The cold seems to be circulating this time of year, here's a few highly underrated tools to consider for you and your family.
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Episode Time Stamps:
0:22 The cold is going around
1:13 Vitamin D and A are important, it’s tacitly implied you’re taking these nutrients
1:52 Iodine is helpful, for pre and post exposure prophylaxis
3:12 A liquid iodine solution that doesn’t stain
3:49 NeilMed nasal rinse is amazing, so many applications
5:15 Zinc, the olfactory bulb and loss of smell and taste
5:40 Loss of smell, taste and APOE4 genotype
6:49 Physiology of smell loss and infection
8:35 Great interview about cognitive decline and olfactory dysfunction w/ Lew Lim, PhD
10:00 Loss of smell: a warning of future cognitive decline?
10:58 Zinc and sense of smell study
12:18 Zinc Glycinate and Zinc Taste Test
13:35 How Zinc gets depleted with exercise and sauna therapy
14:37 Light Therapy and smell
15:23 Portable Red Light Therapy device
16:23 Intranasal red light applications
Related Video: How to Perform the Nasal Rinse w/ the NeilMed Sinugator
NeilMed Nasal Rinse NeilMed Sinugator Cordless Pulsating Nasal Wash Kit with One Irrigator, 30 Premixed Packets and 3 AA Batteries
Related:Olfactory Bulb and Cognitive Decline interview with Lew Lim, PhD
References:
Abdelmaksoud, A. A. et al. Olfactory Disturbances as Presenting Manifestation Among Egyptian Patients with COVID-19: Possible Role of Zinc. Biol Trace Elem Res 199, 4101–4108 (2021).
Kramer, A. et al. Virucidal gargling and virucidal nasal spray. Gms Hyg Infect Control 16, Doc02.
Blakemore, L. J. & Trombley, P. Q. Zinc as a Neuromodulator in the Central Nervous System with a Focus on the Olfactory Bulb. Front Cell Neurosci 11, 297 (2017).
Pelletier, J. S. et al. Efficacy of Povidone-Iodine Nasal and Oral Antiseptic Preparations Against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Ear Nose Throat J 100, 192S-196S (2020).
Eggers, M. Infectious Disease Management and Control with Povidone Iodine. Infect Dis Ther 8, 581–593 (2019).
Manzo, C., Serra-Mestres, J., Isetta, M., & Castagna, A. (2021). Could COVID-19 anosmia and olfactory dysfunction trigger an increased risk of future dementia in patients with ApoE4? Medical Hypotheses, 147, 110479. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2020.110479
Soares, L. E. S., Guirado, M. M. G., Berlingieri, G., Ramires, M. C. C. H., de Oliveira P Lyra, L. A., Teixeira, I. S., et al. (2021). Intranasal photobiomodulation therapy for COVID-19-related olfactory dysfunction: A Brazilian multicenter case series. Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, 36, 102574. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102574
Hi Mike
Where can I purchase the LEDlight wand that goes up the nose used in the research?
Also can I please have the link for APOE4 link.
Jane
Hi Jane,
Not sure where you can buy that unit directly, but the links to the at-home units that work well are below.
Also, here’s the link to the APOE4 deep dive: https://highintensityhealth.com/apoe-gene-alzheimers-disease-risk-and-low-vs-high-fat-diet-study-breakdown/
Thanks
This is so interesting. Nearly everyone at a festival I attended over NYE has come down with a “cold,” but I haven’t. I had been irrigating my nose prophylactically with salt & povidine iodine and gargling with cetylpyridinium chloride
as well as taking supplements recommended by FLCCC. Funnily enough I also have this that I use for 5 minutes twice a day for my skin. https://www.adorebeauty.com.au/trophy-skin/trophy-skin-rejuvalitemd.html I wonder if this could help my friends whose sense of smell has been effected (angled up nose)?
Super interesting, thanks for sharing, Amanda!