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Zinc, Vitamin C, and herbs are really working?

By Namwook Cho L.Ac.

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As the COVID-19 pandemic has supplements, and products COVID-19 symptoms got severe. from infection from COVID-19 hospitalized with COVID-19
prolonged, many companies are unlikely to help with COVID-19, A recent medical report from but it has been known for suggested a possible connection
trying to promote their products and supplements and products China reported that among a helping reducing symptoms or between levels of vitamin D in
for preventing the virus infection. unlikely to help with COVID-19 group of 175 patients hospitalized preventing from common cold. the blood and severe COVID-19
And as an acupuncture practitioner, and could be dangerous. with COVID-19, 69 (39%) had But according to the Consumerlab. symptoms.
the patient tends to consult But you have to keep in mind hypokalemia, and another 39 com, “higher intakes of vitamin C Vitamin D could be absorbed by
with the acupuncturists for that the best way to prevent (22%) had severe hypokalemia. may potentially help people who proper sun exposure – at least
supplements that help to avoid COVID-19 infection is to avoid Hypokalemia can cause heart are critically ill with COVID-19 three times a week for about 30
COVID-19 infection. exposure by following the latest dysfunction, which is one of and on ventilators.” There are minutes exposing hands, arms,
We, as a practitioner, need to recommendations of the CDC the major problems found in reports saying that prior to the legs, and face to the sun. But the
know more information regarding and WHO and local authority. COVID-19, and high levels of emergence of COVID-19 found company concluded to prevent
a supplement that is working for markers of heart muscle damage a dose of 1,000 to 6,000 mg of COVID-19, intaking of vitamin D
preventing respiratory infections ① Vitamin and minerals that were associated with more severe vitamin C daily shortened the products is considered as a good,
such as COVID-19. Here is some can help with COVID-19 if hypokalemia. time on ventilation by about safe, preventative measure for
helpful information with scientific you are not getting enough: 25% for people who required protecting against respiratory
pieces of evidence. Potassium Vitamin C ventilation for over 10 hours. infections in general.
According to Consumer Lab.com, Usually, potassium could be Vitamin C is vital to the function
which has identified the best obtained from foods, such as of the white blood cells that are Vitamin D Zinc and Selenium Pills
quality health and nutritional beans, squash, and potatoes. on first line of defense system of Daily consumption of vitamin and Liquids
products through independent Potassium deficiency could be the immune system, leukocytes D supplements may help to A study of elderly people
test since 1999, some supplements found from people taking certain and the vitamin plays important reduce the chance of respiratory who are in Zinc deficiency, in
are working, and some are not. drugs or conditions affecting the role for absorbing iron absorption. infections and influenza A in nursing homes in France, for
Some supplements can help kidneys or intestines. Deficiency in iron can make children and adults who are supplementing with zinc – 20
with COVID-19 if you are Potassium has been known that vulnerable to infections. deficient or severely deficient mg per day may improve the
not getting enough, may help it will not prevent COVID-19 There is no evidence that high in the vitamin D. chance of avoiding respiratory
reduce symptoms of COVID-19, infection, but it can help to avoid dose vitamin C can protect people There is a small study of patients tract infections.

The Union of Heaven and Human (天人合一): Understanding

qi philosophy in the light of Whiteheadian cosmology

By Simon Kim, Professor, South Baylo University

new cosmology to overcome Creativity system. There is the totality
the material world view which 地 Earth: That Other, Externality, of actual fact; there is the
ommits the metaphysical Many externality of many facts;
basis of life and spirit. The 人 Human: This My-Self, there is the internality of this
macroscopic horizon based on Internality, One experiencing which lies within
two philosophies can explain the In the Process and Reality the totality. (MT116) These
great cosmology of the heavens published in 1929, Whitehead three divisions are on a level. No
and the world. The heavens interprets the universals of one in any sense precedes the
imply trillions of stars and galaxy ultimate universal by dividing other. There is the whole fact
in astrology and the world means into three category; Creativity, containing within itself myself
nature and human on the earth. one, many. (PR; p.21) Why and the other facts. (MT117)
△ Philosophies such as Eastern Medicine and Organic The cosmology of Heaven and did Whitehead need this We as human being on the earth
philosophy can explain the great cosmology of the heavens Earth in the I-Ching also claims cosmological idea? He pondered looking up the sky share this
and the world. imageⓒAdobeStock_Choat
a unity or union of Heaven and that within this general concept general commonsense notion
During the past one year, I 界觀), whenever there is an Human (天人合一). of nature (or cosmos), there of the universe. The fact that
tried to persuade readers of the opportunity, I quotes the Whitehead dissects the universe have somehow to be interwoven the heavens, the earth, and the
Hani Times the philosophical Whitehead's philosophy of into a threefold scheme; The the further concepts of 'Life' human beings are connected
foundation of Eastern medicine. organism and describes the Whole, That Other, and This and 'Mind'. (MT 129) This is in organisms is the key point
It conveyed the idea that without commonality and coincidence My-Self. (Modes of Thought; line with my view that, without of human physiology in the
understanding the qi worldview between the two worldviews. p.110) We experience the approving the Jingqi worldview, Hwangti Neijing.
common to Confucianism In the upcoming series of Hani universal reality in a three-fold we cannot talk about life and De of Heaven 天德  Qi of Earth
and Taoism in the East Asian Times column, I plan to discuss character; Totality, Externality, mind, the reality of nature. 地氣  Life of Human (人)生
tradition, it would be difficult the similarities between the and Internality. (ibid; p.116) I try Cosmic speculation of Whitehead  Essence 精  Shen 神 
to explain qi and meridians, Qi worldview and the organic to apply these three concepts concluded that the entire Hun 魂  Po 魄  Intent 意 
and if the reality of qi was not philosophy of systematically in Whitehead's cosmological existence from the inorganic Will 志  Heart 心
acknowledged, the whole system viewing the universe, nature, metaphysics to the conception to the human consciousness In the next month series, I will
of the Eastern medicine would and the human body. of Heaven, Earth and Human can be embraced by the same compare what are the most
collapse. First of all, two perspectives (HEH) in the East Asian categorical system, and all microscopic elements of the
In order to comment on the of Eastern Medicine and philosophy. phenomena can be explained universe based on the main
Jingqi worldview (精氣世 Organic philosophy open a 天 Heaven: The Whole, Totality, by one and the same schematic concepts of the two philosophies.