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Understanding Long COVID: The Hidden Impact on Our Immune System
The Unseen Consequences of COVID While few of us want to think about COVID again, recent research suggests it may be stealing more from us than just energy and daily function. Long COVID might be weakening our immune defenses, creating openings for new infections or reactivating latent infections. Many of us have wondered why we seem to be getting sick more often than before having COVID. This concern is shared by those who had COVID and those who received the preventive mRNA

Dr. Eric Potter
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The Long COVID Reality: Why Proven Therapies Are Still Missing
With a reported 65 million people worldwide dealing with Long COVID at some point, we have enough research (about time) that indicates that a variety of mechanisms contribute to Long COVID including micro-clots in blood vessels and ongoing inflammation. However, despite a few years under our research belts and millions of people affected, the article points out that we still don’t have approved therapies for this debilitating condition. Despite the inability of the convention

Dr. Eric Potter
3 min read
How Nutrient Deficiencies Increase Microbial Resistance
While COVID 19 continues to fill the headlines like a past-his-prime football player who refuses to retire, a likely greater challenge....

Dr. Eric Potter
3 min read
Exercising Your Immune T Cells
The medical literature is replete with oodles of studies and articles supporting the benefits of exercise for everything under the sun. Some call it one....

Dr. Eric Potter
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Microglia Clearance of Candida and Alzheimer’s Disease
With research reporting that Candida albicans has been found in the brains of some patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders...

Dr. Eric Potter
3 min read


Can Gut Bacteria Help Regulate Brain Inflammation in Multiple Sclerosis?
New research explores how gut bacteria and their metabolites may influence brain inflammation in autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis and why caution is still needed. Read More >

Dr. Eric Potter
3 min read


Why Quercetin Is a Foundational Supplement in Functional Medicine
Quercetin is frequently incorporated into Sanctuary protocols because of its wide-ranging therapeutic benefits. This naturally occurring flavonoid is best known for its role in allergy support, antioxidant protection, prevention of LDL cholesterol oxidation, and assistance with metal detoxification. Emerging research has also identified additional benefits, including support for prostatitis, modest effects on blood pressure and blood sugar regulation, and antiviral activity,

Dr. Eric Potter
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