“It’s essential that natural approaches for patients with SARS-Cov2 do two things: support efficient anti-viral immune surveillance and also quiet inflammation, so there’s enough room for the inherently inflammatory process of killing pathogens to take place without moving the patient too close to the threshold of ARDS manifestation.” – Dr. Yanuck COVID-19 solutions are an…
As he often does, Dr. Bland contextualizes COVID-19 in a way that brings clarity and renewed purpose. Having originally shared these thoughts via email, Dr. Bland kindly approved us to share them here for others too. “I think that it is important for us to remember that COVID-19 is a lifestyle disease that is remediated…
Helping Adolescents Through the Emotional Challenges of COVID-19 Are your kids feeling anxious or unsettled by COVID-19 and the changes to their routine and social relationships? This is a practical, useful article, put out by UNICEF, from an expert adolescent psychologist that gives you simple recommendations to help them:
Scientific collaboration is at an all-time high. That’s appreciated. Scientists are working OVERTIME on every angle of COVID19 and across the globe. There is tons of collaboration happening, some competition (which I appreciate- it moves science forward faster). It’s pretty extraordinary to witness, and I like being able to easily access and think through the…
Quenching the cytokine storm. In part, it might be our own immune system – made dysfunctional, imbalanced in its hyper response to certain viruses (COVID19, influenza) – that needs interruption. Two key interventions are topping my list: Omega 3 fatty acids for their ability to generate specialized pro-resolving lipid mediators (SPMs). Or, since some of…
Helfgott Research Institute March 20, 2020 2220 SW 1st Ave Portland, Oregon 97201 To all complementary and integrative health practitioners: The world needs you more than ever before to help provide supportive care during the COVID-19 crisis. An element of this urgency is the need for more information regarding complementary and integrative health practices, contributions…
The cytokine storm seen in SARS Cov1 and Cov2 might be due to chronic pyroptosis activation. However, known activators of NLRP3 in SARS-CoV differ from CoV2. While SARS Cov1 and COVID19 are genetically very similar, the extraordinarily high rate of infectivity of COVID19 is unique. Prepublication research suggests the cause might be a unique furin-like cleavage site on the spike protein of Cov2 that was absent in Cov1.
Have time but can’t travel? Going stir crazy sitting at home? The following Functional Medicine learning resources for professionals have been made accessible online during COVID-19. If you know of any others, email us at kara@drkarafitzgerald.com and we will add them. Institute for Functional Medicine Annual International Conference (new dates TBD) Personalized Medicine Lifestyle…
For those interested, here is the link to Nick Ortner’s page for free tapping meditations for anxiety, stress, and fears around the Coronavirus. You can also check out the science and research.
While working as a psychiatrist at a maximum-security hospital, John Cannell screened his patients for vitamin D and found that all had very low levels.
