Dr. Raby's COVID-19 Recommendations

The COVID-19 infection requires preparedness, which will help reduce potential distress and promote a sense of empowerment through action. Please note, these recommendations are not meant to replace advice or treatment from your healthcare professional.

The suggestions included here are intended as a proactive guideline only. Contact our office if you have concerns 312.276.1212, and your call will be triaged accordingly.

GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS/PREVENTION

• Wear your mask as needed
• Drink half your weight in ounces of water daily (ie 200 lbs = 100 oz of water)
• 8 or more hours of sound sleep per night
• Minimize stress
• Restorative exercise (yoga, walking, stretching)
• Spend time with loved ones and be in the moment
• Acupuncture/Acupressure
• Immune Support Wet Socks Treatment (shopraby.com)

DIET RECOMMENDATIONS

• Avoid refined sugar, wheat/gluten, dairy, coffee, alcohol
• 4-6 cups organic green tea daily
• Multi-colored vegetables daily
• Healthy fats* (nuts, avocados, extra virgin olive oil, pasture raised eggs, fresh caught fish, chia and flax seeds, MCT Oil)
• Bone broths
• Hearty vegetable soups
• Cook with immune boosting foods and herbs (basil, oregano, ginger, garlic, turmeric, cayenne, cinnamon, lemon, lime, onion, chile peppers, beets, artichokes, mushroom, cruciferous vegetables, berries)

SUPPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS

• Vitamin C (Vitamin C 3000 mg 1-2 times per day. May cause loose stools at high dosage. If troublesome diarrhea occurs reduce dose by 1000 to 2000 mg)
• Vitamin D3 (5000 IU 1 per day with healthy fats*. Have vitamin D levels checked to optimize levels)
• Stress B Complex or K-Pax (1 per day with food)
• KPax (4 per day with food. Includes high dose B vitamins, CoQ10, NAC, Turmeric, Alpha Lipoic Acid, and more)
• Myco-Immune (Alcohol based mushroom tincture. 1 dropper 3 times per day)
• Megaspore Probiotic (1 per day with food. If tolerated after one week, increase to 2 per day)
• NAC (2 per day with food)
• Transfer Factor Multi-Immune (3 per day with food) 
• MonoPure Fish Oil 1300 (1 per day with food. Keep in freezer)
• CurcuPlex 95 (2 per day with or without food)
• Xcellent A 7500 (Vitamin A 25000 IU. 2 per day for one month) DO NOT TAKE IF PREGNANT OR ANTICIPATING PREGNANCY
• Zinc Glycinate 20mg (1 per day with food. Take with 2mg copper 1 per day)
• Thieves Essential Oil (2-3 drops in green tea, 8 drops in room diffuser, rub 2 drops on spine and bottom of feet before bed)
• Thieves cough drops
• Thieves lozenges 
• Thieves hand soap 
• Thieves household cleanser
• Pukka and Rare Tea Cellar Green Tea (Genmaicha, Sencha, Green Almondine, Matcha and various others)
• IV Glutathione (at Raby Institute)- call to order/schedule IV infusions
• IV Meyers Cocktail (at Raby Institute)- call to order/schedule IV infusions
• Oral Glutathione daily to maintain levels
• Chestal Cough Syrup

ACUTE CARE

• see all recommendations above
• Call your primary care physician
• Quarantine 5-7 days
• No retesting for PCR 90 days, for Rapid Test 5-7 days
• Ok to check COVID antibodies 3 months post infection
• Purchase Pulse Oximeter (Normal 98-100%) If sudden drop proceed to ER ASAP
• Chest pain, severe shortness of breath, neurological changes proceed to ER ASAP

CHRONIC COVID Syndrome/Long Haulers

• Make appt with Integrative/Functional Medical doctor at Raby Institute for full evaluation
• IV Glutathione or Nebulized glutathione
• IV Meyers Cocktail
• Acupuncture