Table of Contents

What you will learn to protect yourself: - 2
Introduction - 5
Table of Contents - 8
Who is most at risk from COVID-19 - 12
Obesity and Covid-19 - 14
Making vaccines work better - 18
Inflammation and COVID-19 - 23
Cytokine storm - 23
Reduce inflammation with PPAR-gamma - 26
Omega-3 fatty acids - 27
Resveratrol from red grapes - 27
Curcumin from turmeric - 28
Thyme and Oregano - 29
Rosemary and sage - 30
Hot peppers - 30
Pomegranate - 31
Lemongrass - 31
Kale, cabbage, and broccoli - 32
Astaxanthin - 33
Inflammation and blood clotting - 33
Endotoxins increase inflammation - 34
Advanced glycation endproducts - 35
Arachidonic acid - 35
Multivitamins - 37
Micronutrients for immune power - 37
Vitamin forms and amounts - 38
Antioxidants - 39
Vitamin and mineral deficiencies in elders - 42
Brain and Body Food - 44
Vitamins and Minerals - 46
Vitamin A - 46
Vitamin D - 46
Vitamin B12 - 49
Folate - 50
Vitamin C - 51
Vitamin E - 52
Vitamin E and antioxidant activity - 53
Vitamin E and ageing - 55
Vitamin E and immune response - 56
Vitamin E helps with inflammation - 58
Vitamin E, pneumonia, and bacterial infections - 59
Vitamin B6 - 60
Selenium - 61
Zinc and viral infections - 62
Zinc in ageing - 63
Zinc and acute respiratory distress - 66
Food and spices as powerful as antiviral drugs - 68
Slowing virus attachment to our cells - 68
Sweet cherries and bitter orange - 68
Green tea, turmeric, parsley, and oats - 69
Lectins, leeks and nettles - 71
Food, drinks, and spices to stop COVID-19 - 72
Licorice and glycerrhizin - 72
Baicalin and skullcap - 73
Quercetin and luteolin - 74
Skullcap, rosemary, and hispiduline - 75
Grapes and resveratrol - 76
Slowing virus replication with food and spices - 77
Vitamin B2 - 77
Figure 3  Food nutrients to slow COVID-19 viral replication. - 78
Artichoke, turmeric, parsley, and green tea - 79
A meal to slow virus replication - 79
Skullcap and scutellarein - 80
A meal to inhibit COVID-19 - 80
Quercetin - 81
Indian plants to slow replication - 82
Myricetin from healthy food - 83
Naringin - 84
Hesperidin - 84
Glutathione, vitamins B1 and E, and biotin to inhibit COVID-19 - 85
Medical plants to boost immune power - 87
Echinacea - 87
Maitake and Reishi mushrooms - 88
Cranberry and soy isoflavones - 89
Black Cumin - 90
Ginseng - 92
Goldenseal - 93
Astragalus - 94
Turmeric - 95
Garlic - 97
Chinese herbal medicine formula qingfei paidu tang - 98
Chinese herbal medicine formula Lianhuaqingwen - 99
References to scientific studies - 114

 

INDEX

 

3C-like protease, 80
ACE2
and vitamin D, 48
attachment reduced by hispidulin, 75
increased expression, 74
inhibited by baicalin, 73
resveratrol reduces binding, 76
ACE2 receptor, 68
inhibitors, 68
acute respiratory distress
and antioxidants, 41
acute respiratory distress syndrome, 23
and vitamin E, 53
acute respiratory tract infection
and vitamin D, 49
adaptive immune system, 25
and vitamin D, 48
advanced glycation endproducts, 35
age and COVID, 12
age-associated decline in natural killer cells, 56
age-associated immune loss
and vitamin E, 55
aged cheese, 35
ageing immune system
and vitamin E, 52
agglutinin lectin, 71
ajoene
and garlic, 97
allicin
and garlic, 97
almonds, 66
aloe vera
reduced binding, 83
alpha lipoic acid, 86
alpha-hederin
and black cumin, 91
Alzheimer's disease, 35
analgesic, 31
angiotensin converting enzyme-2. See ACE2 receptor
animal fat
and arachidonic acid, 35
anthocyanins
in cranberry, 89
antibodies
4 to 7 days for specific antibodies, 25
improved with multivitamins, 43
vItamins C, E, and zinc, 43
antibody defenses, 68
antibody production
and garlic, 97
impaired with low vitamin E, 57
antibody response
and turmeric, 95
improved with zinc, 63
antigen stimulation
enhanced by selenium, 61
anti-inflammatory, 26, 29, 31
and vitamin E, 55
cayenne, 30
lemongrass, 31
antimicrobial
and garlic, 97
goldenseal, 93
antioxidant, 29, 31
and turmeric, 96
baicalin, 73
antioxidant enzymes, 27, 40
antioxidants, 39, 85
and immune cells, 39
resistance and recovery, 41
anti-viral
and vitamin C, 51
glycyrrhizin, 73
oats, 70
scutellarein, 80
anti-viral defenses, 24
apigenin
COVID-19 replication inhibitor, 79
inhibits ACE2, 70
more powerful than an antiviral drug, 70
apoptosis, 64
arachidonic acid, 35, 87
and vitamin E, 59
arteries
adhesion problems, 28
artichoke
COVID-19 replication inhibitor, 79
ashwagandha
reduced binding, 83
astaxanthin, 33
astragalus, 94
attachment of the COVID-19 virus
inhibited by glycyrrhizin, 72
B- and T-cell-mediated immune responses
ginseng, 92
baicalin, 73
twice as powerful as an antiviral drug, 74
barbequing
and advanced glycation endproducts, 35
barberry
inhibit ACE2, 69
B-cells
and astragalus, 94
and turmeric, 95
losses without zinc, 63
berberine
and pneumonia, 94
beta- sitosterol, 99
beta-D-glucan, 88
beta-glucan
inhibit ACE2, 70
inhibits ACE2 for a day, 70
biotin
inhibit viral growth, 85
bitter orange
inhibit ACE2, 69
black cumin
inhibits docking of COVID-19, 91
black cumin oil, 90
black pepper, 28
black rice, 66
black sesame, 66
Brain and Body Food, 44
Brazil nuts
may be radioactive, 62
bronchodilating
and black cumin, 90
calcitriol
and inflammation, 48
capsaicin, 30
cardiovascular disease
and risk, 12
carnosic acid, 30
carnosol, 30
carotenoids, 40
carvacrol, 29
catechin
COVID-19 replication inhibitor, 79
cayenne, 30
celery, 66
cell-mediated immunity
improved by vitamin B6, 61
cellular immune response
enhanced by selenium, 61
chemokines, 24, 25, 61
and turmeric, 95
chicken
and arachidonic acid, 35
Chinese herbal medicine, 98
chloroquine, 83, 91
chocolate, 40
chronic diseases
and risk, 13
citral, 31
citrus
reduce binding to ACE2, 76
citrus fruits, 84
clotting, 34
coagulation
excess, 34
comorbidities in Covid, 13
copper, 21, 38
copper, zinc, and manganese, 40
coronavirus spike glycoprotein
lectins inhibit COVID-19, 71
COVID-19
attachment and vitamin D, 48
inhibited by Chinese formula, 98
COVID-19 inhibitory effect
baicalin, 73
COVID-19 main protease, 85
COVID-19 proteases
inhibited by hesperidin, 84
COVID-19 replication
lianhuaqingwen, 99
COX-2, 27, 29, 30
and lemongrass, 32
and vitamin E, 59
cranberry, 89
C-reactive protein, 33
curcumin, 28, 81
better than hydroxychloroquine, 75
COVID-19 replication inhibitor, 79
inhibits ACE2, 70
inhibits replication, 96
cyclooxygenase
and echinacea, 87
cyclooxygenase-2. See COX-2
cytokine, 24
cytokine storm, 23, 25, 26, 28, 33
and advanced glycation endproducts, 35
and arachidonic acid, 36
and PPAR-gamma, 28
and turmeric, 95
and vitamin D, 48
in COVID-19, 32
cytokines, 23, 27, 31, 33, 48
and astragalus, 94
and ginseng, 92
and lemongrass, 31
and turmeric, 95
and vitamin D, 47
inhibit pro-inflammatory, 26
lianhuaqingwen, 99
which are elevated in cytokine storm, 25
dementia
how to reduce, 13
dendritic cells
and beta-D-glucan, 89
and turmeric, 95
diabetes
and risk, 12
echinacea, 87
eggs
and arachidonic acid, 35
elderly
improving antibody recognition, 43
nutritional deficiency is common, 21
elders
and folate, 50
and vitamin D deficiency, 47
and zinc, 64
deficient in zinc, vitamins A E & D, 43
low zinc. selenium, and vitamin C, 42
produce interferon like youths with zinc, 65
elders 85 and older
are 32 times more likely to die of influenza, 47
elders are susceptible to zinc deficiency, 65
endotoxins, 34
and cytokine storm, 34
not in plants, 34
epigallocatechin gallate, 69
fat-soluble antioxidants, 40
favipiravir, 91
fever, 28, 36, 60, 87
and black cumin, 90
fiber
reduces respiratory infections, 40
fibrinogen, 34
fisetin, 84
fish, 35
fish oil
polluted and rancid, 27
flavone glucuronide, 73
folate, 50
free radical damage, 39
fruits and vegetables
boosted vaccine response, 20
garlic, 81, 97
inhibit ACE2, 69
ginger
reduced binding, 83
ginseng, 92
ginsenosides, 92
glutathione, 85
and turmeric, 96
best inhibitor of main protease, 85
glutathione peroxidase, 40
glycyrrhizin, 72
goldenseal, 93
grapefruit
disrupts replication of COVID-19, 84
grapes
reduce binding to ACE2, 76
green tea, 69
COVID-19 replication inhibitor, 79
duration of virus inhibition, 69
Guduchi
reduced binding, 83
hesperidin, 84
high blood pressure
and risk, 12
hispidulin, 75
humoral immunity
improved by vitamin B6, 61
hydroxychloroquine, 75, 82, 83, 91
immune cell function
enhanced by garlic, 98
immune cells
and vitamin E, 54
immune defense
30-80% loss with low zinc, 63
improved by vitamin B6, 60
improved with zinc supplementation, 63
immune function
and folate, 50
improved by vitamin B6, 60
increased vitamin/mineral, 42
immune response
and obesity, 14
in the elderly, 18
raised by vitamin E, 56
immune stimulation
and vitamin C, 51
immune system
and ageing, 43
immune system stimulators, 88
immunity
to COVID-19, 77
immunoglobulin A antibodies
and goldenseal, 93
infected cells
selenium helps kill them, 61
infection
and vitamin A, 46
infections
folate is protective, 50
infections in institutionalized patients
reduced by half, 42
inflammation, 23, 27, 30
and advanced glycation endproducts, 35
and arachidonic acid, 35
and astragalus, 94
and black cumin, 90
and COX-2, 27
and curcumin, 28
and echinacea, 87
and ginseng, 92
and multivitamin/mineral, 23
and vitamin D, 48
and vitamin E, 59
and zinc, 65
astaxanthin, 33
excessive, 33
from endotoxins, 34
in cytokine storm, 25
reduced by selenium, 61
inflammatory cascade, 27
inflammatory cytokines, 25
improved with vitamin E, 58
inflammatory prostaglandin
decreased by vitamin E, 56
inflammatory reactions
and echinacea, 87
inflammatory response, 24
influenza
reducing incidence, 44
inhibit the replication of COVID-19
quercetin, 81
inhibiting virus replication
lianhuaqingwen, 99
inhibitor of covid-19's main protease
quercetin and curcumin, 81
innate immune system, 23
and vitamin C, 52
innate immunity
and vitamin D, 46
improved with zinc, 63
interferon, 24, 65
and astragalus, 95
and echinacea, 87
and vitamin C, 51
and zinc, 65
stimulated by glycyrrhizin, 72
interferon gamma, 15
interferon-gamma, 25, 59
and ginseng, 92, 93
interleukin, 24
and ginseng, 92
interleukin-1 and 2
and reishi, 89
interleukin-12, 89
interleukin-2, 25
interleukin-6, 33
and astragalus, 94
lianhuaqingwen, 99
interleukin-7, 25
iodine, 21
iron, 21
kaempferol, 99
lectins, 71
Leeks
inhibit attachment of COVID-19, 71
legumes, 66
lemongrass, 31
lentils, 66
leptins, 14
leucocytes, 39
leukotrienes, 27, 29, 30, 32, 87
and arachidonic acid, 35
and vitamin E, 59
lianhuaqingwen, 99
licorice, 72
lipopolysaccharides, 34
liposomal reduced glutathione, 86
lipoxygenase
and echinacea, 87
lung damage
and vitamin C, 51
lung disease
more severe without selenium, 61
lung inflammation, 34
and ginseng, 92
lung-cleaning and toxicity-excluding soup, 98
lungs
and lungs in COVID-19, 23
small vessel damage, 42
vitamin A protects, 46
luteolin, 84, 99
COVID-19 replication inhibitor, 79
lowers ACE2, 74
lymphocyte counts
improved with zinc, 63
lymphocyte functions
improved with zinc, 63
lymphocyte proliferation
and vitamin C, 52
improved by vitamin B6, 60
lymphocyte responses, 43
lymphocytes
and ginseng, 92
lymphokines, 24
and echinacea, 87
and garlic, 97
macrophage
and goldenseal, 93
macrophages, 43, 89
and astragalus, 94
and garlic, 97
and turmeric, 95
and vitamin A, 46
need zinc, 63
main protease of COVID-19, 82
maitake, 88
malondialdehyde, 41
meat, 35
membrane phospholipids, 53
Memory T cells
and obesity, 14
micronutrients, 37
in immune functioning, 19
minerals
supplementry amounts, 38
to reduce risk, 37
monocytes, 43
mucous membranes
and goldenseal, 93
and vitamin A, 46
multivitamin/mineral supplementation, 41
multivitamin/mineral supplements, 42
doubled antibodies in children, 44
multivitamins
and white blood cells, 43
improved natural killer cells, 43
mushroom, 66
mushrooms, 88
myricetin, 83
myricetin sources, 84
N-acetyl cystein, 86
naringin, 84
disrupts replication of COVID-19, 84
natural killer cell activity
and vitamin C, 51
natural killer cells, 43
ageing and folate, 50
and echinacea, 87
and garlic, 97
and ginseng, 93
and maitake, 89
and turmeric, 95
and vitamin A, 46
improved by vitamin B6, 60
improved with vitamin E, 57
improved with zinc, 64
neem
reduced binding, 83
Nelfinavir, 70, 81, 84, 85
neuraminidase
and turmeric, 96
neutrophils
and turmeric, 95
and vitamin A, 46
improved with vitamin E, 57
need zinc, 63
nigelledine, 91
nigellone
in black cumin, 90
nuclear factor kappa-B, 27, 30
nutritional supplement, 22
nuts, 66
oats
inhibits ACE2, 70
obesity
and Covid-19, 14
and increased risk of severe Covid-19, 15
severe obesity and Covid-19, 17
omega-3 fatty acids, 27
onions, 81
oregano, 29
Oxford vaccine
and elderly antibody levels, 18
oxidation
and vitamin E, 54
oxidative stress, 39
and vitamin E, 53
pain, 28, 60, 87
papain-like protease, 80
parsley
COVID-19 replication inhibitor, 79
peroxisome proliferator receptor-gamma. See PPAR-gamma
phagocytic activity
and vitamin C, 51
phagocytosis
and garlic, 97
less without zinc, 63
phospholipase, 59
phospholipids, 53
pneumonia, 23
and echinacea, 88
and goldenseal, 94
and vitamin C, 52
and vitamin E, 59
reduced prevalence with zinc, 66
zinc reduces risk and duration, 64
polyphenols, 40
polysaccharides, 88
and echinacea, 87
pomegranate, 31
poultry, 35
PPAR-gamma, 26, 30
and lemongrass, 31
pomegranate, 31
prevent cytokine storm, 32
rosemary and sage, 30
thyme and oregano, 30
pro-inflammatory cytokines, 61
prostaglandin
and vitamin E, 60
prostaglandins, 36, 87
pumpkin seeds, 66
punicic acid, 31
anti-inflammatory from pomegranate, 31
qingfei paidu tang, 98
quercetin, 75, 81
in Chinese formula, 99
low toxicicty, 81
lowers ACE2, 74
reduces COVID-19 proteins, 74
stops attachment of COVID-19 to cells, 75
reactive oxygen species
from inflammatory reactions, 27
recovery time
reduced with astaxanthin, 33
red onion
reduced binding, 83
reishi, 88
remdesivir, 77
replication
hispidulin blocks main protease, 75
replication inhibition
scutellarein, 81
replication of COVID-19
and vitamin D, 48
myricetin slows replication, 83
research studies, 45
resistance to infection
and vitamin E, 55
respiration
improved with zinc, 63
respiratory infections from influenza
lowered by vitamin E, 56
resveratrol, 27, 76
RNA polymerase, 77
rosemary, 30, 75
hispidulin, 75
rutin
reduces binding of COVID-19, 76
sage, 30
SARS, 47
Scutellarein, 80
Scutellaria baicalensis, 73
selenium, 19, 40, 61
and cure rate from Covid-19, 19
and vaccination, 20
sources, 62
selenium deficiency
in the elderly, 21
sesquiterpenes
in echinacea, 87
severe acute respiratory syndrome
inhibited by zinc, 66
severe lung disease
and inflammation, 26
skullcap, 73, 80
can inhibit replication of COVID-19, 73
hispidulin, 75
sedative effects, 74
soy, 66
soy isoflavone, 90
spike protein
resveratrol disrupts binding to ACE2, 76
Steve Blake website, 12
stigmasterol, 98
stilbene, 76
stinging nettles
lectins inhibit COVID-19, 71
strokes, 13
sunflower seeds, 66
superoxide dismutase, 38, 40
and astragalus, 95
supplementation, 37
supplements
and SOD, 41
susceptibility to influenza infection, 62
sweet cherries
inhibit ACE2, 68
T- and B-lymphocytes
and garlic, 97
Tamiflu, 90
T-cell activity
and vitamin C, 51
T-cell proliferation
and vitamin E, 56
T-cells
and beta-D-glucan, 89
and ginseng, 93
and turmeric, 95
enhanced by selenium, 61
improved by vitamin B6, 60, 61
improved with vitamin E, 57
losses without zinc, 63
tea, 40
T-helper cells, 43
thiamin
inhibits COVID-19, 85
thyme, 29
thymochinone
in black cumin, 90
T-lymphocytes
and echinacea, 87
improved with zinc, 64
in ageing, 63
tolerable upper limit
for copper, 39
toll-like receptor
and astragalus, 95
and ginseng, 92
trace elements, 21
trace minerals, 41
tumor necrosis factor, 25, 30
and astragalus, 94
and zinc, 65
tumor necrosis factor-alpha, 25, 99
and ginseng, 92
turkey
and arachidonic acid, 35
turmeric, 28, 95
COVID-19 replication inhibitor, 79
reduced binding, 83
uncontrolled viral replication, 47
upper respiratory infection
reduced with vitamin E, 58
vaccination
response, 15
vaccination responses
improved with vitamins and minerals, 20
vaccinations
and nutrients, 18
and obesity, 14
vaccine, 25
vaccine responses
and vitamins and minerals, 19
viral attachment
lectins inhibit COVID-19, 71
viral infection
and goldenseal, 94
viral infection of COVID-19
and vitamin B12, 49
viral infections
and glutathione, 85
and zinc, 65
reduced 1/3 to 2/3 with vitamins/minerals, 42
viral neuraminidase, 96
viral replication, 79
and thiamin, 85
and vitamin B12, 49
viral respiratory infections
and echinacea, 88
virus infections
dramatically reduced with zinc, 65
virus replication, 77
slowed 16 times, 90
virus-infected cells
zinc helps removal, 64
vitamin
minimum amounts, 38
vitamin A, 46
vitamin and mineral deficiencies, 42
vitamin B12, 49, 50
Vitamin B2
same power as remdesivir, 77
vitamin B6, 60
higher needs than RDA, 60
upper limit, 38
vitamin C, 51
and lungs, 93
sources, 40
vitamin D, 46
and cytokine storm, 25
deficiencies, 46
deficiency, 48
forms, 38
low levels greater risk, 47
more deaths in deficiency, 47
vitamin D supplementation
lowers viral replication, 47
vitamin D3, 38
vitamin E, 52
25 times less virus in lungs, 55
amount to boost immune response, 20
and free radicals, 54
boosted immune response, 20
deficiency, 40
deficiency 90 percent, 52
improves membrane integrity, 54
inhibits COVID-19, 85
made the immune system younger, 57
minimum versus needed amount, 52
most powerful antioxidant, 54
RDA, 52
tolerable upper level, 52
vitamin E sources, 40
vitamin E supplementation
increased T-cells, 55
vitamin E, at least 200 IU daily
raised immune response in elderly2-6 times, 56
vitamins, 37
vitamins and mineral
in vaccination response, 19
vitamins and minerals
are needed to be supplemented, 19
limit Covid vaccines, 21
needed for vaccination, 21
vitamins C and E, 39
white blood cells, 39
and astragalus, 94
whole plant foods
and antioxidants, 39
wogonin, 99
zinc, 19, 63
safe amounts, 39
upper daily limit, 65
zinc deficiency
about half of elderly, 21
common in elders, 64
zinc lozenges
and safety, 39
zinc sources, 66

 

 

 

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