5 Things to Look For When Choosing a Chronic Fatigue or Long COVID Provider with Evan H. Hirsch, MD

5 Things to Look For When Choosing a Chronic Fatigue or Long COVID Provider with Evan H. Hirsch, MD

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So what does it really take to transform your health? That's what I'm going to explore today in today's episode. So welcome back to the energy MD podcast, where we help you resolve your long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome naturally so that you can get back to living your best life. I'm Evan Hirsch. And this has been a question that I've been asking myself for the last several years. And I've been modifying our

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program consequently to speak to this, to address transformation, not just more information. So if you're watching this, you you've got chronic fatigue or long COVID. I'm sure you've tried multiple approaches and you're still not better. Right. And so what are these ingredients that you actually need from a provider to get better? Not just more information, not just another supplement recommendation, but the actual components required for transformation.

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So I'm going to break down the five essential ingredients that I believe you need from any provider to actually recover. And I'll show you why most approaches fail because they're missing at least three of these critical elements. So first, let's talk about the problem with more information. So here's what most people with chronic fatigue and long COVID experience. Okay. You've been to multiple doctors, you've tried countless supplements, you've consumed endless content from experts online, and yet you're still stuck. Why?

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Because information alone doesn't create transformation, right? You know, you can know everything about chronic fatigue and long COVID and still not get better. You can understand the science and still be exhausted, right? The truth is that everyone who addresses their root causes get better, right? That just makes sense to everybody, right? But knowledge isn't enough. You need to, you need specific ingredients in place to turn that knowledge into actual recovery, right?

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So let's get into these ingredients. I'm going to walk you through each one of these. So the first ingredient is comprehensive root cause treatment. Okay. Is you need a provider who addresses all the potential root causes comprehensively, um, because you cannot have chronic fatigue or long COVID without having all of them. Okay. So let's, let me clarify. So here's the problem with most approaches. Okay. They rely on laboratory testing to determine what to treat, which is something that as humans, we really want. We really want.

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information, we want data, we are individuals and I want to know exactly what makes me an individual and what problems I have that need to be remedied. Right? But here's the challenge with these tests. So when you're testing for heavy metals and chemicals and molds, they're tested in urine and these tests are highly imperfect. Okay. You can be loaded with toxins, but your test comes back negative or low.

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And that's because the urine test really is a test of excretion. It's telling you how well you excrete these toxins. It doesn't tell you your total body burden. Okay. And then when you're looking at infections, they're tested in blood by serology or PCR. Serology is looking at the immune system's reaction to an infection. PCR is looking at the DNA of a particular infection. These are also highly inaccurate. So you can test negative for Lyme disease, Epstein-Barr virus.

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COVID other infections and still have them causing your symptoms. Right? So you end up seeing a provider who ran this test who says, well, your tests came back negative. So you don't have mole toxicity or you don't have lime or whatever. And even though you're still exhausted and symptomatic, right? So what you actually need is a provider who understands this reality and says, you know what? We're going to address all the root causes comprehensively because I know that you have them.

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Right. For most people with chronic fatigue and long COVID, that means addressing what I call the toxic five heavy metals, chemicals, molds, infections, and nervous system dysfunction. That is 99 % of all of your potential causes. So when you're addressing all the potential causes of something, you're essentially leaving no stone unturned. Right. Hopefully that makes sense. Right. And it actually costs you less money, takes less time.

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and takes less energy in order to do that because you're not spending, I don't know, three to $7,000 on laboratory tests, waiting a month for them to come back. And then if you have an erroneous laboratory test, which is very likely, extremely likely, then guess what? You're not treating that particular cause. And then you may not get all the way better, right? This is why when you treat something, you may get a little bit better, but then you plateau.

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And then if you don't have anything else to treat, then what? Then you're kind of stuck, right? In my experience, you cannot have chronic fatigue syndrome along COVID without having all of the toxic five, the heavy metals, the chemicals, the molds, the infections, and the nervous system dysfunction. The question is just which ones are most dominant for you as an individual and at what pace your body can detoxify them. So everybody has all toxic five. The question is which ones, how much of each do you have?

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Okay. So they still all need to be addressed, but we're going to know how much of each do you have or which ones are the most important ones by your response to treatment. So as you're ramping up on a particular tincture that is addressing a particular cause and you feel worse taking that, that is telling us that you have that particular cause. Okay. And that's why you feel worse. And then we just have to figure out how we can remove it at a rate that your body can tolerate. Okay. So

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Without this comprehensive root cause treatment that addresses all five, you might treat one or two issues based on imperfect tests and still stay stuck because you miss something. So the second ingredient is science backed testimonial proven roadmap. Okay. You want a roadmap that's both science backed and proven through real testimonials from people just like you. Right. Not somebody who does not have chronic fatigue syndrome or long COVID. Right.

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If you, if you, if you want to solve any problem in your life, you want to work with an expert who is an expert at that particular thing. And you want to take advice from people who have had what you had and have gotten over it. Right. And so that's why you want testimonials from people who have had long COVID or chronic fatigue syndrome and have gotten over it. Not from somebody who just had a thyroid issue and got over it. Right. So, you know,

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Here's, here's kind of, here's why this matters. Okay. You don't just. So science back means the treatments are based on research and evidence. That's always what you want to look for and proven means it's actually worked for lots of other people in your exact situation. So you don't want to take the provider's word for it. Okay. You want to look at their testimonials. Have they helped dozens of people recover? You know, do they have video testimonials from real patients who are where you are now and are now at 80, 90, a hundred percent better, right?

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You know, you want to work with a provider whose entire business is built on testimonials. You know, they're going to be invested in your success. You know, if you don't get better, that doesn't build their business or build their brand, right? That doesn't show the next person that recovery is possible. So you want to make sure that the provider is kind of like bought in, you know, and that that's how their business is structured. And the roadmap should really include implementation details, you know,

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How do you add supplements without making yourself feel worse? How do you ramp up slowly, maybe even one drop at a time with tinctures so that you can control any detox reactions? know, when do you add lifestyle changes? How do you pace the detoxification so that your body can handle it? Right. And so without a science backed testimonial proven roadmap, you're taking a chance on an approach that might not actually work. You want evidence. It works, not just theory. Right. So ingredient number three is.

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daily accessible support. So the third ingredient is where most programs completely fail. You need really daily accessible support with guaranteed response times. So here's what happens without this. You you start a protocol, you're introducing supplements, you feel worse. You have questions, you post in a Facebook group, you get conflicting advice from other patients who don't actually know what they're talking about or worse, you get no response at all. So you stop the protocol convinced it's not working for you.

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or the provider provides some recommendation and it doesn't make sense to you, or you've tried it already and it didn't work. um And the provider doesn't necessarily know what they're talking about. This is where it's really important that you have a specialist who only does, who only addresses the problem that you have. In this case, long COVID or chronic fatigue syndrome. You know, if you want to learn piano, you go to a piano teacher. If you want to fix your car, you go to a mechanic, right? You don't ask your mechanic how to, how to play the piano.

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unless they're also an expert in piano, right? Which can definitely happen, right? So the truth is that feeling worse can mean that the protocol is working, right? You're experiencing die-off, you're detoxifying, you know, as you're removing toxins and infections out of your body, your body has responded. You just need the guidance on how to adjust the dose, slow down, maybe decrease your dose a little bit, or you increase.

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um, open up your detox pathways, right? You just need the support of somebody who's seen this a thousand times, right? This is normal. This is expected, but you need someone who can coach you through it in real time, not a month from now at your next appointment. Right? So you need a provider who guarantees the answer your questions within a specific timeframe, not eventually, not when they get around to it within two business days is perfect. Right? So this report, this support should also

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through some sort of dedicated community where you can post questions, get expert answers that help you pivot, and keep making progress. Where other people can learn from your questions and you can learn from theirs. So without daily accessible support with guaranteed response times, you'll quit when things get hard. And things will get hard. Die-off is uncomfortable and detox can be challenging and it's necessary to go through it.

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You know, want to go through it though, as gracefully as you can. And that's really when you need support the most is when you're feeling your worst. So ingredient number four is regular accountability. So this is scheduled accountability with one-on-one check-ins, right? This is why accountability matters. So when you're tired, it's easy to skip things. It's easy to tell yourself you'll start the nervous system retraining tomorrow.

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It's easy to avoid the supplements that cause die off, even though they're removing the infections and toxins, keeping you sick. It's easy to avoid the community. So you need those scheduled calls with a coach who will hold you accountable. need monthly check-ins where you review what's working, what's not, what to adjust and progress tracking that shows you're moving forward, even when it doesn't feel like it. Right. You also need periodic check-ins with the provider who created your plan, you know,

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Um, every six months, at least you should sit down together, create the strategy for the next phase of your recovery. But here's the thing about accountability. You have to be coachable. You have to be willing to reach out when you get stuck. You have to ask questions. If you don't reach out when you've got questions or get stuck, you just won't get better. You know, no provider can help you you don't communicate, you know, we're not at home with you. We don't know what's happening, you know? And so you either, you need to let the providers.

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No, the coach no on the calls or hopefully they're texting you every month or so checking in and making sure that you're on track. Hopefully as you're working through a process, they have the ability to see where you are and make sure that you're making progress. And if you're not making progress, that they reach out and they help you. So without that accountability, most people start strong and then fade over time. They lose momentum. They forget why they started.

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Accountability really keeps you moving forward even when motivation wanes, right? Ingredient number five is comprehensive nervous system retraining. So the fifth ingredient is the one most providers completely miss. So comprehensive nervous system retraining with structured daily practice and group support. So most people don't realize that your nervous system dysfunction might be 90 % of your issue. This is one of the toxic five and it's often the most important one or can be.

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You can address all the physical root causes, pull out the heavy metals, remove the chemicals, remove the molds, kill the infections. But if your nervous system is still stuck in fight or flight, you won't get all the way better. And that's always the goal, right? You need a provider who gives you a daily practice schedule. So you know exactly what to do every single day. You need group practice sessions where you learn techniques alongside other people, those practices that you can do on a daily basis.

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You need guided meditations, journaling practices that really help to shift your nervous system out of that chronic stress state. And this isn't optional. know, nervous system retraining isn't nice to have. For most people with chronic fatigue and long COVID nervous system retraining is the difference between partial recovery and complete recovery. You know, it's very hard to get better if you're not doing the nervous system retraining without it. You might get 60 % better, but stay stuck there with it. You can really get to.

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So hopefully this is helpful and you understand the five ingredients, you know, this comprehensive root cause treatment that addresses all of the toxic five science back and testimonial proven roadmap, daily accessible support with guaranteed response times, regular accountability and comprehensive nervous system retraining. Right? So here's why most programs fail. They give you one or two of these ingredients, but not all five. And if you've ever been through any of these programs, you know what I'm talking about.

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You know, the provider orders tests when they come back negative tells you there's nothing wrong, even though you're still symptomatic. You know, an online program gives you supplements, but no daily support when you experience a die off, you know, a Facebook group provides community, but no expert guidance with guaranteed response times. Right. A detox protocol addresses toxin, but completely ignores your nervous system. All right. The problem is you need all five of these ingredients to get all the way better. And this has been

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what I've seen over the last decade. You missing even one means you'll get stuck somewhere along the journey. So let me give you a realistic expectation about what recovery looks like when you have these five ingredients in place. about half of the people notice a small improvement in the first two to three months or so as you replace deficiencies around month four, you start addressing the toxic five more aggressively, but the real magic

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happens around month nine, once you've removed a significant amount of the toxic five, you know, and at 12 months, most people report being somewhere between 60 and a hundred percent better depending on their total toxic burden, how fast their body detoxifies. And this is when you are addressing all of the toxic five starting at around month four. So, you we have a four step process that we take people through where we are replacing the deficiencies.

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And then we go into open up the exit pathways and then we go into removing the toxic five and step four. And so that really happens around month four in the program. And so the magic really happens around month five. Once you have introduced the majority, if not all of the step four products for removing all of the toxic five, right. And once you've removed all those, then it is that synergy. And then it's just a waiting game about

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how much time is it going to take for you to get rid of all the toxins out of your body? Right? So unfortunately this isn't a quick fix, right? This is at least this takes, in my experience, it takes at least 12 months, but it's a journey that gets you to the destination because everyone who addresses the toxic five gets better. I've never met anyone who hasn't. Right? And I've been doing this for a decade. The key is to stay on track, reach out when you've got questions.

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Pivot when you need to, you know, you're going to pivot like 20 to 50 times as you move through a process like this and you need somebody in your back pocket. You know, you need to be coachable. You need to communicate when you're not feeling well. You need to follow the instruction even when it's hard, right? You have to follow instructions when, a program is structured. And that's really where transformation comes from, right? You know, not just more information.

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So here's the thing, you everything that I just described, these five ingredients you need from the provider, that's exactly what we've put into the energy empty program, right? Comprehensive treatment of all the toxic five, so nothing gets missed, regardless of what your laboratory tests say, a science-backed roadmap proven through almost a hundred testimonials from real people who've actually recovered, daily accessible support in a dedicated community with guaranteed two business day response times.

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regular accountability with monthly coaching calls and check-ins and comprehensive nervous system retraining with daily practice schedule group sessions, meditations and journaling workshops, right? You want a lot of support along the way, but not too much support, right? We provide, you know, essential support and then we provide additional support. you know, we essentially give people as soon as you join, you fill out a form and I provide you with a plan of what you're going to be doing over the next six months.

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You implement that with the regular check-ins and if you have questions, you let us know and we get back to you within two business days. And then at six months, I give you the, um, the, the next six months of what you're going to be doing as you continue to introduce one supplement at a time. So we can see how you respond. You ramp up on that supplement. You move to the next one. We know exactly what you're supposed to be doing and you know exactly what you're supposed to be doing at every step of the process so that we can, we can monitor it and we can make sure that you're going to be successful.

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Right. So, so important and making sure that you're doing that nervous system all along the way. Right. And I've created this because I know what it takes to actually get better. You know, I've had chronic fatigue syndrome and I got better. You know, it took me about five years. My wife, Stacey, who does some of the, um, the meditation and the, um, and the journaling practices in the program, she had chronic fatigue syndrome.

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Mickey had it, who's a health coach in the program. Lori had it, who's a nervous system retraining coach. So, you know, all of us have kind of gone through this process and have come out the other side. So we have a lot of compassion for what you're going through. Right. And our business is built entirely on testimonials, right? If you don't get better, it doesn't help my business. Right. We only want to work with people who we know that we can help. You know, we're incredibly invested in your success.

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because your recovery is what shows the next person that this is possible. Right? So everything that we have done is all about getting you to the finish line and making sure that you are better. Right? We want to make sure that you are better. We want to make sure that this doesn't recur. We want to make sure that we've addressed all of your potential causes. So then you can go live the next 50 years of your life and not have to worry about all this crap. Right? Wouldn't it be, how great would it be to not have to think about your health issues ever again?

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or at least have an understanding of all of these and how they play a role in your health so that, you know, you are a lot more mindful. You know, your energy is excellent. You're able to travel. You're able to do all the things you want, exercise, et cetera. And you know that, you know, um if you go into a moldy space, you know, to leave that immediately because you understand how toxic mold can be.

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You're taking a binder whenever you feel like you've been exposed to heavy metals or chemicals or molds, right? You just have that. You get like a master's degree in your health. When you go through our program, you have that knowledge that can help you moving forward. Right. So if this was helpful and you are interested in seeing if we're a good fit to work together, you can click on the link below. You can learn more in our masterclass where I go deeper into our four step process, deeper into.

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information about my philosophy of care and then you can get on a free call with me and see if we're a good fit to work together. Well on that call I'll do an assessment about a third of the people that I get on calls with I tell them I don't think we're a good fit to work together for whatever reason so it's not a foregone conclusion and that's just because I want to make sure that your money is well spent that if you join the program that you are going to be successful.

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