Nutritional Deficiency Basics

Medication-induced zinc deficiencies and depletions of other nutrients used by the immune system are risk factors for people who contract Coronavirus. More medical and pharmacist references, from 2005 to 2017. If these had started being addressed when they were published, how many less would have died?

Some genetic and epigenetic nutrient excesses and deficiencies lead to combinations of medical, mental and mood disorders which, treated separately rather than at the hidden root cause, lead to taking medications multiple medications for linked conditions. Although medications have benefits, they can cause further nutrient depletions, leading sufferers on a new cycle of a nutrient-induced merry-go-round of bad health. There are alternate strategies, supporting medications to remove or reduce negative side effects, and to attack a variety of illnesses at their mutual source.

To paraphrase U.S. Pharmacist, there are drug-induced nutrient depletions which are well known to pharmacists, but are generally not discussed with patients, and thus undiagnosed and untreated. The resulting nutritional deficiencies usually weaken the body and make it less able to protect itself from Coronavirus. This is one reason why a higher percentage of the elderly and those with chronic illnesdes are dying. One nutritional deficiency, in moderation, actually strengthens the immune system. By carefully fixing the former and judiciously using the latter, we can save lives. © Deborah Barges, July 2020, reprintable and usable per open access rules.

Undermethylation makes it harder for the body to change which genes to use to function correctly in a changing environment. If any type of treatment - physical, nutritional or psychological - is slower in effecting change, testing and treating undermethylation might cause benefits across the board for people with this condition.

Increasing a depleted nutrient can improve other conditions unexpectedly; medications for these conditions can become too strong, causing the opposite but equally dangerous condition. Nutrients required to put the nail sufficient nutrient into place can suddenly be depleted, causing new or worsening conditions. Medical monitoring during added nutrition can be critically important, more so for worse or long-term conditions where the body has adapted and will need to adapt back to a healthier function. If there is no shortage, there is likely to be no benefit. Likewise, where there is a benefit, there is likely an undiagnosed deficiency or insufficiency.