Understanding Long COVID | Ep 239

The Funk'tional Nutrition Podcast

Erin Holt

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Nutrition

4.9 • 759 Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

If you or anyone you know has gotten COVID, did you ever wonder why the recovery period took longer than it should have? Instead of weeks to recover, it turned into months? Well, there is an answer for that: Long COVID. Today, Erin sits down with Rachel Mistry, RD, MSN, our lead practitioner to talk about Long COVID’s foundations, the factors as to why its recovery phase earns its label, what kinds of symptoms are present, the kinds of people who are most prone to getting this virus, and etc. Erin and Rachel also talk about the kinds of support or treatment that people affected with long COVID can start doing, the types of supplements that will help strengthen your immunity and metabolism, and how we can slowly begin to build a healthier lifestyle in order to decrease the chances of risks happening to our bodies. Do you know anyone who's experiencing Long COVID? Share this episode & help them understand the symptoms and what they can do to improve their health! In this episode: Defining Long COVID & how it works [3:21] What is Mast Cell Activation (MCAS)? [8:51] What other symptoms do we see from long-haulers? [10:31] What other factors can we see from Long COVID? [19:49] Identifying what puts people at risk for getting Long COVID [24:52] Areas that we can provide support or treatment for long-haulers [28:23] How can diet & change in lifestyle can support these long-haulers [30:53] Vital supplements we need to take to lessen the risks of Long COVID [40:37] FOR A FULL LIST OF LINKS + RESOURCES, HEAD TO: https://www.thefunktionalnutritionist.com/podcast/239-long-covid

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Functional Nutrition Podcast. I'm your host, Erin Holt. I'm an integrative
0:06.9	in functional medicine nutritionist with a feisty attitude in well over a decade of clinical experience.
0:13.1	I work with women all over the world through my online programs. And I'm also the founder of the
0:18.0	Functional Nutrition Academy, a school in practitioner mentorship
0:21.7	where we help other clinicians level up with functional medicine methodologies. I've got a bone
0:27.6	to pick with diet culture and the conventional health care model that are both systematically failing
0:32.9	so many of us. Creating a new model is my life's work, and this is what this show's all about.
0:39.3	Please keep in mind, this podcast is created for educational purposes only and should never
0:44.0	be used as a replacement for medical diagnosis or treatment. If you like what you hear
0:48.4	today, I would love for you to subscribe to the show, leave a review in iTunes, share with
0:52.9	a friend, and keep coming back for more.
0:55.3	Now give me the mic so I can take it away.
1:01.0	Okay, friends, we are back today.
1:02.7	We're going to talk about long COVID.
1:04.9	I think this is long overdue.
1:06.7	A lot of questions have been asked about this.
1:09.6	And so we're going to dive into it.
1:10.9	I have my lead practitioner, Rachel Mystery, here with me today.
1:14.1	Hi.
1:15.0	Hi.
1:15.8	I'm not going to do a big, long intro on Rachel.
1:18.1	She's been on the show before you can get familiar with her because she's going to be
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