Addressing Long-COVID: Data-Driven Learning for Practitioners and Patients
Apr 17, 2023
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Drs Patrick Hanaway, Kara Parker, and Laurie Hofmann discuss building tools for long COVID, data collection, and practitioner training. They dive into the challenges of long COVID, data-driven strategies, and the importance of research and collaboration in functional medicine. The podcast explores the impact of diet, supplements, lifestyle changes, and patient registries in managing long COVID symptoms and improving patient outcomes.
Data-driven approach in addressing long-COVID through practitioner tools and training.
Functional medicine principles aid in preventing long-COVID by focusing on lifestyle interventions and personalized therapeutics.
Specialty nutritional supplements play a crucial role in managing long-COVID symptoms and improving patient outcomes.
Deep dives
The Sponsorship Support for Functional Medicine Innovations
Various sponsors, such as Biotics Research, Integrative Therapeutics, and Rupa Health, provide essential support to the world of functional medicine. These sponsors offer high-quality products and resources exclusively available to healthcare professionals. Their contributions enable the continuous growth and development of functional medicine practices.
Exploring Long-COVID and Functional Medicine Approaches
In a deep dive discussion on long COVID, experts Dr. Kara Parker, Dr. Patrick Hanway, and Lori Hoffman highlight the significance of addressing post-viral syndromes like long COVID. By integrating research, education, and patient care, they focus on essential components like nutrition, microbiome, and immune regulation. Their framework emphasizes lifestyle interventions, targeted supplements, and tailored therapeutics to manage chronic inflammation and tissue damage.
Functional Medicine's Role in Long-COVID Management
Functional medicine principles and practices demonstrate a preventative effect on long COVID development. Patients engaged in functional medicine approaches show lower incidence of long COVID symptoms. The emphasis on lifestyle factors, stress management, and personalized dietary interventions significantly contributes to reducing inflammation and optimizing patient outcomes. The simplified and holistic approach to long COVID treatment offers resilience against post-viral complications.
Specialty Nutritional Supplements for Long COVID
In the podcast episode, the discussion revolves around the use of specialty nutritional supplements in addressing long COVID symptoms. Key supplements like 3CL Prodase inhibitor, anti-inflammatory agents, remnosis sulfate, and spore-based probiotics are highlighted. These supplements aim to target factors like ACE2 tissue damage, immune dysregulation, inflammation, and microbiome disruptions. Through patient feedback and data collection in the registry, the effectiveness of the supplements in improving cognitive clarity, reducing pain, enhancing sleep, and overall symptom management is emphasized.
Functional Medicine Approach and Health Coaching for Long COVID Patients
The podcast episode also delves into the significance of a functional medicine approach and health coaching in managing post-viral conditions like long COVID. The emphasis is on lifestyle modifications, dietary changes, and the integration of supplements to alleviate symptoms. Health coaching is highlighted as a crucial element in providing ongoing support and ensuring the implementation of treatment protocols in daily life. The approach includes utilizing tools like group visits, functional medicine coaching, and tailored dietary interventions to cater to the multifaceted needs of patients with long COVID.
As we find ourselves entering this fourth year since the world was first gripped by COVID-19, on an individual and practice level many of us are still grappling with its post-viral after-effects (long COVID). Drs Patrick Hanaway and Kara Parker, as well as my long-time mentor and former IFM CEO Laurie Hofmann, join me on this podcast to share the important work they have been doing in building practitioner tools and training to address this ongoing challenge (check out the links in the show notes). I just really appreciate their doable, data-driven, and continuous-learning approach, as I’m sure you will too. And if you’re working with COVID-19/long COVID patients (as all of us do, or will, at some point), you’ll want to familiarize yourself with their patient registry so that you too can be part of that essential data collection. - DrKF
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