Feeling “not the same” since COVID? You’re not crazy—and you’re not alone. Long COVID can look like brain fog, chest flutters, breathlessness, crushing fatigue, weird allergies, poor sleep, and exercise crashes. What’s happening? A stuck “threat-on” loop: inflamed nerves dysregulated immune signals stressed mitochondria = low capacity and loud symptoms. Here’s how we start lowering the noise: • Protein-first breakfast before caffeine (calms blood sugar swings). • Gentle breath work: slow nasal i