Since a magic “polypill” – the “Environment-Sleep-Emotion-Exercise-Diet” intervention [E(e)SEEDi] was discovered in 2018, it plays a pivotal role in control and prevention of human disease due to improvement of immunity by healthy lifestyle. It can be said that it is applicable, as long as one is a human and survival. However, do plants also need the magic “polypill”? When plants need a suitable environment, rational internal exercise, and balancing nutrients (fertilizers, herbicides, nutrients, pesticides, and others), do they also need sleep? And have also emotions like humans? These are interesting questions. Currently, obvious climate change threats herbal cultivation in both China and the globe, in particular the pandemic and post-COVID-19 era. Only when we understand and confirm that plants also need sleep and have emotions, can we better protect medicinal plants and promote herb cultivation and healthy growth, since traditional Chinese herbs have a good efficacy in combating cardiovascular disease.

This article introduces briefly current status in type 2 diabetes (T2D) and an updated classical standardized comprehensive program which combines optimal medical treatment (OMT) with lifestyle modification, that is, intervention of RT-ABCDEFG (iRT-ABCDEFG) for control and prevention of T2D, and discusses its advantages and prospects. Here, G means goals, F follow-up, E examination, D disease & risk factors control, C changing unhealthy lifestyle & Chinese medicine or control the source of infection & cutting genetic or spreading pathways, B biohazard control, and A antagonistic treatment, such as anti-diabetic agents, the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLPR) agonists, the sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, and the ultralong-acting, once-daily basal insulin. As an effective comprehensive program and strategy for Interventions of diabetes, this program can be used as a Reverse, Right, and Routine Treatment (iRT). Several pivotal goals which include less major adverse cardiocerebrovascular events (MACCE) and diabetic complications, less medical costs, longer life expectancy, lower morbidity and mortality, and higher quality of life, will be realized by consistently practicing this program due to early diagnosis, OMT, and lifestyle modification for overall prevention. Herein, this iRT-ABCDEFG program is worthy of recommending for clinical professional management and health care of T2D due to better cost-effectiveness.

Cancer is currently a leading cause of mortality in the globe, particularly in the COVID-19 era, due to not enough and not in time care and treatment as well as limited coverage of COVID-19 vaccination. This article briefly discusses the reopening of the “CANCER MOONSHOT” in the United States (US). It’s time for conduction of novel strategies such as the iRT-ABCDEFG and web-based programs for prevention and management of cancer, and further deepen cooperation between China and the US so as to combat cancer and save more lives. In conclusion, as a huge biomedical engineering, the reopening of “CANCER MOONSHOT” is a great task with a special significance and value in the field of cancer prevention and treatment in the COVID-19 era.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the globe. Both established cardiovascular disease (eCVD) and future CVD (fCVD) need to further explore the mechanisms. This article briefly introduces current major studies on axis and CVD, which were published in cardiovascular journals and non-cardiovascular journals (Table 1 & Table 2), and brings up and discusses the new origins of fCVD linking to major risk factors in early life due to unhealthy “environment-sleep-emotion-exercise-diet” intervention [E(e)SEEDi] lifestyle referred as to a “Golden Hoop Curse”, and the “brain-heart-gut” axis—a fresh theory on novel mechanisms of fCVD (Figure 1 & Figure 2), which are mediated by E(e)SEEDi lifestyle and microbiome. As a new theory, the “brain-heart-gut” axis will help us to earlier and better prevent and control both eCVD and fCVD with healthy E(e)SEEDi lifestyle.

With the development of cellular, chemical, and molecular biology, such as, single-cell, single-molecule, single-nucleus, single-chromosome and other related biotechnologies for analysis of chromatin regions, and under the help of single-nucleus and single-cell transcriptomics of human diseases in cardiovascular system, there are many novel breakthroughs in the field of life science and medicine. It can be said that a new “single” era of biomedicine comes. As transforming medical research tools at single-cell levels, single-cell technologies including single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) provide high-resolutions insight into complex tissues covered cardiovascular and brain systems, they can help to understand molecular mechanisms of both COVID-19 and cardiovascular disease (CVD), such as atherosclerosis (AS), acute myocardial infarction (AMI), arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM), inherited thoracic aortic aneurysm (iTAA) or ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm (ATAA), calcific aortic valve disease, heart failure, and others as well as develop novel therapeutic targets and approaches relevant for CVD and COVID-19.

This article introduces current status of COVID-19 and its side-effects, and reviews emerging protective measures and strategies from lifestyle to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for fighting against the SARS-CoV-2 and its major variants (Delta and Omicron) as well as the global COVID-19 pandemic, which include “Carassius auratus lifestyle” for high effective isolation, social and high-tech related medical strategies, traditional Chinese herbs “Bark-Flower-Fruit-Grass-Leaf-Nucleolus-Root (BFFGLNR)”, as well the combination of Chinese and western medicine. As a choice, little is known whether Chinese acupuncture is an effective method for confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients, which include imported and asymptomatic cases. Definitely, acupuncture is effective for the recovery of COVID-19 cases. However, its effects and related mechanisms need further animal experiments and clinical trials to confirm and disclose. In conclusion, these emerging protective measures and strategies for COVID-19 will help to effectively combat the SARS-CoV-2 and its variants during the pandemic and post-COVID-19 era.

This article introduces briefly current status of the Covid-19 pandemic and discusses “antidotes” of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 and its variants), that is, “ISISI” barriers from locals, nations or regions to the globe, namely, [Isolation with Masks, Unit protective clothing, Stay at “home”, and Travel restriction (MUST); Screening and testing; Individual immunity by healthy E(e)SEEDi lifestyle, bio-agents (chemical agents, convalescent plasma, neutralizing antibody, and Chinese medicine), and vaccination; Social and medical supports; International cooperation and information sharing]. Since there are several major coronavirus variants with more infectious, such as Delta and Omicron, many more cases with cardiac injury and cardiac arrest need better cardiovascular prevention and protection. With further understanding of the pathogenesis of Covid-19 and development of novel mRNA vaccines and discovery of new antiviral drugs, such as Molnupiravir and Paxlovid, people will do better in fighting against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants and cardiovascular protection in the pandemic and post-Covid-19 era.

The COVID-19 pandemic is still continuing. Current major variants of SARS-CoV-2 (Delta and Omicron) have lead to new uncertainties. Since the infection of SARS-CoV-2 and its major variants has been a high risk factor of cardiovascular health due to major adverse cardiovascular events (MACCE) and outcomes. Thus, the more coverage of vaccination, enough health workers, and related medical resources as well as the “ISISI” barriers from locals or regions to the globe play a critical role in combating COVID-19 and protection of human cardiovascular health.