In this film I talk again to Dr Ade Wentzel, who has co-authored a new paper looking at the metabolic dysfunction present in Long Covid, and how it is connected to just about everything else, from endothelial dysfunction, to platelet activation and microclotting, dysautonomia, mast cell activation and even erectile dysfunction.
There’s a reason no-one’s cracked it until now, and it’s because it’s bloody complicated. So this film will get a little granular at times - I’m afraid it’s kind of impossible to explain it without breaking it down to the nuts and bolts.
* Please do talk to your doctor first if you have any concerns about taking any new supplements or medications of any kind. *
* Note on the dosages slide, Cholecalciferol should be 10mcg, Quercetin dose should be in mg not mcg *
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The Long Covid Handbook (Oct 2022), by Gez Medinger and Professor Danny Altmann and published by Penguin Books is now available in paperback, ebook and audiobook. A singular resource that brings together everything patients, clinicians and academics have learnt about the condition since early 2020, as well as lessons from sufferers and researchers of ME/CFS and other chronic conditions. It offers world leading expert advice on understanding, managing and treating Long Covid. The Long Covid Handbook is available from the following links:
US: https://a.co/d/0gvkJCU
UK: https://amzn.eu/d/9KjurGb
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CONTENTS:
0:00 Introduction
1:42 Developments in last 12 myths
2:34 The New Paper
3:53 Connection to Microclotting
9:11 Endotheliitis
10:25 Venous O2 sats & anaerobic metabolism
15:00 What Evidence is there?
17:02 Link to Dysautonomia & POTS
19:47 The 3D puzzle of LC
24:19 The Role of Connective Tissue
26:01 Viral Persistence
29:27 How to Treat?
32:00 What's wrong with Nicotinamide?
34:40 Ideal Research Project
36:58 Conclusion
REFERENCES:
The Biology of Long Covid (Dr Wentzel's first paper):
https://youtu.be/C3w7skYHcSg
Study on efficacy of Niacin in Long Covid:
https://youtu.be/9-3V3h0ncIA