I agree about the heart being involved in PoTS, but really what’s at its core is blood vessels. If blood vessels lose their elasticity, how is the blood being pumped from the legs up to the heart & brain?! Your calves. Work your calves, tiptoe every day for as long as you can handle. PoTS sufferer here. Also, cut out gluten!! Gluten aggravates intestinal issues. If the gut is healthy, the intestinal walls won’t be permeating gluten particles and irritating the nervous sys ( which is the initial trigger for PoTS). After 1.5 years, I have very few pots episodes. And that’s a miracle considering I couldn’t get up for 3 whole months.
Could you please link your bigger claims in the description of this video? Especially claims such as 1% shrinking of heart mass for each week. Not questioning them but I think it's very important to keep health-related suggestions scientific.
How do you recommend starting an exercise training program? How often do you currently exercise? I feel like I'm reaching a plateau in my recovery. I'm not saying I'm discouraged!!! Just looking for some guidance if possible. Thanks in advance :)
Hey Zack, I'm so sorry you're reaching a plateau! That definitely happened to me, and it's so frustrating! I recommend starting off small and building up with exercise. Before I got POTS, I was really into workout videos like Zumba, so I started out by doing 5 minutes of my Zumba video at a time (in addition to basic reconditioning exercises and short walks) and gradually building up until I could do the whole video. It's slow going, but you'll get there! It also might be helpful to start with exercises in a sitting or lying down position like swimming or a recumbent bike if you feel lightheaded while exercising. Best of luck! -Abby
