Long Covid Podcast

Episode 45 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with endocrinology wizard Keith Littlewood about hormones, the thyroid & how this could all link in with the Long Covid puzzle. We chat through all things thyroid, why it can be so complicated and what to look out for (as well as what could be done to help). We also chat around loads of other stuff - it was super interesting for me, so I hope ther...

Episode 44 of the Long Covid Podcast welcomes back Moira Newiss, Nutritional Therapist, to talk a bit more in depth about how we make our energy. If you haven't already, I highly recommend listening to episode 21 where Moira talks a lot about different foods. In this episode we dive a little deeper into some of the mechanisms as well as what we can do to support them and journey back towards...

Episode 43 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Dr Mohammad Bashashati, Clinician Scientist & Internist  and Senior GI Fellow at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, Texas. We chat about GI issues in both acute and Long Covid, and the huge numbers of people who present with these issues, despite it being a topic that isn't talked about enough. We chat about DGBI (d...

Episode 42 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Dr Alison Twycross, founder of Long Covid Nurses & Midwives UK. We chat through her experiences with Covid & then Long Covid as well as her work in employment and specifically with nurses & midwives. There are a lot of employers who are treating their staff well, but sadly there seem to be more that aren't and we chat about some...

Episode 41 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Joachim Gerlach about Vedicinals-9 - a nutraceutical developed to help Covid and Long Covid. We chat about how this differs to pharmaceuticals and a bit about how it was developed. We also chat a little about the Long Covid Foundation (link below) and what it is hoping to achieve. Vedicinals Website   (can be ordered from here - also lots of info...

Episode 40 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with the wonderful Dr Boon Lim. We talk about the heart and how it's connected to the rest of the body, what can go wrong when something like Long Covid affects the body and how we can help ourselves and get better (what more could we want?!) I have already listened to this episode several times myself and actually felt instantly slightly better...

Episode 39 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Lynn Laidlaw & Tracy Ibbotson who are very involved in research involvement and PPI (Patient & Public Involvement) but they have had very different journeys to this point. We chat through some of their experiences, why it is really worthwhile to get involved and how this might be possible in different ways. If you'd like to know more...

Episode 38 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Dr Tina Peers who is a leading expert in MCAS - Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, a little known condition which seems to be intertwined with Long Covid. As people with Long Covid struggle to learn about the condition, Dr Peers shares her knowledge about MCAS, some treatment/management options and some of the experiences she has had with it. We also...

Episode 37 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Dr Asad Khan who has become well-known among the Long Covid communities. Asad caught Covid whilst working as a respiratory doctor on Covid wards, and has since developed Long Covid. We chat through this experiences as well as what he has done in terms of treatments & managing symptoms. There is loads of really useful stuff in here - it was a...

Episode 36 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Dr Mark Faghy about the work he and his team are doing to support rehabilitation for Long Covid, based at the university of Derby. The project has many arms and he explains all the different bits they are looking into, and how important listening to the patient voice is. Although all things take time - it's good that Mark & his team are...

Episode 35 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Dr. Margaret Koziel, Chief Medical Officer and Bill Hinshaw, CEO from Axcella Therapeutics. Axcella Therapeutics is a biotech company based in Boston and they are currently working in collaboration with Oxford University on a clinical trial testing the impact of Long Covid on overall mitochondrial function, particularly the ongoing fatigue and br...

Episode 34 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Sam Munslow about her experiences with Covid and then Long Covid, and how that led to her new book "We Will Covive" and her becoming The Covid Coach. Sam's book is written with diary entries followed by reflections and it was fascinating reading it because I saw so many parallels from my own experiences, and had had similar reflect...

Episode 33 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Professors Resia Pretorius & Douglas Kell about their discovery of microclots & hyperactive platelets in the blood of people with Long Covid, what this means and more about their research into this. We cover a whole load of amazing stuff from causes to possible treatments - I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed speaking to them!...

Episode 32 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Esther about her Long Covid journey and eventual recovery. I think it's important to hear that people have recovered as it gives those of us who are still suffering a bit of hope. We talk about what helped her (and what didn't!) and although everyone's journey will be different, hopefully some of what we talk about will be helpful...

Episode 31 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Zoe Challenor - Zoe is a musician and singer who caught Covid early in the pandemic and went on to develop Long Covid. She has used her experiences of both Long Covid and singing to set up the Long Covid Choir - an online choir bringing together Long Covid sufferers from around the globe. We chat a bit about Zoe's experiences with Covid &amp...

Episode 30 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Dr Gavin Francis, a GP and writer whose new book "Recovery - the Lost Art of Convalescence" strikes a chord with many Long Covid sufferers. We chat about the book as well as his thoughts on long term illnesses such as Long Covid. I really enjoyed speaking with him, so I hope you do too.  Links: Recovery - Profile Books Gavin Francis: do...

Episode 29 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Lorna Nicholson, founder of PoTS UK and breathing aficionado. We try to de-mystify the condition of PoTS that so many people with Long Covid seem to have developed, as well as talking about my new favourite topic of breathing and how we can help our bodies. Lorna's experience of having PoTS means that she really gets what a lot of us are goi...

Episode 28 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Dr and researcher Ziyad Al-Aly who has been doing research into Long Covid based in St Louis, USA. We chat about his findings so far, his thoughts on the response to the pandemic as well as Long Covid, and his frustrations around the lack of research into post-viral conditions. Ziyad is an absolute wonder to chat to, so I hope you enjoy it as muc...

Episode 27 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Dr Jenny Ceolta-Smith, Occupational Therapist and Co-Founder of Long Covid Work & Occupational Health for Long Covid. In this episode we discuss the situation in the UK that sadly a lot of people with Long Covid are now in - what happens when you have to leave work? What options might you have, and what can you do afterwards? We have plans to...

In this BONUS episode of the Long Covid Podcast, Jackie talks about what she has learned from her experiences of Long Covid over the past 2 years. Although recovery is not linear, frustrating and definitely not there yet, she discusses some of what has helped her so far, and what she's learned about Long Covid and herself. Hopefully some of this might help you, or someone you know, too. Discl...

Episode 26 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Dr Jacqueline Maybin, Senior Clinical Research Fellow and Consultant Gynaecologist at the MRC Centre for Reproductive Health at the University of Edinburgh. She is doing research into Long Covid and womens reproductive health funded by the royal society of Edinburgh. We chat about the studies that she is currently involved in - one that is curren...

Episode 25 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with singer David Douglas and composer Gareth Williams about the work they are doing with Scottish Opera's Breath Cycle project which is designed around helping people with Long Covid. The project is currently in pilot stage and they hope to roll it out to a bigger group soon - but it sounds like a fabulous project, mixing together music making,...

Episode 24 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with artist & poet Alec Finlay who has is the lead artist on the Covid Memorial project in Glasgow. We chat a bit about his experiences both of Long Covid & ME as well how he got involved in the project and how it's gone so far. You can still get involved now in lots of different ways. Alec is an absolute inspiration to speak to - I hope...

Episode 23 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Psychologist Sally Riggs, who is also recovering from Long Covid. We chat a bit about her experiences, how this has given her a greater understanding into her patients' struggles and also how looking back on her experiences can help others. We discuss some of the emotions and feelings that become a huge deal throughout a long illness and her...

Episode 22 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Eddie Duncan from the University of Stirling about the LOCO-RISE research study he and his team are doing. We chat about the study, what they are hoping to find out and some of his initial thoughts on rehabilitation for people with Long Covid. We also talk a bit about what we can do, currently, versus what we can't do - and how helping some...