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The blog explains how things work. These are the do-this-today versions: the habits that are simple to describe, hard to keep, and worth keeping anyway. Each one is about the practical mechanics — what to write down, when, and what makes the whole thing fall apart by Thursday.
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How to track fluid and salt intake consistently
Nobody fails at this because they cannot drink water. They fail because the record falls apart. One unit, one vessel, one moment of logging, and salt counted in sources rather than imaginary milligrams — plus the five things that reliably break the habit.
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How to pace activity on a bad day
“Just pace yourself” is not instructions. This is: name the day before you plan it, triage into three lists, cut tasks at the seams, count upright time separately, rest on the clock, and stop at the plan rather than at the limit.
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How to prepare for a cardiology or autonomic appointment
You waited months for a slot shorter than the journey. What to put on the one page you hand over in the first minute, what to bring, the questions worth asking in order, and the ten minutes afterwards that save the next appointment.
Where to start
If you have just been told to run stand tests at home, start with the blog's step-by-step protocol and then use these guides for the record that goes around it. If you are trying to understand what is happening in the first place, why you feel dizzy when you stand up is the plain-language explanation. And if an appointment is already in the diary, work backwards from the appointment guide and pick up whichever tracking habit you have time to build before then.
About Orsa
Orsa is an iPhone tracker for POTS and dysautonomia. It turns the at-home stand test into a repeatable timed ritual, logs symptoms, fluids and salt in two taps, and stacks everything into a chart you can bring to an appointment. See what it does, or read the support pages. The app is not on the App Store yet — join the waitlist to hear when it is.
Nothing here is medical advice, and nothing here is a recommendation to change your fluids, salt or activity — those are decisions for your clinician. Orsa is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, screen for or rule out any condition. If you faint, have chest pain or feel unwell, seek medical care.