Invisible Allies
Radiolab
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COVID-19 - Is Vitamin D a Thing?
As the body fights COVID-19, overproduction of molecules can trigger a cytokine storm. These storms are essentially your immune system going haywire The immune system attacks the body's own vital organs. Vitamin D reduces the production of these cytokines and prevents that sniper from becoming a machine gunner in the first place. This is still all just correlation but some people say we should start recommending vitamin D supplements.
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