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COVID-19: Naturopathic, Functional Medicine, and Nutrition-Based Approaches to Prevention Dicken Weatherby, N.D. and Beth Ellen DiLuglio, MS, RDN, LDN

COVID-19: Initial indications and conventional interventions Dicken Weatherby, N.D. and Beth Ellen DiLuglio, MS, RDN, LDN Initial symptoms of COVID-19 are not unique and may overlap with many other disorders.

Biomarker characteristics and blood type - help sharpen the COVID-19 clinical picture Dicken Weatherby, N.D. and Beth Ellen DiLuglio, MS, RDN, LDN Blood type was assessed as a factor in susceptibility and severity of COVID-19.

Zinc - Another micronutrient with macro-functions in COVID-19 Dicken Weatherby, N.D. and Beth Ellen DiLuglio, MS, RDN, LDN Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), is produced in the skin from the cholesterol compound 7-dehydrocholesterol when exposed to UVB light from the sun. Cholecalciferol is then converted mainly by the liver to 25(OH) vitamin D and then by the kidney to active 1,25(OH)2 vitamin D. Total 25-OH vitamin D is commonly measured in the blood to assess vitamin D status.[i]

Vitamin D - You don’t know what you’re missing Dicken Weatherby, N.D. and Beth Ellen DiLuglio, MS, RDN, LDN Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), is produced in the skin from the cholesterol compound 7-dehydrocholesterol when exposed to UVB light from the sun. Cholecalciferol is then converted mainly by the liver to 25(OH) vitamin D and then by the kidney to active 1,25(OH)2 vitamin D. Total 25-OH vitamin D is commonly measured in the blood to assess vitamin D status.[i]

Vitamin C is more than just a vital amine in the COVID-19 fight Dicken Weatherby, N.D. and Beth Ellen DiLuglio, MS, RDN, LDN Vitamin C possesses antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and immunomodulating effects, making it a focus of research in COVID-19.

IL10 - Interleukins ups and downs in COVID-19 Dicken Weatherby, N.D. and Beth Ellen DiLuglio, MS, RDN, LDN Interleukin-10 is an anti-inflammatory cytokine that curbs IL-6, TNF-alpha, and IL-8 pro-inflammatory activity.[I]

IL6 - Interleukins are interlocked with the ups and downs of inflammation in COVID-19 Dicken Weatherby, N.D. and Beth Ellen DiLuglio, MS, RDN, LDN Elevations in cytokines have been recognized as hallmark characteristics of COVID-19.

Cytokines are cyt-unseen molecules that can wreak havoc or calm it down in COVID-19 Dicken Weatherby, N.D. and Beth Ellen DiLuglio, MS, RDN, LDN Elevations in cytokines have been recognized as hallmark characteristics of COVID-19.

Albumin is All Bummin' in COVID-19 Dicken Weatherby, N.D. and Beth Ellen DiLuglio, MS, RDN, LDN Albumin is a key visceral protein that maintains capillary oncotic pressure and serves as a carrier for hormones, minerals, and fatty acids. It is a negative acute-phase protein, therefore variations in serum levels are dependent on clinical status.[I]