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www.AbbysHealthFood.com | # 46 | Page 25 Early Treatment Prevents 'Long Haul' Side Effects In closing, it's worth no ng that when you treat early, your risk of developing long-term side effects, commonly referred to as "long-haulers," is virtually nil. Not a single one of Zelenko's pa ents who received treatment within the first five days of symptom onset went on to develop long-haul symptoms a erward. "I had pa ents that were long-haulers, but they came to me a er that window, and they were already advanced in the inflammatory process. At that point, the cytokine storm had already taken hold. They had developed blood clots, some of them had pulmonary infarct, or strokes actually. So, it's not that I don't deal with long-haulers, I do. But the way to prevent the long-hauler syndrome is to intervene within the first five days, with appropriate an viral medica on in high-risk pa ents. That is 100% successful," he says. that kills the virus by inhibiting an enzyme associated with viral replication inside the cell. The antibiotic azithromycin is given to prevent bacterial pneumonia and other secondary bacterial infections that are common in COVID-19. According to Zelenko, "HCQ is the safest medica on in the history of medicine, azithromycin is one of the most common an bio cs used in medicine, and zinc is a mineral that's well-known and well-tolerated. These drugs were affordable and available to take at home, which was very important. And they worked." June 30, 2020, Zelenko and two co-authors published a study, showing that trea ng COVID-19 pa ents who had confirmed posi ve test results "as early as possible a er symptom onset" with zinc, low dose HCQ and azithromycin reduced odds of hospitaliza on by 84% and all-cause death by 500% compared to no treatment at all. HCQ Mechanisms of Action and Alternatives Over-the-counter alterna ves to HCQ include EGCG (green tea extract) and querce n, both of which are zinc ionophores and therefore work much like HCQ does. Querce n works best when taken in conjunc on with vitamin C, however, as the vitamin C helps ac vate it. Zelenko recommends taking 1,000 milligrams of vitamin C with it. Now, HCQ does have other mechanisms of ac on beside being a zinc ionophore, so it's a be er choice, but if you simply cannot get it, EGCG or querce n are viable stand-ins. Addi onal benefits of HCQ include: • Inhibi ng viral entry into the cytoplasm, in part by changing the pH • Inhibi ng cytokine storms through an -inflammatory proper es • Stabilizing red blood cells, which improves oxygena on "Since it has four different mechanisms of ac on, it's a very effec ve drug, and it has a half-life of 50 days in plasma," Zelenko says. "But if you can't get it, you can't get it. So, I'll take querce n or EGCG." The caveat here is you must implement this treatment within the right meframe. It can be helpful to recognize we are in essence dealing with two diseases, or stages of disease, here. First, there's the viral infec on, and second, there's the immune over-response that leads to the release of inflammatory cytokines and agents that can cause blood clots. The key is to prevent the progression from the first stage to the second. E D I T O R S H E A L T H Y T I P S Healthy grocery shop $100 – Too expensive Dinner date $100 – Reasonable 60 mins at the gym – I wish I had time 60 mins watching Netflix – Times flies, watch another one Start a business $1000 – I can't justify that iPhone 12 $1000+ - The newest model is a necessity Month's supplements $200 – Can't afford that Night out drinking $100 – Weekly occurrence Personal growth seminar $250 – A must! Abby's healthy seminars $0 – Priceless! Everything in life is about priorities. What you prioritize will dictate what your life looks like. WHERE WILL YOU BE IN 5 YEARS?