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Jul 9, 2026 The Autonomic Score & Grade Bands: One Number, Explained Every colored tint in the app traces back to one system: a 0–100 readiness score and a ladder of grade bands from Excellent down to Crash, plus a violet Warning flag for readings that are suspiciously high. Here's how raw metrics become a single number, and how to read it without over-trusting it. BasicsJul 5, 2026 Getting Started with Autonomic: Your First Week of Tracking A friendly, low-effort plan for your first seven days. Set a baseline, build a simple morning habit, and learn what to ignore while your data is still finding its feet. The appJul 3, 2026 Autonomic: Measure, Analyze, Monitor, Act Everything about autonomic recovery comes down to one loop: measure what's happening, analyze the trend, monitor for warnings, and act. Autonomic is the app built to close that loop: private, offline, and scored against medical thresholds. The appJun 30, 2026 The Best Wearables & Home Tools for Tracking POTS A practical guide to the affordable devices that capture POTS at home (chest straps, rings, watches, blood-pressure cuffs and pulse oximeters), plus the one test that needs no gadget at all. POTSJun 15, 2026 Autonomic vs. Fitness Trackers: Built for Recovery, Not Performance Fitness trackers are built for healthy people chasing performance. When you are recovering from POTS or long COVID, that framing can quietly mislead you. Here is what a recovery-first tool does differently. The appJun 2, 2026 How Autonomic Scores Your Readings Against Medical Thresholds A raw HRV or heart-rate number means almost nothing on its own. Here is how Autonomic turns each reading into a grade zone, scored against recovery-relevant thresholds and your own rolling baseline. The appMay 30, 2026 The Best Way to Measure HRV at Home: Straps, Rings, Watches Chest straps, finger rings and wrist watches all measure HRV differently, and their accuracy varies more than the marketing suggests. Here is what the validation research shows, and why consistency beats precision every time. HRVMay 26, 2026 How to Find Your Triggers With a Symptom Journal Scattered logs rarely reveal what sets off a crash. Here is how to keep a symptom journal that turns daily notes into cause-and-effect, including the delayed reactions that make triggers so hard to spot. RecoveryMay 14, 2026 Turn Months of Data Into a Five-Minute Doctor Conversation Appointments are short and symptoms are hard to describe from memory. Here is how to use your own tracked data to walk in with a clear, specific summary your clinician can act on. RecoveryMay 12, 2026 Why We Built Autonomic Offline-First: Privacy as Architecture Health data is some of the most sensitive information you own, yet most apps ship it to the cloud. Autonomic keeps everything on your iPhone. Here is why that is a design choice, not a settings toggle. The app