Management of Care and Recovery Dealing with Stress and Preventing Burnout

The Effects That Stress and Poor Gut Health Has on the Body Pain Numb Multiple Sclerosis?

What is Functional Medicine Patient Centered Approach to Optimal Health Holistic Systems Approach to Health and Wellness Root Cause Resolution of Dysfunction Complements Conventional Medicine

Getting To The Root Cause Client Story Partnership Lab Work It’s all connected and it’s all about connecting!

What Is Stress? Definition of Stress: According to Hans Selye:  “the non-specific response of the body to any demand for change” General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)

Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis (HPA Axis)

Evolution Of GAS Allostasis and Allostatic Load: Allostasis refers to the adaptive processes the body uses to maintain homeostasis in response to stress. Allostatic load refers to the total load on the body in responding to those stressors and the use of adaptive processes to do so.

Allostatic Load: Stressors Trauma/Mechanical Infection Toxicology Nutrient Imbalance Neurology Electromagnetic

Acute and Chronic Response of Body Inflammation Too Much/Little Cortisol Altered Macronutrient Metabolism Insulin Resistance Mitochondrial Dysfunction Increased Catabolism Increased Visceral Adiposity Dysbiosis

Acute and Chronic Response of Body Altered Thyroid Enzymes Alteration of Micronutrient Metabolism Increased Free Radicals Increased Inflammatory Messengers

Acute/Chronic Response + Genetics/Epigenetics = Health Issue Irritable Bowel Syndrome Inflammatory Bowel Disease Fatigue Hyper/Hypothyroid Autoimmune Conditions Burnout Depression

Health Issues (cont.) Joint Pain Nerve Pain Anxiety Headaches Difficulty Sleeping Brain Fog/Poor Concentration Weight Loss/Weight Gain Irritability Heart Palpitations …

Manage Stress For Optimal Health Food/Gut Health Rest Sleep Community Thoughts

Food/Gut Health

Food/Gut Health Inflammation Intestinal Permeability aka Leaky Gut Gut-Brain Connection Neuroregulation of Appetite

Inflammation and Digestion Poor Digestion Poor Nutrient Absorption Food Allergies/Sensitivities

Intestinal Permeability aka Leaky Gut Our Gut is Actually Outside of our Body Endotoxin/Lipopolysaccharide May Play a Role in Autoimmune Disorders

Gut Microbiome 100 Trillion Bacterial Cells Role in Digestion, Synthesis of Vitamins Role in Immune Function Gut-Brain Connection Nervous System as Neuroimmune System Psychoneuroendicrinoimmunology

Neuroregulation of Appetite One Size Does Not Fit All Hyperpalatable Foods Digestion Starts in the Brain

Rest Be Still Prayer “Quiet Time” Do What You Like

Sleep Circadian Rhythm 7+ Hours In Bed by 10pm Dark Room

Community Community with God and Jesus Community with Leader/Authority Community with Spouse and Friends You need people who are pouring into you and people you are pouring into!

Thoughts

Role of Thoughts in: Pain Stress Depression and Anxiety Reframe Thoughts Positively Truth/Preach the Gospel

Balance

Balance

Balance Season of Work Season of Rest

Helping Others Get Healthy Be Prepared to Get Messy Need to be “Healthy” to Help Others Get Healthy Health Includes Physical, Psychological and Spiritual

What Can Be Accomplished? No Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis No More Pain Joy Life Change!

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