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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Winnie53" data-source="post: 2240314" data-attributes="member: 160246">My circumstances are unique. I have lung damage, have a history of developing shortness of breath following influenza, had a stressful couple of days after a learning a friend had been living in their car for a month - (friend is now sheltered again) - and I work for a government department of 21 people. We're "essential", so will likely continue to work through the "shelter in place" period.During the influenza season and now for COVID-19, most days I take 2,000 g to 3,000 g vitamin C. If I'm stressed, I'll up it to 4,000 g to 6,000 g a day with no side effects which suggests I may need it. I'm also taking all the other needed nutrients too.All that said, taking only 500 mg vitamin C a day can be helpful too. I take less than that during the late spring, summer, and early fall months when I take my favorite vitamin C supplement made from whole foods.Hoping you're able to at minimum take multivitamin and mineral supplement, perhaps some D3 too with vitamin C rich foods. Something is better than nothing.I'm not actually advocating vitamin C only for day-to-day use; though I can see why you'd think that. The problem with posting links to information is that hardly anyone clicks on them to read or listen to the content of those links. I'm advocating for upping intake of some vitamins and minerals to optimize immune health, not just vitamin C.Frustratingly, some people can live their whole lives without ever taking a nutritional supplement. I personally know a few. While others, myself included, have to do so to maintain health. Prior to taking nutritional supplements, I got sick a lot. If I had a choice, I'd much prefer being in the former group. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />The good news is that 97% of us are going to come through the COVID-19 pandemic just fine. It's that 2-3% that I'm reaching out to with my many posts on nutritional supplement strategies. Perhaps I should start a COVID-19 thread for this purpose only to summarize what I've learned over the last few weeks. Need to think on that. It will be a lot of work, but I only work 3 - 4 days a week so I have the time to so.</blockquote>

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