I noticed an article at the ABC last week by an Australian professor who developed a heart issue after Covid infection, and it was a bit of a worry:
Last month, US researchers shared the preliminary results of a study looking at the impacts of SARS-CoV-2 infection and reinfection in a cohort of more than 5 five million American veterans.
The researchers examined the health records of more than 250,000 people who had been infected once; 36,000 people who had been infected twice; and 2,000 people who had been infected three times.
They found that for every health outcome measured, the Hazard Ratio — a measure of how often something happens in one group compared to another — increased with each COVID-19 infection.
The risk of cardiovascular disease, for example, increased after one infection, but doubled in people who had two infections, and tripled in those who had been infected thrice.
The numbers translate into 50 extra cases of heart disease per 1,000 people who've had COVID-19 twice.
Unfortunately, vaccination didn't seem to help: the cumulative risk of heart disease was indistinguishable when the researchers split people who'd received two or more COVID-19 jabs and those who hadn't been vaccinated at all.
The researchers found similar cumulative risks with each reinfection for pulmonary disease, clotting and blood disorders, neurological disease, mental health problems, kidney disease, musculoskeletal disease, fatigue, and so on.
These problems occur most frequently in the first month after infection, but can emerge up to six months later.
Soon after, I checked my own blood pressure (I have a machine at home, but the GP also checked it), and was surprised to see that it was much higher than normal. Like, 150/95 on few occasions, although more often around 140/90. (It has also been back in a more comfortable range sometimes - I have been checking morning, noon and night for a few days now. Before this, and I usually would check once a month or so, I was usually at 120-125/85-90.)
Could this be due to Covid? Google says "yes":
A total of 211 consecutive COVID-19 patients who were admitted to Parkhayat Kutahya hospital were retrospectively screened. Information was obtained from the electronic medical records and National health data registry. The study outcome was new onset of hypertension according to the Eight Joint National Committee and European Society of Cardiology Guidelines. Finally, 153 confirmed COVID-19 patients (mean age 46.5 ± 12.7 years) were enrolled. Both systolic (120.9 ± 7.2 vs 126.5 ± 15.0 mmHg, P <.001) and diastolic BP (78.5 ± 4.4 vs 81.8 ± 7.4 mmHg, P <.001) were significantly higher in the post COVID-19 period than on admission. New onset hypertension was observed in 18 patients at the end of 31.6 ± 5.0 days on average (P <.001). These findings suggest that COVID-19 increases systolic and diastolic BP and may cause new onset hypertension.
That seems a pretty small study, but there is at least one other study indicating it may well be right.
There is a large American study noting that hypertension went up in a large group during the pandemic, but they talk mostly about whether it was caused by the stress and isolation (and lack of exercise) caused by the pandemic, rather than the virus directly. But there is still suspicion:
“The disease itself may cause high blood pressure because of the interaction with certain molecules like the angiotensin-converting enzyme receptors. Moreover, many of my patients called to tell me that once they got the vaccines — especially the first dose — their blood pressure went very high, and they ended up in A&E and casualty with systolic blood pressure exceeding 200 in some of them.”
“What is also interesting is that for many of [my patients], the blood pressure did not settle down and remained high — not as high as 200, but higher than it was before. I am doing some research now to look at the effects of vaccination on blood pressure. And I have at least nine patients who had the same reaction: [their] blood pressure went up, and they ended up in casualty at St George’s [hospital].”
“Since then, there have been two publications — oneTrusted Source from Lausanne in Switzerland and the second from Italy — that describe exactly this. Especially with the BioNTech vaccine, the blood pressure goes very high. What we don’t know is why this happens and why it does not settle down,” said Dr. Antonios.
Dr. Antonios also said there could be a connection between long COVID and hypertension. However, this required more research.
So, this is an incentive for me to actually start getting some exercise. And drinking beet juice. (There is a cheap juice mix which is half beet juice. Can't hurt.) I'll be watching my readings closely - I've got a blood pressure tracking app on my phone to help with that.
Its all a cover for the vaccine being the problem. There is no glass vial of SARS-CoV-2 anywhere in the world. Did you know that? If you can come up with a glass vial of this virus you are eligible for a 1.2 million USD prize. No-one will ever get that prize, because the virus does not exist and a virus cannot do that kind of damage.
ReplyDeleteThis scandal hides a larger scandal. In 1939 a German invented the electron microscope. So we should have been able to once and for all debunk the virus paradigm. Yes bacteria, mould, parasites, fungi, toxins .... these can all be part of a problem. They may be over-rated in some cases. They may be only harmful in terms of dovetailing with other factors in others. But a virus can do nothing. Except act as a smokescreen for other dovetailing causal agents.
The electron microscope was invented in Germany in 39. But we carpet-bombed the Germans, starved them, and packed-raped their women for no reason. So its understandable that the virus paradigm wasn't refuted right away. This paradigm should have been refuted by (lets say)1960. That its still with us points to top down control of science.
A virus has no mitochondria. Mitochondria is a scaled back bacteria the theorists say. So the virus has no energy source. A virus has no propulsion. If it did have the mechanisms for propulsion, still it would have no energy to do the propelling with. A virus has no genetic capacity or organic capacity to make toxins. And the idea that the dead can reproduce is just risible.
Now we knew prior that the virus story didn't make sense. But its only this latest scandal, following as it does the AIDS debacle, that we can see that the empirical evidence was never there from the start. You are saying .... SO WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEMS. The breathing problems two years ago and the allegedly viral problems more generally?
Only by getting rid of the viral veil can we work these things out. The paradigm must be sent to the fires. But you can go too far with this. Some people say there is no such thing as contagion. Well I think contagion is overrated. But you can't jump ahead like that and you can't be extremist about it.
But we can nail it down right now that viruses can't do anything. Except perhaps trigger an involuntary detoxification response.
"So, this is an incentive for me to actually start getting some exercise. And drinking beet juice."
ReplyDeleteGood. But eat some Natto every day and gain the confidence to get rid of your blood pressure pills forever.
The Natto is a good idea if you can stand the taste. Another option is to buy a K2 supplement with MK-7 because it has a longer plasma half life.
ReplyDeleteThe beet will help but that is just about nitrogen availability. You also need citrulline and\or arginine. I prefer citrulline because it is slowly converted by our kidneys into arginine which is the substrate for nitric oxide production and NO after CO2 is the major driver of vasodilation. Watermelon is a source of citrulline and a small study did find a benefit.
Try some yoga\meditation, these can help settle down the sympathetic\parasympathetic balance.
If you are that worried have a calcium artery score done. It is a better indicator of risk than cholesterol.
I've looked at a few studies on the cardiac risk and it certainly shows up that the spike protein does damage cardiomyocytes and probably the vascular network. Infection will generate immeasurably more spike proteins than the vax. Nonetheless if at all possible a vaccine that didn't rely on spike protein production is a better option.
If the blood pressure is spiking look to the brain. I cannot recall the region, it might even be the baroflex receptors in the carotids, that regulate blood pressure. It's a little more complicated than that ...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538172/
Take John's advice and your wife will be VERY happy. My view John, is the more you can delegate the nutrient needs to foodstuffs the more room you have for other medicinal nutrients. So delegate as much drugs as you can to supplements. Then delegate as much supplements as you can to foodstuffs.
ReplyDeleteYour wife is going to be oh so happy if you listen to John.
BTW Steve, you might be inducing the white coat effect.
ReplyDeleteNatto is odd - I reckon it tastes a lot better than it smells, but I have only tasted a bit and never had a full serving. I see that a supplement from it nattokinase is popular for blood pressure. You know of it, John?
ReplyDeleteSteve have a close look at those links regarding the high blood pressure. Those are case reports. I don't draw conclusions from case reports. It is suspicious but that's all.
ReplyDeleteThere is a lot of research on nattokinase. It seems to prevent clotting and may have other benefits. The blood pressure issue though is problematic ...
Consumption of nattokinase is associated with reduced blood pressure and von Willebrand factor, a cardiovascular risk marker: results from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter North American clinical trial
"The average reduction in diastolic BP in the nattokinase group from 87 mmHg to 84 mmHg was statistically significant when compared to that in the group consuming placebo, where the average diastolic BP remained constant at 87 mmHg (P<0.05), and reached a high level of significance for males consuming nattokinase, where the average diastolic BP dropped from 86 mmHg to 81 mmHg (P<0.006)."
In my world that is statistically significant and worthless because as McCloskey has argued there must be "Ommph!" in statistical studies. We can go from 86 to 81 by relaxing.
Nattokinase atherothrombotic prevention study: A randomized controlled trial
"Results: After median 3 years of randomized treatment, annualized rate of change in CIMT and CAS did not significantly differ between nattokinase supplementation and placebo. Additionally, there was no significant effect of nattokinase supplementation on blood pressure or any laboratory determination."
Get some exercise.
Me and John are agreeing on stuff for a change. K2 and nattokinase comes in Natto. Natto looks like snot and tastes like cheese.
ReplyDeleteSupposing that your old man has a farm house. With a 400m drive that crosses a creek at the bottom of the hill before before going upward at a steep incline. To fill the water tanks at the top he has to pump water from the creek.
Now he really has to keep that water being pumped into the tank above the house. We are calling this an emergency in order to make an analogy. If the pipes are a bit blocked the pump is straining a bit and the water pressure is higher.
Do we bring the water pressure down by finding a tricky way of weakening the power of the pump? No because we need that water up there. So jumping to your health; the very worst thing you can be doing long term is taking blood pressure pills. It means not enough blood and oxygen to the brain, insufficient power pushing blood through your liver and other organs, and less circulation in extremities like your toes. See your body is giving you higher blood pressure FOR A GOOD REASON. The quacks should not be second guessing the wisdom of your body.
So what Natto has, and as John indicated you can do the same thing with supplements .... Natto provides the short term and long-term solution IN THE ONE FOODSTUFF. The nattokinase reduces your blood pressure but INCREASES your blood flow AT THE SAME TIME. Sorry for so many capitals but its got to be understand that this is a solution, whereas blood pressure pills are an anti-solution. Blood pressure pills reduce blood pressure but only at the expense of blood flow. This is a catastrophe and one of the key reasons behind dementia and other problems. But Nattokinase first reduces the friction involved in blood flow, then your body recognises this and allows your blood pressure to relax a little bit.
The K2 helps take any calcium buildup in your capillaries and transports it to where calcium is supposed to go. To the bones. Now you might want also to have some magnesium since this helps dissolve the calcium a bit. So now you have a pretty good solution. Just ignore the nonsense about red meat, saturated fat and cholesterol. Just eat the Natto and get rid of a bunch of pills.
Graeme, I have never been on blood pressure tablets. My previous standard readings (until the recent sudden spike) of 120-125/85-90 were not at a level where they would yet be considered.
ReplyDeleteHot off the presses.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/960803
Vitamin K prevents cell death by ferroptosis. That is a form of cell death mediated by high iron loading, particular problem for Parkinson's disease.
Right. I perceived you were getting soft-headed.
ReplyDelete"I noticed an article at the ABC last week by an Australian professor who developed a heart issue after Covid infection, and it was a bit of a worry:"
Vaccinated. Another Bourla/Banchel victim. Miscarriages are thought to have gone up from single digits to most pregnancies. But who knows exactly? They will cover it up. With this code of silence all we can really look at is total births and deaths to unpack the vaccine holocaust. The worst crime against humanity in history, not excluding the communists or the Mongol hordes.