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Natural remedy could help the coronavirus: New Orleans doctor explains

Natural remedy could help the coronavirus: New Orleans doctor explains
RESULTS READY IN 24 HOURS. WE ARE GETTING RIGHT TO THE ROOT OF A BIG TALER, INVOLVING A NATURAL REMEDY THAT COULD HELP WITH CORONAVIRUS. SHARIEF IS LIVE WITH WHAT A LOCAL DOCTOR IS SAYING ABOUT A VITAMIN AND A STUDY TO BACK IT UP. >> THAT NATURAL REMEDY IS SOMETHING I THINK WE HAVE HEARD OF BEFORE. MOST OF US PROBABLY CONSUME EVERY SINGLE DAY. VITAMIN C. >> I WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT HIGH DOSES OF ORAL AND INTRAVENOUS VITAMIN C CAN REDUCE INFLAMMATION SO MUCH THAT I THINK WE CAN PUT A STOP OR AT LEAST A MASSIVE DENT IN THE PROGRESSION OF THE VIRUS. >> DISPOSITION KNOWS A -- THIS PHYSICIAN KNOWS A THING OR TWO ABOUT VITAMIN C. SHE HAS BEEN PRACTICING FOR OVER 20 YEARS. >> VITAMIN C HAS A PROVEN TRACK RECORD TO BE SAFE. IT IS AN ANTIVIRAL, AND ACT -- AN ANTIOXIDANT. WHEN WE GET A VIRUS, THE VIRUS IS CAUSING MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF INFLAMMATION AND WHAT VITAMIN C DOES IS NEUTRALIZE THE TOXINS. >> HER FAMILY HAS A TRACK RECORD OF USING VITAMIN C. HER DAD AND BROTHER ARE DOCTORS, USING IT TO TREAT INFLUENZA, PNEUMONIA AND POLIO. SHE SAYS IT MAY BE ABLE TO HELP TREAT PATIENTS WITH CORONAVIRUS. >> THEY ARE PROVING THE SUCCESS RATE IN CHINA WITH 10,000-20,000 MILLIGRAMS PER DAY FOR MILD TO MODERATE CASES. A DOCTOR REPORTED THEY HAD A PATIENT DECLINING IN FRONT OF THEM, HE GAVE HIM 50,000 MILLIGRAMS IN FOUR HOURS AND THEY WATCHED HIS RESPIRATORY STATS IMPROVE IN FRONT OF THEIR EYES. >> THERE ARE DOCTORS USING IT IN NEW YORK BUT SHE SAYS THEY HAVE TO REMOVE -- REMEMBER ONE THING. >> THE DOSE IS DEPENDENT ON THE AMOUNT OF INFLAMMATION IN THE BODY. 1000 MILLIGRAMS OR 5000 MILLIGRAMS EVERY SIX HOURS IS A GREAT START. I WILL NEVER KNOCK THAT BUT WE NEED TO GIVE MORE. >> I WANTED TO KNOW HOW MANY MILLIGRAMS OF VITAMIN C A PERSON SHOULD BE TAKING A DAY. SHE SAYS YOU SHOULD AVERAGE AT LEAST 2000 MILLIGRA
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Natural remedy could help the coronavirus: New Orleans doctor explains
Local internal medicine physician Mignonne Mary is confident high doses of Vitamin C can help patients with coronavirus."I want people to know high doses of oral and intravenous Vitamin C can help reduce inflammation so much that I think we can put a stop or at least a massive dent in the progression of this virus," Mary said.Mary's family has a track record of using Vitamin C in the family for 45 years. Her dad and brother are also doctors, using L-ascorbic acid to treat influenza, pneumonia and even polio."In China they are already proving the success rate with ten thousand to twenty thousand milligrams a day for mild to moderate cases, and Dr. Mao reported they had a patient declining in front of them. They gave him fifty thousand milligrams in four hours and watched all his respiratories, sats and everything improve in front of their eyes," said Dr. Mary.Mary also told WDSU, an average person should average two thousand milligrams of Vitamin C per day.

Local internal medicine physician Mignonne Mary is confident high doses of Vitamin C can help patients with coronavirus.

"I want people to know high doses of oral and intravenous Vitamin C can help reduce inflammation so much that I think we can put a stop or at least a massive dent in the progression of this virus," Mary said.

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Mary's family has a track record of using Vitamin C in the family for 45 years. Her dad and brother are also doctors, using L-ascorbic acid to treat influenza, pneumonia and even polio.

"In China they are already proving the success rate with ten thousand to twenty thousand milligrams a day for mild to moderate cases, and Dr. Mao reported they had a patient declining in front of them. They gave him fifty thousand milligrams in four hours and watched all his respiratories, sats and everything improve in front of their eyes," said Dr. Mary.

Mary also told WDSU, an average person should average two thousand milligrams of Vitamin C per day.