COVID-19 Blog 

by Alan R Levinstone MD

05/22/2020

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Good review of the root cause of damage from Coronavirus. This is not discussed by the media but explains why Hydroxychloroquine and CDP-Choline inhibit the mechanism the virus uses to destroy cells. https://www.greatplainslaboratory.com/pla2-coronavirus

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One of my patients wrote this post, and I added a few ideas. Here is his final published post. https://medium.com/@rnomad/the-road-to-hell-is-paved-with-assumptions-53887f255475?sk=c9f26fafb04c5a11bc47ae4602b097ba

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Dear Patients:

On March 25, 2020 I enjoyed the Webinar by William Shaw, PhD, director of the Great Plains Lab in Lenexa, KS. I have some of the slides which were presented by Dr. Shaw, whom I consider to be an incredible out-of-the-box thinker who has a comprehensive knowledge of viruses, toxicology and pharmacology. I met Dr. Shaw a year ago while attending a course he presented in Minneapolis. I know him to be a sincere, conscientious scientist and trust his information in uncertain times.

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The information presented on the slides, which reflects the root-cause, top-down approach to treating Coronavirus and the cell injury it causes, contrasts with the current treatments we’ve see on television: seriously ill people, hospitalized and on ventilators, many ultimately succumbing to the disease.

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The Coronavirus takes over an essential enzyme called PLA2, which causes cell injury and protein denaturation, rendering these essential cells useless and allowing viral replication.

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Based on his experience with the MERS virus, Dr. Shaw believes it is possible to stop viral replication in the lab using CDP-Choline, an essential nutrient also known as citicoline or cytidine diphosphate choline.

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CDP-Choline may also have relevance to other diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer’s Disease and chronic pain. One can test for PLA2 levels in those with these diseases to determine if the mechanism is present, but testing is not necessary for Coronavirus prevention. ( so far I have found it elevated in 1 Ulcerative Colitis patient and 1 Crohn’s patient. So far both are doing well with a large dose of CDP-choline. Three Multiple Sclerosis patients had normal levels of PLA2

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I think CDP-Choline is worth a try for the prevention of Coronavirus disease and for treatment as soon as the illness strikes. The downside is possible GI distress with higher doses. The cost for 250mg a day for a month is about $20. Higher doses will be used by sicker people. I also recommend vitamin D3, 4000-5000u a day for its antiviral effect. I know some of you use more vitamin D, no issue. Quercetin with bromelain 500 mg twice a day, Zinc 25 mg/day and vitamin C 500 mg twice a day also have antiviral properties and are not toxic.

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In March, Plaquenil and  hydroxychloroquine was hard to get. The President forced the FDA to allow wider use of the drug. Plaquenil is a very safe medicine contrary to what you hear on CNN and MSNBC and most of the media. I have prescribed it to Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus patients for over 40 years. The patients require yearly opthalmology visit, and an EKG if they also take certain medications. I have not seen any problems.

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Chloroquine, a sister drug, is out of stock everywhere, and the UK and India are not exporting it. I spoke with my infectious disease consultant at Fair Oaks and a pharmacist at Fairfax Hospital who told me Remdesavir, a drug approved for Ebola virus, is only available in clinical trials and does not work well for Covid-19. Inova will not allow it to be used at Fair Oaks since they have a drug study from Giliad. You can guess why. The anti-cytokine drug Actrema is not on formulary at Inova, so if you are ventilated with leaky lungs your survival may be in question. At Fair Oaks, my infectious disease consultant tells me he has seen good outcomes in ICU patients by preventing the need for ventilators with IV steroids and Maraviroc, a CCR5 receptor blocker useful in HIV treatment. This latter protocol is not available at Fairfax Hospital, probably to shunt patients to the remdesivir study. I will send you my consultant at Fair Oaks if you get sick.

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I support the N.I.H. testing Plaquenil for prevention.

Questions_ please email or call.

We are all in this together. May God help us.

Sincerely,

Alan Levinstone MD

 

P.S. If you choose to follow this advice or not, please let me know so I might track if this works. As of 5/22/20 I know of one patient with Covid-19 who was on CDP-choline beforehand. We also have in the office another 6 cases of Covid-19 in people who were not on supplements.

 

The supplement to buy is CDP-Choline 250 mg, one/day for prevention of elevation of Lp-PLA2 for the duration of the crisis, up to 8/day if sick for 1-2 weeks. If you are getting worse while on the supplement call me to evaluate for referral to the hospital.

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New Beginnings Nutritionals www.nbnus.com

Phone (913) 754-0458 Fax (913) 248-7609 Email [email protected]

Toll Free 1-877-575-2467 www.amazon.com also has the supplement: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=cdp+choline+supplement&crid=2TEAXHH4H773Y&sprefix=cdp%2Caps%2C128&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_3

Jarrow, Carlyle, and Klaire are good supplement companies.

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Thank You

Alan R Levinstone MD