If you are anything like me this year March 2020-March 2021 has been a rough road. In the beginning of the pandemic there was fear pulsing through my veins. Thoughts of, will I be able to feed my children? How will I work and “homeschool”? Am I more at risk of serious side effects because I have Lyme disease? After the initial fear subsided and more accurate numbers became available, I was still left feeling very unsettled. Currently I am not as worried about the actual virus as I am the side effects from the actions taken and set-in motion by the officials in charge. Waking up almost every day with a deep concern for my children, the mental health of the population (including myself), and thoughts of where we as a country will be a year from now. Let me just say I understand if you have these feelings and I am sorry because dealing with Lyme disease by itself is a full-time job, now adding in everything mentioned above makes life more challenging.
Mentioned in other blog posts I have done is a brilliant doctor with over forty years of practicing medicine under his belt, Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt. Throughout the pandemic I have been following what he recommends keeping my immune system up and running to fight off any virus, not just COVID-19. There is so much that could be covered in this blog but let us keep it simple and safe for discussion.
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The Top 5 Supplements
- Vitamin D– We have all heard it by now that studies show taking Vitamin D at 10,000 IUs for an average adult helps prevent infection. Most of us experience low levels of Vitamin D because we stay inside all day. For example, I live in Spokane, WA and we can not even get Vitamin D from the sun here six months of the year. When we are able the hours that it is available from sunshine are between 10 am and 2 pm. Most people have a hard time getting sun exposure at those hours based on work or school. Taking a Vitamin D that has Vitamin K in it will help make it available for your cells. Try this one by Seeking Health. If you choose to look for one always check to make sure the form is D3 and K2. I give my children 5,000 IUs instead of 10,000 IUs.
- Vitamin C– 1,000 mg is sufficient for daily prevention, but if you are feeling unwell or think you may have been exposed to COVID-19 or any other illness you can up your dose to 10,000 mg until you are feeling better or one week after exposure. Here are three brands I like…
- Zinc– 50-75 mg of zinc L-carnosine daily is great used as prevention or possible exposure. CORE-S from BioPure or Zinc Carnosine from Seeking Health are great brands to look at. CORE-S also has Vitamin A in it to help drive the zinc into cells. My children take Optimal Zinc Chewable from Seeking Health.
- Vitamin A– helps drive zinc into cells. Just like vitamin D, vitamin A can be tolerated in much higher doses than previously recommended. 50,000 IUs can be taken if exposure occurs. You do want to be careful and consult your doctor if continued high doses are taken due to the fact it is a fat-soluble vitamin and can build up in your tissue.
- Quercetin– 500 mg, taken two times per day if exposure occurs. I like Researched Nutritionals quercetin.
Continue Detoxing
Supporting your body’s ability to detox remains critical. See my blog post Detoxing Made Simple for simple ideas on adding detox into your everyday life. Something not mentioned in that post and is a great addition is a simple castor oil pack. Using a castor oil pack 2-3 times per week can be greatly beneficial for general detox.
Follow these basic steps:
- Saturate a small piece of cloth with castor oil (I use an old flannel shirt cut up)
- Place over area of interest, liver, abdomen, lungs, etc.
- Wear an old t-shirt or wrap with an old towel
- Apply hot pad over the area through the shirt or towel
- Lie down for 45 minutes to 1 hour and RELAX
Find Ways To Stay Positive
As mentioned before this has been a tough year for all of us. Finding ways to stay positive, relieve stress, and enjoy life as we know it can make all the difference.
Here are a few things I tried this year to stay positive:
- Jump off social media.
- Make a list of 10 things you are grateful for when feeling down.
- Go for daily walks to get fresh air and move my body.
- Nightly Epsom salt baths.
- Keep your world simple and small. Meaning don’t overextend and surround yourself with positive people.
A Quote Worth Quoting
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Franklin D Roosevelt.
Daily I have to remind myself to not be fearful, but purposeful. Precisely why I am doing these things for myself and my family to stay healthy and peaceful. Reach out and let me know what you are doing to stay centered in 2020-2021. Do not forget to plug your email address in the top of this page so you don’t miss a post!