Avoid Sugary Drinks While Sick with Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Sugar feeds inflammation--but not all sources of sugar are the same. Dr. McCullough with Dr. Gina Loudon on Gatorade versus tea with Manuka Honey. See Courageous Discourse substack for the anti-infective properties of Manuka.
Practical Prevention and Management of Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Nasal Sprays, Manuka Honey, Emergency Medical Kits
Please enjoy this practical segment on Real America’s Voice American Sunrise concerning the prevention of viral upper respiratory tract infections from rhinovirus to bird flu. Dr. Gina Loudon like so many of us is routinely using nasal and throat sprays to prevent catching colds from airplanes and contacts in everyday life.
Peanut and Tree Nut Anaphylaxis in Kids During Holidays
Christmas Spares, but Easter and Halloween Pose Risk, Parents Should be Alert
Leung et al collected data on confirmed pediatric cases of anaphylaxis presenting to emergency departments in 4 Canadian provinces as part of the Cross-Canada Anaphylaxis Registry.
Colleagues Please enjoy this Christmas message from Tracy Slepcevic who is a wife, mother, author, speaker, entrepreneur, integrative health coach, and entrepreneur. Her activism on nutrition and lifestyle choices for families of autistic children has had a massive impact on the field.
Russian MoD Reveals U.S. African Biolab Complex, Sponsored by the Gates and Clinton Foundations
“American specialists capable of enhancing the pathogenic functions of microorganisms are actively operating in Africa.” Major General Aleksei Rtishchev, Deputy Chief of the Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops of the Russian Armed Forces, recently delivered a briefing highlighting U.S. biological activity in Africa. In the following excerpt, he states, “The US administration views the region as an unlimited natural reservoir of dangerous infectious agents and a testing ground for experimental medical drugs.”
Association Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Post-Acute Outcomes after SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Simple Remedy at Hand for Common Problem
Wu et al, used the TriNetX research network of COVID-19 patients between January 1 and November 30, 2022. Patients were matched using propensity score matching (PSM) and divided into VDD (< 20 ng/mL) and control (≥ 20 ng/mL) groups. The primary outcome was a composite of long-COVID, all-cause emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalization, and death during the follow-up period (90-180 days) after the diagnosis of COVID-19.
Natural Compounds that Target and Disrupt Bird Flu Infection
Getting ahead of unsafe and ineffective government countermeasures, by Nicolas Hulscher, MPH
The authors suggest, “compounds such as aloe emodin, quercetin, curcumin, and epicatechin gallate all possess potential to be drug development targets due to their high binding affinity and binding region specificity.”
