Evidence That Blood Sugar Control Is A Key Factor In Immunity. Glucose control may be key for protection against COVID-19, especially for diabetes patients, since viruses tend to high jack cellular machinery to increase glycolysis. Hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) not only promoted viral shedding and pathogenicity, but impairs immunity by disrupting function of white blood […]
Weight As A COVID-19 Risk Factor
A recent article talks about obesity as a significant risk factor for covid 19 complications. There have been several articles and expert opinions voicing that a central problem associated with higher risk factors for covid19 complications is that of metabolic syndrome. The article finds that age of 75 or older, inflammatory markers (c-reactive protein and […]
Susceptibility factors for getting very sick with the Corona Virus.
Susceptibility factors for developing more severe complications with the Corona Virus. Age Genetics Immune system problems Chronic disease (particularly mentioned often are: diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and lung diseases (including the very common – asthma). Stress Nutritional deficiencies You can’t control some of these, but you can control others. Focus on those, focus […]
How To Have Better Health
How To Have Better Health To Reduce Your Risks. Limiting risk around all communicable and all chronic diseases revolves around several very important factors that are controlled by you every minute of every day. This is especially important with the risk of coronavirus 19, all the other infectious diseases, and the shockingly high number of […]
High Blood Sugar Doubles Cancer Deaths
Are We Feeding Cancer? A 2018 systematic review of 12 studies of 9,872 patients finds cancer patients with solid tumors have a 200% higher chance of dying if they also have hyperglycemia (high blood sugar). This large literature review suggests that higher blood sugar levels may feed cancer cells regardless of whether the individual was […]
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