T cells can reveal a covid infection even if antibodies waned

2021.8.4, 9.15: health/immunity/covid-19/

T cells can reveal a covid infection even if antibodies waned

9.15: summary:

. if you had a mild case of covid,

or it has been a while since you've been infected,

your antibody levels may be too low to measure,

but your T cells can still be measured

to determine if you've been exposed to covid virus.

. the CDC says you should get the vaccine

even if you have been infected,

so what's the use in knowing your status?

. you may be less likely to get sick again

if the vaccine doesn't cover some variants,

but the infection does cover the variants.

. you may want reassurance after vaccination

that even if the vaccine doesn't work on your variant,

you might still be protected by your infection.

. if you believe that, the CDC reminds you,

there are significant risks to getting infected;

not just death but also strange chronic illness;

so it's safer to get vaccinated than infected.

. even for children who are prone to having

bad reactions to the vaccine,

there are even more reactions to the virus.

. without any early treatment options available

(whether by politics or science)

there will be many more deaths from virus

than there will be deaths from vaccine.

slow-carb fish eaters less prone to severe covid

 2021.9.15: health/immunity/covid-19/diet/
slow-carb fish eaters less prone to severe covid:

Jordi Merino, PhD:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210908180530.htm

"Our models estimate that nearly a 

third of COVID-19 cases would have

been prevented if one of two exposures

-- [uhealthy] diet or deprivation -- 

were not present." 

filling tires with air is easier with a Topeak adapter

2021.9.10: summary:

https://amzn.to/3C4tMu6

. this adapter makes it easier to 

get a pump on the tire's valve,

if you have big tires 

and pressing the pump onto the valve

tends to push the valve into the tire.

. if locking the pump onto the valve

takes a lot of power, this adapter 

gives you more room away from the spokes.

natural immunity after infection persists even with low antibodies #covid19

2021.7.26, 8.31: news.health/immunity/covid-19/

natural immunity after infection persists even with low antibodies:

summary:

. it is shown that after a covid-19 infection

there is long-lasting immunity

even when the antibody count is low

because covid-19 is slowly developing

thereby giving the memory cells time to react

by growing more antibodies when needed.

. the CDC recommends even those who have been infected

should get the vaccine; apparently because,

the recently vaccinated with their higher antibodies,

will be quicker at stopping the spread of the virus

than people who have survived an infection and then

slowly make more antibodies when reinfected.

. the politics of this question are based on

a dispute over the likelihood of vaccine injury.

high fat vs high carb diet improves omega-3 vs 6 ratio?

 21.2.19: co.reddit/news.health/diet/omega-3/
high fat vs high carb diet improves omega-3 vs 6 ratio?:

. even when the diet's omega-6/omega-3 ratios are nearly the same,

the High fat diet group had a lower omega-6/omega-3 ratio

than the High carb diet group. 

krill oil brands with 3rd party testing

 21.1.28: web.cook/krill/brands with 3rd party testing:

[5.12: summary:

. some say the best thing about krill oil

is that it provides phospholipids,

but you could get that from lecithin;

what is great about krill oil,

is having a phospholipid combined with fish oil,

instead of some lesser-needed oil.

. when buying oils from seafood,

quality may benefit from 3rd party testing.

I tried chewing the IKOS-tested Sports Research

and was amazed at how fishy and weird it tastes;

meanwhile, MegaRed has no 3rd-party testing

but it has a pleasant taste; nevertheless, 

I would still prefer IKOS-tested products.]

IKOS® Sports Research, 400mg phospholipids* 60/subscribe $25.46

https://smile.amazon.com/Antarctic-Strength-Omega-3s-Astaxanthin-Softgels/dp/B00IP1E3O0

--warned about deliveries keep happening after unsubscribe.

same from iherb/$31.15

https://www.iherb.com/pr/Sports-Research-SUPERBA-2-Antarctic-Krill-Oil-with-Astaxanthin-1-000-mg-60-Softgels/71100

IKOS® vivanaturals Antarctic Krill Oil 575mg phospholipids * 30/$25.15

https://smile.amazon.com/Viva-Naturals-Premium-Antarctic-Krill/dp/B004TBCT4G/

find new supplier of progesterone with minimal additives

21.1.25: web.cook/ph/
find new supplier of progesterone with minimal additives:

summary:

. progesterone is both a male and female hormone,

but many versions of it are targeted at women,

and may contain estrogenic herbs that men don't want.

. my preferred retailers are amazon and iherb;

I chose Emerita Pro-Gest from iherb.

item I used got discontinued:

Bonvida 1g Progesterone in 60g Cream 

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XBBASS4/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_4?smid=AARS6R64IWAEZ&psc=1

purchased 2020.9.11 -- was using about 8mg per day.

other prostate health offerings:

https://www.nowfoods.com/supplements/prostate-health-clinical-strength-softgels

https://www.nowfoods.com/supplements/prostate-support-softgels

fake news about progesterone:

woman claims Dr.Lee said you can't overdose on cream:

https://www.bmj.com/rapid-response/2011/10/30/warning-about-natural-progesterone

[5.12:. in at least one book by Dr.Lee, he warned about
how easy it was to over-dose on progesterone cream;
and that you had to consider that too much
could have the opposite effect.
Dr. Mercola has commented on Dr.Lee, 
warning us that applying this to skin is not the best;
you should be applying it to a mucous membrane
(I've been using it nasally with good results).]

. the following list is sorted with 
the first being the most preferred for men.

Merry Mother's day!

2021.5.9: relig/christian/Merry Mother's day!:

. my mother's name is Mary,

and she often writes a smiley face

in the M of her name.

. she gave out this picture of sunflowers,

so I turned it into a mother's day card for her.