What We Can Learn About Long-Covid from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a poorly understood condition that affects up to 2.5 million Americans. Since the Covid-19 pandemic has left untold numbers of people with postviral symptoms that resemble CFS, interest in understanding the condition has been renewed. In a recent NMJ Podcast interview Natural Medicine Journal editor-in-chief Tina Kaczor, ND, FABNO, spoke with Jacob Teitelbaum, MD, who has studied postviral CFS for decades. 

About the Expert

Jacob Teitelbaum, MD, is one of the most frequently quoted integrative pain and fibromyalgia medical authorities in the world. He is the author of the best-selling From Fatigued to Fantastic!, Pain Free, 1,2,3!, the Complete Guide to Beating Sugar Addiction, Real Cause Real Cure, the Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Solution, Diabetes Is Optional, and the popular free smartphone app Cures A-Z. He is the lead author of 5 studies and 3 textbook chapters on fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome treatments, and a study on treatment of autism using Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Techniques (NAET).

The views expressed in this interview are those of the guest and do not represent the views of Natural Medicine Journal, its staff, or its publishers.

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