Category: Corona Virus

Erickson-MD Interviews Epidemiologist Wittkowski

https://youtu.be/Ftaq1lp5jOk

[UPDATE MAY 11, 2019]

It appears Youtube has now deleted this video. It’s very frustrating to try to gather information from professional people (in this case a well-respected epidemiologist and a doctor of medicine) when YouTube decides we shouldn’t hear it.

I will try to find this interview elsewhere and post it here, if I find it.

Okay, I found a copy. Better listen soon, this one will inevitably be banned by YouTube:

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Time is warping during this lockdown, weeks feel like years…

I’ve been following Kurt Wittkowski for over a month and his opinion has not deviated. He just sits there calmly and waits for the facts to unfold with time.

SARS-CoV-2 Endothelial Function – part 3

Possible Pathway for Covid-19 Blood Clots

So it seems there may be the following connection (a domino effect, in appearance)

  • SARS-COV-2 attacks the ACE 2 receptor
  • Results in increase of AT-II & reduction of AT 1,7
  • This causes increase in super oxide creation (oxidative stress)
  • Which causes endothelial cell dysfunction through nitric oxide pathway
  • VWF (Von Willebrand factor) gets spilled out
  • Causing an increase in thrombosis (blood clot) at the location of the inflammation

Question is “So what should we do about it?”

Dr. discusses possibility of putting patients on anticoagulation meds.

(Tune-in next time for more ideas… )

(See Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn’s BRIEF description of endothelial function HERE. )

SARS-CoV-2 Endothelial Function and Diet – part 2

Note that in the image ” vs __% ” represents percentage of general population with the condition.

The image specifically signifies that the following comorbidities were significantly higher in covid 19 (SARS-CoV-2) patients than in the general population:

  • Hypertension
  • Coronary artery disease
  • Congestive heart failure
  • Body Mass Index > 30%

The following comorbidities were at approximately the same level as they are in the general population:

  • Asthma
  • COPD
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea

This seems to indicate that cardiovascular Covid-19 comorbidities are more significant than pulmonary diseases.

How well a patient does with covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) seems to be related to the level of oxidative stress in their body at the beginning of the disease.

This graphic emphasizes the negative dietary contributions:

  • High [processed] carbs (simple sugars)
  • High protein
  • Saturated fats (animal sources)

And counters this with the list of positive dietary contributions:

  • Whole grains
  • Nuts [in moderation]
  • Fruits & vegetables
  • Fish*
  • Legumes

*Note the plant-based alternatives to nutrients listed on image under fish:

  • n-3 PUFA found in ground flaxseed, walnuts, hemp & chia seeds
  • click here for plant-based protein sources
  • bio-active peptides (oats, soy, various beans, wheat, flax & hemp seeds, etc)

(See Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn’s BRIEF description of endothelial function HERE. )

Nobel Prize-Winning Scientist Believes Lockdown Was Big Mistake

(Turn on subtitles, if desired)

(JUMP TO TIME 10:33 TO GET TO THE POINT.)

Dr. Deborah Birx has explained one of the reasons we have to be careful in public with this highly contagious disease is that a large number of Americans, even younger people, have multiple comorbidities (hypertension, obesity, diabetes, etc ). For them the course of the disease will be worse than for others. (And this indeed is the very reason I post Covid-19 issues on Project Waistline.)

However, Dr. Michael Levitt suggests that instead of lockdown we should promote:

  • FACE MASKS
  • HAND SANITIZERS
  • TOUCHLESS MONETARY TRANSACTIONS

Around time 21:43 he dives into Neil Ferguson’s paper (the publication that drove the strict lockdown approach). He believes less restrictive Sweden-type lockdowns would OVER TIME result in similar Corona mortalities.

He cites Socrates: Use your common sense instead of the rhetoric of leaders.