⚙️ The Autonomic Nervous System: Keeping the Body in Balance ⚙️ The autonomic nervous system (ANS) controls involuntary body functions, such as heart rate, blood pressure, and digestion, ensuring that we can focus on daily activities without worrying about these essential processes. The ANS is divided into two main parts: the sympathetic nervous system, which prepares the body for action in response to stress, and the parasympathetic nervous system, which helps the body relax and conserve energy

Dysautonomia, also known as autonomic dysfunction, is a group of disorders that affect the autonomic nervous system (ANS). Many people with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) or hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD) also have a type of dysautonomia. Many people with dysautonomia experience blood pooling, which occurs when blood collects in the legs and hands rather than being pumped back to the heart. Compression clothing is tight–fitting clothing that can help reduce blood pooling by pushing blood