises slowly, for those with a deficiency, taking an initial dose of 5-fold the normal dose (20,000 IU/day) for two weeks can help to raise the level up to an adequate level to lower infection risk.”
Become Metabolically Flexible and Insulin Sensitive
As discussed in my interview with Dave Asprey, featured in “How Ketones May Be Useful Against COVID-19,” being metabolically flexible is another important lifestyle component. The reason for this is because insulin resistance makes you more susceptible to cytokine storm, a primary cause of death among COVID-19 patients.
The single most important step you can take to attain metabolic flexibility is to cut down the hours during which you eat. More than 90% of people eat for more than 12 hours a day, and more than half eat for more than 16 hours a day. The key is to reduce your eating window to six to eight hours, making sure the last food you eat is at least three hours before you go to bed.
When you restrict your eating window you will decrease insulin resistance, become more metabolically flexible, and able to seamlessly switch back and forth between burning fat or carbs as your primary fuel. I wrote an entire book on how to become metabolically flexible, “Fat for Fuel,” but a simple summary is as follows:
Time-restrict your eating window to six to eight hours
Eliminate all industrially processed vegetable oils
Limit carbs to 50 grams a day until metabolically flexible and then increase to 150 grams of healthy carbs twice a week
This strategy is absolutely vital in light of the prevalence of insulin resistance. Over 90% of the U.S. is vitamin D deficient; 90% of the population is also insulin resistant. Research17 published in Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders in February 2019 concluded that 87.8% of the U.S. adults sampled were metabolically inflexible, which means they cannot efficiently burn fat for fuel.
Ketones May Also Be Useful Against COVID-19
When you are insulin sensitive, metabolically flexible, and eating a cyclical low-carb diet, you will be able to generate healthy ketone levels. Remember that constant ketosis and low-carb is an unhealthy strategy. It is fine to go low-carb for a few months, but for optimal health, you need to cycle healthy carbs back in once or twice a week, ideally when you are doing your hardest exercise or resistance training of the week.
When you burn sugar for fuel, you need to break glucose down to two molecules of 3 carbon pyruvate. Pyruvate is then used by your mitochondria after it is converted to acetyl CoA. Insulin resistance, in turn, can impair the enzyme that converts a breakdown product of glucose into pyruvate so it can be shuttled and burned as energy in your mitochondria.
The problem with COVID-19 is that the cytokine storm inhibits the enzyme converting pyruvate to acetyl CoA, which radically limits your mitochondrial ATP production. An additional consequence of this is that it also reduces NADPH.
NADPH is the battery of your cell, the reservoir of electrons that actually cause endogenous antioxidants like glutathione, vitamin E and C to be recharged so they can continue to work and mitigate against the free radical damage resulting from all this oxidative stress. One way to compensate is to make sure you have enough NADPH, and ketones radically upregulate NADPH.
NADPH also turns off NLRP3 inflammasome that produces cytokines like TNF alpha, NF Kappa B, IL1B, IL6, and IL18 (interleukins) that are causing all the damage.
All of that said, it's important to realize that ketone esters will not treat the primary cause of the disease, which is an impaired immune system, typically due to insulin resistance. Ketone esters can, however, be used acutely, as they've been shown to provide rapid improvement in some patients with COVID-19. For an illustration of this, see the video above.
To address insulin resistance and metabolic inflexibility in the long term, your best bet is to implement a cyclical ketogenic diet, described in my book “Fat for Fuel,” as well as many previous articles that you can find by using the search bar on my site.
Molecular Hydrogen
Molecular hydrogen (H 2 gas) has powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects,18 making it useful for COVID-19 by reducing inflammatory cytokines, as explained in this video by Tyler W. LeBaron, founder of the science-based nonprofit Molecular Hydrogen Institute.
In his video, LeBaron reviews the pathophysiology of COVID-19 and explains why H 2 is being clinically investigated by discussing the proposed mechanisms of how molecular hydrogen might ameliorate this particular disease.
Molecular hydrogen or H 2 has the ability to activate the Nrf2/keap1 pathway, thereby replenishing your endogenous antioxidants. In so doing, H 2 helps regulate and maintain homeostasis in the whole system, preventing the infection from getting out of control and causing cell death.
Hydrogen can also downregulate NOX and NOS enzymes, thus lowering superoxide and nitric oxide production respectively. This is good, as when these two molecules are increased too much they instantly combine to create the pernicious peroxynitrite molecule. H 2 also supports your mitochondrial function. Importantly, H 2 selectively reduces peroxynitrites and hydroxyl radicals.
H 2 also steps in to prevent a cytokine storm from occurring. For a written summary of LeBaron's video lecture, see “How Molecular Hydrogen Can Help Against COVID-19.” H 2 will also help improve NADPH and works synergistically with time-restricted eating and cyclical ketosis.
Quercetin Plus Zinc May Lower COVID-19 Risk Further
In addition to vitamin D optimization, quercetin — which acts similarly to the drug hydroxychloroquine — and zinc19 may further lower your risk of COVID-19. Compelling evidence suggests the reason hydroxychloroquine appears so useful in the treatment of COVID-19 is a zinc ionophore, meaning it improves zinc uptake into the cell.
Quercetin has the same effect. In fact, one study20 has suggested the biological actions — which include antiviral effects — of quercetin may in fact be related to its ability to increase cellular zinc uptake.
Zinc is vital for healthy immune function21 and a combination of zinc with a zinc ionophore (a zinc transport molecule) was in 2010 shown to inhibit SARS coronavirus in vitro. In cell culture, it also blocked viral replication within minutes.22 Conversely, zinc deficiency has been shown to impair immune function.23 As noted in a 2013 paper on zinc deficiency:24
“Zinc is a second messenger of immune cells, and intracellular free zinc in these cells participate in signaling events. Zinc … is very effective in decreasing the incidence of infection in the elderly. Zinc not only modulates cell-mediated immunity but is also an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent.”
The problem is that zinc is largely insoluble and cannot easily enter through the fatty wall of your cells. Getting all the way into the cell is crucial, as this is where the viral replication occurs. This is where zinc ionophores such as quercetin come in.
Quercetin is also a potent antiviral in its own right and has the added advantage of inhibiting the 3CL protease25 — an enzyme used by SARS coronaviruses to infect healthy cells.26 According to one 2020 study,27 the ability of quercetin to inhibit SARS coronaviruses “is presumed to be directly linked to suppressing the activity of SARS-CoV 3CLpro in some cases.”
To this, you could also add pyridoxine (vitamin B6) and selenium, as both play a role in the absorption and bioavailability of zinc in the body. For example, a study28 published in 1991 demonstrated that when young women were on a vitamin B6-deficient diet, their serum zinc declined, suggesting B6 deficiency affected zinc metabolism such that “absorbed zinc was not available for utilization.”
A more in-depth exploration and explanation of both niacin and selenium's relationship to zinc is provided in the 2008 paper, “Zinc, Metallothioneins and Longevity: Interrelationships With Niacin and Selenium.”29
The MATH Protocol


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