Immune system is suppressed by many things (many of which consume vitamin D)

The under-reported role of toxic substance exposures in the COVID-19 pandemic

Food and Chemical Toxicology 145 (2020) 111687

Ronald N. Kostoff a,*, Michael B. Briggs b, Alan L. Porter c,d, Antonio F. Hernandez ´ e,

Mohammad Abdollahi f, Michael Aschner g,h, Aristidis Tsatsakis

• Lifestyle

• sedentary lifestyle, tobacco smoking, alcohol intake, drugs of abuse, Western-pattern diet (high-fat diet, ultraprocessed food, sugar and refined grains), chronic sleep deprivation,

• Iatrogenic

• immunosuppressants, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), acetaminophen (paracetamol), surgical stress, anesthesia, psychotropic drugs (antidepressants, antiepileptic and antipsychotic drugs), antibiotics, nanomedicine products, adjuvanted vaccines, ionizing radiation therapy,

• Biotoxins/Biomaterials

• aflatoxin, ochratoxin, T-2 toxin, anatoxin-A, mycotoxins, microcystin-LR, toxic dietary cyanobacteria, yessotoxin, scorpion venom, Streptomyces californicus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Rhinovirus, respiratory syncytial virus,

• Occupational/Environmental

• endocrine-disrupting chemicals, microplastics, heavy metals, pesticides, nanoparticles, per- fluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS), fine particulate matter, air pollution, acrylamide, aromatichalogenated disinfection byproducts, benzene, benzo(a)pyrene, crude oil, corexit, sodium fluoride, ultraviolet (UV) radiation, cell or mobile phones and other wireless transmitting devices (WTDs) including cordless phones, cell towers, and Wi-Fi, etc

• PsychoSocial/SocioEconomic

• depression, chronic stress, restraint stress, social isolation, stressful life events, childhood adversity

• Genetic/hereditary/congenital factors

  See also VitaminDWiki:

• Sleep

• Smoking reduces vitamin D - many studies

• Investigation on Roundup - glyphosate at VitaminDWiki

• Air Pollution,

• Nutrients etc, which fight viruses and fortify the immune system

• Immune system is fortified by micronutrients such as vitamin D – Review Jan 2020

• Covid-19, T cells, and Vitamin D

• Diabetes, immune system and Vitamin D – book chapter – 2019

• Plastics, BPA, PCB and Vitamin D deficiency

• How Vitamin D reduces inflammation, improves immunity and fights autoimmunity – review Dec 2018

• Overview Influenza and vitamin D

• Antibiotics, probiotics

• PCBs increased the chance of being Vitamin D deficient by 3 percent – May 2013

• DDT and other pesticides decrease vitamin D

• Air pollution, toxins, heavy metals and smoking each result in lower Vitamin D levels – Nov 2018

• Vitamin D reduced so low that Victorian age diseases are returning