At the end of March, a New York City doctor drew massive attention with his claim, published in a YouTube video, that COVID-19 was more similar to altitude sickness than to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and that it was being treated the wrong way. At the root of his claim was that ARDS patients …
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What are causes for night sweats in men?| Masterjohn Q&A Files #111
Question: What are causes for night sweats in men? Carrie: Oh. Well, it can be hormonal just like it can be for women. I test all the same hormones in men. I check their thyroid with night sweats. I definitely even check the same thing. I check cortisol and I do norepinephrine markers with night …
With an ovary removed, when should I think about increasing progesterone or estrogen? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #110
Question: With an ovary removed, when should I think about increasing progesterone or estrogen? Carrie: You may actually need more progesterone. Like I was saying in the very beginning of this, that progesterone actually turns into that neurosteroid allopregnanolone, which can cross the blood-brain barrier and bind itself to GABA and affect sleep. It’s very …
Why do I wake up early every morning when I’m depressed? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #109
Question: Why do I wake up early every morning when I’m depressed? Carrie: Now, with depression, it’s heavily studied if you have an elevated or excessive cortisol awakening response, meaning you go higher, your spike is higher and more dramatic than the average bear, then your risk for morning depression is much higher. The reason …
My Response to Rhonda Patrick on Vitamin D and COVID-19
On September 13, 2020, I made an important update to my position, which is included at the end of the article. You can click through to it directly using this link. Yesterday, Dr. Rhonda Patrick, PhD, of Found My Fitness released an email to her list with the subject “Vitamin D may reduce susceptibility to …
Can the Anti-Parasite Medication Ivermectin Treat COVID-19? Probably Not
In the coronavirus discussion thread within the Vitamins and Minerals 101 Premium group, one of the members asked me to look into the possibility that the anti-parasitic drug, ivermectin, could treat COVID-19. Please note that I have a PhD in Nutritional Sciences, I am not a medical doctor, and this is not medical advice. That …
How does the body make hormones and what nutrients and foods do they need to do this? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #108
Question: How does the body make hormones and what nutrients and foods do they need to do this? Carrie: Now, as far as nutrients go, like I said, cholesterol is the backbone to all of your hormones. Much like the gentleman who said earlier his cholesterol was quite low, it can impact the way and …
COVID-19 and The Smoking Paradox
A new meta-analysis of studies on smoking and COVID-19 progression was released today as a preprint.* A meta-analysis is a study that pools together the data from many studies to look at the big picture. One thing is quite straightforward: once diagnosed with COVID-19, smokers are more than twice as likely to develop a severe …
Should someone with low testosterone go back on testosterone replacement therapy or wait it out? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #107
Question: Should someone with low testosterone go back on testosterone replacement therapy or wait it out? Carrie: Men have luteinizing hormone just like women do. It comes from the brain. It’s what stimulates the testes to make testosterone. If you have low LH, then I know it’s a brain problem, not necessarily a testicular problem. …
The Case Against Hydroxychloroquine Grows Stronger
Two preprints* were released yesterday that add to the growing evidence that hydroxychloroquine is not useful in COVID-19, contrary to all the hype. Please note that I am not a medical doctor and this is not medical advice. A more detailed disclaimer can be found at the bottom of the page. Let’s take a look …