{"id":2127,"date":"2021-02-22T06:02:31","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T06:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourtrueinfosource.com\/articles\/?p=2127"},"modified":"2021-02-22T06:02:31","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T06:02:31","slug":"if-covid-19-isnt-killing-americans-what-is-the-anxiety-isolation-vitamin-deprivation-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourtrueinfosource.com\/articles\/if-covid-19-isnt-killing-americans-what-is-the-anxiety-isolation-vitamin-deprivation-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"If Covid-19 Isn\u2019t Killing Americans, What Is? The Anxiety\/Isolation\/Vitamin Deprivation Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gs\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div id=\":3pw\" class=\"ii gt\">\n<div id=\":3vu\" class=\"a3s aiL \">\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<div id=\"m_-4333463245510002703yiv0065304046\">\n<div>\n<h2><a title=\"If Covid-19 Isn\u2019t Killing Americans, What Is? NOT COVID\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lewrockwell.com\/2020\/11\/bill-sardi\/if-covid-19-isnt-killing-americans-what-is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.lewrockwell.com\/2020\/11\/bill-sardi\/if-covid-19-isnt-killing-americans-what-is\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128136000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH80Ekpc9DDJ99Gy-wvv1RcqtU_ig\">If Covid-19 Isn\u2019t Killing Americans, What Is? NOT COVID<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>The Anxiety\/Isolation\/Vitamin Deprivation Syndrome<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>By\u00a0<a title=\"Posts by Bill Sardi\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lewrockwell.com\/author\/bill-sardi\/?ptype=article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.lewrockwell.com\/author\/bill-sardi\/?ptype%3Darticle&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128136000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFPKovL56eMX-8CoS94hkJkNInS6A\">Bill Sardi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>November 9, 2020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/donate.lewrockwell.com\/products\/donations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/donate.lewrockwell.com\/products\/donations&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128136000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEX2RR3pDvGpkggDEPFl7TlsZrRcw\">donate<\/a><\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lewrockwell.com\/#facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" 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data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share%23url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.lewrockwell.com%252F2020%252F11%252Fbill-sardi%252Fif-covid-19-isnt-killing-americans-what-is%252F%26title%3DIf%2520Covid-19%2520Isn%25E2%2580%2599t%2520Killing%2520Americans%252C%2520What%2520Is%253F&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128136000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGPYYGanlu9ioWDwfJqn-uSQ_oGsQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/ci6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/9pMnzjylgy9OBPhmra7hfh3_yJcT2qsV-WUvL1mTeVOYPCtFClD1dbScwKG66UvfDBd2niSQS_keIoyqFRlmCE2E7bLqQQPWgZ0ZbQ=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/static.addtoany.com\/buttons\/share_save_120_16.png\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lewrockwell.com\/2020\/11\/bill-sardi\/if-covid-19-isnt-killing-americans-what-is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.lewrockwell.com\/2020\/11\/bill-sardi\/if-covid-19-isnt-killing-americans-what-is\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128137000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHO07TXqtWOhx3-cWpgV6AXdSzl4g\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/p6xUUJy4pGfpGQiJcCkN5VekmhetPlnRaeBE8Z0mRuyKOOJVXuO9HGMUcDx6H8Bt2QOyfNsFgyg_kBws2r3ujdML3OX5BL5zBbbyZd1txx0AITSKnaxbp6UvfWXytzT2LJxzk9yI6gxMebd8Gx714nbdwQBiGX2cKkfoIxAGwtbykqSrCdFksRGim1-FO6dGUfkpF2vtZSfjPKJ2T_t7vuMBqKzMMbLQSBRAxEkvSSk_bIG_3iwNPi3Qd3pf=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/www.volcast.com\/pics\/button_speaker_174x40_1x1.png?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lewrockwell.com%2F2020%2F11%2Fbill-sardi%2Fif-covid-19-isnt-killing-americans-what-is%2F\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>If you believe people test COVID-19 positive and therefore are infected but have no symptoms, I have a bridge to sell you in New York very cheaply.\u00a0 Yes, I too fell for this modern fairy tale in the early days of the pandemic.\u00a0 After all, this \u201cfact\u201d was cited in the most prestigious medical journals.\u00a0 Modern medicine foists off this falsehood and we\u2019re supposed to believe it, cancel sports, church, and family events, all over one symptomless person who tested positive for COVID-19 coronavirus.\u00a0 In fact, if COVID-19 infected patients\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/32134-what-causes-a-fever.html#:~:text=The%20brain%20causes%20the%20body,of%20antibodies%20to%20fight%20infection.&amp;text=Fever%20occurs%20typically%20when%20a%20virus%20or%20bacteria%20invades%20the%20body.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/32134-what-causes-a-fever.html%23:~:text%3DThe%2520brain%2520causes%2520the%2520body,of%2520antibodies%2520to%2520fight%2520infection.%26text%3DFever%2520occurs%2520typically%2520when%2520a%2520virus%2520or%2520bacteria%2520invades%2520the%2520body.&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128137000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHEvtRX8oAsvcI_ss6wUNM2OL4-uA\">aren\u2019t experiencing even a mild fever, they aren\u2019t developing antibodies against the disease<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And doctors say President Trump tested positive, was hospitalized for 3-days (it was a hotel room inside a hospital) and then showcased an antiviral drug (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/covid-19-pandemic\/president-trumps-covid-19-treatment-includes-these-drugs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/covid-19-pandemic\/president-trumps-covid-19-treatment-includes-these-drugs&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128137000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEzqLk6XOZfa9T1CROgHKKfE-jh-A\">Remdesivir<\/a>) for an American company (Trump should have been paid an endorsement fee); then Trump took off his mask and declared himself cured.\u00a0\u00a0 But hey, Trump is no medicine man who knows science.\u00a0 He wouldn\u2019t know any better.\u00a0 And neither would any of his narrow-minded doctors.\u00a0 In modern medicine, everything is treated as if it is a drug deficiency.\u00a0 Doctors are never going to cure COVID-19 as long as they have their nutritional deficiency blinders on.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Testing is a \u201cdead end\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But Mr. Trump did say: \u201c\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KNddyQhWUrw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DKNddyQhWUrw&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128137000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEq6H7R_Dpf1E1CxjCiRimY5Px-qQ\">When you test, you create cases<\/a>.\u201d\u00a0 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/healthcare\/502819-trump-on-coronavirus-if-we-stop-testing-right-now-wed-have-very-few-cases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/healthcare\/502819-trump-on-coronavirus-if-we-stop-testing-right-now-wed-have-very-few-cases&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128137000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEAc6pGnY4JEchdJ-IYp1HLy8STPQ\">If we stop testing right now, we\u2019d have very few cases, if any<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/523740-american-medical-association-rips-trump-claim-that-doctors-are\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/523740-american-medical-association-rips-trump-claim-that-doctors-are&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128137000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE6Opp10v7T9cgfSfvrzO9AaBZlOA\">disease mongers<\/a>\u00a0and his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/07\/14\/politics\/donald-trump-coronavirus-testing\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/07\/14\/politics\/donald-trump-coronavirus-testing\/index.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128137000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEN5GUyY65VUVFn-EJ22MF9rx0elA\">political opponents<\/a>\u00a0jumped on the President for making that statement.\u00a0 But Mr. Trump was not ill advised to say that.\u00a0 It is true, because\u00a0<strong>COVID-19 coronavirus is not killing people<\/strong>, the lockdown and news-media induced anxiety is.\u00a0 Here\u2019s how.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>First scrutinize a flawed test, the\u00a0<strong>PCR (polymerase chain reaction test)<\/strong>\u00a0that is known to start\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/knowledgeofhealth.com\/vaccine-makers-learned-create-pseudo-epidemics-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/knowledgeofhealth.com\/vaccine-makers-learned-create-pseudo-epidemics-covid-19\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128137000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGX_P7YDUp3K6JyiJltLNho3RlulQ\">pseudo-epidemics<\/a>, and realize:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The PCR test can be 100% incorrect among the subjects that test positive (<a href=\"https:\/\/health.maryland.gov\/newsclippings\/archives\/2007\/jan07\/012207.htm#Faith_in_Quick_Test_Leads_to_Epidemic_That_Wasn%E2%80%99t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/health.maryland.gov\/newsclippings\/archives\/2007\/jan07\/012207.htm%23Faith_in_Quick_Test_Leads_to_Epidemic_That_Wasn%25E2%2580%2599t&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128137000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGDUf2u_2ub-ebzl6ZR8XXmcvmI2Q\">14% of patients tested for whooping cough tested positive via PCR test but 100% were incorrect<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Some 12,000 people must be tested to find 1 positive PCR test for COVID-19; among the 12,000 there will be\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/davidnikel\/2020\/05\/25\/norway-says-widespread-coronavirus-testing-unnecessary\/?sh=282e35f777c5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/davidnikel\/2020\/05\/25\/norway-says-widespread-coronavirus-testing-unnecessary\/?sh%3D282e35f777c5&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128137000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH4DqiWdjCdBCJMkQlH0OkScqd13g\">15 who actually test positive, but 14 will be false positives<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>People who test positive for COVID-19 may have no symptoms and are likely to be PCR false positives. COVID-19 does not produce symptom-less disease.<\/li>\n<li>In one analysis, among\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmj.com\/content\/369\/bmj.m1808\/rr-22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.bmj.com\/content\/369\/bmj.m1808\/rr-22&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128137000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHzk6LVSCjmpt0XPqMg8fPDpmZBAg\">19 patients who tested positive for COVID-19, when immediately re-tested, all were negative for COVID-19<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A \u201cmysterious, puzzling phenomenon\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now it is within this context of overreliance on PCR testing that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/doctors-begin-to-crack-covids-mysterious-long-term-effects-11604252961\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/doctors-begin-to-crack-covids-mysterious-long-term-effects-11604252961&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128137000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGspNAvoCOOTcbN3oC4dkx_vAi07w\">journalists at the Wall Street Journal began to investigate what they call \u201cmysterious\u201d long-term effects of COVID-19<\/a>, \u201cpuzzling phenomenon\u201d even among non-hospitalized young people, who are dealing with lingering symptoms, namely:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Profound fatigue<\/li>\n<li>Memory lapses<\/li>\n<li>Digestive problems<\/li>\n<li>Erratic heart rate (tachycardia\u2014fast heart rate)<\/li>\n<li>Hair loss<\/li>\n<li>Fluctuating blood pressure<\/li>\n<li>Poor appetite<\/li>\n<li>Persistent loss of smell<\/li>\n<li>Breathlessness<\/li>\n<li>Muscle weakness and pain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The WSJ reporters quoted a University of Oxford expert to say: initially \u201cthe disease itself is not that bad\u201d but symptoms persist for months.\u00a0 The Oxford expert said: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmj.com\/content\/370\/bmj.m3026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.bmj.com\/content\/370\/bmj.m3026&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128137000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGKQACdsQNEeA5OkKUlXSoF5ZYJpA\">Monitoring post-acute COVID-19 patients is not yet an exact science<\/a>.\u201d\u00a0 Frankly, maybe not science at all.<\/p>\n<p>Large percentages of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32738287\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32738287\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128137000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEgoGYo3iP1rVKaI-dzzkTaoj9H9w\">hospital discharged COVID-19 patients report<\/a>\u00a0mental depression, obsessive-compulsive behavior, anxiety, insomnia, post-traumatic stress disorder.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>WSJ reporters go on to say \u201canxiety caused by social isolation and uncertainty surround the pandemic may exacerbate symptoms, though that isn\u2019t likely the primary cause.\u201d\u00a0 They\u2019re wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what is really happening:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Americans are being forced into isolation, which breeds fear and anxiety. One study shows for every day with COVID-19 symptoms (believed to be life-threatening by the infected subject)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32941066\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32941066\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128137000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHBFy17KZES6iUzHEgiM7YWMfsX0Q\">there is an 11% increase in measurable mental distress<\/a>.\u00a0 Many Americans believe the COVID-19 propaganda, that there is a mutated virus in circulation that no one in the world has immunity towards.<\/li>\n<li>Humans are social animals. But many Americans live alone and have no one to talk to. Then the lockdown came.<\/li>\n<li>Locked-down Americans aren\u2019t getting enough exercise or sunshine vitamin D.<\/li>\n<li>Alcohol consumption is at an all-time high; and some Americans were already over-imbibing, weakening their immune system, destroying their liver and brain, and depleting nutrients (zinc, vitamin A, magnesium and vitamin B1).<\/li>\n<li>Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic it appears the alcohol industry started\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32855353\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32855353\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128137000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE-TCOl0kkL_s02MSGherYg6AUtfw\">false rumor on social networking sites<\/a>\u00a0that alcohol and tobacco consumption can protect against this coronavirus.<\/li>\n<li>Smokers are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drugfree.org\/drug-and-alcohol-news\/americans-smoking-more-during-pandemic-marlboro-maker-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/drugfree.org\/drug-and-alcohol-news\/americans-smoking-more-during-pandemic-marlboro-maker-says\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128137000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFH2m_6r-a5p9bjCeBS7x00JdUooQ\">puffing more cigarettes<\/a>\u00a0which\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/commentaries\/detail\/smoking-and-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/commentaries\/detail\/smoking-and-covid-19&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128137000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGlnYZ1rfBr6Ur8SqlWuoDvdpOtTA\">increases the severity of COVID-19 disease<\/a>. (watch rapper\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KRQ\/videos\/348634983096639\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KRQ\/videos\/348634983096639\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128137000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFIktf4lsq3nKcJP_8_CN6E-Ma_oQ\">Cardi-B, in a state of anxiety, smoke three at one time<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>With time to kill, Americans are snacking more, eating carbohydrates and gaining weight.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4352173\/#bib27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4352173\/%23bib27&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128137000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHF56GoGNv78mzXhYFu-T5jIskS4Q\">Increasing intake of carbs (bread, rice, pasta, cereal) impairs vitamin B1<\/a>\u00a0 But some Americans have actually lost their appetite and are losing weight. \u00a0This is also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3995829\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3995829\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128137000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHjIyIIFd7g0i_KZXPj7jSWnjcrsQ\">explained by a B vitamin deficiency<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Americans are losing sleep over the anxiety of dying of COVID-19, and that not only\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2017\/01\/170127113010.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2017\/01\/170127113010.htm&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128137000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE-DRNEZWK_KGRgnDQjALppQ0Itaw\">weakens the immune system<\/a>, it\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32447224\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32447224\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128137000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEHHV6Z37MCr5z_AShXStMBryHyeQ\">affects memory<\/a>, and consequently Americans are drinking more caffeinated coffee and tea to stay awake. And coffee and tea block absorption of vitamin B1.<\/li>\n<li>COVID-19 infection doesn\u2019t increase the risk for diabetes, but it does increase its severity.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/peripheralneuropathyhelpcenter.com\/how-does-metformin-increase-the-risk-of-vitamin-b1-deficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/peripheralneuropathyhelpcenter.com\/how-does-metformin-increase-the-risk-of-vitamin-b1-deficiency\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128137000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEtJ5VXK163qQ5YhQPY_k6PSZUcPw\">Most diabetics take a drug (metformin) that depletes a key vitamin needed to survive all manner of biological stresses<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The medical director for Mt. Sinai Health System\u2019s Center for Post-COVID-10 Care says: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/doctors-begin-to-crack-covids-mysterious-long-term-effects-11604252961\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/doctors-begin-to-crack-covids-mysterious-long-term-effects-11604252961&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128137000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGspNAvoCOOTcbN3oC4dkx_vAi07w\">I haven\u2019t really seen any other illness that affects so many different organ systems in as many different ways as COVID does<\/a>.\u201d\u00a0 That\u2019s because modern medicine casts a blind eye at nutritional therapy.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08M8GWKL2?tag=lrc18-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08M8GWKL2?tag%3Dlrc18-20%26linkCode%3Dogi%26th%3D1%26psc%3D1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH8XwAXaxGEF13izil_a83F-f3d6Q\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Beri beri masquerading as COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What IS causing all the symptoms of COVID-19 is a shortage of a critical B vitamin.\u00a0 Basically, what we are seeing on a worldwide basis is beri beri \u2013 vitamin B1 deficiency.\u00a0 A disease historically caused by famine but now caused caused by \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Thiamine-Deficiency-Disease-Dysautonomia-Malnutrition-ebook\/dp\/B073NCFNLX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Thiamine-Deficiency-Disease-Dysautonomia-Malnutrition-ebook\/dp\/B073NCFNLX&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEpPnuVibzQZ7sgOdtS359HoL3s_w\">high calorie malnutrition<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Modern-trained doctors wouldn\u2019t know a case of beri beri if they saw one because it is caused by a shortage of an essential vitamin that is known as a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/casereports.bmj.com\/content\/11\/1\/e227731\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/casereports.bmj.com\/content\/11\/1\/e227731&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEzuVze0kcXscUspffHr6_2drZgzQ\">great disease masquerader<\/a>.\u00a0 Doctors aren\u2019t looking for vitamin deficiencies.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>And yes, a deficiency of this vitamin may result in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthgrades.com\/right-care\/food-nutrition-and-diet\/thiamine-deficiency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.healthgrades.com\/right-care\/food-nutrition-and-diet\/thiamine-deficiency&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNENj0DkPPqIpgRDCjB964gj0vNSBg\">shortness of breath<\/a>\u00a0(dyspnea), the hallmark respiratory symptom for COVID-19.\u00a0 This shortness of breath is not caused by viral infection but a loss of automatic nerve control where the patient must begin to consciously work to breathe rather than automatically breathe.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/nyas.13919\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/nyas.13919&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHOvPMbqF51GTWYg8LgFBN0FopEYA\">vitamin B1deficiency may be misdiagnosed as a viral infection or pneumonia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A B-vitamin shortage can induce a loss of appetite which circuitously reduces dietary intake of B vitamins, which can biochemically result in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6459027\/#B54\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6459027\/%23B54&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFXTul29q1uIaW9fHw-mr61SiQOYw\">loss of smell<\/a>\u00a0(anosmia), another hallmark symptom of COVID-19. (It has previously been noted that a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oatext.com\/proposed-mechanism-for-anosmia-during-covid-19-the-role-of-local-zinc-distribution.php#gsc.tab=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.oatext.com\/proposed-mechanism-for-anosmia-during-covid-19-the-role-of-local-zinc-distribution.php%23gsc.tab%3D0&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHIq0Fvt_5ivsj-t4JKDbKBDxZt0A\">shortage of the trace mineral zinc also induces anosmia<\/a>\u00a0\u2013loss of smell\u2013 which is often the first symptom of COVID-19 infection, and this lingers in the post-infection period.<\/p>\n<p>All of the above practices deplete this essential B vitamin, needed for our bodies to function automatically (heartbeat, digestion, respirations).\u00a0 The Wall Street Journal journalists quoted doctors to say \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/doctors-begin-to-crack-covids-mysterious-long-term-effects-11604252961\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/doctors-begin-to-crack-covids-mysterious-long-term-effects-11604252961&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHWvEtXG8CTAp59DN69SVy0wc1bKQ\">patients appear to be developing dysautonomia, dysregulation of the autonomic nervous system<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This reporter\u2019s investigation finds COVID-19 is not a viral infection but rather a B1-vitamin deficiency magnified by an anxiety-causing lockdown.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerable individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What a pandemic promoted societal lockdown does is similar to solitary confinement in its behavioral and mental aspects.\u00a0 Solitary confinement is \u201cthe worse kind of psychological torture,\u201d that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/why-solitary-confinement-is-the-worst-kind-of-psycholog-1598543595\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/why-solitary-confinement-is-the-worst-kind-of-psycholog-1598543595&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEzrFP8sT-r1BQg9mpwf01lshlmig\">can cause irreversible psychological effects in as little as 15 days<\/a>.\u00a0 Many Americans were already living alone, living lonely.\u00a0 Pandemic quarantines and required lockdown\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thieme-connect.de\/products\/ejournals\/abstract\/10.1055\/a-1159-5562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.thieme-connect.de\/products\/ejournals\/abstract\/10.1055\/a-1159-5562&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGnxfDY0iQGbzXZwsByLTRIuqG9nw\">produce negative psychosocial outcomes, particularly among vulnerable individuals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fearful Americans may then overeat or have no appetite, drink too much alcohol, smoke more cigarettes, eat more sugary foods, lose more sleep and rely on stimulants like caffeine in coffee or tea, all which deplete vitamin B1.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Out of fear, forced into self-care at home<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the dilemmas facing physicians is that due to the lockdown, many people believed to be infected with COVID-19 coronavirus endured their symptoms at home and didn\u2019t go to the hospital, fearful of being infected by doctors who are cross-infected from patients and other staff, and wary of the ventilator treatments that may be more harmful to the lungs than the disease.<\/p>\n<p>Some patients experienced very mild symptoms at home such as loss of smell and taste.\u00a0 Thereafter, finally attending medical clinics, there were found to experience a 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0round of symptoms that included muscle pain (myalgia), intense fatigue, sensation of fever, shortness of breath, racing heart (tachycardia), headaches, and anxiety.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Admission it isn\u2019t caused by a virus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Doctors were perplexed to find only a \u201c<strong>small portion of these patients who sought aftercare had a proven history of COVID-19 as confirmed by PCR testing<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Doctors concluded these symptoms were indicative of dysautonomia \u2013 loss of automatic control of the nervous system \u2013 \u2013 heartbeat, digestion and respirations<\/strong>.\u00a0 This concession was documented in a report published in the journal\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7376333\/pdf\/main.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7376333\/pdf\/main.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE7OAtggTH8ZpExelqVx1JXcigyxg\">Clinical Microbiology &amp; Infection<\/a>, July 23, 2020.\u00a0 Dysautonomia is a vitamin B1 deficiency disease.\u00a0 Dare any doctor say this is a nutritional deficiency, not a viral epidemic?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Unexplained digestive problems<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Generally, COVID-19 coronavirus cases typically present as fever and respiratory illness,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ejmanager.com\/mnstemps\/33\/33-1589040079.pdf?t=1604703230\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ejmanager.com\/mnstemps\/33\/33-1589040079.pdf?t%3D1604703230&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHHYswyuPUUct6l-rrayJ3bQJzgBg\">but almost 50% of cases also involve unexplained digestive symptoms<\/a>\u00a0that include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and loss of appetite, all symptoms known to be caused by a vitamin B1 deficiency, not a stomach virus.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes digestive symptoms precede respiratory symptoms.\u00a0 There is general agreement among physicians that the virus infects the gastrointestinal tract.\u00a0 Laboratory reports claimed the virus was found to persist in stool samples.\u00a0 But the same flawed PCR test is used to make this mistaken claim.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALCOHOL: The primary culprit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7476559\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7476559\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGjBLft6AZHjOd6wHL-9NrmLjqSSQ\">Stress can lead to the onset and chronic overuse of alcohol<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33091284\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33091284\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE1fHIvcP-OXxZLWCZm7k7PPRdYNw\">Social distancing has induced feelings of stress and isolation that have resulted in an increase in alcohol intake<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Many thousands of Americans are closet alcoholics.\u00a0 That is why liquor stores were considered essential during the pandemic.\u00a0 There would have been hundreds of thousands of Americans going through alcohol withdrawal symptoms had they not had access to alcohol.\u00a0 According to a study,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/wonk\/wp\/2017\/08\/11\/study-one-in-eight-american-adults-are-alcoholics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/wonk\/wp\/2017\/08\/11\/study-one-in-eight-american-adults-are-alcoholics\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGYPGJLjy2PMFt4Os79x94cWXYVxg\">1 in 8 American adults (12.7%) now meet the criteria for alcohol-use disorder<\/a>.\u00a0 Alcoholic beverages deplete zinc, magnesium and vitamin B1.<\/p>\n<p>This is a likely reason why COVID-19 death rates were so high in Italy.\u00a0 There are more than\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32221278\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32221278\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHPkv-CaimPEdSbXMk_8dTuOPGTpg\">14 million daily consumers of alcohol in Italy<\/a>, many of them older men.\u00a0 Winos by another name.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32221278\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32221278\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHPkv-CaimPEdSbXMk_8dTuOPGTpg\">There is a dose-dependent correlation between viral infections and alcohol consumption<\/a>.\u00a0 About 30-40% of alcoholics suffer from hepatitis C and HIV.\u00a0 The risk for pneumonia increases by 83% among heavy alcohol imbibers. \u00a0\u00a0But again, doctors mistakenly believe all these diseases are caused by microbial infection, not malnutrition.<\/p>\n<p>Another continued claim is that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33028563\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33028563\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHYWyFYpr1nuRv9SGQ6v8jU0IxtOA\">COVID-19 is more prevalent among males than females<\/a>.\u00a0 However, men are more likely to smoke and drink alcohol excessively than females.<\/p>\n<p>An anecdotal report is telling.\u00a0 At a party in Thailand\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/alcalc\/article\/55\/4\/343\/5825778\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/alcalc\/article\/55\/4\/343\/5825778&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFIe28Vjmk-fYHiYMFvJJUhuAXXSQ\">only those partygoers who drank a shared alcoholic beverage from the same glass were infected with COVID-19.\u00a0 Four partygoers who didn\u2019t imbibe did not develop illness<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Consumption of mentally-numbing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32652385\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32652385\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHTB9WjIzk4YXsu9RXab60YbN32aQ\">alcohol is a self-destructive way of coping with stress<\/a>, damaging the brain and liver in particular.\u00a0 In the week ending 14<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0March 2020 the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32768113\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32768113\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF84xx561FtPI9JV7JcaAIVg0pGNw\">sales in the U.S. of beer, wine and alcoholic spirits increased by 14%, 28% and 26% respectively<\/a>\u00a0compared to the same period in the prior year.\u00a0 But numbers don\u2019t tell all.\u00a0 Essentially\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmj.com\/content\/369\/bmj.m1987\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.bmj.com\/content\/369\/bmj.m1987&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFkZGVMNsjwPiCPnjDGiK42se-l5A\">alcohol disappeared from store shelves<\/a>\u00a0during March 2020.\u00a0 It was being hoarded.\u00a0 Because store shelves were empty, no more could be purchased.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Isolation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32997438\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32997438\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH6df8zhdvMn2xyxKE32tTpGT6B4g\">lockdown resulted in more sedentary Americans<\/a>\u00a0who spent more time in front of a TV set or computer screen, who either gained or lost weight, who smoked more and drank more alcohol.\u00a0 One survey reveals\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33137947\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33137947\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHeQjxxUxvMxo3Rz2BHNDlrBkEfrg\">sleep disturbances were prevalent among 60.8% of adults<\/a>\u00a0during the COVID-19 lockdown. \u00a0That results in more and more Americans drinking caffeinated beverages like coffee and tea.\u00a0 And here again, coffee and tea contain molecules that block the absorption of vitamin B1.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nervous system affected<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One study reveals that 36.4% of COVID-19 diagnosed patients have neurologic symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>People who are vitamin B1-deficient (have beri beri)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6429982\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6429982\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHxNzvWc7cKDzIV945SHOJ05Y2MQw\">exhibit nervous system irregularities<\/a>: numbness or tingling of the legs, arms, neck, inability to speak, difficulty swallowing, headaches from brain involvement.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28556429\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28556429\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFUKyqbP5JiCovzjpw88jW-udJEvQ\">B1-deficients may<\/a>\u00a0can act like they are drunk (ataxia), lose weight due to loss of appetite or report vomiting and diarrhea.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>COVID-9 is associated with meningitis, paralyzing Guillain-Barre syndrome, encephalitis (brain swelling), and various myopathies (degenerative muscle diseases), believed to be caused by the spread of the virus from the respiratory system (lungs) to the central nervous system. Inexplicably,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33027418\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33027418\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEpKhhZF0NdAfrRniQwoyT1r1qLhg\">not every COVID-19 patient with these nervous disorders tests positive for the virus in the cerebrospinal fluid<\/a>.\u00a0 This is a tacit admission it isn\u2019t COVID-19 that is causing this pandemic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How a vitamin B1-deprived heart leads to fluid-filled lungs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The time taken for the ventricles (pumping chambers of the heart) to contract and relax is called the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/litfl.com\/qt-interval-ecg-library\/#:~:text=The%20QT%20interval%20is%20the,isovolumetric%20contraction%20to%20isovolumetric%20relaxation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/litfl.com\/qt-interval-ecg-library\/%23:~:text%3DThe%2520QT%2520interval%2520is%2520the,isovolumetric%2520contraction%2520to%2520isovolumetric%2520relaxation&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHNPzPPinxR7NQhvpI0vNvf8bLdsQ\">QT interval<\/a>.\u00a0 A prolonged QT interval is associated with heart failure and mortality.\u00a0 Drugs like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33098645\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33098645\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGbbWdLFvrq5UgNNkvcoULVOJk8kw\">hydroxychloroquine used to treat COVID-19 cases are reported to prolong the QT interval<\/a>, though there is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/rheumap\/article\/4\/2\/rkaa044\/5895312\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/rheumap\/article\/4\/2\/rkaa044\/5895312&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEmzP-7iTrKkVPKc4x7r0SmsVPo-Q\">mixed science on this topic<\/a>\u00a0with such cases considered rare.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/1677112\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/1677112\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHYYhb34SZ8DJSUkdRbhH4bdiOQvg\">A shortage of B1 has been cited to prolong the QT interval<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually a shortage of vitamin B1 can result in congestive heart failure, what is called \u201cwet beri beri,\u201d where fluid fills around the heart.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medscape.com\/answers\/116930-91210\/what-is-wet-beriberi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.medscape.com\/answers\/116930-91210\/what-is-wet-beriberi&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGNjEMXqxw1drCFEbmEdLSXw_QjTg\">The first stage of wet beri beri<\/a>\u00a0involves the dilation (widening) of peripheral blood vessels (arms, legs) which results in a decline in blood pressure, then the heart beats faster (tachycardia).\u00a0 The kidneys then detect a relative decline in fluid volume and respond by conserving salt which in turn results in fluid overload and swelling of extremities and eventually heart failure accompanied by restlessness, anxiety and visible bulging neck veins.<\/p>\n<p>Then\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/heartfailure.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/heartfailure.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF_7XF4JB3p8hogAVLRc30NZZ1KkQ\">fluid can back up into the lungs<\/a>, which is how the lungs become involved in this potentially mortal disease.\u00a0 Viral infection is not causing the heart to fail.\u00a0 The so-called cytokine storm that is attributed to lung congestion in infectious lung disease is over-estimated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A racing heart: infection or malnutrition?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is reported that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/n.neurology.org\/content\/95\/8\/e1060\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/n.neurology.org\/content\/95\/8\/e1060&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGt6jtW4XXLvTeq7SYfbMR2sbjt5A\">infection may be a trigger of tachycardia (racing heart) with 28-41% of patients reporting onset<\/a>\u00a0after the 2002 SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome).\u00a0 Even months after a so-called COVID-19 infection, doctors mistakenly believe the occurrence of a variety of symptoms are related to this viral infection.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7471493\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7471493\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128138000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE-e9I9pDc_77WXUfSbfW7y4qietQ\">case of a patient who developed tachycardia (racing heart) of prolonged duration<\/a>\u00a0(5.5 months following initial COVID-19 symptoms) is an example.\u00a0 Autonomic testing revealed an exaggerated case of tachycardia upon climbing stairs (110 heart beats\/minute when resting, 190 beats\/minute after walking up a flight of stairs). But the patient\u2019s doctors seem oblivious to the connection between dysautonomia and vitamin B1 deficiency.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Close to admitting it\u2019s not a virus but a vitamin deficiency<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Few published studies address thiamin B1 as a remedy for COVID-19 symptoms, particularly nervous system involvement. \u00a0A conciliatory study points in a direction away from a coronavirus.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7457607\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7457607\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128139000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFjvW3YEzbp2iNQBu5ebI3-4tbjLQ\">It\u2019s reported mega-dose thiamin (B1) supplementation reduces overresponsive T-helper cells among heavy drinkers<\/a>, thus reducing the risk for a cytokine storm that can fill the lungs with fluid during COVID-19 infections.\u00a0 A prior report indicates\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4135011\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4135011\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128139000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGGrjfTY847dbZg0tI4WN5VK6F4uA\">a shortage of vitamin B1 may result in out-of-control T-cells<\/a>.\u00a0 Researchers do concede it\u2019s possible that patients with viral infection could have an increased risk for thiamin deficiency. \u00a0But their interpretation is that viral infection depletes thiamin rather than thiamin deficiency induces over-active T-cells and lung inflammation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do the lungs work without vitamin B1?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Using a stethoscope, doctors frequently hear crackle sounds in the lungs of COVID-19 patients.\u00a0 Crackle sounds in the lungs are not specific for any particular infectious disease but they are widely associated with vitamin B1 deficiency.\u00a0 Here is the evidence:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Patients with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/32125873\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/32125873&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128139000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF-qwRrfp7suEWuSTNpXQgFe-t3Dw\">beriberi (vitamin B1 \u2013 \u2013 thiamine) deficiency are known to have crackle sounds in their lungs<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The World Health Organization lists\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/nutrition\/publications\/en\/thiamine_in_emergencies_eng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.who.int\/nutrition\/publications\/en\/thiamine_in_emergencies_eng.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128139000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGEtz7ZDVKD2DROi55avjfvWsqnbA\">lung crackles in the lower lungs as sign of thiamine deficiency<\/a>. B1 deficiency is also known as beriberi.<\/li>\n<li>Many hospitalized patients are placed on water pills (diuretics) to control blood pressure with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/30644614\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/30644614&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128139000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHlb6W3AUSZ6jlwt0RIDPsXG8mPvQ\">no regard for the fact this class of drugs deplete vitamin B1<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Infections were reported among 35 of 68 patients who had pneumonia.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/27498674\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/27498674&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128139000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFlKD9BTBEztSVIMzx3-Be2DpRiag\">Infection may be the presenting manifestation of vitamin B1 deficiency<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Cases of pneumonia were frequently reported in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/webcache.googleusercontent.com\/search?q=cache:tNjzlvgTv_IJ:https:\/\/www.escmid.org\/escmid_publications\/escmid_elibrary\/material\/%3Fmid%3D43020+&amp;cd=1&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;gl=us&amp;client=safari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/webcache.googleusercontent.com\/search?q%3Dcache:tNjzlvgTv_IJ:https:\/\/www.escmid.org\/escmid_publications\/escmid_elibrary\/material\/%253Fmid%253D43020%2B%26cd%3D1%26hl%3Den%26ct%3Dclnk%26gl%3Dus%26client%3Dsafari&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128139000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGprim963TBctjI7DHtqgIMrzZTVw\">prisoner of war camps when beriberi developed<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A 73-year old man with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/breathe.ersjournals.com\/content\/15\/2\/121\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/breathe.ersjournals.com\/content\/15\/2\/121&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128139000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGApTabsZN6Wn4l88ZHu0-9-6Ydpw\">beriberi breathing had crackles in both lungs<\/a>which resolved with vitamin B1 therapy.<\/li>\n<li>Vitamin B1 helps to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/30166982\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/30166982&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128139000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFf9C9UOsI26lo9IOlzqVfhToTAYw\">limit the growth of the bacterium that causes tuberculosis<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Patients with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jstage.jst.go.jp\/article\/naika1913\/44\/7\/44_7_724\/_article\/-char\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.jstage.jst.go.jp\/article\/naika1913\/44\/7\/44_7_724\/_article\/-char\/en&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128139000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEDQIc4ayWXRpPCgqhL1siNhyCewQ\">tuberculosis are more likely to have low vitamin B1 blood levels<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>One published scientific report refers to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karger.com\/Article\/Fulltext\/484699\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.karger.com\/Article\/Fulltext\/484699&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128139000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEPeUFYPLxGQ2FAIoaf-LSRmr2IyQ\">thiamine (B1) as a \u201csuper antibiotic<\/a>.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thiamin B1 deficiency can cause a fever<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What may be missed by acute care physicians is that fever with pneumonia among some patients may not be induced by a germ but may be induced by a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karger.com\/Article\/Fulltext\/484699\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.karger.com\/Article\/Fulltext\/484699&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128139000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEPeUFYPLxGQ2FAIoaf-LSRmr2IyQ\">vitamin B1 deficiency that results from loss of control of body temperature by the hypothalamus in the brain<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Few physicians recognize thiamine deficiency can result in high fever.\u00a0 Vitamin B1 injections may eradicate infections.\u00a0 A fever accompanied by vitamin B1 malnutrition\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/19222143\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/19222143&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128139000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHUTtkglI9_yRtAFhy6gUnGGbU8fw\">may emanate from dysfunction of the hypothalamus in the brain<\/a>\u00a0with accompanying lack of nitric oxide, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/11106932\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/11106932&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128139000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHq_RNSvTso1OFcSQRk7qwigFTEVg\">transient gas in the blood circulation needed to quell infections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>In many cases of pneumonia\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamanetworkopen\/fullarticle\/2735455\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamanetworkopen\/fullarticle\/2735455&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128139000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFR-X_aOUhhdcpiUmt5jIcey9gjfw\">no bacterial or viral infection is identified<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Vitamin B1 therapy should be a standard therapy for any patient with lung disease and a history of alcohol or tobacco consumption should call for vitamin B1 testing upon hospital admission.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prevalence of B1 deficiency<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the start of the pandemic in January of 2020 many Americans were living on the edge of a beri beri epidemic regardless of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>It\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3659035\/#:~:text=Thiamine%20is%20a%20water%2Dsoluble,lasts%20up%20to%2018%20days.&amp;text=The%20absorption%20of%20thiamine%20occurs,its%20active%20form%20thiamine%20pyrophosphate.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3659035\/%23:~:text%3DThiamine%2520is%2520a%2520water%252Dsoluble,lasts%2520up%2520to%252018%2520days.%26text%3DThe%2520absorption%2520of%2520thiamine%2520occurs,its%2520active%2520form%2520thiamine%2520pyrophosphate.&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128139000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHRBxgCI3RXmd-NVC4w55HoPV8L8g\">only takes 18 days to develop a vitamin B1 deficiency<\/a>.\u00a0 A typical diet provides no more than 1-2 milligrams of this water-soluble vitamin that needs daily replacement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4318664\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4318664\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128139000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFrJwez4mNlpoeRqzAb3ZCexHwwWA\">Nicotine and alcohol use deplete essential nutrients like vitamin B1 and vitamin C<\/a>.\u00a0 In China, where the COVID-19 epidemic is said to have started,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/583798\/more-chinese-people-are-smoking-cigarettes-and-theyre-smoking-more-of-them\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/qz.com\/583798\/more-chinese-people-are-smoking-cigarettes-and-theyre-smoking-more-of-them\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128139000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEJUh-e-H0_eA6A0ufzNAErksUZzA\">68% of men are smokers<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/31039783\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/31039783&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128139000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHMmza6y-Apyfj4ICgKOHC_8DSnsw\">46% drink alcohol<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B073NCFNLX?ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_3v7Gzb7N0R25M&amp;tag=hormonesmatte-20&amp;linkCode=kpe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B073NCFNLX?ref_%3Dcm_sw_r_kb_dp_3v7Gzb7N0R25M%26tag%3Dhormonesmatte-20%26linkCode%3Dkpe&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128139000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGlNjWIldIZ-qLgB8FVTFlmTeCxrg\">Derrick Lonsdale MD and Chandler Marrs PhD<\/a>, the following percentages of Americans are living on the edge of mortal consequences because of their shortage of thiamin (vitamin B1) that is being misdiagnosed as a viral infection:<\/p>\n<p>76% of diabetics (adult and child onset)<br \/>\n29% of obese patients; 49% of bariatric patients<br \/>\n40% of community dwelling elderly; 48% in acute care<br \/>\n55% of cancer patients<br \/>\n20% of ER patients<br \/>\n33% of congestive heart failure patients<br \/>\n38% of pregnant women (more with nausea and vomiting)<br \/>\n30% of psychiatric patients<\/p>\n<p><strong>Inconceivable prevalence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Modern medicine is so compartmentalized that it is difficult to conceive a disease like beri beri is so anatomically and physiologically permeating.\u00a0 Beri beri is so pervasive it defies conventional diagnosis.\u00a0 This author must expand the broad signs and symptoms caused by vitamin B1 deficiency, as the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/autonomic-neuropathy\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20369829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/autonomic-neuropathy\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20369829&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614060128139000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGg8DCU48PJlf3EvRqxlIhYlqnrMg\">Mayo Clinic has done with its expanded list of symptoms<\/a>\u00a0below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dizziness and fainting<\/strong>when standing, caused by a sudden drop in blood pressure.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Urinary problems,<\/strong>such as difficulty starting urination, incontinence, difficulty sensing a full bladder and inability to completely empty the bladder, which can lead to urinary tract infections.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sexual difficulties,<\/strong>including problems achieving or maintaining an erection (erectile dysfunction) or ejaculation problems in men. 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