Hey COVID! Your days are numbered. Or they would be numbered if any of the people who are in a position to do something about the problem cared.
It turns out that there are other chemicals besides HCQ that act as ionophores to zinc, meaning chemicals that open the "gate" as it were to let zinc into the cells of the body where it works to prevent a virus like COVID from replicating. It had occurred to me that there must be other such chemicals since zinc has to get into our cells to do us any good for lots of reasons and HCQ isn't something we nornormally have on hand. But it didn't occur to me to search for those other chemicals.
Then a friend discovered that there is a Quercetin-Zinc supplement that's used for allergies and immune system strengthening that works the same way Hydroxychloroquine works,. There are reviews of such a supplement at Amazon that say so, but then I googled the question whether Quercetin is an ionophore, and I got Pub Med saying YES, from six years ago yet:
Natural sources of zinc (Google search page):
Oysters contain more zinc per serving than any other food, but red meat and poultry provide the majority of zinc in the American diet. Other good food sources include beans, nuts, certain types of seafood (such as crab and lobster), whole grains, fortified breakfast cereals, and dairy products [2,
Natural sources of Quercetin on Google search page:
Quercetin is contained in abundance in apples, honey, raspberries, onions, red grapes, cherries, citrus fruits, and green leafy vegetables [2]. Among vegetables and fruits, quercetin content is highest in onions.
Natural sources of epigallocatechin-gallate, the other chemical mentioned at Pub Med as a zinc ionophore
Though EGCG is predominantly found in green tea, it also exists in small amounts in other foods, such as (3): Tea: green, white, oolong, and black teas. Fruits: cranberries, strawberries, blackberries, kiwis, cherries, pears, peaches, apples, and avocados. Nuts: pecans, pistachios, and hazelnuts.
