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IVHealthClub is closely monitoring (COVID-19) outbreaks globally and in the United States with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC,) the World Health Organization (WHO) and local/regional health agencies.

We wish to provide hope that there are many strategies for prevention and many opportunities for treatment, and to encourage community support for those kept in isolation or quarantine.

We believe that objectively reporting the known scientific facts will reduce fear and panic surrounding the disease. Furthermore, conventional medicine offers no treatment currently other than supportive care.

We recommend consultation with an experienced physician, naturopath or herbalist for anyone exploring integrative remedies.

We encourage prevention and offer integrative therapies that have sound science to support their use for both prevention and treatment.

It is very important to maximize the body’s anti-oxidative capacity and natural immunity to prevent and minimize symptoms when a virus attacks the human body.

COVID-19 was first reported in Wuhan, China on December 31, 2019, which started out as an outbreak, has since become pandemic.

The number of COVID-19 cases and deaths are increasing every day, so these numbers are a moving target. As of March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization has officially announced that COVID-19 is a global pandemic. We have been looking at the global Coronavirus COVID-19 tracker from Johns Hopkins for accurate daily numbers global Coronavirus COVID-19 tracker.

It is now clear that human-to-human transmission of COVID-19 is possible and is occurring. Transmission is mainly through respiratory droplets and close contact – similar to how influenza is spread.

The CDC defines close contact as being within 6 feet or within a room or care area for a prolonged period without personal protective equipment OR having direct contact with secretions of a person with COVID-19 infection

What is important to remember is that the vast majority, likely over 80%, of infected people appear to have mild infections – with mild cold-like symptoms and fever, and likely many who have no symptoms. As noted above, there are case reports of asymptomatic carriers. However, most people who contract COVID-19 do seem to develop symptoms of some sort. 

Reported symptoms include:

• Fever (which may not be present in the very young or very old, or immunocompromised)

• Uncomplicated upper respiratory symptoms (Cough, sore throat, nasal congestion, malaise, headache, muscle aches)

• Difficulty breathing

• Mild pneumonia

• Severe pneumonia (the severe pneumonia caused by COVID-19 is now named severe acute respiratory infection (SARI))

• Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

• Sepsis and Septic shock

• Death

No specific treatment for COVID-19 is currently available. If you are taking the blood pressures medicines ACE-inhibitors or ARBs (common names include ramipril, lisinopril or losartan) DO NOT discontinue them without consulting your physician. Traditional antivirals used for influenza ARE NOT effective for SARS-CoV2 virus infection.

• Eat clean food (fresh, local, mostly produce, free of preservatives, dyes, additives and pesticides)

• Drink clean water (filtered, not from a plastic bottle)

• Exercise most days of the week (30 min to target heart rate 5 days per week)

• Sleep soundly 7-8 hours per night

• Spend time daily in gratitude, prayer, and meditation

• Consider daily saline lavage of mucus membranes (neti pot)

• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.

• Stay home when you are sick. (14 days quarantine after known COVID-19 infection)

• Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.

• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe. Pay attention to instructions. Some cleaners require 10 MINUTES of contact tame for disinfection to occur.

• Follow CDC’s recommendations for using a facemask. CDC does not recommend that people who are well wear a facemask to protect themselves from respiratory diseases, including COVID-19. Facemasks should be used by people who show symptoms of COVID-19 to help prevent the spread of the disease to others. 

• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom; before eating; and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.

• If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Always wash hands with soap and water if hands are visibly dirty. For information about handwashing, see CDC’s Handwashing website https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/large-events/mass-gatherings-ready-for-covid-19.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fcommunity%2Fmass-gatherings-ready-for-covid-19.html

• Take your basic supplements daily https://riordanclinic.org/2020/02/vitamin-c-protects-against-coronavirus/

• The following inexpensive supplemental levels are recommended for adults; for children reduce these in proportion to body weight:

1. Vitamin C: 3,000 milligrams (or more) daily, in divided doses.

2. Vitamin D3: 2,000 International Units daily. (Start with 5,000 IU/day for two weeks, then reduce to 2,000)

3. Magnesium: 400 mg daily (in citrate, malate, chelate, or chloride form)

4. Zinc: 20 mg daily

5. Selenium: 100 mcg (micrograms) daily

Vitamin C [1], Vitamin D [2], magnesium [3], zinc [4], and selenium [5] have been shown to strengthen the immune system against viruses. [References in the link above]

Consider keeping your immune system even more supported with the following nutritional supplements to give your body even more antiviral defense:

Early evidence suggests these therapies may be very helpful in mild, moderate, and severe cases.

1. American ginseng

2. Echinacea

3. Elderberry (Sambucol) ***controversial as the niger type may worsen “deep damp” infections according to TCM philosophy

4. Vitamin C –China and Korea are reporting success in treating patients with IV Vitamin C.

5. Sambucus Formosana Nakai (Caffeic acid )

6. Ultrafine colloid silver (nasal spray and nebulized silver hydrosol is safest for nebulizing)

7. Traditional Chinese Medicines

• (shuanghuanglian with honeysuckle, Chinese skullcap and forsythia, Bupleurum, Heteromorpha, and Scrophularia scorodonia; Lycoris radiata, Artemisia annua, Pyrrosia lingua, Lindera aggregate, Isatis indigotica, Torreya mucifera and Houttuynia cordata

In life-or-death critical situations like sepsis where conventional medicine does not offer significant success

8. Vitamin C IV 1.5 grams every 6 hours (6 grams total daily), given with 

9. hydrocortisone and 10. Thiamine

-Controversial studies shown lack of evidence and some good results as well. JAMA. 2020;323(5):419-420. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.22438

-China is conducting a clinical trial of 24,000 mg/day of intravenous vitamin C to treat patients with coronavirus and severe respiratory complications

Vitamin C Infusion for the Treatment of Severe 2019-nCoV Infected Pneumonia: a Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04264533

11. Vitamin D

12. Quercetin https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1756464619301203

13. Naringin reduce acute lung injury https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21640201

14. Lomatium dissectum https://journal.restorativemedicine.org/index.php/journal/article/view/46

15.Zinc + chloroquine (and/or quercetin and green tea)**

**Chloroquine phosphate dose is 500 QD (Korea) or BID (China) for 7- 10 days https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32075365

Zinc does not diffuse easily in to the cytoplasma, it requires an ionophore transport mechanism. Not only is chloroquine anti-viral but it acts as a zinc inophore…. causing many fold increase in cytoplasmic zinc levels which then stops the RNA dependent RNA transcirptase required for the replication of coronavirus. Quercetin and EGCG from green tea are also zinc ionophores.

Chlorquine requires a prescription and has several important contraindications. https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-8633/chloroquine-oral/details/list-contraindications

Remember, the vast majority of people appear to have mild illness, especially children. Researchers are investigating what makes certain populations more vulnerable to severe illness. However, we know from other viral illnesses that there are ways to reduce our susceptibilities to serious illness.

Infection + Susceptibility = Symptoms

If we can reduce our individual susceptibility to serious illness, our likelihood of developing mild symptoms if we are infected is much higher. So let’s take a look at some of the possible ways that we can reduce our susceptibilities to protect our families.

There are commonsense measures to protect yourself from COVID-19 that you should be practicing regardless of whatever virus is circulating at the moment. The only unique recommendation with COVID-19 is to avoid unnecessary contact with non-domesticated animals due to presumed animal-human transmission.