Physician and educator Dr. Roger Seheult (co-founder of MedCram Videos) shares his insights and experiences treating patients on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic. He describes the stages of the disease and how these stages not only correspond to the body's immune response but also dictate the type of treatment a patient requires. Dr. Seheult also discusses lessons learned from history about treating viral illness and how these lessons might help treat or even play a part in disease prevention. Subscribe to MedCram Videos for medical lectures from Dr. Roger Seheult: https://www.youtube.com/c/Medcram?sub_confirmation=1 You can access the show's notes, timeline, and transcript here: https://www.foundmyfitness.com/episodes/roger-seheult CHAPTERS: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:33 - Dr. Seheult 00:06:20 - MedCram & COVID-19 00:09:37 - Science during a pandemic 00:12:46 - Early vs late COVID illness. 00:18:13 - Ventilation decreases transmission 00:20:28 - Masks 00:21:32 - Vitamin D and COVID-19 00:47:06 - Vitamin D synthesis in skin 00:53:43 - Vitamin D dosage 01:06:15 - Healthy circadian rhythm 01:07:38 - Sleep improves immunity 01:19:18 - Heat therapy boosts interferon 01:31:58 - On-going research 01:43:27 - COVID-19 Vaccines 01:54:25 - Long-hauler syndrome Watch this episode to learn... 00:06:04 - How to compensate, as a clinician, for a loss of the usual hierarchy of evidence available when treating a new disease. 00:09:13 - Crucial differences in treating early vs. late-stage COVID-19 illness. 00:18:49 - How vitamin D drives broad gene regulatory effects mediated by a specialized vitamin D receptor element. 00:19:51 - How RDAs for vitamin D may be too low due to being established solely on calcium homeostasis. 00:32:07 - How vitamin D's ACE2/renin-angiontensin-promoting effects may drive the beneficial effects of the vitamin in COVID-19. 01:04:05 - How sleep deprivation is implicated in profound and immediate impairment of viral immunity. 01:19:03 - How genetic and antibody-induced failures of the interferon system underpin severe cases of COVID-19 and why interferon is so vitally important for viral response. 01:31:00 - How a safe protocol for hot hydrotherapy that anyone can use may boost the interferon response crucial to the early phase of viral response. 01:43:27 - How the mRNA vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer, the AstraZeneca vaccine, and the more traditional vaccines differ. 01:54:25 - How COVID-19 long-hauler syndrome promotes long-term side effects, including myocarditis and psychosis. This episode is available as an audio podcast, just look up "FoundMyFitness" in any podcast player or visit the episode on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/foundmyfitness/id818198322 Get a free preview of our premium podcast, known as "The Aliquot," by visiting the new Apple Podcasts preview version launched here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-aliquot-preview/id1555556746 Thank you for watching! SOCIALS: https://twitter.com/foundmyfitness https://facebook.com/foundmyfitness https://instagram.com/foundmyfitness PODCAST: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/foundmyfitness/id818198322 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5QjpaU0o1Q2MkVZwwG3y7d This episode was fiscally sponsored through The Film Collaborative and a grant from a generous anonymous donor. https://www.thefilmcollaborative.org