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Hestia

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14. Read a couple of interesting articles re: 1918 Flu, Schizophrenia and Vitamin D

Thu Jan 28, 2021, 03:04 PM

Jan 2021

1. If you are over 50, it is extremely difficult for your body to absorb Vitamin D from sunlight. That is when you need to take supplements. Ask your doctor to do Vitamin D levels when you reach that age.

2. 1918 Flu - in order to do research, doctors from that time (years ago) were asked what they saw and were asked for medical records from that time period of their patients. It seems that families that had no mental health problems or schizophrenia pre-flu, the children were born with mental health & schizophrenia diagnosis'. Tangential I know, but it is the only records researchers have at this time, no data was really "crunched" until the last 50 years regarding families & mental health.

I hope that the research is ongoing, especially with COVID patients.

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Schizophrenia is 2nd highest risk factor for dying of COVID-19, after age [View all] Beringia Jan 2021 OP

High correlation between Vitamin D deficiency and schizophrenia janterry Jan 2021 #1

Thanks, I didn't hear that one yet Beringia Jan 2021 #2

Interesting. This is such a mystery. Pointing to some mechanism we really don't understand. Squinch Jan 2021 #3

Vitamin D deficiency and risk for Covid is inconclusive at this point Chakaconcarne Jan 2021 #13

true, it's all hypothesis janterry Jan 2021 #17

I thought obesity was way up there. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2021 #4

I've got a friend on meds for schizophrenia, and his main complaint is it causes weight gain. Midnight Writer Jan 2021 #18

I am sorry to learn that. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2021 #19

People with Sx should be at the top of the monoclonal antibody treatment lists, then. (n/t) IndyOp Jan 2021 #5

I've been seeing drug ads for schizophrenia recently on tv Zorro Jan 2021 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author nam78_two Jan 2021 #7

I believe the ads were on MSNBC Zorro Jan 2021 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author nam78_two Jan 2021 #11

Years ago I ran across 2 studies on 2 different web sites that I almost clicked through LiberalArkie Jan 2021 #9

Schizophrenics tend to have higher levels of cholesterol..... Chakaconcarne Jan 2021 #10

Fatty foods and COVID, yikes. Thanks for the info Beringia Jan 2021 #12

Well, intake of fatty foods that lead to chronically high levels of HDL Cholesterol. Chakaconcarne Jan 2021 #15

Thanks Beringia Jan 2021 #16

Read a couple of interesting articles re: 1918 Flu, Schizophrenia and Vitamin D Hestia Jan 2021 #14