Dear Steve,

DID YOU KNOW that a trace mineral more known for boosting your immune system and balancing blood sugar has now been found to have a positive effect on cholesterol?

A new study from Advances in Nutrition found following zinc supplementation, there was a significant decrease observed in total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, with an increase in HDL.

Researchers found that total daily intake including supplementation was optimal at intakes between 100 and 140 mg.

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Steve: Many of you will be in public places or with friends and family frequently this month. You certainly should be privy to the latest infection research.

Long Cold and Flu

Research has now shown what we have long suspected. There is not just "long COVID". There is "long cold and flu". Published in The Lancet's eClinicalMedicine, a study states that people may experience "long colds and flus" after acute respiratory infections that test negative for COVID-19. Some of the most common symptoms included coughing, stomach pain, and diarrhea more than 4 weeks after the initial infection.

Micronutrients

Low levels of vitamin D are associated with longer duration and worse severity of Covid-19 infections, according to a study in Natural Medicine Journal. Make sure you double up on your vitamin D3 at least during December.

A study from Frontiers in Nutrition found the importance of the micronutrients vitamins A, C, D, and E in the improvement of immune function through modulation of platelet aggregating factor in patients with COVID-19.

Eat Your Veggies

Phytochemicals in vegetables like broccoli or cauliflower help to maintain a healthy barrier in the lung and ease infection, according to a study in Nature.

Alcohol Mindfulness

A study from The Lancet's eBioMedicine purports that habitual drinking causes excessive inflammation and reduced antiviral responses in the lungs. Most tend to drink much more alcohol during the holidays, so try to cut your intake in half or three-quarters for better immune health.

New COVID Variant

According to the CDC, the new highly mutated COVID variant BA.2.86 does not have a heightened ability to evade the protection of COVID vaccines or immunity from prior infection.

Pfizer Booster and Stroke Risk

Researchers in a Medrxiv study identified a 50% increase in the incidence of ischemic stroke per 100,000 patients ages 65 and older vaccinated with the Pfizer bivalent booster vaccine.

Saltwater Gargling and Nasal Irrigation

Gargling and nasal rinsing with saltwater several times a day appeared to be associated with significantly lower COVID-19 hospitalization rates in a small, randomized, double-blind study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting. The low dose was 2.13 grams of salt dissolved in 8 ounces of warm water, and the high dose was 6 grams. Participants gargled the saltwater and used it as a nasal rinse for 5 minutes four times a day.

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