About this episode
This new model I developed explains how the depletion of arginine and tryptophan and the sequestration of cysteine leads to T cell suppression in severe COVID and may reflect the rapid onset of a somewhat cancer-reminiscent state where vitamins A and D and other myeloid differentiation factors run out. The written version with references and links to research is available here: https://chrismasterjohnphd.substack.com/p/a-new-paradigm-for-severe-covid If you find this valuable, please like, share, and comment on the Substack article to help boost it within the Substack algorithm and get more people to read it. Vitamins A and D should be properly balanced with each other, and with vitamins E and K. My COVID-specific recommendations for this balance are in the COVID Guide , and recommendations for balancing them in various different contexts are included in the Vitamins and Minerals 101 Cliff Notes , both of which are freely available to paid Substack subscribers . These also contain general (Cliff Notes) or COVID-specific (COVID Guide) information for managing all the other nutrients mentioned. I will be updating the COVID guide next time to include tryptophan and N-acetylcysteine whenever arginine is used, but other than that this new paradigm does not alter the protocol. It does, however, move much more emphasis to A and D, and bring A onto much more equal footing with D. Disclaimer I am not a medical doctor and this is not medical advice. My goal is to empower you with information. Please make all health decisions yourself, consulting sources you trust, including a caring health care professional. Paid Subscriptions, Coming Guides, the Book My current plan is to wrap up a vaccine side effect protocol and my general work on the vaccines into a COVID Vaccine Guide that will be free to those who have pre-ordered my book, Masterpass members, and paid Substack subscribers. I will then do one final update to the COVID guide, also free to everyone I just mentioned. Paid Substack subscribers and Masterpass members will also have access to all paid-only Substack posts, which are the posts that feed into the creation of the vaccine side effect protocol. Most of these will be available for 48 hours to everyone. You can become a paid Substack subscriber here , which earns you 50% off the fee on Masterpass membership if you choose to join. The book can be pre-ordered here . As soon as these two guides are finished I will return full-time to finishing the book and will send everyone who pre-ordered an ETA as soon as I am ready. Take a Look at the Store At no extra cost to you, please consider buying products from one of my popular affiliates using these links: Paleovalley , Magic Spoon breakfast cereal , LMNT , Seeking Health , Ancestral Supplements . Find more affiliates here . For $2.99, you can purchase The Vitamins and Minerals 101 Cliff Notes , a bullet point summary of all the most important things I've learned in over 15 years of studying nutrition science. For $10, you can purchase The Food and Supplement Guide for the Coronavirus , my protocol for prevention and for what to do if you get sick (free if you become a paid subscriber to my Substack). For $15, you can pre-order a single format of my Vitamins and Minerals 101 book , my complete guide to nutrition, to be finished as soon as my work on COVID vaccines is done. For $25, you can pre-order a digital bundle of my Vitamins and Minerals 101 book . For $29.99, you can purchase a copy of my ebook, Testing Nutritional Status: The Ultimate Cheat Sheet , my complete system for managing your nutritional status using dietary analysis, a survey of just under 200 signs and symptoms, and a comprehensive guide to proper interpretation of labwork. For $35, you can pre-order a complete bundle of my Vitamins and Minerals 101 book . For a recurring $15/month or $120/year, you can join the CMJ Masterpass , with monthly access to live Zoom Q&A sessions with me, and huge discounts on my consulting, my informational products, and the health and wellness products from other companies that I value most. Paid Substack subscribers get 50% off the membership fee. For $250-$1499.99, you can work one-on-one with me . In any amount at all, you can make a donation to support my work on COVID vaccines during this time when our freedom of speech, bodily autonomy, and right to earn a living are all under attack. Chris Masterjohn, PhD, is the Founder and Scientific Director of the mitochondria test Mitome .