Is THIS Vitamin the Secret to Stopping COVID-19?!
By
Dr. Richard Gerhauser, M.D.
Posted October 26, 2020
There’s a lot we don’t know about COVID-19… but there’s a lot we DO know.
Studies have revealed that people with severe cases of COVID-19 experience storms in their body.
One is a cytokine storm, which is basically an overreaction of your immune system.
Another is a bradykinin storm, which is when your body produces too much inflammation.
Both storms can lead to organ damage and death.
But researchers have identified a key nutrient that helps calm these damaging storms in COVID-19 patients. This could potentially help protect against acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), decrease the risk of cardiac injuries, prevent kidney damage, and more.
To date, more than 15 studies have been published showing that a deficiency in vitamin D can increase the risk of developing COVID-19, increase the severity of the illness, and increase your risk of dying from it.
So what’s the connection between the sunshine vitamin and the coronavirus that’s causing a worldwide pandemic?
A closer look at past studies gives us important insight into WHY vitamin D could have such a strong, protective effect against this particular virus.
For starters, vitamin D helps calm the cytokine storm.
It does this by inhibiting the development of immune cells involved in inflammation, called helper T cells. Inhibiting these cells helps prevent inflammation by reducing the generation of certain inflammatory cytokines.
Vitamin D helps protect against lung damage.
During a viral infection, the cells of the air sacs in your lungs (called alveoli) convert inactive vitamin D to active vitamin D, which ultimately increases the expression of cathelicidins.
Cathelicidins have been shown to reduce lung injury caused by hypoxia, which occurs when a region of your body doesn’t get enough oxygen (as can happen in severe cases of COVID-19).
Vitamin D also helps prevents ARDS.
About one-fifth of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 develop ARDS, which occurs when fluid builds up in your lungs.
In one study, giving patients ONE treatment of a high dose of vitamin D prior to having surgery prevented them from developing ARDS by reducing pulmonary vascular permeability index.
This helps prevent fluid from entering the air sacs in your lungs.
On the flip side, vitamin D deficiency increases the risk of ARDS.
Make sure you’re getting plenty of vitamin D this winter by spending time in the sun, eating D-rich foods like fish, beef liver, and eggs.
Written By Dr. Richard Gerhauser, M.D.
For years he’s been the trusted doctor for celebrities, world-class athletes, and countless seniors looking to reclaim their health.
And now…for the first time ever… he’s making his medical breakthroughs available to readers all across America.
Dr. Richard Gerhauser, M.D. is one of the most pioneering and innovative minds in medicine today – and he delivers cutting-edge cures each month through his Natural Health Response newsletter.
Natural Health Response readers get full access to Dr. Gerhauser’s protocols for chronic pain… heart disease… diabetes… Alzheimer’s… and even cancer. These are the very same treatments Dr. Gerhauser recommends to his own patients at his practice in Tucson, Arizona.
In addition to being a board-certified medical doctor, Dr. Gerhauser has earned two master’s degrees and has served as a clinical professor at the University of Arizona.
And as a physician at the world-famous Canyon Ranch, Dr. Gerhauser treated celebrities from around the world who paid dearly for the type of next-generation health information he provides Natural Health Response readers each month.
View More Free Articles
The Worst Foods for Your Heart (SHOCKING!)
Like it or not, you are what you eat. What you choose to put in your mouth every day will play a key role in what how you look, how you feel, and how healthy (or sick) you are. That’s because food has the power to heal… and to kill. But which foods fall into...
Weird Drink STOPS Alzheimer’s (AMAZING!)
There’s no cure for Alzheimer’s or dementia. Not yet, anyway. But there are ways to slow down the rate of decline—giving you more years of independence and quality of life. A recent study has identified a specialized nutrient drink that can significantly reduce the rate of cognitive decline. Given the lack of drug options for...
Morning Drink Slashes Diabetes Risk 60%!
I’ve been a doctor for 37 years now. Yet even after all these years in the business, I’m still amazed at how often mainstream medicine gets it wrong. I could give you pages of examples. But for today, I’m highlighting a drink that’s been on the “do not drink list” for too long… especially considering...
Thanksgiving Berry DESTROYS Tough Infections
The biggest crisis in modern medicine isn’t finding a cure for cancer or curbing the heart disease epidemic. It’s the looming threat of antibiotic-resistant infections. Bacteria are figuring out how to outlive antibiotics… and creating a scary future where even the most minor infection could turn deadly. But there’s good news…. Canadian researchers believe that...
STOP Heart Disease and Cancer with THIS “Red Hot” Fruit
You’ve heard the saying, “Hurts so good.” That’s how I feel about chili peppers. I love the “burn” you get when you bite into a hot pepper and it sets your tongue on fire. I don’t eat chili peppers every day, but some people around the world do. And it turns out this spicy fruit...
SUPERCHARGE Your Exercise Results (EASY!)
I like to stay fit and active. I also like to make the most of my time. So when I saw a study that suggested a way to get even more benefits from exercising, it caught my attention. This study showed that you don’t have to work out harder—or longer—to obtain additional benefits. You just...
Drug-Free Treatment STOPS Arthritis (WOW!)
Two-for-one deals are great when you’re dealing with sales… but they’re not so great when you’re dealing with diseases. Psoriatic arthritis is like a two-for-one disease. People afflicted have both psoriasis—a condition in which itchy red patches appear on the skin—and arthritis, which is characterized by typical joint pain, swelling, and stiffness. It’s a chronic...
REVEALED: The COVID-19--Cancer Connection
The death toll from COVID-19 is at 1.2 million people worldwide… and counting. Government shutdowns, travel restrictions, and mandated mask-wearing might have slowed it down a bit, but it hasn’t eliminated the threat. But those lockdowns have had an unintended consequence… and thousands are dying as a result—even if they never get COVID-19. Here’s what...
REVERSE Diabetes with this “17.3%” Secret (EASY!)
The scary thing about type 2 diabetes is that once you have it, you’ll always have it. A diagnosis sets the stage for a lifetime of using drugs to help keep you blood sugar levels under control. … at least that’s what mainstream medicine would have you believe. And it’s a lie. The TRUTH is...
END Prostate Cancer with THESE Foods (Yum!)
There are more than 3 million men in American living with prostate cancer. You don’t have to be one of them. There are steps you can take to either reduce your risk of developing prostate cancer… or dramatically increase it. And it all has to do with what’s on your dinner plate. The association between...
