Just to let you know I have started updating the Purehealth COVID Guidance document again for you. I've had a good scan through it and much of it still holds true for the advice I gave up until July. I've done lots of blog posts since, which you can find here too: https://purehealthclinic.co.uk/?s=covid (or just …
Did I Have COVID-19?
D'you know: I think I may have had COVID last January/February. I've been keeping my eye out for studies showing gut symptoms for COVID and experts now think about 1 in 5 (20%) of people may only show gut symptoms and none of the fever, cough etc: Review finds almost 20 percent of COVID-19 patients …
How Do You Know If It’s Flu or Covid-19?
This might help, which I picked up from Medscape: Presentations of COVID-19 have ranged from no or mild symptoms to severe illness and mortality. Symptoms may develop 2 days to 2 weeks after exposure to the virus. Although symptoms may occur in various orders and individuals do not necessarily have any or all symptoms, a study …
Immune-Boosting Smoothie
Here's an easy way to boost your immunity - and goodness knows we all need to keep an eye on that this Winter! A handful of frozen berry mix. I use a mix of red berries and some mango/pineapple/papaya mix from the supermarket A banana or half a banana and half an avocado Some greens …
New Immune Tests Page
Timely, this one: how do you test your immune system strength? I've just completed the new Immune Tests page, which you can see here. And here is the text for you. I hope it helps: Unsure if you need an Immune Status Test? Well, if you are getting recurrent infections, battling something like Lyme disease …
Quote of the Week: Social or Pharmaceutical Vaccine?
Our role as partners in the restoration of individual’s wellbeing and the education of our friends and families, by the transfer of knowledge and related changes in behaviour is the social vaccine of sustainability and wellbeing – this may be a far better investment in your and your families personal future and our environment than any single …
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Keep Calm & Boost Immunity 24: Glutathione
Just added this to the COVID Guidance document for you: Glutathione It is well-known that levels of the 'master antioxidant' glutathione drop off as we get older. There is some research and suggestion now that glutathione levels might be key to Covid, as a preventative, managing severity and in recovery. Have a read of Dr …
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Quote of the Day
 “Vitamin D could almost be thought of as a designer drug for helping the body to handle viral respiratory infections..... It boosts the ability of cells to kill and resist viruses and simultaneously dampens down harmful inflammation, which is one of the big problems with Covid.” Dr. Adrian Martineau, a professor of respiratory infection and immunity …
Keep Calm & Boost Immunity 23: Free-From Dexamethasone?
You'll no doubt have seen the news that giving some patients on respirators and oxygen the steroid drug Dexamethasone could help. I asked Christine (TGF supplement woman) to find grain and dairy free versions in case any of us with those sensitivities need it - hope not, but pays to be prepared! Here are her …
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