What to Do First When You Suspect Post-Viral Illness
About this episode
Haylie Pomroy discusses post-viral illness with Dr. Nancy Klimas, focusing on critical areas for recovery.
In today's episode, Haylie Pomroy sits down with Dr. Nancy Klimas, Director of the Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine at Nova Southeastern University, to map out a practical, clinically grounded starting point for anyone navigating post-viral illness — whether that's long COVID, ME/CFS, post-viral chronic fatigue, or a diagnosis they're still trying to name. Dr. Klimas walks through how to become a skilled historian of your own health, outlines the three most critical areas to address first: sleep, dysautonomia and the autonomic nervous system, and bioenergetics — the mitochondrial and nutritional foundations that drive energy, inflammation, and immune function. Perhaps most powerfully, Dr. Klimas closes with a message she gives from every stage and every microphone: these are curable illnesses, not just manageable ones — and the science is closer than most patients have been told. If you or someone you love is losing traction and can't figure out why, this episode is your roadmap — tune in to Fast Metabolism Matters. Dr. Nancy Klimas, a clinical immunologist by training, is the director of the Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine, who has allotted her life to helping other…
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