Saturday, January 25, 2025

Dianna stands for the first time in 2 years!

I used to watch science videos by "Physics Girl."  She has been debilitated by Long COVID for 2.5 years.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2ntx91cOYEc

Is fish oil good for you?

Re: Health benefits of pentadecanoic acid?

According to these videos, the benefits of pentadecanoic acid are not significant.  Maybe I was duped by all the positive articles.

It would be nice to see more research.



On Sat, Jan 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM John Coffey <john2001plus@gmail.com> wrote:
I ran across an advertisement for a supplement called Fatty15, pentadecanoic acid.  It is claimed that this is an essential fatty acid with many health benefits.
https://www.google.com/search?q=health+benefits+of+pentadecanoic+acid&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS1066US1066&oq=health+benefits+of+pentadecanoic+acid&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTINCAEQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAIQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAMQABiGAxiABBiKBTIKCAQQABiABBiiBDIKCAUQABiABBiiBDIKCAYQABiABBiiBDIKCAcQABiABBiiBNIBCDgzNjdqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

The company that sells this supplement charges $120 for a 90-day supply of 100 mg tablets.  One hundred milligrams doesn't sound like much.

However, this chemical is found in beef, dairy, and some fish.  The table below is based on a 3.5-ounce serving:


I won't eat 3.5 ounces of butter, but it doesn't seem that hard to get a 100 mg dose.  That is equal to 0.4 ounces of butter.






Friday, January 24, 2025

Why Joe Biden Had to Pardon Anthony Fauci


@john2001plus
This is all innuendo and conspiracy theory.  Reportedly, the relatively small Eco-Health Alliance grant to the Wuhan Lab was to catalog bat viruses.  I read the grant.   Yet, Rand Paul appears to have lied about this calling it gain of function research.  Fauci is a convenient punching bag for being the face of the government's fight against COVID.

The video distorts the facts by saying Fauci completely reversed himself on masking.  Cloth masks are indeed worthless.  But other masks are at least partially effective.  I have read the studies.   This follows a pattern where conservative commentators will claim that the vaccine does not stop the spread of the virus.  However, the studies say otherwise.  I have read those studies as well.

Sunday, January 12, 2025

Virus outbreak in China sparks pandemic concerns: What to know about HMPV

Videos have appeared on social media showing overwhelmed hospitals in China, sparking concerns of a potential pandemic.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has attributed the spike to a regular seasonal surge, saying in a statement on Friday, "Respiratory infections tend to peak during the winter season … the diseases appear to be less severe and spread on a smaller scale compared to the previous year."

The CDC has said it is monitoring the virus through its National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS).

"CDC is aware of reported increases in HMPV in China and is in regular contact with international partners and monitoring reports of increased disease," a CDC spokesperson said in a statement sent to Fox News Digital. 

"These reports are not currently a cause for concern in the U.S., though some transmission of HMPV can be expected throughout the year, especially during the winter respiratory virus season."