The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has infected millions of people worldwide and led to recommendations like many of us have never seen before. People are confused due to conflicting information and frustrated because they do not know who to believe. The issue of wearing masks is a good example. Early on, […]
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Highlights – Vitamin D and COVID-19 in a nutshell: Low vitamin D status is associated with cardiovascular disease, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and obesity, and researchers are beginning to ask if it is also associated with more severe COVID-19 illness. Vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency is common, particularly in the elderly, dark skinned people, overweight/obese, people in northern
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Cardiovascular Disease is #1 Cause of Death Worldwide Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most common cause of death for both men and women in the US and across the globe. [1] With the 2017 American Heart Association updated definition of high blood pressure, about 50% of American adults have some sort of cardiovascular disease, including hypertension. [2]
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Lately people have been wondering if elderberry is safe in COVID-19. Black elder or elderberries and elder flowers have been used since ancient times to fight the common cold, flu and even cold sores, among other things. Although there are no clinical studies looking at elderberry extract in COVID-19, it seems a reasonable choice, considering
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