Beyond POTS, autonomic dysfunction in long COVID can present as: Dysregulated sweating Impaired gastrointestinal muscle contractions, causing constipation, pain, nausea, or weight loss Temperature dysregulation An exaggerated fight-or-flight response The vagus nerve within this systemthe primary parasympathetic nerve connecting the brain to the gut, heart, and lungsappears to be particularly vulnerable to COVID-19-related damage, with implications for heart rate variability, gut function, and the inflammatory regulatory role the vagus nerve normally performs
Vitamin B12 has positive effects on both body and mind
The major renal urate-anion exchanger is encoded by the solute carrier gene, SLC22A12 (originally identified as the urate transporter 1, URAT1 protein)
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B12 is crucial in brain function, nerve tissue health, and red blood cell production