FoundMyFitness · 2021-03-03 · Rhonda Patrick (host), Roger Seheult
Dr. Roger Seheult from MedCram on COVID-19 Vaccines, Vitamin D, and Heat Hydrotherapy
73 claims checked against research: 3 contradicted 5 overstated 5 needing context 49 supported 2 corroborated online 9 unverified
9 No source found (not proven false)
A study showed that symptomatic patients who tested positive for COVID-19 had significantly lower vitamin D levels than symptomatic patients who tested negative.
"What they did in one study, they wanted to see whether or not it was the symptoms that were causing the low vitamin D. So they took these patients and they said, "Okay, anybody that has X, Y, and Z symptoms, we're going to look at." And then they figured out which ones were COVID and which ones were COVID-negative. Well, the ones that were positive for COVID and had the same symptoms had lower vitamin D levels than those people that had similar symptoms but were negative for COVID." (said at 0:52:34)
No published record matching the described study design (comparing baseline vitamin D levels specifically between patients with matching symptoms who tested positive versus negative for SARS-CoV-2 to assess whether symptoms accounted for low vitamin D) was located; this does not prove the claim false.
Seventy-five percent of African Americans are lactose intolerant.
"the food that's been fortified with vitamin D the most is milk. And unfortunately, you know, there's a lot of people that are lactose intolerant, and 75% of African Americans are lactose intolerant." (said at 0:58:55)
No published record matching the claim that seventy-five percent of African Americans are lactose intolerant was located; this does not prove the claim false.
The Institute of Medicine has established the Tolerable Upper Intake Level for vitamin D at 4,000 IU per day.
"the upper tolerable intake that's been set by the Institute of Medicine has been 4,000 IUs a day." (said at 0:50:13)
No published record matching the claim was located; this does not prove the claim false.
Higher cortisol and beta-adrenergic signaling stimulate G-proteins and elevate cyclic AMP in immune cells, reducing the adhesion of surface proteins like MHC class I and II.
"cortisol and epinephrine and all of these other, uh, beta-adrenergic systems affect the G-protein, stimulate the G-protein, causes increase in cyclic AMP in these immune cells, and they make those, uh, those, uh, those proteins like the major histocompatibility complex I and II less sticky." (said at 1:06:50)
No published record matching the claim that cortisol and beta-adrenergic signaling stimulate G-proteins and elevate cyclic AMP in immune cells to reduce the surface adhesion of MHC class I and II proteins was located; this does not prove the claim false.
Exposure to 10,000 lux of light for approximately 6 hours lowers cortisol levels by 25%.
"I saw there was one study where people were exposed to 10,000 lux of light. And I believe it was for like a significant period, like 6 hours... Um, and it lowered their cortisol levels by 25%" (said at 1:07:25)
No published record matching the claim that exposure to 10,000 lux of light for approximately 6 hours lowers cortisol levels by 25% was located; this does not prove the claim false. In general chronobiology literature, bright light exposure primarily acts as a circadian synchronizer (phase-shifting the cortisol rhythm) or acutely enhances alertness, rather than acutely reducing circulating cortisol concentrations by 25% during a 6-hour exposure.
Light emitted from screens in the evening shifts and delays the circadian rhythm.
"And they're, they're, they're putting their faces in front of screens, which is emitting light. Now, what does that light do at that hour? What that light does at that hour in just about everybody is it shifts the circadian rhythm and delays it." (said at 1:10:08)
No published record matching the claim that light emitted from screens in the evening shifts and delays the circadian rhythm was located; this does not prove the claim false.
Approximately 80% of symptomatic COVID-19 patients do not require hospitalization, while approximately 20% require hospital care.
"Think again about the fact that 80% of all symptomatic COVID-19 patients, 80% never need to go to the hospital. Why? Because their innate immune system does the job. It takes care of the virus. 20% end up going to the hospital." (said at 1:22:05)
No published record matching the claim that approximately 80% of symptomatic COVID-19 patients do not require hospitalization while approximately 20% require hospital care was located; this does not prove the claim false.
During the 1918 influenza epidemic, the mortality rate among patients who progressed to pneumonia was approximately 40% to 50% in both army hospitals and sanitariums.
"Now when you looked at pneumonia in both the army hospitals and the sanitariums, the mortality from there was about 40 to 50% in both." (said at 1:26:35)
No published record matching the claim that pneumonia mortality during the 1918 influenza epidemic was approximately 40% to 50% in both army hospitals and sanitariums was located; this does not prove the claim false.
Approximately 90% of adverse long-term effects from vaccines manifest within the first month or two after administration.
"Generally speaking, though, 90% of those long-term effects usually pop up within the first month or two." (said at 1:51:00)
No published record matching the specific claim that approximately 90% of long-term adverse effects from vaccines manifest within the first month or two after administration was located; this does not prove the claim false.
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