Tinnitus, Covid, and the fight or flight response I personally believe that the way Covid affected our sense of taste and smell, which for some has lingered for many years now after a Covid infection. I believe it is well possible that that is what has caused tinnitus in so many people the way it could have affected the ears. https://www.sciencealert.com/tinnitus-triggers-your-bodys-fight-or-flight-response-study-finds#

CV infection and the ace 2 receptor sites I think this is key to understanding treatment and long term therapy. But I think it is important to realize that this article is from May 2020. And you can go search for current articles on the same subject and you will find it’s relevant today. Dr Peter McCullough told me that he believed that Covid replicated in the ace two receptor sites and could be dormant in those sites. https://theconversation.com/what-is-the-ace2-receptor-how-is-it-connected-to-coronavirus-and-why-might-it-be-key-to-treating-covid-19-the-experts-explain-136928

THE SILENT SCREAM OF THE LIVER "Why You Wake Up at 3:00 AM (The Mayday Call)" Your liver has no voice. It has no pain receptors. You could cut it, and it wouldn't scream. So when it is drowning in fat, it cannot call out to you. Instead, it calls the Adrenals. And they wake you up. THE STORY It’s 3:03 AM. You jolt awake. Heart pounding. Sheets damp. Mind racing with anxiety. You think: "Did I hear a noise? Is it stress? Is it menopause?" No. It is a Rescue Mission. While you were sleeping, your blood sugar crashed. A healthy liver would simply release some stored fuel to smooth it out. But your liver is Fatty. It is congested. It is sluggish. It failed to deliver the fuel. Your brain sensed the crash and screamed: "MAYDAY! WE ARE GOING DOWN!" It smashed the emergency button for the Adrenal Glands. The Adrenals responded by flooding your veins with Adrenaline and Cortisol. This chemical surge forced your liver to dump sugar to save your life. But it also hit you like a shot of espresso in the dark. You are not "just awake." You are in a chemical "Fight or Flight" panic, lying in a safe bed, because your liver couldn't do its job. THE SCIENCE Most doctors will check your ALT and AST enzymes. If they are "normal," they say your liver is fine. They are waiting for the building to collapse. We look for the smoke. The smoke is GGT (Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase). •Below 20: Your liver is singing. •Above 30: Your liver is whispering. •Above 50: Your liver is screaming. •Above 100: Your liver is on fire. If you have the "3 AM Wake Up" AND "Brain Fog," your liver is the root cause. The toxins it failed to filter are clouding your brain. The adrenaline it triggered is ruining your sleep. THE CALL TO ACTION Sleeping pills won't fix this. They just silence the alarm while the fire burns. You must drain the fuel. 1.Cut the Fructose: No juice, no soda, no fruit after dark .2.Cut the Alcohol: It shuts down the rescue team. 3.Start the Fast: Give your liver the night off so it can catch up.

The Shrapnel Effect: Why Every Spike is a Scar" It's just one cookie. It's just a little spike. That is what you tell yourself. But your blood vessels tell a different story. When your blood sugar spikes above 140 mg/dL (7.8 mmol/L), your blood stops being a life-giving fluid and starts becoming Liquid Sandpaper. The Mechanism: Glycation (The Crust) Sugar is sticky. When there is too much of it in your blood, it binds to the proteins in your vessel walls. This process is called Glycation. Think of it like caramelizing an onion. The sugar turns hard, brown, and brittle. •The Result: Your flexible, smooth arteries turn into stiff, crusty pipes. The Assault: The Glass Shards Imagine throwing a handful of sand into a car engine. That is what a glucose spike does to your capillaries. 1.The Eyes: The tiny vessels in your retina are shredded. This is why diabetics go blind (Retinopathy). 2.The Kidneys: The delicate filters are scratched and scarred. This is why diabetics end up on dialysis (Nephropathy). 3.The Nerves: The blood supply to your nerves is cut off. This is why your feet go numb and rot (Neuropathy). The Response: The Bandage Your body is not stupid. It feels the damage. When the sugar scratches the artery wall, your body sends Cholesterol to patch the hole. •You eat sugar ---> You scratch the wall ---> You patch it with plaque. •Repeat this 3 times a day for 10 years. •Result: A blocked artery. A heart attack. The Verdict: A spike is not "energy." A spike is an assault. Every time you eat that bread, you are swallowing a handful of glass. Is it worth it? Dr. Snouda

In my coaching program, the diet I teach is a bit more complicated than this. But this is sort of the same thing written out in the most basic form and it mixes in also intermittent fasting. I would say the eight hour window for eating/16 hours fasting- this schedule would be good for someone maybe 50 and under. Over that age I would make it 10 hours of eating/14 hour fasting time. Bonus points if you get out and walk every day or most every day. ** I believe that this is a bit too extreme for diabetics to do the fasting part of this, especially the eight hour eating program, but others should be able to do it Lose a good number Ibs in 30 days. (by Christmas) Eat in 8 hr Window 2 Salads 1 Protein Shake 2-3 cup Low Carb Veggies 3-6 oz Protein 30-60g Added Fats Water, Tea, Coffee And it is important to eat all of this amount. Do you think you could do this?