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You can't heal and grow when running from a bear... but where's the bear?!?!

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We use this analogy a lot to help explain how your nervous system works. When you are running from a bear, your 'fight or flight' system takes over to get you to safety. This prioritizes survival, focusing only on essential functions, sending blood and resources to your muscles to keep you alive. This is your sympathetic nervous system. 

The opposite is your 'rest and digest' system, aka your parasympathetic system. This is also your healing part of the nervous system. This is when your body redirects energy and resources to digestion, immune system, and sleep. When you are running from a bear, your body doesn't care about these functions. 

But wait, where's the bear? The 'bear' can be ANYTHING that stresses our body out to the point that we can't activate our 'rest and digest' system. Bills, work, kids, school, the birth process, repetitive sickness, injuries, and so many common stressors can be the 'bear' in our lives. 

Chiropractic care can help our body's turn back on the parasympathetic system and get us back to health. But in addition, lifestyle changes need to be addressed to put the bear back in the zoo so we can quit running and start LIVING. 



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