What is the biggest barrier to healing and recovery? Stress! Find out why in this in-depth video. Find Out More at drberg.com:
Fight or Flight:
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Timestamps:
0:00 The #1 Barrier to Healing and Recovery is… Stress!
0:26 Why does stress trigger the fight-or-flight mechanism?
1:00 Symptoms of chronic stress and fight-or-flight mode
4:12 How to lower stress levels and prevent fight-or-flight
In this video, I want to talk about the biggest barrier to recovery and health, which is stress.
In particular, we’re going to talk about the activation of the “fight or flight” mechanism. The sympathetic nervous system’s primary function is to stimulate your body’s fight-or-flight response.
When your body is in a fight or flight state, your adrenal glands are activated, which sharply increases your levels of cortisol and adrenaline.
Our bodies aren’t made to endure long periods of time in fight or flight mode—you can endure 90 seconds or less without a problem. However, today’s environments at work and in daily activities promote the fight or flight system to work endlessly, which just isn’t healthy.
The problem is, when you get stressed, you cannot heal or recover. When fight-or-flight mode is always activated, you…
• Are unable to get good sleep
• Cannot heal
• Release glucose
• Can’t recover
• Can experience poor digestion
• Have poor wound healing
• Retain sodium
• Excrete potassium
• May cause damage to your hippocampus
• Have added risk of disease and infection
• Experience chronic inflammation
• Experience an increased risk of heart disease
• Experience bone loss
• Experience a loss of collagen formation
You can help reduce your stress levels with these simple things:
• Exercise:
• Diet
• Fasting
• Acupressure
• Vitamin B1, potassium, and magnesium
• Breathing exercises
• Vacation/taking time off
• Not taking things so seriously
Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, 53 years of age is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the author of The New Body Type Guide and other books published by KB Publishing. He has taught students nutrition as an adjunct professor at Howard University. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.
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Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients so he can focus on educating people as a full time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, and prescription or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. The Health & Wellness, Dr. Berg Nutritionals and Dr. Eric Berg, D.C. are not liable or responsible for any advice, course of treatment, diagnosis or any other information, services or product you obtain through this video or site.
I hope this video helps you better understand stress and how it affects your body’s ability to heal and recover. If you have any thoughts on the topic of stress, leave a comment below.
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