PodcastDX

03/10/2026

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20180702-the-sexist-history-of-migraine-may-affect-research-today

Affecting one in every five women, migraines are the world’s second-largest cause of years of disability. But research remains limited – and some don't see it as a 'real neurology’.

03/09/2026

03/06/2026

What is this i see? Recreational Therapy !! 🥳

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03/06/2026

https://nbcchicago.app.link/ONfoEyEFh1b

A lot of Illinoisans are entering 2026 with an illness.

03/03/2026

Different, Not Less
-Temple Grandin-

03/03/2026

Before you prescribe that antibiotic… did anyone tell you what it could do to my connective tissue?

03/03/2026

Taking too many vitamins and supplements may cause health problems, including vitamin toxicity, interactions, gastrointestinal distress, and kidney damage. See link below ⬇️

03/03/2026

Why are so many of us with POTS chronically dehydrated?

It is not just about how much water we drink.

For some of us, we are meeting our intake goals.
We are carrying the water bottle.
We are adding electrolytes.
We are doing everything “right.”

And our bodies still show signs of dehydration.

Here is why.

When we stand up, blood shifts downward.

In POTS, the autonomic nervous system does not regulate blood vessel tone properly. So blood pools in the lower half of the body.

For those of us with hEDS too, the veins themselves can be more stretchy. They expand more than they should under normal pressure, which makes pooling even worse.

POTS can have different root causes.
Same end result.

Less blood returns to the heart while upright.
Less filling pressure.
Lower stroke volume.
Less effective circulation to the brain.

Now here is the part most people do not realize.

Your kidneys sit in the lower half of your body.

When blood pools there, your kidneys can interpret that as too much volume.

So instead of conserving fluid, they increase urine production.

Your body is eliminating fluid
when what you actually need
is more central blood volume.

Some researchers call this the aldosterone paradox.

So yes, some of us are drinking enough.

We just cannot hold onto it well.

But there is another side to this.

Some of us do not get strong thirst signals at all.

Autonomic dysfunction can blunt normal thirst cues.

And if you add chronic nausea, gastroparesis, or GI discomfort into the mix, you may never feel thirsty in the first place.

So now we have two different problems in the same community:

Some of us cannot retain fluid properly.
Some of us do not get the signal to drink it.
Some of us are dealing with both.

Add in heat intolerance.
Sympathetic overactivation.
Frequent urination.
Mast cell related fluid shifts in those with MCAS.
Low baseline blood volume in many patients with dysautonomia.

And hydration becomes a full time management plan.

This is not you failing at self care.

This is autonomic dysfunction.
And it is hard.

If you feel like you are constantly chasing hydration
or you never feel thirsty until you crash
you are not alone.

Tell me which category you fall into:

Not thirsty
Drinking but not retaining
Or both

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03/03/2026

Excellent advice!!

03/03/2026

03/03/2026

Thank you Temple Grandin