Tips on how to grocery shop to protect from covid 19

(this came in an email to me from Dr. Steven Gundry)

TIPS ON GROCERCY SHOPPING TO PROTECT FROM COVID 19

Dr. Gundry’s Grocery Store Shopping Tips

1. Distance, distance, distance
By this point, you’ve heard me hammer on this dozens of times… but as a doctor, I really cannot stress just how important it is to keep your distance right now.

The CDC recommends staying 6 feet away from anyone outside your immediate household, but I say it’s worth taking that extra step to wait for others to pass by you on sidewalks or in grocery aisles.

Tip: If you want to protect your face, opt for a scarf or bandana, since face masks are becoming harder for hospitals to find.

2. Don’t forget to wipe down handles on doors and shopping carts

As you may know, viruses can live on hard surfaces for a very long time… so it’s very important you wipe down door and cart handles. I also suggest keeping a stack of tissues handy, so you can grab hold of handrails, gas pumps, grocery bags, and other high-touch surfaces.

Tip: If possible, always reach for items at the back of the shelf. These are usually handled much less, meaning they carry less of a risk.

3. Avoid foods that weaken your immune system, and eat foods that strengthen it

Unfortunately, grocery stores are riddled with bad, unhealthy foods that can really compromise your immune system. That’s why it’s especially important to pay extra attention to labels right now, and check for artificial ingredients, preservatives, and other toxins that could hurt your immunity.

Things to avoid include: Sucralose, aspartame, saccharine, high-fructose corn syrup, artificial colors, sodium nitrate, trans fats, and monosodium glutamate (MSG).

Tip: Green bananas are perfect to stock up on right now. Not only are they rich in gut-boosting magnesium, they’re also a great source of immune-supporting resistant starch — which is excellent for gut health (where most of the immune system is kept). Just make sure you’re eating them green!

4. Stock up on lectin-free foods with long shelf lives

A lot of people are stocking up on beans and other legumes right now. But if you can live without them, I highly urge you to stay away from lectin-heavy foods like beans, pastries, bread, and cereal. (But, beans are perfectly safe when pressure cooked.)

Instead, try to stick to healthier options like frozen vegetables, fish, in-season fruits, and grass-fed and finished pasture-raised meats — all of which can be safely stored in your freezer.

5. For now, leave your coins and bills where they are

If you can manage to get by with just your debit or credit card, I HIGHLY recommend it. Remember, one of the riskiest things you can do is touch something contaminated… so if you can, it’s worth playing it safe and going “cashless” for the time being.

Tip: For digital signatures, use your knuckle instead of your index finger. And for physical signatures, always remember to pack and use your own pen.

Oh, and of course the last thing to remember is to always wash your hands with soap before leaving and right when you come home…

Questions:

What good does it do you to wait till someone passes you by in a grocery aisle?? Either way you'll be closer than 6 feet!
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Medical grade face masks have such closely woven material that viruses--which are microscopically tiny--cannot pass through. How can an ordinary scarf or bandanna come anywhere near that level of protectiveness??

CAUTION:
RE: #4. of
Dr. Gundry’s Grocery Store Shopping Tips
4."....Instead, try to stick to healthier options like frozen vegetables, fish, in-season fruits, and grass-fed and finished pasture-raised meats — all of which can be safely stored in your freezer."COVID19 can live up to 3 years in your freezer!

Important to consider. Better disinfect freezer and frozen food bags .

Also recommended:
that if frozen item is wrapped in plastic inside of cardboard container (example: frozen pizza),
dump the food (pizza)
out of cardboard (without touching the inside plastic-wrapped food / pizza),
and only put the food (pizza wrapped in plastic) into the freezer.

I also disinfect/ wipe the plastic also (can live on plastic and metal up to 3 days).


Thanks for all this great info; I'll be passing it on to others!

what i have heard, read
is that cotton is not adequate for protecting against
the spread of the virus
which is carried in moist droplets
via cough, sneezing, etc

finding an adequate mask to buy
is difficult

we are being asked to save the N95 masks
for medical staff
who don't have an adequate supply~

there is an online video
of how to make a homemade mask
from a Heppa filter from a Hoover vacuum cleaner bag~

i'm wearing multiple bandana's when i shop
i don't have any symptoms
so perhaps this is adequate

if one has symptoms
one should not be out shopping,
one needs to have someone shop for them~

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Questions:

What good does it do you to wait till someone passes you by in a grocery aisle?? Either way you'll be closer than 6 feet!
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Medical grade face masks have such closely woven material that viruses--which are microscopically tiny--cannot pass through. How can an ordinary scarf or bandanna come anywhere near that level of protectiveness??

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CAUTION!! HEPA VACUUM FILTERS DANGEROUS RE: MAKING MASKS!!!

I was just writing a reply re: HEPA vacuum filters, and it disappeared!

I had posted on wacco about those, thinking it to be a great idea, but---

then someone sent me a video saying they are dangerous (I also posted on wacco about that video, which stated:

Basically, they're not safe. Vacuum filter needs to be cut as well as sewn. Filter contains fiberglass, which can permanently damage lungs when inhaled. Cutting and sewing punctures the filter.

I saw someone using home-made mask that had a pocket in it .
Pocket was perfect size to slip a HEPA air filter into it, or a coffee filter into it. (I don't know how effective coffee filters are.)

I'm not sure about breathing an air filter that's so close to your mouth and nose, and it would require using disposable HEPA air filters.

I really appreciate the info about sterilizing the masks.

I've also thought about using bandana ,
but when I tried it,

it was hard to keep in place and difficult to breathe through, and I imagine it would become saturated with moist droplets like santoshimatajaya is describing.

Thanks again for that info!
:thankyou1:

Heppa filters have fiber glass in them. Not so good for lungs, I would say.

Thank you~
guess this dr does not know that

watched another video
where a large square filter used in homes
was used
guess that person does not know this either

upsetting
that these materials are being used

glad i posted this
to get accurate info via your and others' feedback

faulty info
is also an enemy and prevalent these days
especially via this president

thank you~

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Heppa filters have fiber glass in them. Not so good for lungs, I would say.

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