Healing Long-Covid With Functional Medicine with Dr. Leo Galland

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Approximately 20 million people are suffering from prolonged post-covid symptoms, with cases increasing daily. In many people, lingering symptoms are still present (or reoccur) 6 to 9 months after Covid infection. While Covid-19 was originally viewed as a respiratory disease, we’ve now gained a new understanding of its impact on our blood vessels and how that affects the entire body. Among the most common lasting symptoms are fatigue, body aches, difficulty breathing, racing heart, vomiting, diarrhea, and constipation. 

My guest today, Dr. Leo Galland, is one of the most incredible resources on Covid and long-Covid syndrome and is someone who has had an immense impact on my own health and my career in Functional Medicine.

Dr. Galland is a board-certified internist, an international best-selling author, and one of the founders of Functional Medicine. Since the onset of the pandemic, he has devoted most of his time to research on Covid-19 and to the education of other health practitioners in understanding the biology of the disease. He has created a series of documents and videos on the long Covid syndrome intended for the general public and for health professionals. His latest publication, Long Covid: Prevention and Treatment, is available on his website.

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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

Illness after recovering from Covid (7:17 /  3:40) 

The most frequently experienced symptoms after Covid (8:15 / 5:40) 

The two major neurological problems that occur after Covid (10:11 / 7:44) 

The prevalence of post-Covid illness (11:58 / 8:32) 

The length of time it takes the body to recover from Covid (15:55 / 13:28) 

Does Covid virus remain in the body post-Covid? (19:28 / 14:25) 

Gut dysbiosis and restoring gut health after Covid (27:51 / 23:10) 

The web of long Covid (36:36 / 31:33) 

Treating long Covid with diet and Functional Medicine (58:04 / 53:10) 

Out-of-the-box treatments for long Covid (1:21:36 / 1:04:04) 

Learn more about Dr. Galland and his long Covid prevention and treatment at drgalland.com.