Yet that's exactly what's happening as reports tied to contaminated lettuce continue to spread across the country. Another day, another public-health headline. Another microscopic threat. Another wave of official messaging.
But I can't shake the feeling that I've seen this movie before.
Déjà vu. That eerie sensation of watching a familiar script unfold all over again.
First it was reported in 17 states. Then 31. Then 32. Now 34.
This time it's not a virus making headlines.
It's Cyclospora — a microscopic parasite linked to contaminated produce that can cause explosive watery diarrhea, cramping, nausea, fatigue, dehydration, and symptoms that can linger for weeks.
As I started digging into the research, I found references to decades of work on Cyclospora by researchers and institutions, including clinical guidance published by Johns Hopkins and studies involving endemic regions such as Peru, where the parasite has long been present.
That, in itself, isn't unusual. Scientists study parasites to understand how they spread and how to treat them.
Most people don't realize that scientists also perform genetic manipulation experiments on parasites — including research that can involve gain-of-function, depending on how that term is defined.
Just saying.
Colonel Thomas told me about the film Resident Evil. First the threat was a virus. Later it became a parasite — one capable of influencing its host while leaving the person outwardly recognizable. Good science fiction often borrows from real biology and asks uncomfortable "what if?" questions.
One thing immediately stood out. Cyclospora is a parasite.
Yet the standard treatment is trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) — a medication many people think of as an antibiotic.
There is a scientific explanation for this: the drug interferes with a metabolic pathway that Cyclospora depends on. Even so, it's understandable that people would ask why a drug commonly associated with bacteria is being used against a parasite.
It also raises broader questions.
How did this parasite enter the food supply? Why has the number of affected states continued to grow? Why is it so difficult to detect? What research has been conducted on Cyclospora over the years, and who funded it? Could knowledge gained from parasite research ever be misused?
And why is the CDC so adamant about telling people not to use silver or chlorine dioxide? Personally, I'd be asking questions and doing my own homework before accepting anyone's conclusion.
There is no public evidence that this outbreak resulted from a bioweaponized parasite.
Yet.
But asking how research is conducted, how outbreaks really occur, and how they are investigated is a legitimate part of scientific inquiry.
Personally, this is what I would be doing. I don't trust the scientism heads with bow ties. I'd stay away from packaged and pre-shredded lettuce for the time being.
I'd wash whole produce carefully.
I'd focus on supporting my immune system and overall resilience.
And yes, I'd be making sure I had the wellness products I personally choose to keep in my own preparedness cabinet, including Silver Excelsior.
I'm not fearmongering. But I do know a plumber who became seriously ill after working around wastewater. Whether that's related to this outbreak or not, it reminds me that the microscopic world is real, and most of us rarely think about it until it affects us.
I've seen enough over the last several years to know that asking questions is never a bad idea.
Have you?
Silver Excelsior is HoneyColony's flagship product.
Silver Excelsior is HoneyColony's flagship silver product. We've finally ironed out the delivery and fulfillment kinks, and I'm proud to say it's now reaching customers the way it always should have.
What many people don't know is the price I paid to help bring this product to market. My work on Silver Excelsior drew the attention of federal regulators, and I found myself swept into the FDA and FTC's Operation Quack Hack — an experience that underscored just how contentious the alternative health space has become.
Recently, someone pointed me to what Grok's encyclopedia had written about my work. Reading it was surreal. It reminded me that, regardless of how history is rewritten or who tries to erase your contributions, impact leaves a trail.
Consider the AI the modern digital Akashic Records. Cemented are the bullets I took to bring Silver Excelsior Serum to the market. You are welcome.
