In other news, we have several folks from our church still on the prayer list, as well as other very close friends, for whom we do battle in prayer. Some have sunken very far before they were healed and pulled out of the jaws of death..
We are in a war. The enemy is the Devil. His minions right now are spreading real life lies (as opposed to the moniker “disinformation”) because he is the Father of Lies.
Jesus had to break that to the Jewish leaders, who had rejected his claim to be the Messiah -- that their father was the devil, but to those who accepted Him, He said, “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
“We are children of Abraham! We’ve never been in bondage to anyone.”
When you think about that statement, and remember the history of the Jewish people, this sounds like a Jen Psaki moment.
“There is no crisis at the border.” “This is a pandemic of the unvaccinated.”
And Biden has said:
“The United States needs to vaccinate the whole world!”
But hear what the Bible says:
The heart of the prudent acquires knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
~Proverbs 18:15
Last week, we discussed The Princess Bride, and how Westley, who had been mostly dead all day, asked the questions, in planning an attack on the Castle and the evil Prince Humperdinck:
What are our liabilities?
What are our assets?
And, last week, we covered some of our liabilities in the War Against Covid, which include:
The sneaky nature and great prevalence of the disease itself
People in denial that they have it, who wait too long and spread the disease far and wide
The suppression of life-saving information and demonization of the medicines that work, by the Mainstream Media and Big Tech
Big Pharma’s interest in profits above all
Hospitals that are getting kickbacks from Big Pharma
There is a little mild language in this short video, but it is the testimony of Chris Burgand, who has something to say about Dr. Fauci, and his squelching of the truth about Ivermectin, about which I wrote at length last week. He had to get his Ivermectin from the feed store, but was able to win over Covid, even though he has leukemia.
Ivermectin is the first of our assets in the war against Covid, and I did talk about that first one last week. Here’s a whole page of information on it, with links, graphs, and a 30-page scholarly review:
https://covid19criticalcare.com/ivermectin-in-covid-19/
I know some people have been faced with medical professionals who belittle Ivermectin. One excuse they give is that it is supposed to be used for parasites, not viruses. But you can see from the above that this truly safe and effective wonder drug also has strong anti-viral and anti-inflammatory properties. Please read this and inform your doctor if he questions it.
Herd Immunity? Is that an asset?
Let’s talk for a minute about herd immunity. This seems to be a question for which there are only two reasonable answers. That we can achieve it is often just assumed. The two popular methods are:
Everybody gets a Covid shot, and then another, and then another, and then another …, and that will lead to herd immunity.
Everybody gets a case of Covid, acquires antibodies, and then we are immune.
But what about the foundational assumption? Is herd immunity even possible? To paraphrase Westley (back to The Princess Bride):
“Herd immunity? I don’t believe it exists.”
Really! How many people in your long life have you heard say:
“I had a cold last week. Now I shall never have a cold again.”
Hmmmm?
Colds are a type of coronavirus. There has never been a successful vaccination that would prevent any coronavirus. From the beginning, we knew that, yet Big Pharma rushed out “the answer.” Now, we have the Covid shot, which is chock full of very deadly risks and changes a person’s DNA, and we are trying it out on children, even forcing them. Follow the money. Also take a look at this article about the Satanic Roots to Modern Medicine. Did you ever wonder about the snake-slithering-up-the-pole symbol? It’s not identical to the one Moses had.
This is nothing but Hitler and Dr. Mengele all over again. It is significant that the leader of the EU is suggesting that we get rid of the Nuremberg Code, which crystalized the post-World War II thinking that it was inhumane to experiment on people without their consent (among other things). Is it really that outdated, or is it just inconvenient to restrict those who want to vaccinate the whole world?
So, with many people having received the experimental shots, we have not achieved anything close to herd immunity for Covid, which has bred great fear and trembling into those who dwell upon the earth. People get Covid more than once, the shot only helps for a few months, vaxxed people can spread the disease even when they are asymptomatic by shedding spike proteins, and a new study says people can get more than one variant at the same time. Omicron is said to be 70 times more contagious than Covid Classic.
So we cannot count on herd immunity as even a possible future asset. What can we count as an asset?
Hydroxychloroquine.
The main reason for this drug is to get zinc into your cells. It is so safe it is recommended for pregnant and nursing mothers, and it has been FDA-approved for 60 years. It is sold over the counter in many countries with a high level of malaria and most missionaries to those countries regularly carry some in their pockets. I remember President Trump pronouncing this very slowly to get it right, early in 2020. Then, it was either forgotten or maligned, along with the lie that President Trump advised drinking bleach to kill the virus.
Unfortunately, hydroxy is politicized. Big Pharma wants your money! So, a drug that is so cheap and plentiful doesn’t fit into their definition of a high-demand money-maker, and is, in itself, scandalous.
If you cannot get this drug, you can do this: Get tonic water at the grocery store. It’s in the liquor aisle. Tonic water contains quinine, which does the same thing as hydroxychloroquine.
Or you can get:
Quercetin.
This is a natural oxidant, which does the same thing as hydroxy. You need to increase absorption of zinc into the cells to increase your immune system. As with the ivermectin, this is used both for prophylaxis and for treatment of Covid. Then, your immune system can do what God intended for it to do – produce its own antibodies.
Zinc.
Bet you knew I was coming to this. Yes, you need zinc. This is a key element to your health puzzle. You may have seen my New Year’s post this year. Eric and I rang in the new year with several vitamin supplements (keep reading … ), a “mixed drink” of tonic water and raspberry herbal tea, and zinc. We found some gummies we really liked, but you know, those are rather expensive for what they are. You don’t really need your meds and supplements to taste fruity!
Vitamin C.
This has been known as a key element in health for a long time, and citrus has always been part of the American diet for the winter. The juicy goodness of oranges and lemons is a showstopper. Whoever it is that fills Christmas stockings at our house has highly favored a large navel orange as the filler of the toe region. And last Friday, we saw a very nice Christmas movie called “Christmas Oranges'' on RedeemTV. We may be hanging oranges on our tree this year.
And yet, even a very large orange every day is not enough to combat Covid. You may have heard that an “overdose” of Vitamin C will cause diarrhea. But your body will use what it needs to function correctly and then dispel the rest. You need to work up to a large amount of this important vitamin and keep it going.
Vitamin D3.
Most people are deficient in this important vitamin. It can be gleaned from sunlight, but during the winter there is less of that, and sometimes it just feels too cold to be outside. So, taking a supplement will help. Cold and flu season, even without Covid, is in the winter, when you need that vitamin the most.
Z-Stack Protocol.
This is a combination supplement for the immune system developed by an Orthodox Jewish doctor, Vladamir Zelenko. You can get this supplement, which includes many of the above elements, by mail order subscription so you’ll have a fresh bottle every month for prophylaxis now, and if you get sick you can just order more if you need it.
His website has this quote:
“Based on my front-line experience, it is essential to start treatment against Covid-19 immediately upon clinical diagnosis of the infection and not to wait for confirmatory testing. There is a very narrow window of opportunity to eliminate the virus before pulmonary complications begin. Delaying treatment is the essence of the problem. My treatment regime is attached and please know that as of today it has saved thousands of patients without serious complications or negative side effects. Hundreds of top doctors across the world have embraced prehospital treatment of Covid-19 in high risk patients.”
Here’s a helpful review.
Or OrthoMune.
This is the combination supplement we have been taking, very similar to Z-Stack and available at our small, local pharmacy. It had everything our doctor wanted us to take in it, so we took twice as much of it as we were for the prophylactic effect, but also had to have more zinc along with that to meet our doctor’s recommendations. This is the easy way to go.
NAC. (N-Acetyl Cysteine)
This is an amino acid (building blocks of protein) that our son Chris took when he got sick. It’s another ingredient in the OrthoMune, and it’s apparently good stuff. Chris was well after increasing this supplement and sleeping a day. It was his second bout with Covid, but he wasn’t even sick long enough to test and confirm that.
Aspirin.
Our Telemed doctor wants us to take this poor much-aligned drug for 30 days, but other protocols put it at 90 days, and sometimes at a lower dose for up to a year. Aspirin was dealt a hard blow in the late 70s and early 80s when a correlation was made between using it for a viral infection, and Reye’s Syndrome in children. Then, nobody took it. It was removed from pain reliever-in-chief status to a lowly blood thinner.
But it’s precisely the blood thinner function that gives it importance in the fight against Covid. The disease can cause blood clots, as I mentioned last week. I’ve seen one. That can mean strokes, heart attacks, and many other complications, so even if you have fought off the Covid, you can still suffer from the clots later. Take the aspirin!
Antibiotics.
Your doctor is very likely to prescribe an antibiotic. Most of the time, it’s a Z-Pack (azithromycin). Mine was a doxycycline that I took twice a day, but I had to work around any probiotics (like my protein shakes) and any vitamins and supplements. The “pro’s” and the “anti’s” had to be spaced 4 hours apart. Antibiotics will work to keep your infection level down, and turn that which comes out of your nose from sickly green to clear again.
Guaifenesin.
This is found in Robitussin and Mucinex. We use the generic or store brand for Mucinex DM. The DM is important because it’s a cough suppressant. Why would you want a cough suppressant if you’re trying to cough phlegm out of your lungs? Because you would want to suppress your unnecessary coughing and spare your ribs. If you use the Maximum Strength, you can take one every 12 hours. If you don’t, you’ll have to do it more often and then you’ll have a harder time keeping up with where you are on your schedule.
Be sure you drink at least 8 cups of water a day. That goes a long way towards keeping your lungs clear, and you really need to do that, to prevent Covid pneumonia. That’s when it gets dangerous.
Monoclonal Antibodies.
I mentioned this last week. I was able to get this important treatment free last week. It is what kept President Trump alive and out of Walter Reed Hospital after a tough weekend, when we were all praying hard for God to spare him.
The various monoclonal antibody concoctions are Emergency Use Authorization early treatment drugs, and I did get to read the risk sheet before I signed it. This drug, particularly Regeneron by Eli Lilly, is being stockpiled by the Federal Government and then distributed to states. Unfortunately, the Democrats have begun to deny certain red states like Texas and Florida the amounts they wanted, so they could send a “fair share” to blue states where they don’t even really want any of it. It’s politics again.
Hospitals are also withholding it, denying it, or even worse, quietly preferring to give it only to those who’ve had the Covid shot. If they “schedule” the antibodies and it’s late in a patient's illness (after about the tenth day), then they can blame the patient if it doesn’t work, for “waiting too long.” That has happened twice in my family and to others I love, and it burns me up …
The risk sheet included the possibility that your body may have a harder time making its own antibodies later. That risk still hasn’t been studied enough, so it is still only a possibility, but I determined that I wanted to take the risk and made the choice. (I couldn’t ask Eric anyway, since my phone was dead.)
Steroids.
I was given steroids along with the antibodies. Steroids like prednisone are helpful but they don’t seem to be prescribed all the time. Eric was on prednisone for his hearing loss before he got sick, so that was rather handy. But then he found out this week that it could have been Covid that caused the hearing loss -- a little known early symptom is loss of hearing in just one ear!
Finally, a word about Remdesivir.
This is a very dangerous drug and not a good idea. Many people have died from renal failure from this treatment, including a very good longtime friend. The renal failure causes fluid buildup in the lungs and the patient dies from drowning. It is tallied by the hospital as a “Covid death,” when in reality, that is a drug death. It was banned in Africa long ago as a treatment for Ebola because so many people died in the trials. New studies are showing that as many as 50% of those taking this drug will die soon thereafter, but it is pushed in the hospitals because it’s a money-maker. Please don’t take this. I cannot emphasize this enough.
Oxygen.
This is not a medicine, but it is something we’ve all needed since the day we were born (and actually before, through our umbilical cord). If your blood oxygen saturation level dips under 88, that is not good. Bill from Leonard’s said that he and his wife had to take something to “open up their lungs.” There are various inhalers and substances that are “vaped” with a nebulizer, and a prescription from your doctor will help you breathe again.
We found this in our attic, from the Lisa and Emily era in the early 80s, along with a very old and expired small bottle of Albuterol. These girls had asthma and took regular breathing treatments to keep from getting frequent bronchitis. We kept the air compressor unit because it was a sturdy machine that still worked, and why throw it out just because the handle had broken off? We offered this older model to people who needed it, but nobody took us up on it for some reason, preferring something that was less than 40 years old instead.
Westley: “Why didn’t you count that among our assets?”
If you are having a hard time getting enough oxygen, you may need to be on supplemental oxygen at a hospital and monitored. Hopefully, the methods above will prevent you from getting to that point. Also, you might want to take off your mask. We were not created to breathe our own carbon dioxide – plants were!
But the ventilator is the last possible resort. Eric used to work in intensive care, and all the talk in the spring of 2020 about ventilators, and the “War Heroes” who retrofitted their factories to churn out ventilators was puzzling to him. He says being intubated is not pleasant, and only a small percentage of those on ventilators for more than about two or three days can ever be successfully weaned. It has always been that way and every ICU nurse knows it.
How long will you be protected by your antibodies? Is that an asset?
People are getting the disease a second time, “vaxxed” or “unvaxxed,” including a good friend who is working for a government contractor. Covid is not fun, and it is a disruption from our work, our economy, our family, our church, and our way of life. It raises a lot of controversy among the best of friends.
Antibodies do provide strong protection. However, there are those who mistakenly believe their antibodies will protect them forever. That may not be true. If it were true, then “herd immunity” could actually happen. But with the mutations and variants constantly coming out, Covid looks like a forever illness. In that case, we need to be armed with a strong, God-given immune system and the information we need to make healthy choices. Please don’t take the shot because you’ve had Covid and don’t want to get it again. The shot will make matters worse. Even the sweet new friend I met last week knew that, advising me to run if someone came at me with a needle.
At present, it appears that acquired immunity from having the disease may only last about 8-12 months.
How Much? What are the dosages?
You really need to consult an enlightened doctor. I could tell you how much my Telemed doctor prescribed, but yours may want you to do something different, perhaps based on your weight or some other underlying conditions. Eric had a Z-Pack, I had Doxycycline. I’m taking aspirin, but it hurts Eric’s stomach. You may or may not need an inhaler or a nebulizer, or nausea meds. Please see the list of resources at the end of this post.
Also, see The Dr. Ardis Show – because he is a doctor! And yes, his protocol includes other supplements that are also helpful in increasing your immune system. Yes, I already linked to his website above. Did you find it?
And then there are B Complex vitamins, an iodine or hydrogen peroxide mouthwash, vitamin E, warm lemonade, sleeping on your stomach, back massage, Nyquil and Dayquil, chicken soup, … or tomato soup and oyster crackers. All are helpful, but we all need to thoughtfully make our own medical decisions. We are unique individuals, and there is no one-size-fits-all answer. Be wise, and look for information on Rumble, not from the mouth of Dr. Fauci.
The Battle
Now that we know our liabilities and our assets, we must use them to the best of our ability. Make a plan. Get started on the vitamins and zinc now. Know where your local independent compounding pharmacy is, that will fill a doctor’s prescription without judging you.
We are engaged in a war in the Heavenlies: Satan and his fallen angels against the Savior Jesus Christ and his Heavenly hosts. Satan wants ownership of your soul. And if he can’t get that, he can lie, cheat, frighten you, and steal your joy and your hope – if you let him. But the Church of Jesus Christ has power over sin and death and hell through our Lord.
The enemy and the war are real, and sometimes the carnage of war is distressing. There are casualties. But we know the end of the story: Jesus wins! Babylon the Great falls. There is no trap, curse, weapon, disease, or lie that can win against the Lord of Lords and King of Kings and against His Church. The gates of hell cannot prevail, and none of Jesus’ soldiers will die before it is their time. On this, you and I can be confident.
We can fight this battle by prayer, our most serious and effective asset, and by keeping the joy of the Lord in our hearts and a song on our lips. Here’s a good song about our Good God for you,by David Crowder.
Remember that praises to God were a key element in the Wars of the Israelites. Remember how the loud shout caused the walls of Jericho to come crashing down? Remember how Joshua arranged the army with singers and shofar players in the front lines?
Tonight, we should be welcoming both our son David and our grandson Jay to our home along with their wives and babies. Being Covid Recovered, we are safer than others and less of a risk for our military men and their families. Christmas is coming up – it hardly seems possible that we’re this close!
God willing, and it looks like He is, the Haley Family will be singing “The Hallelujah Chorus” on Christmas Eve as we have every year for over 35 years. It looks like we’ll have about a dozen of us after all! We will do battle with the breath God has breathed into our lungs, and loudly proclaim that:
The kingdom of this world is become
The Kingdom of Our Lord, and of His Christ, and of His Christ
And He shall reign forever and ever.
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! The battle belongs to Him! And He will come for us!
