Immune System Long-term Effects of COVID-19 What Can Biofactors Do in Long- and Post-COVID Vitamins, minerals and trace elements – they all ranks as biofactors that play an important role in a wide variety of diseases due to their physiological functions. While studies have shown positive effects of some biofactors such as zinc and vitamin D3 in SARS-CoV-2 infection, there is hardly any valid data for patients with Long-COVID or Post-COVID. The following article sheds light on the topic in an evidence-based manner and still [...]
May 2024 My dear friends and colleagues, As we travel through the lengthening sunny spring days and prepare for the summer months, I find myself facing a series of personal challenges as well as mental fatigue with the whole “virus” situation. I have repeatedly urged myself to pull away from all the information and research on COVID. There are other problems that our patients are facing. And then another newsletter or journal or article or study simply pulls my interest back in. Why am I so drawn to this [...]
April 2024 Dear Colleagues and Friends, Although we continue to see an avalanche of information and commentary as the pandemic and political narratives escalate, my commentary section will be a bit shorter this month. I will be participating in Dr. Simon Yu’s Acupuncture Meridian Assessment (AMA) standard workshop April 25-28, 2024 [see Dr. Yu’s website for current registration information]. For now I am busily updating my lectures since I last dusted them off for presentation. Although the history lecture changes little, we are seeing more and more information about [...]
Immune System Long-/Post-COVID – The Long Road Back to Normality A Consideration From a Homeopathic Point of View Corona infections often leave lasting symptoms. The list of Post-COVID symptoms is long. It is still unclear what pathological processes are behind this. Various attempts at explanation are discussed. From a medical point of view, the problem cannot be solved so far. In addition to limited resilience typical post-COVID symptoms include a weakened immune system, headaches and body aches, nausea, indigestion, respiratory problems, [...]
Why does it always come back to politics? 12 March 2024 Another Part 1 on Politics Politics – eww – that’s a naughty word right? As time and the seasons march (pun intended by the way) past us, political repression and the popular perceptions continue to remain dark. As I daily go through my journals and newsletters, I frequently wonder how the acceptance and understanding of natural medicine has changed so markedly since the start of the so-called pandemic. A friend, a lady physiotherapist blind since birth and now [...]