Managing the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein of long covid (version 3 updated 28/09/2022)

...with low cost, accessible and freely available natural products

I am not the right person to be developing this resource, as I have no medical training. I am doing so in the absence of such a resource produced by someone better qualified or better able than myself. If you know of an equivalent resource, please let me know.

My interest comes as a result of 13 days of hospitalisation in solitary confinement, for what was diagnosed as covid. This is my story here.

The vagus nerve and the bug

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Nature to the rescue

We are seeing increasing numbers of natural products now being touted as able to:

• prevent the spike protein from docking at the ACE2 receptors, and so rendering it harmless and

• stop it replicating, and destroy it once it has entered the cells.

These natural products are joining, and potentially replacing, ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine, where those drugs are not available.

There is one site that has specialised in documenting protocols for all aspects of covid 19 management:

• Prevention and Treatment Protocols for COVID-19

For many of us these protocols are problematic for two principal reasons:

• some of the drugs they are advocating are illegal is some countries

• many of the drugs they are advocating require medical prescriptions, and there are not enough doctors willing to specialise in covid in order to help those of us with covid, long covid or vaccine injury.

If you can access doctors willing to implement these protocols and if they are legal in your country, you have no need to read on. But if you cannot access the drugs or doctors, then the following article is a start of making alternative information available.

What is the spike protein?

The spike protein is one component of covid-19, and it appears to be the component that is harming health both in the short and long term. It enters human cells via the ACE2 receptor, and once in the cell is self replicating. For many, the human immune system does not seem to be very good either at stopping it from entering the cells, or of getting rid of it once it is inside the cells and replicating. And no-one seems to know how long it can continue self-replicating once it has taken up residence in the cells.

For a short article on the spike protein, what is is and what it does, see the article below.

• More progress understanding how COVID-19 invades the body

Why we need to pay attention to the spike protein

It is my personal belief, at this stage, that close to 100% of the population is currently replicating the spike protein in their own blood whether they have had:

• covid injections, of which the critical ingredient IS the spike protein

• something diagnosed as covid-19 which involves the spike protein

• or the spike protein acquired from close proximity to someone who has been injected with the so-called vaccine.

I maintain that, sooner or later, we are all going to have to work out how to stop it in its tracks because it is deadly, maybe not to 100% of the population but certainly a good proportion of the population, whether or not they have accepted the covid injection.

You can see a number of articles on the danger of the spike protein in the writings of the two people below, but note that the articles are complex, seriously scary, and the authors do not help us interpret what they are saying, particularly into potential treatments. Nor do they refer us to others who have suggested protocols. I have pointed out to them that they should not be handing out death sentences without any hope of reprieve. I hope they listen, because there ARE treatments.

Note that there are lots of other issues for the jabbed as distinct from the un-jabbed who acquired covid-19 “naturally”. However, controlling the spike protein is going to matter to us all and should be our first priority.

Note also that this post is only about:

• disabling the spike protein, and

• stopping it from replicating in the cells.

It is not about healing the damage already done by the spike protein, to one or more of many bodily systems. This is a much larger and more complex topic, and includes a huge range of cardio-vascular, neurological, and lung issues, to mention just a few. As the spike protein appears to damage any bodily system, presumably depending on the weaknesses of each particular person, repairing the body from the damage done is totally individual to each person.

Any treatments have to be safe, available and affordable in Australia

I am in Australia, and any treatment must be available here. I think NZ laws are similar so they will be confronting similar issues.

1. Any protocol has to be affordable in Australia (where 40% of our population is below the poverty line - which means cannot afford both heating and eating let alone expensive drugs, nutraceuticals and medical fees).

2. Any protocol ingredients have to be legal and available and without prescription in Australia. (Hydroxychloroquine and Ivermectin are illegal in Australia, no doctor will write a prescription for either of these and no chemist will fill a prescription, because they will lose their licenses if they do. All the stock and station agents ran out of stock of Invermectin as soon as it became known as a treatment and now the only way to get it is from overseas, via the internet. It is highly likely to get intercepted on entry to the country and confiscated. Even melatonin is illegal here without a prescription.)

3. Any protocol has to be manageable without medical support as there are simply too few local doctors who know enough or who are willing to support someone through covid or long covid, and the small handful of on-line doctors taking this on are charging too much.

So how do we treat ourselves without medical help?

In the absence of medical specialists willing to help us, we self-medicate with nutraceuticals and herbs.

While I was researching a different topic altogether, I stumbled over information on dandelions being able to stop the spike protein. I have since then worked out how to get large amounts of dandelion into my diet. But if one freely available herb can do this, perhaps so can many. I decided to search my favorite food based supplements to see if any of them rank high on the list of natural covid spike protein treatments. And it turns out there are lots.

So what nutraceuticals and herbs can help us?

[Newly added section in Version 3] Fortunately now, a couple of resources have been published to help guide us with what nutraceuticals and herbs we can use to defeat the spike protein, not protocols as such, but at least somewhere to start. In versions 1 & 2 of this article I documented most of these myself in the absence of anything else. I have now removed my own documentation and given links to the two web pages I have found so far. These have the advantage of identifying what aspect of covid, long covid or the jab, is being treated by what nutraceutical or herb.

I wish I could insert these links with images so that they draw your attention, but please, please, bookmark them and refer to them if you are suffering long covid or vaccine injury issues.

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Spike Protein Detox Guide

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The Functional Medicine Approach to COVID-19: Virus-Specific Nutraceutical and Botanical Agents

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For those of you who, like me, cannot afford hundreds of dollars a month on pharmaceutical or neutraceutical protocols, these are mostly low cost and harmless food products and so worth a try.

As neither of these documents gives a protocol as such, you will have to work out for yourself what issue/s you may be addressing and work out your own. You clearly cannot take all of these in large quantities, nor should you. You will need to do your own research to find out which are best suited to you, and one determinant of this is your pre-exisiting conditions. Each of the recommended products has its own healing specialties in addition to its efficacy with the spike protein, so my general advice is pick something that treats something else you are dealing with.

The science behind the nutraceuticals and herbs that can help us

Research on these herbs in relation to covid is in its early days and human trials of their efficacy are rare. However there are some “in vitro” and “in vivo” research projects underway that are affirming that the herbs are able to disable or destroy the spike protein of covid-19 under certain research conditions.

An in vitro study occurs in a controlled environment, such as a test tube or petri dish. In vivo is Latin for “within the living.” It refers to tests, experiments, and procedures that researchers perform in or on a whole living organism, such as a person, laboratory animal, or plant.

In biology and other experimental sciences, an in silico experiment is one performed on computer or via computer simulation.

Below are links to a few research papers on these foods and supplements. They are not definitive and are intended only as a starting point for your own research.

I would suggest you research them all and make a decision on what to use and how to use it based on any other health complications you have, as each of these has its own specialty alongside its ability to disable the spike protein.

Deciding what you need to take

Deciding what you need to take is the hardest part of this process. I cannot recommend protocols including dosage and duration of treatment.

Watch this video before you make any decisions on what to take for your personal issues. The information in this video is critical. Please don’t skip it.

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Dr Paul Marik - How To Treat Spike Protein

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Resveratrol

• The potential role of resveratrol as supportive antiviral in treating conditions such as COVID-19 – A formulator’s perspective

• Interference of Polydatin/Resveratrol in the ACE2:Spike Recognition during COVID-19 Infection. A Focus on Their Potential Mechanism of Action through Computational and Biochemical Assays

• Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled proof-of-concept trial of resveratrol for outpatient treatment of mild coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

• 8 Delicious Foods High in Resveratrol You'll Love

Quercetin

• QUERCETIN AND CURCUMIN AS POTENTIALLY POWERFUL "PRIOLOID" THERAPEUTICS

• Antiviral, immunomodulatory, and anticoagulant effects of quercetin and its derivatives: Potential role in prevention and management of COVID-19

• Quercetin and other plant flavonols show anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity

• 21 Quercetin-Rich Foods That Belong In Your Diet + The Benefits Of This Antioxidant

Dandelion

• Dandelion Leaf Extract And SARS CoV Spike Protein

The humble dandelion

Apricot kernels

• COVID-19 Herbs: Researchers Discover Potent Herbs ...

• ApriCare Raw Apricot Kernals 1kg

Turmeric

• QUERCETIN AND CURCUMIN AS POTENTIALLY POWERFUL "PRIOLOID" THERAPEUTICS

• Curcumin to inhibit binding of spike glycoprotein to ACE2 receptors: computational modelling, simulations, and ADMET studies to explore curcuminoids against novel SARS-CoV-2 targets

• Curcumin, a bioactive component of turmeric, effectively neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 in vitro

• Curcumin inhibits spike protein of new SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern (VOC) Omicron, an in silico study

• Catechin and curcumin interact with S protein of SARS-CoV2 and ACE2 of human cell membrane: insights from computational studies

• Curcumin as a Potential Treatment for COVID-19

Green tea

• Epigallocatechin gallate from green tea effectively blocks infection of SARS-CoV-2 and new variants by inhibiting spike binding to ACE2 receptor

Aloe vera

• Identification of Potential SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease and Spike Protein Inhibitors from the Genus Aloe: An In Silico Study for Drug Development

Elderflower and elderberry

• Black Elderberry extract inhibits the replication of SARS-CoV2 in vitro

Pomegranate

• A pomegranate peel extract as inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 Spike binding to human ACE2 (in vitro): a promising source of novel antiviral drugs

• Could Pomegranate Fight against SARS-CoV-2?

There are many other excellent plant medicines not listed here that treat the damage done by covid, not specifically for the spike protein. I am listing them, as I find them, in a section below, but not going into any detailed analysis.

My personal protocol

My personal protocol is still evolving as I learn more, and frankly I am taking far too much “stuff”. I will have to pare it down, but I am not just dealing with the spike. I am dealing with a pre-existing condition (fibromyalgia) for which I was already taking supplements, and also damage done by covid, and doing so with no serious medical assistance.

So here is what I am currently taking, to kill the spike, boost my immune system, protect against recurrence of bacterial pneumonia (golden staph), manage blood sugar (It seems that the spike might cause diabetes, which I was diagnosed with while I was in hospital with covid), heal neuropathy, and manage fibromyalgia. And none of this is intended as advice for anyone else. It is unique to me based on my unique circumstances and physiology.

It has taken me a while to work up to this, so I have no idea yet how much value this protocol will be and if I am anywhere near getting dosages right. I also do not know how long I will need to do all of this for.

Supplements

• Fish Oil (fibromyalgia - pre-dates covid) (4x4 1000 mg daily)

• Lecithin (fibromyalgia - pre-dates covid) (4x4 1200 mg daily)

• Berberine (from Phellodendron) (high blood sugar potentially caused by the spike protein) (3x1 500mg daily)

• Dandelion (high blood sugar AND disabling spike) (not sure of dose yet)

• Resveratrol (high blood sugar AND destroying spike) (2x4 500mg daily) (for acute infection, dosage unknown for long covid))

• Quercetin (high blood sugar AND disabling spike) (3x1 500mg daily)

• Zinc (disabling spike) (2x30mg daily)

• Turmeric (disabling spike AND anti-inflammatory for fibromyalgia) (not sure of dose yet)

• Vitamin C (3x1000mg daily)

• Vitamin K2 (immune system) (1x180mcg daily)

• Vitamin D (immune system) (1x1000 IU daily)

• Garlic (antimicrobial for golden staph in the lungs and potentially blood thinning to protect against blood clots) (2x200mg daily)

• Mega B complex (repairing neuropathy) (1xdaily)

• Vitamin B12 (reducing neuropathy symptoms) (3x1000 mcg daily)

• Olive leaf extract (repairing neuropathy and managing neuropathic pain) (2x350mg daily)

• Chromiun picolinate (high blood sugar) (1x1000 mcg daily)

Dietary factors

• Green tea (disabling spike) (as a tea or as matcha in smoothie)

• Pomegranate juice (disabling spike) (as a drink)

• Mullein tea (lung support) (as a tea)

Healing from covid damage

As you will see, I am taking a few things that are not specific to the spike protein, but are specific to covid generally or to other issues.

I am taking garlic to ensure I do not experience bacterial pneumonia again, and olive leaf extract to support peripheral neuropathy that may have resulted from either diabetes or covid itself.

• Garlic, potent antibacterial

  • Fresh Garlic Extract Enhances the Antimicrobial Activities of Antibiotics on Resistant Strains in Vitro

• Olive leaf extract, supports neurological healing and resistance to the infection itself. Note that it is effective with the peripheral neuropathy of diabetes, but also there is a peripheral neuropathy emerging with long covid that it also seems to treat. It is one of the “miracle” herbs that seems to treat just about everything.

  • Immunomodulatory and Preventive Effects of Olive Leaf Tea Against COVID-19

  • Peripheral Neuropathy: Causes Symptomatology and Natural Solutions

  • COVID-19 spike proteins may cause neurological issues

  • Molecular Docking and Molecular Dynamics Aided Virtual Search of OliveNet™ Directory for Secoiridoids to Combat SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Associated Hyperinflammatory Responses

And what to do if you are sick with a cold or flu now and don’t know where to start.

And if you are sick now, here’s where you can start - an antimicrobial recipe that will help you fight off the cold or flu symptoms and give you the turmeric which should also help you manage the spike protein.