From the Desk of Dr. Karl R.O.S. Johnson, DC.....

Exhaustive Research Endeavors Aim to Combat Long COVID

Scientists don’t know for sure what causes Long COVID, but the prevalence of the condition and the lack of answers has increased research studies looking for answers.

ClinicalTrials.gov currently lists 386 trials under the search term Long COVID and comments that there is a desperate need for effective long COVID treatments.

COVID 19 is a coronavirus. The coronavirus has one very important component – a spike protein.  It's the key player responsible for how the virus enters your body's cells.

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NUTRITIONAL ASSAULT AGAIN  - MULTIVITAMINS - HELP OR HARM?

A recent report by Johns Hopkins researchers purports to show there is no proof of benefit, but there is evidence of possible harm from high doses of certain vitamin supplements.  Take a look at this summary article from Technology Networks. It hits all the highlights without being too technical. After you read this summary, be sure to consider the viewpoint I put forth that you typically will not find promoted by the major news feeds.

While I agree that there can be harm regarding some forms and doses of vitamins, I think the idiom, "the pot is calling the kettle black", applies  here. The medical/pharmaceutical alliance is very harmful to human health based on many statistics. [1] But still, I do blame many supplement companies for the poor product quality promoted by multi-million dollar ad campaigns. Additionally, we should all strive to make high quality food (and a wide variety) our primary medicine and supplements should fill in gaps based on our unique makeup (genetic SNP's, food sensitivities/allergies, etc.), environment and physical activity levels.

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