As soon as lengthy ads for prescription medications started appearing on prime-time television, I knew who was really calling the shots. After the covid debacle, I trust doctors even less.
Interesting about vitamin D though. I work nights and have rather fair skin, so even though I live in Florida, I don't hang out in the sun as often as many others. That said, I've often described myself as a milkaholic, consuming between 2-3 gallons a week on average. I'm now wondering how much impact this had on me only catching covid once. Good to know!
I'll definitely be looking into the Bates Method now as well, so thank you for that!
You are opening another whole can of worms here. There's good evidence that supplements are a hit-and-miss way of getting nutrients, that healthy food and sunlight are both better ways to boost Vitamin D levels.
I strongly suspect that the lock-downs, by keeping so many people indoors and out of the sun, would have made North America's 'normal' level of vitamin D deficiency much, much worse, leaving the general population far more vulnerable to COVID. Through this one mechanism alone, the lock-downs may well have claimed more lives than they saved.
Excellent and important article. Thank you1
As soon as lengthy ads for prescription medications started appearing on prime-time television, I knew who was really calling the shots. After the covid debacle, I trust doctors even less.
Interesting about vitamin D though. I work nights and have rather fair skin, so even though I live in Florida, I don't hang out in the sun as often as many others. That said, I've often described myself as a milkaholic, consuming between 2-3 gallons a week on average. I'm now wondering how much impact this had on me only catching covid once. Good to know!
I'll definitely be looking into the Bates Method now as well, so thank you for that!
You're welcome about the Bates Method.
You are opening another whole can of worms here. There's good evidence that supplements are a hit-and-miss way of getting nutrients, that healthy food and sunlight are both better ways to boost Vitamin D levels.
I strongly suspect that the lock-downs, by keeping so many people indoors and out of the sun, would have made North America's 'normal' level of vitamin D deficiency much, much worse, leaving the general population far more vulnerable to COVID. Through this one mechanism alone, the lock-downs may well have claimed more lives than they saved.