Ions to treat trauma and Covid-19

The goal is to identify essential nutrients that are safe to eat and improve survival from severe stress and injury. Once identified, such agents can be provided to soldiers, front line essential workers at higher risk of Covid-19 infection, and civilians prior to stressful elective surgery. In prior work, we identified several small naturally occurring inorganic ions that are sequestered in the body during the healthy state. When stress occurs these ions are mobilized and redistributed to provide relief from the stress by reducing the possibility of systemic uncontrolled inflammation that can be permanently debilitating or fatal. Furthermore, containment of inflammatory processes during stress has the added benefit of avoiding immune exhaustion and the subsequent hypoimmune state that often renders patients vulnerable to otherwise innocuous infectious agents during extended ICU stays during recovery. It is expected that this company will manufacture and sell products containing these agents for sale to both civilian and military personnel.