May 26, 2020
Last week the media was in an uproar because U.S. President Donald Trump reported he was taking the “unapproved” drug hydroxychloroquine for protection against COVID-19. At the same time Trump stated he was also taking a zinc supplement as a preventative...
May 17, 2020
If you wonder why COVID-19 strikes some countries more drastically than others, you’re not alone. Researchers have been wondering the same thing. And now they think they may have found the answer: varying Vitamin D levels. Researchers from Northwestern...
May 12, 2020
When it comes to health, nutrition and disease there is a lot of diversity of thought. That’s the nice way to say there is bitter disagreement. And it’s only gotten worse during the divisive era of COVID-19. Government directives supposedly “based on...
May 4, 2020
New research from the Netherlands has shown that COVID-19 patients who have low Vitamin K status tend to have worse outcomes. Though this research is a small preliminary study, it is reinforcing other findings that patients with low levels of key nutrients in their...
Apr 23, 2020
Currently a debate is raging over whether Vitamin C is able to prevent and combat COVID-19. Some countries treat patients with high doses of Vitamin C. Other countries prevent practitioners from even listing Vitamin C as one of the possible treatment options. While...
Apr 17, 2020
If you regularly depend on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for health information, it may be prudent to balance their currently-published information with statements made by employees after they have left the CDC. A case in point: Former director...
