- There are newfound concerns about supplementing high doses of vitamins A, D, C and bee propolis. They may aggravate COVID-19. It is specially important now not to self-medicate. Supplement moderate to high doses of these vitamins only under medical advice.
- It is even more crucial now to avoid vitamin D deficiency. Supplementation for those with deficiencies is to be done under qualified medical guidance.”
Ironically what makes the pandemic possibly more serious than SARS1 is the fact that people can be asymptomatic or have mild symptoms and still be carriers for the virus. It looks like this is the single most difference and reason for it spreading so fast and widely.
“Grains are practically a big energy store without much water in the mature grain. If this gets milled in any way, you’ve got something with a high energy density that didn’t evolve to exist in that form in the presence of microbes.”
Sleep: The Major Player in Gut Health
Poor sleep and constipation are closely linked. Sleep habits that are not refreshing can make the transit time of food in the gut become out of sync. If we had to summarize the most important takeaways on the sleep/gut relationship it would be this:
1 - When sleep is in sufficient quality and quantity (6.5 - 8.5hrs/night) food transit in the gut provides absorption of nutrients into the cells.
2- Timing of meals is as important as light and dark cycles to strengthen our internal clock. This clock in turn will READ MORE
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