Hydration
How Much Sodium Do You Actually Need With POTS?
Why sodium matters for blood volume in POTS, the ranges clinicians commonly discuss, and how to raise intake without guesswork.
Hydration
Sodium, fluids, and electrolyte basics for POTS.
Hydration
Hydration and Caffeine With POTS: Friend, Foe, or Neither?
Untangling the mild-diuretic worry from how caffeine actually affects heart rate, and how to fit coffee into a POTS routine sensibly.
Hydration
Does the Timing of Your Fluids Change How You Feel Standing Up?
The case for front-loading fluids with POTS, what a pre-standing water bolus is, and how to space drinks without living in the bathroom.
Hydration
Reading an Electrolyte Label: The Numbers That Actually Matter
A plain-language walkthrough of sodium, potassium, and magnesium on an electrolyte label, and how to turn a serving into a daily target.
Hydration
Electrolyte Drinks vs. Plain Water for Orthostatic Symptoms
What sodium adds that water alone cannot, when plain water is genuinely enough, and why concentration matters as much as volume.
Hydration
How Much Water Is Too Much When You Have POTS?
Why 'drink more' has an upper limit with POTS, and how over-drinking plain water without sodium can quietly backfire.