Improve Health and Resilience Part 2: Transformation of the Stress Response

Whether you are looking to move from illness to wellness or you want to prevent chronic disease, Patty's approach is to individualize plans in functional nutrition and detoxification, transformation of the stress response and targeted functional activities, to help you achieve your goals.

Transformation of the Stress Response: Part 2

“Accessing the Body Through the Brain”

Stress is an underlying component in all chronic illnesses, as well as neurodevelopmental conditions.

The stress response is controlled by something called our autonomic nervous system (ANS). The ANS has three branches: the sympathetic nervous system (SNS), the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) and the enteric nervous system (ENS). The SNS is often referred to as the fight or flight response and the PNS is referred to as rest, digest, and repair response. The vagus nerve is part of the ENS and is the command center for the PNS. This is important because techniques can be used that effect the vagus nerve that will help get us into the PNS response.

When our SNS is in control, we are in survive mode.

When our PNS is in control, we are in thrive mode.

Here are a few potential causes of stress to our body:

Toxins from food, air and water

Inadequate sleep

Physical and psychological trauma

Infections

Sensory processing dysfunction

Perceived psychological stressors

Mind Body Activities to help you transform the stress response include:

Heart Rate Variability

Meditation

Mindfulness

Yoga

Aromatherapy

Hiking in nature

Visualizations

Imagery

Qigong

Sauna

Accupuncture

Massage

Proprioceptive and Vestibular Input

Work with Patty to learn some of these techniques and begin to build your or your child's toolbox of strategies that help anywhere and in any situation!