Busting dietary myths about COVID-19
In earlier centuries, myths were folk tales which people fictionalised for entertainment purposes. However, today in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, they have become a means of driving people away from the facts. The wide-spread claims on social media about miracle foods and how they can cure COVID-19 are far from the truth.
So, let’s delve into the reality behind these myths and reconsider your diet plans.
Myth 1: Eating garlic prevents COVID-19
Fact: Garlic has anti-microbial properties which may be useful to keep you healthy. But consuming garlic doesn’t prevent you from the Coronavirus disease. (Source: WHO)
Myth 2: Adding hot pepper to my food helps
Fact: Hot peppers may add the spice to your food but they don’t prevent you from the infection or cure COVID-19. (Source: WHO)
Myth 3: Drinking alcohol protects you from the infection
Fact: Drinking or spraying alcohol on yourself doesn’t protect you from Coronavirus. The harmful effects of alcohol can worsen your already serious medical conditions. 60-70% of alcohol is recommended in your hand sanitizer not in your after-meal beverage. (Source: WHO)
Myth 4: Drinking methanol, ethanol or bleach can prevent and cure the virus
Fact: Methanol, ethanol and bleach are poisonous. Consuming these substances can lead to disabilities or death. These products can be used to kill the virus on contaminated objects or surfaces. However, drinking these products will not help you. Disinfect objects which you touch regularly with diluted alcohol or bleach. (Source: WHO)
Myth 5: Food will infect me
Fact: COVID-19 is a respiratory illness. Currently, there is no evidence whether a particular food item or food packaging can infect you. Wash your hands before and after handling the food package and before eating. Moreover, the virus cannot multiply in the food as it needs a host in the form of a human being to survive. (Source: WHO)
Myth 6: Superfoods diet prevents COVID-19
Fact: Certain diets like ketogenic diet or foods like garlic, lemon or mushrooms do help reinforce the immune system. Garlic is rich in concentration of sulphur-containing compounds such as allicin. Additionally, lemon is rich in Vitamin C and mushroom decreases the inflammation in your stomach while improving immune cell functionality. All these qualities make these foods perfect immune boosters.
However, they don’t prevent you from COVID-19 infection or even limit the contagion risk. (Source: Journal of Population Therapeutics& Clinical Pharmacology)
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Myth 7: Hot water with lemon kills the virus in the lungs
Fact: Warm water or heat can kill other viruses. Although there isn’t any proven evidence as to whether it kills the Coronavirus as well. (Source: NCBI)
Lemon is rich in Vitamin C; it has no contribution in killing the virus. (Source: Journal of Population Therapeutics & Clinical Pharmacology)
Myth 8: Eating Ice-cream will cause COVID-19
Fact: According to WHO, there is no scientific evidence that eating hygienically made chilled foods or ice-cream causes Coronavirus.
Myth 9: Non-vegetarian food can cause COVID
Fact: There are no studies or evidences to prove that non-vegetarian food causes Coronavirus. It’s claimed that this virus originated from the wet markets of Wuhan, China. However, meat, fish or chicken doesn’t cause virus. As long as you maintain hygienic standards at the meat markets, it’s safe. (Source: Fisheries, Dairy and Animal Husbandry Minister of India)
Myth 10: Taking homeopathic medicines cannot boost immunity
Fact: According to AYUSH ministry, taking homeopathic medicine Arsenic Album-30 can boost your immunity. There have been multiple studies proving its efficacy. A government trial was run on 33,000 people with a 100% success rate.
Dr Batra’s® has distributed over one crore doses of this medicine to the frontline workforce and organisations. Out of these patients, none have reported experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms.
In a study conducted by French researchers, consumption of homeopathic medicines increased approximately 40% of granulocytes which are a category of white blood cells – an innate part of your immune system. (Source: NCBI)
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Don’t let the aforementioned myths give you a false sense of hope that you have become insusceptible to the virus. Maintain social distancing protocols and focus on strengthening your immunity. Book an online appointment at Dr Batra’sTM and let our homeopathic doctor take care of your immunity.
