I am currently rather overwhelmed, so if I take long to reply to your e-mails, comments here, or DMs, don't take personally. I will get back to you at some point in the near-future.
Thanks for the article and continued amazing updates!
When things get less busy for you, would you be willing to put together a list of basic supplements one can use to heal from covid and its aftereffects?
Nattokinase + serrapeptase have worked incredibly well for me, lifting a mental fog that has been on me since getting covid and the jabs last year.
Yes maybe a cheat sheet would be great, as you dive really deep into each aspect of it but often at the end I'm unsure as to what the next steps should be. Plus, affiliate links ought to help you out as well with the sheer amount of time you spend on this substack
I will think about simplifying it, we will see how the response to the Peptides one will be, it will be fairly similar to it.
Use of supplements is situation/symptoms dependent, you should use if you think you need it, or will benefit from it, antioxidants should be somewhat of universa use.
Affiliate links big no, if people want to support my work, they can become paid subscribers or use Kofi for one time donations whenever they want/feel like it.
Drug shortages... I was wondering for a while what we'll see there. Some really need some things without alternatives. Like a relative of mine, who was desperate enough years ago to undergo the "therapy" which seems to be state of the art for, I believe it was hyperthyroidism: destroying the organ with radiation, to then be bound life-long to taking external hormone products... you can't grow that stuff in the garden exactly.
Thyroid issues are only of the few where you rely on actual drugs and there are no modulation to be made as far as I am aware, so stocking some would make sense.
I read about this on a discussion forum where the subject for a short while was on the ongoing series of drug shortages. Someone retold the story of how insulin was 'harvested' from pigs in WWII in China.. as the Japanese blockades disrupted a lot of medical supplies. Folks took out the old books, got the vulnerable folks to change / modify their diets (much much lesser sugar intake) and had some crude means of figuring out the glucose levels - not as exact as a lab-based blood test, but with the diet changes, they kept all the insulin-dependant folks alive through the war's duration.
There is a ton of information from the 'old days'... especially about how to store foods without refridgeration, that will be life savers and help us maintain a higher standard of living in an energy-short future.
As for supplements... in the longer-term, once we can get back to proper composting and rebuilding the soils, so that our food actually becomes super nutritious again, then we won't be needing as much supplementation.
A lot of diabetics (type 2) seem to have insulin resistance and the idea of having "not enough" and thus taking extra insulin, is wrong/outdated - fixing the insulin resistance with diet hence works - like you alluded to, and according to Dr Jason Fung.
Someone without a thyroid is still screwed, for all I know.
I was thinking along similar lines that in a pinch there is always Armour Thyroid. But then I remembered about the threat of nitrogen pollution and mitigation efforts… I knew I should have kept the beaker of mercury a clueless staffer once left among a pile of old labware in my office after one of the purges prior to an inspection. On a serious note, feeling somewhat vindicated after arguing for years about arbitrary expirations and seeing those now tossed aside in some cases. Maybe we will finally get good understanding (and documentation?) of shelf stability.
In the early roll-out of the mRNA vaccines, for the first 3 months, I could easily track hundreds of thyroid problems within those weeks, than Twitter got to the wiser and changed the algo =(
If only doctors and the pharmacy gatekeepers would allow advance prescriptions on my 3 maintenance meds. But they won’t, so if it’s a prolonged shortage, which would not surprise me, I’ll have to just go without. The supplements and some basic things like pain killers and stuff to clean wounds etc. I always keep a small stockpile. Am considering adding potassium iodide in case SHTF. Although I have Hashimotos disease and iodine kind of scares me as I would be unsure how safe for me it would be and also the dosing info I’ve found is confusing, which also makes me nervous.
Any advice on that, including if it’s just a waste and shows signs of me giving into the fear mongoring, is appreciated.
You can import almost all prescription medications in the US from overseas, without any problem, the only problem is quantity, so buy a few boxes each time, if you buy 30 boxes, they might seize it.
India is one of the easiest places to import many medications in the US, if your doctors don't cooperate with your efforts to be prepared, you could bring to their attention the growing shortages of many drugs and how the supply chain is brittle right now.
No advices on the radiation thing, that won't happen in the US =).
I've purchased some extra maintenance medications from an online 'in-house' pharmacy because I was concerned about only having a 3 month supply. I also got some things I use occasionally but didn't want to deal with dr appointments to get such as prednisone for the occasional bad poison ivy case, a big box of amoxicillin for the occasional tooth or ear infection, blood pressure meds. Keep them in the fridge and hope they last a while.
One time I switched my medication from the local pharmacy to express scripts. I attempted to fill the script at the old brick n mortar place and it was declined because of insurance wouldn't double pay(not that they pay for it anyway... I have a massive deductible.. but the pharmacy checks with them anyway to credit my deductible) I told them I'd just pay cash for it and they said OK, Sure, so I did that until the script ran out and got an extra 6 months of that medication. These are simple medications and not controlled substances so I don't think it set off any red flags.
I am currently rather overwhelmed, so if I take long to reply to your e-mails, comments here, or DMs, don't take personally. I will get back to you at some point in the near-future.
Lots and lots going on.
Thanks for the article and continued amazing updates!
When things get less busy for you, would you be willing to put together a list of basic supplements one can use to heal from covid and its aftereffects?
Nattokinase + serrapeptase have worked incredibly well for me, lifting a mental fog that has been on me since getting covid and the jabs last year.
I have entire substacks about it, it is in the first page of my Substack page, named Things Hidden series.
But yes, if people are interest I can rewrite it in a more consize manner, easier to understand, or at least try to lol.
Yes maybe a cheat sheet would be great, as you dive really deep into each aspect of it but often at the end I'm unsure as to what the next steps should be. Plus, affiliate links ought to help you out as well with the sheer amount of time you spend on this substack
I will think about simplifying it, we will see how the response to the Peptides one will be, it will be fairly similar to it.
Use of supplements is situation/symptoms dependent, you should use if you think you need it, or will benefit from it, antioxidants should be somewhat of universa use.
Affiliate links big no, if people want to support my work, they can become paid subscribers or use Kofi for one time donations whenever they want/feel like it.
Affiliate links really do feel like a grift.
Thank you for this. Very well, I'll have to contribute with a donation or two instead
Appreciate the support !
Drug shortages... I was wondering for a while what we'll see there. Some really need some things without alternatives. Like a relative of mine, who was desperate enough years ago to undergo the "therapy" which seems to be state of the art for, I believe it was hyperthyroidism: destroying the organ with radiation, to then be bound life-long to taking external hormone products... you can't grow that stuff in the garden exactly.
Thyroid issues are only of the few where you rely on actual drugs and there are no modulation to be made as far as I am aware, so stocking some would make sense.
I read about this on a discussion forum where the subject for a short while was on the ongoing series of drug shortages. Someone retold the story of how insulin was 'harvested' from pigs in WWII in China.. as the Japanese blockades disrupted a lot of medical supplies. Folks took out the old books, got the vulnerable folks to change / modify their diets (much much lesser sugar intake) and had some crude means of figuring out the glucose levels - not as exact as a lab-based blood test, but with the diet changes, they kept all the insulin-dependant folks alive through the war's duration.
There is a ton of information from the 'old days'... especially about how to store foods without refridgeration, that will be life savers and help us maintain a higher standard of living in an energy-short future.
As for supplements... in the longer-term, once we can get back to proper composting and rebuilding the soils, so that our food actually becomes super nutritious again, then we won't be needing as much supplementation.
A lot of diabetics (type 2) seem to have insulin resistance and the idea of having "not enough" and thus taking extra insulin, is wrong/outdated - fixing the insulin resistance with diet hence works - like you alluded to, and according to Dr Jason Fung.
Someone without a thyroid is still screwed, for all I know.
This was an amazing comment, I will pin it, hope you don't mind. Edit - Can't pin this comment, big sad =(
I was thinking along similar lines that in a pinch there is always Armour Thyroid. But then I remembered about the threat of nitrogen pollution and mitigation efforts… I knew I should have kept the beaker of mercury a clueless staffer once left among a pile of old labware in my office after one of the purges prior to an inspection. On a serious note, feeling somewhat vindicated after arguing for years about arbitrary expirations and seeing those now tossed aside in some cases. Maybe we will finally get good understanding (and documentation?) of shelf stability.
One friend of mine developed some thyroid problem and got removed completely to be on medication forever. (obviously shortly after the jab...)
In the early roll-out of the mRNA vaccines, for the first 3 months, I could easily track hundreds of thyroid problems within those weeks, than Twitter got to the wiser and changed the algo =(
Thank you for the heads up!
If only doctors and the pharmacy gatekeepers would allow advance prescriptions on my 3 maintenance meds. But they won’t, so if it’s a prolonged shortage, which would not surprise me, I’ll have to just go without. The supplements and some basic things like pain killers and stuff to clean wounds etc. I always keep a small stockpile. Am considering adding potassium iodide in case SHTF. Although I have Hashimotos disease and iodine kind of scares me as I would be unsure how safe for me it would be and also the dosing info I’ve found is confusing, which also makes me nervous.
Any advice on that, including if it’s just a waste and shows signs of me giving into the fear mongoring, is appreciated.
You can import almost all prescription medications in the US from overseas, without any problem, the only problem is quantity, so buy a few boxes each time, if you buy 30 boxes, they might seize it.
India is one of the easiest places to import many medications in the US, if your doctors don't cooperate with your efforts to be prepared, you could bring to their attention the growing shortages of many drugs and how the supply chain is brittle right now.
No advices on the radiation thing, that won't happen in the US =).
You are always so thoughtful to reply to comments and/or questions. Thank for the help & the reassurance. May you be blessed for your kindness.
There is a good discussion of Iodine by Dr. Guy Abraham from 2002. It was in "The Original Internist.", and also a site called "Optimox."
It is a bit of a challenge because Iodine is not routinely measured clinically.
I hope this leads you to further research, there are sparse articles available.
Thank you!
I've purchased some extra maintenance medications from an online 'in-house' pharmacy because I was concerned about only having a 3 month supply. I also got some things I use occasionally but didn't want to deal with dr appointments to get such as prednisone for the occasional bad poison ivy case, a big box of amoxicillin for the occasional tooth or ear infection, blood pressure meds. Keep them in the fridge and hope they last a while.
One time I switched my medication from the local pharmacy to express scripts. I attempted to fill the script at the old brick n mortar place and it was declined because of insurance wouldn't double pay(not that they pay for it anyway... I have a massive deductible.. but the pharmacy checks with them anyway to credit my deductible) I told them I'd just pay cash for it and they said OK, Sure, so I did that until the script ran out and got an extra 6 months of that medication. These are simple medications and not controlled substances so I don't think it set off any red flags.
Thank you very much for sharing your Rx experience. It’s very helpful to learn how others are managing this situation.