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85 COVID Patients: Zero Hospitalizations & No Deaths

https://www.drbrownstein.com/85-chm-covid-patients:-zero-hospitalizations-and-no-deaths/

85 COVID Patients at The Center for Holistic Medicine: Zero Hospitalizations and No Deaths

Apr 09 2020

At my office, the Center for Holistic Medicine (CHM), we have had 85 COVID patients. At this time, no one has been hospitalized, no one has been diagnosed with pneumonia, and there have been no deaths.

There are five practitioners at CHM: Drs. Brownstein, Ng, Nusbaum, Jenny Drummond, PA, and Taylor Easson, NP. Since the start of the COVID-19 crisis, I have been asking my partners how their COVID patients are doing. As of this week, we have had 85 patients either diagnosed with COVID or suspected COVID.  I am pleased to report that our patients are doing well with this illness. (Note, since new guidelines have come out stating that any suspected COVID patient can be diagnosed with COVID, I am lumping COVID and suspected COIVD patients together for this post.)

I first reported to you about COVID on January 26, 2020. That was the first time I presented our protocol of using vitamins A, C, D, and iodine not only to support the immune system but also to treat viral infections. In that post, I also pointed out how important eating a healthy diet is.  The importance of using intravenous nutrient therapy, especially vitamin C, was mentioned. Finally, I suggested that, with coronavirus, it would be wise not to get a flu vaccine since the flu vaccine has been shown to significantly increase the risk of coronavirus and other flu-like viral infections.

That post seems like a lifetime ago even though it was only 10 weeks ago. During that time period, my message has not changed.  In fact, after witnessing the results our patients have experienced, I am more convinced than ever that a holistic approach like I presented above should be the first-line treatment provided to any COVID patient.

The human body is a true wonder. Given the proper support, it can do wonders. And, when the body is healthy, it can withstand and overcome an infectious illness like COVID.

The initial conventional approach to COVID was to encourage people to wash their hands (a good thing). As things worsened, the only other conventional idea was to quarantine. When the disease spun out of control our Government and conventional medicine panicked.   They had no real therapies to help COVID-suffering patients except for supportive care. Thankfully, a few conventional therapies, like hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin, have been promoted—though many in conventional medicine were downplaying it for far too long.

At my office, we were ready.  The first 24 years of practicing holistic medicine was our time to figure out what worked and what did not work for people suffering from viral infections. That set us up to be ready for this pandemic.

In my blogs, I encouraged people to take high doses of vitamins A, C, D, and iodine at the first sign of an illness. In our practice, this was sufficient for the majority of our COVID patients. I (and my partners) have no doubt that the vast majority of COVID patients would avoid a deterioration of their symptoms if they started this protocol at the onset of symptoms.

However, some became more ill or did not start the oral supplements early enough into their illness. Those patients needed additional holistic therapies. These included nebulizing hydrogen peroxide and iodine along with intravenous nutrient therapies.

To protect our staff and healthy patients, we did not treat sick COVID patients inside my office. We were gowning up and meeting our patients at their automobile at the back of our building and administering IVs and ozone therapies. Some of these patients were very sick. So far, they all recovered. I have shared some of their stories via a skype interview on previous blog posts. To watch a few of our patient testimonials go to:

There Is Still Hope Out There (3/28/20): Christopher

There Is Still Hope Out There (3/30/20): Jeremiah

There Is Still Hope Out There (4/05/20): Kendra

I think the end is in sight. We seem to be crossing over the hump of this dreadful disease. I have no doubt we will be in a much better position over the coming two weeks.

Folks, I hope the Powers-That-Be learn from this catastrophe. In the future, we need to focus on supporting the host rather than conventional medicine’s focus on killing the infectious organism.  We do not have a vaccine or any other conventional therapy that is successful at destroying COVID. In the future, I can guarantee you there will be other infectious illnesses that conventional medicine has no treatment to offer.  Instead of waiting for the hail-Mary from conventional medicine, it is better to be prepared and have your body ready to fight back. This can be achieved by following my original instructions; eat a healthy diet, maintain optimal hydration, exercise, and correct nutrient imbalances with vitamin and mineral supplementation.

If you don’t have a holistic doctor, it is past time to find one. At my office, we are happy to see you or do a telemed appointment. If you are interested in this please email Ann Salomon at info@centerforholisticmedicine.com.

A holistic doctor can help you achieve your optimal health. Conventional doctors, on the other hand, are busy diagnosing pathology and prescribing the drug to treat that diagnosis. The problem with the conventional model is that the drug prescribed does not promote health as nearly all drugs poison enzymes and block receptors in the body.  There is a time and a place for drug therapies, but they are well over-prescribed in the US. The use of many drug therapies leaves the body depleted of vital nutrients that it will need when confronted with something like COVID.

As I previously stated, the Center for Holistic Medicine currently has 85 COVID patients who are all doing well and have not been hospitalized. There were some I was worried about—they kept me up at night. I called them daily to monitor their progress. Having them increase the frequency of nebulizing hydrogen peroxide and iodine helped them all. Some of the sickest were advised to nebulize every hour or two for a short period.  IV therapies and ozone treatments have helped many.

This therapy has worked for helping COVID patients. It is sad that hospitalized COVID patients are not given the proper nutritional support when they are admitted. In a perfect world, I would immediately start an IV of vitamin C and begin nebulizing any hospitalized COVID patient with hydrogen peroxide and iodine.   I am sure that would markedly lower the need for mechanical ventilation.

Final Thoughts:

Like most holistic therapies, the earlier they are started in a disease process the better they perform. AT THE FIRST SIGN OF A VIRAL ILLNESS I ENCOURAGE MY PATIENTS TO START MY VIRAL PROTOCOL OF TAKING VITAMINS A, C, D AND IODINE.   Due to the severity of COVID, I now recommend starting to nebulize hydrogen peroxide and iodine early into the illness as well.

Better times are coming. Keep me updated on how you are doing. I will much more to talk about in relation to COVID. More posts will be coming soon.

To All Our Health,

~DrB

 

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Activism, diet and nutrition, Supplements, Treatment, vaccines

New York Hospitals Treating Coronavirus Patients With Vitamin C

https://nypost.com/2020/03/24/new-york-hospitals-treating-coronavirus-patients-with-vitamin-c/

New York hospitals treating coronavirus patients with vitamin C

March 24, 2020

Seriously sick coronavirus patients in New York state’s largest hospital system are being given massive doses of vitamin C — based on promising reports that it’s helped people in hard-hit China, The Post has learned.

Dr. Andrew G. Weber, a pulmonologist and critical-care specialist affiliated with two Northwell Health facilities on Long Island, said his intensive-care patients with the coronavirus immediately receive 1,500 milligrams of intravenous vitamin C.

Identical amounts of the powerful antioxidant are then readministered three or four times a day, he said.

Each dose is more than 16 times the National Institutes of Health’s daily recommended dietary allowance of vitamin C, which is just 90 milligrams for adult men and 75 milligrams for adult women.  (See link for article)

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How Do Lyme Disease Symptoms Persist Long Term?

https://danielcameronmd.com/lyme-disease-symptoms-persist-long-term/

HOW DO LYME DISEASE SYMPTOMS PERSIST LONG TERM?

woman with Lyme disease symptoms long term has headacheding her head

Multiple studies have shown that as many as 34% to 62% of patients have Lyme disease symptoms that persist long term despite treatment. [1,2] These patients can suffer for years with debilitating symptoms.

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According to one study, at their six-month follow-up visit, “36% of patients reported new-onset fatigue, 20% widespread pain, and 45% neurocognitive difficulties.” [3]

So, how could Lyme disease symptoms persist long term? There have been many theories, including recent findings that suggest persistent symptoms may be due to antigenic variation.

A new study reports that antigenic variation may explain why some Lyme disease patients continue to have chronic symptoms. CLICK TO TWEET

In their article “Changing of the guard: How the Lyme disease spirochete subverts the host immune response,”Chaconas and colleagues [4] explain how antigens, or proteins on the surface of the spirochetal bacteria, play a sort of “cat and mouse” game with the immune system.

Other pathogens use antigen variation 

Antigen variation is not unique to Lyme disease, Chaconas writes. Rather, it’s a “common pathogenic ruse employed by several bacterial, protozoan, and fungal pathogens.”

In fact, “Many bacterial and protozoal pathogens have developed antigenic variation systems in which surface antigens can be continually altered as a means of evading the constant onslaught of adaptive antibody and T cell responses,” Chaconas writes.

The immune system is designed to recognize these antigens and kill the spirochete. But, the spirochetal bacteria can change these antigens, thereby evading the immune system’s attack.

“This process involves changes in a prominent surface antigen such that it is no longer recognized by the host acquired immune response,” Chaconas writes.

Altering the immune response

By changing the antigens, the spirochetes buy time. This may explain why Lyme disease symptoms continue long term in some individuals. As the authors explain, “By the time the host has assembled and produced antibodies to clear an infecting organism, new variants have appeared, which fly under the radar in terms of immune surveillance.”

The process is like a cat-and-mouse game, “which can often continue for the long haul, resulting in persistent infection by pathogenic organisms, and provides an efficient mechanism whereby they can avoid clearance by the host immune system.”

Spirochetes buy even more time by changing the antigens yet again. “By the time a new generation of antibody molecules has been fashioned to clear the variant pathogens, yet another collection of organisms with prominent but unrecognizable surface antigens has appeared,” the authors write.

Vls gene responsible for antigenic variation

The gene vls locus enables antigenic variation.

“The vls system is required for long-term survival of Lyme Borrelia in infected mammals and represents an important mechanism of immune evasion,” writes Norris in Microbiology Spectrum. [5]

“The vls locus is akin to a perpetual motion machine for antigenic variation in Lyme Borrelia species,” Norris writes.

Authors conclude: Additional studies are needed to examine vls locus, given there have been reports of persistent infections in treated animals.

“If there is a link, then the development of a drug blocking recombinational switching at vlsE would offer a promising response to drug-surviving spirochetes and would provide a direct block to the development of long-term persistence.”

Related Articles:

Persistent Lyme infection or inflammatory immune response?

Is suppressing the immune system harmful to Lyme patients?

Can Lyme disease trigger an autoimmune disease?

References:
  1. Shadick NA, Phillips CB, Logigian EL, et al. The long-term clinical outcomes of Lyme disease. A population-based retrospective cohort study. Ann Intern Med. 1994;121(8):560-567.
  2. Asch ES, Bujak DI, Weiss M, Peterson MG, Weinstein A. Lyme disease: an infectious and postinfectious syndrome. J Rheumatol. 1994;21(3):454-461.
  3. Aucott JN, Rebman AW, Crowder LA, Kortte KB. Post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome symptomatology and the impact on life functioning: is there something here? Qual Life Res, 22(1), 75-84 (2013).
  4. Chaconas G, Castellanos M, Verhey TB. Changing of the guard: How the Lyme disease spirochete subverts the host immune response. J Biol Chem. 2020 Jan 10;295(2):301-313.
  5. Norris SJ. vls Antigenic Variation Systems of Lyme Disease Borrelia: Eluding Host Immunity through both Random, Segmental Gene Conversion and Framework Heterogeneity. Microbiol Spectr. 2014 Dec;2(6).

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**Comment**

Please take note of the following:

Multiple studies have shown that as many as 34% to 62% of patients have Lyme disease symptoms that persist long term despite treatment. [1,2]

This is a far cry more than the oft touted 10-20% stated by authorities.

This is important for two reasons: 1) there are many more suffering than is commonly thought 2) this should translate into more research dollars going toward this exact issue – not irrelevant climate data.

According to this article, up to 60% of all Lyme patients go onto develop long-term if not life-long symptoms:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2019/02/25/medical-stalemate-what-causes-continuing-symptoms-after-lyme-treatment/

 

 

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Lyme, research, Treatment

Peter Navarro Explodes At Fauci In Heated Showdown Over Hydroxychloroquine

https://www.zerohedge.com/health/peter-navarro-explodes-faucci-heated-showdown-over-hydroxychloroquine

Peter Navarro Explodes At Fauci In Heated Showdown Over Hydroxychloroquine

White House economic adviser got into a massive argument with the coronavirus task force’s Anthony Fauci over the doctor’s ongoing resistance to the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19, despite reports of the drug’s widespread efficacy. (See link for article)

Via Axios:

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**Comment**

Please keep in mind that again – most people contract the virus and have minor symptoms, if any at all, and go onto fully recover. For severe cases; however, hydroxychloroquine (plaquenil) is proving to be a game changer.

A few important quotes from the article:

“Physicians should have more of a voice in how we deal with this pandemic and be able to quickly share information with one another and the world,” he said. “With censorship of the media and the medical community in some countries, along with biased and poorly designed studies, solutions to the pandemic are being delayed.”
I couldn’t agree more. If there’s one thing that’s needed it’s level heads based upon unbiased science. In my opinion too much power has been given to a very small list of people who often don’t even have medical training let alone experience treating patients.
I’m also hearing from European doctors that they can’t even prescribe plaquenil due to “side effects.”
But these doctors weren’t born in a barn and understand that “the powers that be” won’t profit from a drug that costs 10 cents a pill.  They also remember that for 70 years plaquenil was given to all travellers over the counter  and then one day “POOF!” it became a prescription drug.
Also,
The survey also found that 83% of global physicians anticipate a second global outbreak, including 90% of U.S. doctors but only 50% of physicians in China.
This last statement isn’t being addressed at all – but COVID-19 is a virus.  Viruses hang around and come back. The idea that humans are going to circumvent this natural phenomenon is completely illogical and quite frankly, egotistical. 
In this eye-opening article by a molecular biologist, the author points out the exact same issue of  the need to develop immunity to COVID-19 for the logical reason it will come back:
I’ve extracted those points but read the entire article as it highlights the events leading unto where we are today showing rife conflicts of interests in those making the decisions:
  • The author astutely points out that being exposed to viruses, bacteria, and other antigens strengthens the immune system and confers long-term immunity.
  • Even CDC’s Dr. Fauci states he would be “willing to bet anything that people who recover are really protected against reinfection.” https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-fauci-those-who-recover-will-be-immune-2020-3?  The author points out that all the fear panic purchasing of cleaning supplies is like “putting oil on a fire” and that those not exposed to COVID will be vulnerable to it in the future.  
  • Even Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the WHO’s Emergency Services Program states,

“What we really need to focus on is finding those who are sick, those who have the virus, and isolate them — find their contacts and isolate them,” Ryan is quoted as saying in the interview. “The danger right now with the lock-downs … [is that] if we don’t put in place the strong public-health measures now, when those movement restrictions and lock-downs are lifted, the danger is the disease will jump back up.”

The question begging to be asked is WHY Fauci and other authorities are preventing people from conferring immunity and WHY he would deny life-saving treatment for severe cases.
When you answer those questions you begin to understand the real reasons behind this debacle.
For an interview on hydroxychloroquine:

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Activism, Treatment, Viruses

NYC Doctor – ‘We Are Treating the Wrong Disease’ & Face Masks Don’t Work

 Approx. 6 Min.

“I am a physician who has been working at the bedside of COVID+ patients in NYC. I believe we are treating the wrong disease and that we must change what we are doing if we want to save as many lives as possible. I welcome any feedback, especially from those bedside: doctors, nurses, xray techs, pharmacists, anyone and everyone. Does this sound wrong or right, is something more right? Please let me know.”  @cameronks

This article explains about an Italian report titled ‘Covid-19 Does Not Lead to a “Typical” Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome‘. They affirm that the standard approach for ARDS (high Positive End Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) and Prone Positioning, often does more harm than good. Patients are described as suffering “severe hypoxemia” and the usual treatments are failing because they “result in severe hemodynamic impairment and fluid retention.” Also, a global survey of 6,000 doctors found Hydroxychloroquine is the most effective’ treatment for the coronavirus COVID-19.

Unfortunately, there has been an all out, concerted effort to keep these safe, cheap, effective drugs and supplements from public use.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/04/02/826105278/ventilators-are-no-panacea-for-critically-ill-covid-19-patients

Ventilators Are No Panacea For Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients

Most coronavirus patients who end up on ventilators go on to die, according to several small studies from the U.S., China and Europe.

And many of the patients who continue to live can’t be taken off the mechanical breathing machines.

“It’s very concerning to see how many patients who require ventilation do not make it out of the hospital,” says Dr. Tiffany Osborn, a critical care specialist at Washington University in St. Louis who has been caring for coronavirus patients at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. (See link for article)

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**Comment**

In light of the doctor’s video, it appears that ventilators, while helping some, can and have hurt patients. They have also been behind lung damage when used in the manner doctors have been told to use them.

Please remember that this doctor is working with the worst patients and that the vast majority of patients have mild symptoms, if any at all, and go onto fully recover. For those that develop severe disease, however, this information needs to be shared widely.

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12 COVID Autopsy Cases

In all 12 COVID Autopsy cases, the cause of death was found within the lungs or the pulmonary vascular system. Those who did not die of large pulmonary emboli died of extensive inflammation, meaning pneumonia with ARDS. In these COVID Autopsy cases, the lungs were wet and heavy, like a saturated water sponge. The lung surfaces often had a distinct patchy pattern, with pale areas alternating with slightly protruding and firm, deep reddish-blue Hypercapillarized areas. This indicates areas of intense inflammation, with endothelial dysfunction that can be seen at the microscopic level. When they looked at the lungs’ slices under the microscope, they found diffuse alveolar damage in 8 COVID Autopsy cases. Specifically, they saw hyaline membrane formation, tiny clots in the capillaries, capillaries engorged with red blood cells, and other inflammatory findings. All these findings represent ARDS. They also found lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell, infiltrated these areas of infiltration. This fits the picture of viral pathogenesis.

If these patients had been given life-saving drugs, they most probably would be here to talk about it.

Another finding is that severe patients commonly had neurologic symptoms manifested as acute cerebrovascular diseases, consciousness impairment and skeletal muscle symptoms.  https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.02.22.20026500v1

Alessandro Pezzini, MD, associate professor of neurology at the University of Brescia (Italy) is also finding neurologic symptoms in some COVID-19 patients:

“There is a change in the neurologic patients we are treating,” said Dr. Pezzini. “There is a dramatic increase in the number of vascular events, ischemic strokes, and thrombosis, which is likely due to the virus affecting coagulating mechanisms.” https://journals.lww.com/neurotodayonline/blog/breakingnews/pages/post.aspx?PostID=920

Masks don’t work: https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2764367/effectiveness-surgical-cotton-masks-blocking-sars-cov-2-controlled-comparison

“In conclusion, both surgical and cotton masks seem to be ineffective in preventing the dissemination of SARS–CoV-2 from the coughs of patients with COVID-19 to the environment and external mask surface.”

In other words, if the CDC states something, do the exact opposite.

For more:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/03/cdc-centers-for-damaged-credibility/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/02/coronavirus-if-they-lied-then-why-wouldnt-they-lie-now/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2019/06/13/blast-from-the-past-cdc-vaccine-authors-destroy-evidence-of-vaccine-harm/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/04/06/cdcs-troubling-lack-of-research-ethics/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/06/wheres-the-evidence-supporting-the-drastic-measures-against-covid-19/

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