Eps 430: POTS Symptoms Every Woman Should Know | Dr. Diana Driscoll Explains the Root Cause
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Dr. Diana Driscoll discusses the connection between various symptoms and POTS, emphasizing the need for a deeper understanding of the condition.
What if your dizziness, racing heart, brain fog, fatigue, anxiety, or digestive issues weren’t separate problems at all? What if they were all connected by one underlying dysfunction that most people have never heard of? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Diana Driscoll, researcher, optometrist, founder of Genetic Disease Investigators, and one of the leading voices in POTS research. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Why So Many Women With POTS Are Dismissed 02:05 - What POTS Actually Is 04:12 - “It’s All In Your Head”: The Reality Many Patients Face 06:08 - Why 90% of POTS Patients Are Women 08:32 - Living With An Overreactive Nervous System 10:04 - Is There A Genetic Link To POTS? 11:20 - Why Diana Started Genetic Disease Investigators 13:10 - The Inflammation Cycle That Keeps Patients Stuck 15:35 - Why Treating Symptoms Isn’t Enough 18:40 - Hormones, Stress & Why Symptoms Often Worsen 21:25 - Why Lifestyle Alone Isn’t Always The Answer 24:50 - Looking Beyond Diet & Exercise 26:00 - When Doctors Told Her To “Just Meditate” 28:30 - How Curiosity Changed The Future Of POTS Research 31:15 - Hope For Patients Looking For Answers Links Learn more about Dr. Diana Driscoll’s work…
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