In this episode, Nikki is joined by PA and nutrition coach Stormy Weather to talk what it's like to be a hypermobile competitive athlete and navigating the medical system with hypermobility, POTS, and MCAS.

Topics covered:

• Why being high-functioning and athletic often works against you when you're trying to get support from medical providers.

• The mindset shifts required to train at a high level while also accommodating the symptoms and limitations that hypermobility presents with.

• Why it's so difficult to get treatment and care within the medical system when you have symptomatic hypermobility.

Connect with Stormy Weather

• Stormy's Instagram: @stormywtr

• Show Your Work Nutrition Instagram: @showyourworknutrition

• Website: https://www.showyourwork.net/

Connect with Nikki Naab-Levy

• Instagram: @naablevyfitness

• Website: naablevy.com

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Episode Timestamps:

00:00 | Stormy's background: PA, nutrition coach, and competitive masters athlete

05:38 | Modifying your training goals as a competitive athlete with symptomatic hypermobility and long Covid

08:39 | The boom-bust training cycle: managing flares without losing your fitness

16:17 | Experiences with MCAS, dysautonomia, and potential medication options for hypermobility comorbidities

30:34 | Low dose naltrexone: How it works and why it's gaining traction for hypermobility

38:07 | Getting care on the fringes when the standard system has nothing for you

40:08 | Navigating the medical system with hypermobility

53:35 | Options to managing rib subluxations