I wanted to give you some practical tools you can use to help reset and regulate your nervous system. Let's say you're just kind of wrecked, the family put you over the edge, holiday shopping and bills are weighing on you, general stress, travel stress from airports and commuting, or whatever is going on. Here are some good exercises for you to help you reset your nervous system out of the fight or flight state to the other side, the parasympathetic side, of rest and digest and growth.
There are three exercises in this video, try them all to see which one works for you. And as always, if you have questions or comments please feel free to share them with us.
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Hi there. Dr. Rick here,
In today’s world, there are so many factors influencing people's health. Most people I get to talk with are concerned about their future. Whether that’s economic, political, social, or health related. Since the pandemic in 2020, there has been a major shift in the overall mental health of this country. It’s gotten worse! The incidence of anxiety, depression, isolation, loneliness, and lack of purpose, are affecting almost all of us to some extent. Just do a quick web search on the topic, you will see what I’m talking about. The incredible news is there are many free and effective things you can practice to support your mental health. Each day, take a mental health Fall is definitely here, and winter is just around the corner. We have already had our first snow up in the mountains. One thing that seems to correlate with seasonality is the flu. There are a number of theories for this, and we will briefly touch on one of them. Another interesting factor is the incidence of Covid has been increasing again. Most of us remember the confusion and fear at the start of the pandemic. Now that the dust has settled, there are some interesting facts that have come to light.
Some of you may remember the jogging craze of the 1970s. One of its main proponents who also wrote a best-selling book about running was Jim Fixx. Ironically, Jim Fixx died of a heart attack at age 52 while running. This puzzled me for a while as I thought exercise, and specifically cardiovascular exercise was good for your heart and longevity. What I now know is that exercise naturally generates reactive oxygen species (ROS), otherwise known as free radicals.
Our bodies are absolutely amazing. Over millions of years of evolution, we have developed the ability to radically and instantaneously change our physiology and neurology to adapt to any immediate stressor. These stressors can come in the form of physical stress (like a car accident or a work out at the gym), emotional stress (loss of a loved one or break up), mental stress (figuring out how you’re going to pay your bills or how you’re going to solve your next challenge at work) and even chemical stress (environmental toxins, bad food, etc.). There is a multidimensional depth of changes that allow the body-mind to meet the demand and once the stress or threat has gone, resume normal physiology and balance. Stress is a normal part of life.
Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) has been credited as the father of the germ theory. Prior to this, infectious disease was considered the result of bad air or an unknown malady. Louis postulated the existence of microbes as the underlying cause of disease. A contemporary and rival of Louis at the time had a different theory. His name was Antoine Bechamp (1816–1908). Antoine proposed that it wasn’t the microbes that were the cause of disease, but the soil that the microbes grew in. In other words, our bodies. All of our current medical practices are based on Louis‘s germ theory. But what if… that was incorrect or a very limited way of looking at it? What if all these years later we got it wrong? The truth is your own body contains more microorganisms than your own biological cells: There are 30,000-40,000 known species of bacteria, 5 million species of Fungi, and 10³¹ Viruses that exist in the air, soil, and ocean respectively. (That’s 10 with 31 zeros after it!) Kinda makes you wonder who you really are, right?One of these particular microbes that is currently at epidemic proportions is called Lyme’s disease. Lyme’s disease is not just one microbe but many. These coinfection’s (Bartonella, Borrelia, Babesia, etc.) often cause as much havoc as the Lyme’s disease itself. Current estimates for Lyme’s prevalence in the United States, are about 300,000 cases per year. The CDC believes this to be vastly under reported as very often there are no signs that you’ve been infected with Lyme’s and the telltale bull’s-eye rash only shows up in about 50% of the people. As our climate continues to warm and the ticks spread further and further north, people are becoming sicker and sicker. Lyme’s disease is very difficult to diagnose and treat. There are things you can do to avoid being bitten by a tick, but going back to the germ theory paradigm shift: wouldn’t it be a better long-term strategy to increase the vitality and balance of your body- mind allowing your immune system to function optimally, thereby taking care of any infections before they actually start? As we explore the underlying causes of disease, I think it is crucial to have an understanding of the assault our bodymind is currently undergoing. The environmental toxins, EMF’s, lack of proper nutrition, exercise, sleep, chronic stress, and so on create the perfect “soil”, for pathogenic microbes to flourish. One viewpoint is that the microbes are there to help us pay attention to what is "not right" in our bodies through the process of pain and disease. If we choose to continue to not listen to these messages the process escalates (gets louder!). Our immune systems are overwhelmed, and in some cases completely hijacked. Perhaps what is most important is the overall health, balance and vitality of your body, mind and spirit, allowing your immune system to function optimally? Scientists like Dr. Zach Bush and others have begun to explore the possibility that maybe we are meant to live in harmony and balance with the microbial world and not be at war with them. To me, it makes sense to optimize your immune system through the harmony and balance of your body mind (nervous system). Your nervous system is primary in this equation along with, nutrition, exercise, sleep, diet, etc. All these things play a factor in your overall health and wellness and your ability to adapt. Remember, care for your nervous system = Network Care! Let’s step away from living in fear of microbes and move towards taking our power back!
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