The jury is still out on Aspirin. 100 years of data, billions, if not trillions, of doses. It’s too early to say for sure if it is a good idea ...
The one thing Science does know for sure, is that those COVID vaccines are damn near perfect, with nary a side effect.
What I know: I use it all the time and it doesn’t seem to cause me any issues. A good friend gets an upset stomach even with enteric coated aspirin, so he doesn’t use it. I think both of us are reasonable.
So many studies are about “association” that I’ve almost given up on “science”, although my degree was in Biology and I loved studying science in the 70s!
If it turns out to cure COVID than experts will finally be able to close the case on Aspirin: it’s deadly poison.
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When the experts toggle back and forth on if something is good or bad, the difference is likely so miniscule that in moderation it doesn’t matter. It’s likely just a ploy to get more reseach money, notoriety, or push an agenda.
In case of a potential heart attack, a large aspirin plus hot pepper (capsaicin) can be a life saver.
It has it's good uses and bad uses.
Life saving in some cases, death dealing in others.
Anyone who is puzzled by this should spend some time in a library.
For most of my life aspirin was my wonder drug. When I had a headache or muscle pain nothing was better.
Now I can’t touch it because of chronic leukemia and low platelets. My doc allows me a 200 mg ibuprofen occasionally because it only makes my few platelets “slippery” for a few hours. Aspirin is right out because it makes platelets slippery for a week. For me a regimen of aspirin would pretty much guarantee a brain bleed eventually.
The word is that if aspirin were a new drug being introduced today, the FDA would be saying; “No way, Jose!” This acetylsalicylic acid is a descendant of salicylic acid, a derivative of ancient folk medicines centered around willow-bark tea. To me, it appears that it is great for the young to middle-aged. The very young and seniors need to be cautious. Beyond that, I trust my doctor and continue low-doses of it, moderate coffee and alcohol drinking.
Yep, I am going to die ... sometime and from something! Maybe I should quit eating tomatoes (or is it tomatos?)! PS: If you ignore what “experts say”, you will take a lot of stress OUT OF YOUR LIFE!
Here’s my take on aspirin...
I’m allergic to it...