Chronic Stress & Autoimmune Disease

Chronic stress is the leading cause of chronic disease. It dysregulates the different systems in your body that create normal, healthy functioning. They turn on “bad genes” through epigenetics (just because something is genetic doesn’t mean you’ll get it; it all depends on how you take care of yourself). This stress causes your electrical circuitry to “blow a fuse”. Your body adapts by neglecting the blown pathway. 

Stress is defined as- 

• Environmental toxins found in our food, air, and water, allergies

• Nutritional- eating foods that we are unable to digest or are highly processed

•  Mental/emotional- loss, trauma, anger, abuse, grief, depression, anxiety, mood swings, uncertainty 

• Physical- major and minor accidents, abuse (all kinds), sports, physical repetition

• Chemical- alcohol, drugs, caffeine, pesticides