There is a big problem happening right now. As a society, we walk around stressed beyond what we are designed for, and often way beyond the circumstances we live in. Many people find it hard to just cope, let alone have hope. So the question then is – Are you in fight or flight? We should be in this state at a high maximum of 20% of the time, but normal in our society is 80+% of the time!!
WHY? Our brains have been trained to become imbalanced, our right brain has become weak and our left brain has taken over. It is called “left brain wind up” or left brain escape”. Our left brain teaches us to worry, it leads us to negative and self-centered assumptions and conclusions, and it expects the worst. Worse still, it controls our emotions. There is then a combination of the left brain being wound up and the right brain being underactive and not dampening/inhibiting our sympathetic nervous system (our fight or flight response). Therefore fear and stress and a stress response to life predominate.
The result is low stomach acid and poor digestion, poor heart function, poor eye function, thyroid hormones and most other hormones don’t regulate. All tissues and organs throughout the body fail to recreate/rebuild and stay strong. Here’s one for the guys to consider – cortisol levels escalate during the day, causing testosterone to decrease when it should be high at night which is essential for muscle development, growth and maintenance – critical for staying strong and capable (and sexually able – lose this and you lose your manly libido!) Hypothyroid, hypertension, cataracts and macular degeneration, IBS, autoimmune disease and fraility are all the result of left brain windup.
Test yourself – A BURP TEST is an accurate test to tell you where you are at:
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when you get up in the morning, before you eat anything, drink 4-6oz of warm water with 1/4 tsp of baking soda mixed in.
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burp within 2 minutes – good, within 3 minutes – not great, within 5 minutes – you may have a problem, more than 5 minutes – complete fail (>3 minutes is a fail)
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repeat 3 different days
A positive test indicates low stomach acid, which indicates your sympathetics are in overdrive, which says your left brain is wound up and your right brain is underactive. This test is not conclusive, but it is a very good indicator. Combine this with other indications like the symptoms I have already mentioned including poor healing, eye strain, digestive upset, fatigue, canker sores, skin problems and you will know for sure if you are there. Unfortunately many of us will see far too many signs to deny.
What can be done? In short, get the curve in your neck and move – a lot! Not enough room here to explain, but watch for the answers next time!
This is an exciting time, because for all of you who are on board we are going to be moving into an even higher level of health and abundance in your life!
God bless,
Dr. Brad and the New Life Team
New Life Chiropractic│ 705.735.1838
