Lord have mercy. Saving to research a bit more later.
Loss of Smell: Post-Infection Damage to Brain
This is information under the video that I have NOT looked at yet. Just saving it here.
While nutrient deficiencies increase loss of smell and taste, there are other reasons as well.
Infections increase the utilization of zinc and vitamin A heavily which contributes to loss of smell and taste.
However, if you've tried using quality zinc and vitamin A supplements to no avail, perhaps your sense of smell and taste is associated with higher levels of oxidative stress and deficiencies in various antioxidants.
Infections increase the responsiveness by your immune system.
An enhanced immune system increases oxidative stress.
Why? To kill the pathogen.
Oxidative stress kills bacteria, viruses and other pathogens. Issue is oxidative stress also hurts us - our own organs - such as our heart and brain.
If our immune system works hard for quite some time, we increase the risk of organ dysfunction.
Increased oxidative stress in our brain may predispose us to loss of smell and taste.
Thus, overcome the infection by supporting your immune system.
Then clean up the damage caused by your immune system by using antioxidants.
Antioxidants which are very effective for your brain and other areas:
- PQQ
- Glutathione
- SOD
- Alpha-R-Lipoic Acid
- NAC
Research (6 links):
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5309413/pdf/OMCL2017-3496043.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6625946/pdf/nihms-1013286.pdf
https://dta0yqvfnusiq.cloudfront.net/nascent-health/2017/09/PQQ-Short-Version-59bd304fa70bf.pdf