Gwyneth Paltrow Reveals She Had COVID-19
Gwyneth Paltrow has revealed that she tested positive for COVID-19 "early on," and that she's still experiencing lingering symptoms.
In a post on her website Goop, the actress and businesswoman opened up about her experience with the virus. "I had COVID-19 early on, and it left me with some long-tail fatigue and brain fog," Paltrow wrote, although she did not specify when she first tested positive.
"In January, I had some tests done that showed really high levels of inflammation in my body," she continued. "So I turned to one of the smartest experts I know in this space, the functional medicine practitioner Dr. Will Cole."
The Shakespeare in Love actress went on to describe how after Dr. Cole had seen all her labs, he told her that "this was a case where the road to healing was going to be longer than usual." Paltrow then explained how she tackled her health problems with changes to her diet and wellness regime.
Paltrow is one of many who have reported "fatigue" and "brain fog" after recovering from Covid
Gwyneth Paltrow is known for her obsession with wellness, which prompted her to create the New Age health and lifestyle brand Goop in 2008, per Woman & Home. So it may come as no surprise that she's dealt with her fatigue and brain fog with a protocol that's "keto and plant-based but flexible."
"I've been cooking a lot, and some of it is really delicious," the Iron Man star wrote. "I made scallops with crispy capers and sage the other day, asparagus with bacon vinaigrette, and some little artichokes with stuffed herbs and garlic." Paltrow added that she had "even found a great sugar-free kimchi" as well as "a sugar-free kombucha," and explained that she had been using "lots of coconut aminos" in her food.
As CNBC reported, the World Health Organization held a meeting on February 12, 2021, to discuss how to treat "long Covid." Not many studies have been conducted on the long-term effects of the virus yet. According to medical experts, most Covid patients are thought to recover "just weeks after their initial diagnosis," but certain cases have continued to report symptoms for "six months, or even close to a year."
One of the largest surveys published so far found that after six months, the symptoms most likely to linger were fatigue and cognitive dysfunction, or "brain fog." Paltrow is one of many who have experienced these long-term side effects, which the medical world doesn't yet fully understand.