Pandemics, climate change, and instabilities are creating chaos. Congregation of Hope is an initiative of IonCure to share knowledge aimed at creating a better and stronger world.
Immunology Basics for COVID-19
Tejas M Gupte, Ph.D
Luisa Scott, Ph.D
Dr. Sharath Krishnaswamy
Dr. Dipasri Konar
Dr. Jeru Samuel
Course modules
- Why do you fall sick? – Pathogens – bacteria, viruses, worms
- Why are you not sick all the time? Body’s defense mechanism – Immune system
- Types of defenses – innate and adaptive
- Shoring up your immunity
- Herbal solutions for enhancing immunity
- Lifestyle diseases reduce immunity (BP, heart disease, diabetes, obesity)
Understanding COVID-19
Tejas M Gupte, Ph.D
Luisa Scott, Ph.D
Sukant Khurana, Ph.D
Dr. Dipasri Konar
Dr. Le Phuong Nguyen
Course modules
- Pandemics in history – Black plague, Spanish flu, COVID-19: Statistics and Global Effects, Reasons for the Spread,
- What is the difference between the terms ‘Corona’, ‘Coronavirus’, and ‘COVID-19’?
- Why is COVID-19 proving to be Lethal? Why do most people who get infected not even get hospitalized?
- How can we control the spread of the disease?
- What are the medicines against this disease? How do they work?
- What will the eventual outcome of this pandemic?
- Will a vaccine be developed? Will it be useful?
- What should we worry about next?
Herbs Against Infections
Sukant Khurana, Ph.D
Luisa Scott, Ph.D
Shruti Awasthi, Ph.D
Tejas M Gupte, Ph.D
Jeru Samuel, Ph.D
Dr. Dipasri Konar
Course modules
- What is Disease and how it is different from symptoms?
- Basics of immune system
- Role of nutrition in immunity
- How to boost immunity
- Principles of Traditional Medicine
- Foods for boosting immunity
- Traditional herbs validated by modern methods
- Traditional herbs not validated yet
- How to make your brew
- Caveats