Immune boosting Nutrition and practices

@journeywithme2 Love this!

I've noticed a lot of posters discussing how they are feeling overwhelmed with the energy being emanated by the collective.  There is a lot of fear being generated out there right now, and most members here are very sensitive to it.  As empaths we tend to not only feel other peoples energy but also absorb it.  This is one of our gifts.  We have come here to help our fellow travelers by clearing these energies from this dimension and transmuting them back to source. Most of us do it subconsciously, usually at night.  However, before the energies are cleared they can cause us a lot of suffering.  So, below I'm laying out a few simple, quick techniques we can use to clear our own energy at any time.

Before anything, ground yourself by sitting or lying on the floor and just becoming one with the earth.  Feel the energy coming up from below and energizing your base chakra.  You can also focus on the color red and absorbing its energy.

1. Next, stand up straight, lift your arms toward the sky like in a sun salutation and breathe in. 
2. Breathe out as you bend over and reach down with your arms as if you are scooping energy up. 
3. Hold the energy in your arms as you come back up, sending your arms back towards the sky. 
4. As you reach towards the sky, imagine light rushing through you, and over you, washing  away any dark or dense feelings, emotions or thoughts. 
5. Either stay in this pose until you start to feel "lighter" or repeat the above steps until the same occurs (whichever feels better to you)
6. Finish by bringing you arms down in an arc as if you are forming a "Tree of Light" with your body and slowly breathing out.
7. Namaste ? 

I like to do this right before bed and first thing in the morning.  Also good after watching or reading the news or interacting with a lot of people. ❤️ 

For a number of years I’ve been seeing an integrative physician who specializes in lyme, chronic inflammatory response syndrome (CIRS – caused by mold, mycobacteria and biotoxins), and other chronic diseases.  My doctor has recommended some daily preventative oral compounds, which I have attached.  Please note that they are not cures for COVID-19, nor have they been studied in any coronavirus research. They are natural compounds that possess anti-viral properties and improve immune response.  

Along the same lines as @deetoo's post above, here is a scientific article on neutraceuticals (supplements) that have been shown to have an effect on encapsulated RNA viruses like the novel coronavirus (as well as influenza).  It's pretty difficult to understand for a layperson, but at the end they provide a table with recommended supplements including daily dosages. As with all supplements, check with your doctor first. ❤️ 

Table 1. Provisional daily dosage suggestions for nutraceuticals that might aid control of RNA viruses including influenza and coronavirus

@frank I’m no expert here. I found this nih reference on elderberry and covid 19. I realize the evidence based literature isn’t deep where natural approaches are concerned.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11399518  

There’s anecdotal concern elderberry might be part of intensifying cytokine storm in severe Covid 19 illness.

Blessings,

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@stillnessnmind

Yes, you bring up an excellent point. Cytokine storm is definitely a concern with Covid-19.  The thing that I find interesting is that it only happens in some patients, usually either older or with pre-existing health issues.  My feeling (I'm a medical intuitive, but not a doctor, so its really just a feeling) is that with these people, their immune systems take longer to recognize the virus thus giving it time to multiply.  By the time the immune system "realizes" what's happening, it goes into "emergency mode" and ends up accidentally hitting the "self-destruct button" (cytokine storm). The paper you linked to alludes to the fact that a controlled cytokine reaction is part of a healthy immune response.  So the question becomes, does elderberry help promote a healthy cytokine response, keeping the virus in check, so that it doesn't provoke the overreaction, OR does it just contribute to an already disastrous cascade of cytokine overproduction.  My feeling is that if used prophylactically, it is the former, however if used too late in the illness it would be the latter. 

@frank You express your line of thinking quite well and clearly. 

The tricky thing with this virus is its quiet prodromal phase.  We just don’t know enough about the timing with these adjuncts with exposure to disease expression. You’ve given me really good questions for the next time I run into a infectious disease doc or virologist. 

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@frank  Some people think that autoimmune illnesses are a result of a virus not properly expelled from the body.  People with autoimmune conditions are warned not to take immune boosting herbs. For example echinacea.  There's usually a t1 and t2 response from the immune system and if it swings one way, you get allergies as a response, if it swings another your own body gets attacked. For very healthy people boosting immune system may be a good idea, but for most americans, their gut strength and immune system is compromised in one way or another. 

I have been told that balancing the immune response is most effective.

There is also this link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDp6g655LYU&feature=youtu.be

Hi @screenie.  Thanks for the links. I know next to nothing about chinese medicine, but the concept of balance definitely resonates with me.

Humor is immune boosting:  Check this out Chris Mann's new song, My Corona. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10156728156926721&id=23169911720