Common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death.
Standard recommendations to prevent infection spread include regular hand washing, covering mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing, thoroughly cooking meat and eggs. Avoid close contact with anyone showing symptoms of respiratory illness such as coughing and sneezing.”
With the outbreak of coronavirus, it’s more and more common to see people wearing masks in public.
We see TV news feeds of infected patients being assisted by healthcare workers in hazmat suits.
What’s next? Full-body condoms for the masses? Seriously!
It’s clear that washing hands until they are the color of beets is merely a stop-gap measure.
The key is this: There will always be viruses floating around. Rather than wrapping yourself in a bubble or scrubbing your body raw, it’s necessary to protect yourself from the inside out by raising your immune system so that your body does the job it’s meant to do so that it wards off foreign invaders, such as viruses.
Vitamin C, vitamin D3-K2, lots of sunshine, adequate rest, clean water, fresh air and deep breathing, balancing the microbiome with lacto-fermented foods (70% of the immune system begins in the gut), and consuming a clean, alkaline diet free of glyphosates, which destroy the microbiome and bowel integrity are vital to supporting the immune system. And remember, runaway stress depresses the immune system as does sugar.
There is a newly discovered kid on the block, a master essential nutrient that works wonders on punching up your immune system: magnesium.
Recent research has shown that magnesium is vital to a healthy immune system. For example, one NIH published research article states:
“During the last few years, magnesium (Mg) has been subject of research due to its functionality in the organism. It is one of the most important micronutrients, and therefore its role in biological systems has been extensively investigated. Particularly, Mg has a strong relation with the immune system, in both nonspecific and specific immune response, also known as innate and acquired immune response.”
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14506478
Another study found that, “Intracellular free Mg2+ is required for the cytotoxic activity of T cells and natural killer (NK) cells as it controls the expression of the activating receptor natural killer group 2 member D (NKG2D).” https://www.nature.com/articles/nri3501
Yet another piece of research found: “Mg participates in immune responses in numerous ways: as a cofactor for immunoglobulin synthesis, C'3 convertase, immune cell adherence, antibody-dependent cytolysis, IgM lymphocyte binding, macrophage response to lymphokines, T helper-B cell adherence, binding of substance P to lymphoblasts and antigen binding to macrophage RNA. Mg deficiency in rodents impairs IgG synthesis and cell-mediated immunity; complications include thymus atrophy, elevated IgE, hypereosinophilia, histaminosis and lymphoma. Immunologic sequelae of Mg deficiency in humans are subtle and may be affected by genetic control of blood cell Mg concentration. Abnormal C' activation, excess antibody production and susceptibility to allergy and to chronic fungal and viral infections have been reported. Mg appears to play a protective role in acute allergic reactions.”