EnergyMD Podcast

Paxlovid helped a lot of people get over COVID faster. But what about the people who never got better?
A large NIH-funded trial put that question to the test in almost 1,000 people, and the answer was no.
The 89% reduction that made Paxlovid famous came out of a narrow, high-risk group back in 2021, during the Delta wave. That was a different question, in a different group, at a different point in the pandemic. Evan H. Hirsch, MD, breaks down what the RECOVER-VITAL trial actually found after six months, why trials at Yale and Stanford landed in the same place, and what the drug was designed to do from the start. He also gets into what else is keeping you sick: the spike protein appears to wake up viruses that have been dormant inside you for years, and he shares how a client who took Paxlovid twice only got better once all of the Toxic 5 were addressed.
In this episode, you'll learn:
What Paxlovid was actually approved for, and why the famous 89% reduction in hospitalizations came out of a narrow, high-risk group during the 2021 Delta wave
What the NIH-funded RECOVER-VITAL trial found when almost 1,000 people took extended Paxlovid for six months, and why trials at Yale and Stanford found the same thing
Why the drug is safe to take for that long but still cannot resolve Long COVID on its own
How the spike protein appears to wake up viruses like Epstein-Barr and HHV6 that over 90% of us already carry, and why a new trial at Mount Sinai is stacking antivirals because of it
What the Toxic 5 are, and how a client who took Paxlovid twice recovered only after all five root causes were addressed
How a client recovered by addressing all five root causes together, not just the reactivated virus driving her brain fog
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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:38 - What Paxlovid Is and What It Was Made For
01:53 - Can Paxlovid Help the Chronic Version?
02:19 - What the RECOVER-VITAL Trial Found
03:13 - Why One Antiviral Was Never Enough
04:24 - The Viruses the Spike Protein Wakes Up
05:39 - Case Study: A Client's Recovery
06:43 - Where That Leaves Paxlovid
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You can work on every physical root cause of Long COVID and still feel stuck. What if part of what's holding you back isn't physical at all?
If you've been working on the physical side of Long COVID for a while and something still feels stuck, this conversation might land differently. Julie Ryan is a medical intuitive who has worked with thousands of people, many of them dealing with Long COVID. She sees the body in a way most of us have never considered, and after all those years one pattern stands out to her: there is always an emotional component in place before an illness sets in. The physical work still matters. But if you're carrying an emotional block, she says, your body can't run on full power.
Julie Ryan is not a physician and this episode is not medical advice. It's a conversation about a different way of looking at the body and the energy around it, so you can decide what resonates with you.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Why Julie says there is always an emotional component in place before any illness sets in, and what that means for Long COVID and chronic fatigue
The "energy field membrane" analogy: how an old emotional event, from this life or a past one, can leave your body leaking power
How Julie describes scanning a body like a human MRI, why she always goes in blind first, and what an energetic healing looks like from the client's side
Why she sees energy healing as part of the same healing equation as Western medicine, from radiologists and EKGs to the more than 800 US hospitals with energy healing departments
What Western testing can miss, from mold to EMFs, and the story of a 30-year-old client with osteoporosis
Guest: Julie Ryan is an author, entrepreneur, podcaster, and medical intuitive whose work explores health, spirituality, animals, and life transitions. She hosts Ask Julie Ryan, a weekly call-in show heard in more than 100 countries and ranked in the top 0.05% of podcasts.
Julie is the author of Angelic Attendants and the Angel Messages® children's book series. Her work also includes psychic mediumship and spiritual support around end-of-life questions. A businesswoman and inventor, Julie has founded nine companies across five industries, and her surgical-device inventions are sold globally.
Discover your fatigue score and the root causes keeping you stuck: https://myfatiguescore.com
Free Fatigue Masterclass: https://fixyourfatigue.com
See real results: https://energymdmethod.com/results
Chapters:
00:00 - Healing Beyond the Physical: Meet Julie Ryan
02:08 - What a Medical Intuitive Sees in People With Long COVID
10:43 - Intuition, Energy Healing, and Where Western Medicine Fits In
18:19 - What Standard Testing Misses: Mold, EMFs, and Osteoporosis at 30
26:04 - The Toxic 5, the Emotional Component, and the Energy Field Membrane
33:21 - Past Lives, Ancestral Trauma, and Tuning Into Spirit
44:27 - Julie's Training and her Free Book
Connect with Julie Ryan:
Website: http://askjulieryan.com
Free Resources: http://julieryangift.com
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A new analysis out of Japan says a dementia drug might ease Long COVID fatigue and depression. But it's basically a reanalysis of the same trial that already failed back in 2025, and even where it helped, results were mixed.
The reanalysis splits people by whether they had a reactivated herpesvirus. Evan H. Hirsch, MD breaks down what that virus is actually doing to your brain, why the drug only helped part of the group and made others worse, and why chasing one virus and one brain chemical never gets to the real cause. He also shares how a client recovered by addressing all of the Toxic 5, the five root causes behind almost every case of Long COVID and chronic fatigue.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Why the new Japan analysis is actually a reanalysis of the same JAMA trial that already found no benefit in 110 people, and why results stayed mixed even where it helped
How HHV6B, a herpesvirus that reactivates after COVID, produces a protein called SITH1 that drains acetylcholine and drives brain fog
Why treating one reactivated virus or one brain chemical never resolves Long COVID on its own
What the Toxic 5 are, and why nervous system dysfunction, what Dr. Patrick Porter calls neurological lock, is one of the five root causes
How a client recovered by addressing all five root causes together, not just the reactivated virus driving her brain fog
Discover your fatigue score and the root causes keeping you stuck: https://myfatiguescore.com
Free Fatigue Masterclass: https://fixyourfatigue.com
See real results: https://energymdmethod.com/results
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:25 - What the New Japan Analysis Found
01:39 - Why the Results Were Still Mixed
02:17 - Why Donepezil Misses the Bigger Picture
02:54 - The Toxic 5 and Neurological Lock
04:08 - Case Study: A Client's Recovery
05:55 - Why Full Recovery Takes Time
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Please note that any information in this episode is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice.

Your blood tests come back normal, but you still can't get through the day. There's a reason for that, and most doctors never test for it.
This episode originally aired on Dr. Patrick Porter's Brain Fitness Podcast, where Evan H. Hirsch, MD joined Patrick to talk about why so many people with Long COVID and chronic fatigue keep getting told their labs look fine. We loved this conversation so much we wanted to share it here too. Evan breaks down the Toxic 5, the five root causes he's identified behind chronic fatigue and Long COVID, and explains why heavy metals, chemicals, mold, infections, and nervous system dysfunction can wreck your energy even when standard lab work looks perfect. He also shares a real client case, a physician whose own Long COVID symptoms slipped past every specialist he saw, and what it actually took to get him better.
In this episode, you'll learn:
What Long COVID actually is, and why any new, unexplained symptom since 2020 could be a sign of it
The Toxic 5: the five root causes Evan sees behind almost every case of chronic fatigue and Long COVID
Why normal lab results don't rule out heavy metals, chemicals, mold, or infections as the real problem
A real client's story: a physician whose Long COVID symptoms crept in even though he works in medicine
Why the Herxheimer reaction (feeling worse before you feel better) happens, and how Evan's program paces detox to avoid it
The five hidden energy drainers, and why nervous system retraining with tools like BrainTap is part of getting better
Guest: Patrick Porter, PhD is an award-winning author, speaker, and founder of BrainTap, a neuroscience-based platform specializing in brain fitness, neuroplasticity, and brainwave entrainment technology. Backed by 30 plus clinical studies and trusted by over 120,000 users and 3,000 health clinics worldwide, his work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, CNN, and the Joe Rogan Experience.
Discover your fatigue score and the root causes keeping you stuck: https://myfatiguescore.com
Free Fatigue Masterclass: https://fixyourfatigue.com
See real results: https://energymdmethod.com/results
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
01:17 - Evan's Story and the Toxic 5
03:50 - Understanding Long COVID
09:39 - Inside the EnergyMD 4-Step Program
22:38 - Real Case: A Physician's Recovery
32:35 - Why Lab Tests Miss the Real Causes
38:52 - Hidden Drainers and Closing Tips 
Connect with Patrick Porter, PhD:
Learn more about Patrick's work in brain fitness, neuroplasticity, and nervous system optimization: https://drpatrickporter.com/
Try BrainTap and learn how light, sound, and guided brain training are used to support focus, sleep, and recovery: https://braintap.com/
Subscribe to the EnergyMD Podcast for weekly conversations with leading experts on resolving ME/CFS and Long COVID by addressing the real root causes.
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For more information about Evan and his program, Click Here.
 
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Please note that any information in this episode is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice.

In this episode, Evan H. Hirsch, MD, speaks with Bella about her experience in the program and how it helped her move forward after years of struggling with low energy, daily headaches, migraines, depression, and the effects of a traumatic brain injury.
Bella shares how her energy returned, how nervous system retraining and meditation became an important part of her journey, and how she regained a sense of confidence and stability in her daily life. Her story is a powerful reminder that healing can open the door to a new chapter and reconnect you with who you are today.
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We help you resolve your Long Covid and Chronic Fatigue (ME/CFS) by finding and fixing the REAL root causes that 95% of providers miss. Learn about these causes and how we help people like you, Click Here.
Do you have fatigue, brain fog, shortness of breath, muscle pain, or other strange symptoms? You might have Long Covid. Take our free quiz to find out if Long Covid is behind the mystery symptoms you're experiencing, Click Here.
 
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