The man behind the curtain, orchestrating near all bodily functions.

The Autonomic Nervous System — Contains two branches, the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic

Synergistically these branches work together to create an allostatic environment through regulation of many different bodily functions.

The Sympathetic Nervous System — The system which uses stress as a tool for survival. The SNS’s role is generally to speed up various processes within the body and when activated, it’s effect is responsible for the acute stress response.

Fight or Flight

• Sacrifice long term to get through the short term
• Flood energy, dilate pupils, slow digestion/peristalsis, increase heart rate
• All the necessary things to ‘bob and weave’ through traffic, late to an appointment

Everything you felt as this plummet occurred = Acute Stress Response

The Parasympathetic Nervous System — The system which restores energy lost throughout the battle.

*Tend and Befriend
*Rest and Digest
*Build for the long term
*Conserve energy, constrict pupils, aid digestion, slows heart rate
*Makes you grow stronger, faster, healthier

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How these different states FEEL, is where the value lies. SELF AWARENESS is key to confident decision making. The better you are in tune with yourself, the greater your ability to determine where to draw the line.
For some, this is setting the weights down one set early (I know, not sexy), for others, this is closing the laptop early on a late night cram session before your final exam, prioritizing sleep. The line will never be clearly drawn, measuring Heart Rate Variability is currently our most cost effective way inside the HUMAN NERVOUS SYSTEM.

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