Costa Mesa, California – Vaughan Vitality & Wellness, a top Functional Medicine doctor in California, is happy to announce that it has recently published a new article, ‘Functional Medicine for Long Covid’, on its online blog.
Leveraging the expertise of Vaughan Vitality & Wellness founder Dr. Kristi Vaughan, DC, BCN, IFMCP, B.S., the new article offers readers insight into the most common symptoms that patients present, the body’s response, and the possible routes for recovery.
Long Covid represents a complex post-viral syndrome characterized by persistent inflammation, immune dysregulation, and multi-system dysfunction that can persist for months or years after initial infection. As a physician treating Long Covid patients, Dr. Kristi Vaughan has found that the condition involves ongoing viral reactivation, autoimmune reactions triggered by molecular mimicry, and mitochondrial dysfunction that affects cellular energy production throughout the body.
Patients typically present with a constellation of symptoms, including debilitating fatigue, brain fog, exercise intolerance, autonomic dysfunction, and respiratory issues that significantly impact quality of life. The approach employed by Vaughan Vitality & Wellness to evaluate Long Covid involves a comprehensive evaluation of inflammatory markers, immune function, and viral reactivation patterns to understand the underlying pathophysiology driving persistent symptoms. This assessment reveals that Long Covid creates a state of chronic inflammation where the immune system remains hyperactivated, attacking healthy tissue while failing to clear viral reservoirs effectively.
Utilizing a gradual rehabilitation approach for treatment, Vaughan Vitality & Wellness explains that by working closely with patients to implement anti-inflammatory diets, targeted supplementation protocols, and stress management techniques, healing can be supported without triggering post-exertional malaise.
In addition to this, sleep optimization becomes crucial, as many Long Covid patients experience disrupted sleep patterns that further impair recovery and immune function. Dr. Kristi Vaughan’s protocols include specific nutrients for sleep support, autonomic nervous system regulation, and neuroplasticity enhancement, like neuro feedback brain training, to help restore normal brain function. Regular monitoring through symptom tracking and periodic laboratory testing allows her to adjust treatment plans as patients progress, ensuring that recovery strategies remain appropriate and effective throughout the healing journey. This integrative approach through Functional Medicine for Long Covid, ensures to address underlying imbalances and guides patients toward sustainable healing.
Vaughan Vitality & Wellness invites those seeking further insight into the functional medicine perspective on metabolic dysfunction to visit its new online resource today.
About Vaughan Vitality & Wellness
Led by Dr. Kristi Vaughan, DC, BCN, IFMCP, B.S., Vaughan Vitality & Wellness provides an individualized, integrative, whole-body approach in a safe, loving environment that gets to the root cause of an individual’s disease by taking a close look at genetics, biochemical factors, environment, toxins, and lifestyle.
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151 Kalmus Dr Suite E-130Costa Mesa
California 92626
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