principiascientificinternational--2020-06-29--Read this First Before Wearing a Mask

Read this First Before Wearing a Mask

Read this First Before Wearing a Mask Except for healthcare providers and when in high-risk venues , no one should be wearing a mask .
Most masks are quite unhealthy and some are even disease-promoting—Here ’ s why !
Those who are manifesting COVID-19 symptoms have a greater need for fresh clean air .
Because of the various respiratory illnesses associated with Coronavirus syndrome they require prana-filled air more than anything .
So do folks who want to prevent catching the coronavirus .
However , when wearing a synthetic mask the person is filtering their air through a synthetic material @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most are made of .
The masked individual is then breathing in those aerosolized toxic chemicals .
Many of the sickest COVID patients already have various respiratory illnesses and/or chemical sensitivities , so putting a mask on them is the worst thing that can be done .
The same applies to people who are relatively healthy but have E.I .
syndrome or MCS .
* Brand new products just taken out of a box are notorious for outgassing various chemical toxins .
Many of the highest rated masks even off-gas noxious VOCs ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ filtration structure requires such a matrix of chemical compounds .
In the case of a new mask , which is placed right over the mouth and nose , these vaporized chemicals go right into both airways .
Therefore , patients stricken with the novel coronavirus ought to be spared from such a misguided practice .
A chemical overwhelm can even trigger a respiratory condition that compels the attending physician to put the patient on a ventilator which ought to be strictly avoided for COVID-19 patients .
CAVEAT from the Coach : The olfactory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is acknowledged to be 8 cells thick .
There are only 4 to 6 cells surrounding the olfactory nerve making it a much more vulnerable area for vaporized chemicals to enter the brain .
Hence , when a COVID-19 patient is breathing all their air through a toxic mask for weeks or months , they are inevitably experiencing an influx of harmful toxins into their brain tissue .
Depending on the age , overall health and sensitivity of the individual , this predicament can produce its own set of concerning neurological symptoms .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ sick individual is also intaking some of the carbon dioxide they just exhaled .
Instead of breathing in fresh clean air full of oxygen , the mask is diminishing their oxygen intake and replacing it with the respiratory waste product—carbon dioxide .
By subtly decreasing their oxygen levels in this manner they are being deprived of the most powerful healing agent for respiratory diseases—Molecular oxygen ( O ) .
Furthermore , even a slight increase of the carbon dioxide levels in their bloodstream can contribute to anxiety and feelings of nervousness as well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The flip side of the very same problem is that prolonged mask wearing can lead to oxygen deprivation also known as hypoxia .
See : Physician Warns About Prolonged Mask Wearing and Hypoxia For these reasons especially , both the healthy and the ill should avoid wearing a mask like the plague … … … otherwise you may end up getting this coronavirus plague .
Even after wearing a mask for a short period of time it becomes filthy .
The more polluted the indoor and/or outdoor ambient air is , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Not only is the mask capturing particulate and chemical pollution from the ambient air , the accumulation of these throughout the course of a day further obstructs the necessary breathing process .
Hence , the longer a mask is worn in a polluted environment , the dirtier and more contaminated it will become .
Just take a close look at the return air filter in your home or garage if you want to see what ’ s happening with a well-worn mask ; albeit , on a much smaller scale .
Now let @ @ @ @ @ @ @ constant coughing and sneezing and spitting up phlegm and mucus .
What will inevitably develop regarding the mask is a worst-case scenario that can push the patient onto a ventilator .
This is only one reason so many hospital inpatients are being vented ; the inappropriate treatment plans also include specific pharmaceutical drugs that are strongly contraindicated for Coronavirus syndrome .
KEY POINT : Venting COVID-19 patients has proven to be injurious to the lungs and often deadly , as several doctors and nurses have testified .
Five medical school professors in Italy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risks of ventilators in this scientific research paper : Covid-19 Does Not Lead to a “ Typical ” Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome The following excerpt was taken from this article published by the Alachua Chronicle in Gainesville , Florida : Face masks can damage the immune system .
Stress can lower Your immunity .
A face-covering or mask that interferes with respiration can add to stress .
Cortisol is a hormone closely linked with stress .
It works as a key player in the body ’ s stress response and is often measured @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Cortisol plays a vital role in the body ’ s functioning ; it ’ s secreted by the kidney ’ s adrenal glands .
But high and sustained blood levels of cortisone in individuals stressed by the fear of COVID-19 can trigger serious and emergent health issues .
Higher and more prolonged levels of cortisol in the bloodstream ( such as those associated with chronic stress ) have been shown to have negative effects , such as : • None • None • Lowered immunity and inflammatory responses in the body , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consequences • Increased abdominal fat , which is associated with a greater amount of health problems than fat deposited in other areas of the body .
Some of the health problems associated with increased stomach fat are heart attacks , strokes , developing metabolic syndrome , higher levels of “ bad ” cholesterol ( LDL ) and lower levels of “ good ” cholesterol ( HDL ) , which can lead to other health problems .
Anyone who has ever worn a tight , scratchy , synthetic mask knows they are so uncomfortable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soon as they put it on ( the much more comfortable 100 % cotton masks simply don ’ t work ) .
And , that the longer they feel compelled to wear the mask , the more depressing the whole experience becomes .
Not only is this discomfiting experience physically depressing for all the reasons explained above , it can also become emotionally distressing .
There is a LOT of anecdotal evidence that proves the longer the mask is worn throughout the day , the more dispiriting .
Likewise , the more days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more distressful life becomes .
The best example of this new fact of life can be found in the many stores where the employees have been forced to wear a mask during the entire work day .
Clearly , they are not happy .
Nor are they as helpful as they used to be .
The usual courtesy and cheerfulness have been replaced with gloom and/or sadness and/or frustration and/or anger .
Whoever put out the official advice of wearing a mask in the manner which has been adopted nationwide has performed a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that when your immune response can be so compromised by constant mask-wearing , a case of Coronavirus syndrome becomes much more likely .
The medical authorities and health officials in charge of the coronavirus response effort need to draft a new national policy post haste before more damage is done to the individual and collective health of the American people .
After many decades of managing all sorts of similar epidemics and pandemics , there is no good reason why such an improper recommendation was ever issued .
Many of those epidemics involved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 so different except the nonstop fear-mongering .
Those responsible for this extremely bad mask advice have created — wittingly or unwittingly — a toxic coronavirus culture whereby the mask wearers are looking at those who abstain as being dangerous nonconformists who are somehow threatening the mask-wearer ’ s health .
In this way , mask-wearing is quickly becoming a divisive wedge issue that has been driven deeply into the heart of the body politic .
This certainly does not help the healing process which many are in dire need of today and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only being unnecessarily separated during critical periods of the COVID-19 disease process , social tensions are intensifying even more during this extremely tempestuous election year .
This state of affairs only creates a more conducive environment for coronavirus clusters to mushroom ; after all , stress weakens the immune system ( unless it ’ s well managed ) .
Special Note : The flurry of recommendations that were issued by government officials and medical authorities everywhere were fundamentally fear-driven and not based on science or reality .
This fear-based guidance has served to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blind compliance .
Not only are many unaware victims of this extremely bad advice never leaving home without a mask on , some of them are closely monitoring every individual in their viewing space without a mask .
Others are so bold as to police the erroneous policy as vigilantes do catching lawbreakers .
For these and other reasons , the mainstream media and governments across the country are obligated to clarify mask guidance with all deliberate speed .
Yes , healthcare workers ought to wear hospital-grade mask rated as N95 anti-viral in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the way , even Dr. Fauci says not to wear a mask , except for healthcare providers .
Likewise , housebound COVID-19 caregivers should also wear a healthy , non-toxic mask when working with a sick family member , friend or loved one , but only when necessary .
It ’ s important to immediately take the mask off whenever it ’ s not needed .
Obviously , every situation is different and demands its own proper response .
For example , a crowded New York City subway needs to be addressed differently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suburban street .
Hence , city dwellers have their own decisions to make whenever they ’ re walking through a high-traffic area or crowded space .
On the other hand , folks living in rural America can basically go mask free .
The same goes for most suburbanites .
As for the park or the beach , this is when everyone ought to freely bask in the therapeutic sunlight and open-air environment .
The here is for everyone to use their common sense .
The guidance provided in this coronavirus coaching session can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wear or not to wear a mask .
But perhaps the most important instruction is that no one should ever give in to offensive peer pressure to wear a mask when they know in their bones it ’ s the wrong thing to do .
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Read this First Before Wearing a Mask
Written by stateofthenation.co
Except for healthcare providers and when in high-risk venues, no one should be wearing a mask. Most masks are quite unhealthy and some are even disease-promoting—Here’s why!
Chemical Off-gassing
Those who are manifesting COVID-19 symptoms have a greater need for fresh clean air. Because of the various respiratory illnesses associated with Coronavirus syndrome they require prana-filled air more than anything. So do folks who want to prevent catching the coronavirus.
However, when wearing a synthetic mask the person is filtering their air through a synthetic material that outgases the petrochemically derived constituents that most are made of. The masked individual is then breathing in those aerosolized toxic chemicals.
Many of the sickest COVID patients already have various respiratory illnesses and/or chemical sensitivities, so putting a mask on them is the worst thing that can be done. The same applies to people who are relatively healthy but have E.I. syndrome or MCS.*
*E.I. Syndrome = Environmental Illness Syndrome; MCS = Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
Brand new products just taken out of a box are notorious for outgassing various chemical toxins. Many of the highest rated masks even off-gas noxious VOCs (volatile organic compounds) because the optimal filtration structure requires such a matrix of chemical compounds. In the case of a new mask, which is placed right over the mouth and nose, these vaporized chemicals go right into both airways.
Therefore, patients stricken with the novel coronavirus ought to be spared from such a misguided practice. A chemical overwhelm can even trigger a respiratory condition that compels the attending physician to put the patient on a ventilator which ought to be strictly avoided for COVID-19 patients.
CAVEAT from the Coach: The olfactory nerve lacks a true blood-brain barrier which is acknowledged to be 8 cells thick. There are only 4 to 6 cells surrounding the olfactory nerve making it a much more vulnerable area for vaporized chemicals to enter the brain. Hence, when a COVID-19 patient is breathing all their air through a toxic mask for weeks or months, they are inevitably experiencing an influx of harmful toxins into their brain tissue. Depending on the age, overall health and sensitivity of the individual, this predicament can produce its own set of concerning neurological symptoms.
Oxygen & Carbon Dioxide
With each and every in-breath, the sick individual is also intaking some of the carbon dioxide they just exhaled.
Instead of breathing in fresh clean air full of oxygen, the mask is diminishing their oxygen intake and replacing it with the respiratory waste product—carbon dioxide.
By subtly decreasing their oxygen levels in this manner they are being deprived of the most powerful healing agent for respiratory diseases—Molecular oxygen (O 2 ).
Furthermore, even a slight increase of the carbon dioxide levels in their bloodstream can contribute to anxiety and feelings of nervousness as well as cause headaches, dizziness and fatigue.
The flip side of the very same problem is that prolonged mask wearing can lead to oxygen deprivation also known as hypoxia. See: Physician Warns About Prolonged Mask Wearing and Hypoxia
For these reasons especially, both the healthy and the ill should avoid wearing a mask like the plague … … … otherwise you may end up getting this coronavirus plague.
Unhygienic and Unsanitary
Even after wearing a mask for a short period of time it becomes filthy. The more polluted the indoor and/or outdoor ambient air is, the quicker the mask will become contaminated.
Not only is the mask capturing particulate and chemical pollution from the ambient air, the accumulation of these throughout the course of a day further obstructs the necessary breathing process.
Hence, the longer a mask is worn in a polluted environment, the dirtier and more contaminated it will become. Just take a close look at the return air filter in your home or garage if you want to see what’s happening with a well-worn mask; albeit, on a much smaller scale.
Now let’s add into the mix the constant coughing and sneezing and spitting up phlegm and mucus. What will inevitably develop regarding the mask is a worst-case scenario that can push the patient onto a ventilator. This is only one reason so many hospital inpatients are being vented; the inappropriate treatment plans also include specific pharmaceutical drugs that are strongly contraindicated for Coronavirus syndrome.
KEY POINT: Venting COVID-19 patients has proven to be injurious to the lungs and often deadly, as several doctors and nurses have testified. Five medical school professors in Italy have also correctly pointed out the extreme risks of ventilators in this scientific research paper: Covid-19 Does Not Lead to a “Typical” Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Damage the Immune System
The following excerpt was taken from this article published by the Alachua Chronicle in Gainesville, Florida: Face masks can damage the immune system.
Stress can lower Your immunity. A face-covering or mask that interferes with respiration can add to stress. Cortisol is a hormone closely linked with stress. It works as a key player in the body’s stress response and is often measured in research as an indicator of stress.
Cortisol plays a vital role in the body’s functioning; it’s secreted by the kidney’s adrenal glands. But high and sustained blood levels of cortisone in individuals stressed by the fear of COVID-19 can trigger serious and emergent health issues.
Higher and more prolonged levels of cortisol in the bloodstream (such as those associated with chronic stress) have been shown to have negative effects, such as:
Impaired cognitive performance Suppressed thyroid function Blood sugar imbalances such as hyperglycemia Decreased bone density Decrease in muscle tissue Higher blood pressure Lowered immunity and inflammatory responses in the body, slowed wound healing, and other health consequences Increased abdominal fat, which is associated with a greater amount of health problems than fat deposited in other areas of the body. Some of the health problems associated with increased stomach fat are heart attacks, strokes , developing metabolic syndrome, higher levels of “bad” cholesterol (LDL) and lower levels of “good” cholesterol (HDL), which can lead to other health problems.
Uncomfortable and Depressing
Anyone who has ever worn a tight, scratchy, synthetic mask knows they are so uncomfortable they want to take it off as soon as they put it on (the much more comfortable 100{154653b9ea5f83bbbf00f55de12e21cba2da5b4b158a426ee0e27ae0c1b44117} cotton masks simply don’t work). And, that the longer they feel compelled to wear the mask, the more depressing the whole experience becomes.
Not only is this discomfiting experience physically depressing for all the reasons explained above, it can also become emotionally distressing.
There is a LOT of anecdotal evidence that proves the longer the mask is worn throughout the day, the more dispiriting. Likewise, the more days or weeks of continuous mask-wearing, the more distressful life becomes.
The best example of this new fact of life can be found in the many stores where the employees have been forced to wear a mask during the entire work day. Clearly, they are not happy. Nor are they as helpful as they used to be. The usual courtesy and cheerfulness have been replaced with gloom and/or sadness and/or frustration and/or anger.
Inflammatory Wedge Issue
Whoever put out the official advice of wearing a mask in the manner which has been adopted nationwide has performed a tremendous disservice. Common sense tells everyone that when your immune response can be so compromised by constant mask-wearing, a case of Coronavirus syndrome becomes much more likely.
The medical authorities and health officials in charge of the coronavirus response effort need to draft a new national policy post haste before more damage is done to the individual and collective health of the American people.
After many decades of managing all sorts of similar epidemics and pandemics, there is no good reason why such an improper recommendation was ever issued. Many of those epidemics involved similar respiratory diseases, so what makes COVID-19 so different except the nonstop fear-mongering.
Those responsible for this extremely bad mask advice have created — wittingly or unwittingly — a toxic coronavirus culture whereby the mask wearers are looking at those who abstain as being dangerous nonconformists who are somehow threatening the mask-wearer’s health.
In this way, mask-wearing is quickly becoming a divisive wedge issue that has been driven deeply into the heart of the body politic. This certainly does not help the healing process which many are in dire need of today and beyond.
Families and friends are not only being unnecessarily separated during critical periods of the COVID-19 disease process, social tensions are intensifying even more during this extremely tempestuous election year. This state of affairs only creates a more conducive environment for coronavirus clusters to mushroom; after all, stress weakens the immune system (unless it’s well managed).
Special Note: The flurry of recommendations that were issued by government officials and medical authorities everywhere were fundamentally fear-driven and not based on science or reality. This fear-based guidance has served to stampede countless people into the pen of blind compliance. Not only are many unaware victims of this extremely bad advice never leaving home without a mask on, some of them are closely monitoring every individual in their viewing space without a mask. Others are so bold as to police the erroneous policy as vigilantes do catching lawbreakers. For these and other reasons, the mainstream media and governments across the country are obligated to clarify mask guidance with all deliberate speed.
Conclusion
Yes, healthcare workers ought to wear hospital-grade mask rated as N95 anti-viral in every setting that requires one. By the way, even Dr. Fauci says not to wear a mask, except for healthcare providers.
Likewise, housebound COVID-19 caregivers should also wear a healthy, non-toxic mask when working with a sick family member, friend or loved one, but only when necessary. It’s important to immediately take the mask off whenever it’s not needed.
Obviously, every situation is different and demands its own proper response. For example, a crowded New York City subway needs to be addressed differently than taking a walk down a quiet suburban street. Hence, city dwellers have their own decisions to make whenever they’re walking through a high-traffic area or crowded space.
On the other hand, folks living in rural America can basically go mask free. The same goes for most suburbanites. As for the park or the beach, this is when everyone ought to freely bask in the therapeutic sunlight and open-air environment.
The bottom line here is for everyone to use their common sense. The guidance provided in this coronavirus coaching session can be used to inform any decision to wear or not to wear a mask. But perhaps the most important instruction is that no one should ever give in to offensive peer pressure to wear a mask when they know in their bones it’s the wrong thing to do.
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principiascientificinternational--2020-06-29--Duke University: All brain activity studies are wrong

You know all those studies about brain activity ?
The ones that reveal thought patterns and feelings as a person performs a task ?
There ’ s a problem : The measurement they ’ re based on is inaccurate , according to a study out of Duke University that is rocking the field .
Functional MRI machines ( fMRIs ) are excellent at determining the brain structures involved in a task .
For example , a study asking 50 people to count or remember names while undergoing an fMRI scan would accurately identify which parts of the brain are active @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that when the same person is asked to do the same tasks weeks or months apart , the results vary wildly .
This is likely because fMRIs don ’ t actually measure brain activity directly : They measure blood flow to regions of the brain , which is used as a proxy for brain activity because neurons in those regions are presumably more active .
Blood flow levels , apparently , change .
“ The correlation between one scan and a second is not even fair , it ’ s poor , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ professor of neuroscience and psychology at Duke University .
The researchers reexamined 56 peer-reviewed , published papers that conducted 90 fMRI experiments , some by leaders in the field , and also looked at the results of so-called “ test/retest ” fMRIs , where 65 subjects were asked to do the same tasks months apart .
They found that of seven measures of brain function , none had consistent readings .
This is a mouthful of dirt for hundreds of researchers—and Hariri is one of them .
He has carried out fMRI research @ @ @ @ @ @ @ running a long-term fMRI study of 1,300 Duke students to discern why some come away from traumatic events with PTSD while others do not .
“ I ’ m going to throw myself under the bus , ” he says .
“ This whole subbranch of fMRI could go extinct if we don ’ t address this critical limitation.
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Duke University: All brain activity studies are wrong
Written by Arianne Cohen
You know all those studies about brain activity? The ones that reveal thought patterns and feelings as a person performs a task? There’s a problem: The measurement they’re based on is inaccurate, according to a study out of Duke University that is rocking the field.
Functional MRI machines (fMRIs) are excellent at determining the brain structures involved in a task. For example, a study asking 50 people to count or remember names while undergoing an fMRI scan would accurately identify which parts of the brain are active during the task.
The trouble is that when the same person is asked to do the same tasks weeks or months apart, the results vary wildly. This is likely because fMRIs don’t actually measure brain activity directly: They measure blood flow to regions of the brain, which is used as a proxy for brain activity because neurons in those regions are presumably more active.
Blood flow levels, apparently, change. “The correlation between one scan and a second is not even fair, it’s poor,” says lead author Ahmad Hariri, a professor of neuroscience and psychology at Duke University.
The researchers reexamined 56 peer-reviewed, published papers that conducted 90 fMRI experiments, some by leaders in the field, and also looked at the results of so-called “test/retest” fMRIs, where 65 subjects were asked to do the same tasks months apart. They found that of seven measures of brain function, none had consistent readings. This is a mouthful of dirt for hundreds of researchers—and Hariri is one of them. He has carried out fMRI research for 15 years, and is currently running a long-term fMRI study of 1,300 Duke students to discern why some come away from traumatic events with PTSD while others do not. “I’m going to throw myself under the bus,” he says. “This whole subbranch of fMRI could go extinct if we don’t address this critical limitation.” Read more at www.fastcompany.com *** PRINCIPIA SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL, legally registered in the UK as a company incorporated for charitable purposes. Head Office: 27 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N 3AX. Please DONATE TODAY To Help Our Non-Profit Mission To Defend The Scientific Method.
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principiascientificinternational--2020-07-02--Study: looking at red light can improve declining eyesight

It will be as easy as brushing your teeth or shaving , and as long as future studies support it , it just might save your eyesight .
A few minutes of looking into a deep red light could have a dramatic effect on preventing eyesight decline as we age , according to a new study published this week in The Journals of Gerontology .
If the results are replicated in future studies , and approved by the US Food and Drug Administration , the light could augur a new era in which millions of people have access to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them a new layer of protection against the natural aging processes that steal our eyes ’ sensitivity to light and ability to distinguish colors .
“ You don ’ t need to use it for very long to start getting a strong result , ” said lead author Glen Jeffery , a professor of neuroscience at University College London ’ s Institute of Ophthalmology .
The science works , Jeffery said , because the light stimulates the health of mitochondria , which are like batteries in our cells .
And because mitochondria are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , insights like these could help lead to new treatments for diseases including Parkinson ’ s and diabetes .
All it takes is a few minutes The study was small , a pilot study to test the concept .
Researchers recruited 12 men and 12 women , whose ages ranged from 28 to 72 .
Each participant was given a small handheld flashlight that emitted a red light with a wavelength of 670 nanometers .
That wavelength is toward the long end of the visible spectrum , and just short of an infrared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the human eye .
They spent three minutes each day looking into the light over a period of two weeks .
The lights work on both cones and rods in the eye .
Cones are photo receptor cells that detect color and work best in well-lit situations .
Rods , which are much more plentiful , are retina cells that specialize in helping us see in dim light , according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology .
Researchers measured the cone function in subjects ’ eyes by having them identify colored letters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their eyes ’ rod sensitivity by asking them to detect light signals in the dark .
There was a 14 % improvement in the ability to see colors , or cone color contrast sensitivity , for the entire two dozen participants .
Improvement , however , was most significant in study participants over age 40 .
For those ages , cone color contrast sensitivity rose by 20 % over the course of the study .
That age bracket also saw significant increases in rod threshold , which corresponds to the ability to see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 40 also experienced some improvement , but didn ’ t see the same jump as older subjects .
Younger eyes haven ’ t declined as much as older eyes .
“ The retina ages faster than any other organ in your body , ” Jefferysaid .
“ From an evolutionary perspective , we fundamentally have never lived past 40.
” Now , of course , we regularly live well beyond that age , and need ways to nurture the organs that for millennia have been the most likely to wear out earliest in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ young people but their prevalence increases with age .
At the beginning stages , these conditions are treatable , although they can start creeping in before symptoms appear .
The CDC notes that the progression of these diseasescan also be slowed by eating a diet rich in antioxidants and maintaining normal levels of blood sugar , body weight and blood pressure .
If those indicators get out of normal range , they can further degeneration by breaking down blood vessels in the eyes , the American Heart Associations says It ’ s easy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in humans builds on results in fruit flies and in mice , which also showed that red light could improve the functioning of mitochondria .
Longer-term independent safety studies of red lights in humans would have to garner similar benefits for this method of eyesight protection to be approved by the FDA .
If so , you ’ d still need to use a properly vetted product under a doctor ’ s supervision .
One of the best assets of the red lights they used is that they are safe , Jeffery said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lights on their own eyes before beginning the study and have found no ill effects .
The research subjects in the study also reported no ill effects .
“ If you use this every day , we have no evidence to say it ’ s detrimental , ” Jeffery said .
That fits with prior research , in which the safety of red lights has long been established , explained Dr. Raj Maturi , an associate professor at Indiana University School of Medicine .
“ It would be a very easy pathway to @ @ @ @ @ @ @

Written by Ryan Prior
It will be as easy as brushing your teeth or shaving, and as long as future studies support it, it just might save your eyesight.
A few minutes of looking into a deep red light could have a dramatic effect on preventing eyesight decline as we age, according to a new study published this week in The Journals of Gerontology.
If the results are replicated in future studies, and approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, the light could augur a new era in which millions of people have access to the easy home-based therapy. It would give them a new layer of protection against the natural aging processes that steal our eyes’ sensitivity to light and ability to distinguish colors.
“You don’t need to use it for very long to start getting a strong result,” said lead author Glen Jeffery, a professor of neuroscience at University College London’s Institute of Ophthalmology.
The science works, Jeffery said, because the light stimulates the health of mitochondria, which are like batteries in our cells.
And because mitochondria are implicated in a broad range of diseases, insights like these could help lead to new treatments for diseases including Parkinson’s and diabetes.
All it takes is a few minutes
The study was small, a pilot study to test the concept. Researchers recruited 12 men and 12 women, whose ages ranged from 28 to 72. Each participant was given a small handheld flashlight that emitted a red light with a wavelength of 670 nanometers. That wavelength is toward the long end of the visible spectrum, and just short of an infrared wavelength, which tends to be invisible to the human eye.
They spent three minutes each day looking into the light over a period of two weeks.
The lights work on both cones and rods in the eye. Cones are photo receptor cells that detect color and work best in well-lit situations. Rods, which are much more plentiful, are retina cells that specialize in helping us see in dim light, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Researchers measured the cone function in subjects’ eyes by having them identify colored letters with low contrast. And they measured their eyes’ rod sensitivity by asking them to detect light signals in the dark.
There was a 14{154653b9ea5f83bbbf00f55de12e21cba2da5b4b158a426ee0e27ae0c1b44117} improvement in the ability to see colors, or cone color contrast sensitivity, for the entire two dozen participants.
Improvement, however, was most significant in study participants over age 40. For those ages, cone color contrast sensitivity rose by 20{154653b9ea5f83bbbf00f55de12e21cba2da5b4b158a426ee0e27ae0c1b44117}over the course of the study.
That age bracket also saw significant increases in rod threshold, which corresponds to the ability to see in low light. Study participants under 40 also experienced some improvement, but didn’t see the same jump as older subjects. Younger eyes haven’t declined as much as older eyes.
“The retina ages faster than any other organ in your body,”Jefferysaid. “From an evolutionary perspective, we fundamentally have never lived past 40.”
Now, of course, we regularly live well beyond that age, and need ways to nurture the organs that for millennia have been the most likely to wear out earliest in life.
Researchers from University College London used small red lights like this one to stimulate retina mitochondria with the goal of stoppying eyesight loss.
Adults ages 40 and higher are are at the highest risk for eye diseases such as cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
These diseases can occur in young people but their prevalence increases with age. At the beginning stages, these conditions are treatable, although they can start creeping in before symptoms appear.
That’s why the AAO recommends increasing regular eye exams to every two to four years for people once they cross age 40, and to increase exams to every one to two years at age 65.
The CDC notes that the progression of these diseasescan also be slowed by eating a diet rich in antioxidants and maintaining normal levels of blood sugar, body weight and blood pressure. If those indicators get out of normal range, they can further degeneration by breaking down blood vessels in the eyes, the American Heart Associations says
It’s easy and safe to use
This new study in humans builds on results in fruit flies and in mice, which also showed that red light could improve the functioning of mitochondria.
For instance, a 2015 study showed that near-infrared light could spur energy production, improve mobility and extend the lifespan of fruit flies. And a 2017 study of visible red light at the edge of infrared reported a 25{154653b9ea5f83bbbf00f55de12e21cba2da5b4b158a426ee0e27ae0c1b44117} improvement in the functioning of retinas in mice.
Longer-term independent safety studies of red lights in humans would have to garner similar benefits for this method of eyesight protection to be approved by the FDA. If so, you’d still need to use a properly vetted product under a doctor’s supervision.
For example, while the laser pointers approved by the FDA for sale in the US don’t cause eye damage, a 2018 case study in the New England Journal of Medicine outlined how a boy in Greece permanently injured an eye by pointing a green laser pointer into it.
One of the best assets of the red lights they used is that they are safe, Jeffery said. The researchers all tested the red lights on their own eyes before beginning the study and have found no ill effects. The research subjects in the study also reported no ill effects.
“If you use this every day, we have no evidence to say it’s detrimental,” Jeffery said.
That fits with prior research, in which the safety of red lights has long been established, explained Dr. Raj Maturi, an associate professor at Indiana University School of Medicine.
“It would be a very easy pathway to FDA approval,” he said.


principiascientificinternational--2020-07-02--On the Physics of Climate Change

On the Physics of Climate Change

On the Physics of Climate Change Science is about the search for knowledge and understanding .
It is understood that there will never be “ a ” correct answer in science , just a continuing journey .
Richard Feynman , the noted physicist , said that science is the belief that the experts are wrong .
Theories are developed and tested against existing beliefs to determine the validity of these hypothesizes .
Karl Popper , the science philosopher , stated that a valid theory must be falsifiable or be able to be proven wrong because no theory can ever be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s note : this is a revised and updated version of the article : The Kinetic Energy Of Air Molecules & Altitude ( May 18 , 2020 ) ] The testing of theories is done with experimentation and observation to see how they conform to reality and current theories .
If evidence is discovered that cast doubt on a theory both the theory and the evidence must be examined to determine where the error lies .
Theories are just guesses trying to explain reality while evidence is done with instruments with limitations that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a wrong understanding of reality .
In physics the behavior of energy follows the laws ( theories ) of thermodynamics first postulated by Keppler .
The first law of thermodynamics : Energy can not be created or destroyed , is an act of faith derived from our observations and could well be wrong .
Energy could be created or destroyed at a level too small for us to detect or too large for us to comprehend but there needs to be a founding belief against which new theories are tested and until the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ false we accept it as true .
Energy can not be destroyed but it does change as it decreases as a function of distance from its source and also decreases as energy is transferred to an object with less energy .
The second law of thermodynamics : Energy flows from higher energy levels to lower energy levels , deals with how energy behaves .
This does not mean that the flow of energy can not be changed and we can ’ t take heat from a cooler room and transfer it to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in order to reverse the natural flow we must add energy , in the form of work , to change the natural flow of energy .
The second law requires that all objects absorb energy and all objects above absolute zero radiate energy .
An object will absorb energy from another object with more energy until an equilibrium is established where the energy radiated by the object is equal to the energy it absorbs .
The wavelength of radiated energy absorbed by an object is determined by the bonds it contains , just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is determined by what adjustment you make to the length of the antenna .
The wavelength an object emits can be different from the wavelength it receives which is why florescent objects can emit visible light or longer wavelengths while absorbing shorter ultraviolet light .
These are the fundamental laws of physics that govern the movement of energy and climate on the Earth .
The sun is the source of our energy and the Earth equalizes with it , gaining energy by absorbing energy during the day and losing energy by radiating energy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gases , nitrogen , oxygen , and argon , which make up ninety nine point nine percent of the atmosphere , do not absorb the visible wavelengths and longer wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum but these wavelengths are absorbed by the liquids and solids of the Earth .
The laws of thermodynamics require the gases in the atmosphere to absorb radiated energy , which means they absorb the shorter wavelengths ( x-ray and ultraviolet ) emitted by the sun .
All of the x-rays entering the atmosphere are absorbed before reaching the Earth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the ultraviolet is absorbed in the atmosphere .
The gases in the atmosphere are gaining energy from the sun just not from the visible spectrum .
The gas molecules , just like other objects , will equalize energy with that coming from the sun , reaching a point where they emit as much energy as they receive .
The ionosphere and ozone layer are evidence of the energy contained in these gases .
It takes four hundred and fifty thousand joules to split an oxygen molecule into two oxygen atoms .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stratosphere , when one of these oxygen atoms combines with an oxygen molecule to form ozone .
The density of gases at an altitude of eighty kilometers is .000018 kilograms per cubic meter .
These molecules will absorb energy coming from the sun and radiate it in all directions equalizing with the energy absorbed and reducing the amount of energy from the sun continuing to travel to the Earth ’ s surface .
The density of the atmospheric gases at sea level is 1.2 kilograms per cubic meter .
If this amount of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of energy that is present at the eighty kilometers and equalize with it , it would mean that the molecules at eighty kilometers would have sixty seven thousand times the kinetic energy as the molecules at sea level .
When more molecules are absorbing energy it results in more molecules radiating energy .
You can boil a beaker of water over a Bunsen burner but a larger pot of water will never reach boiling as the greater number of water molecules radiate more energy preventing the water from reaching 100 C. When you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is being absorbed by the gas molecules located between eighty kilometers and sea level it means that the gas molecules at an altitude of eighty kilometers have over six million times the energy of the molecules at sea level .
The second law of thermodynamics says that it is impossible for the gas molecules at higher altitudes to be gaining or reflecting energy from gas molecules lower in the atmosphere .
The theory of carbon dioxide preventing energy from escaping from the Earth into space is nonsense since energy is not flowing from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the atmosphere that is radiating energy both into space and to the Earth .
Visible light is heating the Earth ’ s surface while x-rays and ultraviolet light heat the atmosphere .
Since shorter wavelengths of light contain more energy than longer wavelengths the Earth ’ s surface is being heated by both visible light coming from the sun and the heat emitted by the gases in the atmosphere as they absorb the shorter wavelength being radiated by the sun .
The visible and infrared light emitted by the sun comes from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not vary significantly during the sunspot cycle .
The x-rays and ultraviolet light are produced by solar flares and vary greatly during the cycle .
It is the loss of heat from the atmosphere that causes cooler conditions on Earth when sun spots disappear .
The problems with current theories arise from the inaccuracy of a thermometer in measuring kinetic energy in gases .
Kinetic energy is a function of the mass of an object and the energy it contains .
This means there are two variables being measured by the thermometer in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transferring energy ( mass ) and the energy of the molecules .
The contention that the thermometer measures the mean kinetic energy of medium being tested is false in a gas .
As kinetic energy is added to an unconfined gas ( like the atmosphere ) it expands and fewer molecules transfer energy to the thermometer .
The instrument has no way to determine if the energy it receives comes from many molecules ( more mass ) with little energy or few molecules ( less mass ) with greater energy .
This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ due to rising altitude .
The temperature decreases in the troposphere , increases in the stratosphere , decreases in the mesosphere , then increases in the thermosphere .
Energy decrease with distance from its source and will not produce this erratic pattern .
The thermometer is not giving an accurate indication of kinetic energy of the gas molecules in the atmosphere .
In order to compare the kinetic energy at different altitudes it is necessary to use the universal gas law , PV=nrt .
( Note : P does not stand for atmospheric @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) but the pressure that confines the atmosphere and resists its expansion , gravity .
Since gravity is measured from the center of the Earth its pressure does not change significantly in the atmosphere and be considered constant . )
When energy ( t ) is added to an unconfined gas it will expand .
This means that the kinetic energy of the gas molecules is proportional to the volume of a constant number of molecules ( inverse of density ) .
When these figures are plotted on a graph they show that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the atmosphere increase slowly through the troposphere ( where water absorbs energy moderating the increase ) then increase exponentially with increasing altitude .
It is the sun that is the source of energy for the Earth and it and the position of the Earth are what determine our climate .
Man can not affect the Earth ’ s climate globally .
It is a result of the equalization of energy between the Earth and the sun .
Presently the sun is entering a Grand Solar Minimum where sun spot activity is greatly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be adding as much energy to the Earth .
The last time this occurred it was known as the little ice age and brought years without a summer and starvation from reduced food production .
Instead of wasting money on expensive unreliable energy production ( solar and wind ) to mitigate a nonexistent threat , the world needs to prepare reliable safe source of energy ( nuclear ) so it can deal with the consequences of less energy coming from the sun .
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On the Physics of Climate Change
Written by Herb Rose
Science is about the search for knowledge and understanding. It is understood that there will never be “a” correct answer in science, just a continuing journey. Richard Feynman, the noted physicist, said that science is the belief that the experts are wrong.
Theories are developed and tested against existing beliefs to determine the validity of these hypothesizes. Karl Popper, the science philosopher, stated that a valid theory must be falsifiable or be able to be proven wrong because no theory can ever be proven right.
[PSI Editor’s note: this is a revised and updated version of the article: The Kinetic Energy Of Air Molecules & Altitude (May 18, 2020)]
The testing of theories is done with experimentation and observation to see how they conform to reality and current theories. If evidence is discovered that cast doubt on a theory both the theory and the evidence must be examined to determine where the error lies.
Theories are just guesses trying to explain reality while evidence is done with instruments with limitations that can produce errors and both can produce a wrong understanding of reality.
In physics the behavior of energy follows the laws (theories) of thermodynamics first postulated by Keppler. The first law of thermodynamics: Energy cannot be created or destroyed, is an act of faith derived from our observations and could well be wrong.
Energy could be created or destroyed at a level too small for us to detect or too large for us to comprehend but there needs to be a founding belief against which new theories are tested and until the conservation of energy is shown to be false we accept it as true.
Energy cannot be destroyed but it does change as it decreases as a function of distance from its source and also decreases as energy is transferred to an object with less energy.
The second law of thermodynamics: Energy flows from higher energy levels to lower energy levels, deals with how energy behaves. This does not mean that the flow of energy cannot be changed and we can’t take heat from a cooler room and transfer it to a hotter room (air conditioning) but in order to reverse the natural flow we must add energy, in the form of work, to change the natural flow of energy.
The second law requires that all objects absorb energy and all objects above absolute zero radiate energy. An object will absorb energy from another object with more energy until an equilibrium is established where the energy radiated by the object is equal to the energy it absorbs.
The wavelength of radiated energy absorbed by an object is determined by the bonds it contains, just as which radio station you listen to is determined by what adjustment you make to the length of the antenna. The wavelength an object emits can be different from the wavelength it receives which is why florescent objects can emit visible light or longer wavelengths while absorbing shorter ultraviolet light.
These are the fundamental laws of physics that govern the movement of energy and climate on the Earth. The sun is the source of our energy and the Earth equalizes with it, gaining energy by absorbing energy during the day and losing energy by radiating energy at night.
Observation shows that the gases, nitrogen, oxygen, and argon, which make up ninety nine point nine percent of the atmosphere, do not absorb the visible wavelengths and longer wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum but these wavelengths are absorbed by the liquids and solids of the Earth.
The laws of thermodynamics require the gases in the atmosphere to absorb radiated energy, which means they absorb the shorter wavelengths (x-ray and ultraviolet) emitted by the sun. All of the x-rays entering the atmosphere are absorbed before reaching the Earth’s surface and over ninety percent of the ultraviolet is absorbed in the atmosphere.
The gases in the atmosphere are gaining energy from the sun just not from the visible spectrum. The gas molecules, just like other objects, will equalize energy with that coming from the sun, reaching a point where they emit as much energy as they receive.
The ionosphere and ozone layer are evidence of the energy contained in these gases. It takes four hundred and fifty thousand joules to split an oxygen molecule into two oxygen atoms. The ozone layer is formed, in the stratosphere, when one of these oxygen atoms combines with an oxygen molecule to form ozone.
The density of gases at an altitude of eighty kilometers is .000018 kilograms per cubic meter. These molecules will absorb energy coming from the sun and radiate it in all directions equalizing with the energy absorbed and reducing the amount of energy from the sun continuing to travel to the Earth’s surface.
The density of the atmospheric gases at sea level is 1.2 kilograms per cubic meter. If this amount of matter were to absorb the same amount of energy that is present at the eighty kilometers and equalize with it, it would mean that the molecules at eighty kilometers would have sixty seven thousand times the kinetic energy as the molecules at sea level.
When more molecules are absorbing energy it results in more molecules radiating energy. You can boil a beaker of water over a Bunsen burner but a larger pot of water will never reach boiling as the greater number of water molecules radiate more energy preventing the water from reaching 100 C.
When you consider that ninety percent of that energy is being absorbed by the gas molecules located between eighty kilometers and sea level it means that the gas molecules at an altitude of eighty kilometers have over six million times the energy of the molecules at sea level.
The second law of thermodynamics says that it is impossible for the gas molecules at higher altitudes to be gaining or reflecting energy from gas molecules lower in the atmosphere. The theory of carbon dioxide preventing energy from escaping from the Earth into space is nonsense since energy is not flowing from the Earth through the atmosphere but it is the atmosphere that is radiating energy both into space and to the Earth.
Visible light is heating the Earth’s surface while x-rays and ultraviolet light heat the atmosphere. Since shorter wavelengths of light contain more energy than longer wavelengths the Earth’s surface is being heated by both visible light coming from the sun and the heat emitted by the gases in the atmosphere as they absorb the shorter wavelength being radiated by the sun.
The visible and infrared light emitted by the sun comes from the surface of the sun and does not vary significantly during the sunspot cycle. The x-rays and ultraviolet light are produced by solar flares and vary greatly during the cycle. It is the loss of heat from the atmosphere that causes cooler conditions on Earth when sun spots disappear.
The problems with current theories arise from the inaccuracy of a thermometer in measuring kinetic energy in gases. Kinetic energy is a function of the mass of an object and the energy it contains. This means there are two variables being measured by the thermometer in a gas, the number of molecules transferring energy (mass) and the energy of the molecules.
The contention that the thermometer measures the mean kinetic energy of medium being tested is false in a gas. As kinetic energy is added to an unconfined gas (like the atmosphere) it expands and fewer molecules transfer energy to the thermometer. The instrument has no way to determine if the energy it receives comes from many molecules (more mass) with little energy or few molecules (less mass) with greater energy.
This is what produces the erratic graph of temperature due to rising altitude. The temperature decreases in the troposphere, increases in the stratosphere, decreases in the mesosphere, then increases in the thermosphere. Energy decrease with distance from its source and will not produce this erratic pattern. The thermometer is not giving an accurate indication of kinetic energy of the gas molecules in the atmosphere.
In order to compare the kinetic energy at different altitudes it is necessary to use the universal gas law, PV=nrt. (Note: P does not stand for atmospheric pressure (weight of the gas molecules) but the pressure that confines the atmosphere and resists its expansion, gravity.
Since gravity is measured from the center of the Earth its pressure does not change significantly in the atmosphere and be considered constant.) When energy (t) is added to an unconfined gas it will expand. This means that the kinetic energy of the gas molecules is proportional to the volume of a constant number of molecules (inverse of density).
When these figures are plotted on a graph they show that the kinetic energy of the gas molecules in the atmosphere increase slowly through the troposphere (where water absorbs energy moderating the increase) then increase exponentially with increasing altitude.
It is the sun that is the source of energy for the Earth and it and the position of the Earth are what determine our climate. Man cannot affect the Earth’s climate globally. It is a result of the equalization of energy between the Earth and the sun.
Presently the sun is entering a Grand Solar Minimum where sun spot activity is greatly reduced. The atmosphere will no longer be adding as much energy to the Earth. The last time this occurred it was known as the little ice age and brought years without a summer and starvation from reduced food production.
Instead of wasting money on expensive unreliable energy production (solar and wind) to mitigate a nonexistent threat, the world needs to prepare reliable safe source of energy (nuclear) so it can deal with the consequences of less energy coming from the sun.
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principiascientificinternational--2020-07-02--Infant mortality down; number of vaccinations down

Infant mortality down ; number of vaccinations down The reference here is an analysis of mortality data by Mark Blaxill and Amy Becker , “ Lessons from the Lockdown , ” posted at Children ’ s Health Defense on June 18 : “ As untimely deaths spiked among the elderly in Manhattan nursing homes and in similar settings all over the country , something mysterious was saving the lives of children .
As springtime in America came along with massive disruptions in family life amid near universal lockdowns , roughly 30 % fewer children died.
” “ Virtually the entire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the changing pattern of American life during the lockdowns has been saving the lives of hundreds of infants , over 200 per week.
” “ One very clear change that has received publicity is that public health officials are bemoaning the sharp decline in infant vaccinations as parents are not taking their infants into pediatric offices for their regular well‐baby checks .
In the May 15 issue of the CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ( MMWR ) , a group of authors from the CDC and Kaiser Permanente reported a sharp decline @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a decline in pediatric vaccine doses administered .
These declines began in early March , around the time infant deaths began declining.
” Mustn ’ t report that on the nightly news .
A leak of truth might turn into a river .
The very thought that vaccines are harmful enough to cause death , and withholding them would align with the Hippocratic Oath ?
For those who can ’ t bring themselves to even stick a toe in the waters of the evidence against vaccines , because their cult of science @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , likewise , salute all public health directives concerning the “ pandemic , ” like good little boys and girls , here is a backgrounder I call… To the “ educated ” potato heads : science is not a political hierarchy So far , I ’ ve written about 150 articles on the preposterous COVID fakery ( archive here ) .
In this piece , I ’ m going to discuss political hierarchy .
Which is how Tony Fauci got to where he is .
It has nothing to do with knowledge or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And if it weren ’ t Fauci , it would be someone else .
Another person on television standing next to the president .
Because that is the structure , the pecking order .
There are slots to fill .
And there must be a central mouthpiece .
Do you really believe that , at the beginning of this whole COVID operation…Fauci is sinking himself deep in collaborative meetings with scientists to come up with a plan ?
There is back and forth ?
Opinions are challenged ?
Data are examined ?
Objections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ representative from Sweden , where the government is taking a different path ?
He listens to a pro like Dr. Scott Atlas ?
Economic advisors are in the room , making calculations on the devastating effects of a three-month national lockdown ?
Fact-checkers , not bullshitters , look into the past track record of that abject failure , Neil Ferguson , who is predicting on his worn-out computer that two million people in America will die—which is the whole rationale for ordering lockdowns ?
Someone who is actually intelligent and honest , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ steps in and questions the event that kicked off all the false hysteria—the Chinese Regime , an overt enemy of the US , locking down 50 million people overnight for no medical reason and sending a fake signal to the WHO and CDC that this is the new model for control ?
Do you think any of this happens in a room ?
Do you think your college education and what you think you know has the slightest connection to this situation , because you took a biology course and a chemistry course @ @ @ @ @ @ @ computer ?
Do you have any idea how much counter-information which contradicts your gnome-hero , Fauci , has been piling up in the past three months , and how much of it has been coming from people with all sorts of credentials you would otherwise admire ?
Do you ?
Do you know how much of this information has been suppressed by the press ?
No , you don ’ t .
You ’ re a potato head .
The discovery of a new virus has been challenged .
The PCR and antibody @ @ @ @ @ @ @ avenue of diagnosis ; along with widespread eyeball diagnosis , and coding patients as COVID who really have other unrelated conditions , and counting non-COVID deaths as COVID , this means all the case numbers are meaningless .
The overwhelming number of people dying of the “ pandemic ” are the elderly , who have years of serious health problems , who have been treated with many toxic drugs , who are then terrified by receiving a false COVID diagnosis , who are isolated from family and friends , and die .
Many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on ventilators , heavily sedated , and die from the treatment .
But none of this information that challenges the official picture is shoved in the face of public health officials , with a government demand that they respond openly , and in detail .
Why ?
Because the political hierarchy is geared to close out dissent .
This has nothing to do with science .
Science involves questions and rebuttals and counter-opinion , and studies that test other options and views .
Science is about confirming or denying official positions through analysis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about who has wormed his way to the top of the food chain .
It isn ’ t about who is secretly backing the Mouthpiece .
Aka Bill Gates .
Some potato heads look at things this way : whatever Trump is saying is a lie .
The person who opposes Trump must be right .
That person appears to be Fauci .
Therefore , Fauci is stating SCIENCE .
End of story .
Very few , if any potato heads are aware of the following statement , from a woman who has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 99.9 percent of the doctors on the planet : Very few , if any potato heads are aware of the review published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on July 26 , 2000 , by the revered public health expert at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health , Dr. Barbara Starfield .
Starfield concluded that , every year in the US , the medical system kills 225,000 people .
( Review : “ Is US Health Really the Best in the World ?
” Those are two examples of what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the mainstream to task .
They deliver blows to official positions .
THIS is what “ Fauci-science ” should have been subjected to , from the get-go .
And this is what “ vaccine science ” —the holy of holies—should be subjected to .
Very few , if any , potato heads are aware of the case-number game , through which a locale which is coming out of lockdown and opening up the economy is punished .
It ’ s simple .
Expand worthless testing .
New case numbers will automatically rise .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Of course , when new case numbers are expanded , the death rate automatically goes down .
So the News omits that fact .
Potato heads tend to admire censorship , never having learned how deep the Bill of Rights actually goes .
Truth should win out over dissent , as far as the potato heads are concerned .
Whose truth ?
Theirs , naturally .
Those potato heads who claim to favor socialism ( aka Communism ) have no idea that the US government is following the lockdown model of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power , under Mao , by killing 40-65 million of its own people .
Rule : a political hierarchy depends on the support of potato heads .
About the author : Jon Rappoport has written three explosive collections , THE MATRIX REVEALED , EXIT FROM THE MATRIX , and POWER OUTSIDE THE MATRIX , Jon was a candidate for a US Congressional seat in the 29th District of California .
He maintains a consulting practice for private clients , the purpose of which is the expansion of personal creative power .
Nominated for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as an investigative reporter for 30 years , writing articles on politics , medicine , and health for CBS Healthwatch , LA Weekly , Spin Magazine , Stern , and other newspapers and magazines in the US and Europe .
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Infant mortality down; number of vaccinations down
Written by Jon Rappoport
The reference here is an analysis of mortality data by Mark Blaxill and Amy Becker, “Lessons from the Lockdown,” posted at Children’s Health Defense on June 18:
“But the pandemic experience has brought on a surprising effect on this expected death rate among children. Starting in early March, expected deaths began a sharp decline, from an expected level of around 700 deaths per week to well under 500 by mid‐April and throughout May.”
“As untimely deaths spiked among the elderly in Manhattan nursing homes and in similar settings all over the country, something mysterious was saving the lives of children. As springtime in America came along with massive disruptions in family life amid near universal lockdowns, roughly 30{154653b9ea5f83bbbf00f55de12e21cba2da5b4b158a426ee0e27ae0c1b44117} fewer children died.” “Virtually the entire change came from infants. Somehow, the changing pattern of American life during the lockdowns has been saving the lives of hundreds of infants, over 200 per week.” “One very clear change that has received publicity is that public health officials are bemoaning the sharp decline in infant vaccinations as parents are not taking their infants into pediatric offices for their regular well‐baby checks. In the May 15 issue of the CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), a group of authors from the CDC and Kaiser Permanente reported a sharp decline in provider orders for vaccines as well as a decline in pediatric vaccine doses administered. These declines began in early March, around the time infant deaths began declining.”
Mustn’t report that on the nightly news. A leak of truth might turn into a river.
The very thought that vaccines are harmful enough to cause death, and withholding them would align with the Hippocratic Oath?
“Say Bob, here’s an interesting item we could run on the broadcast tonight. Deaths of infants are down during the pandemic, and so are vaccinations.” “I see. So you want to end up announcing Frisbee contests during picnics in the park? And I’ll be producing free YouTube videos featuring cats doing somersaults? You’re drinking again, right?”
For those who can’t bring themselves to even stick a toe in the waters of the evidence against vaccines, because their cult of science forbids it on pain of death…and who, likewise, salute all public health directives concerning the “pandemic,” like good little boys and girls, here is a backgrounder I call…
To the “educated” potato heads: science is not a political hierarchy
So far, I’ve written about 150 articles on the preposterous COVID fakery (archive here). In this piece, I’m going to discuss political hierarchy.
Which is how Tony Fauci got to where he is. It has nothing to do with knowledge or skill in handling purported “outbreaks.” And if it weren’t Fauci, it would be someone else. Another person on television standing next to the president. Because that is the structure, the pecking order. There are slots to fill. And there must be a central mouthpiece.
“Wanted. Spokesperson to represent The Word.”
Whose word?
Do you really believe that, at the beginning of this whole COVID operation…Fauci is sinking himself deep in collaborative meetings with scientists to come up with a plan? There is back and forth? Opinions are challenged? Data are examined? Objections are made? Fauci listens to a representative from Sweden, where the government is taking a different path?
He listens to a pro like Dr. Scott Atlas? Economic advisors are in the room, making calculations on the devastating effects of a three-month national lockdown?
Fact-checkers, not bullshitters, look into the past track record of that abject failure, Neil Ferguson, who is predicting on his worn-out computer that two million people in America will die—which is the whole rationale for ordering lockdowns?
Someone who is actually intelligent and honest, who works for a US intelligence agency, steps in and questions the event that kicked off all the false hysteria—the Chinese Regime, an overt enemy of the US, locking down 50 million people overnight for no medical reason and sending a fake signal to the WHO and CDC that this is the new model for control? Do you think any of this happens in a room?
Do you think your college education and what you think you know has the slightest connection to this situation, because you took a biology course and a chemistry course and can find your way around a computer?
Do you have any idea how much counter-information which contradicts your gnome-hero, Fauci, has been piling up in the past three months, and how much of it has been coming from people with all sorts of credentials you would otherwise admire? Do you? Do you know how much of this information has been suppressed by the press? No, you don’t. You’re a potato head.
The discovery of a new virus has been challenged. The PCR and antibody tests have been discredited as a legitimate avenue of diagnosis; along with widespread eyeball diagnosis, and coding patients as COVID who really have other unrelated conditions, and counting non-COVID deaths as COVID, this means all the case numbers are meaningless.
The overwhelming number of people dying of the “pandemic” are the elderly, who have years of serious health problems, who have been treated with many toxic drugs, who are then terrified by receiving a false COVID diagnosis, who are isolated from family and friends, and die. Many old people in these straits are put on ventilators, heavily sedated, and die from the treatment.
But none of this information that challenges the official picture is shoved in the face of public health officials, with a government demand that they respond openly, and in detail. Why? Because the political hierarchy is geared to close out dissent. This has nothing to do with science.
Science involves questions and rebuttals and counter-opinion, and studies that test other options and views. Science is about confirming or denying official positions through analysis and experiment. It isn’t about who has wormed his way to the top of the food chain. It isn’t about who is secretly backing the Mouthpiece. Aka Bill Gates.
Some potato heads look at things this way: whatever Trump is saying is a lie. The person who opposes Trump must be right. That person appears to be Fauci. Therefore, Fauci is stating SCIENCE. End of story.
Very few, if any potato heads are aware of the following statement, from a woman who has scrutinized more medical studies than at least 99.9 percent of the doctors on the planet:
“It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical research that is published, or to rely on the judgment of trusted physicians or authoritative medical guidelines. I take no pleasure in this conclusion, which I reached slowly and reluctantly over my two decades as an editor of The New England Journal of Medicine.” —Marcia Angell, MD (“Drug Companies and Doctors: A story of Corruption.” NY Review of Books, Jan. 15, 2009.)
Very few, if any potato heads are aware of the review published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on July 26, 2000, by the revered public health expert at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Dr. Barbara Starfield. Starfield concluded that, every year in the US, the medical system kills 225,000 people. (Review: “Is US Health Really the Best in the World?”
Those are two examples of what we could call counter-science. They take the mainstream to task. They deliver blows to official positions. THIS is what “Fauci-science” should have been subjected to, from the get-go. And this is what “vaccine science”—the holy of holies—should be subjected to.
Very few, if any, potato heads are aware of the case-number game, through which a locale which is coming out of lockdown and opening up the economy is punished. It’s simple. Expand worthless testing. New case numbers will automatically rise. The News will report these scary numbers. Of course, when new case numbers are expanded, the death rate automatically goes down. So the News omits that fact.
Potato heads tend to admire censorship, never having learned how deep the Bill of Rights actually goes. Truth should win out over dissent, as far as the potato heads are concerned. Whose truth? Theirs, naturally.
Those potato heads who claim to favor socialism (aka Communism) have no idea that the US government is following the lockdown model of a Chinese regime that secured its grip on power, under Mao, by killing 40-65 million of its own people.
Rule: a political hierarchy depends on the support of potato heads.
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principiascientificinternational--2020-07-02--Neurosurgeon: Face Masks Pose Serious Risks to Healthy Individuals

As businesses reopen , many are requiring shoppers and employees to wear a face mask .
Costco , for instance , will not allow shoppers into the store without wearing a face mask .
Many employers are requiring all employees to wear a face mask while at work .
With the advent of the so-called COVID-19 pandemic , we have seen a number of medical practices that have little or no scientific support as regards reducing the spread of this infection .
One of these measures is the wearing of facial masks , either a surgical-type mask , bandana or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ began and we knew little about the virus itself or its epidemiologic behavior , it was assumed that it would behave , in terms of spread among communities , like other respiratory viruses .
Little has presented itself after intense study of this virus and its behavior to change this perception .
This is somewhat of an unusual virus in that for the vast majority of people infected by the virus , one experiences either no illness ( asymptomatic ) or very little sickness .
Only a very small number of people are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the infection—mainly those with underlying serious medical conditions in conjunction with advanced age and frailty , those with immune compromising conditions and nursing home patients near the end of their lives .
There is growing evidence that the treatment protocol issued to treating doctors by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) , mainly intubation and use of a ventilator ( respirator ) , may have contributed significantly to the high death rate in these select individuals .
As for the scientific support for the use of face mask @ @ @ @ @ @ @ literature , in which 17 of the best studies were analyzed , concluded that , Keep in mind , no studies have been done to demonstrate that either a cloth mask or the N95 mask has any effect on transmission of the COVID-19 virus .
Any recommendations , therefore , have to be based on studies of influenza virus transmission .
And , as you have seen , there is no conclusive evidence of their efficiency in controlling flu virus transmission .
It is also instructive to know that until recently , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mask or covering of any kind , unless a person was known to be infected , that is , until recently .
Non-infected people need not wear a mask .
When a person has TB we have them wear a mask , not the entire community of non-infected .
The recommendations by the CDC and the WHO are not based on any studies of this virus and have never been used to contain any other virus pandemic or epidemic in history .
Now that we have established that there is no scientific evidence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for prevention , are there dangers to wearing a face mask , especially for long periods ?
Several studies have indeed found significant problems with wearing such a mask .
This can vary from headaches , to increased airway resistance , carbon dioxide accumulation , to hypoxia , all the way to serious life-threatening complications .
There is a difference between the N95 respirator mask and the surgical mask ( cloth or paper mask ) in terms of side effects .
The N95 mask , which filters out 95 % of particles with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because it impairs respiratory exchange ( breathing ) to a greater degree than a soft mask , and is more often associated with headaches .
In one such study , researchers surveyed 212 healthcare workers ( 47 males and 165 females ) asking about presence of headaches with N95 mask use , duration of the headaches , type of headaches and if the person had preexisting headaches.2 They found that about a third of the workers developed headaches with use of the mask , most had preexisting headaches that were worsened by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pain medications for relief .
As to the cause of the headaches , while straps and pressure from the mask could be causative , the bulk of the evidence points toward hypoxia and/or hypercapnia as the cause .
That is , a reduction in blood oxygenation ( hypoxia ) or an elevation in blood C02 ( hypercapnia ) .
It is known that the N95 mask , if worn for hours , can reduce blood oxygenation as much as 20 % , which can lead to a loss of consciousness , as happened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in his car wearing an N95 mask , causing him to pass out , and to crash his car and sustain injuries .
I am sure that we have several cases of elderly individuals or any person with poor lung function passing out , hitting their head .
This , of course , can lead to death .
A more recent study involving 159 healthcare workers aged 21 to 35 years of age found that 81 % developed headaches from wearing a face mask.3 Some had pre-existing headaches that were precipitated by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ affected their work performance .
Unfortunately , no one is telling the frail elderly and those with lung diseases , such as COPD , emphysema or pulmonary fibrosis , of these dangers when wearing a facial mask of any kind—which can cause a severe worsening of lung function .
This also includes lung cancer patients and people having had lung surgery , especially with partial resection or even the removal of a whole lung .
While most agree that the N95 mask can cause significant hypoxia and hypercapnia , another study of surgical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as well .
In this study , researchers examined the blood oxygen levels in 53 surgeons using an oximeter .
They measured blood oxygenation before surgery as well as at the end of surgeries.4 The researchers found that the mask reduced the blood oxygen levels ( pa02 ) significantly .
The longer the duration of wearing the mask , the greater the fall in blood oxygen levels .
The importance of these findings is that a drop in oxygen levels ( hypoxia ) is associated with an impairment in immunity .
Studies have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of main immune cells used to fight viral infections called the CD4+ T-lymphocyte .
This occurs because the hypoxia increases the level of a compound called hypoxia inducible factor-1 ( HIF-1 ) , which inhibits T-lymphocytes and stimulates a powerful immune inhibitor cell called the Tregs .
This sets the stage for contracting any infection , including COVID-19 and making the consequences of that infection much graver .
In essence , your mask may very well put you at an increased risk of infections and if so , having a much worse outcome.5,6,7 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cancer has spread , will be at a further risk from prolonged hypoxia as the cancer grows best in a microenvironment that is low in oxygen .
Low oxygen also promotes inflammation which can promote the growth , invasion and spread of cancers.8,9 Repeated episodes of hypoxia has been proposed as a significant factor in atherosclerosis and hence increases all cardiovascular ( heart attacks ) and cerebrovascular ( strokes ) diseases.10 There is another danger to wearing these masks on a daily basis , especially if worn for several hours .
When a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they will expel some of the virus with each breath .
If they are wearing a mask , especially an N95 mask or other tightly fitting mask , they will be constantly rebreathing the viruses , raising the concentration of the virus in the lungs and the nasal passages .
We know that people who have the worst reactions to the coronavirus have the highest concentrations of the virus early on .
And this leads to the deadly cytokine storm in a selected number .
It gets even more frightening .
Newer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus can enter the brain.11,12 In most instances it enters the brain by way of the olfactory nerves ( smell nerves ) , which connect directly with the area of the brain dealing with recent memory and memory consolidation .
By wearing a mask , the exhaled viruses will not be able to escape and will concentrate in the nasal passages , enter the olfactory nerves and travel into the brain.13 It is evident from this review that there is insufficient evidence that wearing a mask of any kind can have a significant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus .
The fact that this virus is a relatively benign infection for the vast majority of the population and that most of the at-risk group also survive , from an infectious disease and epidemiological standpoint , by letting the virus spread through the healthier population we will reach a herd immunity level rather quickly that will end this pandemic quickly and prevent a return next winter .
During this time , we need to protect the at-risk population by avoiding close contact , boosting their immunity with compounds that boost cellular immunity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
One should not attack and insult those who have chosen not to wear a mask , as these studies suggest that is the wise choice to make .
• bin-Reza F et al .
The use of mask and respirators to prevent transmission of influenza : A systematic review of the scientific evidence .
Resp Viruses 2012 ; 6 ( 4 ) :257-67 .
• Zhu JH et al .
Effects of long-duration wearing of N95 respirator and surgical facemask : a pilot study .
J Lung Pulm Resp Res 2014:4:97-100 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ associated with personal protective equipment- A cross-sectional study among frontline healthcare workers during COVID-19 .
Headache 2020 ; 60 ( 5 ) :864-877 .
• Bader A et al .
Preliminary report on surgical mask induced deoxygenation during major surgery .
Neurocirugia 2008 ; 19:12-126 .
• Westendorf AM et al .
Hypoxia enhances immunosuppression by inhibiting CD4+ effector T cell function and promoting Treg activity .
Cell Physiol Biochem 2017 ; 41:1271-84 .
• Sceneay J et al .
Hypoxia-driven immunosuppression contributes to the pre-metastatic niche .
Oncoimmunology 2013 ; 2:1 e22355 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Evidence of the COVID-19 virus targeting the CNS : Tissue distribution , host-virus interaction , and proposed neurotropic mechanisms .
ACS Chem Neurosci 2020 ; 11:7:995-998 .
• Wu Y et al .
Nervous system involvement after infection with COVID-19 and other coronaviruses .
Brain Behavior , and Immunity , In press .
• Perlman S et al .
Spread of a neurotropic murine coronavirus into the CNS via the trigeminal and olfactory nerves .
Virology 1989 ; 170:556-560 .
Dr. Russell Blaylock , author of The Blaylock Wellness Report newsletter , is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ practitioner , author , and lecturer .
He attended the Louisiana State University School of Medicine and completed his internship and neurological residency at the Medical University of South Carolina .
For 26 years , practiced neurosurgery in addition to having a nutritional practice .
He recently retired from his neurosurgical duties to devote his full attention to nutritional research .
Dr. Blaylock has authored four books , Excitotoxins : The Taste That Kills , Health and Nutrition Secrets That Can Save Your Life , Natural Strategies for Cancer Patients , and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biology of Autism Spectrum Disorders .
PRINCIPIA SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL , legally registered in the UK as a company incorporated for charitable purposes .
Head Office : 27 Old Gloucester Street , London WC1N 3AX .
Please DONATE TODAY To Help Our Non-Profit Mission To Defend The Scientific Method .

Neurosurgeon: Face Masks Pose Serious Risks to Healthy Individuals
Written by Russell Blaylock MD
Neurosurgeon, Dr. Russell Blaylock warns that not only do face masks fail to protect the healthy from getting sick, but they also create serious health risks to the wearer. The bottom line is that if you are not sick, you should not wear a face mask.
As businesses reopen, many are requiring shoppers and employees to wear a face mask. Costco, for instance, will not allow shoppers into the store without wearing a face mask. Many employers are requiring all employees to wear a face mask while at work.
With the advent of the so-called COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen a number of medical practices that have little or no scientific support as regards reducing the spread of this infection. One of these measures is the wearing of facial masks, either a surgical-type mask, bandana or N95 respirator mask.
When this pandemic began and we knew little about the virus itself or its epidemiologic behavior, it was assumed that it would behave, in terms of spread among communities, like other respiratory viruses. Little has presented itself after intense study of this virus and its behavior to change this perception.
This is somewhat of an unusual virus in that for the vast majority of people infected by the virus, one experiences either no illness (asymptomatic) or very little sickness. Only a very small number of people are at risk of a potentially serious outcome from the infection—mainly those with underlying serious medical conditions in conjunction with advanced age and frailty, those with immune compromising conditions and nursing home patients near the end of their lives.
There is growing evidence that the treatment protocol issued to treating doctors by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), mainly intubation and use of a ventilator (respirator), may have contributed significantly to the high death rate in these select individuals.
By wearing a mask, the exhaled viruses will not be able to escape and will concentrate in the nasal passages, enter the olfactory nerves and travel into the brain. Russell Blaylock, MD
As for the scientific support for the use of face mask, a recent careful examination of the literature, in which 17 of the best studies were analyzed, concluded that,
“None of the studies established a conclusive relationship between mask/respirator use and protection against influenza infection.”1
Keep in mind, no studies have been done to demonstrate that either a cloth mask or the N95 mask has any effect on transmission of the COVID-19 virus. Any recommendations, therefore, have to be based on studies of influenza virus transmission.
And, as you have seen, there is no conclusive evidence of their efficiency in controlling flu virus transmission.
It is also instructive to know that until recently, the CDC did not recommend wearing a face mask or covering of any kind, unless a person was known to be infected, that is, until recently. Non-infected people need not wear a mask.
When a person has TB we have them wear a mask, not the entire community of non-infected. The recommendations by the CDC and the WHO are not based on any studies of this virus and have never been used to contain any other virus pandemic or epidemic in history.
Now that we have established that there is no scientific evidence necessitating the wearing of a face mask for prevention, are there dangers to wearing a face mask, especially for long periods?
Several studies have indeed found significant problems with wearing such a mask. This can vary from headaches, to increased airway resistance, carbon dioxide accumulation, to hypoxia, all the way to serious life-threatening complications.
There is a difference between the N95 respirator mask and the surgical mask (cloth or paper mask) in terms of side effects. The N95 mask, which filters out 95{154653b9ea5f83bbbf00f55de12e21cba2da5b4b158a426ee0e27ae0c1b44117} of particles with a median diameter >0.3 µm2 , because it impairs respiratory exchange (breathing) to a greater degree than a soft mask, and is more often associated with headaches.
In one such study, researchers surveyed 212 healthcare workers (47 males and 165 females) asking about presence of headaches with N95 mask use, duration of the headaches, type of headaches and if the person had preexisting headaches.2
They found that about a third of the workers developed headaches with use of the mask, most had preexisting headaches that were worsened by the mask wearing, and 60{154653b9ea5f83bbbf00f55de12e21cba2da5b4b158a426ee0e27ae0c1b44117} required pain medications for relief. As to the cause of the headaches, while straps and pressure from the mask could be causative, the bulk of the evidence points toward hypoxia and/or hypercapnia as the cause.
That is, a reduction in blood oxygenation (hypoxia) or an elevation in blood C02 (hypercapnia). It is known that the N95 mask, if worn for hours, can reduce blood oxygenation as much as 20{154653b9ea5f83bbbf00f55de12e21cba2da5b4b158a426ee0e27ae0c1b44117}, which can lead to a loss of consciousness, as happened to the hapless fellow driving around alone in his car wearing an N95 mask, causing him to pass out, and to crash his car and sustain injuries.
I am sure that we have several cases of elderly individuals or any person with poor lung function passing out, hitting their head. This, of course, can lead to death.
A more recent study involving 159 healthcare workers aged 21 to 35 years of age found that 81{154653b9ea5f83bbbf00f55de12e21cba2da5b4b158a426ee0e27ae0c1b44117} developed headaches from wearing a face mask.3 Some had pre-existing headaches that were precipitated by the masks. All felt like the headaches affected their work performance.
Unfortunately, no one is telling the frail elderly and those with lung diseases, such as COPD, emphysema or pulmonary fibrosis, of these dangers when wearing a facial mask of any kind—which can cause a severe worsening of lung function. This also includes lung cancer patients and people having had lung surgery, especially with partial resection or even the removal of a whole lung.
While most agree that the N95 mask can cause significant hypoxia and hypercapnia, another study of surgical masks found significant reductions in blood oxygen as well. In this study, researchers examined the blood oxygen levels in 53 surgeons using an oximeter.
They measured blood oxygenation before surgery as well as at the end of surgeries.4 The researchers found that the mask reduced the blood oxygen levels (pa02) significantly. The longer the duration of wearing the mask, the greater the fall in blood oxygen levels.
The importance of these findings is that a drop in oxygen levels (hypoxia) is associated with an impairment in immunity. Studies have shown that hypoxia can inhibit the type of main immune cells used to fight viral infections called the CD4+ T-lymphocyte.
This occurs because the hypoxia increases the level of a compound called hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF-1), which inhibits T-lymphocytes and stimulates a powerful immune inhibitor cell called the Tregs.
This sets the stage for contracting any infection, including COVID-19 and making the consequences of that infection much graver. In essence, your mask may very well put you at an increased risk of infections and if so, having a much worse outcome.5,6,7
People with cancer, especially if the cancer has spread, will be at a further risk from prolonged hypoxia as the cancer grows best in a microenvironment that is low in oxygen. Low oxygen also promotes inflammation which can promote the growth, invasion and spread of cancers.8,9
Repeated episodes of hypoxia has been proposed as a significant factor in atherosclerosis and hence increases all cardiovascular (heart attacks) and cerebrovascular (strokes) diseases.10
There is another danger to wearing these masks on a daily basis, especially if worn for several hours. When a person is infected with a respiratory virus, they will expel some of the virus with each breath. If they are wearing a mask, especially an N95 mask or other tightly fitting mask, they will be constantly rebreathing the viruses, raising the concentration of the virus in the lungs and the nasal passages.
We know that people who have the worst reactions to the coronavirus have the highest concentrations of the virus early on. And this leads to the deadly cytokine storm in a selected number.
It gets even more frightening. Newer evidence suggests that in some cases the virus can enter the brain.11,12
In most instances it enters the brain by way of the olfactory nerves (smell nerves), which connect directly with the area of the brain dealing with recent memory and memory consolidation. By wearing a mask, the exhaled viruses will not be able to escape and will concentrate in the nasal passages, enter the olfactory nerves and travel into the brain.13
It is evident from this review that there is insufficient evidence that wearing a mask of any kind can have a significant impact in preventing the spread of this virus. The fact that this virus is a relatively benign infection for the vast majority of the population and that most of the at-risk group also survive, from an infectious disease and epidemiological standpoint, by letting the virus spread through the healthier population we will reach a herd immunity level rather quickly that will end this pandemic quickly and prevent a return next winter.
During this time, we need to protect the at-risk population by avoiding close contact, boosting their immunity with compounds that boost cellular immunity and in general, care for them.
One should not attack and insult those who have chosen not to wear a mask, as these studies suggest that is the wise choice to make.
References
bin-Reza F et al. The use of mask and respirators to prevent transmission of influenza: A systematic review of the scientific evidence. Resp Viruses 2012;6(4):257-67. Zhu JH et al. Effects of long-duration wearing of N95 respirator and surgical facemask: a pilot study. J Lung Pulm Resp Res 2014:4:97-100. Ong JJY et al. Headaches associated with personal protective equipment- A cross-sectional study among frontline healthcare workers during COVID-19. Headache 2020;60(5):864-877. Bader A et al. Preliminary report on surgical mask induced deoxygenation during major surgery. Neurocirugia 2008;19:12-126. Shehade H et al. Cutting edge: Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1 negatively regulates Th1 function. J Immunol 2015;195:1372-1376. Westendorf AM et al. Hypoxia enhances immunosuppression by inhibiting CD4+ effector T cell function and promoting Treg activity. Cell Physiol Biochem 2017;41:1271-84. Sceneay J et al. Hypoxia-driven immunosuppression contributes to the pre-metastatic niche. Oncoimmunology 2013;2:1 e22355. Blaylock RL. Immunoexcitatory mechanisms in glioma proliferation, invasion and occasional metastasis. Surg Neurol Inter 2013;4:15. Aggarwal BB. Nucler factor-kappaB: The enemy within. Cancer Cell 2004;6:203-208. Savransky V et al. Chronic intermittent hypoxia induces atherosclerosis. Am J Resp Crit Care Med 2007;175:1290-1297. Baig AM et al. Evidence of the COVID-19 virus targeting the CNS: Tissue distribution, host-virus interaction, and proposed neurotropic mechanisms. ACS Chem Neurosci 2020;11:7:995-998. Wu Y et al. Nervous system involvement after infection with COVID-19 and other coronaviruses. Brain Behavior, and Immunity, In press. Perlman S et al. Spread of a neurotropic murine coronavirus into the CNS via the trigeminal and olfactory nerves. Virology 1989;170:556-560.
Dr. Russell Blaylock, author of The Blaylock Wellness Report newsletter, is a nationally recognized board-certified neurosurgeon, health practitioner, author, and lecturer. He attended the Louisiana State University School of Medicine and completed his internship and neurological residency at the Medical University of South Carolina. For 26 years, practiced neurosurgery in addition to having a nutritional practice. He recently retired from his neurosurgical duties to devote his full attention to nutritional research. Dr. Blaylock has authored four books, Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills, Health and Nutrition Secrets That Can Save Your Life, Natural Strategies for Cancer Patients, and his most recent work, Cellular and Molecular Biology of Autism Spectrum Disorders.
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