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UNITED STATES 05-01-2020 (PRDistribution.com) Dr. Andrew W. Campbell, Medical Clinician, Director, Officer, Advisor and Medical Consultant, also Editor-in Chief of several journals and research studies, was recently selected as Top Medical Consultant of the Year for 2020 by the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) for his outstanding leadership, dedication and commitment to the healthcare profession.

Inclusion with the International Association of Top Professionals is an honor in itself, only a few members in each discipline are chosen for this distinction. These special honorees are distinguished based on their professional accomplishments, academic achievements, leadership abilities, longevity in the field, other affiliations and contributions to their communities. All honorees are invited to attend the IAOTPs annual award gala at the end of this year for a night to honor their achievements. http://www.iaotp.com/award-gala

With having over 45 years of professional experience as a renowned Medical Clinician, Dr. Campbell has certainly proven himself as an expert in the field of integrative health and traditional medicine. Dr. Campbell is a dynamic, results-driven leader who has demonstrated success by treating the most complex patients and having extensive experience with testing for molds and mycotoxins from environmental and toxic exposures. He is fluent in Arabic, Hungarian, French, Spanish and English.Dr. Campbell has effectively worked alongside medical professionals from other cultures in Central and South America, Western and Eastern Europe and the Middle East.Dr. Campbells impressive repertoire of roles have included Medical Director at the Medical Center for Immune and Toxic Disorders, Medical Consultant for Cyrex Laboratories, Medical Advisor to Cell Systems Corp, Medical Director at The Wellness Center, Medical Advisor BCM Direct, Medical Advisor at Natural Health and Physicians Exclusive. Currently, he serves as the Medical Director of MymycoLab, a laboratory testing mycotoxins in serum, and he is the Medical Director for Zenix Laboratory in Mexico.Dr. Campbells areas of expertise include his treatment of thousands of patients with complex medical conditions from toxic exposures, specifically molds and mycotoxins, Lyme Disease, pesticides, household solvents, silicone breast implants, industrial chemicals and more. He has aided many patients with allergies, immune disorders and immune deficiencies. Dr. Campbells clinical interests include genomics, microbiome and neurotoxicity.Before embarking on his professional career path, Dr. Campbell graduated from a Swiss Preparatory School at age 14 and first in his class. His next accomplishment, he completed his College studies in the United States within 3 years. Dr. Campbell obtained his Medical Degree in Mexico, then trained at the Orlando Regional Medical Center in Florida. He furthered his education at the Medical College of Georgia. Upon moving to Texas, he began serving as the Medical Director at the Medical Center for Immune and Toxic Disorders for over 20 years. Over the course of his professional career, Dr. Campbell has held various leadership positions in Hospitals all throughout the Houston area.Stephanie Cirami, President of IAOTP stated, Choosing Dr. Campbell for this honor was an easy decision for our panel to make. Dr. Campbell has tremendous foresight, extensive knowledge and is brilliant at what he does. His accomplishments are very impressive and his colleagues describe him as a great listener, who will find a solution. We are truly honored to have him as our Top Medical Consultant of the Year and we are looking forward to meeting him at the Annual Awards Gala.Throughout his illustrious career, Dr. Campbell has received numerous awards, accolades and has been recognized worldwide for his outstanding leadership and commitment to the profession. This year he is being considered for a Front Cover feature and article in TIP (Top Industry Professionals) Magazine and will also be considered for IAOTPs prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. He will be honored at IAOTPs 2020 Annual Awards Gala, being held at the magnificent Plaza Hotel in New York City for his selection as Top Medical Consultant of the Year. In past years, Dr. Campbell has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Health Professionals in Clinical Immunology and Toxicology, as an International Health Professional of the Year for his Outstanding Contributions to Clinical Toxicology and was named countless times by Marquis Whos Who as an expert in Medicine and Healthcare, and Science and Engineering across America and throughout the World.Aside from his successful career, Dr. Campbell is a sought-after lecturer and speaker, nationally and internationally at medical conferences for over 25 years and for Oxford University. He has published over 90 studies of his findings in peer-reviewed medical journals and medical textbook chapters. Dr. Campbell has also served as Editor-in-Chief, Co-Editor, Associate Editor and on the Editorial Board of several Medical Journals including Integrative Medicine, A Clinicians Journal, International Journal for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine, Research in Medical and Engineering Sciences, Biomedical Journal of Scientific and Technical Research, Advances in Mind-Body Medicine and Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine.As a highly regarded medical consultant, Dr. Campbell has become well-known and been featured on a number of television shows which include 20/20, the Montel Williams Show, and 24-Hour Investigative News. He has been interviewed by ABC, CBS and NBC and its affiliates throughout the United States and can be viewed on several television programs in both Canada and Mexico.Being an active member within his community for many years, Dr. Campbell is a Founder and also the Medical Director at the St. Vianney Clinic for the Indigent. He is experienced in obtaining licenses and import permits for medical supplements and medical equipment into Mexico and Latin American Countries. In the United States, he lends his expertise in medical management and clinical program developments and also in several foreign countries. He has conducted a number of clinical trials as the principle investigator for supplement companies in the U.S. and he is conducting these in other countries to reduce costs.Looking back, Dr. Campbell attributes his success to his hard work ethic, his love for education and science, and to every skillful medical professional he has had the honor of working alongside throughout his entire career. When not working, he enjoys traveling and spending time with his family. For the future, he hopes to continue making breakthroughs in medicine and helping his patients achieve optimal health.For more information on Dr. Campbell please visit:https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-w-campbell-m-d-7983a025/About IAOTPThe International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) is an international boutique networking organization who handpicks the worlds finest, most prestigious top professionals from different industries. These top professionals are given an opportunity to collaborate, share their ideas, be keynote speakers and to help influence others in their fields. This organization is not a membership that anyone can join. You have to be asked by the President or be nominated by a distinguished honorary member after a brief interview.IAOTPs experts have given thousands of top prestigious professionals around the world, the recognition and credibility that they deserve and have helped in building their branding empires. IAOTP prides itself to be a one of a kind boutique networking organization that hand picks only the best of the best and creates a networking platform that connects and brings these top professionals to one place.For more information on IAOTP please visit: http://www.iaotp.com

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On Saturday, Tanzanian President John Magufuli announced that his country will begin importing an untested COVID-19 cure from Madagascar. The miracle remedy is a herbal tonic known as COVID Organics. Its key ingredient is theArtemisia plant, which is commonly used to treat malaria. Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina officially endorsed COVID Organics in April, and Tanzania is one of several countries to express their interest in acquiring it. Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of Congo and Senegal have all looked to secure their own imports of the cure.

Madagascan authorities have remained firm in their support of COVID Organics. Rajoelina has claimed that the treatment eliminates the virus in a week. He has even suggested that schoolchildren should drink it as a precautionary measure. President Magufulisown belief in the product is also clear. After all, he has been working day and night to bring the medicine to Tanzania. However, scientists have been extreme sceptical of COVID Organics. For instance, Madagascars national medical academy (Anamem) has said there is no scientific evidence that the treatment actually works. International organisations have also roundly condemned the use of herbal remedies to treat COVID-19. In response to questions posed by the BBC, the World Health Organisation (WHO) sternly warned against self-medication with any medicines. The US-based National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health released a similar statement decrying herbal remedies earlier in the year.

The adoption of COVID Organics is only the latest development in the Tanzanian governments controversial response to the coronavirus pandemic. The country is the worst hit nation in East Africa, with 480 reported cases of COVID-19 as of last Wednesday. Three Tanzanian MPs also recently died from potential infections in the span of 11 days. However, while the Tanzanian government has banned public gatherings and closed schools and universities, it has refused to introduce social isolation measures. Markets and churches have also remained open. In fact, Magufuli has even encouraged citizens to gather in places of worship since the disease cannot harm the faithful. In another twist, last week the President blamed imperialist sabotage for faults in imported COVID-19 testing kits. According to Magufuli, the government recently sent swabs from goats and pawpaws disguised as human samples for testing. Some of the results allegedly came back positive, which led Magufuli to suggest that Tanzanias COVID-19 data is unreliable. The President subsequently ordered an investigation into whether any internationalfoul play was responsible.

The Tanzanian government policies make the widespread use of an untested medicine a deeply worrying prospect. The remedy has the potential to lull citizens into a false sense of security. It could discourage citizens that display symptoms of COVID-19 from seeking medical attention or make them believe they have been cured. The official denunciation of testing kits might also lead those who are self-medicating with COVID Organics but test positive for virus to reject their diagnosis. These problems are compounded by the lack of restriction on movement and certain public gatherings.There will be little to stop infected citizens that believe they are immune or cured from spreading coronavirus amongst their community. The irresponsible actions of Magufulis administration could therefore create a perfect storm for a major COVID-19 outbreak.

It is little wonder that the Tanzanian government has been widely condemned at home and abroad. On April 30th the WHO expressed fear over Tanzanias lack of physical distancing. Their trepidation is entirely justified. The characterisation of the governments handling of the virus by Freeman Mbowe, the chairman of Tanzanias main opposition party Chadema, as incompetent and secretive also seem fair. These dissenting voices must now highlight the dangers of Magufulis support of COVID Organics. We can only hope that this miracle cure doesnt turn into a nightmare.

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There are so many different ways to enjoy coffee from whipped emulsions to fancy pour-overs. When it comes to your heart health, though, theres one way cardiologists recommend preparing your coffee over other methods.

In a new study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, researchers looked into the coffee-drinking habits of more than 500,000 Norwegian men and women. And they found something interesting about how coffee preparation methods may impact your health. Particularly in terms of drinking your coffee filtered or unfiltered.

Among the participants, 59 percent drank filtered coffee, 20 percent drank unfiltered coffee, 9 percent drank both types, and 12 percent didnt drink coffee at all. And its clear that filtered coffee wins: Unfiltered brew was associated with higher mortality than filtered brew, and filtered brew was associated with lower mortality than no coffee consumption, wrote the study authors. The amount also made a difference. Among coffee consumers, the reference group of 1 to 4 cups a day of filtered brew had the lowest mortality, and >9 cups a day of unfiltered brew had the highest mortality.

So, whats the deal with unfiltered coffee? The study authors wrote that its been found to contain high amounts of compounds called diterpenes (like cafestol and kahweol), which can raise your LDL cholesterol levels. The types of coffee youd primarily drink unfiltered are those made with a French press where the coffee grounds steep in hot water. The good news is most of the coffee you drink is probably already filtered.

Integrative medicine expert Andrew Weil, MD, touched on the topic years ago and said filtered coffee gives you the least amount of those cholesterol-raising compounds, as most of it is left in the filter. And after speaking to a colleague, he came to the conclusion that even if your cholesterol levels are of concern, you can still have coffee. It might just be a good idea to cut back a little and save unfiltered methods for special occasions.

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Artificial intelligence, ethics in technology, the origins of life, astrophysical data these exciting but complex subjects are the focus of the University of WisconsinMadisons fourth round of cluster hires, the Office of the Provost announced today.

The hires, which are made as a group across departments rather than individually within departments, build upon the universitys existing strengths. They foster collaborative research, education and outreach by creating new interdisciplinary areas of knowledge.

UWMadison first launched the Cluster Hiring Initiative in 1998 as an innovative partnership between the university, state and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. In its first phase, the initiative authorized nearly 50 clusters, adding nearly 150 new faculty members through several rounds of hiring. In 2017, the Office of the Provost authorized phase two of the initiative, with a goal of supporting at least 12 clusters.

Previous clusters were announced in April 2019 andSeptemberandFebruaryof 2018. This latest round brings the total of clusters supported to 19. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, each cluster will be given at least two years to complete its hiring plans. New cluster competition will be suspended for at least the next academic year.

The latest cluster hires are:

Artificial Intelligence in Precision Medical Imaging and Diagnostics

Proposal advanced by: Thomas Grist, professor of radiology, medical physics and biomedical engineering; Kristin Eschenfelder, associate director of the School of Computing, Data and Information Sciences; Rob Nowak, professor of electrical and computer engineering, computer sciences, statistics and biomedical engineering; Vallabh Sambamurthy, dean of the Wisconsin School of Business.

Through new approaches to data acquisition and analysis, advances in artificial intelligence are poised to revolutionize the way in which medical imaging affects clinical care and scientific discoveries in medicine. This cluster outlines three key faculty positions that will be foundational to an expansion of UWMadisons leadership in the field. It will also address urgent opportunities for curriculum development in areas of interest to multiple colleges and schools on campus and extramural entities.

Next-generation medical imaging uses AI techniques to improve its diagnostic accuracy and predictive power, enabling advances in basic understanding of human disease, treatment monitoring and long-term surveillance of disease.

Collaborations like those forged by the cluster hire will contribute to the realization of the full potential of AI for precision medical imaging and diagnostics.

Ethics in Computing, Data, and Information

Proposal advanced by: Alan Rubel, professor in the Information School and director of the Center for Law, Society and Justice; Michael Titelbaum, Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy; Loris DAntoni, professor of computer sciences; Aws Albarghouthi, professor of computer sciences; Noah Weeth Feinstein, director of the Holtz Center for Science, Technology and Society and a professor of curriculum and instruction and community and environmental sociology.

Computational systems, data analytics, artificial intelligence and algorithmic decision systems affect large and important facets of society, including governance, education, commerce, democracy and media. These tools can be used to advance social goods, but they can also go awry, used for bad purposes by bad actors. The tools can also reflect and engender unfair social structures.

To effectively address ethical issues in AI, data, and information systems requires collaboration between scholars working on computational systems, on the social facets of information technologies, and on conceptual and moral questions about how such systems function and how they are used.

UWMadison is well-positioned to be a world leader in these areas because of its current strengths and existing collaborations. The cluster proposes hiring three faculty members working on distinct facets of the ethics of computing, data and information.

Exploring the Origins of Life Across the Galaxy

Proposal advanced by: Sebastian Heinz, professor and chair of astronomy; David Baum, professor of botany; Judith Burstyn, professor and chair of chemistry; Greg Tripoli, professor and chair of atmospheric and oceanic sciences; Jeff Hardin, professor and chair of integrative biology; Ken Cameron, professor and chair of botany; Chuck DeMets, professor and chair of geoscience; Annie Bauer, assistant professor of geoscience; Tristan LEcuyer, professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences; Robert Mathieu, professor of astronomy; Steve Meyers, professor of geoscience; Phillip Newmark, professor of integrative biology; Andrew Vanderburg, assistant professor of astronomy; Susanna Widicus Weaver, professor of chemistry; John Yin, professor of chemical and biological engineering; Tehshik Yoon, professor of chemistry; Ke Zhang, assistant professor of astronomy.

Questions about the origins and nature of life are as old as humanity itself. Today, the search for understanding the origin of life extends to the cosmos, as recent work has uncovered countless planets orbiting stars throughout the Milky Way, each potentially bearing life of its own. But how do we detect life on planets we can never visit? And how do we know how common life might be if we dont know how it arose on Earth?

The search for evidence of life on other planets is by nature interdisciplinary. Chemistry, biology and geoscience combine to understand how life arose on our planet and how it might have done so on other worlds, while astronomy and atmospheric sciences can probe for evidence of that life from light-years away. This cluster will allow the hiring of researchers who straddle these fields and who can bridge the gaps between expertise across the participating departments. The group will also establish the Wisconsin Center for Origins Research to house new and existing faculty and encourage new collaborations in astrobiology.

Breakthrough Science with Multi-messenger Astrophysical Data

Proposal advanced by: Albrecht Karle, professor of physics; Keith Bechtol, assistant professor of physics; Francis Halzen, professor of physics; Kael Hanson, professor of physics; Sebastian Heinz, professor and chair of astronomy; Sebastian Raschka, assistant professor of statistics; Justin Vandenbroucke, associate professor of physics; Jun Zhu, professor and chair of statistics; Ellen Zweibel, professor of astronomy.

For millennia, humans learned about the night sky only from the light from distant stars. But recently, astrophysicists have gained access to signals that go beyond light. These messengers about the universe include gravitational waves and neutrinos ghostly particles that rarely interact with other matter. UWMadison is the headquarters of the worlds largest neutrino observatory, IceCube, which surveys a billion tons of Antarctic ice for signs of rare neutrino collisions.

Now, the IceCube project is preparing for a major upgrade to generation two. This cluster hire will invest in the astronomy, physics and statistics faculty necessary to continue and expand UWMadisons leadership in multi-messenger astrophysics. This data-heavy field requires collaborations between these three fields to probe the constant stream of information recorded by IceCube and to find the sources of the neutrinos that stream toward Earth. That analysis can help answer fundamental questions about the physical laws governing the universe and help us understand complex phenomena like black holes and cosmic rays.

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In the fall of 2019, my hospital put out word that it was looking for physicians who might wish to undergo intensive training to become certified health and wellness coaches. Having worked with patients who have used health coaching, I jumped at the chance. Their experiences were almost universally positive: many of them had attained health goals that had been otherwise elusive, such as the weight loss they invoked annually and fruitlessly as a New Years resolution. The few physicians I knew who were also coaches seemed to be able to fuse the different skill sets in a way that expanded their ability to connect with their patients and address their health needs on a deeper level.

Just as a sports coach can help an athlete develop and excel at a sport, a health and wellness coach can help anyone excel at living their life, even or especially if they have chronic medical conditions. The coaching process is similar to talk therapy in that it involves two people discussing ideas and issues, but it is different in that the person who is being coached is in the drivers seat, creating their goals as well as the strategies on how to arrive at these goals.

People tend to hire health coaches to help them with a broad variety of health issues, such as weight loss, stress reduction, the management of chronic conditions, improving diet and exercise, tobacco cessation, addiction, and adjusting to a life-altering health event, like a heart attack. There is overlap between what a health coach does and what a life coach does, but a life coachs domain is much broader, and includes career issues, executive coaching, and professional effectiveness.

A key technique utilized by coaches is motivational interviewing, in which a coach asks open-ended questions intended to help their client elicit his or her own reasons for change. Instead of the doctor saying, You need to lose weight, a coach might ask, How might your life be different if you lost the weight that youve been trying to lose? The concept, which has been proven effective in many research studies, is that people who are changing for their own reasons, on their own terms, are far more likely to succeed when compared with someone telling them what to do which is less motivating and is more likely to instill resistance to change.

Motivational interviewing has been creeping into the medical profession as well, with great success. With the intensive focus on it I received in my coaching training, I now put it in the forefront in my interactions with patients, trying to really hear what they are saying and to engage them as much as possible in coming up with solutions for the various health issues that arise. Patients seem to genuinely appreciate this, and while I havent conducted a study, this approach certainly seems successful in terms of both my relationships with patients and the results I am seeing.

Whereas traditional psychology has focused on what is wrong with people and what needs to be fixed, coaching philosophy focuses on what has, can, and will work better for you. This means that instead of rooting around for problems to dwell on, a coach will work with you to harness your strengths, in order to improve the health behaviors you want to address.

Coaching is effective for people managing a variety of health conditions. According to a recent study, coaching results in clinically relevant improvements in multiple biomarker risk factors (including systolic and diastolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, fasting glucose, body weight, body mass index, waist circumference, and cardiorespiratory fitness) in diverse populations. Coaching has also helped improve health-related quality of life and reduced hospital admissions in patients with COPD. No wonder some doctors offices are offering it, some insurance companies are paying for it, and private companies are even starting to offer coaching to their employees in order to lower their healthcare costs.

Coaching is a relatively new field, and it is an unregulated industry, so you do not need any certification to practice as a health coach. There is no strict definition of what a health coach even is, which adds to the confusion. In other words, anyone can hang out a shingle and call themselves a coach. However, there are many programs that do train and certify coaches, both in person and online. Among the most popular and well-respected are: The National Society of Health Coaches, The American Council on Exercise, Dr. Sears Wellness Institute, Duke Integrative Medicine, and Wellcoaches School of Coaching (which is where I was trained). It is strongly recommended that you choose a certified coach, to ensure that they have a certain level of training and experience.

The time commitment and cost of coaching are highly variable. Some people do very brief coaching even one session for a discrete problem, such as whether or not to accept a job offer, whereas others may participate in coaching for months or years, for something like managing weight, diabetes, depression, or hypertension. The cost varies with the skill and experience of the coach. As mentioned previously, some employers and medical plans may cover this, as there is abundant evidence that, for example, health coaching around issues such as weight loss can significantly lower healthcare costs. It is important to note that coaches take privacy very seriously, and they have a professional code of ethics, but there are not the same HIPAA-level privacy protections as there are when you visit a medical office.

Coaching appears to be as effective when administered remotely by phone or the Internet when compared with face-to-face coaching. This provides great flexibility, as coaching can be performed in person, over the phone, or via videoconferencing.

Coaches resumes will often be available for you to review, so see if their interests and experience overlap with the issues you wish to address. Coaches enter the field from a wide variety of different backgrounds, and it might be an advantage to pick a coach who has a background in a health or wellness-related field, though many extremely talented coaches come from careers in different realms. Word of mouth is always an excellent way to find a coach, or you could call your insurance company and, if this is an offered benefit, its likely that they have coaches they can recommend.

Unlike health fads that come and go, health coaching has strong evidence behind it backing its effectiveness for improving health and well-being. Becoming a health coach has been deeply rewarding to me, because it is rare in life that you get to promote happiness, build resiliency, save people money, and help people live longer and more fulfilling lives at the same time.

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The Centers for Disease Control has already started coronavirus antibody testing, which determines whether someone has had the virus in the past, to piece together a picture of how many Americans may have already been infected.

Scaling up antibody testing is critical to re-opening the economy, said Dr. Tania Dempsey of Armonk Integrative Medicine, who practices in hard-hit Westchester County, New York.

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"It is becoming more evident that there is a significant portion of the population who were exposed to COVID-19 but remain asymptomatic. These patients remain in isolation concerned about their exposure to this dangerous virus when, in fact, these patients have antibodies indicating they have already had the infection and have immunity to it now," Dempsey told FOX Business."These are the people who could go back to the workforce without the fear of getting infected. This is would be a tremendous improvement over our current situation and would really help keep some or even most industries in business."

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The testing involvesdrawing blood from undiagnosed people of all age groupsin a community, STAT News reported. But getting Americans access to such testing, also known as serological testing because it measures antibodies in the blood,could prove difficult. So far, the FDA has only authorized one serological test for clinical laboratories under an Emergency Use Authorization, but FDA officials said more than 70 test developers havetests available.

New York, the state that has reported the most deaths from coronavirus, is working with FDA for approval of a serological test, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a press briefing on Tuesday.

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"How do you start the economy back up? "How do you start getting back to work as quickly as possible?" Cuomo asked."It's going to come down to testing. You're going to have to know who had the virus, who resolved the virus, who never had it and that's going to be testing. And that is an entirely new field that we're just developing now."

FDA officialssaidthe tests "may potentially be used to help determine, together with other clinical data, that such individuals are no longer susceptible to infection and can return to work."

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Scaling up serological testing throughout the United Stateswill take the cooperation of scientists, doctors and the business world, Dempsey said. Health insurance companies may need to cover some of the tests, too.

"In addition, doctors will need to interpret the tests and help patients understand whether it is safe for them to re-enter the workforce," she said.

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Dietrich Klinghardt, MD, Ph.D., an internationally renowned physician, spoke at a virtual integrative medicine conference that I attended. He shared the latest information on COVID-19. He discussed pharmaceutical and integrative ways to treat the virus.

Seventy-five percent of those affected are male. Other risk factors are obesity, Diabetes and underlying respiratory disease. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) occurs in 30 percent of those who contract the virus. Incubation is 4-7 days, with a few cases at 12 days. A new antibody test is recently available that is more accurate. The virus can last on smooth, shiny surfaces for up to 72 hours. Soap and water work better than alcohol based sanitizers.

Symptoms are fever, followed by a dry, hacking cough, and fatigue.

To prevent catching the virus, wash your hands with soap and water frequently. Avoid touching your face. Avoid close contact. Wear a mask in public.

If you have high blood pressure and are taking an ACE Inhibitors like Lisinopril, ask your provider to switch you to an ARB Inhibitor, like Losartan. The ACE Inhibitors allow the virus to move into the lungs. Do not take non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, (aspirin, ibuprofen, Advil, naproxen) as they will allow the virus to get into the lungs. Do not take extra selenium besides what is found in a multivitamin/mineral as it speeds entry into the lungs. Finally, colloidal silver is not as effective as it usually is with viral illnesses.

Fortunately, the FDA has approved Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine) and Azithromycin for use with COVID-19. It has been shown to be 100 percent effective. Another medication used as an anti-parasite drug also works. It is called Alinia.

For those that prefer an integrative approach, Andrographis and Vitamin C, in combination, are as effective as the two medications above. Dr. Klinghardt recommends using a tincture and a dose of two dropperfuls of Andrographis four times daily with Vitamin C at 2000 mg each time.

Also, it is important to use Liposomal Vitamin C as it is equal to the Intravenous route. Thus, 1000 mg liposomal C is equal to 1000 mg IV C. The amount of Vitamin C to take is based upon your weight. So, take 100-200 mg C/kg/body weight (a KG = 2.2 lb.). Quercetin is a strong anti-inflammatory that is helpful as well. Nettle is full of Quercetin, so in the islands, it is young, fresh and potent now. Propolis tincture to swish and swallow is helpful multiple times a day.

To prevent getting this flu virus, take a minimum of 2000 mg of Vitamin C daily with food. Add 5000-10000 IU Vitamin D3 daily with food. Vitamin D3 is excellent for the immune system. Optimum levels are between 60-80.

Editors note: Hydroxychloroquine, a medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration for malaria, has not been medically proven to cure or prevent COVID-19.

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As China appears to emerge from the worst of its coronavirus outbreak, government officials are encouraging the use of traditional medicine for treatment and prevention a practice experts warned could give the public a false sense of security amid the pandemic.

Chinas National Health Commission reported last month that of the more than 80,000 people infected with COVID-19 since the outbreak began in December, 90 percent took some form of traditional Chinese medicine to treat their symptoms.

According to Yu Yanhong, secretary of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, speaking at a March 23 press conference in Wuhan, traditional remedies have alleviated symptoms, reduced the severity of the virus, improved recovery rates and reduced mortality rate.

But herbal remedies which China is exporting as part of its efforts to combat the coronavirus around the world pose both direct and indirect risks to patients, Dr. Edzard Ernst, a professor emeritus of complementary medicine at the United Kingdoms University of Exeter, said in an email.

"TCM mixtures can be toxic, contaminated or adulterated with prescription drugs; they can also interact with prescription drugs," Ernst said. It can also give patients a false sense of security, leading them to neglect proven medications or therapies.

Traditional Chinese medicine has been around for more than 3,000 years and includes a variety of diagnostic approaches, such as the physical examination of a patients pulse and tongue, and a range of treatments, including ingesting herbs such as ginseng, and acupuncture.

It accounts for up to half of all medicines consumed in China, according to the World Health Organization. More than 7,000 herbal drugs available through pharmacies are regulated by the National Medical Products Administration.

"It is a legal health system in China which is parallel with Western medicine, and of course, there is also integration between traditional medicine and Western medicine," Dr. Jianping Liu, professor of clinical epidemiology at the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, told NBC News.

"It's a holistic approach."

The main herbal formulas recommended for treatment of COVID-19 are jinhua qinggan capsules, lianhua qingwen capsules and shufeng jiedu capsules, according to Liu.

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These remedies consist of a combination of dozens of herbs and a clear breakdown isnt widely available, Liu said.

The lack of detail about the remedies contributes to doubts over their efficacy, Dan Larhammar, a molecular cell biologist and president of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, said in a phone interview.

We need to know which specific product is claimed to work and what is the evidence, he said, before going on to cite the importance of understanding different variations of penicillin.

Recent reports in the Japanese journal BioScience Trends and the Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine support the various COVID-19 traditional treatments, but Larhammar said these studies and others like them lack scientific rigor not having adequate sample sizes, using vague terms and nonpharmacological concepts or testing too many combinations of herbs to parse out their specific effects.

They are like parodies. Nobody can take this seriously, he said in an email.

Yet, traditional Chinese medicine is being championed not only in China, but also overseas.

Since the rate of cases and deaths in Hubei province began to plateau, the Chinese government has offered aid to other countries overwhelmed by the spread help that according to the state media ranges from test kits to traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and products.

The country sent 100,000 boxes of a remedy called lianhuaqingwen to Italy this month, according to the Chinese broadcaster CGTN. A 12-member team of physicians also sent to support the outbreak in Milan included two traditional Chinese medicine specialists, the Global Times state newspaper reported.

In the United Kingdom, growing numbers of patients of traditional Chinese medicine have been asking for remedies to prevent and treat COVID-19 since the outbreak began in December, said Qikan Yin, general manager of the Institute of Chinese Medicine in London.

Although closed due to the ongoing U.K. lockdown, Yin said practitioners were still doing remote consultations and prescribing appropriate remedies to patients, including one London-based couple in their 50s who were confirmed to have the virus.

Addressing doubts surrounding the treatments, Yin said, The argument is always there, not only for this disease.

Clinical trials are very difficult to show the actual benefit of traditional herbs, not just Chinese but also traditional Western herbs, he said.

It would be fine if the method reduced the symptoms a little bit, and more the better, of course, but if that makes the person take more risks, then we are in deep trouble, Larhammar of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.

People with the virus may prematurely resume interacting with others thinking theyre no longer infectious by taking traditional Chinese medicine, he explained. Others may take it thinking it prevents them from getting the disease, putting themselves and others at risk.

Until there is more evidence to suggest any effectiveness of such traditional Chinese medicine, it should be treated as a nonissue, Steve Tsang, director of the China Institute at the SOAS University of London, said.

Its causing distraction from questions that could be embarrassing for the Chinese government, he explained of the political posturing.

Chinas alleged mishandling of the first few cases of human-to-human transmission of the coronavirus should be the focus of attention, he said, whether that involves asking whether China could have shared its data earlier, and the quantity and quality of supplies it's now exporting to other countries hit by the disease.

Instead, against the backdrop of President Donald Trumps comments referring to COVID-19 as a Chinese virus, the Chinese Communist Party can champion traditional medicine while dismissing its critics as being racist and play favorably to peoples emotions, Tsang said.

You love the party because the party is the one that defends your traditional medicine, your national honor, your heritage, he said.

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Stimulate these pressure points to get rid of ailments like pain, nausea and stress.

Many people, ancient and living today, believed that most of the body's ills comes from disharmony inside of the body.

That disharmony can be achieved through bad diet, bad habits, and poor thoughts.

Jin Shin Jyutsu, which is an ancient art of mending from Japan, uses certain pressure points to create harmony again in your body.

Lest you think this practice is anything less than scientific, the UC San Diego School of Medicine's Integrative Medicine Center offers the following explanation:

"Jin Shin Jyutsu (JSJ) is a 3,000-year-old ancient healing art. There is a growing body of research on the use of JSJ that has shown it to be beneficial for a variety of health conditions ... {This] gentle form of acupressure therapy that uses light finger pressure over specific points on the body while fully clothed {restoring] the flow of energy, which may be blocked due to illness or pain.

"JSJ is beneficial for a variety of conditions including acute and chronic pain, increasing immune function, eliminating fatigue, reducing stress, and improving digestion."

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Using the image below, you can find the right fingers to put pressure on to help relieve certain symptoms in your body.

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If you put pressure on the thumb: you bring harmony to your stomach and spleen. You can also relieve nervousness, anxiety and depression. You can also relieve skin problems, headaches, stomach aches, and the sensation of constantly being ill.

If you put pressure on the index or pointer finger: you bring harmony to your kidneys and bladder. You can also relieve feelings of apprehension, as well as muscle cramps, back pain, tooth aches and digestive tract problems.

If you put pressure on the middle finger: you bring harmony to your liver and nerves. You can also relieve feelings of anger and uncertainty. You also improve your cardiovascular health, menstrual pain, issues with vision, and headaches.

If you put pressure on the ring finger: you bring harmony to your lungs and digestive organs. You can also relieve feelings of distress, as well as ringing in the ears, breathing problems, and digestive problems.

If you put pressure on the little finger: you bring harmony to your heart. Feelings of tension, anxiety and loneliness are relieved. You can also improve throat pain, flatulence, and issues with your bones.

Give it a try!

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