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My plan for surviving covid, plus vaccine dillemmas

frozenborderline

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There are several. My ME/CFS specialist highly recommended taking antihistamines, too. I took Pepcid and Benadryl just before and then at intervals for the next 3 days.
I'm unfortunately on the maximum dose of multiple antihistamines and mast cell stabilizers. So it's not like I can increase them for a shot.
But I do agree that's a good recommendation for most people although I'd also add that stuff like rupatadine, which reduces multiple cytokines from mast cells in addition to being antihistamine, would be better choice than a simple antihistamine , bc the inflammation isnt all about histamine, often its multiple inflammatory markers. But I agree in general.
I think mcas people should be considering nasal cromolyn, high dose vitamin c, and rupatadine and ketotifen
 

frozenborderline

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am sorry but I am in the UK so it's probably best if you find a good source in your country.
I buy from pharmacies or sources abroad often. Our customs is less strict with drug or supplement imports than yours. According to @Hip at least. But I dont know how to discern good sellers , they dont test their own product I dont think
 

frozenborderline

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I am sorry but I am in the UK so it's probably best if you find a good source in your country.
The following site has a very good guide on Cordyceps. They do also sell it but the prices look quite high. The last Cordyceps I purchased was £30.39 for 150g usually £37.99. The US site sells them in 60g amounts for $30. I would recommend that you search for alternatives. I have tried the CS-4 type but did not like the texture which was not powdery and seemed as if it contained moisture. I did like the larger 200g packs of the CS-4.
https://www.realmushrooms.com/cordyceps-supplements-guide/

I get mine from the following UK site but it's probably not worth paying the cost of shipping. I suggest that you search near to you for something similar>
https://www.nutri-fungi.com/shop-mushroom-extracts/

Stephen Harrod Buhner recommends Chinese Skullcap for treating the virus among other things and CS has been recommended on this forum for other things related to ME. It's Efflux Pump Inhibiting properties are what interest me. Chinese herbalists sell powdered extract of CS in 100g pots which are 5:1. They are easy to use, just mix some with warm water.

Here is a bad example of what I was referring to previously>
https://timehealth.co.uk/product/co...polysaccharides-adenosine-0-5-cordycepin-0-1/

Which is a pathetic 3 to 4.5% beta glucans I believe if my maths are correct. Notice how they word it saying 10 to 15% of total polysaccharides. People see the 10 - 15% and believe it is decent while not realising it is much lower.

Nearly forgot the following>
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7331568/
I heard the adenosine effects are actually helpful too, as a target. Does what you're talking about, the beta glucans, affect adenosine too?