In this episode, we investigate studies looking at the mitochondria in relation to ME/CFS and Acute Covid to try and piece together how Long Covid may impact the mitochondria, which may translate to whole body fatigue. This is part 1 of a 2 part episode series. Keep an eye out for part 2 where we will talk about therapies that Long Haulers and others may find helpful to give their mitochondria a bit more love.   Come say hi on Twitter @Kimber_Timber1 :)   ****EDIT!!!***** Throughout this podcast I accidentally referred to the ME/CFS community as "ME/CSF". Sorry about that slip! Brain fog continues to humble me.  Sources:  https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/ajpcell.00224.2020?rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed&url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org https://www.nature.com/articles/s42255-019-0150-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41419-020-03152-y https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1792865/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1792865/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32041178/ https://www.immunohorizons.org/content/immunohorizon/4/4/201.full.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4762028/ https://immunityageing.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12979-021-00252-x https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2334-6-15 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/6/763 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867417309996?via%3Dihub https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6546966/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1972867/pdf/jroyalcgprac00078-0017.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2605959/ https://immunityageing.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12979-021-00252-x https://sites.google.com/oregonstate.edu/cell-and-molecular-biology-tex/home/unit-5-mitochondria-and-chloroplasts/unit-5-23-mitochondria-chloroplasts?authuser=0 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jun/26/can-our-mitochondria-help-to-beat-long-covid

For our first episode, I discuss the basics of Long Covid. In this episode, I cover the definition, prevalence, and potential causes of long covid as well as illuminate what it's like to live with Long Covid. 

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Long Covid Organizations

• https://longcovidalliance.org/
• https://pandemicaidnetworks.org/long-covid-groups
• https://solvecfs.org/
• https://patientresearchcovid19.com/
• https://www.wearebodypolitic.com/covid-19
• https://www.longcovidkids.org/

Sources 

• https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/long-term-effects/index.html
• https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/01/health/coronavirus-covid-toe.html
• https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02598-6
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20008700/
• https://www.cdc.gov/sars/about/fs-sars.html
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7018717/
• https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-22-105666
• https://time.com/6153259/what-causes-long-covid/
• https://www.longcovidkids.org/what-is-long-covid
• https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/16/vaccines-long-covid-science
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34308300/
• https://www.publichealthontario.ca/-/media/Documents/nCoV/ipac/2022/04/post-acute-covid-syndrome-pacs.pdf?sc_lang=en
• https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(21)00460-6/fulltext
• https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/3/21-2020_article
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33753937/
• https://solvecfs.org/wpcontent/uploads/2022/04/Long_Covid_Impact_Paper.pdf
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35124265
• https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-27797-1
• https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2109285
• https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/bulletins/selfreportedlongcovidafterinfectionwiththeomicronvariant/6may2022