Eating For Health

Are there vitamins that can reduce your risk of getting COVID-19?   What supplements is Dr. Fauci taking to keep his immune system in good health?   A Boston University School of Medicine study found that vitamin D “improves your ability to fight infectious diseases, including viral infections”.    The studies on COVID and Vitamin D A study on vitamin D and COVID was conducted by the University of Chicago and another study was conducted by Boston University School of Medicine.   University of Chicago study:   489 patients had vitamin D levels measured before during the year before they were tested for COVID-19.   Of this cohort, 71 or 15% of study participants tested positive for COVID-19.   They found that people who were deficient in vitamin D were almost twice as likely to test positive for COVID-19 compared to participants who were sufficient in vitamin D levels.   The University of Boston study looked at the vitamin D and C...

What does vitamin D have to do with COVID-19?   New research at Northwestern University indicates people who are deficient in vitamin D are “twice as likely to experience major complications”.   The researchers looked at data from 10 countries, including the USA, and found that people low on D had overactive immune systems.   Well, one would think having an overactive immune system would be a good thing, not so, especially when it comes to COVID-19.   Adequate levels of Vitamin D are protective as Vitamin D enhances our immune system and prevents the overactive immune problems.   The WST-TV 2 in Atlanta reports from Dr. Arielle Levitan, “We do believe that there is a link between vitamin D and immunity and it’s very possible that being vitamin D deficient could set you up for a worse infection.”    According to the article, not only does vitamin D boost your immune system but it also helps you fight inflammation and supports the function of your lu...