> It's a hypothesis supposedly testable in a month. Now what? Your guess is as good as mine. There's a lot of politics embedded in science now: I learned on t

> It's a hypothesis supposedly testable in a month. Now what? Your guess is as good as mine. There's a lot of politics embedded in science now: I learned on the tinnitus thread posted here a few days ago that the side effect of tinnitus after vaccination was very likely to be real, but that research had been suppressed to help with vaccine adoption. It's possible it's a psyops, but here, on HN? By several people with a valid post history? Extremely unlikely. For this, given how simple the confirmation is (test lactate levels), I hope sufferers of long covid will measure their levels and try the simple suggested approach, for which there should be very little risks of drawbacks (supplementing in a few amino acids and carnitine, taking some sodium bicarbonate) Hopefully, enough of a critical mass of confirmation for both the proposed confirmation test + simple treatment option will lead to actual research, but what a shame it didn't come from mainstream science, and what a shame independant researchers are being put on the defensive: as the author said in a link just posted: https://mastodon.nl/@vickyvdtogt/110202251308724694 https://mastodon.nl/@vickyvdtogt/110202251308724694 > I want to state again: this is not a suggestion to what people should do, as it needs to be studied and clinically tested first. Well, maybe it should be, I don't see the risks of people trying stretching exercices, breathing exercices, supplementing in a few amino acids or drinking alkaline water. I can already imagine comments "BUT WHAT IF PEOPLE DRINK GALLONS OF PH BUFFERS???" Well, it's not what's suggested, and even water can kill if drinking too much of it. The real shame is how many people have learned to distrust science and how the political takeover has damaged the trust network necessary for society to work.