Christy Collins
@sun-in-winter12.bsky.social
this is not the end - will discuss Pillars 2 and 3 in a bit!!!!!
November 26, 2025 at 12:33 AM
this is not the end - will discuss Pillars 2 and 3 in a bit!!!!!
I also used things like:
coconut oil - powerful antiviral
Brazil nuts for selenium - glutathione precursor
miso + yogurt for probiotics - immunomodulatory properties
Some of this I'd started earlier - more info in my previous update here:
longcovidbegone.substack.com/p/a-positive...
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coconut oil - powerful antiviral
Brazil nuts for selenium - glutathione precursor
miso + yogurt for probiotics - immunomodulatory properties
Some of this I'd started earlier - more info in my previous update here:
longcovidbegone.substack.com/p/a-positive...
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A Positive Update: How I stopped needing blood thinners for Long Covid
Turning a corner, June 2024
longcovidbegone.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I also used things like:
coconut oil - powerful antiviral
Brazil nuts for selenium - glutathione precursor
miso + yogurt for probiotics - immunomodulatory properties
Some of this I'd started earlier - more info in my previous update here:
longcovidbegone.substack.com/p/a-positive...
12/
coconut oil - powerful antiviral
Brazil nuts for selenium - glutathione precursor
miso + yogurt for probiotics - immunomodulatory properties
Some of this I'd started earlier - more info in my previous update here:
longcovidbegone.substack.com/p/a-positive...
12/
There's a lot you can do to make it more difficult for the virus to invade your cells.
For example, Omega-3 and alpha lipoic acid can help strengthen your cells' membranes so the virus has to work harder to break through.
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bit.ly/41x8Ue1
For example, Omega-3 and alpha lipoic acid can help strengthen your cells' membranes so the virus has to work harder to break through.
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bit.ly/41x8Ue1
Omega-3 & COVID-19: What the Studies Say
Delve into omega-3 and COVID-19 research: What the studies say. Stay informed about omega-3's potential benefits during the pandemic.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
There's a lot you can do to make it more difficult for the virus to invade your cells.
For example, Omega-3 and alpha lipoic acid can help strengthen your cells' membranes so the virus has to work harder to break through.
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bit.ly/41x8Ue1
For example, Omega-3 and alpha lipoic acid can help strengthen your cells' membranes so the virus has to work harder to break through.
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bit.ly/41x8Ue1
Glutathione specifically has been shown to improve the immune response.
It plays an important role in t-cell and natural killer cell function - two types of cells which we need to clear virally infected cells!
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It plays an important role in t-cell and natural killer cell function - two types of cells which we need to clear virally infected cells!
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November 26, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Glutathione specifically has been shown to improve the immune response.
It plays an important role in t-cell and natural killer cell function - two types of cells which we need to clear virally infected cells!
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It plays an important role in t-cell and natural killer cell function - two types of cells which we need to clear virally infected cells!
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Glutathione, CoQ10, alpha lipoic acid can all help with this.
Glutathione in particular has been shown to have multiple antiviral properties.
It's often depleted in chronic infections such as HIV, and supplementing it can help restore immune function.
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Glutathione in particular has been shown to have multiple antiviral properties.
It's often depleted in chronic infections such as HIV, and supplementing it can help restore immune function.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Glutathione, CoQ10, alpha lipoic acid can all help with this.
Glutathione in particular has been shown to have multiple antiviral properties.
It's often depleted in chronic infections such as HIV, and supplementing it can help restore immune function.
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Glutathione in particular has been shown to have multiple antiviral properties.
It's often depleted in chronic infections such as HIV, and supplementing it can help restore immune function.
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1: Mitochondrial & Metabolic Support
Viruses take over our mitochondria to replicate. The more difficult we can make for it to do that, by keeping our own human chemical reactions going, the more we can slow the virus down.
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Viruses take over our mitochondria to replicate. The more difficult we can make for it to do that, by keeping our own human chemical reactions going, the more we can slow the virus down.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:23 AM
1: Mitochondrial & Metabolic Support
Viruses take over our mitochondria to replicate. The more difficult we can make for it to do that, by keeping our own human chemical reactions going, the more we can slow the virus down.
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Viruses take over our mitochondria to replicate. The more difficult we can make for it to do that, by keeping our own human chemical reactions going, the more we can slow the virus down.
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My goal was to do everything I could to both fight the virus directly, as well as optimize my immune response.
✨My plan had 3 main pillars:✨
1) Mitochondrial & Metabolic Support
2) Antivirals
3) Immune Stimulants
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✨My plan had 3 main pillars:✨
1) Mitochondrial & Metabolic Support
2) Antivirals
3) Immune Stimulants
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November 26, 2025 at 12:23 AM
My goal was to do everything I could to both fight the virus directly, as well as optimize my immune response.
✨My plan had 3 main pillars:✨
1) Mitochondrial & Metabolic Support
2) Antivirals
3) Immune Stimulants
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✨My plan had 3 main pillars:✨
1) Mitochondrial & Metabolic Support
2) Antivirals
3) Immune Stimulants
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I planned my treatment meticulously before I started. With a virus that was possibly actively replicating, I knew I had to hit it as hard as I could, all at once.
I didn’t want to treat it halfway, and give it the chance to mutate.
So I planned a siege.
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I didn’t want to treat it halfway, and give it the chance to mutate.
So I planned a siege.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I planned my treatment meticulously before I started. With a virus that was possibly actively replicating, I knew I had to hit it as hard as I could, all at once.
I didn’t want to treat it halfway, and give it the chance to mutate.
So I planned a siege.
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I didn’t want to treat it halfway, and give it the chance to mutate.
So I planned a siege.
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The viral persistence hypothesis had always terrified me.
In the back of my mind, I think I always knew it was my root cause - but I was scared to face it.
Once I read this preprint, I decided it was time.
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In the back of my mind, I think I always knew it was my root cause - but I was scared to face it.
Once I read this preprint, I decided it was time.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The viral persistence hypothesis had always terrified me.
In the back of my mind, I think I always knew it was my root cause - but I was scared to face it.
Once I read this preprint, I decided it was time.
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In the back of my mind, I think I always knew it was my root cause - but I was scared to face it.
Once I read this preprint, I decided it was time.
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My own anti-spike antibodies immediately following my Feb 2023 acute infection were off the charts - >12,500 U/mL.
Compare this to Oct 2021 when I'd only been vaccinated - they were 2000 U/mL.
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Compare this to Oct 2021 when I'd only been vaccinated - they were 2000 U/mL.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:20 AM
My own anti-spike antibodies immediately following my Feb 2023 acute infection were off the charts - >12,500 U/mL.
Compare this to Oct 2021 when I'd only been vaccinated - they were 2000 U/mL.
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Compare this to Oct 2021 when I'd only been vaccinated - they were 2000 U/mL.
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In this paper, Rodriguez et al studied biomarkers from a cohort of patients with severe Long COVID.
What they found suggested a possible relationship between high anti-spike antibodies, a restrained T cell response, and viral persistence in LC.
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bsky.app/profile/sun-...
What they found suggested a possible relationship between high anti-spike antibodies, a restrained T cell response, and viral persistence in LC.
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bsky.app/profile/sun-...
Hey everyone, ICYMI I wanted to highlight this groundbreaking #LongCOVID preprint.
Personally, I've found there may be a lot of truth to this idea:
**High anti-spike antibodies that don’t wane 6 months after infection may be a sign of viral persistence**
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www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Personally, I've found there may be a lot of truth to this idea:
**High anti-spike antibodies that don’t wane 6 months after infection may be a sign of viral persistence**
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👇
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Restrained memory CD8+ T cell responses favors viral persistence and elevated IgG responses in patients with severe Long COVID
During the COVID-19 pandemic it was widely described that certain individuals infected by SARS-CoV-2 experience persistent disease signs and symptoms, Long COVID, which in some cases is very severe wi...
www.medrxiv.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
In this paper, Rodriguez et al studied biomarkers from a cohort of patients with severe Long COVID.
What they found suggested a possible relationship between high anti-spike antibodies, a restrained T cell response, and viral persistence in LC.
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bsky.app/profile/sun-...
What they found suggested a possible relationship between high anti-spike antibodies, a restrained T cell response, and viral persistence in LC.
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bsky.app/profile/sun-...
In spring 2024, I put together a 3-part treatment plan based on the idea that I needed to clear the SARS-CoV-2 virus from my body.
While viral persistence may not be the root cause for everyone with Long Covid, I was strongly influenced by this 2024 preprint...
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While viral persistence may not be the root cause for everyone with Long Covid, I was strongly influenced by this 2024 preprint...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:16 AM
In spring 2024, I put together a 3-part treatment plan based on the idea that I needed to clear the SARS-CoV-2 virus from my body.
While viral persistence may not be the root cause for everyone with Long Covid, I was strongly influenced by this 2024 preprint...
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While viral persistence may not be the root cause for everyone with Long Covid, I was strongly influenced by this 2024 preprint...
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These updates are so hopeful!!
August 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
These updates are so hopeful!!
Thanks for sharing! (I was gonna put it on here too but hadn’t had a chance yet- appreciate your spreading the word! 🙂)
August 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Thanks for sharing! (I was gonna put it on here too but hadn’t had a chance yet- appreciate your spreading the word! 🙂)
Happy to! Thanks so much for everything you and your colleagues are doing! 🙏
August 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Happy to! Thanks so much for everything you and your colleagues are doing! 🙏
UPDATE: I also created a Substack in case you want to read this post in long-form!
Check it out here: 👇
longcovidbegone.substack.com/p/high-anti-...
Check it out here: 👇
longcovidbegone.substack.com/p/high-anti-...
High anti-spike antibodies may be a sign of viral persistence in Long Covid
Hey everyone, I wanted to highlight this groundbreaking Long Covid preprint.
longcovidbegone.substack.com
August 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
UPDATE: I also created a Substack in case you want to read this post in long-form!
Check it out here: 👇
longcovidbegone.substack.com/p/high-anti-...
Check it out here: 👇
longcovidbegone.substack.com/p/high-anti-...
Moving forward @polybiorf.bsky.social will support @petterbrodin.bsky.social @casanovalab.bsky.social and colleagues in studying the genetic and hormonal links to these restrained t-cell responses
Grateful for their support in this crisis 🙏
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polybio.org/projects/gen...
Grateful for their support in this crisis 🙏
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polybio.org/projects/gen...
Genetic variants & restrained antiviral immunity in severe LongCOVID - PolyBio Research Foundation
Project Summary: To determine the underlying genetic causes and other modifying factors like sex hormones and interferon responses impacting restrained T...
polybio.org
August 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Moving forward @polybiorf.bsky.social will support @petterbrodin.bsky.social @casanovalab.bsky.social and colleagues in studying the genetic and hormonal links to these restrained t-cell responses
Grateful for their support in this crisis 🙏
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polybio.org/projects/gen...
Grateful for their support in this crisis 🙏
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polybio.org/projects/gen...
We know there is likely more than one root cause of LC, and some people don’t make antibodies at all.
However I think it’s AMAZING that a phenotype of viral persistence has been clearly defined 🎉
We’ve moved past asking whether the virus is still present, to proving WHY
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However I think it’s AMAZING that a phenotype of viral persistence has been clearly defined 🎉
We’ve moved past asking whether the virus is still present, to proving WHY
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August 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
We know there is likely more than one root cause of LC, and some people don’t make antibodies at all.
However I think it’s AMAZING that a phenotype of viral persistence has been clearly defined 🎉
We’ve moved past asking whether the virus is still present, to proving WHY
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However I think it’s AMAZING that a phenotype of viral persistence has been clearly defined 🎉
We’ve moved past asking whether the virus is still present, to proving WHY
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Of course, the #1 thing to take away from this is that the authors are now hypothesizing about a cure.
That’s right, they wrote the word CURE ✨
Specifically, antivirals (+presumably other strategies) to remove the persistent virus that our t-cells could not.
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That’s right, they wrote the word CURE ✨
Specifically, antivirals (+presumably other strategies) to remove the persistent virus that our t-cells could not.
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August 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Of course, the #1 thing to take away from this is that the authors are now hypothesizing about a cure.
That’s right, they wrote the word CURE ✨
Specifically, antivirals (+presumably other strategies) to remove the persistent virus that our t-cells could not.
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That’s right, they wrote the word CURE ✨
Specifically, antivirals (+presumably other strategies) to remove the persistent virus that our t-cells could not.
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Basically, we may have evolved this restrained t-cell response for a reason.
The authors say it may be a way for women's bodies to conserve energy for reproduction, and children's bodies for growth.
Now, this trait that was helpful to us in the past is now harming us
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The authors say it may be a way for women's bodies to conserve energy for reproduction, and children's bodies for growth.
Now, this trait that was helpful to us in the past is now harming us
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August 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Basically, we may have evolved this restrained t-cell response for a reason.
The authors say it may be a way for women's bodies to conserve energy for reproduction, and children's bodies for growth.
Now, this trait that was helpful to us in the past is now harming us
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The authors say it may be a way for women's bodies to conserve energy for reproduction, and children's bodies for growth.
Now, this trait that was helpful to us in the past is now harming us
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Senior author @petterbrodin.bsky.social explains that the answer may lie in our genetics, as well as the fact that the immune system operates differently at different stages of life.
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August 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Senior author @petterbrodin.bsky.social explains that the answer may lie in our genetics, as well as the fact that the immune system operates differently at different stages of life.
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