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www.AbbysHealthFood.com | # 46 | Page 13 TampaDentalCare.c m 1201 West Linebaugh Avenue Tampa, Florida 33612 813.933.5365 David F. Doering, D.D.S. • PLLC doeringfamilydental the mask, the greater the fall in blood oxygen levels. The importance of these findings is that a drop in oxygen levels (hypoxia) is associated with an impairment in immunity. Studies have shown that hypoxia can inhibit the type of main immune cells used to fight viral infec ons called the CD4+ T-lymphocyte. This occurs because the hypoxia increases the level of a compound called hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF-1), which inhibits T-lymphocytes and s mulates a powerful immune inhibitor cell called the Tregs. . This sets the stage for contrac ng any infec on, including COVID-19, and making the consequences of that infec on much graver. In essence, your mask may very well put you at an increased risk of infec ons and if so, having a much worse outcome. People with cancer, especially if the cancer has spread, will be at a further risk from prolonged hypoxia as the cancer grows best in a microenvironment that is low in oxygen. Low oxygen also promotes inflamma on which can promote the growth, invasion and spread of cancers. Repeated episodes of hypoxia has been proposed as a significant factor in atherosclerosis and hence increases all cardiovascular (heart a acks) and cerebrovascular (strokes) diseases. There is another danger to wearing these masks on a daily basis, especially if worn for several hours. When a person is infected with a respiratory virus, they will expel some of the virus with each breath. If they are wearing a mask, especially an N95 mask or other ghtly fi ng mask, they will be constantly rebreathing the viruses, raising the concentra on of the virus in the lungs and the nasal passages. We know that people who have the worst reac ons to the coronavirus have the highest concentra ons of the virus early on. And this leads to the deadly cytokine storm in a selected number. It gets even more frightening. Newer evidence suggests that in some cases the virus can enter the brain. In most instances it enters the brain by way of the olfactory nerves (smell nerves), which connect directly with the area of the brain dealing with recent memory and memory consolida on. By wearing a mask, the exhaled viruses will not be able to escape and will concentrate in the nasal passages, enter the olfactory nerves and travel into the brain. It is evident from this review that there is insufficient evidence that wearing a mask of any kind can have a significant impact in preven ng the spread of this virus. The fact that this virus is a rela vely benign infec on for the vast majority of the popula on and that most of the at risk group also survive, from an infec ous disease and epidemiological standpoint, by le ng the virus spread through the healthier popula on we will reach a herd immunity level rather quickly that will end this pandemic quickly and prevent a return next winter. During this me, we need to protect the at-risk popula on by avoiding close contact, boos ng their immunity with compounds that boost cellular immunity and in general, care for them. One should not a ack and insult those who have chosen not to wear a mask, as these studies suggest that is the wise choice to make. T H E F A C T S 1 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 H V A C P R O B E