Dr. J A Herd MD - Herd Healthcare

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14/Nov/2024

After several hours with nothing to eat or drink, saliva is the principal defense against millions of microbes inhaled with each breath. Weak alkaline saliva prevents coronavirus, 1 influenza 2 virus and adenovirus particles from infecting cells. Innate immunity protects cells against common cold viruses 3 hijacking cellular metabolism.The normal acid-base balance for blood circulating in arteries is slightly alkaline. This balance is crucial for maintaining normal physiological functions and overall health.

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Dr. J A Herd MD

04/May/2024

Oral nitrates are substances which appear in our food. They occur naturally in leafy green vegetables like raw spinach, beets, celery and lettuce. Fruits and vegetables containing nitrates provide protection to health.

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Dr. J A Herd MD

26/Aug/2023

Micro-organisms are everywhere around us and within us. Small in size, located both inside and outside natural human cells. Acquired shortly after birth, they aid digestion and metabolism, provide protection from pathogenic organisms and inhibit viral infection.

Dr. J A Herd MD

24/Apr/2023

Virus particles in the air coming into the mouth, nose, and throat are folded into envelopes that protect them. Envelopes have spikes that attach to salivary gland receptors on epithelial cells.

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Dr. J A Herd MD

20/Jan/2023

Salivary Nitrate Protein reduction to Nitrite protects the oral acid-base buffer system. Natural oral cell protection works best at neutral balance. But gradually fails as saliva becomes more acidic.

Dr. J A Herd MD

30/Jun/2022

Exercise reduces the risk of COVID infection. Works especially by restoring acid-base balance. That inhibits virus infection.

Dr. J A Herd MD

21/Apr/2021

Coronavirus-2 causes serious illness and it’s not going away anytime soon.So far, about 10% of adults in the US have been sick from COVID-19. Another 5% had infection but no symptoms.

Dr. J A Herd MD

28/Jan/2021

Healthcare is always our biggest expense! Job losses during COVID-19 threaten Employer-sponsored health insurance. Which is about 34% of healthcare expenses.

Dr. J A Herd MD

02/Nov/2020

Train your brain to improve your health. What can you do every day for your health? Write it down. Then do it. And keep doing it. Until you don’t even have to think about it.

Dr. J A Herd MD

08/Apr/2020

Abdominal obesity with damaged immune function is a national emergency. Overeating with under-exercising causes severe acute respiratory illness in sedentary individuals infected with COVID-19.