Topic: Long COVID; COVID-19 Download a PDF of the complete article   By Eugene L. Heyden, RN “Studies have shown that long covid can affect the whole spectrum of people with covid-19, from those with very mild acute disease to the most severe forms. “The symptoms of long covid include fatigue, dyspnea, cardiac abnormalities, cognitive…

Topic: Legacy of COVID-19; Future of Heparin Last update: 01-10-23 By Eugene L. Heyden, RN Severe SARS-CoV-2 infection mostly presents with coagulation abnormalities, pulmonary microvascular thrombosis, and severe inflammatory response. ~Fard et al., 2021, emphasis added) The cause for which patients with severe COVID-19 die is not related to the damage caused by the replication…

Topic: Fecal transplant; FMT; ulcerative colitis Last revision: 08-13-22   “Fecal microbiota transplantation is a therapeutic method via   administration of fecal bacteria from a healthy individual into the intestinal tract of a recipient in order to directly change the recipient’s gut microbiota composition and confer a health benefit.”  ~Qin et al., 2017 “The results were…

Topic: COVID-19; Lactoferrin; Anti-viral Last update: 08-13-22 By Eugene L, Heyden, RN “Comparative studies showed that breast-fed children are less susceptible to viral infections than artificially fed children.”  ~Seganti et al., 2004 “A key function of colostrum is to provide neonates with essential components for the development of their immune system, and it therefore exerts…

Topic: Microparticles; Nanoparticles; Ulcerative Colitis Last revision: 08-13-22 By Eugene L. Heyden, RN We are all at risk.  This is no small matter.  This is BIG!  You may want to listen.  This post is an edited excerpt from my book, More to Consider in the Battle against Ulcerative Colitis. There is an unbelievable amount of…

Topic: Crohn’s; Cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway Last revision: 12-14-22 War Stories: Kelly By Eugene L. Heyden, RN “Recent evidence supports the idea that the central nervous system interacts dynamically via the vagus nerve with the intestinal immune system to modulate inflammation through humoral and neural pathways, using a mechanism also referred to as the intestinal cholinergic…

Topic: Hypothyroidism; Reverse T3; Levothyroxine Last update: 08-18-22 By Eugene Heyden, RN Approximately a decade ago I wrote a “scholarly” paper, outlining my discoveries into the nature of hypothyroidism.  It was written primarily for the physician (lots of doctor talk), but you can read it if you want.  (To access, click on the link below.) …

Last update: 08-27-22   By Eugene l. Heyden, RN There is danger in red meat.  The levels of its consumption in the Western diet not only increases the risk of acquiring ulcerative colitis but can help perpetuate it, complicate it, and keep remission at bay.  This post is an edited excerpt from my book, More…

Last revision: 12-05-23 By Eugene L. Heyden, RN     Iron is consumed in excess in our society, and not without negative consequences.  We are exposed to iron from dietary supplements, from meat, from iron-fortified foods, and from the water we drink.  When consumed in excess, iron promotes the growth and virulence of pathogenic bacteria,…