Long Covid patients in UAE look to therapy and alternative remedies to beat symptoms

  • Date: 10-Mar-2021
  • Source: The National News
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:UAE
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Long Covid patients in UAE look to therapy and alternative remedies to beat symptoms

Long-term sufferers of Covid-19 are increasingly turning to holistic and natural remedies to ease chronic symptoms of fatigue.

Although not widely accepted as a proven coronavirus treatment, alternative medicines like acupuncture, reflexology, meditation and homeopathy are in demand.

Some recovering patients have been left fatigued or without a sense of taste or smell after contracting the virus.





During the pandemic we have seen a lot of people looking at new ways to stay healthy through their nutrition

Ilse Onderweegs, ICO Healthy Living in Dubai



Ilse Onderweegs, a nutritionist at ICO Healthy Living in Dubai, advocates