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Type O is about 13-25% less likely to develop Covid if infected from what I've read.
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Three months of social distancing hopefully not down the tubes
BeachGal replied to Terabith's topic in The Chat Board
That's scary! I bet that's not the first time your passenger has done that. You should post that on one of the Reddit true scary story boards. It reminds me of one where someone drove past a dog lying in the middle of the road at night. They thought about stopping and getting out to see if puppers was okay but decided to just slow down and drive by. After they drove by, they could see two figures going out into the middle of the road and getting the dog! -
Your innate immune response might have done a good enough job on the virus. The initial infection might have caused a lot of damage inside your arteries and veins, etc. It can take 3-6 months for those cells to be replaced. So, the virus might be undetectable now but the damage it caused could be causing the lingering symptoms. Your body will likely have a memory of the virus even if it didn’t make antibodies. Antibodies are probably not going to give a true picture of who is immune. That is my limited understanding.
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What can *I* do? How do I talk about race? S/o from BlsdMom’s post
BeachGal replied to Ginevra's topic in The Chat Board
Another important concept is to understand why and how we "other" groups of people. My husband and I recently watched a Great Course class called The Science of Mindfulness. In one of the lectures, the Professor -- Ron Siegel -- explained that the posterior cingulate cortex in the brain is an area that determines (not sure if that's the right word) self and our relation to others. More connections in this area can lead to de-othering groups of people. They were able to do this with meditation, any kind, 20" per day, and noticed changes -- more connections -- in functional MRI in about four days. So, one way to improve relations with people is to practice meditation. I thought it was interesting. -
Besides everything else Pen linked, I I think the NAC especially would be worth taking. You might very well have had Covid and the big bugaboo are clots after the infection clears. NAC can help prevent them. Personally, I am taking NAC as a preventive and if I get the infection, I'll continue taking NAC probably for 6 months to a year later. The virus is doing something weird to immune cells and until we know more, I'd prefer to err on the side of caution. There is also a type of autoimmune problem called antiphospholipid antibody syndrome which causes people to make clots. You're probably fine taking it. At this point, I don't really think it's a big concern, definitely not for Covid. I really want you to try to ozone dialysis for your Lyme! I hate how much people charge for treatment. It really should be peanuts but some of the equipment is pricey (probably the dialysis machine). I think ozone (O2O3) is totally the way to go even though the US is calling it woo. It isn't. It's cheap and not patentable. That's the problem. LOL. How viruses behave is so fascinating. It could very well have malaria-like features. I think this is a good explanation pf the abnormal, atypical clotting that they're seeing.
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For something like Covid, it's probably very safe if taken for even a few years. However, it can also cause problems, most likely when it's taken as a supplement for very long periods of time. Here's a blog entry by Derek Lowe about NAC that explains the pros and cons of what is known about it (for now): https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2019/10/04/n-acetyl-cysteine-a-warning-shot For Covid prevention, though, my family and I are definitely taking it. And if we get Covid, we will be taking NAC for at least three months after because the infection appears to "keep something going" even once the virus clears. Maybe the immune system is damaged in some way and struggles to get back to normal? That might explain the multiple-relapse cycles that some people are experiencing. It really looks like the virus is causing clots in multiple ways. That is not good and not easy to treat. It is looking like a therapeutic (bigger) dose is the way to go for people who are getting intubated. Heparin might not be the ideal choice either. Probably a more powerful drug. I forget the name of it. The weird, atypical clotting that they're seeing is worrisome.
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Some people with Covid who have not been hospitalized or bedridden have died suddenly from clots. Even healthy teenagers. A 16 year old in our area was on the mend, feeling better, but died suddenly from a stroke. I also read an MD’s account of treating a Covid patient’s clot and as soon as the clot was removed, another began to form. Very weird! For intubated patients, a small study was done that showed giving a therapeutic dose of an anticoagulant helped patients with no signs of clots survive. Normally, they’d likely give a smaller, prophylactic dose but the larger, therapeutic dose worked better. N-acetyl-cysteine might also help prevent clots but it’s probably best to only take it until vaccine or reliable treatment arrives or the virus has definitely become milder.
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We bought two Oolers -- one for me and one for my husband -- but my son needed it more than I did, so I gave him mine. I have yet to try one out. However, my husband and son love theirs. I will probably buy another for myself at some point but I tend to sleep well anyway. The Ooler is more expensive than its predecessor, the Chilipad, but its features are worth the extra money, IMO. The distilled water in the Ooler is a breeze to keep clean because it uses UV light to sterilize the water as it circulates. My husband checked ours a few times and said everything looked great. The water in the Chilipad needs a chemical of some sort to keep it clean. We never owned one so I don't know what is used. The Ooler does not need to be refilled that often. Maybe every one to three months? The Chilipad needs to be refilled more often. I've read every few days to every week or so. Kind of a hassle. Don't know much about how each app works but I know you can change temps at different times. So, if you tend to wake around 3 am -- say, you have hot flashes then -- you could try programming your app to go down a degree or two at 2 am. And, if you want to get up at 6 am without an alarm, you could program the app to a warmer temp to wake you up. Here is a better review of the Ooler and Chilipad: https://sleepgadgets.io/ooler-review/#Chilipad_vs_Ooler Be aware that the Ooler has a thick, long, insulated gray hose that connects the pad to the chilling device. (I think the Chilipad hose is shorter.) The Ooler's hose is long enough to run the length of the bed and a bit more. They did this so that the cooling device could be placed farther away from a bed if necessary. It's a bit tricky to tuck in sheets and bedding because the hose is placed in the center of the pad at the end. The hose can be placed at the head or foot of your bed. Whatever works. We have the hose at the head of the bed and the cooling device is placed on a night table shelf. The cooling device should not be placed on carpet. It also needs some clearance around it. The cooling device also makes some noise. You can not set it to be truly silent, but it's not very loud. More like a white noise machine. It can also be adjusted so that it runs louder, too. We do that because our neighbor's tv is right next to our bedroom wall and the white noise helps to drown it out. Also, the pad is not huge but it doesn't need to be. It runs about the length of the bed and is about 1/3 as wide as a queen-sized bed. Wide enough to cool you off, though. One pad is made for one person so if you and spouse each want one, you have to buy two. The Chilipad is smaller than the Ooler. In order for the cooling effect to work, you need to sleep under at least a blanket. We've had no problems with leaks whatsoever, even my son's kittens who attack his feet haven't succeeded in piercing the tubes. Look for coupons online to keep cost down. I think if you sign up with them, they'll send you something as well. I think I got 20% off both of ours. Considering how important sleep is, I think it's a pretty good investment. Let me know if you have any more questions.
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Your core body temp needs to drop about 2-3 degrees Fahrenheit in order to go into a deep sleep. Sleep researcher Matthew Walker, who has written a book, has studied this in people. Glycine powder works this way. So do cooling pads and blankets. My husband and one son use Ooler pads that can be programmed to particular temps at night. Both have found them very helpful but it can take a few nights to figure out what temp works best. They are also a bit pricey.
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Okay, I've been thinking about what a choir or congregation could do in place of singing. How about humming? Weirdly enough, nitric oxide produced in your nasal passages will increase 15 to 20 fold simply by humming. Nitric oxide is a building block of nitroglycerin which relaxes blood vessels and in turn, increases blood and oxygen. This explains how nitric oxide produced by humming can treat chronic rhinosinusitis, CRS, (and lessen cardiac arrhythmias!): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306987705006328 A short article about the importance of nitric oxide and the health of heart and blood vessels. It doesn't mention humming but the above article does. https://www.clevelandheartlab.com/blog/nurturing-nitric-oxide-heart-healthy-chemical-blood-vessels/ Covid is looking more like it's also targeting the lining of arteries and veins. Nitric oxide can help to counter the damage that the virus could cause if you catch it. Therefore, I think you all should be humming!
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I think the best information is coming from virologists who study coronaviruses. From what I've read and listened to, currently it is probably best not to be singing close to one another in a choir. This is a new virus and it takes time to learn about it. Mom2mthj's church has found a good compromise. Maybe instead of having everyone sing, the church could have individual members of the choir sing at safe distances from each other and the congregation. Several people in my complex caught Covid. Two went by ambulance this weekend. Another just returned after being hospitalized for over a month. She came home yesterday and can only take a few hunched-over steps at a time before needing someone to lean on. The recovery for some is taking a very long time. It's not just the elderly who are affected. Healthy teens have been on the mend only to die suddenly from strokes. This is a weird virus that isn't fully understand yet so, when possible, being reasonably cautious is a prudent measure that is worth the effort or sacrifice.
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So I think there’s a skunk under my deck, now what?
BeachGal replied to athena1277's topic in The Chat Board
We had skunks under some steps at our former house. If you want to get rid of them, you first have to lure them out and then you have to put in an effective physical barrier so they can't get back in. We dug a trench around the steps and installed some L-shaped wire that went under the surrounding dirt and was attached to the cement stairs. It worked well. Directions for doing this can be found online if you're interested. -
Chest CT scans were often negative in a small study of 30 children (10 months to 18) who had Covid infections. https://www.newswise.com/coronavirus/ct-findings-of-coronavirus-disease-covid-19-in-children-often-negative ******* Oxygen-ozone (O2O3) clinical studies going on in Italy and Spain. The US is going to start one, too, but I can't find the study at the moment. IIRC, I think it's going on at University of Miami and will involve two autohemotherapies per day for three(?) days. I'll try to find it. You can find some of the interim results that have been written up in Italian and Spanish newspapers. Results have been very good even when used as a last-resort. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04366089 (Italy) https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04370223 (Spain) An article from Italy explaining their rationale for using O2O3: https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ozone/article/view/9014/8692 ******* A preprint about possibly using super infection therapy (SIT) to mitigate Covid infections: https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202002.0147/v2?mc_cid=c5a20d4b34&mc_eid=55a9ab58e1 ******* A 2017 article about endosomal NOX2 oxidase as an antiviral therapy. Anyone know more about this? https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-017-00057-x
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Areas and businesses hit hard by Chicago rioters: Loop (business area), River North, Magnificent Mile (Michigan Avenue) and the ritzy Oak Street boutiques. There may be more. My son moved back into his apartment yesterday and fortunately did so before riots started. He lives one block north of Division bar area, where some rioting was, and two blocks from the Clark and Division CTA train stop. We live just north of the city and will be driving down there this morning to give him his two cats. I’m going to check out some of the areas there if it’s safe. Should be interesting. ETA: I realize Janeway is talking about Minneapolis now. Regardless, all of the store windows on the first floor of my husband's workplace were smashed. This is a building in Chicago that occupies an entire city block. A lot of damage on many streets.
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Take NAC, N-acetyl-cysteine, as well. Should be okay if pregnant but get a good brand. Thorne and Pure Encapsulations are pretty dependable.
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Vitamin D and Covid-19 info to share with friends and family
BeachGal replied to ElizabethB's topic in The Chat Board
Got the results today — 66. Happy with that! It took three weeks to get the results, though. Grassroots. They tend to be a bit slow anyway. I think because they’re a small operation. I take 8,000 to 12,000 IU daily throughout the year along with K2. I got the unlucky genes for vitamin D. The bigger doses work for me, though. -
The plan for our family: #1 Oxygen-ozone therapy which Italy began using late in the game but found worked very well with no side effects. They are using major autohemotherapy (MAH) where blood is removed, O2O3 bubbled in, and then re-infused into the patient. The article below is from Italy, April 10, 2020, and explains how it works. The US will not use this but many MDs here do use it on the down low. MAH costs about $200-ish for one infusion. https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ozone/article/view/9014/8692 #2 Agarikon, Host Defense (an anti-viral) #3 Lyposomal Vitamin C taken throughout the day. I use this recipe but there are others as well. #4 Keep blood sugar low. #5 Be well rested, eat well, exercise. Other supplements Vitamin D3 and K2, Thorne. I take a lot because I have a lot of genes that make it difficult for my levels to stay in a healthy range. Still waiting to get my test results back. Pyridoxal 5'-Phosphate (a form of B6), 100 mg, Life Extension (might help prevent blood clots) Zinc picolinate, 30 mg, Pure Encapsulations Magnesium Citrate, 150 mg, Pure Encapsulations CoQ10, 200 mg, TruNature (from Costco) NAC, 600 mg, Now brand Selenium, 200 mcg, Now brand Quercetin with Bromelain, 400 mg/82mg, Now brand Curcumin, 500 mg, Docotr's Best Beet root powder, 2 grams, Nature's Way (can help lower blood pressure) Magnesium lotion/gel after shower, Dr. Shealy's
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Do you have any ukulele musicians you admire? My favorite is Taimane Gardner. She's incredible. Jake Shimabukuro is another and he's a great guy IRL. When he's on the road, he spends a lot of his free time fixing up old ukuleles for kids who want to learn. :) Anyhoo... I am finishing up renovations here in our home. Putting the finishing touches on a kitchen gut job, molding, etc. Looking forward to when it is D-O-N-E! Other stuff: studying Italian, contemplating buying a van that we would convert and use for traveling (dh is retiring soon), and possibly learning to play the handpan.
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Vitamin D and Covid-19 info to share with friends and family
BeachGal replied to ElizabethB's topic in The Chat Board
I have the same experience. The lancet that comes with the diy kits seems to make a deeper and/or wider cut. The drops of blood are huge and drip for awhile afterward. When I test my blood sugar using my own, adjustable lancet, I don’t have nearly as much blood. My blood on the card also stays red. Maybe it’s a chemical on the card? Don’t know. I’ve read that bright red blood in a tube is a sign of oxygenated blood, which is good. Also, when oxygen/ozone is bubbled into blood, it will turn a much brighter red. It’s a typical response. My results should be posted very soon. Curious to see what they are. -
@SKL Most likely, they would test for antibodies and find them. (I cannot easily post quotes from posters but here is a brief explanation of what happens after an infection.) https://askabiologist.asu.edu/memory-b-cell I'm not sure how or if memory B cells can be detected, though. Antibodies can be detected so long as they're there. With Covid from what I've read and the little I've understood, some of the younger and healthier people are able to get rid of the infection with their innate immune system. Older and less healthy people deal with it using their adapted immune system which is when many antibodies are made. I'm not sure if the innate immune system also creates the memory cells. I'm curious to know what happens if anyone wants to explain it.
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A form of would you eat this 🥕 thread 😁: edible or not edible?
BeachGal replied to Pen's topic in The Chat Board
I had never heard of eating them but apparently they are quite nutritious! From none other than the carrot experts at the Carrot Museum in the UK: http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/carrotops.html Alas, no vitamin D. 😄 -
Vitamin D and Covid-19 info to share with friends and family
BeachGal replied to ElizabethB's topic in The Chat Board
It does seem like sufficient/ideal vitamin D plays a big role in staying healthy if infected with Covid. Rhonda Patrick discusses vitamin D in her Covid #1 podcast. At some point she discusses cytokine storm and vitamin D. All the nitty gritty details here. Vitamin D starts around 24 minutes. https://www.foundmyfitness.com/episodes/covid-19-episode-1 -
@Spryte @Plum In some cases the olfactory nerve can be regenerated by sniffing a number of different smells at intervals throughout the day for a period of time. https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2017/02/09/unable-to-smell-one-stanford-researcher-is-working-to-improve-therapies/ A good time to break out those essential oils!
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Not sure about the legal aspects but they need to do way more to ensure workers are safe and remain as healthy as possible. Maybe give them better pay, too. Regarding contamination, they could ozonate the meat and use ozonated water to disinfect the plant and equipment. This has been used for a number of years already. Singapore is using ozonated water to disinfect its airports and public places now. Cheap-ish and not too difficult to do. Workers could even wash their hands with it and drink it. It’s perfectly safe. Are you surprised that’s my response? 😄 https://www.ozonesafefood.com/beef.html
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The hydroxychloroquine could be depleting magnesium which could cause afib. Many people do not have healthy levels of magnesium (or potassium) and adding hydroxychloroquine could make them even more deficient. If they’re taking hydroxychloroquine and vitamin C and the vitamin C is having a laxative effect, then that could be making matters worse, too. https://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/cascara-sagrada-magnesium-hydroxide-with-plaquenil-534-0-1298-4616.html Off tangent a bit but magnesium is needed to metabolize vitamin D. Pen or Elizabeth might have said this already but might be worth another mention. About 50% in US are deficient in magnesium. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180226122548.htm