This channel was originally supposed to be about running, old cars and bikes - but then a novel coronavirus came along and knocked me for six.
Wondering who I am and why I’m making these films about Covid-19? I talk about it here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eImA28WAgNC0YZs.html
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I hate having long covid so much. I'm sorry. I'm only 31 and I have worked so hard for my studies. Just for graduating covid damaged my balance organ and I almost missed out on graduating. I have been at home for one year, trying to overcome my PEM and dizzyness. I became more active the last months and BOOm I have been in bed for a whole week already. Not able to do more. It's just very depressing. Thank you for the video, I try to become more positive. But sometimes I feel like fighting an invisible monster and people in my environment seem to lose patience with me. Also I cant pay my bills by myself. 😪 Before this I allready had chronic illnesses making my life difficult. So I guess I was vulnerable before. I also live in a small student flat and it's constant noise arround me. It's just too much. I'm going to watch your videos and try to educate myself. 💖
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Great to hear from you Gez! I hope that one day be can all look back at this period of our lives from a much better place.
I hope so too!
Dr John Chia = Brain infection, virus in Neurons and Glial cells. Nothing else can cause the myriad of neurological symptoms.
What about the MATH+ protocol? Steroids, Ascorbic acid (high dose), Thiamine and Heparin? Check to make sure the Vitamin D3 blood level is above 80 ng/ml and run a thyroid panel too.
Long Covid testing should ALWAYS include Vitamin D3 blood tests first. Doesn't a blood level below 80 ng/ml indicate that the patient MAY have a low level of Vitamin D3? Healthy Vitamin D3 blood levels = a more healthy immune system. (insufficient or deficient Vitamin D3 blood levels) What about B complex levels and B12 levels? Thyroid panel as well. Generally I feel that Long Covid and indeed all autoimmune disease are diseases of MALNUTRICIAN. Low Vitamin and mineral supplement levels. If you are low in Steroids, Vitamin A, B, C, D, E and folate, Omega-3 DHA/EPA, iron, copper, zinc, manganese, magnesium, potassium, selenium, iodine, Sulphur, sodium, chloride, etc. If you don't have a good foundation of vitamin and mineral levels I do believe you are setting yourself up for disease, infection and inflammation. I think checking these key vitamin and mineral levels along with steroid level and thyroid panel ARE a defacto Long Covid/Autoimmune test.
Just the term pacing, which I was not familiar with in this context, is a revelation. I don't know if I have long Covid or not, but it feels like that, and when I take time off from some tedious work, I tend to call myself lazy or escapist. That is psychologically draining. The term pacing feels nice and I am trying it out. Look forward to more exchanges on the topic.
highly interesting and pleasant to watch! Thank you for this video and for all your work!!
"Long Covid" is the Vaccine!
Thanks again Gez! ♥
Thanks Keith!
Thanks!
That’s so kind of you Keith!! Thank you!
Hey, what is your health situation nowadays???
Still pretty meh tbh
@@RUNDMC1 So I mean... You have talked to so many researchers and I have heard that a cure is minimum 10-15 years away realistically speaking.... ? What do you think about this considering you have talked to so many researchers? Also, what supplements would you recommend me. My main symptoms are spasms sometimes, POTS, heat intolerance and un refreshing sleep.... I have recently brought Nattokinase Serrapetase Vitamin C Zinc NAC... I think I am more in the dysautonomia group ... Some also swear by ivermectin, quercetin... Also, do you have any idea of some doctor or researchers who are working on this from India???? I will pray for you.... God bless you. Inshallah you will have recovery.
@RUNDMC1... i think the newest variant has ability to persist in immunocompetent hosts. My three kids and i have been sick since February, and wvery month or so one will start sneezing and then we all start sneezing and symptoms intensify and we get new symptoms. Previous variants left symptoms that got better over time with treatment; this time nothing that worked previously is working. Feline coronavirus can mutate within immunocompetent hosts to attack new targets. I think the new strain can escape prior antibodies and antivirals and establish long term, possibly permanent reservoirs in healthy hosts (age 2, 5, 10 and 47). Ive had covid at least five times and long covid- this is my fourth long haul. This time is not as severe but my kids never had symptoms for this long- not even close. I think fda needs to approve ensitrelvir immediately. The reduction in loss of smel has always marked the end of my long hauls, so i suspect it means i finally cleared the persistent virus. Ensitrelvir data showed quicker recovery of smell. It could be combined with novavax for the new variant and monoclonals for people who need more help. If this virus keeps mutating, it could turn out to be the new AIDS.(maybe it already is)
I feel I’m a bit of both groups but lean more into the autonomic dysfunction group. I’ve been slowly weight training (kettlebell workouts) and I do believe it’s helped with some conditioning and resistance. However there are random moments when I feel super good, almost normal like, then my head tension will go off and heart rate will shoot up…it’s almost like something inside is saying ‘easy fella, your not there yet’ 😂 frustrating as hell. I’m at least 2.5 years in and it was super tough in the start and has got better but with two young kids, demanding job…it’s not been easy at all. Finding a day for just me, to recover, reflect and find time is near impossible. Still I’m hopefully and have to be!! Cheers for all the videos bud, I check your channel every other day just in case a new video is out!!
Stellate Ganglion Blocks have drastically improved my covid induced POTS symptoms. I’m nearly back to normal and am on 0 medication. When before I literally needed a wheelchair to leave the house and couldn’t stand longer a few seconds because my heart rate was too high. It’s SHOCKING to me that these “professionals” and “specialists” DONT KNOW about Stellate ganglion blocks. Yet, I myself made the connection between dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system and a procedure that RESETS THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM within a few weeks of my illness. I HAD TO EDUCATE POTS SPECIALISTS. Stellate Ganglion Blocks have been around since the 20s, and has dozens and dozens of medical studies on it “reducing or eliminating symptoms of autoimmune diseases”, chronic allergies, anxiety, ptsd, depression, chronic pain, digestive immobility, chronic inflammation, and more.
Such a helpful explanation thank you so much! Im 2 years in, started in the Dysautonomia type but tben came the PEM. Now very much stuck in a crash with both after a very stressful work situation. Back to square one we go!
Greetings from New Zealand!This was very interesting and there were some ideas which I can apply to my situation. However it was very much focused on those returning to an existing job. Is it possible to have some advice for people who lost their employment due to long Covid and are looking for/negotiating a new job with an employer who hasnt known them as they were pre-Covid? Also addressing the self-doubt that comes with being unemployed for a long time? Thank you Gez for all your efforts and commitment to making these videos - outstanding! How many videos have you made up till now?
It’s over 100!
Hello, thx for the great video. Any thougths on brain retraining? Dr Sarno, Dispenza, reverse therapy, etc? It seems like brain retraining has a lot of recovery cases Thanks and good health for all
Very individual - chances of it working are (much) less than 50% but then it does seem to for some.
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In my opinion it’s achingly beautiful! If I could afford one ,I would buy one and replace the engine and gearbox with a unit from the Toyota gt86 or similar and the interior but the body ,I wouldn’t touch
I understand this distinction made here in the video, but I have both. If I do exercise, such as walk up a trail quickly, I will get sick dizzy chest symptoms immediately. Then when I get home I will be bed ridden crash which goes like this now- freezing cold all blood leaving limbs going to organs, electrical chills, gasping for breaths random even though totally relaxed breathing as best possible rhythmically, body and brain shutting down, emotional affect due to shut down, some pain, some allergy/immune symptoms, fall asleep. Takes about 1-4 hrs for body to warm up and feel ok again, can get up to get food/bathroom but then exhausted recovery for another 12 hrs. Then if exercise was way too much there will be prolonged days of crash and recovery. Anyone else have anything like mine?? I have all 3 long/vacs/mecfs
Yes having both very common - but type 2 trumps type 1 in terms of how you manage it. ie don’t try to exercise yourself better!
@@RUNDMC1 I did that for the first three years of pandemic not knowing and I had long, being gaslit by medical, then vax injuries, not knowing I had that too, then all turned into MECFS. I am still trying to get better. I was high functioning athletic type before. I’d like to share my doc I made of my story. I found your vids about 2 yrs in when I started questioning.. and was very impressed and was very helpful. Thank you for using your skills and experience and sharing to help others. I will too when I’m able to. 🙏🪷🩷 kzread.info/dash/bejne/mZVqtMqLaM2elaQ.htmlsi=m0sEdeipBdcT5v7q
I am a first waver still recovering and still disabled and sick everyday. I live in Canada. No medical has helped recover this whole time. They just leave you to be disabled. How do we get treatment????? Mono colonel anti, remdesiver, paxlovid…. How do we get treated? What about ivermectin? Is that still a treatment option? Gez, you look healthier, have you done treatments?? 🙏 My story: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mZVqtMqLaM2elaQ.htmlsi=QH3aeq7xguT7pvqR
I am a 69 year old female in Ottawa, Canada, and I believe I am currently suffering with long COVID. Either I was asymptomatic for COVID or I got it from the 5X m-RNA vaccine...who knows? Either way, my life has been a living hell over the past 2+ years with various and changing symptoms- sometimes it is like RA, other times I have chest pains when I try to do any aerobic activity. I have periodic vascular symptoms (vasospasms in my hands), on and off peripheral neuropathy, brain fog, olfactory and histamine issues, feeling like my body is in total inflammation, messed up sleep, heat intolerance, bouts of vertigo when I lay down... the whole mess. The symptoms often change or cycle. All my labs, cardio and neurology are normal- no lupus, no Lyme disease, no MCAS, consequently I get no medical treatment at all since "there is nothing to treat". Before COVID, I was a happy, active triathlete/endurance athlete. Now, I have trouble walking somedays because of swollen knees and quads. I crash with physical exertion so I assume this is PEM. My primary care doc says I "might have chronic fatigue" but offers no guidance or treatment. My neurologist suspects an unspecified "allergy" - he admits no knowledge at all of MCAS- but no treatment or further diagnostics/referral came from that consult either. I have asked for referral to a pain specialist but been denied same because "there is a 2 year wait list". I have tried every supplement/diet recommended for MCAS/histamine intolerance and had some success reducing the histamine type of symptoms but it is hard to stay on that diet forever. I am now working on programs to calm my nervous system (polyvagal etc.) I am truly desperate to get out of this chronic roller coaster of pain and fatigue. How do I get into a clinical trial? When I ask my doctor or raise the possibility of long COVID/vaccine induced long COVID, he just goes silent.
I already had ME from Glandular Fever in '94; I caught Covid first wave very mildly which affects my autonomic nervous system and as I explained to my doctor a year ago I now get truly unwell after doing a little immediately and I'm still getting PEM 24-36 hours later. My GP has it down as anxiety, I wish it was mandatory that all GPs watch this.
When she recommended the antihistamine "Trilinera," I paused the video! I'd never heard of that! I couldn't find it anywhere 😂😂 Oh, she said trial and error! 😅
We KNOW that low Vitamin D3 blood levels cause a severe deficit in the immune system, causing autoimmune states, and that restoring higher, proper Vitamin D3 blood levels regulate the immune system to a proper state of function. It seems to me that Long Covid is an autoimmune disease and ALL autoimmune disease are caused largely, not entirely, by malnutrition. Low Vitamin D3, low Vitamin C, low B12, low Thiamine - B1, low Omega-3, low steroid levels, low minerals like magnesium, potassium, selenium, folate, low iron, low iodine, etc...causing an entrance scenario ready for infection and inflammation. I also feel that current recommendations for Vitamin D3 blood levels are still MUCH too low. (100 ng/ml sounds about right for a base level) Also how do you feel about Dr. Paul Marik's MATH+ protocol for Covid and Sepsis which includes steroids, ascorbic acid, thiamine and heparin amongst other essential vitamins and minerals. It seems even more appropriate now with the discovery of low steroid levels in long Covid patients. Finally is there any value to be gained in treating severe long Covid patients with IGIV and PLEX (immunoglobulin and plasmapheresis) as front line GBS (Guillen-Barre Syndrome) patients are initially treated to save their lives? Many thanks! www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8912998/ covid19criticalcare.com/protocol/math-covid-hospital-treatment/
No, Ruth I don't need to reduce screen time. That's not what is making me tired. I think some people are still extraverted or introverted, either get energy from being around people or drained....but, that personality trait is not true for everyone.
@gezmedinger 2+ year here. I have had 10 iron / ferritin infusions in the past 6 months. And they just found my ferritin to be low again causing the doc to put in another 5 infusions. Is there anything you know of suggesting what this is hinting at biologically? A couple docs have said it is characteristic of an ongoing infection (which leads me to viral persistence) but is there anything else that may be actionable?
I’m not aware of anything else that might be actionable on this subject - sorry!
@@RUNDMC1 thank you for replying. I’ll keep digging.
Has the Covid vaccine actually been changed yet? (From the original one that might be giving ppl long covid and/or mast cell issues)
There have been a number of revisions to the various vaccines - but it’s really the type of vaccine that’s important. You probably don’t want an mRNA type vaccine but something like the new Novovax type is interesting
@@RUNDMC1 that's what I mean, have they stopped making the mRNA ones and found ways to make a covid vaccine that doesn't use mRNA? The mRNA covid vaccine issues haven't made the news media in US. I suspect something will suppress that info...as there might be lots of litigation and more antivax controversies. Thus there has been nothing in media about vaccines in general. This was the first one to use mRNA correct? What about the Chinese vaccine and the one from India? I remember news reports from back then that airlines weren't allowing ppl with the China or India vaccine to travel to US or other places. (That would have put a lot of international students who might have been able to go home at some point over the 2 yr stretch...in able to finish their studies. This would have been after the universities opened back up again. Just curious about the how they made their vaccines and if any of the ppl in those countries experience LC or MCAS symptoms.) BTW: you might consider having Ritchie Shoemaker or someone who is an expert on mold in buildings. Mold exposure gives the exact same symptoms of ME/CFS and MCAS. (Lots of mold in old buildings and even newer ones. Especially where floods have happened due to climate change. If ppl have mold in their house (ie behind the walls) where you can't see it...they will continue to be sick. ) They might think it is long covid but it could be mold as symptoms are very similar. Not many drs know about mold exposure either or how to treat. Something just to bring up in case folks are not getting better and have no idea about mold.
Thank you 🙏 . X
Translation- post viral issues have been around forever and no pill or shot will fix this.
Vaccine injuries.
Long Covid , existing auto immune disease , my Novavax helped in a minor way ???
This is slightly off topic, but do we know yet WHY heat exascerbates long covid? My shortness of breath gets worse when it’s hot outside. Sorry if you’ve discussed this already!
It’s general nervous system dysfunction (ie dysautonomia). Your body can’t regulate the blood pressure / heart rate etc well enough to handle the extra demands of heat : so your symptoms get worse.
@@RUNDMC1 Thank you Gez.
I'm 3 yrs now, no improvement
Our daughter had symptoms start at 13 and 3 years later (now 16) we find out she has NCS and POTS. It is extremely debilitating in her case. Multiple systems in her body are involved. We live in the DFW area and have to drive to Houston where there is the only pediatric dysautonomia specialist in TX. Currently she isn’t responding well to the recommendations and it has affected her life in a MAJOR way. She was gaslighted by the pediatric medical field for years! Our prayer is that she pulls through! Our fear is she is in Autonomic failure not just dysfunction.
What about looking at Native American traditional medicines?
Would happily give some of them a go!
Definately got mine through taking the jabs. Horrendous
I'm listening to the full talk on the summit and I have so many questions. Can you do a full film on brain retraining, please? I still don't understand what it is.
I already did! kzread.info/dash/bejne/rGRoptyNgdXNh7Q.htmlsi=Ac6EvVhGBjA2vM1J
@@RUNDMC1 Thanks a lot
While a good analysis of the complexity of long Covid, the possible treatments being considered and tried just focused on pharmaceutical interventions, lacking familiarity with, or respect for, alternative functional medicine approaches like those provided by the FLCCC. That’s unfortunate.
What’s more unfortunate is that taking the drug they primarily recommend - Ivermectin - led to me becoming severely unwell and being admitted to hospital for a week. Complex topic and didn’t have time to address it in this interview.
Different entirely, but one thing to take into consideration is that a T3 thyroid medication (Amour throid) can cause POTS symptoms in people as a side effect of the med after having taken the medication for years...which was my case. I was diagnosed with POTS by a cardiologist but the typical meds to treat POTS did nothing for me. Dr suggested I take two 100mg tablets of salt per day. The salt tablets gave me migraines every day. The cardiologist had no idea why. I was in a POTS fb group and asked the question....and someone mentioned that thyroid issues go hand in hand with POTS (meaning ppl tend to have both conditions at the same time). A very knowledgeable person mentioned this thing about the natural thyroid T3 pill side effect was POTS symptoms. (I'd been on the T3 med for 8 yrs....we would never have suspected that that med was causing this issue. I had been developing the POTS symptoms on a very, very, slow basis but was always dismissed by drs...'oh, you just need to stand up more slowly'...so after you get that same quip over the course of 20 yrs, I stopped bringing it up. But once I was aware of the thyroid side effect, I mentioned it to my dr...she said yes, definitely. Once I stopped the T3 thyroid rx...the symptoms disappeared. Later she gave me a different T3 rx, POTS symptoms came back. Stopped that rx too. Just for someone to be aware of this possibility. American Alan Policinki has done tons of research with POTS in the hypermobile population. Hypermobility and connective tissue disorders are very undiagnosed. At my insistence and having to wait a yr to see a dr (only one specialist within a 500 mile radius in my state in US)...only diagnosed at age 53 with hypermobility spectrum disorder....it's in the connective tissue disorder family. No cure, drs are reluctant to even diagnose as there is no treatment and they see no reason to diagnose. But other coexisting conditions aren't diagnosed either. Once you get one diagnosed, drs begin to recognize the other coexisting conditions that exist and those conditions are the ones that can be managed like POTS, etc.
So if you have lung/ pulmonary issues, cough,asthma, mucus that won’t stop after covid this is what needs to be done. Ivermectin. and doxycycline This is a proven and pre scripted treatment. After that round is over take NAC, D3,K2 zinc,C quercetin as a daily regiment. The NAC will modulate your immune system, keep mucus thinned out as so much more. My husband followed this protocol and feels better than he has in 4 years.
Dear God the acoustics were so horrible I couldn't understand what they were saying
Covid targets mitochondria and the gut microbiome in a lot of people. Healing the mitochondria with the supplement called Researched Nutritionals NT Factor Energy and boosting the good bacteria in the gut are essential. Vitamin C 3x a day. Make sure Vitamin D levels are normal in addition to B12 levels, and ferritin. Keep blood sugar balanced by cutting out processed foods and eating a whole food diet (paleo or keto). I've finally recovered after a year and a half of long covid by implementing these strategies with the help of Dr. Maggie Yu.
Thank you Gez for all the posts! Learned a lot from it and helps me to make progress. Was infected december 2023 and experience PEM rather frequently. I dived into the knowledge about reasons for PEM (was a researcher) and focused on the mitochondria and what to do to make them happier. I found papers on photobiomodulation and long covid. Here and there on the internet you read something about it, with some positive results. I want to share my experience. Since about five weeks I use a red- and near infrared panel (630, 650, 810, 830 and 850nm) which can be applied on the skin to make optimal contact (compareble to laser therapy) for about 16 minutes 3 to four times a week. I use it in on my upper leg, my abdomen + lungs and on my head. After a few days I experienced positive effects in cognitive functioning. My fussy head cleared up and still is after a few weeks. Slowly I also experience less exhaustion after physical exercise and less PEM. The advice is to use it before exercise. Here is an systematic review about the effects of light on exercise and when to use it. I do not say it is the cure, but as you also mention in your posts there is no ultimate solution for know, but I wanted to share that light therapy might be able to support your body when experiencing PEM, at least in my own case study. I also take supplements to support the mitochondria (omega 3 and Q10). Important: not every panel can be applied on the skin, it will become too hot and gives burns. I have a special panel which can be applied on the skin. Effect of phototherapy (low-level laser therapy and light-emitting diode therapy) on exercise performance and markers of exercise recovery: a systematic review with meta-analysis (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24249354/).
Research using old drugs or anything not newly patentable will not be done because the world’s governments have turned over such research to private industry. Spend billions sending a new satellite into space while we die waiting for research that will not be done…no money for it🤨
Hey @RUNDMC1 - absolutely loving your vids slowly making my way through them - just wondering if you are still planning on doing this "outside box" series you refer to at the end of this episode. would absolutely love to see what you come up with. Cheers, Ben P.S. I was also training for a mara when I got covid (symptoms also mild) and also returned to training after iso finished and also felt like shit after getting back into it. And had post-viral CMV (think yours was EBV) fatigue 5 years earlier for a period of 18ish months!
Hi Ben. I’m taking a break from YT whilst I prioritise my health and a couple of other projects. Will be coming back to it in due course. Glad you’re finding the content helpful!
@@RUNDMC1 no worries at all. we can't help others unless we help ourselves first. take care and look after yourself!
Gez, are you going to sign up for the Gupta programme?
Breathing is that scientifically tested ?
Perhaps regular ACT, ACT+, etc, testing on a Hemochron... Perhaps more sophisticated weekly testing of clot formation using Rotem...