Health Tip of the Week, sponsored by Baton Rouge General: Seeing spots? Could be POTS

POTS is a condition that affects how your body regulates blood flow and heart rate when you change positions. Since it causes your heart rate to spike, it’s often mistaken for a heart issue. In reality, it’s a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system, which controls automatic body functions like heart rate, blood pressure, and digestion. It mostly affects women between the ages of 15 and 50, and many appear completely healthy, which makes it hard to recognize or diagnose. But POTS can be incredibly disruptive, leading to brain fog, exhaustion, difficulty exercising, and trouble standing for long periods. Learn more about POTS.