In this, episode 7 of the expert interviews series, I talk to Microbiome Analyst Viola Sampson about the role of gut health and the microbiome in Long Covid, and how intrinsically linked it is to the condition.

We discuss what's often going wrong in the Long Covid sufferers she sees, what an ideal diet looks like to promote a balanced microbiome, the challenges of low histamine restrictions, how to work your way out of restricted diets, and how she managed her own recovery after more than a decade of ME.

REFERENCES:

www.violasampson.com
@violasampson_microbiome_cranio (instagram)

CONTENTS

0:00 Introduction
0:44 About Viola
4:47 What is Cranio-Sacral Therapy?
7:10 Link between Gut and Chronic Symptoms
7:53 What Can We Do About It?
11:12 Where Does Treatment Start?
15:38 Long Covid vs ME/CFS
20:20 What is the Ideal Diet?
25:07 Histamine Intolerance
28:00 How Long Do We Need Restricted Diet For?
30:00 What Shouldn't You Do?
34:45 Leaky Gut
35:45 Good Online Resources
40:26 The Challenges of Recovery
42:20 Lessons for Long Covid