virus season

Viruses    Article by Dr. Fox

 It’s  that time of year when multiple environmental factors give viruses a  pass into our bodies. I want to keep this short, but pertinent. In any  given fall/winter season we find 30+ Influenza -like Viruses (ILV)  circulating, of these, 30 ILVs, less than 20% are accounted for by  Influenza A & B. What does this mean? You might test negative for  Influenza A or B, but you still have all the same symptoms. Flu shots  target the seasonally predicted strain of Influenza A or B, but they  don’t target the other 28 + ILVs. But you still feel the same. Flu shot  efficacy is a statistical data point, often manipulated, and  traditionally has never reached absolute efficacy above 50%. 

   With that being said, what are the risks of Influenza A & B or the  other ILV clan? For those with chronic medical conditions, the already  compromised immune system gets overwhelmed by the acute virus, and  suddenly the post viral immunological support is gone. It is like the  defunded internal police force suddenly got exhausted by a sudden riot  control operation. Then those bacteria that live in our respiratory  system, normally kept in check by the immune police, decide it’s time to  party. So, post viral infection police depletion can lead to a post  viral bacterial infection that they call pneumonia. 

 Are the bells going off yet? The reported average yearly death rate  from Influenza is around 36,000. Usually the elderly, but does the flu  kill them or post viral bacterial pneumonia?  Pneumonia!!! I say all  that to say this: If you come down with a febrile influenza like virus  the following is helpful:

Don’t wait 7 days to call me!  If after 3 days of illness, not getting better or progressively worsening?   

                           WE NEED TO TALK

 My aim is to avoid post viral pneumonia conditions through treatment  earlier than later.  What can you do early on to support your system  before pharmaceuticals are necessary?

·        Vitamin C 2000 mg three times a day for 5 days

·        Zinc 15 mg twice a day for 5 days

·        Quercetin 500 mg twice a day for 5 days

·        Vitamin D3 5,000 units a day for 5 days

·        NAC 600 mg twice a day for 5 days

Here are the home health tools you need to help evaluate your condition:

1)     Blood Pressure

2)     Heart Rate

3)     Pulse Oximeter

4)     Thermometer 

Yours in health,

DocFox.