Eps 430: POTS Symptoms Every Woman Should Know | Dr. Diana Driscoll Explains the Root Cause
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:
https://drdianadriscoll.com/
Discover Genetic Disease Investigators:
https://geneticdiseaseinvestigators.com/
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