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Cheezoholic

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55. I would venture to guess a lot more than the possibility of long covid is caused by a corrupted or diseased gut biome
Thu Jan 4, 2024, 10:56 PM
Jan 2024

At the last yearly corporate get together before covid, the bio-tech company I worked for had announced they were going to invest 2.5 billion dollars over the next 5 years between creating and integrating noninvasive gut biome testing instrumentation for their point of care product and for their pharma division to begin research beyond just treating the symptoms of a messed up gut biome but also for a cure from transplanting to artificially reconstituting the gut biome within the body. Thats a chunk of change to commit.

I am just an IT guy but Im a HUGE believer in the importance of that shit no pun intended. The second largest mass of neurons in our body is working right there in our gut along with the symbiotic critters, most of which in a healthy gut biome have been there since our mothers gave them to us at birth, to keep our bodies to keep us balanced, and more importantly free from the bad critters.

My whole life I use antiseptics externally and antibiotics internally only if there is a real need.

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.. MLAA Jan 2024 #25
At this point Zeitghost Jan 2024 #34
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I wish the worst possible outcome to all the unvaxed MagatMotherfuckers Stinky The Clown Jan 2024 #7
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You defending them? Stinky The Clown Jan 2024 #46
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Did you catch any of that meteor shower the other week? Stinky The Clown Jan 2024 #64
Because this country is just flat-out full of stupid motherfuckers . . . hatrack Jan 2024 #10
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I am still masking in public.... DemocraticPatriot Jan 2024 #26
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If you haven't gotten the shots by now, hospitals ought to make this an admitting qualification. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2024 #42
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I read in Discover magazine this month..... Takket Jan 2024 #39
I would venture to guess a lot more than the possibility of long covid is caused by a corrupted or diseased gut biome Cheezoholic Jan 2024 #55
For me it's definitely a gut issue localroger Jan 2024 #56
Cases are exploding because this new red hot variant was perfectly timed with the holidays Takket Jan 2024 #35
We need data on hospitalizations and the vax status for all admitted with Covid confirmations. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2024 #44
What are you proposing? Another lockdown? MichMan Jan 2024 #43
The OP was linking an article, not offering medical advice n/t leftstreet Jan 2024 #60
repukes politicized a fucking VIRUS Skittles Jan 2024 #50
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covid now is much different then covid the first year. dsp3000 Jan 2024 #54
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Because the vast majority of the population hated mitigations. Ace Rothstein Jan 2024 #63
It's a seasonal virus. Yavin4 Jan 2024 #65
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