AVD - The Anti-Viral Diet: COVID-19 Edition (B&W)

Essential Reading for Everyone who wants to Learn about the potential of Dietary Ingredients to Protect Us from Viruses and Viral Illnesses - including Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. "An ‘Anti-Viral Diet’ is a diet whose primary purpose is to counteract viral threats and to maximize the ability of our immune systems to fight off both viruses and viral diseases." Edouard d'Araille "Several antiviral bioproducts have already been described by the activity against Dengue Virus, Coronavirus, Enterovirus, Hepatitis B, Influenza Virus and HIV. Thus, bioproducts could be friends in the fight against SARS-CoV-2." ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY "Within the nutrition sector a promising body of evidence studying inter-relationships between certain nutrients and immune competence already exists. This could potentially be an important player in helping the body to deal with the coronavirus." BMJ NUTRITION "All the studied molecules could bind to the active site of the SARS-CoV-2 protease (PDB: 6Y84), out of which Rutin (a natural compound) has the highest inhibitor efficiency among the 33 molecules studied." BIOMOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS "Nutrition may therefore play a role in the immune defense against COVID-19 and may explain some of the differences seen in COVID-19 across Europe. It will be needed to test dietary differences between low and high-rate countries." CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL ALLERGY "The volume of existing reports is irrefutable evidence that foods and herbs possess a potential antiviral ability against SARS-CoV-2 and can prevent COVID-19. Foods and herbs could be used as dietary or complementary therapy to prevent infection and strengthen immunity." JOURNAL OF TRADITIONAL AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE "As this review illustrates, there are innumerable potentially useful medicinal plants and herbs waiting to be evaluated and exploited for therapeutic applications against genetically and functionally diverse viruses families." JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY "Globally, herbs with some preliminary evidence of anti-viral activity against coronaviruses, along with phytotherapic remedies with immune stimulant properties, appear as good candidates for additional studies on the topic." PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH "The immune response has often been shown to be weakened by inadequate nutrition in many model systems as well as in human studies. However, the nutritional status of the host, until recently, has not been considered as a contributing factor to the emergence of viral infectious diseases. Therefore, we propose to verify the nutritional status of COVID‐19 infected patients before the administration of general treatments." JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY "Natural products with anti-virus, anti-bacteria and anti-inflammation activity could effectively interact with these targets of SARS-CoV-2. Therefore, the herbal medicines containing these compounds as major components might be meaningful for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infections." ACTA PHARMACEUTICA SINICA B "With the current pandemic, many scientists have rushed to the development of a potential vaccine and therapeutic agent that is effective against COVID-19; however, herbal agents should not be overlooked." CHINESE MEDICINE "Certain population groups are more likely to have micronutrient deficiencies, while certain disease pathologies and treatment practices also exacerbate risk, meaning these groups tend to suffer increased morbidity and mortality from infectious diseases. Optimisation of overall nutritional status, including micronutrients, can be effective in reducing incidence of infectious disease." BMJ NUTRITION “We are striving for a COVID-19 treatment that can be quickly produced and easily distributed. Natural products could provide an answer to this dilemma, as they often have low toxicity and are used in the pharmaceutical industry for their bioactivity, including antiviral.” ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY AVD - B&W Kindle eBook Edition Read more