You might want to start supplementing with zinc and a good multivitamin as a hedge against the COVID-19 corona virus from Wuhan, China. It’s not going to absolutely prevent it but it might give you an edge and/or lessen the impact some. This post is not a magic cure claim. At my age, I’ll take any cheap advantage I can get.
Wash Your Hands Frequently
#1 prevention tip – wash your hands with soap and water frequently – the virus has a lipid coating that soap breaks down fast. Take the time to wash your hands before you eat, rub your eyes, go to sleep, after you go to the bathroom, etc.
I used to say “or use hand sanitizer if you must” but finding commercial hand sanitizer is almost impossible these days unless you try to make your own and even then finding the ingredients is very difficult but not impossible.
- https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-make-hand-sanitizer#how-to-make
- https://www.tomsguide.com/news/how-to-make-hand-sanitizer-ingredients-for-making-it-at-home
Supplementing with Zinc, Multivitamins and Vitamin C
Do be aware of any drug interactions before you start. For example, some antibiotics are negated by zinc supplements – I learned that first hand.
Now you may be thinking this is a crock, but there really are studies that show that zinc can help ward off and/or reduce the impacts of viruses, including corona viruses.
Here are some resources for you to look at in addition to the video above:
- https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1001176
- https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3048439/coronavirus-how-stay-healthy-and-happy-during-virus
- The following are on zinc supplements and health in general:
Do some reading and decide. My family and I are doing a multivitamin, 50mg Zinc and 500mg of vitamin C per day to try and help prevent the flu. We’ll see how it goes.
Face Masks – Making Your Own Is An Option
The CDC is now recommending face masks when you go into public settings such as to get groceries. The problem is in finding good masks and a huge community effort is under way with people sharing information about designing and making face masks. I recently added a blog post to help folks learn more – click here.
COVID-19 Resources
- https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/
- https://www.ecri.org/coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak-preparedness-center
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/index.html
- https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
- https://medlineplus.gov/coronavirusinfections.html
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-51235105
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/locations-confirmed-cases.html
- https://www.thelancet.com/coronavirus
In Conclusion
I hope this helps some. You need to read and keep up on what is going on. You will also need to figure out what makes the most sense for you and your family – mass media isn’t always the best source so try and confirm information from more than one source before you act.
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