MAY 20, 2020 QUARANTINE OR NOT ?

I have been reading a lot in the last few weeks. Are we following the science? I am not sure. We are studying the disease around us and making conclusions. Some statements do not make sense. The President unleashes hydroxychloroquine as the cure weeks ago. The data doesn’t support this medication fully. Then nothing about it on the news. But then 3 days ago he announces he is negative for COVID but talking hydroxychloroquine. We have focused on COVID so much that we can’t forget heart disease, hypertension and cancer.

We have instilled so much fear into patients that other patients with other diseases are afraid to see their doctors and even go to the hospitals. n some areas of the USA we have let go staff at hospitals as the numbers don’t warrant the staff. Yet in places like my hometown, New York City we still have maximal staff in hospitals. Two months ago we shut down travel and started to quarantine. Yet we quarantined the healthy whereas in other diseases at other times we quarantined the ‘sick’

At the beginning of the epidemic there were millions of predicted cases and even death That is not materializing. For example in California: There were about 280,900 test performed. There are 33,865 cases. That is 12% This does not add up to what we initially thought. I feel if we did this for every state, you would see the same results. Yes COVID is here . It is here to stay for a while. This is the new normal as I hear people say. There are 1,270 deaths in California with a 0.03% chance of dying in California Does this necessitate sheltering and quarantining. I honestly don’t know anymore It would say ‘ No’ So perhaps letting down ‘ shut down’ is the way to go. Does all this necessitate not going to work and shutting down the medical health care system

There are many unanswered questions. I propose all this to educate I propose all this to make you think, ponder and reason.

Until tomorrow…

MAY 19, 2020 SO MUCH MORE THAN A RESPIRATORY VIRUS

As this pandemic spreads around the world, we still will have peaks and valleys in the United States. As stated this will occur as “we” begin to open to normalcy. It is more than the common cold as I have seen. It is a pathogen capable of destroying the body and causing death. This “ supposed” virus can cause multi organ system failure. The inflammation depending on the patient’s immune status and their genetics render the blood cells more prone to clumping. This leads to clots literally all over the body. The body cannot then dissolve these clots. Sometimes the medications used to dissolve clots aren’t enough. This leads to strokes, myocardial infarction, loss of limbs and even death

As I have been saying - ‘ a normal respiratory virus’ does not cause this. Why is this corona 19 virus so virulent ? Was it manipulated with in a lab?

In children , the inflammation of the blood vessels triggers excessive immune activation that can lead to death. This is seen in a children’s disorder known as Kawasaki disease. If you recall at the beginning of the pandemic, the public was told it does not affect children. This is madness. I feel we do not have a hold on the implications of this virus.

I have seen intravenous vitamin C and IV gluthathione used for similar illnesses be helpful in this corona epidemic. Studies need to be done on natural IV solutions that can be helpful.

Until tomorrow…

MAY 18, 2020 COVID 19 UPDATE

I am 10 day without volunteering in a hospital. I am doing this to be 14 day free so I can possibly see my grandson. I continually FaceTime. How will I explain this to him in years to come. How will be explain any of this ?

Currently there are 1,390,764 cases in the US This is about 20,000 higher than last week . The deaths are up 1,800 from last week now totally 84,136

The drugstore CVS said recently that it is opening 50 drive through testing sites in 5 states, and 1,000 across the country by end of May. Where are we with testing in NYC?

I have to say I believe that this isn’t going away anytime soon. This is the new NORM. Wearing a mask whether you believe it works or not must be done. This COVID 19 virus may just become another endemic virus in our communities, and it will never go away ( at least anytime soon )

There now many articles appearing on line about tracking those that have the virus. I have mixed opinions about this. I recently read that cats can transfer the virus to other cats. The question is can cats transfer this virus to humans

Until tomorrow…

MAY 15-17, 2020 CHANGES

The National Stockpile is going to be robust according to the officials. Well it is about time. It is estimated this is the big time - over 1 billion N95 masks. Well let’s face it we were not prepared when the pandemic started. There is going to be more of a range of different supplies and constantly replenish Prior to this pandemic we hadn’t had a pandemic of a virus for 10 years. I feel we have to be prepared because a second wave and certainly a third wave is going to be just around the corner.

We are seeing the outbreaks in nursing homes. And there is now outbreaks being reported in jails. Life has changed. There has to be CDC recommendations for these facilities and operational. This virus is NOT going away. You will see a lot of items being ‘ disposable’

There is still a lab of testing supplies and testing facilities. We are seeing this in New York City. We all will know someone who got ill and possibly died.

And then there is the awaiting vaccine. I could write pages of information about vaccines. What will this vaccine contain ? Let me remind you that previous vaccines had toxic metals and other unwanted materials. DPT has aluminum salts, Influenza vaccine (Fluad) has polysorbate 80, Influenza (Flucelax) has canine kidney cell proteins, Influenza ( Fluzone) has formaldehyde and so on. Do you want a vaccine ? Will you be mandated to get one ?

until tomorrow….

MAY 14, 2020 WHO TO LISTEN TO

After Mondays live conference hearing I heard a lot of warnings by medical professionals. Do they know something that we don’t As we reopen there is an expected second wave of infections. Are we prepared this time? We as Americans should listen to social distancing and wearing masks. Dr Fauci did issue a stark warning on the risks of relaxing restrictions too soon. I realize that our economy is falling and WE all have financial hardships. Unemployment was 14.7 % in April- the highest since the Great Depression. Is it worth risking your life or the life of another human being. We were told children were not affected at the beginning of this epidemic. That is not the case now.

We do not know how we will handle schools reopening ? Big Universities could partner with high tech for more classes on line There are talk of new strains of COVID. It was in a report that is yet to be reviewed by some, but in its 33 pages it highlights some important points. It is on the website BioRxiv . It discusses a mutation D614G.

Although the conference was many if not all appearing remotely—it sent a message. WE as a country must have the capacity to prevent another full blown outbreak. I think this is certain. We cannot stay home indefinitely. In my humble opinion we are not out of the woods of this ‘ supposed’ virus. There is more to be revealed. I recently read that there were 5,000 COVID excess deaths from March to May that were not reported in New York. How can this happen?

Eat healthy, exercise regularly, and take your supplements

Until tomorrow…

MAY 13, 2020 COVID ANTIBODY TESTING

The government needs to focus on antibody testing. There are many tests out there.  The FDA authorized the first COVID antibody test that can be done at home with saliva The bad news is that The Rutgers Clinical Genomics Laboratory is the only lab that can perform the test and capacity is limited (but good news if you live in New Jersey)

Our Connecticut Integrative Medical Center now has IgG & IgM COVID-19 Antibody testing available. Our lab is using and FDA authorized test with a specificity of 97.5% and a sensitivity of 95.6%.
This test differs from the nasal swab, which only looks at active infections. While this is a new test, and we are learning more every day, antibody testing for viral infections can help identify both active and past infections. We are seeing more and more individuals who have had past infections with mild or no symptoms. Having a past infection can potentially mean one has some level of immunity now.
Think you were exposed to COVID-19 or got sick months ago? You might be a good candidate for this test. Please contact our office at 203-717-1339 or connecticutIntegrative@gmail.com to schedule your blood draw. The test costs $175 up front. We will provide a copy of this bill. We are being told insurances will reimburse for the testing. We are spacing patients out, to minimize any contact when entering our office. We ask that patients wear masks, and gloves if you have as well.

Dr Ryan Attar and I have done over 100 tests so far. Yes, we have both positive and negative results for our patients. I would urge you before you return back to normalcy ( as we once knew it ) get an antibody test

Until tomorrow…

MAY 12, 2020 COVID UPDATES

As of Monday May 11th , the unofficial total . was 1,329,799, with 79,528 deaths, an increase of about 5% apiece from May 8, 2020

On Facebook I posted a video entitled “ Plandemic” Although it is a conspiracy theory video about this epidemic and more , it offers the viewer another side of the story. I am a physician but also one who educates. I felt it had good information which can be substantiated. I know it is against the grain. The video talks about “who” in the political arena knows a lot about COVID and the AIDS epidemic in the 1980’s

There are a lot of unanswered questions. I don’t understood if we as Americans have freedom of speech— why are all these videos being removed from public media.

Isn’t it ironic that CDC Director Robert Redfield, MD, FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, MD, and NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, MD are self quarantining after being exposed to a White House staff member who tested positive for COVID-19. Yet they are not getting tested.

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MAY 11, 2020 LDN FOR COVID

    Naltrexone has been around since the 1960s. It is an opioid antagonist useful in drug addiction In the last few years NYC police officers can use it in the field for suspected drug overdose. It has been used as low dose naltrexone 1 mg to 6 mg for inflammatory and autoimmune diseases for the last 24 years.

LDN and another 1960’s drug called Ketamine has now found its way to combat COVID 19. A small study is being conducted called SINK COVID 19 to the use of both of these drugs to combat COVID 19. It is believed that these drugs will reducing symptoms by reducing the autoimmune hyperinflammatory stages of the disease. These stages are destructive to body tissue that rapidly leads to death. Ketamine is an anesthetic that also shows anti inflammatory effects early in the stage of a disease

I use a lot of LDN in my patient population with autoimmune disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, Lyme, and cancer . I find it so interesting that that group of my patients on LDN have not had COVID. For those that have COVID taking LDN for these conditions above, they have only had mild symptoms

This drug combination could be useful. More needs to be studied

Until tomorrow…