Covid 19 ----How To prevent going into the hospital

  Hydration: drink plenty of fluids, water, tea, warm beverages. This is especially important for the elderly who tend to often be dehydrated. This flushes the kidneys of toxins, keeps plenty of fluid in the body to keep secretions as liquid as possible—not allowing thick mucous to fill the lungs. Also hot herb tea with honey & lemon is great. Also take regular Gatorade or sports drinks and water. This will give you       potassium, sodium and glucose as well as vital  nutrients.

Immume Support: He prefers Zicam zinc throat lozenges 4 x a day, especially at night before going to bed to keep viral loads low. Also may use Vitamin C & D supplements. Gargle and drink diluted apple cider vinegar with warm honey.

Diet: Plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables and quality proteins. Oranges daily are great! Lemons and honey for your tea. This is not a time for a minimal diet; you want to be well fed with nutritious foods to    prepare your body for potential loss of appetite. If you get sick enough to require hospital respiratory support, your body needs to be fueled up to “run a marathon”

Medications: Zicam lozenges for prevention and treatment of symptoms. Plenty of cough drops. Vicks Vaporub is excellent and a must have item to decrease cough, open and soothe bronchial passages. Delsym 12 hour dextromethorphan extended release(flat bottle) is great cough suppressant. You may add day and night cold and cough medicines, Tylenol as needed . NyQuil is good to help sleep with Vaporub and warm tea. Afrin or neti pot may help clear your nose as will over the counter sinus medications. 

Equipment: Vaporizer machine and Vaposteam. Get the old school one that heats up, not cool mist. This is a lifesaver. I would also recommend a simple nebulizer machine($50) and saline ampoules(the pink ones) available on Amazon. You may need an      albuterol prescription as well. In addition to a thermometer, a fingertip pulse oximeter can be very useful. A general cutoff for being sick is about 94% below this you may need to see a doctor. Shortness of breath and work of breathing are signs you are getting sicker and need to see a doctor or Call in!!

This is only intended for at home use while in quarantine.

 Exercise: sunshine, light walking if you are ill is always great. If not symptomatic, keep workouts  relatively light. Now is not a great tune to suppress your immune system using energy recovering from a hardcore workout. However keeping fitness—especially cardiovascular at optimum levels which may pay big dividends if you get really sick.

Hot baths, hot tub soaks for 15 minutes twice a day may help with an artificially induced fever that makes you a less hospitable host for the virus among other benefits

Hygiene: Shower/bath daily with clean clothes daily, brush teeth, etc. This cannot be underestimated—decreases the virus and the morale boost is very important.

Update: Tylenol Not Ibuprofen for pain and fever. Avoid NSAIDS(non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen, advil, Motrin, Naproxen, Aleve, Aspirin. 

In Summary, the goal is to keep your body and immune system functioning at optimal levels, stay hydrated and make yourself unattractive to the virus!!



So make some homemade chicken soup, do all the right things to avoid spread and we will get through this difficult time.