Sun, Sep-27-20, 07:24
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Plan: Atkins-ish (hypoglycemia)
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Progress: 50%
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I've seen stuff in recent months on Vit D - in fact just a few days ago I saw that Fauci was quoted as saying he recommends supplementing Vit D (And C). But that was apparently taken out of context:
Forget vitamins: Fauci says the 3 best things 'to keep your immune system working optimally' cost nothing
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Dr. Anthony Fauci is, at this point in the pandemic, getting used to having his words twisted around into things he never really said.
"Always, always it'll get taken out of context and misconstrued," the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said during our recent lunchtime chat. "I've gotten used to living with that."
Recently, the issue came up when he told the actress Jennifer Garner that he takes two supplements: vitamin D and vitamin C.
"If people want to take a gram or so of vitamin C, that would be fine," he said at the time.
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But he was not mandating the practice for the general public, nor was he suggesting popping vitamins is a surefire way to avoid getting sick. Rather, he said, he was just answering a question.
"I had made it very clear when people asked about what vitamins I take, and I try to explain it," Fauci said.
If you ask him, Fauci will still say, without question, the best ways to control the pandemic are the measures he's been recommending endlessly for months: good hand hygiene, mask-wearing, and social distancing.
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"Sometimes people when they don't get out in the sun a lot, they're deficient in vitamin D — so my vitamin D level was generally low," Fauci said. "I started taking vitamin D supplements, and now my vitamin D level is normal."
We know from many scientific studies that being deficient in vitamin D can put you at greater risk of infection, and that finding has held true again during the coronavirus pandemic.
"There is good evidence that if you have a low vitamin D level, that you have more of a propensity to get infected when there are infections around," Fauci said. "Those data are pretty good data."
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"Try to avoid or alleviate severe stress, which we know can sometimes impact the immune system."
Some of the best (and simplest) homegrown ways to counter stress include getting regular exercise, meditating, practicing deep breathing, relaxing into a hot bath, receiving a massage, listening to music, spending time alone, and hanging out with your favorite person or pooch.
"That is much more healthy living than giving yourself supplements of anything," Fauci said of his three tips.
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So according to Fauci, D (and C) can help give you more resistance to infection (of all kinds)- but are not some kind of sure-fire way to prevent becoming infected. In other words, keep washing your hands, wearing your mask, and keeping your distance, but if you're low on D because you don't get much sunlight, then supplementing D won't hurt, and could help improve your resistance.
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