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 […]
Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Digestion, Inflammation, and Mood Cranial nerve ten, the vagus nerve, plays a key role in facilitating communication between the brain and digestive tract. The tone and balance of your vagus nerve impact so many aspects of health, including inflammation, digestion, and mood. Fortunately, there are many non-invasive strategies from lifestyle […]
Learn how to stay cool and deal with heat intolerance especially with POTS and other forms of Dysautonomia, MS, thyroid issues,or other medical conditions! {Lifestyle Medicine} Stay cool with POTS and other forms of dysautonomia, MS, thyroid issues, and other medical conditions during hot weather to cope with heat intolerance! Read on for some of […]
Stress, Leaky Gut & the Microbiome Play Key Roles in Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Here is What You Can to Do! Two of the most common issues patients seek care for are stress and issues with digestion. Interestingly, these two conditions are often closely related to each other as is evident in the case of irritable bowel syndrome. […]
Improve Posture for Reduced Pain, Enhanced Autonomic Function and Better Health – More than Standing Up Straight! {Lifestyle Medicine} To improve posture you must maintain static and dynamic configuration and stability of the body’s structure and balance. Posture results from a combination of the relative positions of body structure including complete interactions between bones, joints, connective tissues, skeletal […]
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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 […]
Want to Reduce Inflammation and Improve Your Health? Try This New Approach Using Self-Massage to Reducing Inflammation: It All Starts with The Vagus Nerve! Download the mp4 here for a guided relaxation and self-massage exercise to balance the vagus nerve! Subscribe to my YouTube Channel for more meditations, healthy recipes, lifestyle tips and more! Affiliate […]