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@loffredojeremy @bennyquad

I started out with reactive hypoglycemia from #POTS as a kid Later insulin resistance, prediabetes, glucose #MCAS issues, #MECFS #Mito glucose processing issues as adrenal insufficiency amped all of these — endocrinology treatments limited as none are on-label reasons

@Biff234523 @DonEford @T47864466 thoughts on Profi?

100%. For more context, the way that all infections transmitted through the respiratory route work (including COVID) is that they spend a couple of days replicating in the Upper Respiratory Tract (nose and throat) until there are high enough numbers to overwhelm all of the body’s defenses (including the systemic immunity created by vaccines elsewhere in the body). At that point, it creates a full-blown infection that translocates to the lower respiratory tract, the brain, the various reservoirs around the body that cause long covid persistence, etc. That should be a basic enough concept, but many truly still don’t understand that. And if you do, not trying to be patronizing, but there are an entire group of influencers in the COVID space dedicated to pumping out propaganda that confuses people to the point that they forget these basic principles of biology, or never bother to learn them in the first place. The immune response in those mucosal areas is much more blunted compared with the rest of the body. For example, you don’t have to worry about breathing in a few virions straight into your lungs, Novavax’s protection will pretty much always be durable enough to take care of that. In the upper respiratory tract, Novavax and Matrix-M does represent the best mucosal protection that we’ve ever managed to achieve from a vaccine, but it’s still not enough to fully block all infection, although it often does at lower doses. With that basic understanding, it becomes pretty obvious that nasal sprays can and should be an integral part of any layered defense strategy against COVID. If you inactivate a virus, stop cell binding, and/or stop replication in the URT, you can stop infections from progressing. The mechanism of action is plenty sound. Influencers will often complain about the lack of randomized clinical trials in the space, but if you take more then 2 seconds to think about it, how would those be expected to happen when you can produce most of these nasal sprays for dirt cheap? Where are they going to be getting the funding needed to accomplish those studies? That said, we do still have some. There is real-world evidence in support of 3 sprays in particular: Iota-carrageenan, Nitric oxide, and Azelastine I can get into a lot more specifics about the different ingredients and brands available (or just dig up some of my posts), just let me know if there’s anything you’d like to know in that regard, but that’s the basic premise

The people in the COVID-conscious community who use nasal sprays post a lot less about their acute COVID infections. Just sayin'.

@JamesThrot couldn’t pay me to go to a superspreader

Most people who care enough to mask likely wouldn’t attend super spreader events such as these. So it’s no wonder the percentage of maskers was basically zero. Simply put, you can’t extrapolate this to the general population. Maskers may well be more common than you think.

I see so many people asking why aren’t people angry enough This is part of the reason why. Everyone is being/has been literally stressed to an overwhelming degree and it’s literally impacting their emotional responses and critical thinking

@internetuserf12 sending you much love Michael!

My partner is missing following a traumatic encounter with police that left him in severe distress. I’m coordinating next steps offline. I’m not asking the internet to solve it - just asking for gentleness, and maybe a quick note of support during a very uncertain time.

Are there memos and emails circulating in news organizations about avoiding saying the word “covid”, or is this tacit, politically motivated, collusion, who are the ring leaders

@simcovidcity @dlingenfelter a colonoscopy will show if you have excess sucrose

@dlingenfelter Heres a question, can you tell the damage of the gut in imaging like mri or colonoscopy ? I have excuciating pain all the time and wonder if this can help

Long COVID can hide in your gut and shut down the body’s repair system, causing lasting stomach pain and diarrhea. Scientists found that two existing drugs might flip the gut’s “power switch” back on, helping your body heal itself. (1/2)🧵

@mooncatvivi #longcovid

anyone else really exhausted every single day no matter how much sleep they get no matter how many vitamins and minerals they take no matter how much they try to get sun and work out no matter how much the try and try and try

@internetuserf12 does this play a part?

Emerging evidence shows that in Long Covid there’s a shift toward carbohydrate/fast fuel metabolism, consistent with earlier findings of persistent gluconeogenesis and impaired fat oxidation driving fatigue and PEM a pattern linked to insulin resistance. researchsquare.com/article/rs-807…

@Biff234523 i’ve had the metal piece in the nose bridge being uneven issue with theirs recently. and the bag can be annoying to open

Well, it turns out I was right. The company that uses GenAI for advertisements also cuts corners on quality control and apparently their respirators regularly have material and packing issues. Who woulda thought?

@meder_o feb 9, 2020

What did we learn about COVID in 2020? A thread on studies from the first year.. part 1:

@FullLaneFemme not exactly what you were looking for but related

I remember a study being shared this year (I think) that showed childhood infections lead to chronic conditions in adulthood. Anyone have a link to that?

@Kenneth33071904 zimi

Poll: Which n95 or better mask feels most comfortable and safe for you to wear for 8+ hours?

@SalvMattera zimi

It seems like my go-to gym mask (Milwaukee Tool 48-73-4004) has been discontinued. Anyone have a suggestion? I have an enormous head and face.

@catladyactivist was their plan to deal with all the baby boomers retiring

Folks living years beyond retirement is inconvenient for a system which only sees value in citizens who produce capital. SARS2 is oncogenic, turns on disease processes decades earlier, speeds aging. "Let it rip" means far fewer people will ever reach retirement.

@CovidSolidarit1 there is

ADHD. I wonder if there’s a link with Covid.

@Nina_De_Alba aersol transmission, asymptomatic, masking, systemic damage

A thought for the COVID-cautious community. We're deep in this. We've our sources, our routines, our understanding. But what about the person who is just starting to question the narrative? They're seeing the disconnect: constantly getting sick, hearing about Long Covid, and feeling that something is wrong. The information is a mountain of contradictory noise. If someone came to you and said, "I think I've been wrong. Where do I even START?"... what is the one resource, piece of advice, or concept you would point them to first?

@TakeWeightOffMD is timeline brand legit?

And wide levels of lead. Without Urolithin A.

@gidikariuki total mystery 🙄

How are people in their 30s dying of sudden heart attacks 😭