Long COVID Isn't a Mystery — Here's the Research Showing What's Actually Happening in Your Brain

If you have POTS, you’ve probably heard conflicting explanations for your symptoms, each presented as the answer. How do you sort through the noise and figure out what actually applies to you? In this episode of Brain Body Reset, Dr. Spencer Zimmerman is joined by Dr. Howard Snapper, a respected cardiologist, president-elect of the American Autonomic Society, and autonomic specialist practicing in the Atlanta, Georgia, area. Together, they unpack common POTS myths, misleading claims, and the ...

If you have POTS or another form of dysautonomia, you’ve probably been told to increase salt, push fluids, wear compression, and maybe try a medication or two. That advice isn’t wrong, but it’s compensation, not correction. And for most people, it’s a forever strategy. In this episode, Dr. Spencer Zimmerman, a dual-licensed nurse practitioner and doctor of chiropractic, walks through the research on a system that is almost never evaluated in POTS, Long COVID, ME/CFS, or hypermobile EDS: the v...

Brain fog. Exhaustion. Dizziness. Food reactions. Symptoms that flare without an obvious reason. If you’re living with long COVID or mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), you may have collected diagnoses and tried multiple treatments without understanding why you still feel so sick. In this episode of Brain Body Reset, Dr. Spencer Zimmerman sits down with long COVID researcher and immunology educator Dr. Novack PhD to explore what may be keeping that cycle going, and the research investigatin...

Have you been diagnosed with hEDS and have a variety of neurological symptoms and findings? Maybe you struggle with: chronic fatigue, brain fog, headaches/migraines, dizziness, light/noise sensitivity and more. Your imaging suggest chiari malformation or cranio-cervical instability. A recent research article is proposing for a new subtype to hEDS, known as Neuro-EDS. This is meant to better capture what is happening. To learn more about our approach to EDS: https://peakbrainandbody.com...

Most conversations about Ehlers-Danlos syndrome focus on joint hypermobility, ligament laxity, pain, and the musculoskeletal system. But is that enough to explain the brain fog, fatigue, dizziness, headaches, sensory overload, anxiety, and autonomic symptoms many people with EDS experience? In this episode, Dr. Spencer Zimmerman NP, DC, DACNB reviews a 2025 research paper exploring the neurological and neuropsychological side of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. You’ll learn about: The 13 recognized ED...