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Some doctors using Vitamin D for COVID-19 prevention, treatment
Read full article: Some doctors using Vitamin D for COVID-19 prevention, treatmentNow Vitamin D is making headlines as a possible factor to prevent and treat COVID-19. Vitamin D is vital in allowing your body to absorb calcium to strengthen bones. āVitamin D is certainly a good thing if a physician recommends it,ā said Jeffrey Drebin, MD, PhD Chair, of the Department of Surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Too much Vitamin D can be toxic and lead to heart and kidney problems. Two population groups most commonly affected by Vitamin D deficiencies are African Americans and the elderly, the two groups also most impacted by COVID-19.
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Now is the time to build, maintain a strong immune system. These vitamins can help.
Read full article: Now is the time to build, maintain a strong immune system. These vitamins can help.Having a strong immune system is always important, but it seems to be even more so in the coronavirus pandemic. A strong immune system wonāt prevent you from getting the coronavirus, but it does reduce the odds of contracting it and can help you stave it off if there is a positive diagnosis. Here are eight vitamins that help boost your immune system -- and examples of foods that contain them if you donāt want to swallow any supplemental pills, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Notable foods that contain it: There are lot of foods that contain Vitamin C, including orange and grapefruit juice, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, kiwi, spinach, papaya, tomatoes and strawberries. Notable foods that contain it: Chicken, turkey, seafood, beans, broccoli, kale.