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The Hoffman Centre Programs for cold and flu treatment
We have developed a number of potential programs for acute cold and flu treatment. While the details aren’t specific to coronavirus many of the recommendations are applicable to dealing with virus that commonly infect us in the winter months. These recommendations are in no way a substitute for quick and rapid communication with your healthcare providers and the guidelines as issued via websites (like this one), previously mentioned at the beginning of this article.
Any treatment that you decide to undertake should start at the first onset of symptoms. The following instructions are to be followed for the duration of symptoms unless otherwise stated.
Immediately stop consuming any sugar, since this paralyzes your white blood cells, the body’s first defense against illness. Make sure you also get plenty of sleep, at least between 7.5 and 8.5 hours per night. Hot apple cider vinegar baths twice a day will help to speed up the progression of the cold and reduce your fever, potentially halving the amount of time you may have symptoms. Add two cups of apple cider vinegar to a full bath of hot water and soak for twenty minutes, remembering to fully submerge your body. If the illness has affected the chest, you can steam water over the stove, add eucalyptus drops, and breathe in the vapor for some relief from your symptoms.
Please note that this treatment program is not to be undertaken if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
Adult Dosage (age 16 and up)
Oscillococcinum is the first supplement to take at the first sign of a cold or flu. This works better for flu like symptoms (not cold symptoms) and you simply need to follow the directions on the package.
- Vitamin D - 50,000 IU for three days. Contraindication to use of high dose vitamin D is lymphoid malignancies, pregnancy, and granulomatous diseases such as sarcoidosis
- Mycelized vitamin A - 100,000 IU for three days. Contraindicated in pregnancy.
- Vitamin C - 1 to 2g two to three times daily (titrate dose upward to bowel tolerance)
- Astragalus Tincture - 1 dropper three times daily
- Echinamide Anti-Cold tincture - 2ml three times daily
- Probiomax probiotic - 1 capsule two times daily
- Saccharomyces Boulardii - 2 capsules twice daily
- Garlic/allicin - 2 capsules three times daily after meals. Open the capsule in 6oz of water and let sit for two minutes before drinking.
- Argentyn 23 colloidal silver - 1 teaspoon three times daily in water
- Andrographis - 2 dropperfuls twice daily in water
- Transfer Factor Multi Immune - 2 capsules twice daily
- DHEA - 50mg per day for two to three days will boost the immune system and fight infection. Note that this is for adults only.
- For muscle aches take arnica and/or magnesium malate - 2 caps three times daily
- Add anti-viral supplements such as olive leaf extract - 2 capsules three times daily, oil of oregano (brand name ADP) 2 capsules three times per day and lysine 500mg 2 capsules three times daily
Child Dosage (2 years and older)
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- Mycelized vitamin A – 10,000 IU for three days
- Vitamin D - 10,000 IU for three days
- Vitamin C - Between 250 and 500mg three times daily (to bowel tolerance)
- Echinamide Anti-Cold - Between an third and a half a dropper three times daily
- Probiomax probiotic - Half a capsule twice daily
- Saccharomyces Boulardii - Half to a full capsule twice daily
- Garlic - Half to a full capsule twice daily after meals. Open capsule in 6oz of water and let sit for two minutes before drinking. Note that it is difficult to get a child to take this.
- Colloidal silver - Half a teaspoon three times daily in water
Maintenance and Prevention
Remember to stop consuming any sugar immediately, since sugar paralyzes your white blood cells, which provide your body’s first defense against sickness. Make sure you get at least 7.5 to 8.5 hours of sleep each night as well. This treatment program is not for women that are pregnant or breastfeeding.
Throat Infection
- Zinc - 30 to 50mg lozenges. The topical antimicrobial effect can be important in infections of the throat.
- Biocidin throat spray - 2 sprays three to five times daily
- Propolis throat spray – 5 sprays three times daily
- Argentyn 23 throat spray- 3 sprays three times per day
- See your doctor for a throat swab to exclude strep throat and/or mononucleosis
CAUTION: Propolis is not to be taken if you have a Honey or Bee allergy.
Nasal Irrigation
Use a Neti Pot, particular with upper respiratory infection, for three days.
- Place one dropper full of Nasya wash into your Neti Pot with warm water and a heaping quarter teaspoon of pure non-ionized Neti Pot Salt.
- Stir until salt is dissolved.
- Add three drops of Echinacea Anti Cold and Core Phyto Lavage to the solution. Use this to perform the nasal wash as directed by the Neti Pot instructions on the bottle.
Air Spray
- Add a quarter teaspoon of salt to the bottom of an empty spray bottle.
- Add five drops of Thieves, an essential oil by Young Living, on top of the salt as this will help to dissipate it,
- Fill bottle with warm water.
Now you now have an air spray that will assist in lowering counts of viruses, bacteria, and molds in the air.
- Spray your home, office, and other areas a couple of times a day.
- You can also put Thieves drops into your palms and cup your hands over your face then inhale five or six times.
- This will prevent you from contracting a sinus or lung infection, especially during long distance flights.
Antiviral
- Zinc - Between 20 and 50mg a day
- Selenium – 400 to 600 ug per day
- Iodoral Iodine/Iodide - 12.5mg a day for two weeks
- Grape seed extract (see Biotics Research Bio-Cyanidins below)
Viral Anti-replication
- SAMe - 400mg TID plus Betaine TMG 3g BID for one week
- Methyl-Folate - 1.6mg od for one to two weeks
- Alpha Lipoic Acid - 300 to 400mg TID plus Thiamine 100mg (or B Complex High Potency)
- NAC - 600mg BID to TID between meals
Immunonutrition
- Paleo-Mediterranean Diet with no refined carbohydrates
- Protectamin Whey Protein - 45g a day for immune dipeptides, if dairy tolerant
- L-Glutamine powder - 9g TID between meals
- Vitamin A - 100,000 IU load for three to five days, then 25,000 to 50,000 IU for two weeks (not during pregnancy)
- Vitamin D3 - 100,000 to 300,000 IU load for one dose, then 10,000 IU for ten days to increase endogenous antimicrobial peptides
- Nordic Naturals Arctic Cod Liver Oil without vitamin D - One teaspoon TID with meals
- Selenium - 600-800mcg/d plus 800 IU vitamin E per day
- Melatonin - 20mg qHS
- Ubiquinol CoQ10 - 300mg od to protect the mitochondria
- Marine pine bark and grape seed extract
- Biotics Research UltraVir-X - One capsule TID (Red-rooted sage, Boneset, Actratylodes, Sweet Violet, Wheat Grass, Bupleurum, Astralagus, Bee Propolis, Maitake, Black Walnut, Hesperidin, Rutin)
- Biotics Research POA-Phytolens (Cats’ Claw, Lens esculenta extract) - One capsule TID
- Consider broad spectrum multi such as Metagenics PhytoMulti at two tablets per day (adjust dosage of Zinc and Selenium above)
CAUTION: Propolis is not to be taken if you have a Honey or Bee allergy.