Fighting Covid-19: Vitamin D, Magnesium, Vitamin B12
What is the solution to Covid-19 is not some new expensive propriety drug, but rather vitamins, minerals, and over-the-counter supplements? There is a substantial amount of research supporting this point of view. And this website is dedicated to investigating this possibility. (You will also find information here on medications and vaccines, as natural supplements might be only a partial solution.)
The study which occasions this article was quite simple. The study began with two groups of patients, all of whom were hospitalized for Covid-19 and were over 50 years of age. So these patients are among the sickest with Covid. They were older, and we know that this disease hits older patients harder, and they needed hospitalization. The intervention group was given three supplements, each available over-the-counter: Vitamin D, Magnesium, and Vitamin B12. The dosing was as follows:
* Vitamin D 1,000 IU per day
* Magnesium 150 mg per day
* Vitamin B12 500 mcg per day
Now 500 micrograms (mcg) of B12 may seem like a high dose; the RDA for B12 is just 2.4 mcg. But B12 is known to be safe at this dosing. OTC supplements for vitamin B12 are often as high as 500 or 1000 or even 2500 mcg per tablet. And there is no tolerable upper limit set by the Institute of Medicine for B12. So 500 mcg is quite safe.
The above dosing for Vitamin D is relatively low. The tolerable upper limit of Vitamin D is 4000 IU, and yet this dosing calls for only 1000 IU. A higher dose could be given without issue. A 2011 study in Anticancer Research, by Garland et al., found that a dosage of 9,600 IU of vitamin D was needed to reach the serum vitamin D levels needed for what the study found to be the optimum level for reduction in risk of cancer [3]. Though this is well above the tolerable upper limit, the study found that “no intakes of 10,000 IU/d or lower” would be toxic, and that “Universal intake of up to 40,000 IU vitamin D per day is unlikely to result in vitamin D toxicity.” [3]
The dosing for Magnesium is also modest. The tolerable upper limit (TUL) for magnesium from supplementation is 350 mg per day. For that value, the TUL of 350 mg, you only count magnesium from supplements, not also from food. So a dosing of 150 mg per day is safe for most adults. (Even so, do not take magnesium supplements unless you first consult your doctor.)
These are three common supplements given at common dosages, which are safe for most adults. And yet the difference this treatment made to the outcome was astounding.
read in full
https://covid.us.org/2020/06/09/fighting-covi...tamin-b12/
What is the solution to Covid-19 is not some new expensive propriety drug, but rather vitamins, minerals, and over-the-counter supplements? There is a substantial amount of research supporting this point of view. And this website is dedicated to investigating this possibility. (You will also find information here on medications and vaccines, as natural supplements might be only a partial solution.)
The study which occasions this article was quite simple. The study began with two groups of patients, all of whom were hospitalized for Covid-19 and were over 50 years of age. So these patients are among the sickest with Covid. They were older, and we know that this disease hits older patients harder, and they needed hospitalization. The intervention group was given three supplements, each available over-the-counter: Vitamin D, Magnesium, and Vitamin B12. The dosing was as follows:
* Vitamin D 1,000 IU per day
* Magnesium 150 mg per day
* Vitamin B12 500 mcg per day
Now 500 micrograms (mcg) of B12 may seem like a high dose; the RDA for B12 is just 2.4 mcg. But B12 is known to be safe at this dosing. OTC supplements for vitamin B12 are often as high as 500 or 1000 or even 2500 mcg per tablet. And there is no tolerable upper limit set by the Institute of Medicine for B12. So 500 mcg is quite safe.
The above dosing for Vitamin D is relatively low. The tolerable upper limit of Vitamin D is 4000 IU, and yet this dosing calls for only 1000 IU. A higher dose could be given without issue. A 2011 study in Anticancer Research, by Garland et al., found that a dosage of 9,600 IU of vitamin D was needed to reach the serum vitamin D levels needed for what the study found to be the optimum level for reduction in risk of cancer [3]. Though this is well above the tolerable upper limit, the study found that “no intakes of 10,000 IU/d or lower” would be toxic, and that “Universal intake of up to 40,000 IU vitamin D per day is unlikely to result in vitamin D toxicity.” [3]
The dosing for Magnesium is also modest. The tolerable upper limit (TUL) for magnesium from supplementation is 350 mg per day. For that value, the TUL of 350 mg, you only count magnesium from supplements, not also from food. So a dosing of 150 mg per day is safe for most adults. (Even so, do not take magnesium supplements unless you first consult your doctor.)
These are three common supplements given at common dosages, which are safe for most adults. And yet the difference this treatment made to the outcome was astounding.
read in full
https://covid.us.org/2020/06/09/fighting-covi...tamin-b12/
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