Vaccines are not enough. Take care of yourself. Vitamin D3 and zinc help sustain one’s immune system. Discuss with your health care provider taking, say, 5000 IUs of Vitamin D3 and 50 mg of zinc regularly, along with a balanced diet and vigorous exercise after a night of restful sleep. Take zinc with a hint of copper and an ionophore to get the zinc into your cells.
Alaska should create a contest to craft a catchy slogan like the “slip, slop, slap and wrap” campaign in Australia that encourages kids and adults to protect themselves against the sun and skin cancer. However, Alaskans need to address a lack of sun, and thus a lack of vitamin D3. For inspiration, think of the catchy first poem recited by some attentive seven-year-olds to their occasionally inattentive parents: “Click it or ticket.” How about: “Got D ‘n’ Z?”
— Steven J. Shamburek
Anchorage
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