This comes as a no surprise. As the coronavirus spread across the globe in early 2020,1 news reports in the United States reflected a growing sense of dread in the country.
At the time, very little was known about the virus or COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. When confronted with a potentially deadly infectious disease and no available treatment, many people in the United States turned to natural products, as evidenced by skyrocketing sales of dietary supplements, including herbal products, in early 2020. The increased sales were fueled largely by consumers’ seeking immune support and general wellness products.
Of course we should have turned to natural products. Why shouldn’t we when conventional medical practitioners have4 no answer. There are reports of the benefits to low dose naltrexone, vitamin C, vitamin D, n acetyl cysteine or glutathione and high dose zinc
Overall dietary supplement sales in March 2020 were up 39% from March 2019, and by mid-June, sales were still up 14% compared to the previous year, Unsurprisingly, sales of herbal supplements marketed for immune health experienced strong growth during the first half of 2020
The future course of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States is uncertain, which makes predicting sales for the second half of 2020 challenging. I believe there will be an increased sales as there should be. Individuals who have had COVID in my experience did better with certain supplements did better than those on conventional medications
Until tomorrow…