As we begin to reopen our country, nobody knows how fast the virus will continue to spread. People will continue to die before their time, while others will suffer long-term health problems. Our healthcare and essential workers are now being joined by fearful returning workers. We need protection and fast economic recovery, but no effective treatment or vaccine exists. We need something NOW.

Whole foods, such as fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, teas, whole grains, herbs, and spices, contain vast amounts and varieties of chemicals, known as phytonutrients, that provide nutrients as well as antiviral and anti-inflammatory effects. Most early drugs came from plants. However, most of the benefits of these phytonutrients are unknown and not promoted. Because whole foods are not patentable, there is no financial incentive to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in research and clinical trials to get FDA approval. Money can not be made so effectiveness can not be proven or claimed. To solve this problem, we use the collective wisdom and intelligence of our healthcare professionals and scientists to create a simple meal plan consisting of the best whole foods to increase immunity. We then use social media to recruit participants to test if the meal plan can stop the virus.

If eating whole foods could be shown to prevent or reduce COVID-19 symptoms, hospitalizations, and deaths, we would have a safe, cheap, and viable treatment that is widely available and could be used immediately. With treatment, we could reopen our economy faster and safer.