#immune function

i'm saying this because one of our new family catchphrases is "that wasn't very aspetic of you," and the response to that is "eh, i have a functioning immune system" and now that's a call and response that happens in my head a lot. and oh my god.

if i had a nickel for every time i thought, "eh, i have a functioning immune system," the bank would call some kind of three letter agency because they would think i was counterfeiting nickels.

i pricked my finger with a sewing needle today and just shoved it in my mouth instead of walking three feet to my alcohol wipes and bandaids. that wasn't very aseptic of me. eh, i have a functioning immune system. nickel

wiped my hands on my pants after washing my hands instead of getting a clean towel to dry them with. that's not very aseptic of me but. i have a functioning immune system. nickel

the milk's sell by date was today, so i sniffed it to see if it smelled fine before i put it in my coffee. i have a functioning immune system. another nickel

it's ten am, and i'd already have fifteen cents without leaving the house or even doing anything that most people would consider weird or gross

B6 may help keep COVID-19’s cytokine storms at bay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9iHBsEP3Io Who would have thought that a small basic compound like vitamin B6 in the banana or fish you had this morning may be key to your body’s robust response against COVID-19? #B6 #vitaminB6 #cytokinestorm Thanutchaporn Kumrungsee et al, Potential Role of Vitamin B6 in Ameliorating the Severity of COVID-19 and Its Complications, Frontiers in Nutrition…

...low doses alongside treatment were far more likely to see their cancer vanish than those who didn’t. Since vitamin D also supports immune function—and many patients are deficient—it could be playing a bigger role than expected. Scientists say this affordable approach deserves much deeper investigation. Researchers in Brazil have found that a simple vitamin D supplement may help chemotherapy work better in women with breast cancer. The study, carried out at the Botucatu School of Medicine at São Paulo State University (FMB-UNESP), suggests that low doses of the vitamin could improve treatment outcomes and potentially serve as a more accessible option compared to certain expensive or hard-to-obtain drugs designed to enhance chemotherapy response. The research, funded by FAPESP, included 80 women over the age of 45 who were preparing to begin treatment at the oncology outpatient clinic of the general and teaching hospital ("Hospital das Clínicas") at FMB-UNESP. Participants were split into two equal groups. One group received a daily dose of 2,000 IU (international units) of vitamin D, while the other group was given placebo tablets. All of the women underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy, a treatment given before surgery to shrink tumors and make them easier to remove. Higher Rates of Cancer Disappearance=After six months, the difference between the two groups was notable. Among those taking vitamin D, 43% experienced complete disappearance of their cancer following chemotherapy. In comparison, only 24% of those in the placebo group saw the same result. "Even with a small sample of participants, it was possible to observe a significant difference in the response to chemotherapy. In addition, the dosage used in the research [2,000 IU per day] is far below the target dose for correcting vitamin D deficiency, which is usually 50,000 IU per week," says Eduardo Carvalho-Pessoa, president of the São Paulo Regional Brazilian Society of Mastology and one of the study's authors, published in the journal Nutrition and Cancer.

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