Why do we get sick around the holidays? Tips from your SF chiropractor
Your body always strives for homeostasis and health but if we don’t give our bodies what they need, stress and strain will accumulate leading to health issues. This can be in the form of pain, disfunction of organs, brain fog, insomnia, fatigue and a plethora of other symptoms.
The answer is not the same for everyone but the common denominator is some type of stress.
Different stress affects different people at different levels. Chemical, emotional, physical stress happens all of the time. There are some times that our body can handle the stress we put ourselves through and other times when our body is weaker, we can not handle the loads put upon our body.
The holidays normally bring people together but it can also be stressful. Family dynamics that may not be favorable, traveling issues, foods that are not giving us what our body needs such as sugar, pesticides, alcohol. We also probably are not on the same sleeping schedule we are used to.
Stress affects our physiological pathways and immune system.
These hormones are set off to protect us. But these hormones have been functioning for thousands of years and now with the new stresses we go through each day and now these hormones can linger in our blood stream. This leads to inflammation and stress on the body.
Adrenaline: Increases heartbeat, blood pressure, glucose levels and decreases digestion. If we need to run or get away from danger, we need energy in the form of glucose, our heartbeat increases to run or defend and we don’t need to digest food.
Cortisol: Breaks down protein and fatty acids to produce glucose. This causes high amounts in the liver and drops your blood stream leading to insulin resistance. It also decreases white blood cells that help fight off infections.
Chiropractic decreases stress accumulation and helps our immune system work better. This is a natural way of allowing your body to function optimally during the holidays and in general.
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