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  1. nerd

    How nutrition can influence Ivermectin's neurological risks and side effects

    Ivermectin (IVM) is an allosteric modulator of GABA-A receptors (GABAaR), glycin receptors (GlyR), and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) (10.1113/JP275236). These receptors don't only play a role in the brain but also in the spinal cord (10.1016/S0165-6147(96)01013-9...
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  2. D

    Feeling some cold symptoms. How much Vitamin C to take daily?

    I'm starting to feel a little cold symptom, a sore throat. I get colds almost every winter. I was diagnosed with ME/CFS last month and we're pretty sure my symptoms first appeared in Aug 2019, and things are tricky with COVID 'cause my immune system is busted from mold toxins. I'm planning to...
  3. uglevod

    The dark side of Vitamin D supplements and chronically high D25 levels

    [2020] Higher 25-hydroxyvitamin D level is associated with increased risk for Behçet's disease https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32593521/ Background & aim: Previous studies showed a vitamin D deficiency in patients with Behçet's disease, suggesting potential benefits of vitamin D supplementation...
  4. ZeroGravitas

    Overlap between ME/CFS and Covid-19 information - e.g. oxidative stress (MedCram), vitamin supplements, etc

    I've been watching a whole bunch of PeakProsperity and MedCram (excellent and respectable teaching doctor) to digest the medical info coming out about Covid-19 studies, etc (as I've been caught up blogging about it for ~6 weeks, etc). In previous weeks they've each described quite similar...