Dysautonomia: Symptoms, Causes, Treatments, and Natural Approaches

At least 70 million people globally live with dysautonomia, an umbrella term for medical conditions affecting the autonomic nervous system.

Dysautonomia is a term describing disorders that affect the autonomic nervous system. Illustration by The Epoch Times, Shutterstock

Dysautonomia, also known as autonomic nervous system disorders, refers to a group of medical conditions causing dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), which controls essential bodily functions such as heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, and temperature regulation. Individuals with these disorders struggle to maintain normal regulation of one or more of these systems.

More than 70 million people worldwide are affected by different types of dysautonomia.