The root cause of the pandemic is our neglect of our relationship with the natural world, other animals that we share this planet with, and our ecosystems that our planet depends on.
Sir Ken Robinson, PhD
Covid has affected people differently depending on diet, lifestyle, genetics, and other factors. With varying incubation periods, it makes it easy to unknowingly spread. By now, I can assume that we’ve all been exposed to covid indirectly or directly. If we think this through, the logical thing to do next is to create conditions for which the immune system can properly do its job and make it unwelcome for the invading pathogens to multiply.
What does fiber have to do with covid?
The immune system is a balance of both good and bad germs, and about 90% of it is in the gut. Health is determined by which germs we feed. Since it can take 1-14 days for the virus to incubate and multiply, it makes sense to eat fiber rich foods that feed the good germs and seal leaky guts. While you’re at it, make sure to get proper chewing stress as James Nestor recommends in Breath. Carrots are an easy option that give you both fiber and chewing stress. Dr. Tom O’Bryan in You Can Fix Your Brain recommends daily cruciferous foods to enhance liver’s ability to break down toxins. Eat mushrooms and probiotics. Remember, penicillin is basically a fungi that kills bacteria.
- Eat more fiber rich foods, such as carrots and cruciferous vegetables.
- Reduce gluten, which is known to cause intestinal impermeability and leaky gut.
- Reduce sugar, which feeds the bad germs.
- Reduce dairy, which can plug sinuses.
- Eat mushrooms and probiotics. Try reishi or lion’s mane extracts.
Nasal and oral health
Since covid is a respiratory illness, it makes sense to look into optimal ways of breathing and lung health. Nestor wrote that the perfect breath is 5.5 seconds. 5.5 seconds inhale, then 5.5 seconds exhale for total of 5.5 breaths per minute. Make it a habit to breathe through the nose using diaphragm, especially when exercising (except swimming). Use medical tape, about the size of a postage stamp, to close upper and lower lips together. Stretch the lungs and expand oxygen capacity. According to Hanli Prinsloo, who holds multiple records in freediving, lungs are like squishy balloons. What stops you from taking bigger and bigger breath is muscle tension over the chest, ribs and back. Increase lung volume by opening the intercostal muscle and stretching the side while you breathe.
- Breathe in and out through nose.
- Lengthen the breath from the typical 3.3 seconds to 5.5 seconds.
- Use diaphgram and stretch the intercostal muscles to expand lung capacity.
- Gargle warm saltwater in back of throat and swish around teeth and gums.
- Rinse nose with saltwater and do nose holds, if congested.
- Alternate nostril breathing is a restorative breath that lowers heart rate, blood pressure and stress.
- Nose humming widens capillaries and increases oxygen absorption.
Go outside and get earthed.
Our earth is held together by electromagnetism. The sun’s energy is split into positive and negative electrons. The positive stays up in the ionosphere 60 miles up, and the negative charge comes down to earth, mainly in the form of lightning. However, the conveniences of modern life have insulated us from absorbing these electrons, and we no longer have direct skin contact with the earth. So when we have static buildup in our bodies from our plugged in environment, the electron deficiency causes an electrical imbalance. Without a way to discharge the excess positive electrons from our devices, the absorbed electromagnetic radiation lead to chronic inflammation.
To get grounded and neutralize the effects of EMF buildup, stand or sit somewhere where you can have direct contact with the skin of the earth. Barefoot on dirt, grass, sand or concrete. We need electrons from the earth to neutralize issues of electrical imbalance from our modern, wired world. (per Earthing)
Don’t forget the basics.
- Wear a mask, social distance, don’t touch your face, wash your hands, take off your shoes inside, self quarantine if possible.
- Drink plenty of water, at least 1/2 oz per body weight (ie 50 oz of water if you weigh 100 lbs)
- Get plenty of sleep. Reduce caffeine. Take a calcium and magnesium supplement. (per End of Alzheimer’s)
- Vit C and D supplement
- Use positive thoughts and language around health. Mentally rehearse in your mind and see yourself in excellent health. See your body’s immune system working in coherent synchrony.
- Keep your core strong.
This may or may not prevent covid. No one knows. Our health is the next frontier. The medical system is highly overburdened, and we can do our part by being proactive in our own health care. This will only increase your ability to fight it off, and hopefully stay healthy, not get sick, or recover quickly if you do.