Vitamins, Covid, and Sepsis

Vitamin B6 and COVID-19

Vitamin B6 is an overlooked vitamin when it comes to COVID-19. This vitamin is known to have the ability to inhibit blood clots which have been noted to be triggered by both the disease and the vaccines being used to prevent it. COVID-19 is also noted to trigger a "cytokine storm" which is basically a powerful inflammatory response. Vitamin B6 is known to reduce the inflammatory response as well. Deficiency of vitamin B6 is know to reduce the immune response and to increase susceptibility to viral infections.

The potential of vitamin B6 to reduce the severity of COVID-19 and other viral infections has not been explored. The role of nutrition in increasing resistance to respiratory infections is little explored. This is in spite of the fact that one of the earliest signs of malnutrition noted by early researchers was increased respiratory problems.

For a full treatment of the reasons for deficiency of vitamin B6 and its role in many diseases including asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, diabetes, and heart disease see the references below.

References:

Summary Article on B6 and Covid-19

Original Article on Vitamin B6 and Covid-19

Gaby, Alan, The Doctor's Guide to Vitamin B6, Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, 1984.

Ellis, John M., and Presley, James, Vitamin B6: The Doctor's Report, New York: Harper and Row, 1973.

Sepsis, Vitamins C and B1

One out of every three people who dies in a hospital bed has sepsis which is a system-wide infection that can lead to shock and organ failure. The mortality rate of sepsis can be 30-50%. A study conducted in 2017 showed that the use of intravenous vitamins C and B1 added to standard treatment reduced mortality by as much as 87%.

Medicine needs to take a much closer look at the incorporation of complete nutrition into the treatment of various health conditions. This includes all of the members of the vitamin B complex.

Reference:

Article Summary on Sepsis and Vitamins C and B1.

Original Article on Sepsis

Blood Clots in the Veins

    Traveling long distances during the summer or fall? Long flights or auto trips are known to increase the likelihood of blood clots in the veins which can result in death.
    A recent study found the B Complex vitamins protect against venous thrombosis. Vitamin B6 was most protective, but vitamin B12 and folic acid also appeared to be protective. These particular nutrients work to prevent the accumulation of homocysteine in the blood. This compound is a powerful free radical and has been associated with increased risk for heart disease. GNLD developed the Lipotropic Adjunct to aid the body in the utilization of fat, but also to reduce risk of accumulation of homocysteine.
Reference:
Zhou K, Zhao R, et al, Association between B-group vitamins and venous thrombosis: systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies, J Thromb Thrombolysis, 2012 Jun 29; [Epub ahead of print].