On this CV Testing Issue (infected, treatment, virus, healing)

[jaminhealth]

Originally Posted by Mikala43

What NPR show was it? It should be easy to track down.

It was on Larry Mantel's Airtalk and you can search for it. I trust what the MD's said. And we must not forget that many who have died worldwide also had underlying health conditions and I'm thinking weak immune systems. I talked about my neighbor who is RA challenged and is taking a biologic and the drug does help her joints but attacks her body's immune system, so she is sure to take Vit C higher doses daily.

Another topic but about underlying health conditions.

[Mikala43]

Originally Posted by jaminhealth

It was on Larry Mantel's Airtalk and you can search for it. I trust what the MD's said. And we must not forget that many who have died worldwide also had underlying health conditions and I'm thinking weak immune systems. I talked about my neighbor who is RA challenged and is taking a biologic and the drug does help her joints but attacks her body's immune system, so she is sure to take Vit C higher doses daily.

Another topic but about underlying health conditions.

1) Biologics do not "attack" your immune system, it modulates it so it does not target the joints

3/23 episode or 3/20?

[SimplySagacious]

Originally Posted by jaminhealth

I just heard a couple doctors on NPR talking about "what to do if one gets the virus"...they were both saying threat it like a cold, flu, etc....it's a virus and our bodies do fight off viruses. They went on to say keep hydrated, rest, vit C, zinc and the stuff one would do for flu and cold. Sure ,makes sense to me and of course like I always say, keep our immune systems in GOOD SHAPE so our bodies can fight off a virus better.

I didn't look for that program, but this is what Mayo says for COVID-19:

Pain relievers (ibuprofen or acetaminophen)
Cough syrup or medication
Rest
Fluid intake

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-...t/drc-20479976

I agree that zinc and C might be good additions. Healthy immune system most important to fight it off.


Some people are acting like this is the Black Death or something. The fact is that the MAJORITY of people have either mild or no symptoms. Most keep ignoring that. I guess panic and fear-mongering is more fun.

[jaminhealth]

Originally Posted by SimplySagacious

I didn't look for that program, but this is what Mayo says for COVID-19:

Pain relievers (ibuprofen or acetaminophen)
Cough syrup or medication
Rest
Fluid intake

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-...t/drc-20479976

I agree that zinc and C might be good additions. Healthy immune system most important to fight it off.


Some people are acting like this is the Black Death or something. The fact is that the MAJORITY of people have either mild or no symptoms. Most keep ignoring that. I guess panic and fear-mongering is more fun.

Good lord, isn't that the truth. I have no signs of any virus but if it happens, I would go with what the MD's talked about and I take the above pain reliever every day for OA issues. I did a little search on the 3/23 episode and didn't find it...but I'm not going to keep searching and searching. As I said I trust what these MD's said.

[Mikala43]

Originally Posted by jaminhealth

Good lord, isn't that the truth. I have no signs of any virus but if it happens, I would go with what the MD's talked about and I take the above pain reliever every day for OA issues. I did a little search on the 3/23 episode and didn't find it...but I'm not going to keep searching and searching. As I said I trust what these MD's said.

Here's all the episodes.https://www.npr.org/podcasts/381444294/air-talk

[CarnivalGal]

Originally Posted by SimplySagacious

I didn't look for that program, but this is what Mayo says for COVID-19:

Pain relievers (ibuprofen or acetaminophen)
Cough syrup or medication
Rest
Fluid intake

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-...t/drc-20479976

I agree that zinc and C might be good additions. Healthy immune system most important to fight it off.


Some people are acting like this is the Black Death or something. The fact is that the MAJORITY of people have either mild or no symptoms. Most keep ignoring that. I guess panic and fear-mongering is more fun.

Well, the WHO is saying to not take ibuprofen. So who do we believe, the Mayo Clinic or the World Health Organization?

And I don't see how vitamins C, D and zinc would be a bad thing. They have been shown to shorten the duration of other viruses, including the cold and flu viruses. And before someone asks, just Google it. The NIH published the study.

[jaminhealth]

Originally Posted by Mikala43

Here's all the episodes.https://www.npr.org/podcasts/381444294/air-talk

I'm not in the podcast world, and if the interview was that I do not know. They often have in studio commentators and discussions with "experts" on the phone.

[Mikala43]

Originally Posted by jaminhealth

I'm not in the podcast world, and if the interview was that I do not know. They often have in studio commentators and discussions with "experts" on the phone.

The podcast is just a recording of the show. So it was on the 3/23 episode?

[oceangaia]

Originally Posted by Lucy_C

Besides, they don't have enough tests - my understanding is that in some states they are only testing those with the worse symptoms.

People with the worse symptoms are going to get treated anyway so it's a complete waste to test them.

[jaminhealth]

Originally Posted by CarnivalGal

Well, the WHO is saying to not take ibuprofen. So who do we believe, the Mayo Clinic or the World Health Organization?

And I don't see how vitamins C, D and zinc would be a bad thing. They have been shown to shorten the duration of other viruses, including the cold and flu viruses. And before someone asks, just Google it. The NIH published the study.

As the MD's said this morning, treat the virus as a cold or flu that we've dealt with for years. Even with the testing many come up negative on the coronaV...