Anemia of Inflammation, IL-6, Hepcidin, Iron and Vitamin C.

During bacterial infections iron is shifted out of hemoglobin production and into ferritin and intracellular storage. (Iron and Anemia of Chronic Inflammation, post) If amounts of the free iron overloads the cell capacity and antioxidant capacity then cell death may result and other damage. The shift of iron involves an increase in the inflammatory cytokine …

Vitamin C, IL-6, and respiratory failure in COVID19

“Level of IL-6 predicts respiratory failure in hospitalized symptomatic COVID-19 patients“, a higher level of interleukin-6 is predictive of greater risk of respiratory failure, (1) and Vitamin C reduces IL-6: “Vitamin C blocks vascular dysfunction and release of interleukin-6.” (2) The Vitamin C Infusion therapy has had minimal adverse reactions in studies with the use …

Link to Niacin/wild hamster cannibalism/glyphosate and a list of Glyphosate posts, with a CoV theme.

Expanded last post: Niacin deficiency linked to glyphosate and cannibalism (in wild hamsters). (substack.com) I posted that link before I was done watching the video, and slept a little more after watching it. So now the post has the hamster story in more detail and some other info from the video webinar. Each of the …

Short list Dosing details – ranges with selfcare guidance.

Yes, even my short lists are too long – health is complicated. Zero cells of the body are made out of medicine – all of them are made out of nutrients, and may also contain toxins or medications that haven’t been excreted by the body. “Evidence-based medicine” has been proven to be an unreliable mix …