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DrBeen#48 Alzheimer's, Sleep Disturbance, and Brain Health Studies present an association between APOE4 and sleep disturbance. Additionally APOE4 is linked to sleep disturbance before the onset of Alzheimer's symptoms. In ‘The Sleeping Brain’ article (see below) the authors suggest that sleep disturbance causes reduced removal of the waste products from the brain, leading to the accumulati...

DrBeen#47 Role of The Glymphatic System in Sleep and Brain Health N3 Sleep, Glymphatic System, and Brain Health N3 phase of the sleep is characterised by delta waves, also called slow wave sleep (SWS). This is the most restorative phase of the sleep. An important part of this phase is the increase in the glymphatic convection in the brain leading to clearance of the waste products. Let's revie...

DrBeen#46 Intermittent Fasting and Brain Health Intermittent fasting causes production of beta hydroxybutarate, which in turn helps improve the glymphatic flow of fluids in the brain. This in turn leads to a better clearance of waste products from the brain, helping to improve the cognitive state, memory, and potentially stall the progress of dementia. DrBeen: Medical Education Online https://www....

DrBeen#45 Berberine and Pancreatic Beta Cells Berberine has many important mechanisms. In the current series of talks we are presenting the mechanisms related to the management of Type 2 diabetes mellitus. In the current talk we look at the high level mechanism of how Berberine helps increase the insulin secretion. Note: cell's depolarization process is intentionally skipped to keep the focus...

DrBeen#44 How Berberine Helps Manage Type 2 Diabetes This herbal Chinese medicine has an astonishingly amazing effect on insulin release, insulin receptor expressions, reduction in insulin resistance, reduction in gluconeogenesis, reduction in fatty acids, and improvement in liver cell health. Let's review it. DrBeen: Medical Education Online https://www.drbeen.com/ FLCCC | Front Line COVID-19...

DrBeen#43 Metabolic Syndrome Defined and How to Treat It (Dr. Been and Dr. Marik, from FLCCC Webinar February 8, 2023) This is the second in a series of lectures on the incredible Chinese herbal medicine, berberine. This episode of 'Long Story Short' comes to us from last week's FLCCC Weekly Webinar with Dr. Mobeen Syed (Dr. Been) and Dr. Paul Marik. The entire webinar can be viewed he...

DrBeen#42 Potential Role of Magnesium for Long COVID and Vaccine Injury Magnesium is an essential mineral/nutrient required for more than 600 enzymatic actions in our body. Magnesium levels are also tied closely with the activation of vitamin D. Magnesium is involved in smooth muscle relaxation, neuroprotection, innate arm modulation, gut microbiome modulation, and much more. Let's look at the...

DrBeen#41 Melatonin and Near Infrared Light (NIR) Being in the morning and evening sunlight and being in the green places should be an important part of life. Let's see why. DrBeen: Medical Education Online https://www.drbeen.com/ FLCCC | Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance https://covid19criticalcare.com/ References (January 13, 2023): Melatonin and the Optics of the Human Body | Melat...

DrBeen#40 Celebrating 40 Episodes of Long Story Short! Dr. Been shares a few words in celebration of 40 episodes of Long Story Short, including his hope for where we will be 40 episodes from now - that Long Story Short will be the definitive guide for individuals suffering from long COVID and vaccine injury, as well as for providers treating these patients. Congratulations, Dr. Been, on an incredi...

DrBeen#39 Is Nattokinase Protective Against SARS-COV-2? Nattokinase is thrombolytic, spike protein degradative, and anti-aging enzyme produced by Bacillus subtilis. Is it protective against SARS-COV-2? Let’s take a look. DrBeen: Medical Education Online https://www.drbeen.com/ FLCCC | Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance https://covid19criticalcare.com/ URL list from Monday, Dec. 19 2022 Fil...

DrBeen#38 Nattokinase Antithrombotic Mechanism of Action Nattokinase Part 1 of 3 (to be followed by Part 2: Nattokinase and The Degradation of the Spike Protein and Part 3: Nattokinase: Dosing and Safety) Nattokinase is a thrombolytic, spike protein degradative, and anti-aging enzyme produced by Bacillus subtilis. Nattokinase is made by fermenting soybeans with Bacillus subtilis. Let's review...

DrBeen#37 Photobiomodulation (PBM) is Neuroprotective Photobiomodulation and methylene blue are neuroprotective. These interventions not only reduce cellular apoptosis, but also improve the tissue healing by improving the blood flow to the tissues. Let's review how photobiomodulation works to help mitochondria heal and function correctly. DrBeen: Medical Education Online https://www.drbeen.com...

DrBeen#36 Intermittent Fasting for Women Dr. Paul Marik joins Dr. Been for a discussion on intermittent fasting (IF), especially for reproductive aged women. DrBeen: Medical Education Online https://www.drbeen.com/ FLCCC | Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance https://covid19criticalcare.com/ URL list from Friday, Nov. 25 2022 Glucose tolerance and skeletal muscle gene expression in response...

DrBeen#35 Oral Dosage For Methylene Blue - FLCCC Protocol Review In this talk we will go over the FLCCC's recommendation for the oral methylene blue dosage. Full I-RECOVER Protocol can be found here:  https://covid19criticalcare.com/treatment-protocols/i-recover/ DrBeen: Medical Education Online https://www.drbeen.com/ FLCCC | Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance https://covid19criticalc...

DrBeen#34 Methylene Blue (MB) Dosage and Administration Approaches Numerous studies have shown the neuroprotective effect of methylene blue (MB). It seems that MB can be used for brain fog, confusion, memory issues, and mitochondrial dysfunction in neurons. In this talk we will look at the practical aspect of methylene blue administration. DrBeen: Medical Education Online https://www.drbeen.com/ F...

Studies show that neurons are metabolically protected when low dose Methylene Blue is administered systemically. Methylene Blue promotes energy metabolism and neuronal survival. A similar protective effect is observed with near infrared light. Let's review. DrBeen: Medical Education Online https://www.drbeen.com/ FLCCC | Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance https://covid19criticalcare.co...

DrBeen#31 Antinuclear Antibodies - A Primer for Providers Antinuclear Antibodies - A Primer for Providers DrBeen: Medical Education Online https://www.drbeen.com/ FLCCC | Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance https://covid19criticalcare.com/ URL list from Thursday, Oct. 29 2022 Circulating anti-nuclear autoantibodies in COVID-19 survivors predict long-COVID symptoms | European Respiratory Soc...

DrBeen#30 Antinuclear Antibodies as Predictors of Long COVID Antinuclear Antibodies as Predictors of Long COVID In this discussion we will go over a Canadian study about the persistence of the ANA and inflammatory mediators that predict long COVID symptoms. There's good news as well that these mediators and antibodies reduce over time. URL list from Thursday, Oct. 29 2022 Circulating anti-nucl...

DrBeen#29 How Spike Protein Causes Pathologies in Our Tissues and Vessels Ep 29: Spikopathy - How Spike Protein Causes Pathologies in Our Tissues and Vessels In this discussion we will go over the important pathologic mechanisms behind the diseases caused by the spike protein. DrBeen: Medical Education Online https://www.drbeen.com/ FLCCC | Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance https://covid1...

DrBeen#28 Spike Proteins Disrupt Nitric Oxide Ep 28: Spike Proteins Disrupt Nitric Oxide Let's review how the spike protein alone can cause dysregulation of the ACE2 bearning cells. One important mechanism is the reduction in the expression of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) enzyme. Let's review. DrBeen: Medical Education Online https://www.drbeen.com/ FLCCC | Front Line COVID...

DrBeen#27 How To Impart Superpowers To Your Cells Via Heat Shock Proteins Ep 27: How To Impart Superpowers To Your Cells Via Heat Shock Proteins In this lecture we will go over the fundamentals of heat shock proteins. Hopefully this discussion will encourage us to become partners with our cells in staying healthy. DrBeen: Medical Education Online https://www.drbeen.com/ FLCCC | Front Line COVID-19...

DrBeen#26 Near Infrared Light Therapy Reduces Inflammation Ep 26: Near Infrared Light Therapy Reduces Inflammation Near infrared light therapy reduces inflammatory mediators by 50% and IL6 by 80%. Let's review. DrBeen: Medical Education Online https://www.drbeen.com/ FLCCC | Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance https://covid19criticalcare.com/ URL list from Thursday, Sep. 15 2022 Infrare...

DrBeen#25 When the RNA Won't Go Away Ep 25: When The RNA Won't Go Away This ground breaking case reports demonstrate for the first time the evidence for the SARS-COV-2 persistence. Let's review. DrBeen: Medical Education Online https://www.drbeen.com/ FLCCC | Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance https://covid19criticalcare.com/ URL list from Tuesday, Sep. 6 2022 Frontiers | Case...

DrBeen#24 How to Maximize Autophagy Ep 24: How to Maximize The Benefits of Autophagy? When Does Autophagy Begin In Our Body? This question is most asked, and this topic is very researched. Let's review what we know so far. Dr. Ana Maria Cuervo, MD, Ph. D notes that macroautophagy starts within 30 minutes to an hour of starvation. When do we starve? In the intermittent fasting of 8-16. The macr...

DrBeen#23 Unexpected Symptoms Found to be Risk Factors for Long COVID Ep 23: Unexpected Symptoms Found to be Risk Factors for Long COVID In this large-scale matched pair study from the UK, researchers describe the top risk factors for long COVID. Let's review. DrBeen: Medical Education Online https://www.drbeen.com/ FLCCC | Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance https://covid19criticalcare...