Dr. Berkson's Best Health Radio Podcast

COVID-19 with Dr. Leo Galland (#169)

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Synopsis

Dr. Leo Galland practices in the epicenter of the worst outbreak of Covid-19 in the US, in Manhattan. He is a board-certified internist and specialist in immunology and Integrative Medicine and has quickly become a medical spokesperson for COVID-19 in NY and the country. In addition, Dr. Galland has authored 40 scientific articles and written chapters for numerous textbooks including Integrative Gastroenterology and Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition.  In this show you will learn: How COVID-19 uses ACE2 receptors to enter the body. How “unhealthy” ACE2 receptors put us at increased risk of getting very ill once infected with COVID-19. Which nutrients support healthy ACE2 receptors. What diseases are linked with unhealthy ACE2 receptors. The role of enabling “furins”. Which dietary flavonoids are protective and what forms are the most absorbable. How social distancing may not only reduce rate of cases but also the virulence and infectivity of this virus. 80% of people that get COVID-19 will not get very ill. 20