what they don’t tell you about pots

Even some of the top specialists do not address Nervous System Regulation as part of their treatment plan. Medical doctors are treating this syndrome through medication, advising patients to eat salt, drink more water, wear compression socks. There is no consideration into Nervous System Regulation. We need to treat it for what it is, an Autonomic Nervous System Disorder. Lifestyle, diet, exercise, environment, relationships, toxins, CPTSD, PTSD, all and so on.. all play a role.

Those who suffer with POTS are stuck in sympathetic overdrive, which means that your body is operating in survival mode, which is a chronic, high stress state. As our surveillance system kicks into overdrive, it can also incorrectly read cues in our environment as dangerous. The issue with autonomic dysfunction is basically stress buffering- so your body and your brain have essentially become hardwired to expect stress and all of your physiological processes become very disregulated. Instead of regulating all of your physiological functions, and your autonomic functions, your body is directing all of its energy and all of its resources to the stress and keeping you alive. According to polyvagal theory, the way our nervous system perceives threats impacts how our brain and body will respond to the situation. The brain, body, and nervous system have to be retrained to shift out of this chronic state to bring more safety and security back in ones body. Ways to calm the vagus nerve range from physical exercise techniques, including meditation, exercise, and breathing exercises. Forms of psychotherapy may also be helpful, especially if your "fight-or-flight" response may be overactive due to past trauma.

Healing pots for what it is

nervous system regulation

addressing trauma, emotional regulation, vagus nerve stimulation
lifestyle adjustments

diet, supplements, environmental changes, behavior coping skills

treatment

POTS is so individualized. Its your body, your lifestyle, your triggers, your environment.

Root Cause
Work on your Nervous System- NS Techniques, Somatic Therapic, Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Identifying/Coping with Triggers. Covering the basics of NS regulation that are cheap, easy, and effective. Building a strong foundation to build resilience and tolerance.
Reprogramming & rewiring subconscious mind
Lifestyle Adjustments

We begin by diving into what caused your body’s autonomic nervous system to go into overdrive to bring it back to a parasympathetic state. This begins by addressing any issues that we know of/ and a lot of times don’t and have to identify. (This is the aha moment)

Trauma
C-PTSD
PTSD
Autoimmune Disease

The core trauma- whether its emotional or physical- is held in our body and being manifested into POTS when our body begins to feel unsafe, going into chronic flight or fight.

Flight or fight is our bodies’ way of protecting us when it feels that we are in danger. Our aim is to retrain the mind/body connection.

Using a combination of nervous system regulation techniques, vagus nerve stimulation exercises, somatic therapy, lifestyle changes, we can begin to bring our body back to a calm resting state. This is different for each individual. Once we reach a state of equilibrium, we can work on reprogramming subconscious thoughts that will help navigate situations and allow your body to reach a parasympathetic state in daily life situations. By nourishing your brain and body with diet and supplements, we aid in the healing on a cellular level. We identify toxins, stressors in your environment and build resilience through the use of subconscious programming and tools to navigate.