For those who still wonder if there could be some common factors that make people more resistant to covid and other infections I have collected a few (100+) published papers that should make anyone who is naive to the concept at least consider the potential benefits of Vitamin-D3 supplementation.
If you think you might indeed be needing some (50-90% of urban westerners are badly deficient.) then I have a simple table based on the research I did that could suggest a starting dose for you. Lots of linked research there too. The chart has two versions offering dosing units of ug or IU.
Thank you for these links, Kalle. What do you think of the research that showed that smokers were less likely to get COVID and that it may be because nicotine receptors are one route of infection? If you've looked into this at all, I'd love to hear your thoughts.
I heard that association early on and smiled. I have never smoked nor do I plan to but it was kind of funny that the super bug could not pass the tar barrier. :-)
Having 20 years of familiarity with Vitamin-D3 and then the immediate observations that it was relevant to covid as well focussed me as it should have everyone else. If there had been a global effort to get everyone to a Vitamin-D3 replete level with extra magnesium there would have been no way to fake the pandemic, only the comorbid would have died and global health would have improved so much it would have given the pharma industry whiplash.
The propaganda, group think and deference to authority has crippled the medical community, only the few who had SOME OTHER REASON to not be gullible could climb out of the pit of lies. Apathy kept the wise silent even though many had no real risk in speaking out (retired doctors, journalists, editors, judges, performers, politicians) All could have stood up but it was left to the few brave or cornered souls to stand up and shout. I have done my little bit that I could but have very little to show for it. Sporadic interest and very occasional conversions. Glad I have only a few acquaintances in real life so I did not have to watch them suffer. Friends and family were mostly just too indifferent to heed warnings.
Obviously the capture of the media, politics, academia and courts was very well done and caused an almost total black out of information. Without the internet we would be in a terrible place now and they will plug many holes for the next offensive or drive us into a private communications network by 'letting' the Internet fail.
"Because vitamin D is so cheap so clearly reduces all-cause mortality, I can say this with great certainty: Vitamin D represents single most cost-effective medical intervention in the United States." - Dr. Gregg Plotnikoff, circa 2010
"Nutritional deficiencies exist whereas drug deficiencies do not exist. Nutrients commonly have better evidence than do drugs in terms of safety, efficacy, cost-effectiveness, affordability/availability." - Alex Vasquez, 2014
Nicotine is almost universally believed to be the major factor that motivates smoking and impedes cessation. Authorities such as the Surgeon General of the USA and the Royal College of Physicians in the UK have declared that nicotine is as addictive as heroin and cocaine.
This book is a critique of the nicotine addiction hypothesis, based on a critical review of the research literature that purports to prove that nicotine is as addictive drug. The review is based on a re-examination of more than 700 articles and books on this subject, including animal and human experimental studies, effects of `nicotine replacement therapies', and many other relevant sources.
This review concludes that on present evidence, there is every reason to reject the generally accepted theory that nicotine has a major role in cigarette smoking. A critical examination of the criteria for drug addiction demonstrates that none of these criteria is met by nicotine, and that it is much more likely that nicotine in fact limits rather than facilitates smoking.
I have used nicotine gum (in mouth for ~15 mins) as a prophylaxis to being around jabbed folks in the last few years. I did not find it addictive at all. However, as a college student I tried smoking for a short period of time and found it to be very addictive. I managed to realize this at such a young age and stopped myself immediately from continuing to smoke. So I agree from my own experience.
Cigarettes contain addictive stuff and a long list of garbage, they are banning nicotine so people have bought lots of seeds and plant tobacco, they grow easy and seed themselves, NICOTIANA RUSTICA..
I also chewed nicotine gum and found it not to be addictive at all. To be fair I only chewed it for 1-2 weeks.
I couldn’t handle spicy foods for about 6 months even though my whole life I had never had a problem with spice, so thought I’d try nicotine gum to see if it would help (in case it was due to Covid or another virus). A month later I could eat spicy food again and to this day with no problem. Coincidence? Possibly, but I’m glad to be back to normal again.
Good study. It was known without scientific proof that those of us who have strong immune responses and take care of ourselves were less likely to get covid because we're simply less likely to get most cold-like viruses. Of course, the hysterical couldn't accept that.
I personally had covid twice. Once, it was before you could test for antibodies. It was the worst cold of my life for about four days. I wasn't sure it was covid, but I tested for antibodies a few months later and that showed I'd been exposed and developed some resistence. Then I had the delta version and that was bad -- not hospital bad, but definitely like no other sickness I'd ever had. I ran a 102' fever for a week and finally broke down to get monoclonal antibodies.
I have yet to catch any other cold and it's been almost three years. Not sniffle one. I was recently tested for covid antibodies and I still have them and it would appear they're aggressive enough to take on other forms of the cold, which is what the endemic version of covid really is. That doesn't mean I'll never catch other cold, but I'm pretty sure it won't be deadly for me...mainly because covid was never deadly unless you were really old or really obese or had some other comorbidity that made you susceptable to death to begin with.
From my family experience, I think that super-resistants are those with a healthy immune system and good hygiene. My husband, my son, and I never got COVID and have never been vaccinated. Also, my husband and I wore masks for a short period of time until we realized the manipulation. My mom and my sister were exposed to my grandmother when she was infected with COVID, but they did not get it at that time because they cleaned everything after touching my grandmother. A few months later, my mom fractured her leg, went to the ER, and a few days later was infected with COVID. My dad and my sister never got it from my mom even though they were not vaccinated at the time. Then my sister and my dad got vaccinated, and a few months to a year later, my sister got COVID. In my opinion, the vaccine actually weakened her immune system, but obviously, the only proof I have is the statistics from my home country that showed fully vaccinated people (some getting their third dose) got COVID a few months (or even some days) after vaccination.
Thanks for bringing this up. If I read the study correctly (it's quite technical), they actually pre-treated the participants with remdesivir. Nurses and doctors who were paying attention called that drug, RUN, DEATH IS NEAR. Since all 16 participants were given it (again, if I'm reading the science correctly), I wonder if that changes or even invalidates the study's findings...
Lately I've been questioning everything. and just finished reading, "Can You Catch A Cold by Daniel Roytas. This highly researched and well -documented book covers a century's worth of studies that tried but failed to prove contagion, whether it be transmission of the common cold or The Spanish Flu, from a sick person to a healthy person. This latest covid study, that mimics those past studies also achieves underwhelming results even though it exposed test subjects in a way that does not resemble what occurs in real life. Was the study blinded? Was there a control group?
There is much anecdotal evidence of people getting sick at or around the same time but scientific evidence for transmission is lacking. As for this study, there are lots of proteins and irritants in snot and mucus and it would not be unusual for some people to react to them by developing cold symptoms. You don't need a virus to explain that.
I still recall taking notes the first year of medical school that there were IgG, IgM, IgE, and IgA antibodies and the association of the IgA with secretions, such as on the respiratory (and gastrointestinal) surface membranes. Work on the Covid-19 vaccines looked at the IgG and IgM antibodies that appear in the serum (blood), but either never looked for the IgA, or was never disclosed for public view. Antibodies in the serum might be expected to be of help when the patient is viremic with millions of copies released into the blood stream. Antibodies on the mucous membranes would be positioned to block the infection in the first place. After all, everyone expects any respectable vaccine to prevent the infection. Failure to focus on the IgA to protect against a viral infection is a serious, and fatal, oversight.
Killer T cells killer T cells I know 5. 30 year chronic cannabis users who smoke constantly all day. None of them got Covid. It’s not the cannabis. It’s the killer T cells that your body produces when faced with toxins.
So, I’m wondering if there was also any correlation to their blood type. Type O’s are known to be 16-20% less likely to get Covid. How many of the super-resistant were Type O?
I am type O, and my son and my husband are type A. None of us got COVID and we have never been vaccinated. On the other hand, my mom, dad, and sister are also type O. My mom got COVID, my sister got it despite being vaccinated, and my dad did not get it, but he was convinced by my sister to get vaccinated.
From my family experience, I think that super-resistants are those with a healthy immune system and good hygiene. For example, my mom and my sister were exposed to my grandmother when she was infected with COVID, but they did not get it at that time because they cleaned everything after touching my grandmother. A few months later, my mom fractured her leg, went to the ER, and a few days later was infected with COVID. My dad and my sister never got it from my mom (they were not vaccinated at the time). Then my sister and my dad got vaccinated, and a few months to a year later, my sister got COVID. In my opinion, the vaccine actually weakened her immune system, but obviously, the only proof I have is the statistics from my home country that showed fully vaccinated people (some getting their third dose) got COVID a few months after vaccination.
Thanks. Curious…were all family members taking Vitamin D and Zinc? Both are known to improve immunity vastly. In Philippines (I think) all Covid deaths were autopsied. Well over 90% were found to be extremely deficient in Vitamin D. I remember being stunned when hearing this. So many variables, aren’t there? Who can keep track? I never got sick. I took both faithfully.
We are not very diligent about taking vitamin D and zinc, so I can't say if that had any impact on us. But my husband is convinced that the onion helped a lot (garlic helps too, but it gives me a stomach ache if I eat too much). Also, if we get a little sick, I will add ginger in smoothies, freshly squeezed lemonade, and lemon tea with honey. I don't like ginger's taste, but I will use it if my family is sick. I like onion, and during the pandemic, we ate more than normal 😁.
I am not sure what my family was eating/taking in my home country, but I advised them to eat healthier and take vitamins. My mom has diabetes, but I will say that she ate the healthiest in the family, so definitely her immune system suffered when she fractured her leg. My dad, on the other hand, does not eat that healthy. He was smoking for 40+ years, does not have diabetes, but has other health problems. My sister is even younger than me, has no health problems, and does not eat very healthy, but I am sure my dad eats even less healthy than her. So I am still confused how she got COVID and he did not since they were both vaccinated. I am really wondering if long-time smoking somehow helped him 🤷♀️.
I heard very early in the pandemic that Vitamin D is most helpful, meaning of course that foods with Vitamin D are beneficial. I just don’t remember what those foods are. And the vaccine was very harmful to many. It is proven to reduce immunity. I refused to get the vaccine and am so glad I did.
Foods that are naturally rich in vitamin D include:
1. Fatty Fish: Salmon, mackerel, tuna, sardines, and trout are among the best sources.
2. Cod Liver Oil
3. Beef Liver: Though not as rich as fish, it still contains some vitamin D.
4. Egg Yolks: Eggs from chickens that are raised outside or fed vitamin D-enriched feed have higher vitamin D content.
5. Cheese: Certain cheeses, like Swiss cheese, have small amounts of vitamin D.
6. Mushrooms: Some mushrooms, such as maitake and shiitake, provide vitamin D, especially those exposed to sunlight or ultraviolet light during growth.
Additionally, some foods are fortified with vitamin D, such as milk, orange juice, and cereals.
I've heard that the best way to assimilate vitamins (like D and C) is in liquid form. You buy the supplement and dissolve it in water or another liquid. Also, there's a legend that you are supposed to take vitamin D only in the months with the letter "r" (all except May, June, July, and August) because that is when you don't get it in sufficient quantities from the sun. This is why the lockdowns were so detrimental since people were not getting enough vitamin D because they were afraid that someone outside could get them sick.
Because of the nature of his work, it's true that my dad is more exposed to the sun than my mom and my sister.
That’s a lot of food, yet recommended daily amounts to protect against Covid were much higher than could be obtained with food. Did you know most people are deficient? Can’t remember percentage now (well over 80% if I recall). I’m sticking with the pills and letting the foods be the supplements.
For those who still wonder if there could be some common factors that make people more resistant to covid and other infections I have collected a few (100+) published papers that should make anyone who is naive to the concept at least consider the potential benefits of Vitamin-D3 supplementation.
https://cholecalciferol.miraheze.org/wiki/DOI
If you think you might indeed be needing some (50-90% of urban westerners are badly deficient.) then I have a simple table based on the research I did that could suggest a starting dose for you. Lots of linked research there too. The chart has two versions offering dosing units of ug or IU.
https://cholecalciferol.miraheze.org/wiki/Kalle_Pihlajasaari
Thank you for these links, Kalle. What do you think of the research that showed that smokers were less likely to get COVID and that it may be because nicotine receptors are one route of infection? If you've looked into this at all, I'd love to hear your thoughts.
I heard that association early on and smiled. I have never smoked nor do I plan to but it was kind of funny that the super bug could not pass the tar barrier. :-)
Having 20 years of familiarity with Vitamin-D3 and then the immediate observations that it was relevant to covid as well focussed me as it should have everyone else. If there had been a global effort to get everyone to a Vitamin-D3 replete level with extra magnesium there would have been no way to fake the pandemic, only the comorbid would have died and global health would have improved so much it would have given the pharma industry whiplash.
The propaganda, group think and deference to authority has crippled the medical community, only the few who had SOME OTHER REASON to not be gullible could climb out of the pit of lies. Apathy kept the wise silent even though many had no real risk in speaking out (retired doctors, journalists, editors, judges, performers, politicians) All could have stood up but it was left to the few brave or cornered souls to stand up and shout. I have done my little bit that I could but have very little to show for it. Sporadic interest and very occasional conversions. Glad I have only a few acquaintances in real life so I did not have to watch them suffer. Friends and family were mostly just too indifferent to heed warnings.
Obviously the capture of the media, politics, academia and courts was very well done and caused an almost total black out of information. Without the internet we would be in a terrible place now and they will plug many holes for the next offensive or drive us into a private communications network by 'letting' the Internet fail.
"Because vitamin D is so cheap so clearly reduces all-cause mortality, I can say this with great certainty: Vitamin D represents single most cost-effective medical intervention in the United States." - Dr. Gregg Plotnikoff, circa 2010
"Nutritional deficiencies exist whereas drug deficiencies do not exist. Nutrients commonly have better evidence than do drugs in terms of safety, efficacy, cost-effectiveness, affordability/availability." - Alex Vasquez, 2014
A Critique of Nicotine Addiction
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/b111440
Nicotine is almost universally believed to be the major factor that motivates smoking and impedes cessation. Authorities such as the Surgeon General of the USA and the Royal College of Physicians in the UK have declared that nicotine is as addictive as heroin and cocaine.
This book is a critique of the nicotine addiction hypothesis, based on a critical review of the research literature that purports to prove that nicotine is as addictive drug. The review is based on a re-examination of more than 700 articles and books on this subject, including animal and human experimental studies, effects of `nicotine replacement therapies', and many other relevant sources.
This review concludes that on present evidence, there is every reason to reject the generally accepted theory that nicotine has a major role in cigarette smoking. A critical examination of the criteria for drug addiction demonstrates that none of these criteria is met by nicotine, and that it is much more likely that nicotine in fact limits rather than facilitates smoking.
I have used nicotine gum (in mouth for ~15 mins) as a prophylaxis to being around jabbed folks in the last few years. I did not find it addictive at all. However, as a college student I tried smoking for a short period of time and found it to be very addictive. I managed to realize this at such a young age and stopped myself immediately from continuing to smoke. So I agree from my own experience.
Cigarettes contain addictive stuff and a long list of garbage, they are banning nicotine so people have bought lots of seeds and plant tobacco, they grow easy and seed themselves, NICOTIANA RUSTICA..
I also chewed nicotine gum and found it not to be addictive at all. To be fair I only chewed it for 1-2 weeks.
I couldn’t handle spicy foods for about 6 months even though my whole life I had never had a problem with spice, so thought I’d try nicotine gum to see if it would help (in case it was due to Covid or another virus). A month later I could eat spicy food again and to this day with no problem. Coincidence? Possibly, but I’m glad to be back to normal again.
Renegade Research THE NICOTINE TEST
Marco Leitzke
https://twitter.com/TheNicotineTest
Nicotine - a defense to Covid, post-Covid issues, and Shedding
https://rumble.com/v2x2vqx-nicotine-a-defense-to-covid-post-covid-issues-and-shedding.html
Good study. It was known without scientific proof that those of us who have strong immune responses and take care of ourselves were less likely to get covid because we're simply less likely to get most cold-like viruses. Of course, the hysterical couldn't accept that.
I personally had covid twice. Once, it was before you could test for antibodies. It was the worst cold of my life for about four days. I wasn't sure it was covid, but I tested for antibodies a few months later and that showed I'd been exposed and developed some resistence. Then I had the delta version and that was bad -- not hospital bad, but definitely like no other sickness I'd ever had. I ran a 102' fever for a week and finally broke down to get monoclonal antibodies.
I have yet to catch any other cold and it's been almost three years. Not sniffle one. I was recently tested for covid antibodies and I still have them and it would appear they're aggressive enough to take on other forms of the cold, which is what the endemic version of covid really is. That doesn't mean I'll never catch other cold, but I'm pretty sure it won't be deadly for me...mainly because covid was never deadly unless you were really old or really obese or had some other comorbidity that made you susceptable to death to begin with.
From my family experience, I think that super-resistants are those with a healthy immune system and good hygiene. My husband, my son, and I never got COVID and have never been vaccinated. Also, my husband and I wore masks for a short period of time until we realized the manipulation. My mom and my sister were exposed to my grandmother when she was infected with COVID, but they did not get it at that time because they cleaned everything after touching my grandmother. A few months later, my mom fractured her leg, went to the ER, and a few days later was infected with COVID. My dad and my sister never got it from my mom even though they were not vaccinated at the time. Then my sister and my dad got vaccinated, and a few months to a year later, my sister got COVID. In my opinion, the vaccine actually weakened her immune system, but obviously, the only proof I have is the statistics from my home country that showed fully vaccinated people (some getting their third dose) got COVID a few months (or even some days) after vaccination.
No one died from covid. They were murdered by the US government. This is gaslighting.
Thanks for bringing this up. If I read the study correctly (it's quite technical), they actually pre-treated the participants with remdesivir. Nurses and doctors who were paying attention called that drug, RUN, DEATH IS NEAR. Since all 16 participants were given it (again, if I'm reading the science correctly), I wonder if that changes or even invalidates the study's findings...
To base anything on Gary’s PCR test is obvious gaslighting
There is no viable test for covid so all these studies are nonsense.
Lately I've been questioning everything. and just finished reading, "Can You Catch A Cold by Daniel Roytas. This highly researched and well -documented book covers a century's worth of studies that tried but failed to prove contagion, whether it be transmission of the common cold or The Spanish Flu, from a sick person to a healthy person. This latest covid study, that mimics those past studies also achieves underwhelming results even though it exposed test subjects in a way that does not resemble what occurs in real life. Was the study blinded? Was there a control group?
There is much anecdotal evidence of people getting sick at or around the same time but scientific evidence for transmission is lacking. As for this study, there are lots of proteins and irritants in snot and mucus and it would not be unusual for some people to react to them by developing cold symptoms. You don't need a virus to explain that.
https://www.amazon.com/Can-You-Catch-Cold-Experiments/dp/1763504409
I still recall taking notes the first year of medical school that there were IgG, IgM, IgE, and IgA antibodies and the association of the IgA with secretions, such as on the respiratory (and gastrointestinal) surface membranes. Work on the Covid-19 vaccines looked at the IgG and IgM antibodies that appear in the serum (blood), but either never looked for the IgA, or was never disclosed for public view. Antibodies in the serum might be expected to be of help when the patient is viremic with millions of copies released into the blood stream. Antibodies on the mucous membranes would be positioned to block the infection in the first place. After all, everyone expects any respectable vaccine to prevent the infection. Failure to focus on the IgA to protect against a viral infection is a serious, and fatal, oversight.
You can suck down bottles of supplements supplements are totally unregulated. Industry ain’t gonna do it.
Killer T cells killer T cells I know 5. 30 year chronic cannabis users who smoke constantly all day. None of them got Covid. It’s not the cannabis. It’s the killer T cells that your body produces when faced with toxins.
For the article's last question: BINGO!
So, I’m wondering if there was also any correlation to their blood type. Type O’s are known to be 16-20% less likely to get Covid. How many of the super-resistant were Type O?
I am type O, and my son and my husband are type A. None of us got COVID and we have never been vaccinated. On the other hand, my mom, dad, and sister are also type O. My mom got COVID, my sister got it despite being vaccinated, and my dad did not get it, but he was convinced by my sister to get vaccinated.
From my family experience, I think that super-resistants are those with a healthy immune system and good hygiene. For example, my mom and my sister were exposed to my grandmother when she was infected with COVID, but they did not get it at that time because they cleaned everything after touching my grandmother. A few months later, my mom fractured her leg, went to the ER, and a few days later was infected with COVID. My dad and my sister never got it from my mom (they were not vaccinated at the time). Then my sister and my dad got vaccinated, and a few months to a year later, my sister got COVID. In my opinion, the vaccine actually weakened her immune system, but obviously, the only proof I have is the statistics from my home country that showed fully vaccinated people (some getting their third dose) got COVID a few months after vaccination.
Thanks. Curious…were all family members taking Vitamin D and Zinc? Both are known to improve immunity vastly. In Philippines (I think) all Covid deaths were autopsied. Well over 90% were found to be extremely deficient in Vitamin D. I remember being stunned when hearing this. So many variables, aren’t there? Who can keep track? I never got sick. I took both faithfully.
We are not very diligent about taking vitamin D and zinc, so I can't say if that had any impact on us. But my husband is convinced that the onion helped a lot (garlic helps too, but it gives me a stomach ache if I eat too much). Also, if we get a little sick, I will add ginger in smoothies, freshly squeezed lemonade, and lemon tea with honey. I don't like ginger's taste, but I will use it if my family is sick. I like onion, and during the pandemic, we ate more than normal 😁.
I am not sure what my family was eating/taking in my home country, but I advised them to eat healthier and take vitamins. My mom has diabetes, but I will say that she ate the healthiest in the family, so definitely her immune system suffered when she fractured her leg. My dad, on the other hand, does not eat that healthy. He was smoking for 40+ years, does not have diabetes, but has other health problems. My sister is even younger than me, has no health problems, and does not eat very healthy, but I am sure my dad eats even less healthy than her. So I am still confused how she got COVID and he did not since they were both vaccinated. I am really wondering if long-time smoking somehow helped him 🤷♀️.
I heard very early in the pandemic that Vitamin D is most helpful, meaning of course that foods with Vitamin D are beneficial. I just don’t remember what those foods are. And the vaccine was very harmful to many. It is proven to reduce immunity. I refused to get the vaccine and am so glad I did.
Foods that are naturally rich in vitamin D include:
1. Fatty Fish: Salmon, mackerel, tuna, sardines, and trout are among the best sources.
2. Cod Liver Oil
3. Beef Liver: Though not as rich as fish, it still contains some vitamin D.
4. Egg Yolks: Eggs from chickens that are raised outside or fed vitamin D-enriched feed have higher vitamin D content.
5. Cheese: Certain cheeses, like Swiss cheese, have small amounts of vitamin D.
6. Mushrooms: Some mushrooms, such as maitake and shiitake, provide vitamin D, especially those exposed to sunlight or ultraviolet light during growth.
Additionally, some foods are fortified with vitamin D, such as milk, orange juice, and cereals.
I've heard that the best way to assimilate vitamins (like D and C) is in liquid form. You buy the supplement and dissolve it in water or another liquid. Also, there's a legend that you are supposed to take vitamin D only in the months with the letter "r" (all except May, June, July, and August) because that is when you don't get it in sufficient quantities from the sun. This is why the lockdowns were so detrimental since people were not getting enough vitamin D because they were afraid that someone outside could get them sick.
Because of the nature of his work, it's true that my dad is more exposed to the sun than my mom and my sister.
That’s a lot of food, yet recommended daily amounts to protect against Covid were much higher than could be obtained with food. Did you know most people are deficient? Can’t remember percentage now (well over 80% if I recall). I’m sticking with the pills and letting the foods be the supplements.
Ugh they never learn