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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago

Fight feline depression by giving your cat a ball of twine on a rotating stick with some pretty cutouts.Gonna explore cat depression and FCoV thanks to this #adnoyance https://t.co/EizFbzkt2c https://t.co/lqZ1eTYBs1

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Apparently we give fluoxetine to cats? https://t.co/DOvtm0r53pI wonder how we'd measure 'chronic stress' in cats.https://t.co/Ni4nBMs0SZ

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Looking at animal models for insight into this:"Our results demonstrate a critical role for IL6ST and NF-kappaB Subunit 1 (NFKB1) in fluoxetine’s ability to act as a potential therapy for hyperinflammatory states such as asthma, sepsis, and COVID-19." https://t.co/K6r3IWx4cJ

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

One of the early ways we collectively tackled this was existing treatments for FCoV and FIP in cats.E.g. hunches about Mpro inhibitors"that has shown antiviral activity against feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) CoV in experimentally infected cats." https://t.co/YnF0tMagKU

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Fluoxetine was one that I thought might increase effectiveness of other SARS-COV-2 targeting drugs.looks like someone actually tried it!https://t.co/NLpmx5fU9o https://t.co/vblrSLJYOh

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

GS-441524"predominant metabolite of Remdesivir and superior to Remdesivir against Covid-19 [...] could strongly inhibits feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV), with an EC50 of 0.78 μM."https://t.co/yh9jwNsq5W

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

There's been some good results around Remdesivir, Some people also figured out ways to avoid problems via combination of monoclonal Ab. https://t.co/PznSPK5Gyz

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

The space isn't without controversy, however.https://t.co/aLGmoD9gxK

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Remdesivir seems to be a common therapeutic treatment for people who need oxygen. Presumably this is for people with breakthrough infections? https://t.co/1rhmCnhiOC

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

I'm curious about fluoxetine because it may have anti-candida activity, which implies indirect regulation of gut bacteria via mycobiota factors.https://t.co/ss1AZb5ttc

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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago

Sure. give your mouse some Fluoxetine. It helps the stress and depression.Or maybe what you're really doing is killing a fungal infection driving insulin resistance and inflammation tied to a fungus's demand for high sugar diet? https://t.co/UsiqgWSR1Y

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Something that stood out recently with my diabetic type II GF being on mycostatin for thrush, is the rare incidence of rash and allergic response.Reminded me of some of the rare-er side effects of fluoxetine.https://t.co/m7tZTGBGRW

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UltimApe@ultimapeover 4 years ago

Hives and red swelling of the skin in response to an SSRI."Here, we report an adult patient who developed acute urticaria and angioedema during treatment with fluoxetine."https://t.co/cuhFZemCsuhttps://t.co/RvnzakqY5g

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Why would an anti-fungal drug (itraconazole) be a viable treatment for feline coronavirus infection? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯"In this study, we demonstrated that itraconazole (ICZ), practically used for fungal infections in cats, inhibits the type I FCoV infection."https://t.co/2iJs6cyusK

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Would be really funny if all the herbal cures touted early on to treat a common cold ended up having anti-fungal properties in ways we don't really understand either.Maybe its impairing a biofilm based interaction?https://t.co/arboFVS87T

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

How long does a strain last on a surface (or in a sewer) if it is encapsulated in a biofilm?https://t.co/cukmPJXMoG

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Ok, so... A hunch.Let's go in reverse.

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Oh neat, itraconazole impairs S. aureus associated biofilm. I just guessed."A strong biofilm disaggregation and morphologically different extracellular vesicles (EV) production were observed starting from sublethal [itraconazole] doses." https://t.co/F5kOgggeCn

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Ok, so the reversal. If itraconazole impairs biofilm.And we assume that is the same method of action as fluoxetine's impact on fungal/bacterial colonies in gut.So should fluoxetine... https://t.co/y8ZzNFvw7Q

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Neat."Fluoxetine and thioridazine inhibit efflux and attenuate crystalline biofilm formation by Proteus mirabilis" [2017]https://t.co/bc1J6eVfDT

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

cool."Furthermore, in the biofilms, microparticles showed statically significant improvement for all concentrations used. The study revealed that fluoxetine encapsulated in microparticles has the potential to act as an effective antimicrobial agent." https://t.co/3u344he9P3

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

So not only does it have anti-biofilm properties, we're literally working on optimizing it to target Staphylococcus aureus.

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Wonder if this has been followed up on."Bacteremia with S. aureus is associated with high mortality rates in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Further investigation is warranted to understand the impact of COVID-19 and secondary S. aureus bacteremia." https://t.co/tGe9Ts5eQk

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

The more common antibiotic resistant form of Staphylococcus aureus is known as "Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus" or MRSA.The not resistant strain is "methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus" or MSSA.

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

I wonder if relationship has been followed up on because covid mortality & MRSA ties may be incidentalE.g. Maybe hospitals simply have it more, and the sewer bioflim phenomena could be driven by something else like Candida Auris. https://t.co/zFXC1z9mf5https://t.co/OBflrTRmiI

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UltimApe@ultimapeover 6 years ago

"bacteria aren’t the only problem: new research suggests that potentially deadly fungal infections are becoming more drug resistant as well. [...] humans are using so many of these antibiotics that they are getting into the environment and affecting it."https://t.co/Dju5IbCLx6

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

the term "biofilm" is a fairly generic word. So just because one quasi anti-fungal drug seems to have action in this space doesn't mean it has action with them all.https://t.co/3rWjnROWCW

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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 6 years ago

I found a bacteria that eats rocks. Was thinking about what it would take to make them compatible with the human digestion system. As one does. All this really has given me is a better understanding of how to clean my toilet. https://t.co/c7D473RTWh https://t.co/TssNdDE4IK

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

There is a pun here.https://t.co/tbVns4bGCB

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UltimApe@ultimapeover 4 years ago

Don't talk to me about mediation. I meditate on the toilet.https://t.co/aa9jg0vIJk

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

I meditate about toilets while sitting on the toilet. But also while musing about complex nonlinear interactions of the dynamics of biofilm formation (at the colony level) in response to antibacterials+fungalcides and applications of combination therapy. https://t.co/GHC6CGCRm3

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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 4 years ago

"from 1,000-year-old Anglo-Saxon medical textbook Bald's Leechbook states onion, garlic, wine and cow's bile should be crushed together and left in a bronze vessel for nine days and nights. [...] kills MRSA in the lab faster than the best antibiotic."https://t.co/0w2roKeLnk

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

At the current time, I don't even give a fuck about cororonavirus TBH. I'm interested in learning about biofilm formation in case the fucking ER gave my GF drugs that drive C. Auris.https://t.co/ZB92mDpgeA

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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago

Did they give a person at risk of Candidiasis, who went to the ER for an issue with a drug which has a risk of Candidiasis, a bunch of meds that cause Candidiasis?Yes.

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

I really really really hope my GF doesn't die because mycostatin doesn't work.https://t.co/8ZzzKDIicj

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UltimApe@ultimapeover 6 years ago

But it seems odd that the only way we have to 'treat' it is with more anti-fungals.This seems like a bad thing "Because this organism appears to develop resistance quickly"https://t.co/i9YHtgKD7qThis is idiotic?

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Ya'll got any of them ancient medical plant derived monoterpene phenols?https://t.co/oV89VuBa8t

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

I understand these words."This study also showed that carvacrol can inhibit the adherence ability of C. auris. Adhesins or surface glycoproteins are generally responsible for the adherence ability in Candida species" https://t.co/Cif3v55T7J

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Hello! @AlexTheChemist, you are into fungus and know a bit about terpenes. per quote tweet: https://t.co/1fPNwhjOIKWhat are some other interesting plant derived terpenes and terpenoids that might aid in selecting for certain states of fungal hyphea?

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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago

I understand these words."This study also showed that carvacrol can inhibit the adherence ability of C. auris. Adhesins or surface glycoproteins are generally responsible for the adherence ability in Candida species" https://t.co/Cif3v55T7J

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

FYI Caravacrol is a major component of Oil of Oregano."Carvacrol antimicrobial activity is higher than that of other volatile compounds present in essential oils due to the presence of the free hydroxyl group, hydrophobicity, and the phenol moiety."https://t.co/Kgbn2jhEQ1 https://t.co/4VSRN6PDPl

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Looks like I'm learning how to extract essential oil in a home kitchen with basic kitchen tools. I already bought some of them based on antifungal efficacy, so its nice to know there is more to it.https://t.co/znA7eoM45V https://t.co/4deSoQEFlN

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UltimApe@ultimapeabout 4 years ago

Gonna make some spicy rum.I'm not a lawyer, but I'm fairly certain plant distillation (essential oil production) is legal in Vermont. https://t.co/ZEtqLP4yHLhttps://t.co/heaDWCV5QX

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

I wonder what burning catnip smells like.https://t.co/TvTyozRamX

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Oh neat, traditional use of catnip for tooth aches may be due to them fighting bacteria and fungus associated with oral infections?This screams antibiofilm to me. https://t.co/pDViiqYsf0

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Oooh and Twitter says the last time I was looking at catnip chemistry was thru a lens of anti-fungal. I didn't even know it was used as a tea back then.https://t.co/wVdfCxbHcy

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UltimApe@ultimapeover 5 years ago

@gwern IIRC plants oft adapt release of terpenes thru their ciradian cycle and in response to microbes/fungus.Would be fun to find out that some cats are interestd in it only during certain humidity/ time of day (sunlight=heat).Time to buy a nightvision cam?

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Mad science energy, this.https://t.co/DZE207H8Ia

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3/25/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

"The natural antimicrobials isolated from animals and microorganisms have been shown to have good inhibitory effect on a range of pathogens, however the plants remain the most prolific source." https://t.co/8Kwjq8XCiiCombination.https://t.co/PFKqEpqV4u

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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago

Oh why hello there."Our findings confirmed that plant polysaccharides modulate biofilm formation and insecticidal activities of Bt strains and built a foundation for the construction of biofilm-type Bt biopesticides."https://t.co/xMyzKxFocO

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3/26/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Can you smell what the rock is cooking? https://t.co/7uBtTzcFmg

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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago

Zoa taste of bile. Thank you @TheRock."feeding ChB improved gut immunity, as reflected by increasing the abundance of IL-10 , FXR and mucin2 transcript, while downregulated expression of TLR4 , MyD88 , NF-κBp65 and TNF-α genes in the intestinal mucosa."https://t.co/raRZZbpDPk

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3/26/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Cuz I wanna know what he puts on his food."this review aims to highlight the challenges that need to be addressed so as to determine the true benefits of these foods and the mechanisms of action that underpin their purported efficacy."https://t.co/eGMTjcFsJe

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3/26/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Gonna see if my GF likes the taste of bile.https://t.co/jGyfyIR9Uv

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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago

Fun fact, I've never had Covid and my sense of smell is fine AFAICT. Dog shit does smell like fruity rancid wet hay and eggs.What you're smelling is a *lack of* skatol & indole sensitivity.“Poo now smelled better than coffee.”https://t.co/Y8SCaljfQC https://t.co/lPdAg88jRH

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3/26/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

I know this pathway already, but hadn't confirmed up until now that the Phenolic Compounds in bitter plants improve bile function!Apigenin etc. potentially explains why authentic olive oil is what to seek out for helping w/ schiz + cholesterol function. https://t.co/wKbciAs5O1

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3/27/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

It's not enough to simply eat omega 3 if you don't also promote digestion of it. Bitter aspects to olive oil being filtered out or substituted with stripped & processed seed oil may be why we see variation in studies? Implies bile function may be key. https://t.co/IRDq8Wbjfn

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UltimApe@ultimapeover 5 years ago

@Mangan150 Same reason they add foaming agents to american toothpaste and shampoo: people are marketed into thinking it is more 'pure'. Agree it's entirely unnecessary. I am be curious about what those pigments they remove are. I bet they're good for you, lol.

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3/27/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Apigenin is already on my radar as there have been some successes in neurodegenerative disease.https://t.co/KteOwJIRdS

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3/27/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Lots of other interesting compounds in real olive oil. https://t.co/zXQvxoRvaB

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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago

@no_identd "Further research on the signaling pathways of olive oil phenolic compounds involved in the processes and their metabolism should be carried out to develop new interventions and adjuvant therapies"https://t.co/NchSg001DJ https://t.co/59buzJ1thT

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3/27/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

I found a real olive oil at the discount store. Roommate spoiled the bottle by leaving it open on a window sill (sunlight! boo) 😰

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3/27/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Variation in results of fish oil supplementation and it's impact in schizophrenia may also be due to lipid status? With the condition being a risk factor for diabetes, maybe insulin function would be a way to rule this out.https://t.co/kTveOTOWL1

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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 8 years ago

Brb, I forgot to drink my olive oil.https://t.co/bv5lpE0Z4o

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3/27/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Looking up that Cynar bitters @no_identd recommended to see what herbs to put in a vodka extraction. It seems that even commercial stuff may be adulterated?https://t.co/t87cegXRv5https://t.co/d10yo4uVtx https://t.co/tgrIWCV6IC

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UltimApe@ultimapeover 5 years ago

I want an app that lets local communities crowd-source food quality data and work to undo the ways that outside influence causes food quality to decline.https://t.co/m6JF9jxgKH

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3/27/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

The one thing that is probably missing from @ZOAenergy is a source of vitamin A.https://t.co/37tpnwnGsl

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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago

If you try to eat mango to boost your vitamin A, be sure you aren't allergic. There are other fruits that might be fun to try.https://t.co/SUByFOxzHH

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3/27/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Chakra.https://t.co/04rOI85epM

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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 5 years ago

@Grimhood It's a liver at the core which is why so many people have luck with B vitamin megadoses. Seeing magnesium problems -> liver is responsible for adipose tissue production and hormones related to browning (mitochondria). https://t.co/IoTuGhpGPbChakra model has this implicitly.

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3/27/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Found a study suggesting that rinsing people's mouths out with chlorine dioxide might fight candida infections in people with dentures.https://t.co/GTgyLYUu2iSo since mycostatin didn't work to fight my GF's Candia Infection, it seems I have to Steelman how MMS treats autism?😭

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5/17/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

I'm cursed. I hate everything.https://t.co/AyTcrHBcpb

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5/17/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Gonna channel Jack Parsons.https://t.co/SVZ1NnFTRk

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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago

@jaredpolowick @CaloriesProper Meanwhile I'm trying to figure out if I can breed fungal strains to help feed Anammox bacteria and use their metabolites to create rocket fuel using chlorine. Expecting a natural form will explain N-nitroso* contamination in pharma supply chains. https://t.co/tbBy9MoQNx

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5/17/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Tired: drinking bleachWired: drinking rocket fuelInspired: you forget to look up the MSDS for chlorine dioxide and die in an explosion like Jack Parsons"Delayed explosions such as these are due to the buildup of an intermediate" https://t.co/5dIRvi5Fkkhttps://t.co/UBhAZUlRy5

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UltimApe@ultimapeover 4 years ago

@literalbanana I wonder how many watch lists I'm on. Totally haven't been investigating the production of hydrogen peroxide by bacteria. That chemical he uses instead can be turned into chlorine dioxide and its also quite dangerous https://t.co/5dIRvi5Fkk

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5/17/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 2 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

"The olive oil-based formulation of 4′-DHA-apigenin demonstrated an increase in apigenin bioavailability of 262 %. This study may offer a new therapeutic strategy tailored to improve the treatment of CVDs." [MAR 02 2023]https://t.co/HV9Edq3pxBhttps://t.co/FPP1cg9M5i

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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago

I know this pathway already, but hadn't confirmed up until now that the Phenolic Compounds in bitter plants improve bile function!Apigenin etc. potentially explains why authentic olive oil is what to seek out for helping w/ schiz + cholesterol function. https://t.co/wKbciAs5O1

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3/6/2023