In this episode, Julia sits down with Neil Dou, Registered Acupuncturist and Traditional Chinese Medicine expert from British Columbia to uncover the connection between Long COVID, the immune system, and eczema.

We explore how post COVID infection and immune dysregulation can lead to eczema flares, fatigue, and lingering symptoms, as well as how TCM views the lungs, gut, and skin as deeply interconnected.

• What long COVID is and why some people experience lingering symptoms

• How your immune system and lungs affect eczema (from a TCM perspective)
• TCM foods and herbs that can help to support the lungs, immune system, and eczema
• Practical tips to improve immunity and reduce long COVID symptoms

Connect with Neil:

Neil's website

Neil's Instagram

Recipe mentioned:

Ingredients:

• Rice ~60g
• Millet ~120g
• Lotus seeds (without the heart stem)
• ~30g Goji Berries
• ~10g (If you want to have the porridge in dessert style, you can add some brown sugar to it)

Procedure: Cook the above content together until the lotus seeds, rice, and millet soften and the porridge thickens.