{"id":4840,"date":"2023-10-24T07:18:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T11:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalhealthcarecenter.com\/?p=4840"},"modified":"2023-10-23T23:19:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T03:19:19","slug":"long-haul-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalhealthcarecenter.com\/long-haul-covid\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Need to Know about Long-Haul Covid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Long-haul Covid, or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), is real. We see it on a fairly regular basis at <a href=\"\/\">Natural Healthcare Center<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Long-haul covid is a complex condition in which someone experiences symptoms and health problems long after the acute phase of a COVID-19 infection. There are many diseases that live inside you and can have a lingering effect long after treatment and recovery when symptoms flare up or never completely resolved. Long-haul Covid is one of them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, we\u2019ve known people whose quality of life has been seriously affected, physically and neurologically, to the point that they can\u2019t work and struggle to function on a daily basis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. David Brady, naturopathic and functional medicine practitioner and Chief Medical Officer at Designs for Health and Diagnostic Solutions Laboratory, has researched long-haul Covid extensively. Dr. Brady also works closely with <a href=\"https:\/\/naturalhealthcarecenter.com\/dr-oscar-coetzee-ph-d-dcn\/\">Dr. Oscar Coetzee, PhD, DCN, Director of Clinical Nutrition<\/a> at Natural Healthcare Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Brady was recently interviewed on an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/podcast.designsforhealth.com\/podcasts\/episode-3-advancements-in-evidence-based-research-and-nutraceutical-approaches-to-managing-long-haul-syndrome-with-dr-david-brady\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">episode of the podcast \u201cConversations for Health\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and discussed advancements in evidence-based research and nutraceutical approaches to managing long-haul syndrome with host Evelyne Lambrecht.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I wanted to share the highlights of this podcast so you can learn more about the most common symptoms of long-haul Covid and the latest information available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Common Symptoms of Long Covid<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most cases of long-haul Covid can be traced back to the initial wave of COVID-19, while variants like Omicron and Delta did not cause as much long-haul Covid. The list of symptoms is very long, but the most common symptoms are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prolonged and often severe fatigue<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Achy pain, often around the rib cage<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chest pain and intermittent rapid heartbeat, also called hypotension or postural orthostatic tachycardia (POT) syndrome<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dizziness when standing up quickly\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brain fog<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sudden coldness in hands and feet<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Brooking Institute estimates that about 16 million people in the U.S. are living with long-haul Covid, about 4 million of whom are in their prime working years. This has taken many people out of the workforce and increased consumption of healthcare resources. In addition to the impact on public health, long-haul Covid is having a serious economic impact on our country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Care for Long-Haul Covid<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have learned much about Covid during the past four years. What we still do not know is what causes symptoms to persist long after the acute phase has supposedly resolved. There are many hypotheses, but concrete, evidence-based answers are lacking at this point. We also have no established standard of care in conventional medicine or integrative medicine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What we do know is that blood testing can diagnose long-haul Covid and determine if there\u2019s a connection to the symptoms you\u2019re experiencing and a previous bout with Covid. We also know that personalized nutrition protocols that restore balance in the gut microbiome and reduce inflammation can help patients find relief from some symptoms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both pharmaceutical and nutraceutical treatments continue to be researched. Some patients are traveling to other parts of the world for treatments that might not be available or approved in the U.S. with very mixed results.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Educate Yourself about Long-Haul Covid<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep in mind that someone who had mild symptoms or even no symptoms of Covid could be experiencing symptoms of long-haul Covid. This condition is not limited to people who ended up in the hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I encourage everyone to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/podcast.designsforhealth.com\/podcasts\/episode-3-advancements-in-evidence-based-research-and-nutraceutical-approaches-to-managing-long-haul-syndrome-with-dr-david-brady\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">watch or listen to the full podcast<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to become educated about this disease, the symptoms, and the latest research being done by Dr. Brady and other great minds around the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re experiencing any of the symptoms of long-haul Covid, schedule an appointment at Natural Healthcare Center. We can help you get to the root causes and determine next steps. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long-haul Covid, or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), is real. 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