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Stress creates what is known as an allostatic load on the human nervous system.

We were never designed to live in a state of chronic stress. The Stress Response is only appropriate in the face of immanent physical danger…fight or flight.

It served our ancestors well, when life was full of saber toothed tigers. We live differently here in the U.S.A. Pretty safe physically, if we stay out of dark alleys.

However, our culture teaches us  to associate the stress response with common everyday challenges. The kinds of things that require a mental response (figure it out), rather than a physical response (fight or run or freeze). This is terribly maladaptive. This chronic stress response that characterizes our daily life is responsible for 50% to 75% of Medical Doctor office visits. Dr. Norm Shealy (one of the first Physicians to study the mind-body connection) says that all illness is caused by stress.

Effect of overexposure to Stress.

• Adrenaline, cortisol, sugar released into blood

• Blood pressure increases

• Cholesterol production increases

• Digestion shuts down, stomach acid decreases

• Shallow sleep, muscles don’t relax

• Thyroid function reduced

• Ultimately adrenal gland burnout

• Cells go into protect mode / stop taking in protein / hold in toxins

• Suppression of immune function, white blood cells inhibited

• Sexual function, periods, infertility, impotence

• Body acidity increased

• Gut flora reduced

• Key organs become vitamin and mineral depleted – body strips essential nutrients; magnesium, calcium, selenium, etc, from bone in order to alkalise blood

• Allergies develop - confused immune system starts to attack itself

• Development of autoimmune disease – hypothyroidism, lupus, IBS,

• Cognitive faculties compromised

• Amygdala trigger threshold lowered; frequent state of hyper-vigilance

• Past traumas surface more easily

• Raised levels of anxiety, panic attacks, OCD

• Exasperates stress resulting in depression

• Lowered confidence and self-assurance,

• loss of self-esteem

• Indulgence in self-medication – quick fixes like sugar, alcohol, caffeine, drugs, medication

To stay (or become) healthy, learn to manage stress.

I always provide a consultation at no cost, in order to determine if hypnosis is right for you.

Call for an appointment now. I'll get you in for a free consultation as soon as I can.

P.S. When you come in for your free, no-obligation consultation, I'll give you a copy of my CD, "Hypnosis for A Change", as my way of saying "Thanks" for your interest in making a change in your life.

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Axtell Hypnosis Center

Steve Axtell C.H.

Applewood Tech Center
2801 Youngfield Street #300
Lakewood, CO 80401
303-250-5138