As part of my work here, I am regularly confronted with desperately ill individuals who have seen dozens of physicians over the course of many years only to have their health continue to decline. Among the more frustrating aspects of this work is the failure of these physicians to assess and address the most basic […]
The following article came up on one of my feeds recently: Antibiotics Against COVID-19 and Mitochondria? Urgent Thinking Out of the Box. I hope it is one of the first of many articles questioning damage done to mitochondrial function by medications. Below is the twitter thread where I contemplated this topic. This is the fourth in […]
What if there is no future? We have always assumed that there would be a future, that somehow no matter what we did to ourselves or to the environment, life would go on. What if we were wrong? What if the very actions we embrace to prolong life, the technologies and conveniences that make modern […]
This is the third in series of short posts adapted from twitter threads contemplating various aspects of COVID-19 pandemic. The first two posts can be found here and here, and of course, on twitter. COVID, the Brain, and Immune FunctionThe neuroinvasive potential of SARS‐CoV2 may play a role in the respiratory failure of COVID‐19 patients. […]
This is the second in a series of articles adapted from twitter threads where I explore different aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The first can be found here. COVID and Blood ClotsLet’s talk about blood clots and COVID-19. It seems the latest of a long list of problems COVID is suspected of causing is hypercoagulation. […]
I have had some difficulty finishing full research articles during this crisis. In lieu of full articles, and in order to more fully understand some connections, I have been tweeting thoughts and hypotheses – yes, tweeting. Eventually, these snippets will become articles, but in the meantime, I thought I would share them here. I have […]
Before the COVID crisis, Dr. Lonsdale and I published a paper exploring the links between thiamine and cancer. We were particularly interested in discussing the current thiamine conundrum that suggests low dose thiamine promotes tumor growth while high dose prevents it. I think you’ll find the mechanisms involved the development of cancer, explored here, useful […]
Over the last several weeks, like many of you, I have been gripped by news of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. I spend hours reading the medical research, reviewing the statistical models, and following the first hand accounts of doctors and patients. Normally, I am not one disposed to anxiety, panic, or overreaction, but I have […]