Section Three:
What is Long Covid?
In summary, I have learned and hypothesized that Long Covid comprises any combination of the following Eight Key Factors.
The first and second ones (the virus protein traces remaining in the body and the malfunctioning immune system), are probably not only always present in most people’s systems, they together are also the likely root cause of Long Covid.
The virus protein traces (spike and nucleocapsid protein) hold the immune system hostage, by keeping it in a damaged state so it can no longer eliminate these remaining troublesome virus protein traces.
In addition to the damage Covid causes to the immune system’s dendritic cells, B-cells and T-cells, I have also learned that a damaged gut microbiome, along with unresolved chronic stress, further weakens the immune system, making it even less capable of ridding the virus protein traces that persist in people with Long Covid.
This protocol directly addresses the first seven factors through medicinal and behavioral therapies. Number eight will be up to you to get your body and brain back in shape through exercise.
1.Covid-19 S1 (spike) and N (nucleocapsid) protein virus traces remaining in body.
2.Malfunctioning Immune System, which enables the virus protein remnants to persist in the body.
3.Over-reactive immune response to Covid virus traces, causing hyper-inflammation and ongoing symptoms.
4.Covid-related injuries & damage to body, gut microbiome, and major organs.
5.Brain and neurological issues, depression, anxiety, brain fog.
6.Depletion of NAD+, key nutrients and energy reserves.
7.Buildup of Covid and immune system toxins.
8.Body & brain de-conditioning and loss of stamina.
Here’s a more detailed breakdown:
1. Covid Virus Remnants Remaining in Body
For many people, an abundance of Covid-19 RNA virus S1 and N protein traces remain in the body after the initial Covid-19 infection. The body’s immune system reacts by flooding the organs with activated mast cells (usually histamines, cytokines, etc.).
This causes major inflammation throughout the body, especially in parts of the body and specific organs with previously existing weaknesses. These biological processes are not well understood.
My hypothesis on this is that most of these virus remnants become embedded and hidden in body tissue, biofilms, sinuses, ovaries (in women) and gut microbiome, and remain generally invisible to the immune system during periods of rest and low activity. That’s when you tend to feel better.
When you exert yourself or become “stressed out,” these virus traces somehow “get loose” and enter your blood system and organs, which then triggers your immune system, creating an over-reactive immune response, causing Long Covid symptoms and inflammation. This can also somehow re-trigger the usually dormant Epstein-Barr virus found in 90% of the population.
The virus protein remnants are also the likely root cause of the fibrin amyloid microclots, which can damage every organ in the body.
I posit that removing these embedded Covid virus traces using the two stages of the “Eradicate Virus Remnants” part of the protocol is critical to healing from Long Covid. It is probably the most important purpose of this protocol.
2. Malfunctioning Immune System
If you have Long Covid, you probably have a compromised immune system, which enables the virus remnants to persist in the body.
Covid has also been shown to damage or deplete several other critical immune system cells such as Naïve T-cells, Natural Killer (NK) T-cells, and exhaust CD8+T-cells.
It additionally de-matures B-cell which erases the antibody knowledge that B-cells store. This could be why people who have had a Covid infection tend to be much more susceptible to head colds and influenza after being infected by Covid.
https://pingthread.com/thread/1605958004163084292 People with Long Covid also tend to have an “uncoordinated adaptive immune response” where the B-Cells and T-Cells no longer work together in a coordinated manner, which can severely cripple the immune system’s effectiveness. There are also increased frequencies of CD4+ T-cells migrating to inflamed tissues, and exhausted (no longer fully functioning) Covid-specific CD8+ T cells.
A Covid infection can also reduce Immunoglobulin-G3 levels. Research has shown that people with Long Covid have lower levels of Immunoglobulin-G3 serum concentrations in their blood. This has been shown to be a precursor of Long Covid.
The Covid infection and remaining virus protein remnants can also cause the immune system to function incorrectly and cause autoantibodies to attack every organ in the body, causing
Long Covid-related bodily injuries.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8440763/ On one hand, the damaged immune system is underreacting. It doesn’t know how to respond to some real threats correctly, such as getting rid of the dangerous Covid virus remnants (spike proteins) remaining in the body. On the other hand, it’s overreacting, causing organ injuries and Long Covid symptoms such as Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), POTS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, etc.
I have learned through personal experience and research that there are five conditions associated with Long Covid that cause the immune system to malfunction:
A.Insufficient and/or damaged Dendritic Cells, T-cells, B-cells and lowered Immunoglobulin-G3 levels
B.Covid virus protein remnants still in the body causing organ-damaging autoantibodies
C.Damaged gut microbiome
D.Depleted NAD+, CoQ10, Tryptophan, Selenium, Magnesium, and many vitamin levels.
E.Chronic stress
I found that all five had to be addressed for a complete recovery from Long Covid to be achieved.
The first four can be addressed via the supplements in the protocol. But I had to solve the chronic stress through separate behavioral therapies.
Let’s take a closer look at these five:
A. Insufficient and/or damaged Dendritic Cells, T-cells, B-cells and lowered Immunoglobulin-G3 levels. The Covid infection depletes and damages the infection-fighting immune system cells that are critical for eliminating the Covid virus protein remnants, (Spike proteins), and protecting the body from secondary infections.
For me, these immune system cells seemed to have healed over time probably due to the immune repairing supplements in the protocol and good nutrition.
B. Autoantibodies caused by the remaining Covid virus protein remnants. It appears that the Covid virus remnants remaining in the body also play havoc with the immune system, causing it to attack the body’s organs and causing a lot of Covid-related injuries. So, deactivating and eradicating these virus traces was a high priority.
C. Damaged Gut Microbiome. The health and quality of the microbiota in the digestive tract has been shown to have an effect on both the immune system and your mental health via the gut-brain axis.
The initial Covid infection and the lingering Covid virus protein traces appear to somehow damage and negatively affect the diversity and quality of the microbiota in the gut, further compromising the immune system and affecting mental well-being.
Healing the gut microbiome was critical in my full recovery.
D. Depleted NAD+, CoQ10, Tryptophan, Selenium, Magnesium, and most vitamin levels.
These vital nutrients are depleted by the Covid infection and possibly Long Covid as well. To heal, they are replenished via the “Replenish Body” and “Recover Brain” regimens.
E. Chronic Stress. It was very difficult for me to hear and admit that chronic stress played a significant role in my Long Covid.
That’s because so many medical professionals were initially claiming that Long Covid was psychosomatic or “all in my head.”
Of course, we now know that Long Covid is biologically based via the remaining virus protein remnants.
But we also know that chronic stress plays a physiological role via brain circuitry in the amygdala and hypothalamus areas of the brain that manifest as a ‘fight-or-flight response.’ This has been shown to compromise the immune system, likely making it unable to get rid of the virus remnants in a timely manner, if...