some things we know about stress
it is everywhere - we call this the external environment - something we can’t easily change
it affects our internal environment, our internal balance, neurologically and chemistry negatively if we let it
to adapt to stress, it is our internal environment that we need to change
stress is typically related to a preoccupation from the past or the future…but rarely the present
it comes in many forms - emotional, chemical, physical & spiritual - but affects the body the same way…it breaks us down
it is the precursor to all disease & symptoms we experience, be it back, neck, leg, stomach or any other kind of dysfunction, to include
lifestyle diseases like heart disease, asthma, obesity, diabetes, headaches, depression, anxiety, gastrointestinal problems, Alzheimer’s disease, accelerated ageing & premature death
(study shows - with stress management - there is a 74% reduction in chance of 2nd heart attack and improved immunity)
the medical and pharmaceutical industry do not invest in our ability to increase our immunity to stress but rather in the symptoms caused by this inability
a closer look at how stress works and what solutions are available to us
us
our world
us in our world
with the ever present external environment
us feeling the stress of our external world
us breaking and initiating
the stress response
some of the things that take place during a stress response
adrenaline & cortisol are secreted - our hearts beat faster - our blood pressure increases - digestion and other autonomic activities stop
blood is diverted to large muscle groups - body tension goes up
above all - no healing is possible while in this mode
us pushing back by initiating the relaxation response
some things that take place during the relaxation response
happy hormones are released - heart rate goes down - blood pressure goes down - tension leaves our body
healing, detox, rest and digest restart