What is the functional medicine approach to POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome)?

  • NASA Lean Test for diagnosis (10-minute office alternative to Tilt-table testing)
  • Address 5 pillars of Functional Medicine
    • Sleep
    • Nutrition
    • Movement
    • Stress Management
    • Social/Emotional support
  • S.H.I.N.E Protocol
    • Sleep support
    • Hormone testing and balancing
    • Infection testing (Lyme + co-infection + viral infections + mold + Candida) and treatment
    • Nutritional testing and treatment of deficiencies
    • Exercise as able
  • Elimination Diet  
  • Functional Medicine testing (particularly for infections as above)
  • Address gut health
  • Nutritional and supplemental support
  • Limbic system retraining
  • Vagus nerve stimulation
  • Medical detox protocol (including lifestyle interventions, supplemental support, and detox sessions in the Healing Room)
  • Prescription medication to consider:
    • low dose naltrexone