What is COVID LONG HAULER syndrome? This is the name most people have heard of but we honestly are not 100% certain what it is yet. Post viral syndrome or post COVID syndrome are other terms being tossed around. So what is it?
When someone has had confirmed or suspected covid 19 infection and just are not recovering well, even months later, they fall into this category. Syndrome diagnoses! UGH! I had one of those labeling me for years. Back then it was chronic fatigue syndrome or Epstein Barr viral syndrome. What it means is that we THINK this is what is making you feel like you have the flu every single day of your life for months and years on end but we don’t know why and more importantly WE DON’T KNOW HOW TO HELP YOU RECOVER.
That is not what you want to hear when you feel crushing fatigue, brain fog and more. And these seem to be some of the main symptoms of the “LONG HAULER “ diagnosis.
Other symptoms can include persistent fevers that come and go, persistent body aches, headaches, joint pain, weakness, air hunger, pain, insomnia, headaches, digestive problems, tinnitus, and more. What is most interesting to me as a certified Lyme practitioner is that CHRONIC LYME disease, or “ Post lyme treatment syndrome” looks A LOT like COVID long hauler syndrome! Many doctors are reporting seeing these syndromes and my colleagues and I are certainly seeing more and more of these people. We are all still learning and theorizing as to why this is happening. We can see that the body is still attacking with inflammation as if an infection is there, but oftentimes testing shows up NEGATIVE. So generally speaking Both Chronic Lyme and COVID LONG HAULER syndrome are being lumped into an immune system disorder which has not much in the way of medical treatment options besides immune suppressive steroids and telling people to rest and wait it out. The question we are asking in regards to covid long hauler sundrome is the same that we ask for “chronic lyme disease.”
ARE WE SURE THERE IS NO INFECTION LEFT? We know that testing is not always accurate for both infections.
What I have learned as a Lyme practitioner is that When we effectively treat Lyme as if it is there, even with a negative test, people get better. SO I have applied this logic to the COVID long haul syndrome.
MY logic is that if you are using safe herbal remedies, it is a DO NO HARM strategy. The good news is that it is working.
Here at Foundations Wellness we use herbal antimicrobials like our custom Liposomal Essential Oil formulas to address any leftover COVID infection. We also use things to help heal the immune system like toxin Binders, ionic footbaths, saunas, molecular hydrogen, and free things people can do at home on their own at home. Supporting the liver also seems to be vital for healing the immune sytem and the lungs. Therefore we use supplements and lifestyle practices that help the liver to detoxify the body better. Clean diet, toxin free water and lots of it, rest, and selected supplements are all useful in the battle to regain your health from long hauler COVID syndrome.
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