POTS: A Functional Medicine Approach This Article Was Originally Published on Rupa Health” Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a form of dysautonomia or dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system that can cause debilitating and unpredictable lightheadedness and rapid heart rate upon standing. Although often missed, POTS impacts an estimated one to three million Americans with […]
Dysautonomia–When the Autonomic Nervous System Malfunctions: Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), neurocardiogenic syncope and more. {Lifestyle Medicine} Dysautonomia refers to a group of several different medical conditions that cause an abnormality in the function of the autonomic nervous system. People with various forms of dysautonomia have trouble regulating some or all of the largely “automatic” functions of […]
The Autonomic Nervous System: An overview of how the body maintains balance {Lifestyle Medicine} The autonomic nervous system (ANS) works largely autonomously, without your conscious effort to control the “automatic” functions of the body that you do not consciously think about, such as heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, dilation and constriction of the pupils of the […]