I hear this all the time from new patients coming in for their Initial Exam.
When I ask about their stress levels, they will often tell me everything is good or fine.
Well, I know they think this is the case, but deep down I know this is not possible.
No one in our modern culture can escape from the relentless amount of stress we are subjected to, both known and unknown.
Let me take a few minutes and explain what I mean.
When I say stress, I'm talking about our sympathetic nervous system being activated and in control.
Remember, we have two states of being or consciousness we can be in.
Only one state is active at a time and in control...
Parasympathetic/Relaxed Expansion/rest, digest, repair, reproduce
Sympathetic/Tensed Contraction, fight, flight, freeze, fawn
The sympathetic is activated anytime the brain perceives danger to the body, whether this is a real or imagined danger.
Here are the four categories of things that can be perceived as a danger to the body and will cause the sympathetic nervous system to activate...
Toxins -chemical stressors
Trauma -physical stressors
Thoughts -mental/emotional stressors
Technology -media, social media, nnEMF, ALAN, blue light toxicity
Most people think of stress as the emotional discomfort that we experience from time to time.
But, if we really think about stress from a larger perspective, we can see how we never really completely escape from being under constant stress.
For example
eating modern processed food is a chemical stressor
taking pharmaceutical drugs is a chemical stressor
driving is an emotional and physical stressor
central air and heat is a physical stressor
media/social media is an emotional stressor
disconnection from natural circadian rhythms is an emotional and physical stressor
blue light at night is a physical and chemical stressor
These are just a few of the things that most people do daily.
All these things activate the sympathetic nervous system and create that stress response.
This is why I know that everyone who comes through the door has stress.
Helping the body to body to relax and return to the parasympathetic state is ALWAYS the first step in having a healthy, optimal lifestyle and achieving your heart's desires.
More to come...