Detoxing the Spike Protein

Detoxing the Spike Protein

While the COVID 19 virus has weakened as it has mutated, the spike protein that the virus leaves behind in the human body can cause enduring health problems for some patients. The spike protein behaves like a toxin even after viral symptoms have cleared. If the protein is not cleared, it can cause a cascade of inflammation and immune dysfunction.

The spike protein is the crown-like protein on the surface of the COVID virus. The spike protein attaches to an ACE-2 receptor on the surface of the cell. We have ACE-2 receptors everywhere in our bodies, including on the surface of the lungs, heart, and blood vessels. Spikeopathy occurs when the spike protein stays attached to the surface of the cell long after the initial infection. The immune system continues to produce antibodies to fight the unfamiliar protein, which it considers a toxin. This results in chronic inflammation as the immune system struggles to protect itself from the protein.

While the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) estimates that the body’s detoxification system should clear the spike protein in a matter of weeks, this is not always the case. Further, though some people assume that they are immune to spikeopathy because they never got COVID or took the vaccine, exposure to viral shedding can cause people who were never infected with the virus to carry the spike protein. The protein can be detected in the body long after infection. Spikeopathy is diagnosed by testing for antibodies to the spike protein, or the recently approved urine spike protein test (UST). The UST helps determine how well your body is clearing the spike protein.

How is the mRNA COVID Vaccine Different Than Traditional Vaccines

  • Traditional: made from a weakened version of the pathogen (chicken pox); inactivated version (flu); or piece of the pathogen (shingles)

  • mRNA (COVID):  made from a genetic piece of the virus that is turned into DNA (instructions for how they wanted the immune system to respond). The mRNA vaccine was created to target the unique spike protein that attaches to the outside of the cell

    Why is the Spike Protein a Concern?

High levels of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein can persist long after infection or vaccination, potentially contributing to long COVID symptoms like fatigue, cognitive issues, and neurological or psychiatric disorders. Additionally, spikeopathy is strongly correlated with cancer. Rates of cancer have increased by 36% in people under 40 in the past 5 years. Researchers at Yale have studied the connection between elevated levels of the spike protein and autoimmune myocarditis. Research into the wide-spread, lingering effects of the spike protein is ongoing. 

 Impact of the Spike protein

1.     Inflammation occurs as the body tries to clear the spike protein

2.     Micro clots are formed as the spike binds to fibrin. These clots trigger further inflammation

3.     Immunosuppression is caused from chronic inflammation, which in turn:

a.    Upregulates 17 cancer causing genes

b.     Inhibits DNA cellular repair

c.     Switches off 3 cancer protective genes

4.     Disrupts mitochondrial function, leading to fatigue and brain fog

5.     Autoimmunity results from dysregulated immune mechanisms. Spike proteins have been detected in immune cells and blood plasma.

6.     Circulating SARS-CoV-2 spike protein triggers proteomic changes in the mouse skull/meninges/brain and anxiety-like behavior. Spike proteins were detected in human brains samples post-mortem that were PCR negative for the virus

7.    Inhibits natural killer cell activity and autophagy, the body’s natural clearing of cellular debris

8.    Promotes autoimmunity. When foreign substances resemble the body’s proteins, they can cause the immune system to attack the body’s own tissue, which can, in turn, lead to lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and a host of other autoimmune conditions

9.    Re-activates dormant viruses:  Herpes, Epstein-Barr, cytomegalovirus, in addition to Lyme disease

Spikeopathy Symptoms: 

  • Exhaustion

  • Brain fog and cognitive impairment

  • Tingling sensations

  • Muscle and joint pain

  • Sleep disturbances

  • Dizziness

Treatment and Diagnosis

Anti-spike antibodies are found after a COVID infection and after vaccination. While the concept of spikeopathy is controversial, there is growing evidence of the pathogenic effects of the spike protein, which can be introduced either through the virus or the vaccine. While the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the downsides, there is a risk for some individuals after the vaccine. This risk is even more pronounced after COVID viral infection. The most important goal in treatment is to restore the immune system by promoting autophagy. Recent research shows that there are some promising treatment protocols for clearing the spike protein.