Post-Covid

Natural Remedies for Ageusia You took a spoonful of your favorite soup and it had the taste of warm water. You bit into an apple and it was just texture, without sweetness. You drank coffee and it was a bitter, strange liquid, not the aromatic morning coffee. Loss of taste, called in medicine ageusia (or agueusia), can be partial (hypogeusia), total or distorted (dysgeusia, when foods have strange, metallic, rotten tastes). It is a problem that fundamentally changes the relationship with food and, implicitly, with the joy of living. ...

Natural Remedies for Anosmia You opened the jar of honey and smelled nothing. You brought the garden flowers to your nose and they were just… a shape. You cooked a stew and your spouse asked if you were adding spices, because it does not smell of anything. It is one of the strangest and most disorienting symptoms possible: loss of smell. It is called anosmia, and after the COVID-19 pandemic it became a heavily discussed issue, because millions of people suddenly woke up in a world without fragrance. ...

Long COVID: Natural Recovery Support IMPORTANT: Long COVID (post-COVID syndrome) is a real condition, recognized by WHO, with symptoms that can persist for weeks or months after acute infection. If you have symptoms affecting your daily life (shortness of breath, palpitations, chest pain, severe confusion, neurological issues), consult a doctor. Some symptoms may require investigations (cardiac ultrasound, spirometry, blood tests). The natural remedies described here are a supportive complement, not a replacement for medical care. Do not stop any prescribed treatment without your doctor’s approval. ...