COVID-19 UPDATE: Fine Tuning

RVAchironeuro • April 27, 2020

Hello again everyone:

As care givers get more experience with this virus, there are intriguing details emerging that may assist treatment and prevention. In this MEDPAGE TODAY article, you will learn about the discoveries of several types of COVID infection and that the lung changes can vary. This is helping to explain why ventilators may or may not work, depending on the type of lung problems. Part of it is due to micro-emboli (tiny clots) that block the lungs from exchanging air.

Bottom Line:

The good news is that this does not change any of our supportive and preventive measures that we previously outlined. The reason for this is that the nutritional supportive care has components that reduce the risk for blood clots. It is important to note that even with preventive prescription anti-coagulants, some cases of micro-emboli were not preventable. This points out the severity of this inflammatory ‘storm’ and how damaging and lethal it is possible to become…and how taking multiple plausible steps to reduce this ‘storm’ and its effects are reasonable and prudent.

There are no human trials to show that any prescription or supplement can effectively treat this virus, so it becomes of major importance to rationally upgrade your health in order to minimize your risk and support any care that you may need medically. So please read the previous 5 blogs about COVID 19 and keep up to date. If I learn ANYTHING new that I can pass on, I will. In this case, your best bet is through creating a strong defense and avoiding exposure. Stay well everyone!!

By Mark Smith March 23, 2026
Health News Update: How To Fight Inflammation and Chronic Disease 3.23.26 Hello again everyone: You might wonder why I keep focusing on food…so here are some of the reasons: food choices are the leading cause of death in the U.S. and spreading around the world. Poor food choices lead to inflammation which slowly destroy health. It is that simple, plain, and clear and backed by research. The next question: how do we fight back? Introduction The positive impact of food on health was postulated by the ancient Hippocrates, father of modern medicine with his famous quote: “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” [1]. In the 21st century, scientists have focused on the effect of nutritional habits in diseases. Nowadays, it is well documented that food plays a noteworthy role in the pathogenesis of chronic diseases namely cardiovascular diseases (CVD), metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus type II, and cancer [2–5], as it correlates with others with the lipid pattern, the blood pressure, and the endothelial function. The scientists examine the effect of nutritional habits on disease emergence and progression in both individual nutrient intake and dietary patterns models. Worldwide, two dietary patterns are usually compared—the Mediterranean diet (MD) and the Western diet (WD) [3,6]. The Mediterranean diet reflects the food culture of most Mediterranean countries based on olive oil consumption, seasonal fresh vegetables, cereals, and plants in balance with low consumption of meat [7]. The Western diet, on the contrary, is dominated by high-fat dairy products processed and red meat [8]. However, discordance in the different MD patterns and consumed food doses had been recognized. Without any doubt, those discrepancies could confine and restrict our knowledge on the health benefit mechanisms of the MD [9]. Due to the above, the medical community along with nutritionists and dieticians take a keen interest in MD and its traits [7]. https://www.academia.edu/45378994/biomedicines_Mediterranean_Diet_as_a_Tool_to_Combat_Inflammation_and_Chronic_Diseases_An_Overview?email_work_card=view-paper food choices can fight inflammation and chronic disease Bottom Line: This is a 2020 paper and since then literally hundreds of papers on the MD have emerged showing how the food plan lowers inflammation and the risk for developing multiple chronic illnesses. Even still, lots of research needs to be done to elucidate the many mechanisms of how food impacts our system and how to optimally individualize dietary recommendations. At this point, our best strategy to prevent and/or recover from any chronic condition is to eat as clean and natural as possible. It has become rather obvious that the further away from a natural diet we get, the sicker we become. On top of that, I have yet to see a full recovery from any health issue without the foundation of a predominantly plant-based, unprocessed, whole foods approach…which is why I keep posting about this subject. All the best to you and yours!
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