
Hyperventilation in POTS with Jacquie Baker, PhD
Hyperventilation and POTS: Do POTS patients "breathe wrong?" Dr. Jacquie Baker explains the high-tech research studies performed in her (and Dr. Satish Raj's) lab to untangle the mechanistic causes and effects of hyperventilation in POTS. She also explains findings on how hyperventilation in POTS differs from hyperventilation in anxiety. You can find the discussed publications here and here. Dr. Raj & Dr. Baker's latest research projects at U. of Calgary Autonomic Lab are listed here. Some of Dr. Baker's work was supported by a grant from Standing Up to POTS. If you are so moved, donations are accepted to help to support our production costs https://www.standinguptopots.org/donate Tell us what you think of The POTScast or send us your idea at info@standinguptopots.org! Find out more about Standing Up to POTS! Check us out on our Website: www.standinguptopots.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/standinguptopots/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/standinguptopots/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/POTSActivist Pintrest: https://www.pinterest.com/TheStandingUpToPOTS/
28 Huhti 36min

POTS Diaries with Megan - finding the right doctor made all the difference
Megan is a literacy advocate in Georgia and is very passionate about her work. When POTS and comorbid conditions struck, she had difficulty making it through the work day, and didn't get any relief or answers from the first 20 doctors she saw. Luckily she persisted and eventually found the one that made ALL the difference. If you liked this episode, we hope you will click subscribe so that you don't miss an episode. If you are so moved, donations are accepted to help to support our production costs https://www.standinguptopots.org/donate Tell us what you think of The POTScast or send us your idea at info@standinguptopots.org! Find out more about Standing Up to POTS! Check us out on our Website: www.standinguptopots.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/standinguptopots/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/standinguptopots/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/POTSActivist Pintrest: https://www.pinterest.com/TheStandingUpToPOTS/ Medical Disclaimer: The information provided here is not intended to serve as professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have health related issues, please contact a qualified health professional to get the personalized assessment, advice, and treatment that you need. Standing Up to POTS will not be liable for any direct, indirect, or other damages arising from the use of this podcast.
22 Huhti 37min

MCAS in developmental & behavioral pediatrics with Donna Kirchoff, MD, FAAP: Mast Cell Matters with Dr. Tania Dempsey
Dr. Donna Kirchoff is an integrative developmental and behavioral pediatrician who works with children who have complex conditions, often involving MCAS, autism and other neuroinflammatory conditions like PANS and PANDAS. In this episode she and Dr. Dempsey discuss the role of mast cells in these conditions and what can be done to help these young patients. Dr. Kirchoff's website is here. Dr. Dempsey's website is here. If you liked this episode, we hope you will click subscribe so that you don't miss an episode. If you are so moved, donations are accepted to help to support our production costs https://www.standinguptopots.org/donate Tell us what you think of The POTScast or send us your idea at info@standinguptopots.org! Find out more about Standing Up to POTS! Check us out on our Website: www.standinguptopots.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/standinguptopots/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/standinguptopots/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/POTSActivist Pintrest: https://www.pinterest.com/TheStandingUpToPOTS/ Medical Disclaimer: The information provided here is not intended to serve as professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have health related issues, please contact a qualified health professional to get the personalized assessment, advice, and treatment that you need. Standing Up to POTS will not be liable for any direct, indirect, or other damages arising from the use of this podcast.
15 Huhti 49min

Karen from rural Canada, both patient and healthcare practitioner
Karen is a healthcare professional in rural Canadian who had onset of confusing and scary symptoms six days after her third COVID shot. It took a year to figure out symptoms like "feeling drugged when upright, yet feeling able to solve world problems when lying down." Karen shares how she found answers and the ability to be back at work, now able to recognize POTS in her patients. If you liked this episode, we hope you will click subscribe so that you don't miss an episode. If you are so moved, donations are accepted to help to support our production costs https://www.standinguptopots.org/donate Tell us what you think of The POTScast or send us your idea at info@standinguptopots.org! Find out more about Standing Up to POTS! Check us out on our Website: www.standinguptopots.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/standinguptopots/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/standinguptopots/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/POTSActivist Pintrest: https://www.pinterest.com/TheStandingUpToPOTS/ Medical Disclaimer: The information provided here is not intended to serve as professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have health related issues, please contact a qualified health professional to get the personalized assessment, advice, and treatment that you need. Standing Up to POTS will not be liable for any direct, indirect, or other damages arising from the use of this podcast.
7 Huhti 36min

Cerebral Blood Flow Findings with Marie-Claire Seeley, RN, PhD
POTS patients with cognitive dysfunction had SPECT imaging done to measure the blood flow to their brains and lead author, Marie-Claire Seeley, RN, PhD, discusses the dramatic findings. You can read the published article here and learn more about the Australian POTS Foundation here. If you liked this episode, we hope you will click subscribe so that you don't miss an episode. If you are so moved, donations are accepted to help to support our production costs https://www.standinguptopots.org/donate Tell us what you think of The POTScast or send us your idea at info@standinguptopots.org! Find out more about Standing Up to POTS! Check us out on our Website: www.standinguptopots.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/standinguptopots/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/standinguptopots/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/POTSActivist Pintrest: https://www.pinterest.com/TheStandingUpToPOTS/
30 Maalis 47min

Four nutrition findings with Jill Brook, MA
Jill shares four nutrition findings from general nutrition (not done on POTS patients) that might still be of interest to POTS patients, as they have been shown to affect cognitive function, mood, pain and exercise tolerance. As always, this is not medical or dietary advice. Check with your own medical team about what is right for you. If you liked this episode, we hope you will click subscribe so that you don't miss an episode. If you are so moved, donations are accepted to help to support our production costs https://www.standinguptopots.org/donate Tell us what you think of The POTScast or send us your idea at info@standinguptopots.org! Find out more about Standing Up to POTS! Check us out on our Website: www.standinguptopots.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/standinguptopots/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/standinguptopots/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/POTSActivist Pintrest: https://www.pinterest.com/TheStandingUpToPOTS/ Medical Disclaimer: The information provided here is not intended to serve as professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have health related issues, please contact a qualified health professional to get the personalized assessment, advice, and treatment that you need. Standing Up to POTS will not be liable for any direct, indirect, or other damages arising from the use of this podcast.
25 Maalis 35min

Lily’s transition to career and adulting
Lily was our first POTS Diaries guest (Episode #2) as a college student with severe POTS. She's back to discuss how she navigated planning a POTS-friendly career, the job hunt, cross-country move, 2 hurricanes, and maintaining her relationship with her partner -- all while managing fairly severe POTS and related conditions. Lily's smart strategies, insights and sense of humor make this episode extra valuable and fun. If you liked this episode, we hope you will click subscribe so that you don't miss an episode. If you are so moved, donations are accepted to help to support our production costs https://www.standinguptopots.org/donate Tell us what you think of The POTScast or send us your idea at info@standinguptopots.org! Find out more about Standing Up to POTS! Check us out on our Website: www.standinguptopots.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/standinguptopots/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/standinguptopots/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/POTSActivist Pintrest: https://www.pinterest.com/TheStandingUpToPOTS/ Medical Disclaimer: The information provided here is not intended to serve as professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have health related issues, please contact a qualified health professional to get the personalized assessment, advice, and treatment that you need. Standing Up to POTS will not be liable for any direct, indirect, or other damages arising from the use of this podcast.
15 Maalis 39min

Ayurvedic approach with Gillian Ehrlich, DNP, ARNP: Mast Cell Matters with Dr. Tania Dempsey
Gillian Ehrlich's NeuroVeda Clinic in Seattle treats complex patients with a wide variety of treatments including peptides, Ayurvedic medicine, diet and nutrition, imaging, mind-shifting therapeutics, plasmapheresis, and more. In this episode, Dr. Tania Dempsey interviews Gillian about her Ayurvedic approach and also her experiences with plasmapheresis. More information about Gillian and her clinic is available here. Dr. Dempsey's website can be found here. If you liked this episode, we hope you will click subscribe so that you don't miss an episode. If you are so moved, donations are accepted to help to support our production costs https://www.standinguptopots.org/donate Tell us what you think of The POTScast or send us your idea at info@standinguptopots.org! Find out more about Standing Up to POTS! Check us out on our Website: www.standinguptopots.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/standinguptopots/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/standinguptopots/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/POTSActivist Pintrest: https://www.pinterest.com/TheStandingUpToPOTS/ Medical Disclaimer: The information provided here is not intended to serve as professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have health related issues, please contact a qualified health professional to get the personalized assessment, advice, and treatment that you need. Standing Up to POTS will not be liable for any direct, indirect, or other damages arising from the use of this podcast.
11 Maalis 55min