When it comes to disease, there seems to be three groups which are usually at the highest risk for infection: children, pregnant women, and the elderly. The elderly definitely have the highest mortality rate when it comes to COVID but a huge surprise was how children responded. Although many children were exposed and infected by COVID-19, the overwhelming majority showed no symptoms or extremely mild symptoms. The mortality rate was virtually nonexistent for children. Why was this the case?

A new peer-reviewed study was published in the British scientific journal Nature on April 28, 2022 which is being ignored by mainstream media. The research analyzed data from Israel's National Emergency Medical Services between the years 2019 and 2021. Drs. Christopher Sun, Eli Jaffe, and Retsef Levi reported an increase of over 25 percent in emergency calls about cardiac arrest and acute coronary syndrome for young adults ages 16 to 39 years old. The researchers discovered that this increase in emergency heart conditions was correlated with COVID-19 vaccinations but not with COVID-19 infections. 

Many people talked about including zinc in their regimen to fight the flu and coronaviruses the past few years. Why is that? Here are a few of my thoughts: 

Zinc is an essential mineral necessary for optimal health. More than 300 enzymes require the mineral zinc to function properly in the human body. Zinc reduces the length and severity of upper respiratory infections. As published in early treatment recommendations, doctors used it with great efficacy against COVID as it helped prevent viruses from entering and replicating inside vulnerable cells. A new study published in March 2022 expands on our knowledge of how zinc influences immune system function. The study was reported on March 31, 2022 in Science Daily. 

I was recently reading an article from Sayer Ji in his GreenMed newsletter which confirmed many things I've learned about testosterone for men as they age. It's no surprise that as men grow older their testosterone levels decline. Testosterone can drop one to two percentage points each year starting in their mid-forties. By age 60, many men are suffering from male menopause called "andro-pause." The symptoms can include baldness or thinning of hair, erectile dysfunction, depression/anxiety/mood swings, low energy, and loss of muscle mass.