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Hello all!
I hope this email finds you well. Many of us have been severely impacted by COVID. I have received multiple calls this week requesting support for those with COVID symptoms in efforts to prevent hospitalization. My previous COVID emails offered a variety of information, but I felt it necessary to send an immediate triage plan to simplify the process as much as possible. I am not a doctor. These steps are just crucial to sustaining vitality and reducing inflammation. I have personally helped more than 60 individuals of all ages avoid hospitalization and long haul symptoms. My entire family experienced COVID. Each person from ages 13 to 70, recovered within 5 days or less without medication.
Please utilize these tips as tools to reduce discomfort and fear. Avoid any steps listed below if you are allergic to something recommended, and/or you know it's contraindicated to your other health conditions.
Critical items to have on hand:
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Pulse oximeter to monitor O2 and pulse (Walmart, Amazon, CVS, Walgreens)
- Blood pressure machine
- thermometer
Other support tools:
Steps for healing:
- Do not push through. As soon as you start feeling ill, mild fever, congestion...rest, take a couple of days off and pour into you. Pushing though can intensify the symptoms, leading to several days of lost time.
- Do not take Tylenol. Tylenol reduces glutathione levels, increasing stress on the lungs. Do not let them give you Tylenol as a preventative at the hospital. This is a common practice in the ER. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15878691/
- If you have a fever, try to address naturally through a tepid bath, cool cloth on the back of your neck, foot soak water with a cup of epsom salts, add a few drops of essential oils...peppermint, lavender and/or sage. If you must take something, try 1-2 advil gels (unless allergic to ibuprofen). Stay conservative.
- Drink 1-2 glasses of fresh squeezed organic orange juice per day. Typically 2 oranges. You can add a half lemon or lime squeezed into this also. Vitamin C will aid in healing.
- Make homemade bone broth or buy organic bone broth from the store. Drink a cup throughout the day versus an extra cup of coffee. Or make a homemade chicken soup or beef vegetable from the broth. When I am in a pinch, I buy Bonafide Provisions organic broth (or comparable at health food store), place it in a pan, add celery, onion, garlic, parsley, sea salt and pepper. I bring it to a boil, then simmer for 10- 20 minutes.
- Eat quality, whole foods (organic as often as possible). The body needs nutrients to sustain a healthy immune system. It does not need excess additives. Processed foods tend to increase ingestion of pesticides and allergens, impacting breathing and mucous production. Protein helps to produce glutathione. Grass fed beef offers iron, b12, alpha lipoic acid, l- carnitine and protein.
- Meat, white, red and yellow potatoes, fruits high in vitamin C, eggs, fresh herbs, sea salt, real butter, olive oil in the raw and/or coconut oil...are some of the best foods to consume during this time. Whatever you can stomach based on how you feel. Get in what you can.
- Drink organic dandelion root tea & ginger tea. You can add lemon and/or honey if you choose. Dandelion root tea helps sustain liver health and ginger is an anti-inflammatory.
- Drink quality water such as Evian and Fiji. Or well water filtered through a Berkey. 1/2 glass mineral water mixed with with 1/2 100% organic juice such as Lakewood Cranberry Blend or Grape, can help with nausea.
- You can also add a pack of Liquid IV to your water 1-2 times per day to prevent dehydration.
- Diffuse essential oils such as Raven from Young Living or Breathe from DoTerrra. You can also add a few drops to your shower, or on the back of your neck. These help with congestion.
- Drink a shot glass of water, with a pinch of baking soda (1/4 tsp) and a pinch of sea salt. This can help with kidney health, O2 levels and inflammation. 1-2 times per day.
- Utilize authentic herbal cough drops and/or zinc lozenges. I love Olbas products. I recently discovered Wedderspoon Manuka Honey Ginger Drops which are excellent, too. There are many products out there, you just want to ensure they are made with little to no additives. The less work your body has to do detoxing additives and just assimilating nutrients, the better!
- 1,000mcg of B12, CoQ10 100mg ubiquinol, Zinc with copper (Jarrow Zinc Balance)..can each help with lung health, anemia, shortness of breath, immunity and support sustaining taste and smell.
- Expose yourself to sunshine for 15-20 minutes each day. The first light of day is wonderful and as the sun sets if possible.
- Connect with the earth. If it is not too cold where you are at, get your feet on the ground. Get with nature when you can. The earth is like the outlet is to your cell phone. It helps us recharge the body. "The logical explanation for the anti-inflammatory effects is that grounding the body allows negatively charged antioxidant electrons from the Earth to enter the body and neutralize positively charged free radicals at sites of inflammation [28]. Flow of electrons from the Earth to the body has been documented [15]" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3265077/
- Reduce your fear and mental stress. Fearing COVID weakens the immune system, by keeping you in a state of fight or flight. Focus on solutions to pour energy and support into your body, versus leaking unneccesary energy from overthinking. Know your body is quite capable when provided optimal nutrients and rest.
- Aim for more sleep. Get to bed by 10pm as often as you can! If you can not sleep through the night, take naps as often as possible.
Additional information to know:
* You do not have a medication deficiency. Most of us have a nutrient/energy deficiency and a lifestyle imbalance, weakening our immune system enough to become ill. Adjusting our lifestyle and nourishing the body, can strengthen the body enough to return to homeostasis.
*I personally recommend setting up a call with a telehealth doc who is open to looking at all options. You can also have a proactive conversation with your primary care. If you wait until hospitalization may be required, you will be stuck with the protocol the hospital approves. You can use this list as a resource for physicians who are open to successful protocols you can follow at home: https://www.exstnc.com/?fbclid=IwAR25HbFe9S05__xQlpCcBqAISjjZfNdrlErCb2yQRUgda4nI4QM0hlziAMU
*When tracking O2, blood pressure and pulse at home...this is for collecting and monitoring data to ensure you are on the right track. The data is not to create fear. The goal is to stay over 90 with your O2, 95 is great. The hospital may attempt to keep someone at 99 or 100. This can become very dangerous, leading to hyperoxia and/or hypercapnia. If you do have to go to the hospital, you may need O2 support. Pay attention to how you feel versus the number. If you begin to feel nausea, dizziness, foggy thinking with excess O2, speak with your doctor about lowering how many liters of O2 you are receiving. O2 at 93-94, is much better than 99, especially if you have never received supplemental oxygen before and your lungs are having a difficult time taking in too much too quickly. Again, I am not a doctor. I do work with and consult with many respiratory therapists and have helped many people increase their O2 from the low 80's to 95+ without supplemental O2. Only through specific nutrients and rest. Excess O2 can kill you. Keeping you stable is the goal. Balance is key.
Final note:
Many of the steps listed above are to help with and prevent dehydration, anemia and various nutrient deficiencies. Each imbalance can intensify symptoms of COVID and increase the chances of hospitalization.
Although this info can be helpful to most, it is not personalized to you. There are many other resources, this is just a foundational approach. If you are in a unique situation and/or unsure of next steps, please feel free to email or text me at 352-585-3748. I can set up a session to walk you through and to advocate with you and your physician.
Do not add in too many creative steps or excess supplements. Some steps cause more harm than return on investment. If you miss the basics, the extra frilly stuff will just be stress to the body.
If you do get hospitalized for any reason... it is very important to see if you can set up an account under the patient portal upon admit. If you are not able to do this, see if a family member can do it for you. Some hospitals will not allow access until after discharge. If you can see your labs and test results in real time, it can help with monitoring your progress. Some individuals are entering the hospital with normal CO2 levels and then becoming CO2 retainers due to excess O2. It is important to monitor this early. Do not assume the medical staff is able to stay on top of this. This info may be too deep for this email and/or not easily understood in a brief message, but my goal is to plant a seed to help you advocate for your family and/or yourself. I can always expand on these concerns with you by phone, Facetime or zoom.
This is about YOU, your family and your safety. We do not always get a second chance and hindsight is often not fun. I pray this email can help you be proactive at sustaining your best health during these trying times.
Sincerely,
Kimberly Miller
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