Author: Sharon

Inhaled Corticosteroid Treatments

West Texas MD Richard Bartlett uses nebulized (inhaled) corticosteroid Budesonide to treat Covid-19:

https://youtu.be/eDSDdwN2Xcg

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newswest9.com/amp/article/news/local/local-doctor-believes-he-has-found-silver-bullet-for-covid-19/513-8cd065d2-dbb5-4814-9cdd-5bb0dae77703?espv=1

Interview here w/ Letter to Senate & initial paper by Dr. Bartlett:

Dr. Richard Bartlett Shares Covid Information (Update with PDF Links)

It’s interesting that he (& no one else) can make big $$ on this treatment. It is a widely available drug. I’m not a doctor, but I looked up side effects & they seem minimal. Consult your own physician.
In his letter to Senate West Texas MD wrote:

“… other organizations and nations are reviewing inhaled Budesonide to treat COVID-19. Inhaled Budesonide is currently under study at the NIH and is also undergoing study in France. Spain and Oxford University have both, individually, announced plans to study inhaled Budesonide as a COVID-19 therapy. […]
Taiwan, a nation of 24 million, treats early with a different inhaled corticosteroid and has had only seven deaths over the duration of this pandemic. Or consider Japan, who also treated with an inhaled corticosteroid. Although Japan’s demographics skew towards an older population, they have had only 977 deaths in a nation of 121 million. Likewise, consider South Korea with population of 50 million who recorded only 283 deaths using an inhaled corticosteroid.”

I found that the Japanese did some earlier research back in 2014: Budesonide is an inhaled steroid used for asthma. This article indicates it might have some anti viral effects on rhinovirus (cause of common cold) :

Formoterol and Budesonide Inhibit Rhinovirus Infection and Cytokine Production in Primary Cultures of Human Tracheal Epithelial Cells – PubMed
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24998372/

But we must move cautiously:

https://www.newswest9.com/amp/article/news/local/midland-memorial-hospital-says-inhaled-steroid-is-no-silver-bullet-for-covid-19/513-a30477f5-35fb-41cb-97fb-e8aaad6250b2

Then there is this opinion, but it was written back in May:

https://www.medpagetoday.com/blogs/skeptical-cardiologist/86521

And there is this:

Researchers at UW-Madison published a study that seams to indicate that allergy induced asthma may have protective effects, summary here: https://www.med.wisc.edu/news-and-events/2020/april/allergies-asthma-may-reduce-covid-19-risk-/

Studies need to separate the types/causes and severity of asthma.

The following video was posted mid-June. Forward to minute 8:55
Doctor Roger Seheult @ Loma Linda University hospital says in video he thinks if steroid research pans out & covid turns out to be (as suspected) a systemic vasculitis disease, then perhaps intravenous [rather than nebulized] steroids may be an option for advanced illness.

Here’s a June 24 post about steroid research, in general, for advanced patients. http://projectwaistline.com/?p=20502

On Dr. Seheult’s website I posted the links to West Texas Dr. Bartlett. Two days later Seheult posted this new video about inhaled corticosteroids (remember that Budesonide is a corticosteroid). https://youtu.be/BG5pEDKbQv0

In conclusion more research is required. Ongoing studies continue at this time. There may be something here since asthmatics who use nebulized steroids for their asthma saw better outcomes with covid-19. But don’t self-medicate prophylactically, there may be side effects. Discuss it w/ your doctor first.

Day 98 of Year 6 Low-SOS Vegan Plan (DAY 118 COVID-19 LOCKDOWN – stage 3 reopen process, back to masks)

TOMATO GARDEN COMING ALONG, THANKS TO JOSHUA!

[Calif governor now requires masks, closes restaurant interiors, movie theaters, beaches, etc due to new virus cases]

EXERCISE:
* Mini-trampoline freestyle w/ face exercise
* Lift chest & back

WATER:
(3) × (25) = 75 oz

EATS:
* baby mango
* Martian pancake (green) w/ rolled oats, raw kale, raw spinach, banana, almond milk all blenderized, then grilled & flipped
* top w/ strawberries, blueberries, pure maple
* fresh cherries
* steamed kale
* white bean & salsa soup
* veggie potstickers
* avocado on corn tortillas
* few almonds
* few choco-mint XL-cookies
* fresh jackfruit (tough to find in pandemic!)

… SUN HAS SET …

Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious food

Day 97 of Year 6 Low-SOS Vegan Plan (DAY 117 COVID-19 LOCKDOWN – stage 3 reopen process, back to masks)

[Calif governor now requires masks, closes restaurant interiors, movie theaters, beaches, etc due to new virus cases]

EXERCISE:
* Jog outdoors 5k w/ face exercise

WATER:
(3) × (25) = 75 oz

EATS:
* fruit platter (cantaloupe, cherries, figs, almonds)
* fresh peach
* steamed brussel sprouts
* white beans w/ mushrooms, salsa, onions, avocado on corn tortillas
* few choco-mint XL-cookies

… SUN HAS SET …

Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious food

A CONVERSATION WITH STANFORD EPIDEMIOLOGIST JOHN IOANNIDIS

July 9, 2020

Saurabh Jha, MD interviews epidemiologist John Ioannidis.

Read interview at this link:

THE HEALTH CARE BLOG (THCB) Interview

Some quotes:

Because of the attention on coronavirus, we’re better at knowing that a deceased person had coronavirus than had the flu. This means we’re good at knowing when someone died with coronavirus – but not necessarily that they died from the infection. We assume that dying with coronavirus is dying from coronavirus.

[…]

Which brings me to NYC. It certainly faced the infection courageously head on.

[…]

At least three factors contributed to the high death toll in NYC: the disproportionate number of deaths in nursing homes (…)], and nosocomial [originating in hospital] spread of infection. Also, doctors were still learning how best to manage patients in the ICU and their approach to ventilatory support was probably too aggressive, in hindsight. I’m not blaming doctors. NYC was dealt a bad hand.

[…]

We needed extra precautionary effort in high-risk settings such as nursing homes, prisons, meat processing plants, and homeless shelters. The corollary of having high-risk groups is that there must be low-risk groups, and low-risk people can continue working. We can’t treat everyone as “high risk” because then the high risk won’t get the extra attention and care they deserve. In our approach to controlling coronavirus we made no distinction between teenagers partying on beaches in Florida and debilitated, frail residents living in congested nursing homes in NYC. Our uniform approach was neither scientific nor safe.

COVID-19 is a virus which unmasks our social and economic fault lines.

[…]

I consider that people who criticize me with valid scientific arguments are my greatest benefactors. But the outrage propagated by social media is a force of its own, and destroys any intelligent discourse, civil or uncivil. Once the outrage gets going, platforms for academic discourse censor and the discourse just doesn’t happen. I was unable to publish my essay about nosocomial spread of COVID-19 in nursing homes and hospitals. I submitted to many outlets. I suspect the editors feared social media backlash against my raising an uncomfortable issue. Fear isn’t healthy for science.

Day 96 of Year 6 Low-SOS Vegan Plan (DAY 116 COVID-19 LOCKDOWN – stage 3 reopen process, back to masks)

[Calif governor now requires masks, closes restaurant interiors, movie theaters, beaches, etc due to new virus cases]

EXERCISE:
* Mini-trampoline intermediate workout
* Lift lower body

WATER:
(3) × (25) = 75 oz

EATS:
* oatmeal, almonds, strawberries, almond milk
* fresh peach
* vegan corned beef sandwich on toasted onion bagel w/ gobs of fresh arugula, avocado, mustard, tomato, onion
* baby carrots, fresh cherries, bbq XL-chips
* plain sparkling water w/ shot of soft XL-drink
* Nada-Moo dairy-free vanilla ice XL-creamy desert
* fig

… SUN HAS SET …

Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious food

Day 95 of Year 6 Low-SOS Vegan Plan (DAY 115 COVID-19 LOCKDOWN – stage 3 reopen process, back to masks)

[Calif governor now requires masks, closes restaurant interiors, movie theaters, beaches, etc due to new virus cases]

EXERCISE:
* Jog 5k outdoors w/ face exercize
* Lift biceps & triceps

WATER:
(3) × (25) = 75 oz

EATS:
* shredded wheat w/ bran, graprnut flakes, almonds, strawberries, almond milk
* banana
* baked veggie potstickers
* pinto beans w/ tomatoes, onion, salsa
* steamed kale & brussel sprouts w/ lemon
* plain sparkling water w/ shot of soft XL-drink & scoop of Nada-Moo dairy-free ice XL-creamy desert

… SUN HAS SET …

Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious foo