We live in a world where we are trying to be who we are not. When we live like*this our life is all about survival. We are constantly on the look-out for something that may mean danger.
Imagine an animal that senses danger. Its body instantly goes into a state of "active alert" where survival is all that matters. It switches to the sympathetic mode of the autonomic nervous system where it is flooded with adrenaline in preparation for a fight or flight situation. At this point the single goal of the body is to defend itself and the full impact of the body's energy resources is focused on the limbs; the legs in order to flee and in the case of humans, the arms and hands as well. This means that the natural functions of the body, carried out by the parasympathetic mode of the autonomic nervous system, are suspended for that period of time.
In the pressurised, money oriented world we live in where stress is almost a requirement for success, the body has no chance to be calm, settled and functioning as it should. If we could listen to the subtle signs from the body we would notice a decline in our health long before it became chronic. The body is remarkable; it can survive a long time in a state where it is not properly nourished or listened to. Even living for long periods in the survival mode, just at the point of utter depletion, the lungs are forced to take a breath in order to oxygenate the blood and keep the heart beating. This can only continue for so long. Inevitably we get sick as the body is continually depleted of nutrients and oxygen. We become a haven for parasites and many other conditions.
While the body is "active alert" it remains clenched and rigid. It is not relaxed. What happens with this rigidity in the brain? Eventually protein fragments known as beta amyloids create hard, insoluble plaques between the neurons (nerve cells) of the brain. This prevents the proper functioning of the brain which can no longer assimilate the nutrients required to stay healthy.
Imagine an animal that senses danger. Its body instantly goes into a state of "active alert" where survival is all that matters. It switches to the sympathetic mode of the autonomic nervous system where it is flooded with adrenaline in preparation for a fight or flight situation. At this point the single goal of the body is to defend itself and the full impact of the body's energy resources is focused on the limbs; the legs in order to flee and in the case of humans, the arms and hands as well. This means that the natural functions of the body, carried out by the parasympathetic mode of the autonomic nervous system, are suspended for that period of time.
In the pressurised, money oriented world we live in where stress is almost a requirement for success, the body has no chance to be calm, settled and functioning as it should. If we could listen to the subtle signs from the body we would notice a decline in our health long before it became chronic. The body is remarkable; it can survive a long time in a state where it is not properly nourished or listened to. Even living for long periods in the survival mode, just at the point of utter depletion, the lungs are forced to take a breath in order to oxygenate the blood and keep the heart beating. This can only continue for so long. Inevitably we get sick as the body is continually depleted of nutrients and oxygen. We become a haven for parasites and many other conditions.
While the body is "active alert" it remains clenched and rigid. It is not relaxed. What happens with this rigidity in the brain? Eventually protein fragments known as beta amyloids create hard, insoluble plaques between the neurons (nerve cells) of the brain. This prevents the proper functioning of the brain which can no longer assimilate the nutrients required to stay healthy.
The resulting condition is known as Alzheimer's disease. What about these hard plaques which build up in nerve cells throughout the body? They cause heart disease, multiple sclerosis, and any other disease connected with the nervous system. This is what happens to our body when we flood it with adrenaline, and cannot release the trauma. If we have managed to avoid the diabetes and heart disease which precede the Alzheimer's, eventually we will succumb in our old age to Alzheimer's disease. Unless we start working at this deep root cause level.
The sooner we can start to heal and balance the nervous system, the less likely we are to degenerate. Side effects of the whole picture I have described above are cancers which occur as the body becomes weaker; commonly when conditions such as candida and constipation are allowed to flourish unchecked. Parasites, always opportunistic invaders, enter the weakened or stressed body and mask themselves as the symptoms of numerous diseases.
What can you do now?
Are you in a job that you love?
Do you worry about feeding and taking care of a family?
Are you trying to maintain a lifestyle that you believe that you like but is actually doing you more harm than good?
What would happen if you changed what you earned your money doing, to doing something that you loved?
Are you willing to "downsize"?
We are all the victims of inherited patterns that no longer serve us. Sometimes we have no idea what these patterns are, but it is these old patterns that are keeping us in "active alert".
If you want to know more about your old patterns and how just to be yourself for the rest of your life you need to explore your genetic type and see if you are living the correct life for that type. Are you eating correctly? Are you sleeping correctly? Are you in the environment that suits you best?
You also need to make sure that your adrenals can learn to settle. Most of us only know that place of being in "active alert" and have no idea how to live "in the body".
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