• Balance ACE1/ACE2 with appropriate fat intake based on gene results, making sure vitamin D is in range, increasing potassium intake from plants, and foods high in resveratrol.

Foods that have demonstrated ACE1 inhibition including bilberry, grapes, raw garlic, cinnamon, and jasmine.

• For those with variants in ESR2 and the TMPRSS2 gene, and post-menopausal women, increase phytoestrogen, turmeric, and lycopene (tomato sauce) intake
• The best phytoestrogens in research for blood pressure and the ESR2 gene include dark berries (contains resveratrol), beans, rye, hummus, peanuts (contains resveratrol), miso soup, flax seeds (women), tahini sauce, and cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cabbage, kale, Brussels sprouts)
• Higher levels of TMPRSS2 have been found to upregulate and activate NF-kb creating an inflammatory environment. NF-Kb inhibitors can be both preventative for inflammation and successful with slowing viral aggressiveness.

These include vitamin C, vitamin D, zinc, selenium, magnesium, resveratrol (red wine, peanuts, pistachios, blueberries, bilberries, cranberries, cacao, and muscadine grapes), triterpenoids (Chaga, reishi, olive oil, holy basil), caffeic acid (coffee, Chaga, red wine, elderberry), and anthocyanins (elderberry, gogi berries, cacao).

• Zinc and copper should be at a 15mg to 1mg balance. A balanced diet of animal and plant foods typically hit this ratio.

A plant-based diet may be low in zinc and high in copper and can cause sodium cravings. High iron levels, malabsorption syndromes, and high amounts of supplemental zinc without copper can push copper too low. Copper deficiency can enhance the vulnerability of the heart and blood vessels to damage.