The End of the World? Or The Year the World Stood Still?

If you quarantine yourself and stay at home (which you should if you have health problems), why would you care if I do.  After all, I'm not going break down your door and expose you.  There is the same kind of reasoning about vaccines.  If they are safe and effective as they claim, then all you would need to do is vaccinate yourself and you are then safe from anyone who doesn't, right?  So why would you care what anyone else does about a vaccine?  Again, you are safe and immune.  If it is not safe and effective, why would you bother getting it?  Why would anyone want any medical procedure to be made mandatory, including vaccines?   Would it be the end of the world  for you if others don't do these things?  Not if they work as they claim they do.

To many it may feel that way.  Thanks to the media's 24/7 coverage of Covid-19 many are living in fear.  And thanks to the government's response, that fear is becoming a reality.   I have seen totally sane people getting upset that the stay at home orders are getting close to being discontinued.  They should be a lot more afraid of what will happen if they continue.   People keep saying it's Covid-19 deaths vs the economy.  It's not.  That is what they want you to think.  From a study done years ago, they found each 1% rise in unemployment was responsible for 36,000 deaths over the next five years (from suicides, depression, heart disease, stroke, drug use, etc.). They then adjusted that for the growth in population since that study, and it is now projected to kill 58,000 over the next 5 years for each 1% rise.  Unemployment has now increased by 12-16% - so the math would say we are looking at 696,000 - 928,000 deaths just from unemployment.  Add to that the effects from social isolation plus the destruction of the economy, and the numbers could go much higher and end up being much worse than from the virus. It's way more complex than economy vs virus.  Do you really want to live in a world like that?  See The True Cost of the Pandemic.  Also Epidemiologist Warns Of Unintended Consequences From Lockdowns.  

If you think the true numbers of Covid-19 are being reported truthfully, you need to think again.  First, in Santa Clara County they tested around 3300 people for antibodies and found there were 50 - 85 times more people who had had it than previously reported.  Next, the CDC guidelines tell doctors that if they suspect Covid-19 as the cause of death to list it as the official cause of death, even though it may not be (and maybe they didn't eve have it).  How many deaths are being listed as Covid-19 that aren't the cause.  The flu looks like Covid-19 (where have all the flu deaths suddenly gone?).  Did you know when the CDC reports annual flu deaths and media gives you that number that it also includes deaths from pneumonia from any cause?  A lot more die from pneumonia than from the flu.  If you don't believe it, go to this CDC website Link to check the leading causes of death.  They don't combine any other causes, only flu and pneumonia.  Why?  No doubt to promote and sell the flu vaccine.  NOTE:  They just got back results on antibody tests conducted in Los Angeles County and found about 55 times more people have had Covid-19 than originally suspected (or about 420,000 people).  What this would mean is that instead of a 3% death rate it would be a 0.054% death rate or less than the flu.  And then, if you take care of your immune system through diet, exercise, supplements, good sleep, proper weight, low stress, etc., your odds of having a problem decrease dramatically.  It doesn't mean it can't happen, maybe you have a genetic defect or something, just that it probably won't.  On the other hand, if you take drugs (as most who are over 65 do), are overweight, etc., your odds of having problems increase dramatically.

THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT WITH THE NEW WARNING FROM THE HEAD OF THE CDC!!!!  What is the one thing that can protect you from getting and/or dying from Covid-19 (or the flu and other URI's) ?  Your immune system.  What is the one thing that the media or government will never tell you?  How to optimize (augment, balance) your immune system!!!  In fact, they won't allow anyone else to tell you, either.  They call all natural remedies misinformation, not proven, a hoax, etc.  Things that studies and anecdotal evidence have shown to be effective in augmenting your immunity.  They want nothing to interfere with their drugs and vaccines even if those alternatives could and do save lives and keep your immune system (thus you, too) healthy.  In a previous blog post I have listed what I do and what I avoid on a recent blog post.  It is why I am not worried about Covid-19 and why I haven't had the flu for over 15 years.  I just read today that the head of the CDC (Center for Disease Corruption?) said next Winter things will be worse than they have been now - and he may be right if you listen to the CDC and do nothing to support your immune system.  I know what I'm going to be doing - exactly what I've done for the past 15 years (the point where my fine-tuning paid off).  I can't tell you that what I do will work for you (no, really, I'm not allowed to), but you can check out what I do and research what I take (using DuckDuckGo search engine or buying lots of books).  You absolutely MUST have a good immune system.  More Covid-19 information here with lots of links to scientists, doctors, investigative journalists, etc., to save you time in your research.  You may have lots of extra time right now so it's the perfect time to learn about your health.

Why  did I title this, "The End of the World?"  Because one day they will make untested vaccines mandatory and inject everyone on the planet only to find out it is fatal after some period of time.

And that, as they say, is that.  That is what I am afraid of, as well as shutting down everything and destroying the economy and our way of life, not Covid-19.

Increasing the Odds in Your Favor - the Road to Health (Updated 4/9/2020)

This is what I have done (and continue to do) to go from being sick all the time to being well all the time.  It may seem like a lot (it isn't really when you consider the benefits) but has worked exceedingly well for me (and others who have done it) for a very long time.  It includes diet, exercise, supplements, sleep, avoiding stress, lifestyle, etc.  How do you learn these things?  You do it by reading, research, and education and then applying what you've learned.  There will be some trial and error to fine-tune things until you find what works best for you.

There are no guarantees in life but doing what I have done has worked well for me for the past 25 years for avoiding colds, flu, Covid-19 so far, and many other health problems, so I hope it will do the same for this virus and for you.  Perhaps the best part is that there is no downside (unless you feel going to the doctor less often is a downside).

NOTE:  For Covid-19 information, please click this LINK.  I had included it on this page but there was too much new information so I felt it need a page of its own.

A lot of internet sites are censoring information related to natural therapies similar to what I'm talking about.  They are even calling it fake news and/or misinformation!  They (drug companies, CDC, the media, and all those who profit from drugs) must not want you to know about natural products that augment your immune system, which in turn may help you survive and stay healthy but from which they make no profit.  You would think that with a pandemic they would share anything that might help you.  You would be wrong.  Anything that doesn't make money for them they call misinformation, fake, worthless, or dangerous - pick your word.  All these things that "don't work" have done wonders for me.  It's like what I'm sure some people told the Wright Brothers - it's heavier than air, it can't possibly fly...as the brothers flew away.

This road is in Santa Monica, CA and is lined with fig trees

This one is a back road on the way to Solvang, CA

These bottom two roads were in the hills above Malibu

The top two photos should be where your road to health leads you.  The bottom two might be where you are now.  If it is, now is the time to go to health, and fast.

HERE'S MY STORY, MY ROAD TO HEALTH and HOW I NOW STAY HEALTHY.  Until about the age of 30, if a cold, flu or other upper respiratory infection was going around, I caught it - at least four times a year.  I had had an ulcer, was diagnosed with IBS (aka "nervous stomach") at age 30, had headaches, allergies, bronchitis, dandruff, etc.  When I asked the doctors who diagnosed me with nervous stomach what I could do, they said to stay out of stressful situations.  That was all they suggested.  I knew someone from a beach in Santa Barbara who looked like Mr. Health.  I asked him how he stayed so healthy.  He told me to get the book "Health Secrets of the Hunza" and follow their diet (an all-natural organic whole food diet).  I did, and over a period of 6 months, the nervous stomach faded away (and has never come back) and I reduced my colds/flues to only once a year.  Then over a period of years, I kept fine-tuning things.  And eliminated more variables.  The first change was adding vitamin C.  Then taking it several times a day.  Next, I added more immune-supporting supplements.  As a result, I've had one scratchy throat that lasted a couple of days in the past 12+ years, and no flu for at least the past 15 years.

Natural things don't always work as fast as drugs.  But they have no side effects, either - no one has died from vitamins or healthy organic food (unless it was contaminated) in the past several years.  If anyone had died, it would have been from massive overdoses.  Even drinking too much water can kill you.

There is no way to know if what I have been doing will give you the same results but I have no doubt it will at least improve your health.  It is also meant to support your immune system.  NOTE (VERY IMPORTANT):  If you are on any medications then you need to check with your health care provider to make sure that if you want to try some or all of the supplements I mention below that they will not interfere with any medications you might be taking.

As well as what to take, there are things to avoid:  sugar, fructose (aka HFCS), all chemicals (which is why you should eat only whole organic foods), artificial colors, artificial flavors, artificial sweeteners, processed foods, trans-fats, cut way back on Omega-6 oils, etc.  Once you eliminate these things, everything else starts tasting better - at least it has for me.

What foods do I eat - almost all organic whole foods and no processed foods.  For breakfast, I make a smoothie (I use a VitaMix to totally disintegrate the seeds I put in it) and take most of my supplements.  My smoothie consists of the following:  blueberries, grass-fed whey protein, superfood mix (I make my own - see below), mushroom blend, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, apple, banana, strawberries, organic raw egg, and fish oil.

My superfood mix is all organic and has acai, noni, goji, wheatgrass, spirulina, chlorella, maca, camu camu, lucuma, moringa, cacao, turmeric, and ashwagandha.  I add this seven days on and then take one day off - herbs should be cycled, never taken every day.  NOTE:  You can buy superfood mixes in most health food stores and online.  It's much less expensive to make/mix yourself.

My supplements consist of N-A-C, R-Lipoic Acid, and probiotics on an empty stomach in the morning, then with my smoothie, a good multivitamin, Vitamin C with quercetin (may help zinc get into cells more efficiently), coenzyme Q 10, MSM, vitamin E, Vitamin K2 MK7 with K1, Vitamin D3 5,000 i.u., ginger, and astaxanthin (Link).  Also calcium and magnesium in the evening.  And other supplements as needed (oil of oregano, Cyclone Cider, etc.).

I've just added some extra zinc, vitamin A, and resveratrol due to the pandemic.  Along with liposomal vitamin C if needed.  I'm hoping the above works as well for coronavirus as it has for colds, URI's, and flu.  So far, it has.

NOTE:  The above is for general health and immune support.  This is in addition to handwashing.  The news and medical establishment won't cover this - if they don't make money from it, you won't hear about it.

A little about my background as related to health:  First was the talk with my friend on the beach.  Then in 1988 I started working in vitamin/health food stores, talked with lots of people about what they were taking, and in 1991 opened my own vitamin store with a couple of partners.  In order to learn more about supplements and nutrition, I got my master's degree in holistic nutrition plus took all the courses for a PhD, but the school closed (the recession) before I was able to write my doctoral thesis.  I learned everything I set out to learn - the rest has been from feedback from customers (I estimated that over the 20 years in retail vitamin sales I talked with well over 30,000 people) on what worked for them and what didn't.  All the while I studied more and tried many different supplements until I found the perfect combination for me, as listed above.  With the internet, I continually learn new health ideas.

In my opinion, based on research from doctors, immunologists, epidemiologists, virologists, microbiologists, anecdotal evidence, etc., as well as my own experiences, supporting your immune system is the single most important thing you can do for your health.  And to lessen the effects of all viruses and bacterial infections should you get one.