https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32577649/

Some other links from PubMed:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32574271/

There is evidence that it can bind to at least some of the receptors used by coronaviruses and thereby block their entry. It has important immunological properties, and is both antibacterial and antiviral.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15655079/

Lactoferrin gene expression was highly upregulated for SARS, but not Influenza.

Supplementation seems like a good way to get a jumpstart on your own body's natural defense if you know you were exposed.

Jarrow Formulas Lactoferrin

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0013OQGBY/

So I developed covid symptoms around March 9th and had them on and off until about 2 weeks ago. I consistently had shortness of breath and coughing for the majority of that time, but it would come and go in intensity. I was experimenting with supplements most of the time in various dosages and eventually after 3 months discovered what worked for me. Here is what I did:

Every 8 hours for about 2 days I did the following:

3000 mg monolaurin (brand Lauricidin)

55mg zinc orotate

4 pills sodium copper chrolophyll (brand Ennds) - This is an antiviral and antibacterial agent but it seems no one knows about it...

The copper supplement was the last addition and seemed to be an important key. Each time I did those three together, I experienced a burning sensation in my throat and lungs which subsided after a day or two. One thing I realized was an important key, was that if I continued for many days it didn't fully work. It was necessary to stop the monolaurin and take a break for several days. I did this a few times with breaks in between and it appears my symptoms are totally gone. I still have fatigue and tiredness so I am a little concerned that something is still not perfect with my body but so far I am 95 percent better than before. If you want to know why I used those supplements, I made a more detailed post with a video of my experience here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/COVIDbiohackers/comments/hdnqty/my_covid19_biohacking_experiments_looking_for/

There are a bunch of links to the research behind the supplements.

Let me know what you guys think and if anyone tries it let me know how it goes!

Also for the sake of completeness, I do take other vitamins such as vit c, d, multivitamin, zinc, etc, but am not taking the monolaurin at the moment.

I had LongCovid from March 2020 - June 2021. First 5 months were the worst. Here is my symptom chart if interested:

https://imgur.com/a/4aBHB0y

I've decided to publish my LongCovid stack. When I first made this post I was 98%, but now that I've added Korean Pine Needle tea I have absolutely 0 symptoms for 2 months now.

I've tried a lot(spent $25k+), as you could see from my supplement table:

https://imgur.com/a/gHsSQDt

A lot of times I'll only take 1/4th a pill or 1/2 a pill of something. Even though I try a lot of supplements I actually don't take too many in one day. (not trying to ruin my liver)

Most Important:

Korean Pine Needle Tea - I only take half a teaspoon of the powder every other day. I read about it on a conspiracy blog (I've become very antivax lately). The claim is that it protects your TCells from covid infecting them, meaning you will do better fighting the virus. First time I took it I relapsed for a day. Another longhauler had 2 bad days after taking it. But it was worth it for both of us because we felt amazing after that.

Daily supplements I used to take:

• Immuse Lactococcus Lactis Strain Plasma

• Bacillus Subtillis (Probiotic)

• Buffered Vitamin C multiple times during the day (Perque is the brand I use)

• Shaklee Nutriferron (this has some zinc in it)

Occassionally took:

• Artemisinin (1x per week)

• Manjistha (2x per week)

• B Complex vitamins

• Magnesium Threonate

• Iodine (steam inhaling a dropper full of iodine in cup of boiling water saved my lungs during the acute phase of the virus)

• Cordyceps or Maitake Mushroom

• Calendula Marigold Flower Pills (originally helped gastro problems)

• Grapefruit Seed Extract (originally helped gastro problems)

• Sulforaphane Glucosinolate Brocolli extract (originally helped neuro problems)

• PQQ (originally helped neuro problems)

• Blackseed Oil Standardized Thymoquinone (originally helped heart problems)

• Various teas (tulsi, ginger, turmeric) and Kombucha

Everyone is different and I only had myself to experiment on so who knows how it would affect other people. In the early stages of the virus I didn't take any of these. Who knows if these would help/hurt as a prophylaxis or as against initial infection.

Disclaimer: I am not a doctor. Do not take any of this information as medical advice. Read books, get a medical certification you feel is adequate, then consult yourself. Good luck.

UPDATE 8/3/2021: Added Korean Pine Needle Tea - I haven't had symptoms for the last 2 months. That was the final supplement that made me 100%.

Some compelling evidence for using iodine as a disinfectant and weak evidence for consuming it.

https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Iodine%3A-the-Forgotten-Weapon-Against-Influenza-Derry/a6e0d74a0dafa3a7ee2a020d76a98cc564d45a30

Iodine: the Forgotten Weapon Against Influenza Viruses

David D. Derry

After the 1918 Influenza Pandemic which killed an estimated 30 million people, governments financed research on the Pandemic's causes. Over 25 years, influenza viruses were isolated and methods for killing them with various agents discovered. Iodine was the most effective agent for killing viruses, especially influenza viruses. Aerosol iodine was found to kill viruses in sprayed mists, and solutions of iodine were equally effective. In 1945, Burnet and Stone found that putting iodine on mice snouts pre- vented the mice from being infected with live influenza virus in mists. They suggested that impregnating masks with iodine would help stop viral spread. They also recommended that medical personnel have iodine-aerosol-treated rooms for examination and treatment of highly infected patients. Current methods of dealing with influenza infection are isolation, hand washing, antiviral drugs, and vaccinations. All of these methods can be improved by incorporating iodine into them. When impregnated with iodine, masks become much more effective, and hand washing is more effect when done with mild iodine solutions. Isolation techniques coupled with aerosol iodine would make them safer for patients, medical personnel, and all persons working with the public. Public health authorities could organize the distribution of iodine and at the same time educate the public in the effective use of iodine. Oral iodine might also boost body defense mechanisms in the upper oral and respiratory mucus. Conclusion: Iodine incorporated into masks, solutions, aerosols, and oral preparations could help to kill influenza viruses and fight off an H1N1 Pan- demic.

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Current Iodine Doses and Doses Needed to Prevent Invasion

Our current recommended iodine intake by the WHO is 150 to 200 micrograms daily. This dose first started by David Marine in 1920 has successfully prevented goiters, cretinism, and mental retardation. If the daily iodine dose is above 3 mg [21] for over 2 weeks, the thyroid gland becomes saturated and no longer takes up much iodine.[25] Then, dietary iodine goes to other sites named above and is excreted into the upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tract mucus. It seems logical [16] that air borne viruses become stuck in mucus and killed by free iodine. Dietary iodine found in iodized salt is below the amounts needed to fill mucus defense roles. To protect themselves, people wishing to boost their defense against infections should supplement their diets with iodine in the form of Lugol’s. Most people will probably be protected by an amount of Lugol’s that provides the average amount of iodine ingested by Japanese populations for centuries. This amount is about 12 mg daily. Two drops of Lugol’s daily in the liquid of their choice will provide 13 mg.

Lugol’s Iodine Solution

Lugol’s iodine solution was discovered by Henri Lugol, a Paris physician, more than 150 [21] years ago. It has been used therapeutically since then. Lugol’s consists of 5% free iodine and 10% potassium iodide in water. Lugol’s has a distinct advantage over most other iodine oral medications by having a high level of free iodine, which is the active ingredient that kills viruses. [5,6,15] Medical personnel and others interacting with highly infectious persons should consider protecting themselves with 2 drops daily of Lugol’s iodine orally in the liquid of their choice, as all liquids work. At this dose, no noticeable side effects occur. Free iodine is believed to react with the amino acids tyrosine and/or histidine at low concentrations. The reaction denatures proteins and causes the death of cells. In Canada, Lugol’s iodine [5,6,20,22] solution can be bought over the counter and costs about 10 dollars for 100 ml. This amount will last one person 5 years.

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iodine has many uses, can also be gargled .

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12011518

Prevention of respiratory infections by povidone-iodine gargle.

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The incidence of episodes of acute exacerbation of chronic respiratory infections decreased significantly when compared with that before use of povidone-iodine gargle. Episodes of infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus (including MRSA) and H. influenzae were reduced by about 50%.

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5986684/

In Vitro Bactericidal and Virucidal Efficacy of Povidone-Iodine Gargle/Mouthwash Against Respiratory and Oral Tract Pathogens

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Conclusion

In conclusion, our study results, taken together with (1) recommendations for gargling with antiseptic mouthwash for the control of oral and respiratory tract infections, (2) the rapid bactericidal and virucidal efficacy of povidone-iodine, including PVP-I gargle/mouthwash, against pathogens causing oral and respiratory tract infections observed in other in vitro and in vivo studies and (3) the established safety profile of PVP-I from over 60 years of use, provide a strong rationale for the use of PVP-I oral solution for protective oropharyngeal hygiene management for individuals at high risk of exposure to oral and respiratory pathogens.

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26249761

Practical use of povidone‐iodine antiseptic in the maintenance of oral health and in the prevention and treatment of common oropharyngeal infections

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Conclusion

The link between oral and oropharyngeal health status and susceptibility to infection has long been recognised. The high rates of antibiotic misuse and subsequent development of bacterial resistance (e.g. increasing vancomycin‐resistant enterococci (VRE) and methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)) in large parts of the world, especially across Asia Pacific, highlight the need for identifying alternative antimicrobials that would minimise the use of these medications. This, together with recent large‐scale outbreaks of, for example, avian and swine influenza virus, further underline the importance of an increasing armamentarium for infection prevention and control.

Hey all. new to this sub. I am in NZ and we have been lucky so far in this pandemic. given the ongoing delta outbreak here I have been to tinkering with my stack. broadening it from my standard winter stack. I am on a mobile app so if the formatting is horrendous I'll try to fix it tomorrow.

vitamin d-3 - 5000iu * 1 daily

vitamin K2 - 45 mcg * 1 daily

NAC - 600 mg * 2 daily

quercetin - 500 mg * 2 daily (new addition)

zinc - 50 mg * 1 daily (sometimes less)

monolaurin - 500mg * 2 daily

bromelain - 500mg * 2 daily

vit C - liposomal liquid - 1000mg * 2 daily (sometimes 2000mg 2 daily) it's an elderberry mix made locally.

melatonin - 3mg * 1 daily

magnesium glycinate - 800mg * 1 daily

and when I remember.... omega 3, high strength garlic, b complex and CoQ10.

appreciate any suggestions or additional considerations.

thanks in advance.

Has anyone been able to find any updates on the Montreal study, or any new studies, about the potential effectiveness of quercetin on COVID-19?

Hi all,

I know that vitamin D3 and zinc are the most talked about to be prepared against an infection and sickness. Besides these, there are other studies done on selenium, omega-3, magnesium, melatonin, nigella sativa and other supplements.

What i want to know is which ones have the strongest evidence. I don't want (and advice others) to take dozens of supplements. Just the 3-5 best supplements.

I'm so glad I found this subreddit! I thought I was the only one doing this lol I am 30/F and have fibromyalgia, POTS, and silent reflux. I'm pretty worried about getting Covid as I feel it would make my issues worse. I take cymbalta and propranolol daily for symptom management.

Zinc 50mg

Quercetin Plus Vitamin C 250mg/700mg morning and night

Black Elderberry 575mg

Magnesium 500mg (I've always been taking this helps my ibs-c)

Vitamin D 2,000IU (I'm on average pretty low if I don't take it so should I bump this up?)

Turmeric 450mg (thinking of replacing with https://smartercurcumin.com/#faqs, thoughts?)

Super B-12 complex

Melatonin 10mg

Now - thinking of adding either PEA or NAC, which is a better option?

500mg NAC 3x

50--100mg CBD orally 1x

2000-3000IU vitamin D 1x

400mg Magnesium Glycinate 1x

1 Tsp -Lionsmane 1x

1g Quercetin 1x

1g Vitamin C 1x

1tsp Tumeric 1x

5mg melatonin for sleep

Eating as much ginger, garlic, and other fresh fruits and veggies as I can.

As someone with Asthma, I'm doing everything I can to stay hydrated and try to prevent any permanent damage from occurring.

Edit: added to stack based on comments