Q: (Gaby) Will a fecal transplant be helpful to fight infections in general? Viral infections?
A: Yes. Choose donors carefully.
Q: (L) Gaby was asking about fecal transplants because there is a woman who gave a talk and she says that all these people who had, was it the vaccine or just those who had COVID?
(Gaby) Both.
(L) Both vaccinated and people who just had COVID that they were… lacking.
(Gaby) Bifidobacteria.
(L) Bifidobacteria in their intestines that somehow COVID killed it all off.
(Gaby) And that creates a folic acid deficiency that I've been seeing since the COVID. You know, everybody's deficient in folic acid...
(L) Folic acid deficiency.
(Joe) As a result of good bacterial die-off.
(Andromeda) It helps produce the folic acid. And that's hard to replace with just regular probiotics.
(L) Yeah, but if the COVID causes it and practically everybody's had it, are there people who can have it and it doesn't destroy all their bifidobacteria?
A: Yes but it is largely destructive in that way.
Q: (L) So there are people where it doesn't destroy everything, but it can mess 'em up to some extent until they recoup.
(Joe) And obviously they are, with proper good gut bacteria, balance is very important for immune function.
(L) Can you also replace it with using probiotics or...?
(Gaby) Fermented foods.
(L) Fermented foods or something?
A: Yes
Q: (Joe) People should take folic acid then?
A: Yes
Q: (Joe) Y'all take folic acid. Go and get some right now on Amazon! [laughter]
A: Yes