Alert! This nutrient combats histamine and COVID

Quercetin, a nutrient found in foods like apples, fennel and onions, lowers histamine levels by 96% to boost energy—and now, Turkish researchers are testing it to prevent and treat COVID-19. “Quercetin is nature’s best antihistamine, and research suggests it binds to spike proteins on the virus, reducing its ability to latch on to and invade cells,” explains integrative physician Fred Pescatore, M.D. “Plus, quercetin has a potent anti-inflammatory action that’s particularly important when it comes to COVID, because we know out-of-control inflammation is a major way the virus wreaks havoc on the body.” The dose he recommends to ease histamine overload (and takes himself to combat COVID): 500 mg. twice daily.