POTS Support Group Meeting and Webinar: Dec 7th, 10:00AM- Boca Raton
Our next support group will take place on Saturday December 7th at 10:00AM at Boca Raton Regional Hospital’s Education Center. Interested attendees are welcome to attend both in person and through our...
View ArticleHow is Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) Diagnosed?
How is P.O.T.S Diagnosed? When you suspect you may have P.O.T.S there are a variety of tests that your general physician or cardiologist can run to confirm the diagnosis. While there are a multitude of...
View ArticleFibromyalgia, POTS & Other Chronic Illness: Exercise and Deconditioning
You know when doctors tell you that your condition would be improved if you would just exercise? And you nod your head and think, boy that’s a novel idea. I never would have thought to build up my...
View ArticlePOTS & Nutrition: The High Sodium Diet, Vitamins and Malnourishment
Because you didn’t have enough on your plate, life with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome also includes a multitude of strange and unpredictable stomach woes. Just about everything in a POTS...
View ArticlePostural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome and Summer Heat: How Can You Stay...
One of the major symptoms of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome is something called heat intolerance. Many POTS patients can’t regulate their body’s core temperature, causing periods of...
View ArticleUpcoming POTS Webinar Q+A: What Do You Want to Know?
We’ve been fortunate enough in the past to get some great responses to our online webinars with Dr. Santa Maria. While we love holding local support groups for patients, we also want to help those who...
View ArticleWEGO Health Presents: Dr. Santa Maria Answers Your Question on POTS!
Earlier last month Dr. Santa Maria sat down with Health Advocate and Dysautonomia patient, Ilana Jacqueline, to discuss Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. Questions were sent in during the...
View ArticleNavigating The Holidays With Gastroparesis
The holidays are fast approaching and for many this means a calendar full of festive events and gatherings. Normally, the idea of a big feast is exciting but for those suffering from...
View ArticleSaline Therapy: Hydration Found to Be a Powerful Tool in Treatment of...
Dysautonomia is the kind of illness that can present different symptoms in different patients. When the autonomic nervous system misfires and dysfunctions, it can leave a patient with a host of...
View ArticleINTRAVENOUS SALINE INFUSION IN POTS
The value of Intravenous saline infusions for acute control of heart rate symptoms in POTS patients was demonstrated in a 1990’s article by Dr. Biaggioni and colleagues entitled Effects of Volume...
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