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Diabetes reversal, a basic approach. This has been going well for my mother, just watch out taurine can drop blood pressure, and beta alanine only from time to time, as can cause nausea. Also be aware that one may need to remove certain ongoing regular diabetic measures due to interactions and most usually, due to drop in blood sugars. She doesn't do the basics, so she isn't seeing results quicker. But that's life. Also fibre, lots of it and vanadyl sulfate, done intelligently, same with chromium too. Basics are most important. Do this properly, then results can be seen instantly.
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Seaweed The abundant natural medicine with anti-inflammation, anti-oxidation, anti-cancer, anti-viral, immunomodulation, cardioprotection, mood-boosting, and neuroprotective properties. A THREAD 🧵
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Seaweed has been used and is continuing to be used traditionally as food in China, Japan, and Korea, as well as in some Latin American countries such as Mexico, for several centuries.
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In 600 BCE, the Chinese writer Sze Teu wrote, “Some algae are a delicacy fit for the most honoured guests, even for the King himself.” a statement that is now being appreciated in other countries that haven’t typically eaten them.
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Documented evidence of this has been found in Chinese medical books called "The Compendium of Materia Medica," written by Shizhen Li in 1578.
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Certain seaweeds were noted to treat thyroid-related diseases such as goitre, whilst others were said to have the ability to soften hard lumps, dispel nodes, eliminate phlegm, and induce urination in humans.
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Seaweed are aquatic plant-like algae of simple structure with little or no cellular differentiation nor complex tissues. They are classified taxonomically into three groups: Chlorophyta, Phaeophyceae, and Rhodophyta, which correspond to green, brown, and red algae, respectively.
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Seaweeds are frequently subjected to harsh environmental conditions with no visible damage; as a result, they produce a wide range of metabolites (xanthophylls, tocopherols, and polysaccharides) in order to defend themselves from living and non-living factors.
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These metabolites, as well as other nutritional components, are beginning to be recognised as a source of great pharmacological promise in modern medicine. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7345263/
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Overall, seaweed have a high protein content (higher in green and red seaweed compared to brown); are a good source of omega fatty acids; and have an abundance of essential minerals such as sodium, calcium, magnesium, potassium, chloride, sulphate, phosphorus, and micronutrients.
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They are also an excellent source of vitamins A, B1, B12, C, D, and E; riboflavin; niacin; pantothenic acid; and folic acid, as well as containing other health-promoting bioactive compounds. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S004484860800820X
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The typical brown colour of Phaeophyceae is due to the presence of a particular pigment called fucoxanthin. Studies showed that fucoxanthin has anticancer, antioxidant, and anti-obesity properties. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8232781/
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Phlorotannins are also very specific polyphenols present in brown algae and function to protect seaweeds from UV radiation, stress, and herbivory but also contribute to cell wall resistance.
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Phlorotannins have shown antiviral, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, and neuroprotective activities. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15056863/
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Brown seaweed also contains fucoidan, and fucoidan has been shown to possess anti-bacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antithrombotic, antidiabetic, anti-cancer, and procoagulant effects. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27346541/
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Secondary metabolites such as sesquiterpenes, diterpenes, triterpenes, and many others are abundant in marine red algae and have a variety of biological activities such as antifungal, antibacterial, and anticancer properties. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0040402005017576
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Carrageenans are sulfated polysaccharides present only in red algae and have shown antioxidant and antiviral characteristics, as well as strong cholesterol-lowering capabilities. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30840077/
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Green algae are green due to chlorophyll and carotenoids, owing to their antioxidant activities. The most important sulfated polysaccharide from the cell wall of green seaweeds is ulvan. Ulvan has shown antioxidant and cholesterol-lowering properties. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31730947/
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Epidemiological evidence indicates that seaweed-containing diets are inversely associated with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease mortality in Japanese adults. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5405917/
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And case control studies have shown an inverse relationship between seaweed consumption and stomach and colon cancer. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5918985/
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One randomised placebo-controlled clinical trial showed the use of the edible algal extract (Ulva Lactuca) daily for three months significantly improving the feeling of reduced ability to experience pleasure as well as sleep scores in those depressed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29954354/
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With regards to COVID-19, one cell study showed sulfated polysaccharides having better SARS-CoV-2 blocking abilities than Remdesivir. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41421-020-00192-8
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Another in vitro study of iota-, lambda-, and kappa-carrageenan sulfated polysaccharides extracted from red seaweed on SARS-CoV-2 Wuhan type and variants showed that all three carrageenan types had antiviral activity...
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...with authors concluding that iota-carrageenan might be effective for prophylaxis and treatment of SARS-CoV-2 for existing and potentially future variants. https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/24/13202
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Plus, another review hypothesised that orally ingested seaweeds might exert direct antiviral effects against SARS-CoV-2 within the intestine through fucoidan and other components. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7798825/
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Nasal sprays may be the way forward, though. A meta-analysis of individual patient data from two randomised controlled trials found that nasal iota-carrageenan enhanced recovery rates and decreased the duration of protracted colds. https://bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/prp2.810
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Long colds (lasting more than 20 days) were reduced by 71%. For coronavirus infections, the recovery rate increased by 139%, for influenza A infections by 119%, and for rhinovirus infections by 70%. https://bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/prp2.810
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And an in vitro study showed that carrageenan-containing nose spray and mouth spray inhibit SARS-CoV-2 in human airway epithelial cells. https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/ajplung.00552.2020
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Though a non-toxic food, the overconsumption of seaweed, especially if sourced from polluted areas, is a concern. Seaweed is also known for its high iodine levels.
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Iodine intake in Japan, known for their love of seaweed, varies from 0.1 to 20 mg/day, which can greatly exceed the official RDA of 150 mcg/day. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6551690/
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Seaweed consumption was linked to an increased risk of papillary thyroid carcinoma in Japanese postmenopausal women but not in premenopausal women https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22414981/
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However, another study found no link between seaweed consumption and total thyroid cancer risk or papillary thyroid carcinoma in premenopausal or postmenopausal women. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26011104/
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Sufficient iodine levels are paramount to the proper functioning of the thyroid, but overconsumption has been linked to both overactive and underactive thyroid function. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8106628/
The prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in relation to iodine intake was studied in adults (n = 1061) in five coastal areas of Japan that produce iodine-rich seaweed (kelp). The prevalence of hyperthyroidism (TSH < 0.15 mU/L) was similar in these areas, whereas that of hypothyroidism (TSH > 5.0
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Due to the unpredictability and excessive iodine concentration of seaweeds, the use of seaweed supplements is not suggested for pregnant women, with kelp-based products being of particular concern. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15220938/
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Plus, the interaction of iodine supplementation and exposure to heavy metals in seaweed, such as mercury, may further compromise thyroid function by lowering total T3. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25749125/
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The consumption of anti-thyroid compounds called goitrogens, such as soybeans, broccoli, and bok choy, may protect against high iodine levels, and intriguingly, many traditional Japanese dishes (such as soups) that contain seaweed also contain foods with a known goitrogen content
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Another concern about seaweed consumption is exposure to heavy metals such as arsenic, aluminium, cadmium, lead, rubidium, silicon, strontium, and tin. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26817952/
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Cooking, boiling, and food processing operations may help minimise the amount of heavy metals in edible seaweeds; however, more studies are needed in this area. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27517127/
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9 g of Nori (the lowest source of iodine from seaweed) is estimated to be enough to meet your daily requirements of iodine when consumed.
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A daily dosage of 2.4–8 mg of fucoxanthin has shown benefit in some human studies over a prolonged period of time. https://examine.com/supplements/brown-seaweed-extract/#dosage-information
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Some of you have recently discovered me, whilst others have known me for a few years now. Many of you may be wondering where I had been and what I was doing, whilst others know me quite well. To get everyone on the same page, I thought it would be good to tell a little story.
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In late 2019 and early 2020 I was asked to work front line in an emergency department to help with the "war effort". We had no idea what was going on, apart from a few videos of the Chinese suddenly collapsing due to this new contagion. We were waiting for it to hit the UK.
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It hit, I saw what it did to people, people became unwell, xray xray xray, PPE, barriers, red lights, code words, panic panic. Our world changed overnight, and my world changed especially. One minute we were told not to wear masks, the next moment it was made mandatory etc.
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My sole focus was to protect myself and my family at this point, and so in efforts to do this successfully I began studying. I read papers during my breaks, at night, before work. I reflected on what I saw at work, and made a mental note of real life evidence.
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The emergency department warped as time went on, I saw a lot of errors happening and mismanagement of resources. Patient care was being delayed and this led to staff burnout and medical errors. I could see that if this went on, people would needlessly die.
@drkohilathas - Dr. Eashwarran Kohilathas
I knew something had to change. So in efforts to bring about some change, I wrote a book outlining how Toyota lean manufacturing methods could aid with improving patient safety as well as reduce cost in emergency departments.
@drkohilathas - Dr. Eashwarran Kohilathas
The book was called Saving A&E The Toyota Way. I learnt a lot a about healthcare infrastructure, AI, and preventative medicine whilst researching for it. I knew what the national health situation was like, I knew we had to change as a species. https://amzn.eu/d/b5w6Upi
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I presented that book to my hospital, my consultants liked it, but as an acedemic piece. That was not my intention, but hey ho, life goes on. There were more pressing matters at hand. As the pandemic was progressing, I continued to research, write blogs and shared what I saw.
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And I saw a lot of unscientific rubbish, unethical practices and poor care. The reaearch papers said one thing, and yet we were doing something completely different. I knew from very early on that not everyone needed to be jabbed, something seemed fishy.
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I worked in the emergency department, and then paediatrics during the second peak. There was one child admitted due to C19 and later discharged. The ward was largerly empty. And yet many doctors online were saying that C19 was extremely dangerous to children. Nonsense.
@drkohilathas - Dr. Eashwarran Kohilathas
Something was off, doctors weren't being doctors, autopsies weren't being done, the medical field were ignoring anyone who didn't have C19, and yet staff were doing tiktok dances. They asked me to join. I refused.
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Whilst all this was happening, I lost my grandma. The docs didnt want to see her in her home, her infection got bad, she didn't want to go to hospital, she became septic, she had to go in. I visited her after my shifts and fed her during my breaks.
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On the night she died, I got a call from a doc with the bad news. I asked the doc if we could see her as a family, they approved. We saw her one after the other, in tears, trying to be quiet as to not wake the other patients up.
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Midway through, a matron I used to work with told us we couldnt see her due to hospital policy and warned us that if we carried on that she would call security on us. I told her we had approval already. She didn't care. I saw evil in her eyes.
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I asked her why she became a nurse. It was surely to treat and help people with compassion. She didn't budge. I said "go ahead and call security then". Thank God, we had enough time for our family to all say our goodbyes. I made sure I was the last one.
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I knew and saw that many others weren't as lucky as I was. Many had to facetime their dying family members. We were treated so badly. And healthcare professional encouraged it. I also knew the evils that lurked inside mankind that day.
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During paediatrics I asked my colleagues about masks and jabs. Why did we only allow one parent to see their newly born child whilst wearing a mask, but we could all snuggle up together in the staff room maskless, for example? I would get back parroted like responses.
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"It's the rules" "Policy" "To stop infection" "We just have to do it" No science. No debate. No convo. No brain.
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I later worked in a childrens psychiatric ward, and what I witnessed was truly backward. Many children, many who wanted to commit suicide, were placed in solitary confinement, so useless PCR swabs could be taken.
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Two would be need to be done and the nurses would sometimes forget to do these. I actually had to make them a table, so they would remember. Children had to be swabbed but staff members who'd go God knows where during the weekend didnt.
@drkohilathas - Dr. Eashwarran Kohilathas
I told my seniors that none of this made sense and children did not suffer with C19, but they just told me it was policy. The hospital trust actually recruited people to make sure staff were changing into scrubs before work too.
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The worst of it was when we had a wardround one time. In psychiatry the patient would sit in the room with the rest of the staff. This particular time, my consultant found out that the young person that was in the room with us wasn't swabbed.
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After the patient had left, she made us all stay in the room and asked us to lock the door and find ways to disinfect the room. She was seriously considering bleaching all surfaces. In disbelief, I asked her if we had to all strip down naked and shower together too.
@drkohilathas - Dr. Eashwarran Kohilathas
I had work to do, so I left. The mental health of children and adults during lockdown was the lowest I've ever seen it in my career. Children were arriving with life disruption related issues, trauma, abuse etc. All related to lockdowns.
@drkohilathas - Dr. Eashwarran Kohilathas
My next job was in general practice. I was working towards becoming a GP. I enjoyed understaning and looking after all sorts of patients. I'm a generalist at heart. However this transition marked another difficult time for me.
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On the last day of hospital medicine and just before the first day of GP, a close work colleague of mine went to play football, collapsed and never work up. Deep down I knew what had caused this. I knew the link between mRNA tech and myocarditis early on.
@drkohilathas - Dr. Eashwarran Kohilathas
I cried finding this information out. I cried in front of my mother for the first time in my adult life. I'm in fact tearing up typing this. My friend was killed.
@drkohilathas - Dr. Eashwarran Kohilathas
I went to his parents house to give my condolences. His parents were there, broken. He recently proposed to his fiancé. She was there too, broken. We viewed his funeral via Zoom.
@drkohilathas - Dr. Eashwarran Kohilathas
There's a spot in the park I dip in regularly whilst looking up at the leaves. I am reminded of him when I do this. I am reminded of how lucky I am to be alive. Deep down, I was terrified about what this meant for people around the world.
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Time went on, and I worked in general practice. There were murmurs of bringing in mandatory jabs to all healthcare staff. I knew this was not only unscientific and unethical, but murderous. Yet my colleagues didn't seem to care. They were safe I guess.
@drkohilathas - Dr. Eashwarran Kohilathas
Regardless I could not do anything about it, so I plodded along. I never stopped reading papers, writing, tweeting and sharing info. I saw patients, I saw jab related side effects, missed periods, new onset whole body inflammation, hair loss etc. I saw cognitive dissonance too
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All of a sudden, one day, my practice asks me my full jab status. I find this odd because they knew I had to be jabbed with everything else to have worked in all the other specialties. I knew they wanted to know only one result. Whether or not I had taken the C19.
@drkohilathas - Dr. Eashwarran Kohilathas
I didn't lie. Told them the truth. The next day, in a panic, they asked me to stop seeing patients face to face. They had made a decision as a team, without me, that I was no longer able to see patients. They felt that I wa a threat to them and I would scare them away.
@drkohilathas - Dr. Eashwarran Kohilathas
I have never had C19, I worked on my health and immunity every day and I purposely breathed in the virus in ED to stimulate T cells. I knew jabs increased ones risk of infection and showed them evidence. I was the least risky person in the practice and I knew it.
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They didn't care. They didn't care about evidence. They didn't care about ethics. About immunity. About anything. I shrugged this off and called patients instead. I was ostracized at work and many colleagues acted cold towards me. I was alone, but not lonely, I had science.
@drkohilathas - Dr. Eashwarran Kohilathas
Many doctors had to take sick leave off work due to C19 multiple times. I had meetings discussing my jab status. A doc with myocarditis on long term meds lost jab urged me to get the shot. One said I was "too principled" It was surreal.
@drkohilathas - Dr. Eashwarran Kohilathas
They admitted it was all politics. I asked them why they didn't read papers? I asked them about T cells? Silence.
@drkohilathas - Dr. Eashwarran Kohilathas
I wanted to become a doctor since the age of 6. I love biology and enjoy helping people using my knowledge. But I understood that I was getting stupider and working in an environment that was harming people. I had many sleepless nights thinking about leaving.
@drkohilathas - Dr. Eashwarran Kohilathas
One morning, after parking my car at work, I felt a warmth around my head. It had no words, but if it did it told me that everything will be okay. As soon as I had that experience, my decision was made and I felt light, a colossal weight had been lifted.
@drkohilathas - Dr. Eashwarran Kohilathas
I asked to quit, and a few meetings later (carried out to make sure I wasn't crazy), I left healthcare and then deregistered myself off the medical register. I wanted to be totally free. I needed to be.
@drkohilathas - Dr. Eashwarran Kohilathas
The flat my girlfriend and I were planning to buy fell through. I was in financial turmoil. My mother cried for weeks. I was lost, but I was free. I wasn't part of the killing system.
@drkohilathas - Dr. Eashwarran Kohilathas
I did what I only knew, I began writing. I started a Patreon and am grateful for those who did and continue to contribute to that. But it wasn't enough. I ended up being on the dole for just less than a year. The guy I had to call every 2 weeks was surprised I was once a doc.
@drkohilathas - Dr. Eashwarran Kohilathas
I began learning and researching everything I could to help people who had been jabbed I knew what was going on and I didn't want another pandemic to happen. I wanted to save as many lives as possible.
@drkohilathas - Dr. Eashwarran Kohilathas
I would take my bike, cycle across the park to my local library and work feverishly every day till close. Around this time I was permanently suspended on Twitter for stating facts.
@drkohilathas - Dr. Eashwarran Kohilathas
I see this as a blessing now, as it made me work even harder to produce something that could never be banned. A book. I worked and researched to make sure I got this book out before 2023.
@drkohilathas - Dr. Eashwarran Kohilathas
I was blessed around this time to come in contact with @ake2306 , he introduced me to other people injured by the shots. I was determined to make sure their voices got heard. I included their stories in the book.
@drkohilathas - Dr. Eashwarran Kohilathas
During this time on my walks, I experienced many insights and extraordinary experiences that many may not believe or call me crazy. I saw light, and I ended my fears.
@drkohilathas - Dr. Eashwarran Kohilathas
Before the new year, I released my book, "Calling Out The Shots" It goes through what genetic agents are, what they do to our bodies, how we can improve our immunity, ways we may mitigate jab damage and what we need to do as a society to heal. http://www.callingouttheshots.xyz
@drkohilathas - Dr. Eashwarran Kohilathas
My only aim now is to help heal and free mankind. To me, it is the most important book ever written. Even if I am killed, the book will live.
@drkohilathas - Dr. Eashwarran Kohilathas
The book marks my first gift to the world. I am working on many more, and other projects. I will fight for humanity until my final breath.
@drkohilathas - Dr. Eashwarran Kohilathas
Through my toils I have come to know some extraordinary people. Though I have seen and experienced evil. I have also seen God and light in mankind as well. I know we will be alright.
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Just woke up, my mind is racing, it makes sense having to reflect on everything that has happened over the last few years. I obviously haven't mentioned everything I witnessed. Maybe I'll use this thread jot down events that happened as I remember them again.
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One thing I failed to mention was the day I lost complete trust in the GMC, the UK medical regulatory body, supposedly in charge of protecting patients from doctors. I remember when plans on introducing the jabs to children nationally was considered. I was mortified.
@drkohilathas - Dr. Eashwarran Kohilathas
I knew through real life and via scientific evidence that children did not need these jabs whatsoever. So in desperation I wrote an open letter to the GMC, highlighting all the evidence, basically pleading with them to reconsider the roll out.
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I was putting my career at risk by doing this. I knew I would become a target. But I didn't care. We were talking about childrens lives.