{"id":7,"date":"2019-11-16T22:42:19","date_gmt":"2019-11-16T22:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.therapeuticsolutionsint.com\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2020-05-05T10:51:12","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T10:51:12","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/areyoucovidmune.com\/covidmune\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.3&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/areyoucovidmune.com\/covidmune\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/shutterstock_112250879.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Are You CovidMune?&#x2122;&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.3&#8243; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|800|||on|||#e02b20|&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; content_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; content_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; subhead_font=&#8221;||||on|||#e02b20|&#8221; subhead_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; subhead_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/areyoucovidmune.com\/covidmune\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-dna.jpg&#8221; custom_button_one=&#8221;on&#8221; button_one_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; button_one_border_color=&#8221;#e02b20&#8243; button_one_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; box_shadow_style_button_one=&#8221;preset2&#8243;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.3&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;11px|0px|0|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.3&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.3&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/areyoucovidmune.com\/covidmune\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Final_Quadra.mp4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.3&#8243;][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.3&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.3&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>What is Coronavirus Disease 2019\u00a0(COVID-19)?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: large;\">Caused by a new\u00a0coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: large;\">Human originating coronaviruses cause the common\u00a0cold, this coronavirus is special because it originated in bats and adapted to humans<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: large;\">Previous two coronaviruses that originated in bats caused many deaths, but did not multiply, or mutate as fast<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: large;\">Lethality is 3-5%, elderly and the immune-compromised<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: large;\">Spreads extremely fast<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: large;\">Takes 2 weeks to know if you are infected<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: large;\">Asymptomatic people can spread it<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: large;\">On average 1 person spreads it to 3 people<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: large;\">Compared with flu where 1 person spreads to 1.3 people<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.3&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/areyoucovidmune.com\/covidmune\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/viri.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.3&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;0|0px|0|0px|false|false&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.3&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.3&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><u>The Immune System Protects us from COVID19\u00a0 <\/u><\/strong><span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;0|0px|0|0px|false|false&#8221; 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text-decoration: underline;\">NLRP3<\/a><\/span><\/span> and chemicals that are toxic to lung<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;0|0px|0|0px|false|false&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.3&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.3&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><u>What is\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>QuadraMune&#x2122;<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>?<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><u><\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><u>An Integrated Attack on inflammation<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;0|0px|0|0px|false|false&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.3&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.3&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; 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color: #000000;\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/mynanostilbene.com\/clinical-trial-of-nanostilbene-for-immune-derepression-in-advanced-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clinical trial<\/a>, Pterostilbene (NanoStilbene) was demonstrated to increase the ability of NK cells to kill target cancer cells.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">NK cells are cells of the body that directly kill viruses<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">In the same trial, pterostilbene increased the production of Interferon-gamma from T cells.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Interferon-gamma is essential for antiviral (Th1) immune memory<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.3&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/areyoucovidmune.com\/covidmune\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ifn.jpg&#8221; 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