Current medical research states that 95% of all diseases/illnesses are caused by stress (fight or flight response). The other 5% are considered to be genetic in nature.
Comprehensive Stress Management, by Jerrold S. Greenberg, 1990
According to Cell Biologist at Stanford Research, scientist Dr. Bruce Lipton, PhD, the body can defend itself (Fight or Flight) or growth/repair (Heal) but it cannot do both at the same time. The defense fight or flight response has a Beta brainwave frequency associated with a state of high arousal design for crisis management of short duration only. The growth/repair has an Alpha/Theta/Delta brainwave frequency found in a balanced nervous system. A balanced nervous system can move freely through response frequencies as the environment demands. Cells can only maintain one state at a time and these states are controlled by the nervous system.
Dr. Lipton further indicates the nervous system is dangerously stressed when it can no longer move freely between brainwave frequencies. It becomes stuck in a frequency. The brainwaves are no longer able to adapt to an increase in stress, or worse, cannot return to a balanced state. The neurophysiology of the body is out of balance.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore looking at heart disease discovered mental stress reaction was a better indicator of heart risk than factors such as smoking, having high cholesterol or diabetes. People with high blood pressure response to mental stress were six times more likely to have a heart attack. Summing up the challenges, the researchers said, "How do you learn to manage something when you don’t know you have it?" stating, "There was no relationship between people’s perception of stress and their actual mental stress." They concluded that people’s capacity to tell you that they are stressed is worth about nothing. "We would see people with hideous responses who say they are fine."
Reuters - November 2003
Throughout life to maintain a balanced nervous system the brain is constantly changing as a consequence of our emotional experience, physical activity, and the environment in which we live. However, if these experiences and activities cause decreased processing of neurological signals to a critical level, an unbalanced nervous system develops. This leads to dysfunction and disease resulting in decreasing human potential.
Balanced Nervous System
High energy Mentally alert Few symptoms |
Excellent health Resistant to infections Active |
Positive mental attitude Vibrant
|
An unbalanced nervous system presents either as under-aroused, over-aroused, or unstable. Both the over-aroused and unstable nervous system can become an exhausted nervous system in time. Cognitive and emotional issues often overlap with physical symptoms. By addressing the neurologic area of commonality, we can obtain maximum improvement in concert with the patient's needs.
EEG Biofeedback: A Generalized Approach to Neuroregulation,
by Siegfried, Othmer, and Kaiser
Under-Aroused Nervous SystemPoor attention (ADD/ADHD) Poor concentration Easily dustracted Spaciness Impulsive |
Lacking motivation Low energy Difficulty waking Depressed
|
Worry Irritable Low pain threshold Constipation
|
| Cold hands | Heart palpitations | Accelerated aging |
| Cold feet | Anxiety | Poor immune system |
| Tight muscles | Restless sleep | Racing mind |
| Teeth grinding | Poor expression of emotions | Irritable bowel |
| High blood pressure - Click Here to Learn More | ||
| Migraines | Food sensitivities (allergies) | Bi-Polar disorders |
| Headaches | Bed wetting | Mood swings |
| Seizures | Eating disorders (obesity | Panic attacks |
| Sleepwalking | anorexia, bulimia) | Hot flashes |
| Cancer | Multiple Sclerosis | Fibromyalgia |
| Rheumatoid arthitis | Depression | ALS |
| Diabetes | Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | Epstein-Bar Syndrome |
| Back pain | Wrist, hand, finger pain | Ankle, foot, toe pain |
| Neck pain | Carpal tunnel | Fertility problems |
| Shoulder pain | Hip pain | Pregnancy problems |
| Arm pain | Leg pain | And many more |