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"Methylene Blue has been shown to directly inhibit the initial binding of the COVID spike protein with the ACE2 receptor, a step necessary for the virus to enter the cell."

Dr. Thomas E. Levy, MD, JD writes:

"Methylene blue (MB), a powerful antioxidant with a clinical impact comparable to even vitamin C, is a major exception to the principles of orthomolecular medicine. It is not produced in the body, and it is not naturally present in any animal or plant. Nevertheless, its documented beneficial health effects rival that of any other known substance, whether normally found in nature or coming out of a laboratory. Just like vitamin C, the true benefits of MB in so many different diseases remain unappreciated and unused by most clinicians, even though it has been safely utilized in many patients for a much longer time than even vitamin C.

"The parallels between vitamin C and MB are also reflected in the fact that administering them in either their reduced or oxidized form is comparably beneficial to the patient. This is because the dose of vitamin C or MB is less designed to give a one-time boost to the electron stores of the body than it is to make sure newly-assimilated electrons get optimally distributed throughout the body.

"Regarding ARDS secondary to COVID, a massive production of pro-inflammatory agents known as a cytokine storm typically precedes imminent death if not effectively terminated and neutralized. [68,69] MB has been uniquely shown to inhibit the production of all three of the major classes of pro-oxidants involved in the cytokine storm clinical picture (reactive oxygen species [ROS], reactive nitrogen species [RNS], and cytokines). [70-72] And as a potent antioxidant, MB is highly effective in neutralizing the wide array of pro-oxidants that have already been produced in the ARDS lungs. MB also combines well with other antioxidants in providing clinical benefit. MB combined with vitamin C and N-acetyl cysteine was very effective in treating advanced COVID. [73]

Furthermore, patients who were severely ill with COVID but showing a steady clinical recovery still greatly benefit from MB. Very many "recovered" COVID patients have significant neurocognitive problems that are lessened or even blocked with adequate dosing of MB. With the known antioxidant properties of MB along with its predilection for targeting increased oxidative stress in the nervous system, it should be part of any COVID treatment, regardless of how well the infection is responding to other therapies. [74,75]

Read the full report: http://orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/v19n08.shtml

(OMNS Contributing Editor Dr. Thomas E. Levy [televymd@yahoo.com] is board certified in internal medicine and cardiology. He is also an attorney, admitted to the bar in Colorado and in the District of Columbia. The views presented in this article are the author's, and not necessarily those of all members of the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service Editorial Review Board. Readers should work in cooperation with their healthcare professional before and during application of this or any other approach to wellness.)

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